Sean

They went bust. I'd ordered a bass from them at the time and had to wait ages to get my money back from the liquidation. All the customers got their deposits and full payment cash apparently.

[quote name='karlthebassist' post='746434' date='Feb 15 2010, 09:09 PM']or a lovely lovely lovely Lakland DJ4, preferably in natural with maple neck, black blocks and plate just like Juan Alderette, like this one one the left (that actually belonged to him apparently. I'd kill for that bass!) :wub: [/quote] Got one of them!

[quote name='Waldo' post='8046' date='May 28 2007, 01:08 PM']I've heard similar, swapping the pickups out for different ones seems to be a standard thing for Aerodyne users.[/quote] I put Fralins in mine, actually it was delivered with Fralins, great pick ups. The PJ555 is a great bass. Stick some seymour duncan's in that and it'll be a beast.

I'm still in regular touch with one of the most prolific posters we've ever had on Bassworld and Basschat and he's now concentrating on piano and other interests and rarely touches his bass. His piano playing has improved hugely and it sounds like a different person playing to what it was a year ago. I guess, as others have said, we just change our interests and move on.

[quote name='Doddy' post='816838' date='Apr 24 2010, 12:00 AM']I thought it was a reading gig?[/quote] A friend of mine has been to see this and says Neil Murray reads it. Monster of a set list with some tricky phrasing in places; hats off to you and huge kudos if you take it on.

[quote name='Marvin' post='814431' date='Apr 21 2010, 10:45 PM']Haven't seen maxrossel for a while.[/quote] Another one from way back when.

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='814313' date='Apr 21 2010, 09:25 PM']I didn't love the one I had. Didn't get on with the bound body-too uncomfortable.[/quote] It's exactly why I sold mine - played really well and sounded fabulous but on a long gig it dug into my right forearm because of that bound edge. Can't deny it was a beautifully made instrument though, just a crazy design.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='814268' date='Apr 21 2010, 08:59 PM']+1 Japanese Fenders are usually the best! The best jazz bass I've ever played (in memory) was a red CIJ one, maple fretboard and EMG pickups at Howards Bass Place! And my brother's CIJ Yngwie Strat is the best Fender guitar I've ever played! Its a feckin incredible guitar.[/quote] And then there's Clarky's CIJ p, Sid; the '52 reissue tele guitar I sold cos I was skint and no one I know of has had an Aerodyne they didn't love.

[quote name='daz' post='814182' date='Apr 21 2010, 08:01 PM']People just find other things to do, or quite often other Forums. When i first got onto the web i was a regular over at Shrereactor.com (remember that one edonkey or emule p2p users?) and posted thousands of messages over two years. I also used to be a big regular over at [url="http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/index.php"]mig welding diy co,uk[/url] as I have several welding rigs, but nowerdays only pop in every week or two, although often read posts there without posting. With that forum however you can tell the last time a person logged in. Can you do that here ?[/quote] if you click on "members" right at the top it shows a full 457 pages of members with date of joining and last log in date.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='814112' date='Apr 21 2010, 07:18 PM']Very true, in many cases people will state that it may indeed have the best say, neck for instance, but if the string spacing just isn't you or any one of a dozen other things then it's gotta go. I'm sure the basses I still have of the 50+ I've owned have none of the single best features, best body was a green status, best for slap was a Warwick etc but it's the getting one that's just the right mix that's tricky. And trust me, I've often often had to sell things I really don't wanna sell. :-D[/quote] Very true. +1

[quote name='ianrunci' post='814026' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:14 PM']This Jap/mex version plays and sounds better than the USA version. yeah right of course it does[/quote] In most cases with Jap Fenders it's absolutely true.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='814008' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:04 PM']I'm worried about Lysdexia though.[/quote] Nothing sinister, I hope?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='814002' date='Apr 21 2010, 05:57 PM']Last time I spoke to tBBC he was in Vietnam, he is travelling for a year and really enjoying it.[/quote] I was hoping to stay away from that one - as he's been done to death.

I see a lot of people asking where "you-know-who" (real name, Sean) went to and I know that we have had some basschatters sadly pass away over the past couple of years but there are some people, I know who are still out there, not banned and do not post whereas in the past they were quite prolific with posting on here. Do any of you know anyone who falls into this category and if so, why they no longer post?

