Happy Jack

My cab preferences are pretty well documented on this site. I believe that I am normally referred to as "a Barefaced [i]fanboi[/i]". A tad simplistic, I feel, but if the cap fits ... So I was at the Herts Bassbash a few months back where, along with loads of other stuff going on, Bottle (Ian) had brought along a bass rig comprising two cheap PA cabs from Maplins (ProSound) and a self-built, half-finished valve head. Ha ha ha, how we laughed. But it actually sounded surprisingly good. I only played through it for a few minutes, and there was that awful slapping nonsense going on elsewhere in the room, but it sounded pretty good to me. Fast forward to The Great Cab Shoot-Out at the bash yesterday, and we're listening to a succession of cabs by Bergantino, Schroder, Barefaced, Phil Jones, etc. Then Ian says "go on, put mine up too". Was it as good as a Berg or a Schroder? Don't be silly. Was it massively cheaper than a Berg or a Schroder? Just ask that bear heading into the woods with a roll of toilet paper. Was it blown out of the water, completely out of its league, easily the worst-sounding cab. Erm ... no. So how does this work? How does a sub-£100 entry-level PA cab targeted at schoolboys who wannabe DJs manage to compete with expensive, high-quality bass cabs built by [i]pukka [/i]experts?

Your Verithin is a hollowbody designed (originally) to be played at volumes we would now consider very low. That 185 should never be prone to feedback unless there's a specific issue.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1443302492' post='2873784'] And without a doubt it won`t be one of my own, as my gear always polls last in the these shoot-out events [/quote] Well if you insist on putting your rig up against a £60 ProSound cab from Maplins, you have only yourself to blame.

"Reagan and Thatcher - Hands Off El Salvador", and suddenly I am young again.

[quote name='TomKent' timestamp='1443223248' post='2873297'] Going to have to give this a miss I'm afraid people! Playing the O2 in the evening and load in is 2pm (or earlier) so I'd only be able to stay for an hour or so from 10am. Next time! [/quote] There's a pub called The O2?

Mmmmmmmmmm. I haven't actually got a photo of my three together. May have to do something about that.

Nothing we didn't already know, but interesting to see this bumped up the BBC news agenda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34343040/why-the-uks-small-music-venues-are-under-threat

Macca's passed? Or do you mean the Bay City Rollers?

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1443127702' post='2872556'] Is it true that he had his original Hofner stolen? [/quote] Yup. Mind you, that was 50 years ago. And no, it has never actually resurfaced or been sold, despite some excellent attempts at fraud. And while we're at it, he never broke a Hofner on stage in Yugoslavia and threw it into the crowd in frustration, the broken Hofner was never rescued and restored, and if you are offered that bass do be sure to check that it comes with the accompanying Brooklyn Bridge plus complete Crown Jewels. Beatletastic stuff attracts more than its fair share of conmen, conspiracy theorists, and delusional fantasists. You had to be there, I suppose.

That will need to sound pretty good to make up for the stylistic disaster that is the fascia.

In that case, his nail varnish should Shirley be black, neh?

It has to be worth the 49p if only for the ivory.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1443099498' post='2872195'] ... but many bandmembers don't even have a prior job to go back to, especially for a guy nearing 70 years old. [/quote] Tony Iommi could go back to working sheet metal, so long as this time he actually had the health + safety training ...

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1443084287' post='2871983'] [i]Described as Bruce’s favourite bass ...[/i] [/quote] By the auction house, I imagine. Is there any actual evidence that Jack Bruce himself said this? The Thumb was not the bass he used with Cream (obviously). It wasn't his first-choice instrument at the Albert Hall reunion gigs. It's not the model for his signature bass from Warwick. And Macca did NOT auction his 1963 500/1. He still has it, still gigs it.

You do realise that this is a price increase of Infinity? (49p / 0) They're 'avin' a giraffe if you ask me ...

Probably a very silly question, but if I were to use my (active) Radial SB-4 in the same way would I get any problems? I bought it for use with DB and I've been very happy with it, but all the marketing bangs on about how it's optimised for use with piezo pickups. I've rather assumed that I should steer clear of using it with electric bass.

Surely you jest? All the King's horses and all the King's men wouldn't be enough to prevent Silvie from getting it down on tape ...

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1443028900' post='2871670'] I don't get it either ...and certainly if you are packing a bit of timber yourself.. [/quote] Erm ... what?

[quote name='spyder' timestamp='1443021726' post='2871545'] You don't go into a music store and ask for a 3.5kg P bass do you. [/quote] Speak for yourself. I don't buy many basses from music stores, but EVERY bass I buy starts with a check of the weight. There are some very good reasons for that which I understand fully. If you don't understand my thinking, please forgive my lack of interest. I think there are too many people here on Basschat who obsess about criticising people they've never met, on issues they clearly know nothing about. (Obligatory smiley to show that I'm not an aggressive keyboard warrior hiding behind the anonymity of the Internet)

Please God ... why, Why WHY??? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34323112

That is just wonderful.

Yup, it's the same bass. Bought for £130 on 9th September from a guy in SE London, and re-listed within a fortnight with a description including [b]I bought this out of curiosity some time ago with a view to doing a full restore but had nagging doubts that I would be destroying the history of what could easily be a very early Precision Bass ... [/b][b]It was actually turned up in a farm sale where it had been in a loft for decades and looking a good deal worse than it looks now with an awful setup[/b] So basically he's a liar and a conman.