Kiwi

I would like to know as well, this is a concern I've had for the last 3 years.

Hi Lucy, welcome aboard

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='104086' date='Dec 13 2007, 09:17 PM']I've just bought a DB750 and in my opinion it's no way modern sounding.[/quote] Well, I'm going by the reviews I read, thats all. I've never played through one. [quote name='Chopthebass' post='104086' date='Dec 13 2007, 09:17 PM']I've got a GK1001 head also, and that most definitely is.[/quote] The GK stuff is pretty bright sounding for sure, but comparing it to a Aguilar is surely like comparing chalk and cheese? How would you compare the Aguilar to a Mesa Boogie 400+ for example?

From what I've read, the Aguilars are fairly modern sounding, which I suspect is fairly removed from the lo-fi grind that the Ampeg SVT CL I once gigged through sounded like.

Welcome jono!

schweeeeeet! I like it more than a standard P-bass.

I would really like a customised black scratch plate for my beat up strat - reason being that I don't like the 5 way selector switch. I'd much rather have three on/off switches for the pickups so I can select the bridge humbucker and neck single coil for a funky tele rhythm work AND still keep the out of phase neck and mid coil sound for funky strat soundz. Would anyone be interested in making me one?

[quote name='jakesbass' post='102915' date='Dec 11 2007, 09:19 PM']I know the very one nice sound eh? Jake[/quote] It was definitely loud and warm. I usually prefer a cleaner sounding amp for the Smith so I can hear the upper frequencies though. I can see why jazz and p-bass players like 'em.

Rascist comments aren't going to be tolerated here I'm afraid. I can tell you from personal experience of living and working in China that the issue of quality control is usually because of inadequate supervision. With the proper level of training and good communication Chinese manufacturing is as capable of high quality as much as anywhere else. Most of the circuit boards in your computer are probably chinese manufactured and thats not the end of it. Point is, you're already depending on Chinese manufacturing quality whether you're aware of it or not. FWIW Warwick have been manufacturing their Rock Basses in China for the last 4 or 5 years and the quality of them is nothing short of superb.

Loads of stuff written about this on the forum already thanks to Messers Claber and Fitzmaurice. Basic gist is loudness is subjective depending on the sensitivity of your speakers, the number of speakers, the efficiency of the cabinet, the differences in how valve amps and solid state handle transients etc. 300w RMS is 300w RMS however.

The Bedford is one of my fave venues. We can't play there now because we're not doing originals any more, but it was the first time I've played through a Markbass 121H combo (after their worn out Trace 80w 1x15" gave up on me).

[quote name='gilmour' post='102706' date='Dec 11 2007, 02:15 PM']I can't believe how much kit some of you guys take, it must take longer to set up than you are playing for? I try to keep it simple, so for most gigs: 1 Bass 1 Amp 1 Cab 1 Small Case with leads, strings, tools, FX etc. 2 trips from the car - and I'll leave the cab behind if I can borrow one. My case has everything in it for on the spot repairs, and string changes. As well as random bits of kit like DI box, spare IEC leads, batteries , pen, paper, flyers etc etc.[/quote] Dude, I can do mine in 1 trip and it takes me 10 mins to set up the amp and three basses, tops. If I have wireless units, it takes a bit longer to fit them, hook 'em up and test levels. Generally the more stuff I can do at home (like fitting transmitters to belts) the better off I am.

Pedulla don't use epoxy, they use superhard polyester. I think HG Thor do as well, but I stand to be corrected on that.

[quote name='Rich' post='102235' date='Dec 10 2007, 04:43 PM']Fretted 4 [size=1]- beaten-up long term project, really must get my arse into gear and pick it up..![/size][/quote]

[quote name='dood' post='102177' date='Dec 10 2007, 03:02 PM']Both my guitarists have Axon controllers.. I'm not sure what model they have.. I'll have to find out. But both give Axxon the thumbs up![/quote] cheers Dan, I've heard mostly good things about them and apparently there's nothing to match them for a 6 string bass. The low B string is reputedly very tricky to track because of the processing time but the neural net in the Axon does a pretty good job.

[quote name='elros' post='102133' date='Dec 10 2007, 01:39 PM']The GK standard does provide +-7VDC yes. But if you're already hooked up to a device like the Roland GR-20 or the Axon, you might as well use the tuner thats built into that.[/quote] So the Axon AX100 has an onboard tuner? I haven't bought an AX100 yet. While there were loads of them second hand on Ebay around 6 months ago (before I'd confirmed this build) the second hand market seems to have dried up in the last 3 months. I'd rather not buy new unless there's no other choice by the time the bass is ready to test.

[quote name='dood' post='102091' date='Dec 10 2007, 12:12 PM']Will you be using drop tuning? I wonder if the tuners are chromatic and whether they can handle Eb tuning etc?[/quote] They don't look to be chromatic but they do appear to make them for 6 string bass.

[quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='102008' date='Dec 10 2007, 07:53 AM']An admirable attitude. After all, we're grownups now, so if we need/want something we can get it ourselves, or if the money's short we can wait. What irks me most are the presents given for the sake of giving presents -- tat, as you rightly say.[/quote] +1 One Christmas I was inundated with so many toiletries (aka "stinkies") that I might as well have opened my own branch of Boots. I mean, was there a message in all of that?!

thanks Alan, that was the one I was trying to remember. I'll see what Jon says about the extra faff and battery issues.

I went through most of the 90's without being in a band - pretty much became a Mark King clone apart from jamming with a load of jazz and blues musicians in NZ before I left in 1996. First band that started to gig properly was a motown band in 2003, followed by a soul band in 2005 and then my current band which is a disco/funk/soul function band. Playing in a band made a tremendous difference to my consistency and timekeeping.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='101787' date='Dec 9 2007, 05:04 PM']Bass Surgery instruments had [url="http://www.thepriors.idps.co.uk/projects/bassurgery_tuner/tuner.html"]this tuner[/url] built into the necks[/quote] Thats quite nifty. I hope he's not going to charge Bass Surgery prices for it, if its available separately...