BassTractor

Yup, without having read it, it does seem like a nice article to me as well, by the looks of it. Do notice how he does state -6 to -10 dB, and then continues using -6 dB, but stating "at least". This is in line with what our physics teacher taught us. x W --> y dB 2x W --> (y+3) dB 4x W --> (y+6) dB 8x W --> (y+9) dB roughly 10x W --> (y+10) dB. I'm too lazy to pull out my calculator and find the exact numbers, but this is where the "you need 10 times the wattage" comes from. In the real world however, people tend to react strongly to perceived loudness, and loudness has a lot to do with linearity (or rather lack thereof) and compression (before even speaking about distortion), so this stuff always takes long texts before everything is worded nicely and correct. Me personally, I can't do it in English at all, and it's long since I could do it in my mother tongue, Dutch. I hope this still helps though.

Dunno if this helps, but not every shop or shop assistant is aware of a certain rule in their contract with Music Man that allows them to sell an unsold instrument abroad after two years. I got two or three Music Man basses that were exported using that rule, and the rule was mentioned to me by Music Man themselves. As to mail forwarding, this is getting more and more common, and one just needs to find the right forwarder.Sorry I can't be of help in that respect. Generally however, more and more of the mentioned contracts include mail forwarders as forbidden addresses.

[quote name='Golden_Sonic' timestamp='1405434726' post='2501872'] Is there anyone that may talk me about the models mentioned above? [/quote] Give it some time, mate. Things will turn towards helping you. They always do. Remember when you posted the question. It's not a week ago...

"Volume" is about what the human ear experiences, and for a doubling of that experienced volume, it has been established that one needs roughly 10 times the Wattage. IOW, doubling the volume is not the same as doubling the amplitude. BTW it's not the same as experienced "loudness" either. I've seen that "four times the wattage" thing too, and would initially guess that one to be about sound pressure or similar - as sound pressure is measurable and quantifiable. Dunno though. I recently tried to find out about all the terms we'd been taught in secondary school, and that was hard, in part because of too loose use of terms as well as litteral translations into other languages introducing errors.

Welcome, Golden Sonic! Don't do it though. Chances are you'll love it and end up playing b*ss and discussing b*ss on B*ssChat like the rest of us sorry lot. (I know these things. Bought a cheapo on a friday just to punch in a few bass tones in keys recordings, and exchanged it for a real one the monday after.) Good luck with the search! bert

Hej, och välkommen, Martin! Hoppas du gillar vårt forum, och att det kan bliva ditt också. I'm with you on the Belgian beer! Luvverly stuff - from The Eleventh Commandment to Sudden Death to The Devil - - and everything inbetween. But you're called Martin, eh? We already have a Martin, so I'll have to call you Little Milton (Sorry, mate. Harmless little inside joke.) Anyway, enjoy! Bert (not one of the Scandinavians Dad is talking about)

I will then, sir. To your good health!

On the contrary: this very evening I have been sober.

Hey Matt, Welcome! Charming intro, and yup: better do something useful with your life. Enjoy BC & Bass! bert

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1405260284' post='2500158'] in future if you are having problems with a different amp getting the sound you want that it might want raising or lowering [/quote] You've also explained me Geddy Lee's reasoning behind the washing machine cabs: they come with these height regulating feet as standard, thus saving Mr. Lee the extra expense of custom made cabs!

Welcome, mate! You seem to be well sorted with the kind of answers you've been receiving, so I'll just say: Enjoy the bass, and enjoy BC! Oh, and applause and kudos to Ste! bert

Twas a trick question. The unnamable alternative only exists as a common misspelling of "Jizz". Yuck indeed.

