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[quote name='paul, the' post='70478' date='Oct 6 2007, 11:58 PM'][/quote] Don't remember seeing him in Lord Of The Rings... ...was he in Arwen's wedding scene? "[i]O no, for he is the frumpy ugly one for whom magical surgery cannot make perfect and lithely thighed like the rest of us. He is usually hidden in the kitchen and we do not talk about him.[/i]"

I started on drums when I was 12 then switched to bass at 14. I can still give the drums a decent wallop but I'm not too steady these days. This year I decided that I'd done everything that I could realistically do on bass and so decided to diversify. It was a great decision and I've decided to start by learning 'funk guitar' so its lots of minor 6, minor 7 and 11th chords for me! I got a beat up Custom Chandler Strat, cheap korean made Ibanez copy with a walnut facing (which is for sale for £80) and I'm looking for a 1x12 valve combo (preferably a Burman) to go with my Lexicon MPX-G2. I'm really happy with that set up when I've used my Burman heads. I've also got a rack of synths including: EMU Virtuoso EMU Vintage Keys Pro EMU Vintage Keys Classic (for sale but not listed yet) Yamaha CS6R MIDIMAN 24 channel rackmounted mixer and Yamaha HS50 monitors Roland PC200 keyboard controller which I need to upgrade as it doesn't have enough keys. I'm looking for an Axon AX100 pitch to midi convertor for the Shuker midi bass I'm about to commission, which will be on its way hopefully before Christmas. Last thing will be to get a Roland or Yamaha electronic drum kit but I don't have enough room for it at the moment until I buy a 2 brm flat.

Blimey, that sucks. Which materials in the amp are supposed to be hazardous?

Yep, the ignore list is a great feature.

Ladies! Life's too short, please lets keep things positive ok? There's a lovely feature on this forum called an ignore list. Go to your PM messenger inbox, fourth menu down on the left called Options. You'll see a link called 'Manage Ignored Users'. It works brilliantly - you can even use it on the mods, although that's probably not a good idea if you like undermining sales ads or arguing over grammar.

The best speaker combination I've ever tried is 2x10 and 1x15. Regrettably, I've found every Epi cab I've tried to be way too boomy, but very warm and crisp nevertheless. Nothing's managed to persuade me away from GK yet though. They're very articulate, with good warmth without sounding boomy. Adding a 2x10 to my 1x15 combo adds oodles of crispness and punchy midrange meaning I can pitch myself easily when playing fretless. I had that set up going at rehearsal on Sunday, I looked at the amp as I was playing and thought, for the first time ever in my life, that there wasn't a bloody thing I could do to make it sound better. The only hitch was that the amp was looking for an 8ohm load and I'd given it a 4ohm 2x10 load instead so it was seeing a total load of something like 2.67777ohms (ouch). Too bad they don't make Acme cabs with a linking jack, eh? Otherwise... ...oof!

[quote name='InTheGroove' post='68363' date='Oct 1 2007, 08:28 PM']Thanks man, I like the Jazz Bass idea[/quote] I think the first question you should ask is what won't you get sick of playing and structure your first inroads around that. For example, if the youtube clip of the MM playing really gets you off, then why not get a used Fender Jazz? (Watch the pickup spacing on the jap made MM isn't the same as the 70's basses though, but the Geddy Lee Jazz is). Hearing the sound you like will give you pleasure and satisfaction, helping you to stay motivated. OK, so its not going to a do-all bass but it's still going to give you an broad range of sounds to play with from p-bass-ish all the way to Jaco's fruity parping via Marcus. Thats pretty damn good for one instrument and I think there's a lot of common sense in going with a jazz as a only bass.

Hi Darren, what a great story! Welcome aboard!

[url="http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/feb04/articles/polk/impedence.htm"]http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/feb04/arti...k/impedence.htm[/url] An excellent explanation - the best I've encountered on the web.

hi ervert - welcome to basschat! Have you been living in Frankfurt for many years?

[url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33255&&source=14&doy=30m9"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Module...14&doy=30m9[/url] Three of these are fitted to my V8! They do the job nicely.

I've got a vague recollection of seeing it in Tony Bacon's bass book... ...I can't find my copy to check though.

didn't Sheryl Crowe play a stingray with leather binding?

[quote name='ZPQ' post='67106' date='Sep 28 2007, 08:33 PM']Thanks for the replies - as I said I was sort of thinking out loud and it's interesting to see other peoples thoughts I guess I miss the vibe that BW had and maybe I should accept that things have changed. Just seemed odd that on the one hand you can have posts being deleted without any explanation and on the other hand have a relaxed approach (compared to some forums) e.g. the Mccann thread and the occasional way the sales sections operate.[/quote] John, the appalling reliability of Bassworld and the lack of involvement from the bloke who owned it meant it was far from relaxed. As I mentioned earlier, drop us a PM with specifics on where there's inconsistency if it's a real concern for you, and we can discuss things in more detail.

Anything by Demis Roussos.

[quote name='NJW' post='16990' date='Jun 13 2007, 04:08 PM']Where there is a will, there's a way... Tell that to Buzz next time you see him at the tailors, having his jib cut![/quote] Jewish tailors? [quote name='poptart' post='65429' date='Sep 25 2007, 04:49 PM']Here is a company I will dealing with as their UK agent, any ideas? "Jerzy Drozd"[/quote] If the name is Polish in origin then it might not have the correct accent mark. You'd normally use a soft zhhhh sound which isn't used in English pronounciation, but its the same sound as in Zhivago. If there was a dot over the z then the sound would be a little harder. Jerzy = Jerzhy Drozd = Drozhd

positive focus positive focus positive focus Im having a turkish salad for lunch with a cheese and pepperoni flatbread, which might as well be a pizza without tomato sauce

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='66438' date='Sep 27 2007, 02:50 PM']I have a black widow speaker you could totally buy to load this, if anyone is interested.[/quote] Alemboid also has an old EV speaker he's willing to donate I believe too. I tried it and it works. You just need to be aware that there's a large-ish hole in the back where the amp subwoofer module sat.

My connection has been well iffy for the last few days - hence I've missed this one. What we ask the mods to do is to use their common sense. Obviously there is bound to be some inconsistency in this, and that's where Ped and I will discuss things with them if they need some support. The mods need a sense of autonomy because this is how they build their experience. If you think that there's some inconsistency in how the forums are moderated PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let us know via PM using examples. I agree that consistency is important and if there's a specific issue somewhere then Ped and I can raise it with the mods for discussion simply so we are all clear about the best way to deal with the same situation next time. Its all about striking the right balance at the end of the day and helping to ensure the focus within the forum stays positive.

Collection by the council now booked for October 9th.