winterfire666

check out the Kemper profiling amp, totaly unique piece of kit and potentially can dail in any amp with exceptional results (tube or solid state). it works on bass /guitar and i even have some studio gear profiled for vocals too. they dont come up very often but are just under 1k used (around £1200 new and worth every penny) these are rapidly becoming standard in a lot of professional studios. i have a/b'd a B15 directly with a kemper profile of the same settings and there really is no telling them apart. plus there is a rapidly growing user library of profiles online (for free!) [url="http://www.kemper-amps.com/home"]http://www.kemper-amps.com/home[/url] some good a/b demos here with guitar but it works just as well with bass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7GexV_TF0

[quote name='deanovw' timestamp='1379687844' post='2215756'] The Glove is explained [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/odds-and-sods/the-gloves"]HERE[/url] Competition entered and friends spammed, lol [/quote] fair enough, bass on!

whats that red glove with a single fingertip cut out all about? looks just plain wrong to me.

this looks cool, no weight in the specs though, probably heavy

sounds like a good deal to me, if its not too far for you i reckon it would be woth a tryout at least. i love the Mo'bass, only tried it once many years ago but i thought it was excellent although i am currently lusting after a Fafner II myself. in my experience the fafners go for around that price, maybe a little more.

washburn 8 string. wow!!! if you decide to sell, put a link here so i dont miss it :^)

[quote name='k50' timestamp='1378448898' post='2200338'] Just had a couple sets delivered and should have them on by early next week . I've been using the blue steels for a few years now ,fantastic tone and top end . The sr2000 are equally impressive, exposed core piano style . [/quote] have you tried the helix strings yet, i was going to order some blue steels but i would love to see how you think they compare(especially the tension). if they are as good as the blue steels im tempted to give them a try.

sorted, many thanks :^)

thanks for the info :^) i think i might have to pass this one up though :^(

this looks great but i dont know much about them, is this a good price considering the condition? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MTD-Kingston-Z-Bass-4-String-Active-/121157532533?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c358d3b75

Roly Wynne

i can believe it. i used to work in a large (unamed) music shop and over a period of time i have seen some truly unacceptable build flaws (mainly on high end and limited run gibson guitars) some of the build quality was a joke, for example a £6.5k special edition les paul which literally had the fingerboard coming away because it had not been glued properly, i came into work one day and it had gone, i assumed to be sent back to gibson but no it had been sold, i was gobsmacked, all of the really bad ones with the high price tag got sold, most of them were never played before buying. it truly disgusts me, and manufacturers should not be able to get away with it.

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1377374754' post='2186927'] I'm sitting 2.5mtr from the monitors, and I've only played at relatively low volume. The bassier of the two is in the corner of the room(15cm from the 90 degrees of the walls). the other is 15cm from a flat wall. [/quote] thats the difference, its amazing how proximity to a wall or corner can effect bass response.

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1377188046' post='2184571'] I reckon Elixirs must be the mutts cos I have had a set on my acoustic guitar which gets played every day, sometimes for long periods , and they are still bright sounding after months. The bass strings are probably just as good [/quote] I use elixir electric guitar and acoustic strings and they are fantastic so i tried the bass ones and they are the worst strings ever. They just feel wrong under the fingers and not just because they they are coated (i get along quite well with drs) they didnt sound as bright as i expected and the tension was too high for me too.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1377251022' post='2185250'] Interesting...I've noticed a trend for distinctly second-rate bassists who play Fender Jazzes. Obviously I've seen plenty of absolute masters playing Fender J's, but I think there's a correlation with how juvenile their beard looks. It's as if the flowchart is: Fender Jazz? Yes Beard? Yes Quality of beard? Poor/clearly just started shaving/f***ing hipster --> Probably just bought the Jazz because someone convinced them it was "boutique" and/or looks less "mainstream" than a P (or something, I don't know how these pillocks think). Can't actually play the damn thing; too busy posing and looking "ironic" with it. [/quote] well spotted, this may be a secret ploy by fender trying to introduce beard styles to the many in order to sell more jazz basses

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1377250159' post='2185237'] This is true, but it [i]can [/i]make you a more confident player, which in turn [i]could [/i]lead to you being a better player. [/quote] this :^) and even if your playing doesnt improve, your performance can.

when is a bass worth it? sometimes it just is. im of the school that you dont really need to pay more than say £500-600 for a high quality instrument, and while i can appreciate the asthetics of stupidly expensive woods and such i like a bass to be playable and i dont want to be scared of damaging it in the name of a good performance. however, my all time favorite bass is my old vester argus, it had great low action, it has distinctive looks and great tone but its not well balanced (sat down or stood up) its a heavy beast making long sets tiresome and its getting on now too. it does mean a lot to me though, in a time when i had little cash due to bieng a student i saw it in he shop and knew i couldnt afford it, in the end my mother put up the cash (mums are awesome). recently i have retired my vester due to the weight issues and the achievable action isnt what it once was. just under 2 years ago my mother passed away of cancer aged only 50, she always supported my love of music and with the money left to me i decieded to get something to remind me of her and something that she would have approved of, that i could also pass on to my children too. and so i ordered my xylem custom build, its going to be everything that my vester should have been with no comprimises and a tribute. i choose xylem because i think the basses he produces stand out from the pack and the carving style will compliment the vester shape and style perfectly. there was no price limit on this (and i genuinely never thought i would do that) and this bass will never be for sale. Its funny how my outlook on customs has changed and even though it has and i will cherish my new bass when it arrives i wont be teating it with kid gloves, its gonna get played, and any dings, marks, scratches it picks up along the way will be just another reminder of what it means to me.

never been a pbass fan either(or any fender bass for that matter), i was hoping this might be a little different. if anything the neck felt a little chunkier than the last p i tried although i dont remember the exact model of that one either.

i tried one of these a while ago, i really wanted to like it but it just wasnt for me (im a massive steve harris fan too) it was awfull, everything seemed wrong, the neck profile, weight, balance, setup even the strings felt just plain wrong. oh well there go my aspirations of bieng a steve harris impersanator.

how about this classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2xOxzS3m6o

this is pretty silly :^) for all you metallers out there [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUPDla44jfQ[/media] they must have felt like right tits doin the shoot :^)

+1 for the spb3, great pickup a little more modern punchy sound than the 2 in my opinion. Cuts through a mix beautifully ans nice and hot output too. I would love to try an sbp4 out (steve harris signature)

its really annoying, the only bodyshape that i like has the wrong pickup configuration, grrrrrr SORT IT SANDBERG!!!!!!

1st choice Sadowsky blue label stainless steels - they sound and feel great but are hard to get hold of and expensive 2nd choice Dean Markley Blue Steels - a great 2nd choice but again not widely available (rotosound strings suck ass!! in my opinion i would rather not play at all than use them) both seem to last well, but then i dont sweat much.