Happy Jack

Yes yes yes, but what about the tortoise?

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1388969531' post='2328371'] I bought a bass flightcase from ebay a few years ago. It has Herbie Flowers stencilled on it and loads of tour stickers Abbey Rd etc. It was kind of hinted it was his. It will fit my P but I always though it would be better suited for a Jazz. Its the heaviest case in the world! I might have the very case his 59 sat in! [/quote] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nah ... they never made those flightcases until '63 ...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

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[quote name='ped' timestamp='1388844485' post='2326747'] ... which contravene the rules (paying particular attention to section 6(a) - posts that are unlawful, illegal, threatening, harmful, abusive, harassing, stalking, tortuous, defamatory, libellous, vulgar, obscene, offensive, objectionable, pornographic) then please, report immediately. [/quote] I'm not entirely convinced that you actually meant "tortuous" there. Perhaps "tortious". Hopefully not "tortoise".

Ah yes, the 70s, when rock musicians still knew how to flounce ...

[Pedant] It's actually quite an achievement to tow [i][b]anything [/b][/i]300 miles up the M6: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M6_motorway [/Pedant]

I think you should use exactly the same kit as in 1978, you know, for the sake of complete verisimilitude ...

I've messaged him.

[quote name='GrahamT' timestamp='1388745179' post='2325432'] I have been thinking about the cause of the issues and have come to the conclusion that the sound problems were as a result of the temporary wooden stage over a large void, booming back the sound and feeding back through the microphones. What do you think, guys? Would Gramma pads have helped tame this? I had thought of sitting my stack on some memory foam from and old mattress, or raising it up off the floor on a camping table. [/quote] This will certainly have been at least part of the problem, and I had exactly this issue with a mic (SM55 Elvis mic) on a round iron base when playing a raised wooden stage. Gramma pads are good for bass rigs, not so much for microphones. As to putting a bass rig on an old mattress ... erm ... I think not!

[quote name='Wayne Firefly' timestamp='1388700602' post='2325163'] ... the real world at varying size gigs with a loud drummer !!! [/quote] I think you'll struggle. The MB200 is really very good for what it is, but you won't have a lot of headroom at the best of times. Against a loud drummer, the extra cost to upgrade to an MB500 will soon seem like a good investment.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1388738449' post='2325359'] As well as BestPractice, there's a Winamp plugin called PaceMaker which does the same thing. Or, if you want to play music on an Android phone and change speed or pitch, there's the Maple MP3 player. [/quote] Links! We need links! [url="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sqr5.android.audioplayer&hl=en"]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sqr5.android.audioplayer&hl=en[/url]

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1386532873' post='2301185'] Hi mates now I am kinda not good at music software but is there anything that will let me play along to my music but drop the bass out so I can play bass along to the song? Cheers [/quote] My original post mentioned that the Amazing Slow Downer has an EQ section which allows you to drop out pretty much all of the bass.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1388691999' post='2324975'] Vester [/quote] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/vesper_zps17eec8ea.jpg.html"][/url] oops! Thought you said "Vesper" ...

Sorry Chris but you should really have posted this link on GuitarChat. Just to make a point, like ...

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1388605926' post='2323993'] ... you can't play slap on them, that they don't work on active basses, and that they have no highs ... [/quote] What about the bad points though?

Nope, sorry, that all went past me so fast that it never touched the sides ...

Also keep an eye out for an 80's/90's SGC Nanyo Bass Collection. They've been undervalued for years now, and prices are just starting to creep up for fretted basses, but I imagine you can still pick up a fretless (if you can find one) for £200 or so. The quality for that price will blow you away.

Just ask him: "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?"

Lemonrock. Lemonrock is your friend. Check out the main music pubs within 20 miles of where you live and note which bands play there regularly. Visit their band websites to spot which ones play blues. Then make a note of all the venues they will be playing in the next few months. That's your target list ...

Yup, complete bummer but - in fairness to the pub - they paid a decent cancellation fee. First time I've ever arrived at a gig to discover that it's been cancelled.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1388198392' post='2319467'] Why would you buy a 'hi-fi' bass and string it with flatwounds? [/quote] I'm not entirely sure where I would find a 'lo-fi' bass ... all my basses seem to manage to reproduce my playing with very high fidelity.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1387791641' post='2315578'] Is it a 12 string bass? The following bass has some degree of 'different for the sake of being different', but by $%£* I would like to own one. [url="http://atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php"]http://atlansiaguita...Bass-Guitar.php[/url] [/quote] Nice to look at, probably fun to play. £2650 to buy. Plus shipping, taxes, etc. 'T'would be one helluva punt to splash that amount of dosh on a bass that could end up on Basschat for £1000 a few months later ...

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