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[quote name='GreeneKing' post='416721' date='Feb 22 2009, 04:59 PM']Yes the wiring looks like it took some patience to get done I'm loving the Kiwi in MoP too. A very sweet piece of work. Ped do you have the new V Bass yet? If not is it worth the move? Oh and I hope the photo wasn't taken while it was falling off its stand Peter[/quote] Hi Peter, I haven't gone for the new Vbass yet because it is quite expensive... it has a couple of new features that would be fun but not worth the upgrade for me personally. You can get the original for around £300 now and the new one is somewhere around a grand, so the value of the old one is outstanding. The new one is still a good price considering what it can do, though. Did you read the recent Bass Player review? I must admit I prefer the format of the old unit too as a single pedal; the new one is a desktop type affair which would be more awkward for me. Looking forward to trying the Shuker through it though. I really liked Kiwi's Axon, great fun playing drums on the bass but the lag was too much as we hadn't set it up properly, but potentially very cool. Cheers ped

Cool pics, I like the action shot!! Technically there won't be any lag when playing through a Vbass as it is not MIDI. ped

I had a 5 string one with a Status graphite neck. I really liked it. Turned out the neck needed shimming but once sorted it was great. Very usable sound... I actually preferred it to the actual wooden necked MM! ped

If you have the facilities, why not try some online collaboration. I have recorded a few parts for songs via Kompoz.com and it is really good fun... ped

[quote name='overwater#1' post='409805' date='Feb 14 2009, 11:12 PM']Whens plans for the next NW Bass Bash?? I'll defintely be there, was speaking to Chris Carter bout organising another one, i'm keen to push this as I wasn't around for the last one having a gig on the same day. Mr Hiscocks, any details? If I can organise anything or help, must get another one on this summer or soonish!! Oh btw Ped, Chris C loves the Overwater 7...!! Took it along to a rehearsal he was at, beastly bass I love his Vigier, thats soo nice!! Anywayy....talk on msn sometime Chris, lets get the next one rolling!![/quote] Hi Matt :0) No plans for a NE bash at the moment, but we are sorting out a rather special national bash for the summer. If you want to organise anything up there, go ahead! I don't live anywhere near so difficult for me to take the lead on that one. The venue for the bash last time was good but access to the room wasn't perfect (couple of thick studio doors to carry gear through via the control room) so maybe you could find somewhere better? I plan on going up to see Mr. carter soon so will definitely give you a shout when I know dates etc, we can meet up with Myth_ste too! Cheers ped

Oh yes, the fretless Thumb? I thought it really suited that bass.

Hi Peter, I really enjoyed the thread where you fitted the pre. very interesting to read with all the detailed pics and so on. I quite like the black and gold knobs on this actually! I was wondering if you had the facilities to record any of these basses with the ACG - I have only heard them in ACG basses (Other than the J.East demo at the SEBB) but would be interested to hear them in a familiar context. Cheers ped

Hi James, Welcome to the site - get stuck in! ped

[quote name='alexclaber' post='410969' date='Feb 16 2009, 12:37 PM']Grant from Toupé now often plays a four rather than a six, but tuned BEGC! One thing I rather like about having a little extra lower range is that it tends to put my guitarist and I about two octaves apart, which leaves a handy space in the middle for my vocals. Alex[/quote] Toupe are brilliant! So is he using his older Pedulla 4 string now?

Looks OK, will check it out. EDIT: Maybe not, now I have seen some of the members. ped

Had exactly the same issue with mine mate, I ended up having to sell in the end anyway but the buyer agreed it was a dry solder joint and fixed it himself eventually. Great amplifiers when they work! Cheers ped

I think its a good idea in some ways. I have always tuned DADG because you get a couple of extra notes and I like the looser feel. Playing in E now feels a bit tight and restricted, so why not have 2 more notes to play with! I wouldn't lose my G though because I really like the feel of it under my hand for the occasional 'pop' and haven't found anything below D very useful for me. Definitely no reason not to keep it BEAD though. Tune however works. I used to play a P bass tuned BEAG for a while because the songs were impossible to play otherwise, they were written on a 5 but then I sold it without thinking!! Cheers ped

Good stuff. This is what Basschat/Basstalk/Bassworld are (and were) all about. Group hug indeed. I have said it before and I will say it again, the site has never been stronger :0) Cheers ped

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Quick chaps, he only has 10 available!! Obviously not very close to a B&Q then...

