Clarky

We are playing the 12 Bar in Denmark St again on Friday 10th June. I suspect we wil be on early-ish as it's easier for the sound engineer given how many of us there are! That said we will be minus drums and guitar so will have to play to backing tapes .. There will still be about 9 or 10 of us, so you won't be too short-changed! Will update when we have onstage time. Keep it swampy

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1252601' date='Jun 1 2011, 12:50 PM']The place is gonna fill up fast if we all bring a bare-naked blonde on a pony ...[/quote] Not if its me (I could pass for blonde from 25 yards)

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1252358' date='Jun 1 2011, 08:55 AM']Astonishing how a slab body erodes over time ...[/quote] rolling rivers of sweat will do it every time

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1252284' date='Jun 1 2011, 01:04 AM']Sounds good. What's all that worth if you don't mind me asking?[/quote] More than I was planning on spending! just over £2k in total: Pickups were £100 each, preamp £200, Wizzy and Mackie cabs I got s/h off BassChat for £200 and £150. The expensive bits were the Clarus (not much change from a grand) and the Midget (about £500, although I use that also for my electric bass rig).

I guess you could use a folding amp stand to similar effect [url="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=folding+amplifier+stand&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#q=folding+amplifier+stand&hl=en&client=safari&prmd=ivnsfd&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=mmnlTbKwHoWahQfDobzzBw&ved=0CG4QrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=a023836697f9285e&biw=1004&bih=1237"]http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=folding+a...04&bih=1237[/url] BTW I ended up returning the Doubler as I felt the Acoustic Image gear was cleaner with a piezo pickup ( there was little/ no difference using a mag pickup to be fair). I then got the new Clarus+ head as it packs 800w as well as two channels and the usual AI functionality and sound. Am very happy with rig now as it can go very loud, very clean and has as good a chance of defeating feedback as I think is possible with a DB. it's now Shadow 950 or Krivo mag pickup > LR Baggs Venue DI preamp > Acoustic Image Clarus+ > EA Wizzy 12 or Midget T, with option of adding Mackie C200 when PA system monitoring is poor

[quote name='fatback' post='1252170' date='May 31 2011, 10:47 PM']Very useful info, thanks Clarky. What kind of stand was that, and do you think it would take a Midget (no tweeter).[/quote] Hi there it was a PA stand like on this link [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/mackie-c200-passive-pa-speaker/22604"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/mackie-c200-passive-pa-speaker/22604[/url] Funnily enough Alex at Barefaced asked me whether it would be useful to add a 'top hat' hole underneath the Midget for PA use. I am sure he would mod your Midget so that it could work this way - as it stands the Midget won't sit on this sort of stand though

Hi there, sent an email to your Barbican club to see if Rattlin Bone 'lite' (the 6-8 person version) can play in September

This is getting to be a habit! I just sold Keith my '71 P/J fretless and as before he was a total gent to deal with

The Shuker JJ Burnel is a cracking P bass, better made and sounding than an American Std Fender IMHO

Very cool job you have done there. I love Mani's playing too - very underrated (some really good lines on the Second Coming which was woefully under-appreciated, as well as the more obvious lines like Adored and Resurrection). I once owned a Rick 3000, inspired by Mani, but just couldn't get on with the short scale so ended up selling it.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1249973' date='May 30 2011, 10:21 AM']I just bought an old Wal of mine back, it's a november 87 Shedua fretless.. To be honest though it's not really intended to be a keeper.. I have "problems" with fretless basses which have the dots on the lines along the side, I want to have the dots in the "regular" position like on a fretted bass. It confuses me when I'm playing an I'm a bit lost on the neck.. So actually the plan is to trade this in if possible for a Wal fretless with the dots between the lines.. There's no hurry since I have other fretless basses but if the "right" fretless comes along I wouldn't hesitate. I took some pictures and recorded a short YT-clip (only the back pick-up (position 4, my favourite))[/quote] If you like the bass except for the side dots, why not get a good luthier to change the dots? They could add dark wood (ebony?) where the current dots are and add new white dots 'between the frets'. Would be the simplest solution, rather than trust to another bass that may not play as well for you

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='1250821' date='May 30 2011, 09:26 PM']Love to see a few friendly faces there.[/quote] Wot? Like silddx, Happy Jack, Clarky and Thunderbird13, you mean? [attachment=81348:orctypes.jpg]

I have owned a couple of Ricks and the necks were completely different shaped - I had an early '80s 4001 with a clubby Precision-type neck which I really liked, then a '90s 4003 with a really skinny Jazz-type neck which i didn't get on with. I had no problem with the build quality of either and the simple addition of a Pickguardian pickup surround removed the issues over losing your thumb in the hole around the bridge pickup. If I wasn't all spent out (and with arguably too many basses already!) I would love squire's 4001V63 in the FS forum

Third deal with John (I think, when you've done as many as me it all blurs!) - a malfunctioning Mesa combo going one way and a lovely sounding EA Wizzy cab coming my way. John was very patient and understanding about the Mesa and packed the Wizzy to withstand a nuclear holocaust! All good, as before

Very retro cool - I'll bet tons of modern bands would kill for that rig!

[quote name='gub' post='1249559' date='May 29 2011, 07:51 PM']Went really well , got lots of positive feedback after the gig and i dont think i sounded too out of key for most of the time . the gig was recorded so will know a bit more when i listen back to it . so glad i just got in there and did it though as could of been messing about changing my mind for ages. [/quote] Well done mate! Bravery pays off