Mudpup

Yamaha BB424X Went into music shop intending to buy some sort of Fender Precision a few years ago. Played about 5 different ones at various price points but didn't like any enough to spring for one. Shop bod pointed out a BB424X on the wall and said if i played it i would buy it, no thanks mate i want a Fender and not fussed about Yamahas (especially white ones). Oh go on then i'll have a quick go........The sound was exactly what i was looking for - love at first listen. Ok, i can live with the white too. But the neck is just a tiny bit wrong for me, too chunky. Not to worry - i'll get used to the feel, the sound is worth it. And i couldn't. It bugged me every time i picked it up. After a year i sold it because it was never going to work for me. But i still miss the sound and build quality........it was a fantastic bass.

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1508145905' post='3389991'] God dont let anyone see that, its gone nuts, Im keeping well out of it, talk about stirring up a hornets nest, I won't be doing that again! [/quote] Ha Ha - i saw that!!!! Its gone properly wonky - something about a fella chatting up someones missus last time i looked. Totally forgot what the original post was about by the time id got to the end. Good entertainment. And regarding the OP - in particular circumstances i would do it. If it meant getting the bands wives and kids away for a few days break in reasonable accommodation and just having a short break and a giggle whilst nipping out for a couple of hours to do the gig it could work for me. It sounds like its local and if you're not turning down paid work on that date then why not??? I've done a few down in Cornwall where admittedly we were paid but used them as a weekend away with family/friends and the pay subsidised the costs of accommodation and food/beer. Always made a loss on the whole trip but usually had a great weekend. We used to gig on the Saturday night in Perranporth and drop into a charity fair in Redruth on the Sunday afternoon and do a freebie there for 90 mins. The charity gig made me feel like i'd helped someone out somewhere and was good for the soul. Mix in a few days on the beach and walking with the kids and dogs and it was a fun few days. If its just a promoter trying to get a cheap act so they can profiteer and i got absolutely zip from it then i wouldn't.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1508102761' post='3389815'] A bit more research shows that there are 2 companies trading under the name Chord. The Chord Cable Company who specialise in high-end Hi-Fi and other music related cables. Their Speakon cables start at £40 and go to £100. and Chord music brand, part of the AVSL Group Limited. [url="https://www.avsl.com/brands/chord"]https://www.avsl.com/brands/chord[/url] Very confusing and misleading. I think the OP's cable is from the latter, probably made in the Far East. [/quote] They're definitely cheapo ones - not genuine Neutrik plugs and Chord branded cable. Oh and thanks for the wiring advice too - much appreciated :-)

just changed them both to 1+/- and they still don't work Doh :-(

[quote name='hubrad' timestamp='1508091817' post='3389698'] Are they wired to 1+/- or 2+/-? , and which do your amp and cab use. Usually 1+/-. Obviously it makes a difference. If they're on the wrong contacts it's an easy fix, but I wouldn't be buying anything else from that lot in a hurry! [/quote] Checking the wiring tonight. They're actually branded Chord ones, not homemade, so i assumed they would be pretty standard

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1508088310' post='3389672'] Return them and get some from our own Obbm. Top quality cables, so I've heard [/quote] Yep i know but they're better than i need for the spares box and these were very cheap. Would have been handy if they worked though :-)

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1508088064' post='3389669'] Yup seems I was right- [url="https://www.talkbass.com/threads/aguilar-ag-500-speakon-outputs-not-working.590217/"]https://www.talkbass...working.590217/[/url] Mods- apologies for posting a link to TB, if it's an issue please just delete. [/quote] Ahhh, off to google it now. Cheers!

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1508087018' post='3389657'] I could be remembering this wrong but aren't there two different ways of wiring them up? [/quote] Really??? i thought a speaker cable was a speaker cable???

i just bought a couple of speakon cables from Amazon to keep in my spares box. They look pretty standard to me but i hooked them up to check them yesterday and they dont work. Weirdly its both of them - the odds of getting 2 duff ones seem pretty remote so i wondered if i was being dumb???? I left the amp running and changed them to my usual ones which worked absolutely fine, swapped back to new ones and once again no output at all. Its an Ashdown amp so i could see from the VU meter that i was getting input into the amp too. Any ideas?? I had a look inside and tightened the little screws up a tad just in case but all seemed in order - well there was a red and a black wire connected at both ends (thats my limit to techie wire stuff) its these ones... [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003ZZ7RNA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]https://www.amazon.c...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url]

