molan

My covers band likes to try and re-arrange quite a lot of the covers we do to try and add some dynamics (or just to keep everyone alert, lol) to the original arrangements. It would be useful to have sim simple 'sketch pad' type recordings of rehearsals with the agreed arrangements so that people can use them for personal practice in between rehearsals or gigs. I've got almost a complete 'set' of Apple devices - iPhone 5, iPad Mini, MacBook Air, iMac 27". Two other band members use iPads during live performance as well. I wondered whether to get some sort of recording input to use with any of the Apple kit I have or whether a simple standalone device would be more useful. What I'm looking for is something that's easy to use, decent enough quality to record a live band at volume and simple to cut songs up into individual pieces if required. Ideally it would have a quick way to turn off and on in between songs, output to a format I can upload to a Dropbox, have good enough sound quality to pick out individual instruments etc and all with the minimum of fuss. I have to admit that my first thought was just to buy something like a Tascam DR-05 as a simple standalone unit but if there's something that would work well with an Apple device that offers some sort of additional benefit or convenience then I'd definitely consider it. N.B. Might need to take account that both of my obviously mobile Apples have the new type of mini connector so I'd have to add an Apple adaptor at extra cost if something only had the older interface. Any advice greatly appreciated

I've played through both a fair few times. I definitely prefer the look and feel of the 750 with the chunkier knobs and nice metal flick switches. I know two pretty high end pro players who use the DB heads exclusively for live work on very large stages. Both had the 750 but both swapped to a 751 because they preferred how it sounded flat and because the tonal range of the controls worked better for them on the newer model. The tech guys at Aguilar are a very smart bunch and their principal aim when hey bring out new models is always improvement in core tone and usability. Great as the 750 is I think the 751 is definitely a notch up in terms of core sound (even if it loses a little in aesthetics).

This is one of one threads where all the video links are blank on my ipad - I wish someone would get this fixed! It's only on BC that this happens When my kids were young we lived in a very quiet, white middle class area. I often had Bobby W playing at home and had some good video footage of him as well. The first coloured person my daughter saw was when we were out shopping one day. She spotted a cool guy walking towards us and said "ooh look Daddy, there's a Womack"! I nearly died. . .

Definitely try to get the money paid to you in £ and not €. In general terms it's cheaper for the buyer to use his bank to perform the conversion than for a receiving seller in the UK. Some UK banks have been known to charge as much as £25 just to perform the conversion. Also worth checking that any country you're selling to is definitely in the EU. Some Scandinavian countries aren't and this means your buyer would be hit by local sales tax which could be as much as 25%

I saw Alex Harvey many times. One of my favourite ever live acts. Zal Cleminson was a great guitarist as well. Love his tone on some of the SAHB stuff

[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1387921552' post='2317319'] Edit: the one Molan, above, is referring to is this one. It is pretty chunky due to the ports, 26kg on my scales too. And is a bit awkward getting through a tight doorway. [/quote] It will, just, fit on the front seat of a BMW 3 Series Coupe - I agreed to deliver one once and managed to squeeze it in

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1387782871' post='2315484'] If you bought it new & you haven't abused the combo, get in touch with where you bought it & ask them to fix it (for free of course). Do this before you start opening things up yourself. [/quote] Good shout. Opening up a cab or head can void a warranty. UK MB warranty is 2 years (although I'm not sure if this is transferable to a 2nd owner). Initial repair would lie with the retailer but if they are unhelpful then the UK distributor are brilliant on warranty stuff. I can put you in touch with them if it is a warranty issue and the retailer isn't a lot of use

I think the Berg would be my choice. It really is an outstanding cab and can cope with almost any situation. I've used the other MB212 (called the Club I think) and I thought it was nice and surprisingly loud. Pretty big and heavy though. The NY has the compression horn which moves it up a notch from the piezo equipped 1x12 NY. I've not played through a Vanderkley but I heard one live and it sounded a bit 'harsh' to me. Could have been anything though, amp, PA, player technique etc.

