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Hi folks, I am loking at a stereo setup for my bass and possibly also for my brothers Vdrums. I was thinking about a couple of reasonably powered combos (the rig will be used for gigging too but with IEM support so needn't be that powerful - I was thinking possibly even two combos) However I don't really need a pre-amp or any tone shaping as we can do that on our units before the amplifier so my bro mentioned some good powered monitors were the thing for his Vdrums. I know several people here have used a single powered speaker as part of a rig, but is there anything in particular I should avoid or look out for? The advantage of sharing this purchase with my brother is we can probably buy one each and end up with a stereo pair coming from the mixer we currently use with headphones. I guess a budget of £300-£400 per speaker is about right. OR should I be looking at a pair of cabs and a stereo power amp? Cheers ped

No no I meant I will give him a thick ear!! ;0) I am looking into getting some powered speaker stereo setup at the moment... The BBQ idea went out of the window after I made the rack unit (the pod) redundant after a weekend of playing around. Now I ONLY use the vbass so there is no need for a case containing the Vbass and other gubbins. I probably should get a pedalboard type case for it at some point though. Eazy now ped

Probably some kind of software now?

This is mine - I love it for many reasons! - It is quite old (1988) and has lots of wear but means it fits 'like an old jumper' - I don't have to be precious with it at all - I have used it all over the place in different situations and 'know' it inside out - The action is flawlessly low and hasn't moved since - extremely stable neck - I can play synths and all sorts with it - It has a fairly unique sound, somewhere between a MM and a Status with a bit of Smith - I got her for a paltry £500 - You don't see them often - It has 'seen off' other basses I have had by Alembic, Marleaux, Bacchus, Bossa, Pedulla etc

Lots of graphite splinters

Well [i]I[/i] think you should kick each other's heads in!

AER Basscube is an impressive bit of kit

Its not about the complexity, the funk can be had by banging a tin. Mine will probably be even simpler! ped

Nice!! sweet groove man. I will have a go at this too!

Verbal ownage!! When we meet up I will dish out some aural ownage! ped

Well... Mine has changed somewhat since the last time I posted... Now I just use THIS! With this: ...And my fretless!

Oh and that is the nickel, or 'Player' series, not the steels (They have blue at the top and red at the bridge IIRC) ped

The last set of Elites I had were visually the same at the end...

Good effort Zach, groovy!

Good to hear Doc - I hardly sweat at all and I have had a set on for a year. I recently changed them as I have a couple of spare sets. I thought 'They MUST be a bit dead by now and I just can't detect the change over such a long time'. I put the new ones on, absolutely the same! One less thing to worry about.

[quote name='noelk27' post='283021' date='Sep 13 2008, 01:47 AM']Incorrect. Leave aside discussion of the different polymeric materials used in the various manufacturers’ processes, let us concentrate on the essential production aspect that differentiates WL Gore and Associates Inc’s process from that of other string manufacturers. The specific claim made by Gore for Elixir strings does not relate to when in the process the coating is applied, but is that after submersing a wound string in a bath of liquefied polymer, the string is then removed and any excess polymeric material is scraped from the surface of the string leaving only the interstitial voids filled by polymeric material. It is this process of scraping that differentiates Gore’s process, and Elixir strings, from those of other manufacturers. Indeed, in its patent of 2002, Gore specifically names D’Addario and Martin, and relates that their coated strings are manufactured by a similar process of winding followed by submersing to produce a fully coated string, referring to this coating as lacquer, before stating that such exterior coating wears quickly and is susceptible to cracking.[/quote] Hi Noel - Thanks for the correction. I thought the information I posted came from a top man at Elixir who gave us some free stuff to give away a while ago. Perhaps I have misunderstood. The animation here doesn't mention this though and is what I was trying to explain all along - a coating of the whole string, not the winding. [url="http://www.elixirstrings.com/whyelixir/czot.html#"]http://www.elixirstrings.com/whyelixir/czot.html#[/url] Cheers ped

Certainly a strange phenomenon... Good score

Lovely stuff.

[url="http://statii.com/forum/news.php"]http://statii.com/forum/news.php[/url] Pop over to Statii.com, the home of all things Status and have a look at the new layout and design. Looks pretty sweet, well done everyone.... We might ask for some help when we get round to giving BC a spring clean!! Cheers ped

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='282797' date='Sep 12 2008, 05:35 PM']On the subject of selling, if my Warwick Profet head hasn't sold by the time of the bash, I'll bring it along and do a special on-the-day deal. [/quote] Ditto wit' me' pod :0)

Now that I have a GK3b on my bass I am going to try out some of this stuff when I have fully explored the vbass. It is useful seeing the full signal chain to help me make sense of it all. I guess all I need is a MIDI converter and some kind of rack unit with some sounds... I will probably explore this one in years to come (got enough on my plate at the moment!) Cheers ped