[quote name='Doddy' post='810308' date='Apr 18 2010, 02:01 PM']If you want a big logo for your band,you'd be better off buying a large backdrop.It is more visible than the speakers and when you put one up at a gig,it instantly makes the stage 'yours'.[/quote] We have a big 3m x 2m backdrop which has loads of eyelets so can be hung from trusses or whatever and a smaller 3m x 0.6m banner that gets to go on the riser part of the stage - usually hung from velcro straps that are gaffer taped (out of sight) to the stage floor.

[quote name='molan' post='810197' date='Apr 18 2010, 11:52 AM']Our 'trick' is to make sure our first three songs are the tightest & best rehearsed in the set. They are not necessarily our strongest songs but they get off to a good start and we've rehearsed them to death so we just breeze through them (usually!). We actually rehearse them as 'trio' of songs with no break for random audience chat as well. Works really well for us [/quote] I've been doing this with every band I've been in for twenty years and it is the tried and tested sure-fire way forward to get the gig rolling smoothly. The songs are always the same three in the same order and they segue into one another - not a la medley but just nicely flowed. We do change them every six months or so just for some variety and so that by the time we have repeat gigs we're different. Regular structured rehearsals help - make sure that they are rehearsals (not song learning practise sessions) and that you rehearse what you are going to do on stage. We set up in the same layout as we would on stage and run through sets to "practise" the flow and feel and to understand what everyone does between songs. Drummers fiddle with hardware and their stool, guitarists change instruments and pedal settings, keyboard players search interminably for patches and bassists adjust their hats to a more jaunty angle - all this has to be understood and worked into the set. Making sure that you have the right songs with minimum changes for the first three helps too. We rehearse "talking to the audience between songs", the only things that change are the venue name and a few other standard odds and sods from a menu of "stage banter". At the beginning of each rehearsal we do a "what didn't go so well, what went well at the last gig" session so that we initially highlight what needs work and ironing out and then at the end of the discussion we highlight what went well and whether there was anything that happened that was good that we could do again. We find these sessions hugely productive - remember though to start with the things that went sh*t and then finish with the positives so that you pick up your instruments with the good stuff fresh in your mind. These positives might be as simple as - "we packed up quickly" or "Mike coiled cables properly for the first time" - always get at least one positive. It's important that everyone in the band takes ownership of improvement and without these "reflection" sessions we wouldn't improve at anywhere near the rate we do. One major part of all this is open and honest communication and this could involve a lot of conversations using "we" and not "you". Experience is one thing but if your experiences are not examined and learned from, those experiences are just tourism. I know people who have played thousands of gigs over thirty years or more and they are still failing in the same places as they have always been and they'll never be in anything more than a mediocre band because of it. Don't wait for time served to make you better - look at what you're doing in detail and make it work for yourselves now.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='807075' date='Apr 15 2010, 12:54 PM'][email protected] by any chance? [/quote] Please refrain from publishing my email address.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='804366' date='Apr 12 2010, 11:02 PM']You are the bass player ergo you are responsible for the PA... that's another rule of the Bass club! [/quote] Or you should have a special Bassist's Mate sound guy that will get to know your sound and make sure you are sweet in the mix. Mine's called Goldilocks cos he gets it "just right". When the other sound guy does it for us he always get the bass wrong no matter what but he won't listen and doesn't understand how the instrument should sit in the mix. I agree with OG, I disconnect my lower cab in small venues, works a treat.

First rule of Bass Club: There is no such thing as too big a rig You are too close. Point it at your head and get further from it. It's all down to wavelengths of bass sound, can placement relative to the walls around you and room acoustics. Seriously though, you'll benefit from some foldback in the wedge monitor so you can hear what's coming out. I use a big rig in small venues and just get the soundguy to put a bit of me in the wedge mix and make sure you get a wireless (borrow one) so you can go to the back and hear yourself and make sure you're not killing everyone else in the mix.

Bought a chorus pedal from Mark. Everything cool :-)

Have a look at[url="http://www.visualsound.net/index.php/products/1spot"] these[/url] - good price, compact and you can power loads of pedals with them. They sell them at digital village.

One major thing to consider with any custom ordered factory built instrument is weight. Factory builds tend not to get the hand selected wood and it can be a bit of a lottery with how heavy the instrument ends up being. I used to have an SR5 that weighed 11 lbs and so I got rid of it. IME Stingrays vary in weight quite a bit. When I had two Lakland DJ4s one was 1 3/4 lbs heavier than the other and this made a huge difference to the playability on a long rehearsal or gig.

I sold my Spector Euro 5 to fianso and he's a great guy to deal with - lots of great communications. Payment came through smoothly and everything was easy every step of the way. Great guy to do a deal with. Thanks for a very happy transaction.