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I like that. Maybe needs a bit better EQing/panning on the sounds, but it has a sad Autumn feel about it. It sounds like part of a film score. Infact, come to think of it, so do the other entries! Well if there's any film makers on here, there's a film to be made with the entries.

What about "Funder"? Putting some fun & thunder into the low end.

Awesome job! I like the cream covers too.

Cheers Bilbo.

I'd maybe look at one of the 1x10" or 1x12" combos from the likes of Markbass, Genz Benz, Ibanez & so on. Then if at a later date you need more power for gigging, you can add another cab. If you're not planning on gigging at all & just want for in the house, then you wouldn't need to spend more than a couple of hundred.

OK here's my entry. I haven't got monitors to master on, so it was done using a set of earphones. The bass was played & recorded live & no editing done (what you hear is how it came out the amp). http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/late-summer

Liking the tracks so far. I'm uploading what I've managed to get done.

If you like the sound of your 15, why not get another 15?

My suggestion would be to find a shop that stocks a few different rigs & take your bass along. One person's perfect sound is another's worst. Patitucci uses Aguilar rigs & East uses TC Electronic rigs. I think both them use a Yamaha bass. So it's down to your budget & what you like. Both them also use pedals to further tailor their sound.

A trumpet player would be good. I can understand wanting to be in a band rather than in a bedroom, but they're already in bands!? I agree that a bit of rock mixed in would work. New age electro ceilidh? That could be interesting.

I've been in a few different bands over the years (decades). I've played Rock, Metal, Punk, Country, Folk, Blues & loads of other stuff. Now that my most recent band seems to be out of reach for me to remain a member of, I'm trying to start up a new band/project to play electronica/breakbeat/house/drum n' bass/dubstep etc. A couple of days ago I put an advert on the company forum & also in the vending areas on my floor that just said "Musicians Wanted", what my plan is & how to get me. So far 3 guitarists have been in touch! All nice guys that I know, but 2 of them I have no idea why??? One of them was in my team before moving to a different team. When he was in my team he said "I like all sorts of music except Drum n Bass, Dubstep & any of that electronic beepy stuff", the sort of stuff I'm wanting to do. So why the heck does he want to join this project? The other is in a typical guitar baised rock band & has 2 effects pedals, an overdrive & a distortion. He likes his Marshall rig set at 11. He said "I could just get a wah pedal & that'll cover the funk & soul sort of stuff". I don't think he gets it at all. The other one I think he might be a good candidate though from the musical taste side. But I've no idea what his playing is like. So I'll give him an audition. Just thought I'd share my musical adventures & I'll keep updating this to see if things go to plan.

Been working on a track & got the melody, bassline, chords & a few other bits put down in Garageband. Just need to arrange things & complete things. Shall try & put down some real bass too.

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1347463890' post='1801206'] English: expatriate - a person who lives from choice in a foreign country [/quote] Is that the same as an immigrant?

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1347388573' post='1800161'] Of course I'm from Ireland, but don't call me Shirley. [/quote] Ok Pat.

Now you've blown it! Not on a budget anymore!!!

Never tried the 1205, but if it's 1/2 as good as the SR1000 then it's bound to be awesome. Now I'm interested. Do they do a fretless, or is there just the GWB???

Postman?

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1347383231' post='1800067'] yup, not a massive issue. i would be more concerned that they only work at the last quarter of a turn. my guess would be to put taper pots in. [/quote] Here's a thought. If they're wired backwards, would that not mean that it woudl then be the 1st quarter a turn? Wwhen I rewired the electrics in my bass, I put a logarithmic taper pot on the volume & a linear taper pot on the tone (the other 2 pots are Pick up blend & I now have one to control CV on moogers (the black knob). The white stripes are just insulation tape that I was using to mark where I was drilling a hole in the back to fit the CV jack. I never tok them back off.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1347382379' post='1800047'] Sheer bollocks! Xgsjx is not a Norwegian name, and you totally lack our simplistic outlook on life. [/quote] His surname was Watten. He changed it to xgsjx to confuse the british! I think living in Scotland has taken away my simplistic Outlook. The IT bod's just been over & installed a load of rubbish on my Outlook Toolbar.

He probably did!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1347373029' post='1799912'] [pedant]Actually it's another term for emigrant.[/pedant] [/quote] That depends. My Grandad emigrated from Norway & became an immigrant in England & then emegrated to Scotland (He joined the police in Yorkshire & got stationed in Glasgow). Edited to add a country!

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1347368659' post='1799845'] No, it's Latin 'ex patria', just means 'out of your country'. I guess literally 'your fatherland' [/quote] This is why I love BC. Learn something new every day! (Still another term for immigrant though )

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1347351019' post='1799558'] Didn't know Squier was an ex-pat, though... [/quote] I never understood what the term "Ex-Pat" meant until recently. Turns out to be another term for Immigrant. I asked one of my friends who says he's an ex-pat (he's in China) & he said it means "Ex Patriot", So I guess that means "Someone who no longer feels a strong support for his or her country"?

If they're working backwards, does that not mean they're just wired the wrong way round?

Do you have a cab already or by "amp" do you mean combo? If you're after just a head then there's loads of good amps in your price range. A Markbass LMII would be my call, but there's Hartke, Ashdown & quite a few others worth trying.