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HI Jamie,

There is a bash being planned with Mike @ Bassdirect somewhere around Leamington Spa at the moment. I have however just asked for the contact details for the usual Northampton venue because it seemed a hit with everyone, so I will book it in due course for around March/April time to give everyone plenty of notice....

Does that sound OK with everyone?

Cheers
ped

Cool, I will listen after I have finished my work! What a great track though!!

ped

[quote name='spree' post='122468' date='Jan 17 2008, 09:47 PM']errrrrm, Thumper, BFM cabs, he didnt rip anyone off and managed to get banned without breaking a term, or a condition

its has been my experience that administrators and moderators of forums can ban whoever and whenever they see fit[/quote]

Not really - well I mean we [i]could[/i] but Thumper was banned because of personal issues between him and Kiwi. A shame but I think they have burnt all their bridges now!

I had trouble making the CS3 sound any good without that obvious 'seasick' sound of the compression kicking in. It can be difficult with any compressor and also depends on your bass and playing style, so is hard to give much advice. The only thing I would suggest is to try a Boss LMB3 limiter before the compressor or instead of it - you won't hear any 'seasick' compression because the limiter simply cuts off dynamics over a certain threshold rather than squashing them. I found mine really natural sounding and a godsend on rental rigs with no decent compressor.

Crikey. What a lot of money

[quote name='Merton' post='121126' date='Jan 15 2008, 09:16 PM']...world domination with Trace Elliot valvey amps. Wait and see [/quote]

That sounds like fun!

Not necessarily - I got my Mesa 400+ valves from Watford Valves who did me a superb deal on a set of 12 matched tubes for my amp for about £150. Not too shabby considering they will last years and years.

Lol. Nice one Steve

I think some people just find it more comfortable because you are essentially moving your finger in the same way every time but moving the hand around instead. There was a thread about it here somewhere recently.

EDIT: here it is - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7772&hl=floating+thumb"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...=floating+thumb[/url] - explains it much better than I did!

Beautiful - you have some fantastic skills Rob!! I was blown away by the other two I saw - really looking forward to samples of this fine beast.

ped

[quote name='JoeS' post='120173' date='Jan 14 2008, 04:06 PM']

Details below. The V-Amp Pro is one of the best bits of kit I've ever used (albeit a bit flimsy), so many different, useable tones if you're prepared to spend a bit of time with it.[/quote]

I agree with you about the Vamp - I have a pod XT Pro and echo your statement about having to spend time with it. Once you are there though, it is an incredible piece of gear.

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='120101' date='Jan 14 2008, 02:19 PM']Here is my rig. These new DB112 cabs are awesome!
Basses are custom Sirius headless models.

[/quote]

That looks superb - very unusual but stunning!

Very nice - really like the new additions!! How are you getting on with THIS setup then? Do you use one amp for one bass and the other for the other?

Cheers Pete. I have contacted them again and expect news soon. Pretty annoying!

The company is called 'Layershift' if that is any help. They are really great with answering questions etc.

The site wouldn't load for me a minute ago but I did not see the IPS error screen, just a blank screen as it tried to load. It looks like the problem might still be there. I will look into it further.

Cheers - any more reports please let me know!

ped

Nice videos, cheers. I hope we see more clips of everyone playing.

Bass sound is very nice, and it looks like you have the floating thumb style down really well - have you always used this technique or is it something you have been developing? As I have never used it I find it really difficult!

Cheers
ped

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='119985' date='Jan 14 2008, 11:07 AM']Starting to think my Sandberg JJ is, but when I recieve the ACG eventually, maybe that will blow all away.[/quote]

I have a sneaking suspicion it will!

[quote name='tauzero' post='119896' date='Jan 14 2008, 12:30 AM']It was a version of the Thumb designed by bassist John Davis which had a shallower body and neck than standard, making it a bit lighter and much easier to play than the standard Thumb. Unfortunately the email I had from Warwick about it has gone in a hard disc crash - I have a vague feeling that the JD was the first Thumb, being a cut-down Streamer, but this may be bollocks. Ah, [url="http://warwickthumb.web-log.nl/"]it might not be bollocks[/url] after all.[/quote]

Cheers, I didn't know that. Big fan of Thumb basses.

[quote name='tauzero' post='119866' date='Jan 13 2008, 11:27 PM']Twice so far. Twenty years ago, after playing it and falling straight in love with it, I traded in the Precision and B2 that I had at the time for the JD Thumb. I've never found another fretted 4-string as playable.

I bought another Thumb and had it defretted and the neck reprofiled to be the same as the JD. I don't count that as finding it because it was quite a change from the original, and when I had flatwounds on it I couldn't quite gel with it, but since fitting roundwounds it's been great.

The second "the ONE" was when I bought the 5-string fretted Antoniotsai. I've been trying to find a 5-string that I really got on with for a long time, probably about 15 years, but the trouble is that they've not come up to the playability of the Thumb, until I got this one. Rather lucky really given that it came from Viet Nam.[/quote]

Forgive my ignorance but what is a 'JD' Thumb?

[quote name='ste_m3' post='81034' date='Oct 29 2007, 09:57 PM']i had the bass overdrive,

Gain, bass, treble, clean/dry mix and level, did exactly what it said on the tin![/quote]

Technically not a tin though you bearded waster

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='119669' date='Jan 13 2008, 06:27 PM']i'll remember you said that

i found my 'One' 4 years ago. barely GAS'd for another bass since

for those who don't know what it is.... nah, i'm sure you all do... [/quote]

Never hurts to see it again!

Thanks guys! Glad you like it. I am doing a new version of the video soon, this time it will be filmed in DVcam quality with a proper background and my rig will be in shot (though the audio path will probably be the same - XT pro into desk and synced with camera).

Very sexy!! I love the look of triple pickup Gibson designs...

Thanks sleepychap, very kind.