Sean

[quote name='RichardH' post='913461' date='Aug 3 2010, 07:56 AM']Take a look at the [url="http://www.stageclix.com/"]StageClix system[/url] then. Not cheap, though.[/quote] I use one of these - replaced my AKG unit last year. It's brilliant. No messing about with batteries, super long charge time, no latency issues, very robust and fits on the pedal board. It's really nicely made, try one.

[quote name='Beedster' post='921498' date='Aug 11 2010, 12:30 PM']LOL, haven't laughed that much for ages, and you know what, I'm keeping it, and for two reasons: 1. To give Sean something to believe in 2. Because (and I know it's grammatically incorrect to start a sentence with 'because') it's about time I realised that if you've got a good thing, it's often at a slight cost. If there's one process that's characterised my bass playing career it's the following: [list] [*]Buy a pice of kit [*]Decide I love it but there's one little thing that could be better [*]Sell it and find another piece of kit that supposedly does it better [*]Find out that the first bit of kit was better after all [*]Buy back the first bit of kit, usually incurring a substantial financial loss in the process [/list] That's how I went from Fender Precision to Fender Precision in five years and probably about five grand! As I said to Happy Jack this morning, this thing weighs a ton, but it saves on a gym membership. Everyone who's heard it has loved the tone, there's just something magical about it, and I'm pretty sure that if anything else did the same job, someone who'd owned both would have piped up by now! So, on the basis that nothing else is going to do the trick, and to save me selling it, buying ten cabs over the next two years, and then buying this baby back at double what I sold it for, it's staying! Thanks for the input above guys C[/quote] Fantastic, Chris! I think you should commission some company to make action figures of you and a P and your Boogie rig! Maybe Marvel could dream up a new superhero based on you and he could have special low frequecy superpowers :wub: I think a lot of us have gone through this process and a lot of us still are going through it and will never realise that we are in this cycle. I'm really happy with my gear at the moment - I've gigged the same bass and amp since February and never thought once that they weren't perfect for me and what I do whereas before I used to be nickpicking all the time. A big chunk of this satisfaction I think comes from the fact that I've been happier with my playing this year too, more confidence, improved skills etc just from making a point of upping my woodshedding time and approaching it differently too. Before I get too philosophical... ...I have to agree that there is something magical about big Boogie stuff - I'm a huge fanboy!

Please keep the Boogie cab, Chris. The world needs heroes and role models and while you're out there moving stupid amounts of are with your monster cab, it gives the rest of us something to aspire to, something to dream about, to regard with awe! and, get two more for your hi-fi anyway! I would seriously love a 1516 and a 400+ to drive it!

[quote name='Machines' post='919500' date='Aug 9 2010, 12:31 PM']I am also confused as to the point regarding 'a Japanese guitar'. My Bacchus is MIJ and is flawless.[/quote] Ditto Sadowsky Metro. Japan is not a country with low overheads where companies manufacture to cut cost - it is also a country with a fine guitar making heritage a lot of very good luthiers.

[quote name='martin8708' post='917215' date='Aug 6 2010, 05:44 PM']Hi Sean , I have ordered a BB1024X from Thomann, they have told me they will be shipped from Japan end of Sept . Are you happy with the 2024 and do they justify the price tag for essentially a Japanese guitar? Thanks for your time. Martin.[/quote] Martin, The 2024x is made in Yamaha's custom shop in Japan, there are six guys producing around 400 instruments a year which include acoustic guitars and the stupendous SG1820 electric guitars and some other stuff. The 2024x and the 2025x I have are fabulous and are typical of high quality hand crafted instruments made by good luthiers, they are essentially Yamaha's showcase instrument. The fact that these are made in Japan and not in Brooklyn or Manhattan is neither here nor there as far as build goes, the same attention to detail has gone into these as into any custom shop instrument. The 1024x is the factory version and has a different body shape (yes it does ), it has nato stringers in place of mahogany and it hasn't had the ARE and IRA treatments that the 2024/5s have, helping to make them the most resonant basses I've played and the finish on them is as good as anything I've seen. I would guess, from my experience with other Yamahas that the 1024/5 models are fantastic instruments and looking at the prices that Thomann are selling them at I am tempted to buy one as a back up for my 4-string. I have a BB415 and that's fantastic, especially with the Gotoh-alike replacement bridge and from what I can see the 1024/5 models are a significant leap forward. All BBs seem very comfortable on the strap too and aren't tiring to play for long sets (that Spector starts to hurt after an hour! ) Verdict without playing a BB1024 myself: you can't go wrong What colour have you gone for? If you decide to sell it please give me first refusal. Sean

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='916923' date='Aug 6 2010, 01:08 PM']There's actually some subtlety in the song with the high up bass part in the verse but everybody just bashes through it at max volume. I get funny looks if I play the recorded version.[/quote] There's some cool phrases in there and I wanted to get them right as I think they're a bit muddy in the mix for me. So, do I prepare for funny looks, then?

Fab! Thanks very much guys :-)

Hi Does anyone have a decent transcription of I Predict a Riot (Kaiser Chiefs) that I could have a copy of please? I found some TABs but they're rubbish as usual - proper dots would be fantastic. Many thanks Sean

[quote name='Sibob' post='914829' date='Aug 4 2010, 12:49 PM']does anyway care about the name of a covers band?[/quote] I know one person.

[quote name='Beedster' post='914815' date='Aug 4 2010, 12:38 PM']Oh man, you're opening yourself up to some daftness here [/quote] I agonised over posting this, Chris. I can almost hear the ridiculousness coming!

