molan

Would definitely be amped up Just spotted this: [url="http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/ribbecke_halfling_BV_acoustic_electric_bass.htm"]http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/ribbec...ectric_bass.htm[/url] Looks rather nice but $4,500 used. . Seen some nice Rick Turners which along the Godin kind of style which would probably suit me. Will look out for some Godins too

So I may have an 'unplugged' gig and my suggestion of just playing an electric 'quietly' didn't go down very well, lol. I'm fairly picky these days and could probably afford a good quality acoustic but I really have no idea what to look for! My ideal would be something that's actually as close as an electric to play really but still has a good 'woody' acoustic sound & vibe. Any suggestions people. . .

An amp I have sitting at home has all the controls more or less in the same position day in day out & I've noticed a couple of pots getting a little scratchy if I do actually bother to move them. Is there any simple way to clean these up so that they are once again crackle free?

I played a gig last night at a pub with an 'interesting' layout. Overall floor space is Ok but the band area is very restricted. Everyone in our, 7 piece, band agreed to try and get away with the bare minimum of kit and I thought I'd take a risk & use my baby rehearsal Shuttle 3.0 with the 1x10 cab. Bit of a risk as there was no option to got hrough the vocal only PA but I was worried my Berg's would just take up too much space. I took along a Quick-Lock guitar stool which just happens to be the perfect height/width/depth to jack the Shuttle up to above waist level without having too large a stage footprint. With the speaker firing direct at the back of my rib cage I could hear myself perfectly and my 'ears' out in the audience said the bass was perfecgtly clear in the mix with nice depth of tone. I had it set relatively flat to begin with and just hit the bass boost button part way through the evening as I could feel the band slowly getting louder as things warmed up & people were out front dancing & stuff. I didn't particularly watch my volume settings as I was easily loud enough. When we finished the set and the house lights went up I realised the master gain was set at about 11:00 so there was a fair bit of headroom to spare! It's not exactly a classic rock or hi-fi tone but I'm amazed at just how well this tiny little thing performs - even up against a live drummer & in a 7 piece band

[quote name='birdy' post='800881' date='Apr 9 2010, 02:18 PM']The cutaway on the green one looks to start higher up the fretboard presumably to allow better access to the dusty end? I am having trouble keeping up with you Barrie Steve[/quote] I have trouble keeping up with myself! Close to stopping now though

Anyone else noticed that the green one looks slightly more angular than the burgundy mist one? At first I thought it was just the body & guard colours but I have a sneaking suspicion that one or other of the images is slightly out of proportion?

[quote name='Clarky' post='799942' date='Apr 8 2010, 04:26 PM']Now that is some provenance! Nice colour too[/quote] More pics here at the [url="http://ryanowens.net/"]current owner's[/url] site (in the for sale section) I'm not sure how much Willie Weeks actually played it as I haven't ben able to find any pics of him with it - definitely confirmed as the initial owner of the bass by Jimmy C though

[quote name='molan' post='715570' date='Jan 17 2010, 01:07 PM']I'll 'fess up that this is heading my way soon: [/quote] So this bass never quite made it over to me (long story) however, by a series of coincidences it looks like the nice guy who bought it instead is now going to sell me this one: Previously owned by Willie Weeks & fresh back from a world tour with Eric Clapton

[quote name='molan' post='794748' date='Apr 3 2010, 12:02 AM']if the bloody international money exchange people get the funds transferred sometime this century - then this should be heading my way pretty soon as well:[/quote] Deal finally closed - nice trans blue baby heading my way next week

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='795446' date='Apr 4 2010, 12:13 AM']Cheers! That's an Auralex Gramma Pad - the best thing I've ever bought apart from my amp, cabs and basses...[/quote] I have one of these as well. Works really well, especially on suspended wooden floors (like a stage). Really useful at home for practice as it stops some of the lower frequencies reverberating arounf the house through the floor

[quote name='Musicman20' post='795084' date='Apr 3 2010, 02:56 PM']Sounds good! I am the same...I find my tone goals are mellowing.[/quote] What started it for me was the lovely pre-amp in my old Alleva C which had a passive tone roll off alongside the active circuit (like a Sadowsky VTC I guess). I 'discovered' how nice it was to gently roll off the top end without losing the really nice core tone.

You know I really, really want to like BGM but I find it amazing that almost every single month I spot a glaring error. If I let so many copy mistakes go out in my job I would be bounced out the door very quickly. Interesting to see that Euphonic amps now have a 12 band graphic, a dual on-board compressor and valve drive option plus pre-shapes that can all be controlled by a footswitch. I bet Trace Elliot are checking their design patents already. . .

I've pulled the trigger on one of these as well - should arrive in time for a gig next week Loving the tone on the rehearsal too - I never use flats and have always favoured a very bright tone but I'm definitely mellowing these days. Thinks to self - you have two sets of flats stored away, get them back out & try them on something

Excellent! I have an early SVTII (non-pro) that's hardly ever been used & certainly never gigged. It's in for some valve testing as it has a small intermittent fault but should be home soon

Here's mine: and - if the bloody international money exchange people get the funds transferred sometime this century - then this should be heading my way pretty soon as well: