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I refer you to the comment of the late, great Reg Presley: 'F**kin' drummers, I f**kin' s**t 'em!'

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1438582797' post='2835503'] ... around a grand? I'd go Sandberg. [/quote] [quote name='King Tut' timestamp='1438583926' post='2835510'] Sandberg . . . Either a VM or TM . . . . So that's equivalent to P/MM or J/MM. The MM pickup splits into a J and they will go fully passive inc tone control in addition to the really musical active pre. Under a grand second hand or imported. [/quote] [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1438586862' post='2835521'] Second hand Spector or agree that Sandbergs are amazing too ! [/quote] Yep, the fat MM pickup on the VM overcomes the tendency of the J pickup to sound a bit thin against the P in a P-J configuration. Also the active bass control fattens the fundamental up to at least the G at the 12th fret, not just the really low notes.

Discreet will have the Kleenex out To mop his fevered brow, obviously.

As an adherent to the 'stand there motionless and play, hopefully looking a bit moody'™ school of bass playing, I can't see much benefit for me. Plus it's another thing to carry and set up. I am also an analog snob (for which read: self-imposed limitation), and most wireless systems are now digital, so that's another no. But if it works for you, go for it, you won't hear me criticising (and I won't even be [i]thinking[/i] bad things about you).

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1438519956' post='2835094'] Make a trip to Bass Direct and BassGear and try a load of basses out - just because an instrument has a high price doesn't necessarily mean it will work for you. Even if a Fodera/Ritter/whatever has been built out of the best materials available, with attention paid to every tiny detail and exquisite workmanship, it doesn't automatically follow that you will find it inspiring to play or producing the sound you want. [/quote] +1 You get all excited about a piece of kit, try it, and then 'meh'. In a shop, fine; but you don't want to be saying 'meh' when you've bought it online (distance selling rights notwithstanding), even less so when you've had something custom built.

Are you planning to gig the CTM30 with the BF cabs?

Forgot to mention, as on previous bashes, I will be bringing my Orange Valve Tester, BZZZT - PFFFT!

+1,000,000 That is all

After Judgement Day, the world will be ruled by Skynet and Peavey bass combos.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1438176043' post='2832280'] Its one of those songs that is usually only in the set list for a guitarists benefit. That's a guitarist who is stuck in the past and hasn't noticed it's well past it's prime as a song. [/quote] That comment applies to [s]an awful lot of setlists[/s] a lot of awful setlists.

[quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1437994343' post='2830573'] Finally, would be interested to see what this does to the sales of current product line and the second-hand market - would everyone start selling their 'large' Cali's to get this one instead??. [/quote] [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1437999719' post='2830645'] Expect a market place influx! [/quote] I will be poised, mantis-like, to snap up another...

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1438351177' post='2833816'] I'm not 100% sure but I'm pretty certain that is one of Peggy's Rob Armstrong basses. He was definitely playing Rob Armstrong basses around this time. He's holding it in the back cover photo on Richard Thompsons "Hand of Kindness" album. [/quote] But not on the back of the CD apparently!

Two of the stars of my skinny-string 'board are a Boss DM3 analog delay (unbeatable for slap-back), and a [true bypass] clone of the CE2 chorus (the only chorus I ever loved, or even liked for that matter). The buffered/true bypass thing is a whole thread website in itself, but it's worth mentioning that if you run several Boss pedals on your board, you will lose an appreciable amount of bottom end, noticeable even on a skinny-string!

That's a somewhat non-standard bridge!

Strictly what we have been discussing is a 'line check' i.e. to make sure there is a usable level of signal coming from each instrument, and to set the appropriate input gain at the mixing desk. 'Sound check' is where the whole band plays at once so that the masters can be set to give a good overall balance.

'Soul Man' in E

That was one of the colours that Dyno-Rod rejected for their vans as it was too garish.

Get your dep guitarist here!

400W No really! Demeter into Midget, small enough for my tiny music room, I just don't turn it up.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1437912892' post='2829900'] Try the Demeter. It's brilliant. [/quote] I concur.

If you want your MIDI instruments to talk to each other via your Mac, I recommend the free programme [url="http://notahat.com/midi_patchbay/"]MIDI Patchba[/url]y.

Glad to hear you got a Demeter JTUK! I have had a few more gigs and rehearsals with mine, and it has never failed to delight the ear. Most recently I have been playing and rehearsing with a 5-piece rock/pop covers band - Floyd, AC/DC, [i]Relax[/i], [i]Sledgehammer -[/i] and the members are all big fans of Toto. I took just the Midget to the rehearsals, and was complimented on the sound. For the gig (which was on an outdoor festival stage made from 3 flatbed trailers) I had the full BF stack. I took my Precision to the first rehearsal, but after that I switched to my L1505 for the extra range and aggressive sound. With the amp volume at noon, the onstage sound was epic. The drummer loved it - clear and loud, but not too loud, she said. This was a public event, but I forgot to publicise it here - oops, my bad! Yesterday I gigged my Sandberg through just the Midget. This was in the pit band for an amateur choir (electronic drums, bass, piano, keys, trumpet, 3 woodwind), so I had to be loud enough to be heard without drowning out the un-mic'd singers. Even though I was standing/sitting next to my amp, the sound was both rich and clear. I played their show last Christmas using the same setup except for my Streamliner, and the Demeter is so much clearer. Next gig is with a Dire Straits tribute band. John Illsley used all sorts of basses with Dire Straits, and the regular tribute guy plays a Lakland 5-er; as the set list is weighted towards the earlier material, I am taking my '73 P (with the Mustang as backup). Sadly for BC-ers this is a private do, but I will report back how I got on, and also list the celebrities in attendance! Full disclosure continued - the no-switch-off fault came back, so the amp has been back to Bassgear's tech, who contacted James Demeter to agree a solution. Now fixed, and confident it will stay that way! And this is still the only reported instance.