Dubs

I’m developing Tinnitus quite badly from playing in ridiculously loud bands, wish I knew 5 years ago what it was doing to my ears…it’s only a downward spiral once you get it apparently. Trying to get on the NHS waiting list to see an ear specialist cos my GP is less than useless when it comes to ears, so who knows when I'll find out what's happening in my ears. I do love loud music though

[quote name='budget bassist' post='176561' date='Apr 14 2008, 06:52 PM']man you don't like your headstocks do you? Also the worst i've done was to my tobias, i knocked it off the guitar stand by mistake and snapped half the front of the tuning peg off. I never got round to fixing it and surprisingly it still stays in tune perfectly.[/quote] yeah maybe i should stop shouting about breaking guitars... it's all rock and roll though

good idea to buy in bulk, don't know why I didnt think of this myself? Gone are the days of buying £5 out of date batteries from the corner shop...

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='176518' date='Apr 14 2008, 06:18 PM']Cool! What basses were they?[/quote] ...erm.....don't think they're downloading 4GB videos of basses being played in HD i could be wrong though

I also done this to an acoustic guitar 2 years ago... [attachment=7698:Broken_A...itar_004.JPG][attachment=7699:Broken_A...itar_005.JPG][attachment=7700:B roken_A...itar_009.JPG] I got it for free so I wasnt too gutted. I fixed it with superglue and sanded it down, worked a treat

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='175946' date='Apr 13 2008, 10:53 PM']Not so sure there, Martin... If you land in the drink with your skateboard, you can always use the hardcase as a paddle![/quote] always thinking outside the box

Sounds like a good solution (blocking bmp and tif). Realistically you could get a 1024x768 jpeg down to around 100k without losing a lot of the detail and not using any specialist software. Use Paint that comes free with Windows to open the file then re-save as a jpeg - think someone else also mentioned this...it’s a really simple solution but it does really work, and it’s fairly easy to crop and re-size the files too.

I can't really talk from experience because in my 23 years I've only heard a few valve amps but after hearing an Ampeg SVT-VR through an 8x10 I knew that I could no longer progress in my life without having that all valve warmth, so...I recently bought an Ampeg SVT-CL with SVT410-HLF cab from MB1 through this forum. It had to be done, a lot of money but well worth it. All I can really say is that you should get out there and hear as many all valve heads as you can to get a real idea of what's available/prices/and the kind of sound that valves will give you. A lot of people have very valid points and things to say about valve amps on this forum but just get out there and get a real idea of what they're like, or...take a gamble on something you can properly afford (I very much doubt you'll be disappointed). An important thing to remember is that a good cab will make an amazing difference. I've heard the same head through different cabs and the difference in sound is crazy - sounds like a completely different amp. Keep that in mind when auditioning anything. (didn't mean to write a bloody essay)

[quote name='Buzz' post='175391' date='Apr 12 2008, 07:41 PM']Gibbo's are renowned for that though arn't they?[/quote] yeah, a guitarest in an old band dropped his on stage and the headstock literally dropped off. His own fault for being a guitarest

I done this to my Warwick Streamer Standard in early 2004 when I was playing a few 80’s tribute gigs with my college on the Isle of Wight. I was significantly pissed and found a skateboard in a bush but I had my bass on my back in a gig bag, so I jumped on the skateboard and… [attachment=7587:IMG_0147.JPG][attachment=7588:IMG_0152.JPG][attachment=7589:IMG_0154.JPG] [attachment=7590:IMG_0157.JPG][attachment=7591:IMG_0159.JPG][attachment=7592:IMG_0170.JPG] I’d like to think I’ve learnt from my mistakes having acquired some considerably more expensive basses than a Streamer Standard (rrp £360ish). I managed to get it fixed for 50 quid in a local shop and it came back looking spotless. I couldn't believe it. This bass is now retired from playing and is tucked up nice and safe. It won't ever be getting sold because of emotional attachment (it was my first 'real' bass), but don't know if I'd be able to get anyone on here to buy it anyways after reading this . Has anyone broken a bass worse than this?

Bought Martins SVT-CL with the SVT410HLF cab yesterday. Top bloke, totoally honest and wont mess you about. Used it at practise last night :wub: :brow: It blew me away. Think I've found "The One", I will never need another amp. Cheers Martin.

Yeah I see what you're saying. I wasn’t really having a dig, just trying to make the point that a 1mb pic isn’t that large and is increasingly becoming the norm. I agree with steve-norris in that people buying expensive items would want larger pics to see the finer details. I share an 8mb connection with 5 guys who download copious amounts of HD porn and I never really have a problem with opening large files off here, never takes more than 10 seconds...but then I'm of the orientation that would sacrifice a little time for higher fidelity in anything.

get a faster broadband connection? stop using 56k? we're living in an era where digital fidelity is ever increasing so pics are only gonna get larger