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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1499936224' post='3334584'] His 'point', I think I'm right in expanding, is that some acts (DT being just one example...) have many followers who are very appreciative of their heroes, but equally very critical in their expectations. Other shows are more 'background music', in which the general 'ambience' is more important than the technical exactitude, as few, if any, are listening so intently to the band. That's not to say that the bands in question should play to a low(er...) standard, simply that the attention is different. You did this yourself, I believe, when watching the Frampton show; you were (unconsciously..?) listening out for errors, where your own audience were just dancing to your blues beat. I hope I've not betrayed his intentions here. [/quote] Nope, my friend, you're spot on. Sometimes use of a metaphor ([i]Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra[/i]) can speak volumes, but if you don't know who/what Dream Theater is, then the metaphor kind of falls flat!

In answer to the OP, I'm not a fan of either but aren't they simply at a point in their career where they're accomplished enough, well enough rehearsed and more importantly it doesn't matter if there's the odd f*** up? People will come and unless they know every note, they won't know the difference. Frampton could probably pull a bum note, laugh and no one would care really. This isn't Dream Theater my friend, where the fans are rabid enought to actually write to the guitarist critiquing his work from past gigs going, 'Maaan, last night you played the solo in [insert song title here] in mixolydian rather than petatonic and you dropped a Bb in instead of C# at the start of 'Pull Me Under'.

[quote name='Tech21NYC' timestamp='1499873520' post='3334240'] If by ABY box you mean running it in reverse, sending the outputs of the preamp to the inputs of the ABY and using the i/o ports as the output it can work. It will depend on the ABY box though. [/quote] Something small...a Morley/Fender ABY, or maybe a Mooer, which is teensy-weenie. This would satiate the mono output. In a live context, I'd just run a pair of XLRs to front of house.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1499842440' post='3333924'] Is it not possible to order this directly from a US supplier and add VAT when it comes into the UK? Using a round £1: $1.30 that comes to about £1,475 incl. VAT. Add in transport costs and you get to the more expected £1,600 UK price for a $1,600 US piece of kit. (Even allowing for a decent importer mark up (say £400) the price shouldn't be any more than £2,000 and, anyway, you would save the £400 if you were importing it yourself). [/quote] One thing you'd need to factor in as well is the voltage; if Andy were to import (from a supplier, ie Sweetwater), the US models are made to work off a 110/120v power supply, so you'd either need to get a (bulky) step down unit or get T21 to assist with converting it to run off a 220/240v power source. I don't know whether this involves simply flipping something internally, or a whole new PSU.

People of Tech21NYC, in Wolverine/Andy's defence, he is a lovely bloke, a great player and every time we meet we always discuss your gear. He's very passionate about your stuff (probably more than me...) and I know the UK price of the dUg head is probably eating away at him every day.

[quote name='Tech21NYC' timestamp='1499793902' post='3333674'] Kind of an overreaction and rude response. Anonymity seems to bring out the worst in people... The GED-2112 was designed to Geddy's specifications. It's set up for the way he uses it. There are workarounds through... The dUg can be ordered for use with different voltages. If you have a US version a qualified tech can set it up for use in a different country. [/quote] People of Tech21NYC, could you verify whether the ABY box method would work?

[quote name='goingdownslow' timestamp='1499774851' post='3333488'] Why is there nothing about this bass on Epiphone's website yet? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgRqxgtaQ8g[/media] Any info on UK dealers stocking it, or prices? [/quote] Is it just me or does the body shape look a bit off? The geometry on the top half of the body isn't the same as the Gibson. It's smoother/less angular.

I'll try and get more info about the jumpers - here's a shot (borrowed from Talkbass) showing the jumper. The jumper on the left (where it says 'TIE') is currently in position 2/3 (default is 1/2). This will blend both channels into monaural. Manual is up: [url="http://www.tech21nyc.com/support/manuals/sansamp/GED_2112_OM.pdf"]http://www.tech21nyc...GED_2112_OM.pdf[/url] I suppose it would be simple to get an electrician to mod the unit with an external mini switch on the rear to do a quick change between single/dual channel operation OR buy a small/Mooer ABY and blend the signal post-unit before hitting the power-amp.

