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Ladies and Gentlemen, Firstly thank you for making full use of this forum, it's great to see adverts being posted and responded to often. Making sure your new adverts are kept up to date, detailed and responded to helps both yourselves and any musicians interested in getting involved with your bands/projects etc. There have unfortunately been a few cases of responses from forum users that have either been contentious, pointless and in some cases offensive. May I remind anyone who is thinking about posting in such a tone that we are all musicians here and have all at some point needed to advertise and ask for help in finding fellow musicians to work with. I find it disheartening to see that some think it witty to poke fun at or undermine those advertising. BassChat operates a warning system that can result in having posting ability removed, temporary bans or removal from the forum completely. Not surprisingly, repeated offensive posting is a quick way to achieve such. Please, if you have any reason to think that a new posting or response is contrary to the community spirit on the forum, use the 'Report' button on the bottom left of the offending post, or PM myself or any of the other moderators and we will intervene. Be helpful to your fellow musicians - and if you have nothing of value to add to the thread, then maybe it's best not to include it!

LowRegisterHead, there is nothing to stop a band requiring a triangle player advertising on here. Yes, it IS a Bass forum and no, they are less likely to find the musician they require here than somewhere else. So why are you giving them a hard time? I commend MichaelG for not rising to your to your offensive tone towards the band. Maybe it's best to not say anything if you don't have anything useful to add? PM'ing...

I guess it's because it's really heavy! - I guess you could make a nice top slice for a guitar though?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1251736' date='May 31 2011, 04:30 PM']Does Nigel Clutterbuck actually have a real gig, or does he solely exist to annoy people at trade fairs?[/quote] Works at Rotosound as a salesman, but no idea if he's got a regular gig actually..

[quote name='skej21' post='1251672' date='May 31 2011, 03:59 PM']Sounds like the bass equivalent of 'drummer at the wrong gig' [/quote] But Steve (D.A.T.W.G) Moore didn't drop a single beat despite all those crazy antics. The guy is a ledge! ;o)

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When I read 'router' in your title I was a bit confused - being as that is the more conventional name for that there lil box (containing the modem) that connects your computer to a broadband phoneline. That'll be the 'transmitter' you are attaching to your strap. ;o) Anyway - there are one or two companies out there that actually make straps with a holster for wireless systems - I'm afraid I can't remember the names, but they are definitely out there. I used to use a plain sports sock with the top cut off then sewn round to form a stretchy tube which worked very well - you could also use a couple of those really wide sweat bands over the strap to slip the transmitter under?

I'm afraid I can't help! My Headless gets pride of place on a standard A frame stand on the floor - everything else is up on the wall.

First of all, what valves are in the preamp? If they include the usual quartet of Sovtek valves - or indeed any that have seen better days, then purchasing some low noise & drive tested valves will be a great benefit. (The Sovteks are just stock valves and I'm yet to find a set that I like the feel or sound of) Yes, dropping in a quality 5751 in the output section will help to reduce noise, but obviously you are also limiting the amount of output swing you can get to drive you poweramp with. Having a word with HotRox or Watford Valves will give you an idea what is available. My favourites for the SVP and well.. pretty much any valve pre actually are the Harma Diamond STR 12AX7 or the premium JJ ECC83S (Which is exactly the same valve) and Philips ECG 12AU7 for the other position. I've only ever owned one 5751, a GE with a ridiculously long title: GE "JG5751 Triple Mica Black Plates" - but it is described as built like the proverbial out house and certainly has the least amount of hiss or nose of all the valves I have put in the same pre position. Ok, rambling over heh heh!

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1249540' date='May 29 2011, 07:23 PM']Ah, the DFA knob [/quote] The guitarist of a band I used to be in used to do the stage/monitor mix in a local venue. He had a row of coloured DFA's - each band member could have one of their own if they wanted ha ha!!!

[quote name='Truckstop' post='1250494' date='May 30 2011, 05:14 PM']"...and it sounded like someone building a shed with a drumkit." Pretty sure I stole that from someone here though... Truckstop[/quote] That would be me my friend! - I was describing the infernal noise at Bass Day ;o)

Hi, I'd assume it's just a take on one of their other neck profiles - maybe a flatter radius and more shallow neck profile. I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of the big chunky necks and look for (what I believe is known as) A profile necks for 4 stringers. 70's P basses (and certainly the non-export CIJ/MIJ 70's RI's) have such a profile. It's far more like a Jazz bass neck, with a smaller nut width. Being on the skinny side, I find them faster to navigate. I've no idea if it's any help, but I have a Jazz Bass Special which I understand has the profile of a 62 Jazz Bass neck and my 70's CIJ P bass feels very similar - maybe the 'american special' also has a jazz-a-like neck?

I've recently purchased a Zoom Q3HD from Mark. Arrived *before* I paid for it - which is super trust worthy and therefore a big thumbs up ;o) Brilliant bit of kit too!