[quote name='2elliot' timestamp='1507578889' post='3386548'] Yes. That is a fantastic skate park... Proper old-school cool. [/quote] Ah...Rom Skatepark :-) I spent much of my yoof hanging out there back in the Alva/Bones/Benjyboard era - a great park But musically speaking..... The Farm at Upminster as mentioned above is our preferred rehearsal place. Theres also a place called the White Rooms further down towards the A13. Theres a PMT and DV247 just on the edge of town near the A12 (they're only a few hundred yards from each other) so you're spoilt for decent shops to browse in. And theres a pretty healthy music scene in the pubs - The Admiral Vernon in Dagenham is one that we play pretty regularly and theres also The Crown at Roneo Corner. They both run regular jam nights. I'm not too sure about the originals scene but if you do the rock covers thing there are a lot of good bands that play locally and they're a pretty friendly bunch for a chat. Have a look out for Java, The Rising, Yellowhouse (thats me - pop along one night and say hello!), Slam, PermaBeast amongst others. The only downside is that the the venues are pretty locked into the regular bands and it can be hard to get a gig at the better ones. Most bands use Livebandphotos.co.uk for gig listings locally. Heres the links to the Vernon and the Crown... [url="http://www.livebandphotos.co.uk/pubmap/?The%20Admiral%20Vernon,%20Dagenham"]http://www.livebandp...non,%20Dagenham[/url] [url="http://www.livebandphotos.co.uk/pubmap/?The%20Crown%20Inn,%20Roneo%20Corner%20Hornchurch"]http://www.livebandp...er%20Hornchurch[/url] Hope it helps you settle in :-)

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1506910752' post='3381932'] great to hear you nailed it. Gigs like this make all the bad ones worthwhile to go through....almost hehe [/quote] It creates a problem too - we already know that the next one wont be in the same league....

Hope not - the other guys have been on the phone today bleating about it and, if i did dream it, they were all in bed with me. Which is rather disconcerting......

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1506886108' post='3381823'] [/quote] I'm on it Dad Just figuring out how to upload 10gb of video so i can share it on our social media without it blowing our internet up and taking 5 days

We had an amazing gig in a pub/hotel in Chertsey last night. Probably the most enjoyable one I've ever done. Its a regular one that has been getting better every time we play there. We're getting a bit known in the area and its the sort of place that can be really good fun if you get the right crowd in. The missus came along with me and we met some friends for dinner in the venue before the gig - the guys in the band said they'd set everything up so i only had to rock up 5 mins before we were due to start and plug in/tune up. Result!! We also booked a room so i didn't have to drive 70 miles home afterwards and the boss gave us a discount and threw breakfast in for free. The crowd were up for it from the first note and didn't stop dancing and singing for 2.5 hours. Hot sweaty loud and a full on high energy set. We just had a 5 minute breather at half time so we didn't drop the crowd. There was a leaving party in the bar next door and a masked ball going on upstairs - by the second set most of those guests were jumping around in main bar where we were playing. We usually pull about 80/100 people to this one - the owner said there were about 450 watching us and quite a few drifting in and out and it was the best night he'd ever had there. We got some great good quality video that really caught the feel of the night and we played a blinder as a band - no mistakes, the best sound we've had there and absolutely the right set for the venue. And we got paid extra.......

Lovely!!! I have a strict second hand basses only rule now but when that finish came out i nearly caved in and ordered a Stingray - i would have just sat there gazing at it :-) Just gotta wait a few years until someone offloads a used one i guess....sigh......

Alter Bridge at Royal Albert Hall on tuesday :-)

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506365519' post='3378272'] Yes, I do mate. PM me. [/quote] Will do tonight when I get in Apologies for the thread hijack Here's us https://www.lemonrock.com/yellowhouse1?page=gigs Martha and the Muffins to Metallica via Ozzy and the Police

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506361650' post='3378237'] Wishing you all the best. The opportunity to play in a heavy rock outfit hasn't cropped up for me. Given that's what I grew up listening to, its a little odd really. I'm sure you'll smash it. What are the other songs? [/quote] Do you do deps? If you do, i may be able to help you scratch the rock itch (ive got 60+ gigs booked till next Xmas and am going to need to dep a few out to save my marriage!!!)

Many years ago i used to play in a band with Chas's daughter Juliet on keyboards. We rehearsed in the barn/studio at his house weekly - every now and then Chas, Dave and Mickey would turn up late at night with a box of cigars, a few bottles of brandy and a pack of cards (for the ongoing poker tournament) and kick us out saying they were just going to write and record the next album. I used to hang about a bit after and watch and they were all stunning players. They would literally just lock themselves in until they were finished. We used to pile in the house after rehearsals and scoff toast and tea with the family (his wife Jo was an ex Playboy bunny girl i think) - and i remember they had a big open fireplace with a really old Precision stuffed in the corner of it right next to the flames. A lovely group of people - very grounded and unaffected by it all but fantastic company

I'm not sure but i think you may invoke customs charges for moving things around outside Europe - it may not be quite so simple as it seems. Probably expensive to ship in both directions too. It could be a better idea to take a chance and buy on on Alex's verbal recommendation and just flip it in Canada if you don't get on with it - they're pretty rare out there so wont hang about long and the price should stay propped up to a point.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1505211280' post='3370206'] The last band van I had, we put vinyls on the side saying "Security - Dog Section" down the side. It never got nicked... not sure if that proves anything! [/quote] I guess nobody wanted a dog......

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1505121093' post='3369545'] Yeah they will struggle to sell those cabs at that price. [/quote] GAK have them at £500 already and RichTone Music have them at £450......

you need another option on that poll..... "i thought i would try some other posh cabs so bought a few second hand but found they were no better than my BF ones so sold them on again" I did exactly that - tried various flavours of Bergs, gigged them all once, found that they weren't any better sounding to my ears and then sold them straight on cos i preferred my Barefaceds. Lovely cabs though....