Better watch it though. If your brain gets any more tired, before you know it you'll end up on BassChat. [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1405165494' post='2499310'] Of course, live, you don't have the ability to "play back faster" [/quote] As to tracking frequencies, I'd guess you're right, but... Well... actually... Erm... OK then, I'll let you in on a secret: My main reason - or rather: my only reason - for playing ultra fast live is that by doing it this way, each and every note I play is not fully developed, as only the attack phase is coming out before I already play the next note. This way, none in the audience will detect it if I were to play a weak note in an improvisation once in a while. I know, I know, weak notes are not very likely to happen at all, but still: when you're a professional, you're a professional... BTW, incidentally, word has it that one Maurice "Morris" De Bevere was in the audience once in 1945 or 1946 - don't remember exactly, and reportedly had expressed feeling "inspired" (his words, not mine) by my performance... Idunno. I prefer remaining modest, and not giving it another thought...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405161012' post='2499249'] Pah! Bring it on, you... you... [i]Jazz Collector.[/i] [/quote] Before we decide whether this is going to get you banned, may we enquire as to whether you meant "collector of Jazz Basses" or the unnamable alternative? Honest replies appreciated, honoured and possibly lavishly rewarded.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1405127380' post='2499096'] Is that really the reason for the delay in pitch recognition on low notes? [/quote] Without necessarily understanding the question correctly, I'll try: In a tone, first you have an attack "phase" with probably reduced harmonic content, and, depending on the instrument and the way it's played, this attack can be pretty useless for picking up the first harmonic of the tone. Often possibly 10 to 30 ms in length, but I'd not be surprised if we're talking 50 to 100 ms in some cases. Then, when the tone settles, and the first harmonic can be sampled in one way or another, the time needed by the nature of things normally goes up with the wavelength. One way around this is picking up the second or fourth harmonic, and another way is a form of smart prediction (of which I have not heard later developments - for all I know it may have been a dead end). From what I understand both of these ways around require more advanced electronics, as well as processes that risk needing too much time anyway. Finally, there's the speed of the electronics in either case at any rate, which was a major drawback in the early days of octavers, but I'd guess it's less of a problem now. I'll be happily corrected and updated on this.

Welcome, Baronoli! Yes, please do join us in unprætentiously abhorring the prætentiousness of TalkBass (and their bad spelling! "Pretense" fer cryin' out loud...). Mind their lawyers though. We have one lurking here; he was smoked out only yesterday. Enjoy the banter (and the occasional exchange of info)! best, bert

[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1405070428' post='2498468'] Maybe a bit of subtlety got lost in the translation of the communication - remember, it will be a German replying in his second language. [/quote] This.

Ashdown CTM 300 is good as backup too.

Welcome, Bob. I hope you get sorted out. bert

I agree that [s]Märklin[/s] MarkBass or [s]Fleischmann[/s] Fender/Ashdown will serve you well.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1404989209' post='2497574'] [url="http://www.customworldguitarparts.com/default/"]http://www.customwor...ts.com/default/[/url] I've no experience with them [/quote] Hamfist just mentioned their necks the other day, and he rated them higher than Mighty Mites. Me, I've ordered a pickguard from them, and it was perfec, as was the packaging etc.

... But, but: I do and I don't! Jus' kiddin' of course. It's luvverly, and on repeat in Tractor Shed now. Thanks for posting.

[quote name='Oggy' timestamp='1404899831' post='2496745'] bit disappointed that I couldn't hear the vocals though . [/quote] Oh, that's nothing. In Ace of Spades, the stupid bass robot forgot to turn up the volume! I keep telling: mindfulness! mindfullness!

[quote name='Oggy' timestamp='1404898628' post='2496730'] that will interface directly with my Bass [/quote] For that you need the Compressorhead app: http://youtu.be/f2clF9zyLJE

What others have said. I started with a practice amp and almost never use it since a 300W amp was bought very soon after. Decide whether you need an input for mp3 or the like and an output for headphones. I didn't, always keep forgetting this, and always want to sell the practice amp that has those (and the big set of course has not). Be not as stupid as I am. BTW, I get the impression more giggable amps lack those than practice amps, but this may be wrong. Also, if you do go for giggable amplification, you may wish to consider splitting the thing in two or three units, like a head and two cabinets, both for carrying purposes and for the flexibility of being able to exchange just one bit - which comes in handy in many situations. More expensive right away, probably, but can save both back and wallet later. My old 300W combo weighed 45 kilograms (that's foreign for back aches). My new three units may weigh 60 kilos totally, but are three easy carries. Brand and model wise, there's a lot of good stuff out there, and even Thomann's cheap Harley Benton line is useable in every respect. BC will steer you in the right direction once you have some central parameters decided. Good luck!