neepheid

Stay the hell away from Yodel. That is all.

Will there be a stage, or are you at floor level? For what it's worth, I've done a fair few marquee type gigs and it's been no bother. I even took my Guild (one of only 335 ever made, would be quite peeved if something happened to that) to one - it was no trouble. I don't think you'll have any bother, I would suggest that people who attend beer festivals actually appreciate beer and aren't going there just to get hammered and fall over - you can do that with Carling and Sambuca (or whatever guff they're serving during happy hours) far more cost effectively (with less challenges in the taste department). I would hope you'll be somewhat protected from the elements by a gazebo at least? While I haven't done a tremendous number of gigs (just over 30), I've never had any bother with punters. I've played at floor level in a glorified living room with too many people in it with my Victory Artist and there was no grief.

If you haven't found this already, this is what happened to the body of my old one: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/100767-i-built-a-precision-and-it-went-wrong/

You don't have to throw them out, just "forget" to take them with you I don't use effects. Probably because there's plenty other stuff going on in the band at various times/songs (keys, harmonica, tin whistle, various saxophones, trombone as well as the usual guitar, drums and singing) and I think it suits best if I keep the low end clean and tidy.

I bought some Yamaha bits and bobs from Mike. Everything went great, good comms, good packaging, no worries here

This is my bass-related t-shirt:

Only a problem if you reside in Indiana...

Why fight it? Lay back and grooooooooove on a rainy day... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A66-XjIWILA[/media]

[quote name='lozbass' timestamp='1346055334' post='1784425'] Can you give a little more detail or an image? I can't see why the strings wouldn't sit cleanly unless there was some mechanical or fitting problem - or maybe it's an issue with the silk wrap. I play short and medium scale basses with round wounds and have no problem with d'Addario medium scale strings. [/quote] The ball ends when top loaded in a three point bridge are so close to the saddles (particularly the E string) that the silks (or the ratty end bit that the silks would cover) sometimes end up going over the saddle. Yet another reason why I shake my head every time I see it and every time I see Gibson continuing to employ it. I can only quickly find a picture of a two point bridge exhibiting this phenomenon but the three pointer is guilty of it too. If it's really bugging you then you can thread some sort of spacer over the string to the ball end prior to installation, or get one of these: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300765952589"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300765952589[/url] or have something similar made.

Well, I feel fraudulent enough with my simple scale and arpeggio regurgitating as it is.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1345889665' post='1782757']Hipshot Supertone bridge incoming for the new arrival (damn those three-point bridges are [i]awful[/i]).[/quote] +1 for that. I see not everyone agrees though (on the outpost for instance). However, I've never heard anyone providing me with any reason why they prefer to keep the three pointer other than "tradition". I get shot of them whenever I can (Supertone on my RD Artist, hell yeah). Nice birds. I really ought to get working on my headless bird project once more.

Chris very kindly provided me with something to potter with this autumn, a Yamaha BB450 body and neck. Posted it to me despite a preference for local pickup, way quicker than I expected, and very well packed. Job's a good 'un. Thanks

It can do, depends on circumstances. I find it difficult to accept kind post gig words after what I consider to be a below par performance (although I always accept them graciously then feel like a fraud afterwards). In any case, sounds like all the planets aligned in this case and it was a good thing for you. Glad it gave you the fillip you were craving.

Have you tried having the two 2x10 cabs stacked vertically? Not only will you get max power out of your amp with the 4 ohm impedance, you'll hear yourself great because you'll have a speaker nearly at head height. It's easy to try - just takes a few mins of your time. If you don't like it, fine, but I'd be keen to know how you get on, as I'm toying with the idea of a vertical 3x10 using my 1x10 combo and an 8 ohm 2x10 vertically oriented. Regarding the amount of wiring giggery-pokery that you'll have to do to achieve what I fear will be an underwhelming result - your amp gives you 180W into 8ohms, so it'll be even less with a 10-ish ohm load. I hope I'm wrong but I fear you'll be left wondering "is that it?" after all that work.

[quote name='El Bajo' timestamp='1345715076' post='1780744'] What does the mahoosive bridge do to the tone? [/quote] Very little, much like all other bridges

Less weight == happy neepheid. I don't feel that I have compromised on sound quality in my move to Class D amp/neo speakers and I sure as hell won't ever be going back to stuff that feels like it's got storage heater bricks in it. It was getting to the point when I was not looking forward to going to gigs. Now, I skip into venues/up stairs/onto stages with my gear and am happy to take it anywhere. Don't listen to me though, I've never been that fussed about amps as long as they're loud enough and can be EQed so that I can hear myself somewhere in the mix along with the rest of the band.

Well, I really never thought I would see the likes, but it seems that someone cares enough about the Gibson Victory Artist to make these: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370640504024"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370640504024[/url] Clearly, I'm just not fanatical enough. And yes, before you ask, of course I've bought one. Seemed like the least I could do to redress the balance

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1345336472' post='1776486'] As per the title question..... No, slap is very easy to play if you aren't that good an allround player [/quote] I haven't the first clue how to slap, and I haven't got much more in the way of motivation to learn, so what does that statement say about me? Should I give up now?

According to the manual for the LH1000, the minimum impedance for bridge mode is 4 ohms. You say you were using a jack socket on the cab - how did you hook it up - a Speakon > Jack cable? The bridge output on an LH1000 is only supposed to come out of the Speakon, I think. You "assumed" the cab was 4 ohm? So you don't know what the impedance was for definite?

Oh and to answer your other question, of course there's an element of paying for a name, it's the same if you buy a Fender vs. a Squier, or a Musicman vs. a Sterling, a G&L vs. a G&L Tribute. You're also paying American wages to the people who made it instead of far Eastern wages. People associate quality with high prices and get very angry when those expectations are not met. Is one "better" than the other? That's entirely down to how you feel about the instrument you are playing. I don't think any instrument has an automatic right to be "better" than another because of cost alone. Any factory can let a Friday afternoon "special" or a Monday morning "limited edition" slip out undetected I've played fantastic basses that cost me less than £100 second hand. I've played basses that command 4 figure sums that people rave about and thought to myself "what is all the fuss about?" It's really down to the individual. You won't know until you try, but I wouldn't get too hung up about what other people think. Try 'em both, if you can.