Mcgiver69

Thanks guys I tried it last night and sounded mint! you guys are made of gold

[quote name='nick' post='164509' date='Mar 27 2008, 02:43 PM']I got a no-name cast bridge new off Ebay for about £12. Bit heavier in construction, saddles tracked to prevent sliding, similar design to original. Didn't like the look of Badass & seemed a bit overkill for what I wanted. Works a treat [/quote] I got the same one and it fantastic, gives me more sustain and intonation and the best of all it's a direct replacement. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARD-TAIL-BASS-GUITAR-BRIDGE-THROUGH-BRIDGE-CH-BK_W0QQitemZ160221108632QQihZ006QQcategoryZ42455QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HARD-TAIL-BASS-GUITA...1742.m153.l1262[/url]

Well my mate bought one from a fellow Basschatter and now he wants to add an extra cab. The question is how to connect both. The amps has 2 connections 1 XLR and 1 Speakon , I guess you connect one to the XLR and one to the Speakon but I just want to be sure I'm not going to fry the amp. Any help will be appreciated. Cheers, The guy that can make a boat out of a hair band. (Mcgiver) Oh BTW the manual is just pants so don't mention it!

[quote name='lowdown' post='162070' date='Mar 23 2008, 09:26 AM']Will be missed.... There's a Bass Player who really knew where 'one' was. A real lesson in Latin Groove playing...Fantastic. Garry[/quote] There are only 2 bass players in Latin America that kept amusing musicians and those are Cachao and Carlitos del Puerto, those guys could play in the "One, behind it and before it without sweating. I had the pleasure of seeing both players and Cachao was better because Cachao had more musical knowledge. I even remember a video of him playing Madison Square Garden in which you can see Ron Carter taking notes, it was a joy so see a legend like Ron Carter not even blinking. R.I.P maestro.

[quote name='flip' post='139498' date='Feb 13 2008, 02:00 PM']EXL165's for me, I occasionally get a pack of pro-steels, but they're lacking a bit of mid punch compared to the nickels. I've tried Ernie Ball hybrids, DR lo riders & hi beams, GHS, LaBella, Rotosound Steels and Elites over the years but I keep coming back to D'Addarios. Although I've just put a set of Dean Markley Blue Nickels on my Lakland that I picked up in San Francisco for $17, they seem really good too thus far.[/quote] Wow the same experience here, I tried them and love them. Tried Rotos and ended up hating them. My low B is just a thunder with the EXL's. I promised some time ago not to buy anything else.

It's a synth bass

Why don't you try Simon Merrick's website he is Basschatter and has a book with most of Jamiroquai's transcriptions. Very good book and a top bloke Mr. Simon (I think that's new nickname)

[quote name='DUSTY6127' post='146761' date='Feb 25 2008, 05:26 PM']Anyone singing the praises of ear tuning training software,as i,m quite new to bass playing ,just started about 1 yr ago and more or less self taught with some lessons ongoing.Appreciate if anyone could reccomend a good software or not bother,there seems so much out there. Thanks for the advice Dave (Old Git 2) [/quote] For me the best method is "Ultimate ear training" by Gary Willis.

[quote name='BOD2' post='146395' date='Feb 25 2008, 10:24 AM']If its being used as a [i][b]limiter[/i][/b] then it shouldn't actually change the sound - it should only stop the volume from going beyond a certain level. Depending on where the threshold is set and how strong your signal is them you might not actually be triggering the limiter, in which case it will be doing nothing at all. Limiters can be quite disappointing at first until you work out what exactly they do and if they can enhance your sound at all. You may even find that you don't need one. The enhancer part will change the sound like a fancy tone control (it's usually there to put back any tone that the limiting effect removes from the sound) There's a sticky about compressors/limters [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337"]here[/url]. Have a look through this and see if it helps any.[/quote] Have to say that I have read around 20 articles about compression and all of them always have left me with more confusion but for the first time in I don't know how many years someone writes an article about the subject that : 1) It is written for the average Joe, plain and simple 2) Straight to the point and again written in a language that anyone will understand. Thanks BOD2 for this piece of good article I'm eternally grateful.

Hey how do those Artec SE2A sound? I'm really tempted to buy one for a project I putting together.

Bought a Black & Decker in Focus for £18 that includes the iron and a station with croc arms very useful for fixing whatever you want to solder.

Silverfoxnik said she was almost too classy for pop and I correct "She is too classy for pop" you don't hear singers like her anymore. Paul Spencer Denman the man that made me fall in love with bass back in the 80's ... God bless him and his family.

[quote name='dood' post='98720' date='Dec 4 2007, 12:07 PM']Why is a metronome seen as such a devil of evil by some? Ask not what your metronome can do for you; ask what you can do for your metronome! - I mean, learn to use it to your advantage. Don't let it control you, but assist in your playing/practicing whatever.[/quote] Dood you just nailed it! and to your surprise that is exactly what Berlin is trying to say. I've read lots of post in different forums and to me seems like people don't stop to think very often and go ballistic when their beliefs are put into question (i.e. Talkbass, religion, etc.). I had a very long and winded chat with Mr. Berlin a couple of years ago and asked him about his views and his answer was: "Metronomes are meant to help you learn to subdivide notes, not keeping time!" and you know what? I agree. Another view is that you should learn the piece of music first and then practice it with a metronome afterwards, because a metronome can slow you down in the process of learning the lesson. I totally agree and if you don believe me just check with classical musicians, they can play without a metronome. I asked that to my cousin (She plays cello in my country's youth orchestra) and she absolutely can't that is why you see that penguin waving his/her mum. That takes me to a couple of months ago, I went to see a mates band playing and to my surprise the drummer was playing with headphones, after a while and noticing that after every song he would fiddle with some mysterious black box next to him, I can to the conclusion that he was playing to a click track. I brought the comment to my mate and after a good thought he asked him to stop using it, to make the story shorter I saw then last week and the dynamics was flowing like a river. I don't think metronomes are the worship of the devil but I think they should be used as a tool and not become a slave of them. That is basically what Jeff is trying to say and is exactly what he told me. He is a very old school guy and when he is teaching he just gives you input for you to go home and think about nothing more. Regarding his music, yes I agree that his latest material is not a great deal but to dismiss him is not only insulting but been a complete ignorant, just listen to his work with alan Holdsworth and Brufford and you'll find the real Jeff.

WD Music has them for £7, here is the link [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Electronics/Pots?page=1"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Electronics/Pots?page=1[/url] I think is in page 2