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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1501927597' post='3348257'] Still puzzled at the number of people who say we should all join the MU and start insisting on signed contracts before we play. I can only imagine that you guys play in more rarified levels of venue where you wouldn't get laughed out of the pub if you tried that line when fishing for gigs. I'm now also playing in a band on the club circuit and that's different, for sure, but pubs? Yer avin a giraffe mate. [/quote] Or, putting the shoe on the other foot, if more bands protected their investments, their hard work then venues would understand that this should be normal process and common place. They are happy to take details for tax and accounting purposes and insist on PAT testing and insurance, but bands are expected to accept that they don't have a leg to stand on when the venue changes their mind? Yer avin a giraffe mate I mean, everyone moans about another venue closing but maybe what is needed is a more resilient and trustworthy model to work with. Bands are services to the venue and services need paying for. But ya know, if bands are happy for pubs to laugh them out the door, then it's no wonder that these problems (OP) exist.

Genuinely, you'd be better off buying a pair of bass cabinets rather than trying to make a guitar cabinet work for bass. So, yes, you can sling a bass speaker in a guitar cabinet and you'll hear sound. It might even work well, but probably not to it's optimum. It's a lottery if it's guess work. There was a story on BassChat where a speaker's warranty was voided because it went in to a wrong size box and burned out under stress.

If there was any more a reason to ensure you have a contract for a gig, this is a good one. For future reference, join the MU who offer template contracts to print out for venues to sign prior to playing the gig.

[b][u]Style[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Traditional or custom – Custom 6 string Headless Doublecut [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]No of strings - 6, tuned B to C[/font][/color] [b][u]Woods[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body (inc finish) – Light Ash Body, [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Chameleon Flip Paint Finish (Purple to Green) over the body and all of the back of the neck, topped in wet-look gloss.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neck – 7 piece Wenge and Maple NeckThrough, where the Wenge makes up a larger portion of the laminate total.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fretboard – Master Grade Bird's Eye Maple, custom inlays to match my 7 string.[/font][/color] [b][u]Hardware[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Machine heads/tuners – ABM Monorail bridge pieces[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nut (material and width) – Custom Brass head piece.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Frets – Medium[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickups – EMG DC[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pre-amp - EMG 2 band currently.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickguard (if any) -[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bridge – as above[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Strings – brand, gauge and type – D'Addario NYXL or FlexSteels 6 string set.[/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Other - The body shape 'customisations' on this model became standard options in the Shuker line. Custom adjustable ramp on both this and 7 string bass. LED inlays, a surprise gift from Jon Shuker!!![/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Born early 2007, "Baby Doodle" - or 'Sally', as Rich calls this one Chameleon Flip Paint in action:[/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][/color][/font]

Sorry, wrong picture, meant to be this one!

[b][u]Style[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Traditional or custom – Custom 7 string Singlecut[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]No of strings - 7, tuned F# to C[/font][/color] [b][u]Woods[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body (inc finish) – Light Ash Body, [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Chameleon Flip Paint Finish (Purple to Green) over the body and all of the back of the neck and headstock topped in wet-look gloss.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neck – 7 piece Wenge and Maple [i]semi-[/i]through neck, where the Wenge makes up a larger portion of the laminate total.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fretboard – Master Grade Bird's Eye Maple, custom inlays[/font][/color] [b][u]Hardware[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Machine heads/tuners – Gotoh Resolite[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nut (material and width) – My custom Brass and Graphtec laminate.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Frets – Medium[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickups – EMG DC[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pre-amp - EMG 2 band currently.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pickguard (if any) -[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Bridge – ABM Monorail[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Strings – brand, gauge and type – D'Addario NYXL or FlexSteels for the 6 string set, custom string for the 183 gauge F# string currently, though this may move to a full set soon. Newtone strings are awesome for gauges that D'Addario are unable to cover. [/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Other - . Matching Bird's Eye facing on the headstock. The body shape 'customisations' on this model became standard options in the Shuker line.[/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Born early 2006, [url="http://www.ShukerGuitars.co.uk"]ShukerGuitars.co.uk[/url] "Doodle"[/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color]

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1501780831' post='3347342'] I thought that was Cher back in 1998? [/quote] oh gawd, just when I thought I had forgotten about that. Cheers Delberthot ha ha ha ha!!!!

p.s. - I went in to a well known chain store recently who offered a free 'taster' hearing test which they ran in a building, next to a busy set of bus stops and the test gear was a set of DT770's! - I mean, they are great earphones, but not surprisingly the results were way off.

Any hearing test online is meaningless unless it is ran through properly calibrated equipment - Laptop speakers, hifi speakers and even studio monitors are not, so I'd take any result from the test with a pinch of salt. Then ignore them completely

[quote name='gillento' timestamp='1501704012' post='3346805'] My HDN212 will go on sale once I'll bring it home to take pics ..... just preferring my 2x15" RJ by Markbass...... [/quote] This one is real nice! Gilles is a top chap too!

Or one of those bags for carry electronic drum kits that have several slots for the small pads?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1501616497' post='3346004'] I've no idea if it will be the same, but Nate Mendel's '71 Precision has an 'A' neck on it, which although is a 40mm nut width, feels much slimmer than a 'standard P'. His 'signature' bass has the same profile, but doesn't seem to have the rounded off fretboard edges. It also happens to be my favourite neck profile too, which also appears on my '76 Matsumoku precision bass. Could this one be similar? [/quote] Actually, looking closely at the picture on my small screen, the nut width does appear to look like 42mm rather than 40mm.

