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If the '77 in your sig is the White one from the picture on "The Daves" website, I am equally as envious!

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1332170301' post='1584202'] Really too much with the 1 x 15 as well- same rig as one in my office. Just the 2 x 10 is emough for anyone- unless you are playing bigger venues- ( then you would be going through the pa anyway ) Look great though dont they? [attachment=102939:photo pf500.JPG] [/quote] SNAP!

Here's my new baby...

[quote name='Quest_bikerider' timestamp='1332228884' post='1584983'] As a newbie only been playing a short while I thought I would push the boat out a little (at least for me anyway ) & try & learn Norman Wot-Roy's classic bassline to "Hit me with your rythem stick" Ian Dury & The Blockheads. Iv allways wanted to have a crack at this. I must confess I have used utube & tab to work it out (chastisement accepted ) & I think Iv got the main parts learnt, I think its mainly minor pentatonic scales, & its taken me a couple of days . The problem is playing it at the right speed, @ 105 bpm plus the rythem, I think its a hard bassline to master. Would you agree, or should I be getting this? I'v tried playing along to the song but the intro starts so fast my fingures (left & right) are in knots by the end of the second bar. Just wonderd what is the best way to overcome this Iv tried playing to a metronome at a slower speed, I do find it quite hard to listen to the metronomes anoying click & playing, listening to the song gives me more clues as to whare Im suposed to be if this make sense,is this the right approach? Its not impossible is it? Any sugestions. [/quote] Don't feel bad, I've been playing 20 years and I cant play that - Norman is a veritable bass icon . When I'm learning new stuff I use a combination of Youtube, Tab and "ear". Just take it a part at a time, and when you're comfortable with it do the next bit. I also use Amplitube 3, both for the amp sims for practice and also as it will play MP3's and slow them whilst staying in pitch. One of the first basslines I learnt was "Phantom of th Opera" by Iron Maiden. Doesnt hurt to aim high.

Yep.. I had an Ebony one for my VM Jazz a few monthys back. Good quality, same service. Much nicer than the plastic rubbish you can buy.

Our Guitarist has a Randall (ex-aAnthrax, still has Kirk Hammets settings pencilled on it from when Metallica toured with them and shared gear). Its rather loud. Hence the overkill.. lol

I likey. If I hadnt just spent £312 on a second portaflex cab, I'b buy one.

Well, have already recieved my PF-500 and PF210HE, and have just ordered the matching PF115HE cab. I am positively moist.

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1328891203' post='1534478'] More like a salvage yard special... Is there such a thing as a rat rig? [attachment=99654:newrig..jpg] The two fender neo 1x12 cabs, with some 70's technology on top of them (I only use one OR the other head) [/quote] Loving the old HH.. used to use one of those in rehersal years ago.

May have just scraped enough together for the 115 now.. its like christmas all over again! Had a "bedroom level" tryout with the PF 500 and the 2x10. Wow. Just Wow. Think the addition of the 1x15 will make one hell of a rig.

i love Zeppelin, not so much Sabbath - though I like an odd mix of Ozzy/Dio stuff. It's horses for courses really. Me personaly I cant stand "screamo" stuff (sing a bit, scream a bit. Sing some more) and could never get into Death Metal. I like Jazz but mostly John Coltrane/Ella Fitzgerald type stuff - I cant stand listening to modern jazz - a group noodling endlessly away invarious scales and modes. Yeh its all technicaly proficient etc etc just doesnt rock my personal boat.

Hersham Boys - Sham 69 Just cant be happy today - The Damned Turning Japanese - The Vapours My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats Love Tenpole Tudor!!

+1 to the above. Pete bought my Ampeg Combo. Lovelly bloke - great communications.

[quote name='jnoinkeis' timestamp='1331032832' post='1566495'] I walked in and was stood blissfully unaware right next to him until he was pointed out. He has an annoying amount of hair for a man of his age (not that I'm jealous at all). Seemed like a great guy though, had a lot of time for the fans. [/quote] Definately the opposite of Weller.

