Kiwi

I'm drooling at the wood grain. The couple of issues I've had with ABG's is that the examples I've tried can't compete with acoustic guitars for volume and they tend to lose a lot of sustain up the dusty end of the neck. How do you think your Brook instrument will measure up on these aspects?

I might as well bring the GB head too, it fits in the gig bag.

he's an awesome bassist, his lines are very lyrical. Thats a bargain price for the bloke who took over from Jaco in weather report.

have you tried hitting the 12th fret harmonic?

Trevor Horn? Youth? Don Was? (all bassists)

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='276434' date='Sep 3 2008, 05:57 PM']dont worry about theory too much or what other people say/think![/quote] Including you? *hides*

[quote name='valentine' post='276396' date='Sep 3 2008, 05:10 PM']all the notes and stuff on a bass,i just cant be arsed with learning all the theory i just like to pick the thing up and play it ,like what i mean by learning the notes ie all you ES,F,GS,A,BS,C,DS, do i really need to learn off by heart where they are on my fret bord,i have basic theory knowledge of the bass is this enough or do i need to learn all the theory also? i will if i have to but i still prefer just playing it to learning where all the notes are BORING! been playing 5 months now and i play about 2 hours a day so im getting decent at this thing now =)[/quote] I think the best thing about all that theory stuff is that it helps liberate your playing a bit. I'm hardly an expert compared to some on this forum, I only did RSM Grade 5 theory but knowing how chords are constructed and being able to construct them on the fingerboard is invaluable for coming up with bass lines that rely on more than just root, thirds, fourths or fifths. If you need an example of that in practice, James Jamerson's basslines on the Motown records are probably one of the best examples there are in pop music. He let this theory take all the hard work out of playing which was probably a good thing anyway given he plucked all his basslines with 1 finger ('The Hook'). But he did have a jazz background as well. Have a look at passages where he doesn't play the root note in a chord sequence and you'll probably find that it provides a short cut for getting between two other chords that would have other wise been a bit of a stretch. EDIT:

awesome, if I can get to that, I will.

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='275500' date='Sep 2 2008, 03:19 PM']Could it be that the allocation of numbers is done purely on a sequence, therefore next member is last current member + 1, and not by filling gaps left by registered members that have deleted their account?[/quote] We have a significant number of new members who never bothered validating their accounts for one reason or another. Including one member called Bob_from_accounting. Bob, if you're out there, don't be a stranger mate. With that nick I think you'll fit in fine.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='275356' date='Sep 2 2008, 12:31 PM']That could be the most 80's looking thing I have ever seen.[/quote] It was a bit short of features for use as a preamp and (when new) a bit expensive for an 11 band graphic eq. (programmable or not). I would have liked to see a crossover, stereo effects loop and a compressor on board as well at least. The other problem with this rig was that the volume controls for the Boogie power amp were around the back and so if the sound man happened to bump the FOH level up during the gig, the only way I could compensate with my monitoring was by increasing the gain of the MP-11 which would eventually distort. Ah well, we live and learn. I sold the MP-11 to GremlinAndy.

[quote name='marcus bell' post='274197' date='Sep 1 2008, 01:37 AM']or mp11?? now thats a rare one [/quote] *ahem* Didn't really work well as a stereo rig but at least it looked the part.

[quote name='51m0n' post='274714' date='Sep 1 2008, 04:33 PM']The markup over the US price (allowing for say £20 extra for shipping and for 17.5% VAT) is about £170.[/quote] Out of interest, do you have any links to US based price lists?