To get you all interested in helping me find a fabulous name for my function band I thought I'd cynically draw your attention with a competition and prizes, afterall it works for thousands of companies everyday! I need some help in finding a name for a function band so I thought that there'd be no better place to find suggestions than BC! T We're having a real struggle finding a name that suits what we do and that ticks all the boxes that need ticking for the naming procedure. A bit of background about the band: [list] [*]Female-fronted five-piece [*]Weddings/Functions as main target audience [*]Usual function band mix of rock/pop/soul/disco covers [*]Based in South Wales/West of England [/list] The name needs to Google well, it needs to be easy to say down the phone without having to explain, repeat or spell to everyone. We'd prefer it to be two words. It needs to appeal to brides and mothers of the bride and it must be cool. Humourous names best avoided as are offensive ones. The .com domain name should also be available. [b]A set of strings to the winning entry[/b]! Get those creative juices flowing - good luck to one and all. Sean

My second transaction with Barrie - just as smooth as the first. Great to see you again yesterday, Barrie. Some fabulous instruments you have there. Always a pleasure - all the comments above are absolutely spot on. I'm now a two Mesa Boogie household!

I use a pedalsnake so that I don't have any power supplies out at the board. The power supply I use is a 1700mA 1-spot by Visual Sound. It's quiet and saves loads of messing about. What I like most about it is that you can have your board up to about 18 - 20 feet infront of the amp - great for playing on big stages.

He's also really funny, has a very dry wit. Have a look at the promo videos for the Yamaha BB on YouTube that he geatures in... *I can't access YouTube here*

[quote name='chardbass' post='845021' date='May 22 2010, 12:30 PM']Best Bassist Toto ever had.[/quote] Oh, yes! He removed the nasty slappy bit from Rosanna.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='905251' date='Jul 25 2010, 09:37 PM']Select some notes. Right click. Select Properties. You can now change the "Note Head" to whatever symbol you require (a cross probably).[/quote] Thanks, I've been transcibing Don't Fear the Reaper - it's much better now.

Does anyone know how to represent dead (percussive notes) on Muse Score?

[quote name='arsenic' post='901572' date='Jul 22 2010, 07:58 AM']the contour isn't really that noticeable.[/quote] ...until its binding edge starts cutting into your arm on a long gig. It's the shape of these basses that is the flaw in a very pretty design.

I've now added an aftermarket bridge to this bass and it's really taken it up a notch. The bridge was from WD Music and is a Gotoh 203-alike, it's nicely made, very dense and chrome finished. I needed to drill four new holes to mount it as it didn't line up exactly with the stock Yamaha bridge holes except for two of them and that gave me a good guide. The new bridge moves the anchor point of the strings back about an eighth of an inch and this has had a big impact on the low B which is really taught now and sustains very well. The sustain of the whole instrument is much better and it rings nicely. Sustain isn't for everyone, I know and it's not necessarily a good or desirable thing but for me it's important. Bass: £249 delivered Bridge: £32 delivered There are BB414/614/415/615 basses on ebay all the time and with a couple of simple mods they can be made into amazing value for money instruments; if you're looking for a beginner's bass, a knockaround or a cheap backup, I would recommend one all the way.

My BB2025x (Vintage White) arrived yesterday. Pics to follow soon. Fitted a Hipshot BT10 D-tuner to the BB2024x too - it's absolutely perfetto now!

For those of you that don't know it, GoodParty is a website where Joe Public can enter his needs for a band for his forthcoming event, stating location, event type and budget. Joe Bandbloke then comes along and buys the contact details of the person whose event he thinks he would like to play with a view to getting the booking. I've been signed up to GoodParty for ages now and occasionally buy the enquiry details but am yet to get lucky - in most cases they have changed their plans or decided on a DJ. Most of the enquiries I see on there are for weddings for £100-250. Now, quite what these monkeys think they are going to get for under £250 I have no idea and who if anyone ends up playing these events is a mystery. There are quite a few enquiries in the £250-500 bracket but a serious lack of decent paying events. Does anyone have any good experiences with this site? Do any of you actually play these £100-250 weddings and if so, why? And LemonRock - do any of you get bookings from that site? I stopped paying the fee as we were getting nothing through. Most of our work comes from agents and word of mouth but I like to open up as many routes to market as possible.

Assuming the pups are Yamaha BB shaped, there's not a lot of replacements that will go in there, so I'd suggest contacting Wizard Pickups who will take your existing ones and do pretty much whatever you want with a rewind or whatever - give Andy a call for some no nonsense advice [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/contact.asp"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/contact.asp[/url]

It's all very much appreciated and has improved my reading loads. I was handed some sheet music with a relatively simple bass part the other day and was playing through in no time. That would not have been anywhere near as quick a process as maybe a year ago. The triplet lesson is fantastic.

The truth is that I now have over 1000 sign in names.

[quote name='smudge' post='884930' date='Jul 3 2010, 05:21 PM']Why do we spend thousands on valve amps and cabs made by say Ampeg, wouldn't a comparable valve amp and cabs do the same job at half the price but have Yamaha and OLP as well..... and use them all.[/quote] What all-valve amp is [i]comparable[/i] at half the price? All-valve amps are inherently expensive. Careful with Yamaha, some of us have really £££ Yams! I totally get the Fender thing, though, I wouldn't be seen dead with a USA [b][i]or[/i][/b] Mexico one :snob: