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  1. jezzaboy
    [quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1469645010' post='3100043'] Does this translate as f.f.s. buy the f***ing bass as your driving everyone nuts ? [/quote]
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    Well Jesus, hasnt been on here since May 2009 but maybe he will come back from the dead and revive this thread
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    Against my better judgment I will chime in. The Yamaha TRBX 304 is a really good bass. Typical Yam build quality, nice slim neck, good range of tones with the selector switch, two pickups. Progben`s s/h one above is really good value. The way I define a good bass is: 1 Would I gig it? 2 Do I like the tone and how the bass feels. I have owned one of these in the past and to me, it was a good bass. To avoid any doubt: they are great basses at the full price, even better at second hand prices.
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    Now sold. Thanks for the kind words. Lets hope I don`t regret it!!
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    A few years ago, I could not give away a high end Denon cassette deck and ended up putting it in the council recycle skip. Tapes were good if you used something like a Maxell XL2 s or a metal tape but I would not go back to using the format. Bloomin murder to find a track in the middle.
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1469534957' post='3099050'] Total bargain! I loved my EVO and regret selling it! This is a totally pro amp for peanuts!! Tone beast! Great EQ set-up! [/quote] Look just stop it will ya I have decided to go class D and have bought a Peavey Minimax. I wonder on whose review I decided to buy this on ......
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    I always practice sitting down. If I stand up I can`t catch myself in the hall mirror throwing some serious shapes But in the studio I always stand up. Well until I get fed up with the guitarist messing around with his amp settings for the 50th time, get bored then sit down.
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    I bought this from Thomman earlier this year and as I cant see them for sale anymore except in Dawsons (where they want nearly £600!!) I think it has been replaced by the 600 watt model. I`m looking for a firm £250 for it which is a decent price for what you get. It is almost as new, just a couple of marks on the black corner protectors. I bought the case in the picture at the same time to transport it in and if you want it, you can have it for an extra £25. I would prefer collection from Paisley where you can try it out or would drive to meet up. I have posted the specs below. Any questions fire away [color=#3C3241]Variable Valve Drive – from zero to rock hero [/color] [color=#3C3241]Whatever tonal character you're seeking, the valve drive control can take you there. Engage it and set on zero for a pristine solid state preamp tone, or wind it up to increase the level of true valve overdrive that gets blended into the signal, taking you from a hint of hair to a fat overdrive. [/color] [color=#3C3241]The Drive level be preset and kicked in and out via footswitch, providing access to a huge range of clean, warm and overdriven tones. [/color] [color=#3C3241]The best EQ in the business [/color] [color=#3C3241]Imagine the simplicity of a traditional 3-band EQ but with the flexibility of a graphic equaliser...that's what the acclaimed ABM preamp delivers, and that's why it's as popular with bass-purists as it is with modern tone-shifters. [/color] [color=#3C3241]Designed to be as simple to use as a 3-band EQ but offer outstanding tonal shaping options, the ABM EQ features familiar Bass, Middle and Treble rotary controls and two pairs of additional sliders. [/color] [color=#3C3241]With the sliders set in the center position the three knobs function just like a classic 3-band EQ. But if you require more flexibility, the additional sliders allow you to fine tune the EQ in the regions the standard controls can't reach, providing a huge range of variation and allowing you to tailor the perfect sound for any gig. [/color] [color=#3C3241]The EQ can be switched in via footswitch taking you from a flat fretless sound to your favourite EQ setting instantly. [/color] [color=#3C3241]One knob compressor [/color] [color=#3C3241]Kick it in and this simple to use, great sounding compressor delivers a powerful, even sound, guaranteed to help your bass fill out any mix. [/color] [color=#3C3241]Sub-Harmonic Generator [/color] [color=#3C3241]Once heard – never forgotten. The ABM Sub-Harmonic generator adds an octave below