BORROWED FROM A GUARDIAN ARTICLE: British libel laws were already complicated enough before the internet came along. Their aim is to balance the right of free speech against protection for the reputation of an individual from unjustified attack. In law, a person is defamed if statements in a publication expose him to hatred or ridicule, cause him to be shunned, lower him in the estimation in the minds of "right-thinking" members of society or disparage him in his work. Juries are told that the measuring stick of a libel being committed is whether any of this would affect how a "reasonable man" views the complainant. There are defences in law for libel. The publisher could prove the statement to be true, it could be fair comment - so long as the opinion is based on true facts, is genuinely held and not influenced by malice - or it could be protected by privilege (reporting of comments made in parliament, courts and other official arenas are, generally speaking, protected from libel actions). Since the 1998 Reynolds claim against Times Newspapers, it has become accepted that material published in the public interest is a further defence in libel proceedings. The problem for anyone preparing to publish information which may be defamatory, is that the laws are very much open to interpretation. Different juries will have different views on what exactly influences a right-thinking man. What is certain is that the legal costs of defending a libel action will be considerable, often running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. The loser almost always has to pay the costs of the winner, plus any damages awarded to the claimant. In effect, fighting libel cases is an expensive game of chicken, which newspapers are often reluctant to enter into, even when they believe they have a strong case. The emergence of the internet has further complicated the issue. Individuals now have a simple way of putting their writings online - with little or no review or vetting. Over the past decade, forums and online chats have introduced a new genre of writing, that in effect provides a written record of raw, impulsive conversations where most participants have paid scant consideration to any legal implications. Furthermore, internet postings can be read anywhere, bringing into question issues of jurisdiction. The internet has also been seen as a place where people can express themselves anonymously, although the rise of successful online child pornography and grooming prosecutions has raised awareness of the trail left by ISP addresses. Finally, there have also been past doubts about who is the actual publisher of online information and what, if any, protection they should have from being sued. In print, the primary publisher is the newspaper and any libel action would normally be directed against the author or editor or both. It is rare, though not unheard of, for the shop which sold the publication, known as the secondary publisher, also to have to pay out. The issue with online articles is whether the publisher is the person who runs the website, or the ISP which hosts it. So technically a venue could not only sue the person making the claims, but also the owners of BassChat. Just palying Devils Advocate.

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1331551661' post='1574484'] There's a bass-specific model, Bass Big Muff which should give you some nice thick tones, although many people have used the ordinary Big Muff with varying degrees of success. The loss of low end with the non-bass model can be a problem depending on the rest of your setup. Might be worth a punt if the rest of the trade suits you, and you could always dispose of it in the classifieds or on ebay/Gumtree if you don't get on with it - there's always demand for them as they are a popular one with guitarists too. [/quote] I have the non bass big muff - find it a bit "harsh"

So I spent 4 hours yesterday with my original guitarist auditioning prospective members for re-forming an old band we had going years ago. Have to say that I dont think I have felt this pumped in a long time with regards to music and bands. First up was the vocalist, a realy decent modest chap, with stage prescence and one heck of a set of pipes on him, reminiscent of Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy). totaly enthused and stayed for an extra 3 hours to help us with the rest of the auditions. Drummer - little rusty but a good player, really chilled bloke, some nice little tricks and feel coming in there - and having worked with another drummer on and off for 20 years it was so refreshing to not feel like I was having to constanly reign him in. Realised I spent SO much of my time previously frantically trying to prevent the old drummer from speeding up, or glaring at him when he got bits wrong as he was trying to showboat. Despite not having access to his accoustic kit, and playing left handed on a kit that was set up right handed he had mapped out exactly what he wanted to do for the songs (we were due to audition another drummer after him so as the kit was rack mounted he didnt want to re-arrange it as the other guy would have had to re-do it eating up time, but the guy didnt show - Fate?). Fitted right in. Keyboards - lovely lady, slight taste for evanescence songs but we'll forgive her for that! Ran through a few songs with her (Unfortunately the singer had to leave before we hit her audition). Then the Magic happened. One of our old songs (Titled Beautiful Day For the Rain on my soundcloud) was completely transformed. Suddenly it didnt sound the mess I always thought it did at the time, and ended up something like a cross between "The Gaslight Anthem" and "Biffy Clyro". Stuff just started to "fit". Then there is the bizzare upside to it. I've always been a Precision player. Solidly. Itook along my VM Jazz and one of my P's. And the Jazz won. Ioved the sound (Studio had Ampeg SVT450's as standard with Ampeg 8x10 cabs - not the greatest Ampeg ever made but useable). It just "fitted" Early days but I feel something special is brewing here - not bad for a 40year old who gave up playing for 10 years. Have to thank Trev at Circle for a conversation we had by PM which made me think this was worth at least trying.