Happy Jack

Pinnacle of bass making? I'll tell you in 50 years, OK? Pinnacle of bass playing? Bwahahahahaha!!! You've gotta love people who come out with stuff like that.

Excellent! I've wanted to try out one of those question marks for ages. Is it any good for metal?

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1436521662' post='2818795'] £100 for the silly little amp. I wouldn't want the amp. [/quote] [size=4]How can you say that, Jon?[/size] [i][size=4][color=#333333]Astounding Amp. Voted best practice amp in guitar magazine but you could actually gig with it![/color][/size][/i] [i][size=4][color=#000000]The amp has effects like reverb etc, a drum beat machine for composing, practice etc. it's awesome.[/color][/size][/i] [size=4][color=#000000]This could be your chance to become the bass player you've always dreamed of being ...[/color][/size] [size=4][color=#000000] [/color][/size][color=#000000] [/color] [color=#000000] [/color] [color=#000000] [/color]

£135? Doesn't seem that outrageous to me for a handmade instrument.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1436261727' post='2816438'] No probe and decent necks I reckon. [/quote] Yeh, I hate it when they probe.

Intending no disrespect to either Brentford FC or Sheffield Wednesday, I imagine that more people will be affected on that afternoon by England -v- Wales at Twickenham in the Rugby World Cup. Luckily enough, I bloody HATE rugby!

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[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1436191663' post='2815766'] I reckon at gigs I see more P and J basses than I do Les Pauls and Strats. [/quote] Maybe this is a genre thing. I currently play in three bands with electric guitarists, each band playing covers from different periods. Guitars used in the last year:[list] [*]2 x Strat [*]2 x Les Paul [*]1 x Tele [*]1 x Jaguar [*]1 x Flying V [*]1 x Yamaha 335-alike [*]1 x Danelectro [/list]

Don't let Kanye West get anywhere near it ...

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1435785330' post='2812521'] I'll be gigging with it on Saturday. More later ... [/quote] No I won't. Managed to break a toe in my right foot last night, so my gigs tonight and tomorrow lunchtime will have to be uber-stripped-down, relying on the rest of the band (supervised by Bluejay of course!) to do the roady duties. I'll be taking the bare minimum amount of kit, and sitting down right next to my rig, so using wireless will be a bit pointless.

So are these solid state watts or valve watts then?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gallien-Krueger-112-Bass-Amp-Ex-Jack-Bruce-/111708279797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1a025513f5

Some people [i][b]really [/b][/i]don't like Sunburst ...

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1435779126' post='2812420'] And if they asked me I'd just say 'I have a playing age of 29'. It's what us thesps do all the time! [/quote] Sorry luvvie, that's far too young to play Lady Bracknell ...

[quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1435786941' post='2812543'] I knocked up a cable from some bits I had around. 750mm with Neutrik male plug and female connector. [/quote] But now you'll have to set the cable emulator to 18' ...

Very early report following rehearsal tonight. The set-up from box to first note took less than three minutes, the instructions were clear & simple, everything worked as intended, there was no need to set the correct gain level or mess around with a squelch control. As an idiot-proof system it's hard to see how it could be better. The sound was absolutely clear and introduced no artifacts that I could hear, other than the slight brightness that the instructions warned about. If required, this can be adjusted using the cable emulator mentioned by Muppet, I actually chose to adjust the EQ on the preamp slightly instead. Using the default settings, there was frankly no evidence that I was using a wireless system. My rig sounded as it always does. I played a Mike Lull T5 (flats), a Shergold Marathon (flats), and a Fender Precision (rounds and Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounders). Three very different output levels from those basses, no issues at all, no distortion that I could hear. I'll try some active basses when I get a bit more time. The size and convenience is quite astonishing, both of the transmitter and of the receiver. If I look hard for things to criticise, the lugs on the battery cover are very flimsy and fragile and I can see one or both snapping off reasonably soon if I don't treat the unit with care. There's also a surprising pop when I hit the Mute on the tuner, which is the only thing between the receiver and the preamp. I don't know how much power the receiver uses, but the device is so small that it cries out for a slightly larger version with room for a couple of decent batteries. As with pedals, having the option to use a device without needing a power supply makes it that much more attractive. I'll be gigging with it on Saturday. More later ...

[quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1435495397' post='2809305'] ... others say the weight of the tailpiece has more effect on the vibration of the afterlength. [/quote] That's why I'm going to install a hi-mass, brass tailpiece and have it engraved Double Badass ...

Mine just landed on my desk. I'll be trying it out at rehearsal tonight ...

Then you're ... erm ... not perfect for this.

Oh yes, remember your laptop.

I rarely bother to clean places I never visit.