I had two tickets to see her at the Jazz Cafe - I couldn't make it and offered them up here and via a FaceBook page with 6,500 followers. No interest whatsoever, literally couldn't give 'em away

[quote name='Steff' timestamp='1387736196' post='2315060'] What are the chances of someone from the UK buying this bass from the US owner, then bringing it over and now selling it? I wouldn't report a listing on gumtree as fraudulent just because the same photos have been used in an eBay auction 3 months earlier... There's a lot of people selling cheap due to a changed financial situation. The price paid would have been around £2k right? I bought an used Alembic Epic fretless V on here 3 years ago for £600 and it's rrp is 6000 dollars... And I can assure you every bit of it was genuine. [/quote] After shipping and VAT plus duties you're talking £3,500. No-one is going to offer up a £2,500 drop. Plus it was a used bass at £3,500 so any big hit of depreciation had already been taken out of it.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1387746235' post='2315207'] You wouldn't be in 'Sales', by any chance, would you..? [/quote] Nope, never have been. Pretty much always worked in 'customer service' - very different approach

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1387741529' post='2315148'] Not the item with the highest margin..? [/quote] There's no point in trying to pull the wool over people's eyes and to attempt to flog them whatever is worth most, has highest margin or is simply something we'd like to shift. Just leads, in the long term, to unhappy customers and a feeling of mistrust. Honesty is always the best policy

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1387733647' post='2315019'] I would say though for cabs... how do you do blind testing in the shop? it's different to a live occasion... I'ld love to give it a try though! [/quote] Just make the customer sit with his back to the cabs and then have a sales person on hand to swap from cab to cab or speaker to speaker. We actually did it with a pretty big 'name' pro player recently for amps and pre-amps. Worked out which cab he liked first and then swapped back & forth between heads, power amps and pre-amps. Took two of us to 'disguise' what we were doing but it was really helpful and he realised that his favourite sound was actually from the head he already owned He hadn't actually bought his one with him but we had one in the shop and thought it was the best 'base' point to work from.

[quote name='6feet7' timestamp='1387714417' post='2314781'] I can see an extreme break angle on a fender but on a Gus it's a gradual curve over a ball bearing, nothing like a traditional bridge at all. If it can't do that then how can it be wound round a tuner without breaking? [/quote] Is it tapered beyond the nut? If so it'll be much thinner than at the bridge. A tapered end is much more flexible. I'd imagine it's also a more 'rounded' curve on a tuner.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1387730127' post='2314957'] The ideal cab showroom would have all cabs hidden behind a scrim, so that you couldn't see the cabs you were trying, you could only hear them. Said showroom wouldn't stay in business a week. [/quote] A few weeks back we sold a cab to a customer by making him face away whilst we plugged in a variety of different cabs whilst he kept playing. He walked away with a Bag End 1x10". Not at all what he was looking for when he came in We sometimes give people a selection of basses to play and refuse to tell them how much they cost. Did that recently with a batch of Fender J's and the customer bought a Mexican with upgraded pickups ahead of a stock USA model. It simply sounded better and played just as well. Blind testing is definitely a good idea when it's practical

It's really easy to check the internal speaker wiring. Remove the baffle screw, lie the cab on its back, remove the speaker and you can see all the connecting lugs and see if it's any those causing a problem.

I spoke to the owner of it in the States when it was on eBay, at the time he wouldn't ship to the UK

Resurrecting an old thread - I got to play one of these for a while today and it sounded really nice Lots of depth and went really loud without breaking up. Although Alain C is more renowned as a solo player I thought it sounded great with a classic vintage P bass, tone wound right down, and pumping AC DC riffs. . .

[quote name='mickster' timestamp='1387657828' post='2314380'] [url="http://www.labella.com/products/760fs/"]This[/url]. The regular ones are not for thru body. They do a different version of their flatwounds specifically for thru body stringing. [/quote] I once spent about an hour chatting to the senior La Bella string guy. He couldn't stress enough that their regular flats should never be used on any bass with though body stringing. They're simply not designed to bend at such a sharp angle and, even if they don't break, they can have some issues sounding very dead because of string twisting. This doesn't mean the standard ones aren't great strings, you just can't have an extreme break angle on them.

Spent some time playing through the Alain Caron Sig combo today. Really quite liked it. Very loud and a lot more natural depth than a CMD121 (which you'd expect from the bigger cab).

I've played a John Paul Jones Sig and really quite liked it. It was a bit 'marmite' though. Some people thought it was nice but others weren't so impressed. I know this can happen with most basses but this one seemed to divide people a bit more than usual.

Designed by chiropractors I don't actually know why they are so heavy. ATS in Italy make great isobaric cabs and they are really lightweight.

I've used La Bella flats several times. Never had one break on me though. Are you stringing through the body? La Bella have a special series for this and don't recommend using their regular flats for through-body stringing (although I have known people to do this).

I used to own a Jerry Donahue Signature Strat - it was identical in every way to the one he played. I know this because it was his personal one and he sold it to me himself

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1375064636' post='2156315'] To the point -- I think using a signature instrument is as lame as being a member of a celebrities fan club or having Star Wars bedding. As for Fodera -- they're the most well made crappy sounding basses you'll ever play. [/quote] Oh no, it's another Lowender attacks expensive basses thread You're wrong by the way. . . Again . . .