JapanAxe

Don't bother taking it. There is a US version marked 100-110V, and another version marked with 220-240V (or similar). Yours will not work on US mains.

I had a rehearsal yesterday at a studio in Bristol. Most of the kit in there was Peavey. I have grown inordinately fond of my Demeter/Barefaced rig, and previous rehearsal room setups (Ampeg via Trace Elliot, and monster Hartke stack) have left me distinctly underwhelmed with their woolly sound. I had other stuff to take and didn't know how close I'd be able to park, so I compromised and just took the Demeter head (and P-bass). Ignoring the supplied Tour 450, I plugged the Demeter into a Peavey 4x10 - and it sounded bloody good! Clearly both the head and the cab (not to mention the room) influence the final output, but I had perhaps unfairly written off Peavey cabs as bomb-proof, workmanlike, and un-sexy. Having said that, I wouldn't want to start humping the cab around, as it was about the size of my garden shed. The studio had sensibly mounted it on a wheeled 'dolly' for rolling it around the room, but lifting the thing is not something I would want to undertake single-handed, or preferably at all.

ezbass, if you ever sell it, be sure to start a thread telling us why...

[quote name='jimbobothy' timestamp='1431859762' post='2775594'] I also use a sort of floating thumb technique so the B string is a great resting point for my thumb when playing on the E string etc. This also helps me get a map of where the strings are in relation to my right hand helping to play the correct string. [/quote] [quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1431867306' post='2775674'] I found the transition easy - I credit this to ditching my "thumb on the pickup" as an anchor point and adopting a "floating thumb" technique instead....if that makes sense? [/quote] Another bass player showed me 'floating thumb' and after I'd been doing it for a while I found this video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPVMBPmrblU[/media]

So is that a VVT setup?

If they have lasted long enough to be traded in, I reckon they are unlikely to fail now. EDIT: 5 at once? I reckon these could be a batch of repaired/reconditioned units.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1431778193' post='2774863'] ... from what I`ve read JD was also quite happy to steer clear of the limelight. [/quote] Clearly:

Another vote for P-bass. I play modern country and I use flats, but you may want to go for rounds if you favour a brighter tone. Either way you want a round, warm core to your sound.

Lush! I have a VM4 in the same CAR - but without the relic job!

I think [b]@rse biscuits[/b] is the phrase you're searching for.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1431443872' post='2771434'] Biggest audeince ever - 4,000 at a Jazz gig. [/quote] [quote name='mike257' timestamp='1431449557' post='2771513'] Really? Had they double booked the venue or something? [/quote] Ooh - harsh!

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1431258515' post='2769277'] I'm not sure how relevant this might be to you, but in near on 40 years of me playing bass other than breaking a string I have never had to revert to my back-up! Maybe I have just been lucky? I'd keep both P's Lozz and not worry about trying to match the sounds too much, the chances of it being that critical are rather minimal imo. [/quote] This (again). If I take a backup, I may use it just for a change, but I never rely on it being identical to the 'main' instrument. Live - 2010 Studio - 1978

Glad to hear it's not just me! When i had a Jazz I ended up replacing one of the volume pots with a pickup selector switch and using the other as a master volume. Sweet spot? Load of b0ll0cks!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1431285870' post='2769664'] Why should it even be a problem? [/quote] No problem. After Friday night I was wondering which of my cabs would best partner the Demeter, as I think my Sandberg would definitely have benefitted from the extra something that a Midget brings to the party when used in combination with a Compact. All my basses sound different (despite all being strung with flats, ahem!), so I am taking the opportunity to try out as many combinations as possible. Next up is a rehearsal in a friend's biggish home studio: L1505>Demeter>Midget.

Well I am happy to report that Precision>Demeter>Compact sounded great in a 7-piece Americana band. I had the Midget ready in my car boot but didn't need it. I was standing on the snare side of the kit, and the drummer complimented me on how clear the bass sound was from where he was sitting (i.e. quite a way off-axis). Result!