dannybuoy

Is floor coupling / boundary reinforcement really effected that much? I remember reading a post somewhere by Bill Fitzmaurice (who should know what he's talking about) stating that you'd need to lift the cab at least a couple of feet off the floor before you had to worry, due to the larger wavelengths of bass frequencies. I don't know for sure though, it's beyond me! Also the Markbass stand sticks to the cab with Velcro and raises less than 45 degrees so support from the back shouldn't be necessary. Be careful if using it with a non-furry cab though. If the cab is being used just as a monitor you can get away with more tilt, but if it's being used for the audience to hear also then the Markbass angle looks about right to me. I say get one, it shouldn't break if you look after it well, and it's a lot better than putting beer crates and bricks in your gig bag!

Try D'Addario Chromes, bright and snappy but mellow out after a while, higher tension than TIs, but not too high.

It's really gonna be down to personal preference, but I say give Pyramid Golds a try!

Indeed, but as someone else already said, you\'ve got to walk the line between looking like part of the audience and looking like an idiot. In my previous band, I used to wear denim, trainers and a loud punky t-shirt, which fit with the style of the band... one time the singer wanted us to do a gig dressed in army uniforms, for no apparent reason, and I refused. I would have felt like a right dick up there wearing that get up, although some people may be able to pull it off, I'm not one of em... I would've looked like Mike from Spaced!

Try one of these: [url="http://www.ehx.com/products/signal-pad"]http://www.ehx.com/products/signal-pad[/url] Should be no issues with overloading or clipping it becuase it's totally passive (the 9v socket is just for the LED I think). BUT... using this would have the same effect as just turning down the volume on your bass, so you may as well just use that instead! Most 9v pedals clip when you bang the E string as hard as you can into em with a hot bass, but it's not usually that noticeable, especially through a bass amp.

I agree with many of your points - whilst I said image isn't important to me, I know it is to others. Thing is, in the type of venues I'm used to playing in (i.e. London toilet circuit, unpaid gigs and no-one giving a sh*t), I'd much rather please a small amount of audience members who actually got into the music than try to impress the type of people who are more interested in my shoes!

I personally don't think image is important. Of all the bands I'm a fan of, it was because I heard their music first, not because they wear cool clothes. When I go to see them live, I don't look at what they're wearing, I couldn't care less. Of course in certain situations, a common look (like the Madness suits) or something striking (like Marilyn Manson) works - but more often than not, amateur bands will look a bit stupid trying to pull it off. Of course don't wear your scruffiest curry stained t-shirt, make an effort, but not too much. If you're in a wedding band, playing classical or jazz, etc, then a suit is usually part of the uniform. On the other hand if you're trying to make commercial music and get written about by publications that favour style over substance (e.g. NME) then go and dress like a red indian, paint your face and wear a pink feather boa, whatever floats your boat!

If you like the Ric sound but with the shape and feel of a P, why not? I don't see why that makes him a Prick?! At least it's not reliced as well - In which case the thread title would be well deserved!

All of these need a bit of overdrive (a Digitech Bad Monkey does a fine job on the cheap if you can't get it from your amp), which is why they're so much fun to play! Wolfmother - Dimension (or just the whole album!) The Stranglers - Peaches The Flaming Lips - It Overtakes Me The Wombats - Moving To New York Kings Of Leon - Four Kicks I've also been learning a bit of Led Zep recently, check out Ramble On, Heartbreaker, The Lemon Song, etc... Also anything off of the first two Black Sabbath albums!

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Not posted mine for a while, here it is: Currently experimenting with the XXL and Supercollider in a blend loop off the main board. Lots of fun to play with, but low gain overdrive from the VT/BB is all I really need. Not really using the 442 much either, so it might come off for the XXL if I can squeeze it on there!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='533519' date='Jul 6 2009, 08:50 AM']Does the Option 5 actually work well with bass? I thought it was a guitar effect that could also work with keyboards.[/quote] Works brilliantly. Slow mode is very subtle, like a mixture of trem/chorus/flanger/phaser/univibe, fast mode is much more throbby but sounds very much like an authentic leslie. Check out Led Zep's Heartbreaker, it can sound pretty much just like that!

Or a metal grill with cloth covering, best of both worlds. Alex, how come the speakers aren't dead centre?

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I put em on my Dark Starred SG, and then on my P Bass. They feel and sound lovely. The expense can be justified because flats last for years!

Digitech Bad Monkey! You can get em for £25 new if you look around, and cop an old skool bass grunt nicely.