For me it is a simple case of each to their own. I have nothing against them, have owned several, but ultimately found them to be solid and the sound to be fine. Personally I prefer to have my 'own' sound rather than a P or a J, but they still sound good to my ears. Just not terribly comfortable to play and they seem extremely expensive for what they are when looked at in the cold light of day.

Indeed +1 etc!

[quote name='henry norton' post='406868' date='Feb 11 2009, 07:44 PM']Mind you, I do run two Triumph Bonnevilles, so I can't really criticise........[/quote] ...And I have an unhealthy obsession with watches!!

Yes, funnily enough as soon as I heard the album track some months ago I went straight to my Vbass to cop the sound. One preset called GR2000 or something sounded very similar, kind of a saw shaped wave. I played around with it and got just what I wanted, added a bit of sub eq to fill out the bottom and me and my brother jammed the track for hours (he is a drummer!) Cheers ped

[quote name='henry norton' post='405235' date='Feb 10 2009, 12:06 PM']That's exactly my point - how many basses does a player actually need, short of the fretted/fretless issues. Does anyone remember that weird bass from the late 70s/early 80s that had a knob to wind the frets down into the fingerboard, thus giving you a fretless/fretted option? I think I saw it on Tomorrows World....[/quote] Interesting point raised there. I read the review of the new Vbass unit and it starts by saying there are two types of bassist - those that have one 'trusty' bass which they use for everything, and those who have one of each type for various sounds. I am definitely the former, having found the one which feels best to me, but I do like having the typical jazz/pbass sounds in my arsenal. Problem was that I could never feel happy playing a P or Jazz because compared to my Vigier they just didn't play as nicely. As a result the Vbass was the complete solution for me. It gives me all those sounds (or extremely close approximations thereof, mostly because I have tweaked them to how I prefer them to sound, you can get whatever you want out of the unit believe me) plus every effect I need, often with far more in the way of parameters than the usual single boxes. For example on my fretless the chorus affect is applied above 1khz. only.. plus it gives me polyphonic stereo synths which I am sure could only be made on a keyboard otherwise. All in all it does everything, but most of the time it just works as a superb clean pre-amp for my bass with the magnetic pickups, just like any other pre. So without labouring the point any further, these two are my 'ultimate bass' for certain because they have a completely individual sound which I can call 'mine' but are very usable and versatile. They cut through perfectly, are 100% stable construction wise and I can knock them about a bit without worrying about picking up dents and so on. Here they are, once again: Cheers ped

[quote name='Shire' post='405335' date='Feb 10 2009, 01:36 PM']Good idea Andy. I was thinking of doing something similar but buying a large, deep piece of foam and cutting it to fit the bass exactly I have something similar to yours at the moment for my Jazz bass which makes the most of used jiffy bags from play.com lol [/quote] These boys down the road in Witney will make you a case pretty cheap. The owner assures me he doesn't wear shorts like that any more, too: [url="http://www.grcases.co.uk/"]http://www.grcases.co.uk/[/url] I nearly had a couple of custom foam/poly cases made for my basses but realised I was just being stupid as I have two cases for each already! ped

Oxford bass meet anyone? :0)

I don't think there is anything wrong with the amp, I tried it at my place the other day and it sounded great and very loud, but obviously not cutting it live. Let us know what you decide Matt, btw sorry I didn't get to the gig, I went to meet that bloke to pick up a watch in the end but hope you had a good'un Cheers