A jam packed weekend for us. We had a 9:30am rehearesal start on Saturday practicing a song we've sort-of-written/adapted for a charidee gig until about 3:30pm when we had to load up the van. We've had our mackie sub woofers being repaired for the last 4 weeks after they overheated, so the load in was pretty easy with just the wedge monitors. One of the monitors overheated 2 weeks ago as well so that's gone in for repair too so we're borrowing the soundman's spare wedge which is identical to ours. Mackie have apparently accused our soundman of thrashing the PA but he also does sound for the Mighty Boosh amongst others in addition to owning a Mackie PA which is apparently running fine so their claims seem a bit thin. We've told Mackie we were now aware that their PA's have a very well documented record of overheating and cutting out and from what we can see, there's no way of telling what the cause is. Besides which we expect a PA that is fit for purpose and capable of being operated in a variety of situations without burning out. Anyway, we gigged at a posh public girls school this week for another wedding. No changing rooms had been arranged which we felt was a bit slack. But the kitchen staff were very helpful and we got a slap up BBQ meal (with nicely marinated chicken, prawns, vegie and steak kebabs with lamb koftas, salad and french fries). The punters were up and dancing from the second song which was good but they didn't have as much energy or interactivity as previous crowds. They were a friendly bunch though but some of them got well trollied. So I got home from the gig and was back up for a 9:30am recording session for the charidee gig. I managed my part in 1 take but the drum part needed more work so we re-recorded it about 6 or 7 times. Thing was that as we played each take the unventilated studio and our lack of sleep caught up with us and the more takes we took, the sloppier we got. I recorded using the Celinder Update J as there was a bit of slapping involved (Gospel feel was the order of the day). I realised it would have been nice to record with the Alembic but the preamp/power supply is still being tweaked. I finished at 5:30pm but the guitar/keys/singers parts needed recording too. We had a great studio called Funkyjunk on Hornsey Road. Packed full of early 80's recording and processing gear, the bloke who runs the place must be some kind of collector.

I used to own a Bass 400+ (great amp) and a pair of GK RB700 1x15 combos. I still own a Mesa Boogie stereo power amp. I suspect the RB700 head will be fine for your power needs if you have a 4 ohm load and a pair of cabs. There wouldn't be a lot of harm going to the 1001RB model either if your budget can stretch and find the headroom is handy. I wouldn't say the GK stuff is clean in a studio sense (studio clean amps tend to sound too sweet for me). The tweeter can sometimes be a little too aggressive for bright basses (like a MM Jazz), but you can still dial that out completely if you want. I did like the full, clean power though, it made the B string on my Smith bass sound very solid and the boost control was like having a growl dial. The GK stuff is very good value IMO, especially second hand.

hi Kev, I can't tell you what the factory wall wart is rated at but my UB-1 runs fine off a 9v 500ma supply from Maplins

looks schmexual. I love how you caught the unwrapping and first-case-opening event on camera! lol

hi kev, thats quite a beast of a bass by the sounds of it. Welcome aboard

well its enough to make me think about switching to Virgin. Although they've done a good job of layering their fees as well. What are the alternatives to BT phone lines?

It feels like to me they're trying to maintain their profit margins in the face of a steady fall off in trade since the romance with Ebay ended a few years ago. Did everyone realise that Ebay also owns Gumtree? I think they've been quite cunning in limiting the functionality of that site so that its a load of extra faff to look for ads placed in other local centres (while also marketing this as a strong point). That way Gumtree doesn't get in the way of Ebay which, I guess, they're setting a price point for on the basis of providing national and international exposure. I really don't understand their strategy, it sounds to me like they've already accepted there's an unavoidable decline in the use of Ebay and there's nothing to lose in terms of how much they charge and how they go about charging. In the meantime they also seem to be trying to take advantage of their position using paypal to control and charge for the financial transactions, using Gumtree to manage the demand for freeads, inventing additional categories for ebay fees to make the fee estimating process more hidden in order to take advantage of sellers optimistic guess-timates.) Ultimately whatever happens to Ebay I guess they'll still be left with a brand name and who knows one day we might be riding in Ebay trains, renting Ebay cars, getting Ebay insurance or booking a holiday with Ebay Travel Agents. They could become as ubiquitous as Tescos. As a slight diversion: Anyone noticed on their BT Phone bill a £4.95 payment processing charge? I just noticed it this on this quarters bill. I really want to call them up and just confirm that this means they're charging me for taking my money off me?! Like, did they ask me for permission? What benefits do I get for my money as a consumer?

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='271597' date='Aug 28 2008, 10:36 AM']I am not a great fan of the electric stuff (there is better stuff out there). Tutu is not a players cd its a producers. Its a Marcus Miller CD not a Miles Davis one![/quote] and a great bass players CD too.

blimey, one post and you've met friends ! welcome aboard O Dark One