JapanAxe

Impressive! And did you spot the Sandberg California (sunburst relic finish)? This amp is going for the same market as Yamaha's THR series and Roland's Micro Cubes, and I think the price is perfectly reasonable considering what it can do. As always, you have to ask yourself: What do I want this for? And how well does it do that/those thing(s)?

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1421879488' post='2666267'] The drummer for one of my bands has taken being friendly with fans to another level – he has just left his missus to shack up with one…! [/quote] So... friends with 'benefits' eh?

'Pinnacle of beauty'? Those things are butt ugly! IMO of course.

If there's one thing that's likely to put me off a venue it's a bad load in/out. I don't mean having to fight your way through the drunken door-blockers at the end of the gig (which can happen anywhere), I mean: - loads of stairs, especially narrow stairs; - long walks from the car through multiple sets of doors or across gravel; - having to park on double yellow lines whilst loading; - having to park 10 minutes' walk from the venue; and - a location that becomes drunk-fight central at load-out time. These things can mar an otherwise excellent evening! Oh yes, and being expected to cram into a tiny space next to the main traffic route to a toilet.

Any good for country and western?

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1421788498' post='2665112'] Probably the best combination, especially in the 80's, was a Status headless through a Trace stack. [/quote] ...whilst wearing a jacket with the sleeves rolled up, and a mullet...

That's just like mine, except the wear on mine is somewhat less alarming!

Fans? That would be a novelty! Seriously, when someone comes up and compliments me on my band's performance, I always take the time to thank them and chat with them about what they like. Of course it is polite to do so, but it is also a source of valuable feedback on what is good about what we do and how we do it.

[quote name='Lazybirdpete' timestamp='1421847809' post='2665677'] Finally bought a VM that works, from my local guitar shop Mansons: only £12 more than Thomann and that includes a free 6 month set up! [/quote] There's a moral there somewhere...

Pics might help, but is there some kind of furry/velvety lining on top of the knackered foam? It may be worth keeping the lining, as some expanded foams will react with guitar finishes.

[quote name='pajc72' timestamp='1421763865' post='2664663'] The reason I tabbed the Beatles songs was because of the abundant inaccuracies of the bass tabs in books like The Beatles Complete. Though this is an excellent reference book the bass tabs fall way short of '100% spot on' as you describe. Transcription of a song is very subjective, especially when it concerns the bass lines. Two very excellent transcribers can hear things very differently. I have seen a bass transcription of in My Life where the transcriber has heard an 'F natural' in the first couple of bars'. Comparisons to other Bass Tabs are inevitable, but you really havent taken the time to compare both my tabs and ones supplied anywhere else. I have EQ set up in a certain way to highlight the bass making it easier to transcribe. Its painstaking but incredibly joyful work, which I love doing, and I think the results speak for themselves By the way, these books have been provided completely free, no one need donate to use these books, the option is there and can be completely ignored. My only aim here is to provide the most accurate bass transcriptions possible of the Beatles back catalogue, something that has not been done until now. [/quote] Well done Pete! I have been transcribing almost as long as I've been learning/playing, and I often go back to a transcription I did years ago and find I now hear it very differently (i.e. more accurately). I'm a bit torn about whether to download these, as I find I learn material more effectively if I have transcribed it myself. Also I much prefer standard notation (please start a different thread if anyone wants an argument about this!), but these tabs have the distinct benefit of accurate rhythmic notation. I just hope no-one pulls the plug on all this...

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421707732' post='2664258'] This is a really good point. I'm surprised that we rarely get people,at our shop buying basses and saying they are to record with rather than for gigging. Obviously we get a lot of customers who record regularly but they generally seem to record with whatever their main gigging basses are. [/quote] I bought my first bass 'just to record with'. You can guess the rest!

M@ - buy used from Basschat Marketplace, then if you don't like what you get you can move it on at little or no net cost. This [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252604-tecamp-puma-900/page__p__2661497__hl__puma__fromsearch__1#entry2661497"]Tecamp Puma 900[/url] is up for grabs (not affiliated to me btw!), TH500s come up regularly, and TTEs occasionally.

I recall Alex from Barefaced explaining on BC how placing a cab on the floor enhances the bottom end. He even camE up with a formula to calculate the cutoff frequency based on the distance from the floor.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1421675143' post='2663799'] In the end, I went with a system that allows a name to be written on the label. As for getting other band member to coil the cables properly, that's an ongoing task..... [/quote] If someone coils my cables I have to uncoil them and start again!

I have the guitar version, received from Mrs Axe at Christmas 2013.

Most of my guitars and basses cost £1,000-£2,000. I don't worry when I gig them, but I do look out for them. I just bought a TSA bass case, and if I do ever fly to a gig, I have to wonder which bass I will put in it... Well it would be the Sandberg, as it's the least irreplaceable of my 'stable'.

If you play more-or-less straight fingered, your plucking fingers can go too far into the strings and slow you dow. On rare occasion this can have catastrophic results, as described by Discreet above. As I play with curved fingers (rather like a pianist), the thumb of my plucking hand prevents my other fingers from doing this. I can then mock ramp-users for being unable to play without artificial assistance. EDIT: Afterthought - it must be a bit like an upright bass player plucking over the end of the fingerboard.

Rickenbiker?

[quote name='sshorepunk' timestamp='1421494512' post='2661916'] OK, the db750, after much deliberation, is staying! Going down the route of two smaller foot print cabs! Tony [/quote] So you will need cabs at least 19in wide if you want to avoid unsightly overhang! Still gives you plenty of choice

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1421354979' post='2660380'] I know two fairly serious live/session players who use DB750's plus Aggie 4x10's live. Both of them use a TH500 and a pair of SL112's for club gigs. [/quote] Would one of those be Mr Swift by any chance?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1421447433' post='2661505'] I'm kind of interested in something like this - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BMQ7R8E/ref=s9_simh_gw_p267_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0MX5N9D25MEY8V0KCMTM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=455344027&pf_rd_i=468294"]http://www.amazon.co...&pf_rd_i=468294[/url] Or maybe the George L's. At the moment I'm just using some ready made Planetwaves things. Problem is they're not really the right length, and they're all angled jacks, and I want some angled and some straight. Are these things easy to assemble without soldering (I'm pretty dangerous with a soldering iron ) Can you use angled and straight jacks ? [/quote] I have Lava Plugs on my guitar pedalboard: They are a bit fiddly to do at first, and you need to set the cable at the correct angle coming out of the plug to suit your layout. You will also need some good quality wire cutters (i.e. small and sharp) - normal side-cutters will just make a mess. They aren't cheap, but you can sometimes find them used on eBay. EDIT: And yes, OBBM of this parish produces nothing but quality kit!

Welcome Paul!

A bit of finger noise is not a problem imo, but what should be avoided at all costs is allowing the last note still to sound whilst playing the next one; that will always sound muddy and horrible.