BassTractor

Be it known for clarity's sake that in my case, my only aim was to bring a little smile upon someone's face, and it was certainly not to try and set rules, change rules or remind people of the rules. I'd expect that normally, the OP sets the rules, and then the body of BC might adhere to them or not, and the direction the thread takes is an unknown before it happens. I've seen in earlier threads of this ilk that when an album appears to take too much time, it is exchanged with one that the poster thinks is easier. No sweat.

OK then: 1. Convenience 2. All Through the Night 3. Shadows on the Street 4. Number One 5. Underground 6. I Am a Camera 7. Inside Out 8. It's Not Imagination

I can't, Lowdown. In order to be able to word my post like I did, I Googled it. Let Clarky's "Trace" by Son Volt entry be the next one instead. Demn!

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Does Not Compute! Clarky, first you say "Migration" by Dave Grusin, and THEN you add your own list. You're doin' me head in, mate! dazed, bewildered, panicky, bert

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1410332376' post='2548160'] the two eq ones you have seen are from a slightly cheaper range using a poplar body, no case, limited colour choices. [/quote] Huh? Are you by any chance referring to SbMM, or is there an EBMM range I don't know about? I thought SbMM were half price (and think they indeed are here in Norway, after the price for EBMM dropped considerably. Before, if memory serves that is, the SbMMs were one third of an EBMM).

Hey Doc, and welcome. Ventura & Billy Bo = cool! Enjoy the banter! bert

Is that "Double Post" by Edit? Edit: Rats! Doddy got it before me!

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1410214535' post='2547297'] Yes, EL tape can be great fun. Some of FF junior's kayaking friends used it to make this freestyle kayaking video. it's all live video, no animation or special effects. [/quote] Kayaking me liked that. Thanks for posting. The Sweet helmet-logo-revisited was a nice detail.

Thanks, John! Luvverly. Back in those days nobody ever cut off a finger, I presume.

[quote name='TheSiberian' timestamp='1410122842' post='2546430'] it is a very poor idea to announce in advance a future release of an already existing brand [...] before this deal is secure. [/quote] Idunno, but have read the claim several times that the problem is one area only, and a different owner to the rights there than everywhere else. If this is correct, then maybe this is one of those cases of slightly hasty processes. The timing of the original announcement last february has been taken to mean that Korg were in a hurry to take some wind from Roland's sails as Roland announced or released something in that price bracket back then. That might explain the mistake somewhat more.

I could make a long list of bands and eras, but one suffices, so: For me, there can only be one choice: ca 1973 era Jethro Tull. As I've relayed elsewhere on these boards, I'd later send them some tapes, and did actually get a call commanding me to get my arse on a plane and be there next morning for an audition, and... I turned them down! Worst thing I've done in my life, I'm sure. Then again, I wouldn't have gotten the job, so in real life this was just a money saver. Funny though.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1410119334' post='2546373'] Metallica when they were making '…And Justice For All." Come to think of it though, my [i]cat[/i] could have sat in on the session and the result would be the same. [/quote] Aye, same with my cat and Newsted's cat. It's a racket. I wish Newsted had played it himself.

[quote name='TheSiberian' timestamp='1410081459' post='2545848'] no more minis for me... [/quote] Indeed. They are not for keyboardists. I'd rather have a space saving keyboardless one (actually: two), and choose my own keys. [quote name='TheSiberian' timestamp='1410081459' post='2545848'] and I really hope the " make it even better" does not mean digital models or sample based sounds. [/quote] Nah. I think "make it even better" and "early 2015" is just corporate speak for "we're having a lot of trouble with the rights to the ARP name in some areas, and need extra time - probably more than we say right now, and BTW, we were not convinced by the initial response from the market, so we want to stir up some extra sh*t to make people talk about it". There is no chance they will not make it analogue, and I also feel that there is no chance they will make it better. However, I do feel that they will not dare to release it with a big body, big keyboard and big price, and that this is gonna be a KARP mini with a pricing just above the MS-20 mini - something like that - but indeed with MIDI. I'll buy it at any rate, whatever the outcome, but may not buy two.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1410044402' post='2545692'] I've just ordered one of these: [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/vox-amplug-2-headphone-amp-bass/103325?gclid=CNKTxMnYzcACFY_ItAod9BsApA"]http://www.gak.co.uk...CFY_ItAod9BsApA[/url] No idea if its any good but this is the V2 one with some extra toys. Sorry URL has not gone highlighted... [/quote] Fixed. It just needed a space between the colon and the "http" bit. :-) Personally, my best experience in such matters is avoiding tiny speakers that need a lot of excursion. I don't know if there is science to support or deny this, but I've seen it many times that the sounds travelling through house rows were not from the guy with the big speakers and the punk music, but from the couple with the tiny set and the polite music.

Update: Korg have confirmed the delay, and now state a less specific "early 2015" instead, claiming they want to make it even better. They could have spared themselves that last part - - not that it influences my resolve to get it. In the mean time, Internet Rumour Market officials issue statements with specifications ranging from "KARP MS-Odyssey Mini" to "20% larger and coming in a plethora of colour choices". Sigh.

Welcome, James! Good luck with the Ampeg search. bert

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1409652810' post='2541823'] This is all new to me , If you store a sequence to a memory does it save the sounds it was using ? [/quote] Yes, depending on model, but one must realise that what is possible hugely depends on the CPU's calculating speed, and as a result, this stuff is very different for the different models. If you check out YT vids on sequenicng with different models, you can often hear or read about the glitches that are because of the limited processor speed (or the uncritical use of more elements in sequences). [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1410007610' post='2545341'] You could possibly pick up a 2nd hand Korg M50 for @ £400. [/quote] Great idea!

OK. I feel soft, cuddly and compromise-willing today.

Welcome, Lascivious Goth, and what a stellar login name! One question: are you a lascivious goth (funny, as seemingly a contradictio in terminis) or a lascivious Goth (funny, as scientifically not part of the physical world, and thus most probably impossible)?

It's complicated, but to try and give you an idea: On Wednesdays, everyone tries to practise their own parts of all the different songs, and there's little talk. Tickets are mostly state funded, so are only £45, and the band call themselves The Iannis Xenakis Music Ensemble that night. Thursdays, the atmosphere gets to be a little more relaxed. People to some degree know their parts, and we now try to play together. Tickets are largely beer revenue, cigarettes revenue and silly French hats revenue funded, and are £30. This night, we call ourselves The Jazz Messin' Jars. Fridays, we normally play well enough together, kinda, and sell £5 tickets at our local Duck&Dog as Ducks and Covers. Saturdays, everything should normally be perfect, and we set up for the possible slight finishing touches long before the happy couple arrive, and we will that night perform for a fixed £800 as Groomed and Bridled. That's £100 a piece! Brill!

[quote name='Baceface' timestamp='1409903410' post='2544388'] I wonder if it's part of why I think of Daisy Rocks as the definitive bass? [/quote] Fixed that for you (and yeah, I like that avatar too; thieved it from the web).

Hey Baceface, and welcome! best, bert

[quote name='Stompbox' timestamp='1409777540' post='2543361'] Just had my new Lamborghini Aventador delivered [/quote] Couldn't you afford the trip to Bologna to fetch it? (BTW quite a silly little car, that Aventador, as long as there is a 250 GT SWB Breadvan out there for carrying your bass!)

History. It started with the Thunderbird, which just had a reverse body. The non-reverse came later - IMS after Jeff Tracy and Lady Penelope sued Gibson as they felt THEY had the rights to both Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 4.

Sigh! Just made 20 quid five minutes ago, and they're gone again! Great news!