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Definitely post in the wanted section, i was quite literally unundated by lovely peeps of BC offering some good kit. Infact, have a search for my own post as ive just gotten a set of monitors for my macbook too! Another £50 and you're in the region of a set of good second hand Adam A7's which are highly regarded. Ive got a set of Mackies that work really well for my set up.

Ahhh superb. I've e-chatted with Myles before about valves. He's been a great help and incredibly knowledgeable. This makes for very interesting reading.

My good friend and band mate Matt toured with Glenn for a couple of years just before he started doing the thing with Bonnaammaassaaa and he rolled up with his fave Ampeg rig. A valve head, possibly CL and IIRC a 4x10 and 1x15 for most gigs. Matt. Can confirm that the onstage volume, even behind the kit was loud! GH likes his rig to sing, that's for sure. His red P bass is a Nash that i know he loves to bits. Glenn accompanied Chad Smith on a drum clinic up these here parts (yes, that's the drunken pictures of Chad and i on my FB!) - surprisingly, he turned up with a MarkBass LM2 to try out and the huge 610HF underneath. It sounded good, but we both agreed it was a little 'nice' sounding at the after show errrmmm drinking session. Glenn returned to his Ampeg rig afterward. he's been seen with a Laney valve head recently, but I've no idea if he's a full time endorsee? I have a hunch he is, but i didnt look before i started typing! Never a good idea! Ha ha!

Hahaha! You guys!! I should post the monty python sketch video really shouldn't I?

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1330258125' post='1554643'] Thanks fella. You say the XLR includes cab simulation. Do you know if there's any way to switch this off - so if I'm using it to send a signal to the front-of-house desk, it won't conflict with the PA speakers? [/quote] Further to Mace's response, it won't conflict with the PA speakers, as the sim (when enabled) at the XLR is that of a mic'd up Bass cab, which is exactly the same signal that you'd be sending to a full range PA system under normal circumstances. My ref above is sending the sound of a mic'd up bass amp/cab combination in to a bass amp/ cab combination. The PA is deaigned to be as flat/ hifi-ish response as possible, where as bass cabs/amps (discounting boutique flatter response stuff) usually have a heavy amount of inherent EQ. Daisy chaining two together via Mic' up cabs usually sounds incoherent and muddy. (especially if the mic sim is that of an SM57 heh!

For me the ramp is about consistency. I like my dry bass sound to be controlled and rounded. (that's before i throw any ugly distortions on!). The ramp allows your fingers to hit the string at the same height every single time and thus if you're playing with a three+ finger technique can help smooth things out a bit. I'd call it a 'smoother' rather than a 'compressor'. Sure it stops me from digging in too hard, but i can still retain wide enough dynamics from my instrument too. Ramble over!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1330204368' post='1554207'] Really?!? Is there any evidence for this? [/quote] Blisters? I used to get them frequently from digging in too hard when playing long stints in a metal band. Since using ramps on both my Shukers, they help me keep my playing in control and ive not had a single blister for years now.

As if by magic, the dude arrives! Yup, ive written a review here on BC (in the reviews section) and my colleague also did a video review in issue 7 of iGuitar magazine that i write for.

Oh cool, that wiki link is pretty detailed!

If anyone dare use the word 'digital' in reference to D Class, I'll come round and slap them with a kipper!! There's no Analogue to Digital conversion and thus they're not digital. I.e. the D doesn't mean 'digital' it's just the class.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1329916512' post='1549605'] We seem to have a regular procession of BC'ers dropping by Jon's workshop - could one of them not oblige? [/quote] If anyone is popping along to take pictures of someone else's basses, could they clear it with Jon first, as he won't know who is on basschat and who isn't. He'd really not wanna upset someone who didn't want pictures taken of their Bass, if they wanted to be the first to see it, if that makes sense. Dood, Shuker part time p.o.c.

No problem fella! Indeed, that's the right way to do it - send the signal out of the X3 Live Out 1/4" jacks and set the output to line level. Then in the configuration menu, IIRC there is a setting for running to a power amp set up and cabinet. That should give you the best settings and levels. The XLR outputs by default will have a 'mic'd up bass cabinet' simulation added, which isn't really what you want when you are running back in to another bass cabinet. It will indeed sound fuzzy and incoherent. Interestingly, most complaints about the Pod gear sounding rubbish is just down to those hidden settings that configure the line 6 stuff for a particular application. - They didn't really make it easy. There's a ton of stuff that the X3 could do - my favourite trick was to use channel / path one for my clean bass tone then only ever applying distortions and other affects to tone two, but carefully EQ'd so that the two sat together. Bass tone always sounded fat and tight and I never lost any low end kicking in a new preset. My other trick was to use guitar amp / cab sims for all of my distortions as opposed to distortion pedal sims on their own. Gave you a bit more flexibility and with the right cab, would make a massive distortion sound controlled instead of fizzy. try it! Dooooooood

Nomm!!! yep, love that lots! Welcome to the family! There's a Shuker appreciation group on Facebook

Niiiiiiiiiiice! Sounds like a dream rig to me ;0) its a shame Hartke aren't offering a lightweight 'gig bag' solution like the Streamliner. But the Kilo is a tremedous beast!

You know it Rik! That was a day to behold!!! Thank you Larry

Hi all - it's true, the 'old' version was [i]never[/i] put in to production despite the advertising and marketing blurb being sent to online stores etc. Thing is, the original design was pulled a loooooooong time ago due to Larry Hartke wanting to redesign the head. So, it's bad form for these online stores to have not bothered updating their sites with the new and correct specifications. The Kilo has been out for a while now. I received mine back in October and it has been delivering by the truck load. - I've even done a review of it in the...errr... reviews section! (Pictures n' all!) http://basschat.co.uk/topic/167916-hartke-kilo-1000w-bass-head/

Raggy, your whole signal path looks pretty damn amazing! I can only imagine how good it sounds!

Ok, I'd planned to do some nice photos of me demonstrating how I could fix any of the three tuners I mentioned above on to my headless Shuker bass. Well, it would have been pointless. The planet waves mini sadly had nothing to attach to despite it's ratchet locking clip.Very secure on my other instruments though! Next up, the Snark. The biggest sized jaws on it's clip of all three. I could sort of get it to hang on to the nut clamp, but fell off easily. Both the Snark and the Korg Pitchclip could easily be clipped on to one oftye control knobs and actually functioned properly picking up the instruments vibrations. However they would no doubt be in the way of operations. So to sum up, on my headless bass at least, none of the three offer a permanent solution. On my headed basses, the Planet Waves is great as it is so small. I think is some rare cases an odd shape headstock could cause viewing angle problems as you only have an up and down axis on which the clamp pivots. That leaves the Korg with it's flip out display and the ability to be moved about using the clamp. Probably the most flexible for other instruments but at the same time being as inconspicuous as possible. If it's functionality you require, the Snark tuner has a built in microphone as well as the ability to pick up instrument vibrations AND a metronome on board to with a 'tap tempo' button. Three brilliant tuners each with their own strengths.... And weaknesses.