the notes being played bringing fullness to any bass part. The Sub level is independently controllable, letting you dial in anything from a subtle hint of deep bass to a full-on subterranean funk. [/color] [color=#3C3241]Flexible Footswitching [/color] [color=#3C3241]Paired with our FS-4 footswitch (not included) the ABM comes alive for onstage use, enabling on-the-fly tonal gearshifts. With footswitchable Valve Drive, Compression, EQ and Sub Harmonic Generator, ABM puts dozens of sound combinations at your feet, without so much as an effect pedal in sight. [/color] [color=#3C3241]Professional Connections [/color] [color=#3C3241]Not that you'd expect any less, ABM is loaded with connectivity. A Sub-Bass output to feed the desk or an additional amp, a tuner output, transparent FX loop and a Line Input for the connection of an external sampler or sound source. Output muting cuts the signal from the DI output but leaves the tuner output 'live', allowing the player to tune up in silence.[/color] [attachment=224306:20160724_124031.jpg] [attachment=224307:20160724_124039.jpg] [attachment=224308:20160724_124059.jpg] [attachment=224309:20160724_124116.jpg] [attachment=224310:20160724_124210.jpg] [attachment=224311:20160724_124046.jpg]
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    Now these babies have been around for a few months now, whats the verdict? I play in a rock band and am looking to replace my ABM 500 with a small amp. I will be running it with 2 cabs to get the full power. I had been looking at a GK MB500 but I like the features that the Peavey has and it`s a good bit cheaper. The only other Class D amp I have owned is a TC BH250 that went pop and it has put me off these kind of amps, but I`m looking to downsize a bit so I would more than likely get one from Thomman with the 3 year guarantee.
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    [quote name='wishface' timestamp='1469217590' post='3096810'] Thanks, but that's sort of the point i'm making: "at the price". I'm not looking to compromise. If something decent is out of my means then that's too bad for me, but I don't just want something that's good for the price. I want something that's good. [/quote] You have "a few hundred pounds" to spend on a bass. Any bass you buy will be a compromise: what you can afford versus what you actually want to buy. You are being very vague on what you are looking for and as soon as someone offers a suggestion, you seem to go out of your way to dismiss it. Top tip. Go to guitarguitar or similar and try lots of basses in your budget.
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    The Sterling Sub basses are great bits of kit apart from the "hot" pre amp that is a problem for some people, myself included. If you want a Jazz, a second hand Mexican could be a good buy especially one of the post 09 models. If that is too much cash, a VM or Classic Vibe is generally considered a good buy. I had a black and maple VM77 and it was a cracker with no issues whatsoever. But it is a mass produced instrument and they can vary quality wise, especially Squier/Fenders. But imo, the best bit of kit in the £300 - £350 range is the Yamaha BB 424. At the price, whats not to like. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/yamaha_bb424_b.htm?ref=search_rslt_yamaha+bb+bass_313031_11"]http://www.thomann.d...+bass_313031_11[/url]
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    [quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1468750590' post='3093030'] Played at a Hells Angels MC bike event on Friday. Every track was greeted with an absolute wall of silence! We kept our heads down, got on with it and at the end of the gig the VP of the club came up to our guitarist and said it was brilliant and they loved it! What??? Speaking with the sound engineer afterwards we were told "you're walking out...that's a good sign!!!!!" Contrast that yesterday with a tiny village social club with maybe 20 people in there and the place bounced. Not really a rock venue but we were enthusiastically received and the venue want us back later this year. It just goes to show that you never can tell. [/quote] Same thing happened to us a couple of years ago. We played a clubhouse out in the wilds of Ayrshire and got mostly indifference at the end of each song. Bloomin scary. After the gig, the guy who ran the social side said we were brilliant and they loved us!! After the gig, we had the fastest load out ever in case we got sh**ged or shot. Or one then the other
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    Re the classical players. How do they turn the pages when holding a bow and violin. Is it some mad Jedi / Kung Fu mind trick???
