Sean

I can say that I haven't bought any gear in ages and haven't had a hankering for anything substantial since I got my Yamaha BBs a year and half ago and also happily married a couple of Mesa amps. Am I cured? I am waiting for the Zoom B3 effects unit to be available but that's to replace something that was trashed and I'm not particularly excited about it like I would be about a new bass or amp; does that count as real GAS?

...was Bernard Harvey's Spector Coda 5 on that Justin Bieber song! I know he was miming but the sound of the bass on that crappy track tonight got me out of the kitchen into the lounge to watch! Anyone here got a Coda? Opinions?

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1322846172' post='1456652'] Is the enclosure on this die cast aluminium like the B2.1u? I hope it's not plastic but at 1.2 kg, I think it could be Alu. [/quote] Yep, it is. G3 one is.

Is the enclosure on this die cast aluminium like the B2.1u? I hope it's not plastic but at 1.2 kg, I think it could be Alu.

I think this could be an excellent replacement for my sadly trashed-by-my-cat Pandora PX5D. I've always liked Zoom stuff, had the B2.1u for a time, and this looks ideal for bits of quick and dirty home recording, home practise and for lazy rehearsals where I don't want to take my full effects board. The only think that this doesn't do that is useful on the PX5D is the slowdown phrase trainer thing which although I don't use often it has got me out of having to busk a phrase instead of knowing it properly. At £149 it's a done deal, though!

Hmmm. Bass into Pod, Pod into PA - job done! Sounds like bliss however I think not having had to lug big bins upstairs before playing could seriously affect my performance

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1322579622' post='1453031'] I guess it means they only play shows in venues with house pa's. Meaning they don't have to cart their own pa around. [/quote] Yeah, I guessed this but the mention of a circuit and the fact that it's in quotes implies (to me anyway) that there are a whole load of venues related to some kind of scene that provide house PA. I guess somewhere like The Barfly venues would count, however when I tell you that the band that is advertising is a tribute act of a band that was very big (and pretty cheesey) back in the day it makes me wonder what they mean.

I've been browsing some wanted ads for band members and have found a band that claims to play venues on 'the house pa circuit' (sic). Now, I thought I'd been round the block a bit but I've never heard of this and when I cut and paste that phrase into our best friend it seems that he is as clueless as me. Also, wouldn't you be radically limiting the gigs you could play if you relied n the venue having a PA every time you wanted to play? Anyone able to enlighten me?

My Sterling has got TI flats on. It's fabulous! I love the clickiness and weird sizzle that the pup/preamp give the strings. Great sound played with a pick, very good in the mix fingerstyle too. I find that the flats complement the instrument rather well. Have you put them on yet, John?

Strings might not be the best solution. Often changing the bridge makes a bigger difference. What bridge is on your bass? Got a picture?

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1213509' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:03 AM']go to stringsdirect and try their Legacy strings, used to be about £7 a set, and they were every bit as good as rotosounds. Make of that what you will [/quote] Great strings, got loads of packs in the cupboard. I also buy their guitar strings.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1215144' date='Apr 29 2011, 05:45 PM']Get a teacher, have a few lessons, let him point you into some kind of direction, and get you enthusiatic again, and dare i say it, structure it all out a bit. This will all help with getting the confidence levels up again, and some discipline into your playing. Some theory under your belt will never go a miss, whatever anyone says. Upward and onward my friend, and good luck with it all. Garry[/quote] +1 what Garry said. A lot of people who get sacked from a job or position of whatever kind were not necessarily happy in their position anyway and many of those sacked move on to find things that make them happier and more rewarded. I know, it's happened to me quite a few times. I used to have a job I hated and I underperformed in it, was asked to leave and went on to do a series of jobs I've loved doing. This is the time to reflect and also to look forward with a positive view. I was sacked years ago (as a guitarist) from a rockabilly band that I loathed, thought it was the end of the world at the time and within a few months I'd put my own band together that I fronted and that went on to play 200+ gigs and I loved every minute of that. Another lesson I learned from being dumped is to think about things a bit more before leaping into them; what are the people really like, do I love the music/job/gigs etc and what would happen if it suddenly came to an end? Stay positive, think about what you fancy doing in the future and work toward it. I'm always trying to learn new things and achieve things that I maybe hadn't thought about years ago and along the way you meet some great folk and learn some incredible life skills and nuggets of wisdom. Maybe bass isn't the instrument for you, I switched to bass 6 years ago from guitar and never looked back; 20 years of guitar wasn't wasted, it was just a stepping stone and part of my journey through music, maybe bass is similar for you, only you will know. It might feel sh*tty at the present but stay positive and make positive actions from this and you'll look back on it as point in life where things changed for the better in one way or another. And don't let this temporary downer get in the way of you enjoying the weekend. Illegitimi non carborundum :-)

[quote name='Doctor J' post='1211468' date='Apr 26 2011, 09:30 AM']At the moment, the only basses I'm really GASsing for are a Yamaha BB2024X and a four string Wal MkII, but if something interesting appears at the right price, you never know.[/quote] My gas disappeared after getting the BB2024x and BB2025x. I've had them a year. Sometimes miracles happen ;-)

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1198902' date='Apr 13 2011, 11:28 PM']I saw him supporting Bob Dylan back in the eigthies (I think the memory of dates is a little hazey from that era lol)[/quote] March 87? Roger McGwinn there too?

My Super BBs rule! They clank and thunder through my Boogies and are the only P/J config that truly works for ke so far.

Sold a pickup to Dougie recently, good communications, no hassle. Top bloke.

I'm always sorry to hear about any crappy transactions on here but fortunately they are few and far between. I've always had really sweet transactions with really sound people and the only regrets I've had is that either I haven't enough time when I've met up with them or (because I am rubbish at it and don't use facebook) keep in touch with them a bit better after the event. There have been a few transactions where we've chewed the fat for ages and had a great time and I hope to bump into them to catch up sometime soon. One especially, knows who he is , I've bought from twice and we could have nattered for much longer than the three or four hours we were chin-wagging away. Even deals that haven't gone to plan (one that I had ended up costing me a lot of cash and I dealt with that on trust) have been resolved quickly with excellent comms. I've pulled out of two over the years and I let the sellers know as soon as I knew and why with no BS - first was the three hour drive each way and me being unsure whether I'd get on with neck dimensions the other because I was inquiring on behalf of a mate's son and they already sorted him with a tasty Squier VM Jazz before telling me about it. Even the postal sales I've had have been fabulous including four or five foreign ones where the transactions get complex and postage is always a risk - I never get a proper night's sleep until it's confirmed in one piece at the other end! So, so far so good. But then again, I mainly deal with regulars that have excellent feedback and reputations as jolly good human beings.

[quote name='BB2000' post='1159453' date='Mar 12 2011, 04:07 PM']I think they made a mistake in not using a reversed pickup in the bridge position on the BB2024. It makes a huge difference for players that slap.[/quote] Maybe but it was designed as "no compromise" bass for [i]rock[/i] players. Subjective, I know And, if that P was reversed it wouldn't do an authentic P sound thereby alienating many. At this end of the market (£2k+) some options (like MusicMan do) would be good, like maple board, reversed P, P in the bridge position, mudbucker in the Billy Sheehan position etc.