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Which ironic given how battered it is lol.

It was a status I think.

Another happy Samson user here

Babies play mat on the right War machine and Halo toys on the left

Just realised I used it to do this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IbrUUT1XGY&sns=em Ignore the playing, its pretty shoddy, but gives a good look at the bass. Bridge pickup, tone rolled back into my rig recorded on an iPhone

Very cool, reminds me a tad of stabbing westward

Stuck on wonky by my own fair hand

Here's my basic guitar rig. Works fine for me though [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/48ce2fcb.jpg[/IMG] Peavey Bandit and a Harley Benton cab. Job done

No number on mine anywhere as far as I can tell. I'd love to know more.

Is that a recessed bridge I see on yours? Nice

Why one of those godawful boombuckers though. Why not just a normal pickup configuration so it can make normal sounds instead of a big wooly whumf. :-/ Rant mode off

I must admit that part I intend to fix asap. I've a cable shopping list for obbm as soon as I get some cash in and 5m speaker cables are on it.

I picked up this v100 on the recommendation of a basschatter then changed out the parts for a bathroom vibe [IMG]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/gafbass02/12fc801f.jpg[/IMG] Love it but les Paul's hurt my arm. Toying with selling it tbh. But I'm not sure it's worth it at the value. Damn cool looking though (imho!)

Sounds like a sound plan

Except in the Cotswold pub

Funny thing is I just used to detune a six string half the time

Hah hah 'like'

I know! Funny old world eh. I'll do it a few more gigs, just to see. We split both bass and guitar. In theory should be a horrendous mess. Maybe it's cause I leave space in the guitar lines. (being a bassist 'n all!)

At a recent gig I did with my 'guitar' band the new bassist explained he was having trouble hearing me, and could he have a guitar cab on my side of the 'stage' ( pub corner) (vocals only to pa) I explained that I understood it was a bad idea for blah blah technical reasons. Him and the drummer stared blankly. So come the gig I thought 'to hell with it' And stacked my 1x12 guitar combo on a 2x10 bass cab behind me, and my 1x12 guitar extension cab on a 2x10 cab behind him. It gets Worse. .. I Hooked up with obbm 5m instrument cables. Not speaker cables. Sounded great!?! So great even the audience noticed, loads of comments on it. The whole thing sounded 'bigger' Line up is guitar/vox bass/bv's and drums/bv's. One of those things I guess.

I know where you're coming from Mel. I hate it! (ironic I know!) My basses are set up so precisely, with a very low action, that even dropping a semi tone ruins the set up. Worst was at a point when I played in three bands weekly. One regular tuned, one a semi tone flat, one right down to D. With some songs in each requiring the low 'E' tuned a further tone lower via hip shot. This Totally did my head in. And set up's. And probably necks! I hate the way it affects the tone too. Since moving to Cheltenham and playing with a range of folks and open mics etc I've found the majority of people out and about seem to tune down a semitone, mainly for vocals/acoustic guitar action. So I now factor in a bit of wiggle room for semi tone detuning in my set ups, and on one bass enough wiggle room for a whole tone. This makes it a sod to play at standard pitch tho :-/ I play almost entirely back over the bridge pickup with fingers and a lighter touch. 'Jaco style' i guess. This allows for a low action with less string excursion and rattle than playing further toward the neck and/or with a pick where the strings will move about more. If you have a crack at it (tough on a p bass as no pickup to rest the thumb on) you'll find the extra tension back there makes it punchier and less affected by the lower tension of being drop tuned. Helps the tone a touch too. Might not suit everyone's playing style though. The irony? As Mel knows, last year for the first time in my life I ended up playing guitar and vocals in a band. Turns out my voice, while sounding all squeaky like Brian Molko, is best suited to a band tuned to D. Boy, was I sheepish when after slagging it off for years I had to ask the bassist to detune to accommodate my vocal range. Gutted! :-) In conversation about notes though I still refer to the note 'position' rather than the actual note if you get me, so third fret on the E would still be called 'G'. Just for speed and simplicity in rehearsals. Can't wait to get back on the bass tbh. Hate being the guitard/singist