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    I am "Cliff" in an acdc, sort of tribute act. We try and replicate the music as close to the original recordings as possible. While the lines are simple on the most part, trying to play the way Cliff plays them is bloomin difficult. The temptation to add in fills and runs here and there is very tempting but I try and keep it as simple and true to the original as possible. Over the years on the live tracks, he added some different phrases and I cherry pick some of those and throw them in just to make it a bit more interesting. The bass lines do not get in the way of the guitar and vocals and it is great fun to play.
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    I think Angus will carry on. It is a multi million pound brand and the Young family like the cash. Sad to see Cliff leaving though. Him and Phil Rudd were one of the best rhythm sections.
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    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1467541261' post='3084340'] I switched from rosewood fretboards to maple due to bright stage lights. Maple having the edge of being slightly easier able to see what the hell I`m doing. [/quote] Same here Lozz. I prefer playing my maple neck Sub than my Nate M P bass for exactly this reason. But I have started wearing my perscription sunglasses on stage as wearing normal glasses in an ACDC band ain`t to cool
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    Played the Beat Generator in Dundee on Friday night. Bit of a mad dash up after work. Great venue, good sound man and we went down well. Back home for 2 30 am and back up at 7 for work Played the Glennroy in Balloch last night. Supposed to be on at 10 pm but got delayed by that bloody football! Good gig, lots of positive noises and as there is a night club right next door to the pub, lots of "interesting" sights when loading the gear up. Overall a good weekend. A day of chilling out now.
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    Re the Barnet. It was done in the early days of Rainbow. According to Colin Hart`s excellent book "A Hart life," they all clocked it and gave each other knowing glances but no one mentioned it. He would have sacked them had they most likely.
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    We have 2 drummers, one is "our" drummer and the other one steps in when our guy is too busy playing with the other 3 bands he plays with They are both really good but there are subtle differences in the way they play, as is to be expected. But I have played with my fair share of nutters over the years.
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    I think that ELO and Squeeze have been the best so far. Very tight and well played. ZZ Top and Madness could learn a thing or two from them.
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    [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1466629161' post='3077461'] Paula is a wee genius. I interviewed her for my college course a few years ago. Great at what she does and salt of the Earth, too. [/quote] Aye she is that. And she is also a keen bass player so she knows what she is talking about. She suggested a switch so I could run the pickup as a humbucker or single coil but by using 500k pots, this would do away with any hum on the single coil. Well I think thats what she said It sounded like a good idea. Hey NJ. Paula tested the Wilkinson pickup that I am having fitted to the bass and confirmed it was passive, so if the pickups on your old Bongo were passive, it should have worked no problem. I am basically doing the same thing you have suggested.
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    I had a look at the Talkbass thread gjones and read through most of it before deciding what to do. The mod Sterling suggested looked a tad too confusing for me. Not that I would have been doing it anyway! It`s a good idea using the pre amp pedal. But I have removed the active circuit and it is now in the hands of the lovely Paula from Strung out guitar who is gonna sort it out.
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    Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I`m gonna go down the converting to passive route and stick in the Wilkinson pickup at the same time.
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    Hey Funky. I tried lowering the pickup a bit but it hasn`t made much difference. And I like to anchor my thumb on the pickup so I can`t lower it to far. Reading up on this issue, it seems that EB are aware of it but have said it would cost to much to engineer it out! I don`t get this myself as it`s a well made instrument in all other respects.
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    I got a Sterling Sub a few weeks ago and it`s a nice bass but the well know problem with the "hot" pre amp is doing my head in. I run it through a Ashdown Evo 500 and even with the active setting on the amp engaged, it still bounces well into the red. And the volume control is more like an on off switch. So as I prefer passive basses anyway, rather than getting a new pre amp or doing the various pre mods floating around, I am thinking of getting a passive vol and tone fitted. I have a Wilkinson MM pickup kicking around and may get this fitted at the same time. It has the option of a series/parallel switch wiring as well. Is it worth it? Anyone done something similar?
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