[quote name='tredders' timestamp='1501615166' post='3345992'] Horace from the Specials recently found and bought back his '71 P bass that he used to record Ghost Town on. Was round having a cuppa and a noodle on it earlier on. It has the most amazing thin (from front to back) neck, and it's just lovely to play. It's totally different to my '73 P bass neck, and much nicer. Yes, I have P bass envy! The point of this post is as follows: Mine has a B profile, and I assume that this one has a standard C neck (although that is just an assumption). I've played a few early 70's Precisions in my time, but can't remember one that had a neck quite as good as this one - standard P bass nut spacing, but thin from front to back, and quite flat.. Is this a standard profile for that era? The back of the neck was very worn, and H couldn't remember whether the neck had been reshaped, or just nicely worn from lots of playing. Can anyone who owns a late 60's / early 70's P bass with a C profile neck comment? If it's a standard profile, consider me on the lookout for one... Picture of said bass with said Mr Panter. It's got DiMarzio pups, brass bridge, brass nut, bronze coloured pick guard, and brass knobs. Oh, and it feels like it's been painted with a thick paint brush. But it sounds bloody great, and plays even better! [/quote] I've no idea if it will be the same, but Nate Mendel's '71 Precision has an 'A' neck on it, which although is a 40mm nut width, feels much slimmer than a 'standard P'. His 'signature' bass has the same profile, but doesn't seem to have the rounded off fretboard edges. It also happens to be my favourite neck profile too, which also appears on my '76 Matsumoku precision bass. Could this one be similar?

Yup same here! But then the B|Amp came along and that's all my itches scratched! I think you might like it!

The F1 is a great little amp though. Always fancied an F500 too.

The F1 doesn't have a bump in its character either I agree, so the two will sound neutral in comparison to a cabinet with a mid bump (either high or low mids)

I found another cabinet that didn't play ball with the MB800 too, but it's neither the fault of the cabinet or amp. It does depend on your entire signal chain too though. Playing flats through a vintage toned amp and black widow speakers will absolutely not reward you with a hifi tone. Similarly a cabinet with a flat response will only accentuate the scoop cooked in to an EQ.

This is because the MB800 'all at 12 o'clock' setting is far from flat. There's a dip at 350hz, boost in the bass and even more boost in the treble frequencies. Add in the contour and it scoops even more mids out. With a cabinet that doesn't have a natural mid bias this can leave the tone lacking in warmth or not being organic. In a mix you won't cut through but may suffer from low end bloat. Turn the bass down to get rid of the bloat doesn't make you any more heard. Use a cabinet with boosted mids and things will start sounding clearer.

That's not a Z3 lol, it's an AB1 XXX (3X) like mine. £2500 is a very good price nevertheless for an AB1.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1501582892' post='3345630'] They're 9 volt rectangular batteries. I'm getting maybe 2 months use. Do you know if they're Amazon's own? [/quote] No, Eneloop are made by Panasonic and are regarded as high performance rechargeables.

Yes! Eneloop!!

adding to the above: GK MB500 / MB800 / MB500 Fusion / MB800 Fusion TC Electronic BH800 TC Electronic RH750 MarkBass 800 Aguilar AG700 is great but very new so probably out of budget EBS 750 is a lovely amp RootMaster 800 is also a lovely amp My favourite (adding to the above tradition) but likely to be out of budget is the Bergantino B|Amp Going slightly heavy, but just an absolute beast for no money would be Hartke's LH1000 with a nice upgraded valve in. Cabinets within budget, well I suppose any of the offerings from the above! I really like TC Electronic's K-Cabs. I can't decide which I prefer most, but the 2x12 is capable and the 4x10 and 1x15 combination is very satisfying. EBS' Classic 4x10 takes a hell of a bashing without breaking in to a sweat, so makes a good combo with Reidmar 750 Really not a fan of MarkBass cabinets. I think the Aguilar GS2x12 is a brilliant cabinet, I've never had the opportunity to try the DB myself. and of course, I'll mention Bergantino cabinets. the HD range and the HDN range are absolutely superb. With the budget mentioned, you'd be able to grab something suitable with just enough cash left over for a head. Secondhand prices, Barefaced BB2 or even at squeeze, the Big Twin II is a killer one cab solution. Gutted I had to sell mine in a plan that went wrong. Oh well! The only reason why I haven't mentioned the Darkglass M900 is because I am still waiting to get my hands on one to review. When I do, I'll be able to tell how brilliant it is. I mean, the Darkglass Vintage Ultra is just a stunning pedal - and if Aguilar's mating of the Tonehammer preamp to a power amp is anything to go by, then the M900 is going to be very good similarly. (Of course with the extra functionality.)

This might seem like daft question as I don't know your medical history. Have you been to see the doctor about your back? I've tried different therapies including seeing a chiropractor and also physio. The latter having had a lasting effect on my lower back health. I think a tall 2x12 is the best route to go and you are there already. If it is a light weight cabinet then even better. I also use a trolley when necessary as mentioned above. It's one with nice big wheels on that doesn't get stuck on grass etc. For my small cabinets, yes I do have a pair of Berg HD112's which are nice and manageable despite not being 'neo', but when it comes to helium filled and big sounds, the Barfaced BB2 is super wonderful. If you want a much bigger 2x12, the the Big Twin II is a great cabinet, again, helium filled. This isn't a post about telling you to buy something new, but if you get a chance to handle different cabinets, you might find that it's where the handles are on your cabinet that is making you bend in a certain way? Make it a bit taller (stand it on a Gramma Pad for example) and you might find it easier to lift.