GET IN! ;o) - Dear Mr Shuker... oh no.. please, I don't NEED G.A.S right now! Looking forward to seeing this one take shape! I agree with Peted - Jon's interpretations to my eye are always spot on. I think I could give him a spec of what I wanted then let him get on with it and know that I'd love the outcome. Infact, my six string headless was more like that, but we did spend a huge amount of time discussing my seven string, so I guess he knew exactly what I did and didn't want ha!! Congrats John, pleased for you matey! Dooooooooooooooooood

[quote name='bigjohn' post='1247189' date='May 27 2011, 03:08 PM']I'd always thought that people complained that the hammerite one was a bit noisy. Though I've never used one so I'm not one of them. I've got blackface model and it's slightly less quiet (not noisy at all) than the SVT-IIP I a/b'd it with, but that was pretty much silent. Though I'd imagine this would vary by each unit as well as (and if at all) by model.[/quote] There's a chap on Talkbass. 'Jerrold Tiers' who works/worked for Ampeg and has written tons of stuff about the SVP on the forum. The hammerite faced version as I understand it featured a different lay out internally due to mains borne noise in the blackface version. However, upgrading to best quality (read as low noise) valves went a long way to cutting down the problem, but I do recall as engineer pointing out that the DI had a hum on my old blackface model. I've also owned a US hammerite unit which was great - yet another thing I sold but wish I could have kept - but that's GAS for you. I can't comment on the physical internal layout as I never owned the two units at the same time to compare. YMMV yahda yahda yahda.

Puppies? They're baby predators! And they don't habe teeth, they're born with lasers attatched! Though the lil scamps do like to 'gum' everthing. Bless them, they're teething still!!!

Sounds like a cool idea! - There are some modules on the (now fairly old) Tc Electronics GForce that allowed a player to control parameters of all of the effects blocks in the same way. I really liked my TC, so I think this is a great idea. for example, speeding up delays as you play a higher pitch or swelling between tremolos and phasers depending on how hard you play adds some real depth to a sound.

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1246463' date='May 26 2011, 11:39 PM']Well it depends how its being used! Though yes 'tis true. Though if your one of those metal heads who has the mids at negative 400 it won't make a difference will it? But at times i scoop the (though never a huge amount!) in a band situation so you hear more of the top/low end only but thats situation as is Eq in general![/quote] No true, anyone scooping all their mids out has no hope in hell of a decent tapping tone - yes Fieldy, I'm looking at you ha ha!! The main 'volume' of tapping is in the mids and trebles and by boosting those frequencies instead of just cranking the volume will get yourself heard, but your amp won't have to work as hard. Actually a couple of good examples would be Billy Sheehan and John Myung, whose mids are boosted quite a lot to overcome big guitar sounds. Speaker cabinets can have a big effect on a tapping tone too - if you use only 15" speakers - they *could* be lacking in upper mids and thus will have to boost them on EQ to be heard. Some cab manufacturers, such as Epifani have an accentuation in the upper mids which is great for a nice modern tone. I owned an Epifani UL610 for a while and it was a really nice cab for soloing with as well as moving some bottom end air too!

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1246452' date='May 26 2011, 11:28 PM']Set up of your bass is more important for a good tapping sound than EQ in my experience! What kind of tapping are you doing? I do everything from the odd right hand single note to finish a lick, to whole arrangements played with both hands and such like! A little bit of compression can be useful, and a little scoop in the mids, with a little bass boost (just a tiny tiny bit!) and a decent amount of treble is a classic two handed tap sound which i use for whole two handed pieces, But low action with a good set up is key for "good tap tone" and it makes it easier! as it were. Chorus and echo can be fun, and i use delay pretty often! But to me its just another thing to do, so i'll EQ and use effects just as i would as if i was playing normally [/quote] ey mate! I think scooping mids would be ok for a solo piece, but I think in a band situation you'll disappear as soon as both hands are on the board. Those pesky guitarists and keyboard players mask those important frequencies!

[quote name='chrisd24' post='1246405' date='May 26 2011, 10:59 PM']I'm basically rubbish at tapping but getting a bit better and I think it would probably help if I had any idea of how to set an eq for it and or what effects would give it a little lift,any help and mild mannered p#ss taking is invited![/quote] Hi Chris, first of all forget plugging in for now. I say this because you'll get much better results concentrating on getting loud clear and unmessy tapping out of the instrument amplified if you can tame all of those buzzes and rattles before you plug in. I like nice new strings for that 'ping' - some also prefer a much lighter gauge as they are easier to bend. The action on my instruments is really low with a flat board (practically no relief in it at all). It rattles badly if you dig and and play hard, so it requires a lighter and more controlled touch. So, action nice and low. Two complaints I have of tappers that will change you from a good tapper to a great tapper is firstly to concentrate on the timing between individual notes with a metronome and get them REALLY tight. Anyone can flail away in an 80's style 'widdle' - but I'd liken it to a drummer with no sense of timing - it just sounds really messy. Next up is 'droning string syndrome'. Keep an eye on those other strings rattling away doing there own thing when you are playing others. I use a hair band to wrap around the bass neck to keep any strings I'm not using quiet. When it comes to plugging in, I recommend pulling back the deep lows and to boost regions of the EQ around 800hz and 2-4Khz (depending on your gear) as it will help to bring out the clarity and impact of each tapped note. Another secret weapon to bring up the level of the lighter tapped notes is a multiband compressor (that compresses Bass, Mids and Treble separately) - even better, one that can do 'Parallel Compression' as well, such as the TC Electronic Nova Dynamics. For solo pieces I like a little chorus and reverb to give the sound a bit of width. Here's a vid with a bit of tapping and arpeggios - well - all the way through the choon! Apologies, it's an old song from back in 2000!

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