Maybe I'm just jumping to a (too early) conclusion, but an internal jumper? Sheesh. Okay...so this kind of answers that it can be used in single cabinet set-ups, but if you want to switch (quickly) to a dual channel application; do you need to take the unit out of the rack, take it apart and move the jumper? In the main, I would be using it through a single enclosure, but I do run a stereo poweramp and I can run dual cabinets. Surely it would have been simpler to have i) an external switch, ii) external jumpers (via patch cable), iii) a dedicated mono output socket or iv) circuitry that identifies what's plugged into either of the effected outputs (ie if only one jack is plugged in, it outputs a combined signal). I'll still end up with one of these I guess, but the internal jumper seems a bit of a pain.

[quote name='Cuzzie' timestamp='1499525122' post='3332025'] So...... Are any of these out in the wild yet? What are you pairing it with? General overview please... [/quote] Only seems to be available in the US at present. There's a video on You Tube with the GED2112 running into the effects returns on a pair of Orange heads...as the .pdf manual isn't up online, I'd be interested in finding out if the unit can be run in mono or whether it requires a stereo poweramp. Anyone from Tech21 reading?

[quote name='pnunes76' timestamp='1499622049' post='3332551'] Hi, I'm 40 years old and I'm thinking to start learning to play bass guitar. I just read a lot information about the instrument, learning experiences, difficulties... My question is, I'm too old to learn to play bass guitar and how far I can go? Thanks [/quote] Whenever anyone posts up a question like this, you're always going to get positivity from members here (it's like nobody wants to say anything detrimental), so I'll pass on this little nugget: I have a mate who started at 40-ish, he said the hardest things were; i) not having the time to practice, ii) not being able to remember everything he'd learnt - the capacity for recall isn't as great as it is/was when you're 20, iii) the inherent fear that once he even got anywhere like up to speed, he was always going to be 20+ years behind guys of his age (which I suppose is fair comment), iv) being overlooked for band positions because of his inexperience, v) the fear that his wife will pull his testicles over his head if she finds out how much he's spending on this bedroom hobby. He eventually gave up! Learning anything is a long trip, so just be prepared for that. No one can just be handed an instrument and be expected to play it in a day, irrespective of what anyone says, it's a grind. It's going to hurt, you might even bleed once or twice, but if you're determined enough, you will succeed.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1499411213' post='3331342'] I know Alex who runs Plasma TV very well, we`ve been mates for nearly 20 years. [/quote] Really lovely bloke.

[quote name='Tony p' timestamp='1499409311' post='3331327'] That's a pretty cool vid, looks very professional too. How much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking? [/quote] Nothing. We just turned up and played.

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1499254388' post='3330279'] All this Thunderbird talk has provoked mild GAS. I'm just not 100% sold on the body shape, preferring instead the more rounded outline of the T-bird inspired Schecter Nikki Sixx signature. At £1000+ that's out of the question, so I'm thinking about reshaping an Epiphone Thunderbird body to suit. Has anyone done this, either to a T-bird or any other bass? It'll probably exacerbate the neck dive though... [/quote] Neck dive is a myth. I thought we'd established this. Keep up at the back!

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1499018888' post='3328640'] No, I accept that I may the odd one out, but in all my years of playing bass, neck width has never been an issue. I am currently playing Thunderbirds and haven't even considered the width of the neck. [/quote] I've played a ton of different basses over my 35+ year tenure and I'm with you. It cracks me up when you see people asking the width of the neck at the nut or the radius...a millimetre here or there on a four string bass, shouldn't really make a whole lot of difference.

My band did a little live internet-TV thing a few weeks back for a company called Plasma Music Television, who are based in Hemel Hempstead; while the live steam was a bit bass-heavy (nothing wrong with that, eh?), Plasma have mixed one of our songs and put it up on You Tube. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHuNcPbt5Ms[/media] We still haven't quite worked out what their business model actually is; they have a ton of cameras, sound gear etc. We think they're looking at selling their recording/editing service back to bands, but there was no hard sell, it was just turn up, set up, run a couple of songs, find a pub, return to the studio, record, interview, load out and home. They are looking for bands who do original material to go in, so if you have a free Saturday, hit 'em up. Later in the year, they're also looking to do a live telecast in the [i]'Later...' [/i]style, with several bands. Tell them Paul from Who Killed Nancy Johnson? referred you. P

Nanowebs all the way. Because I'm a tad anal about recording when I change strings and what is on each bass, I can happily advise that I changed the Elixir Nanoweb nickels (set#14066) on my Lull yesterday with a set of steels (set#14677). They'd been on eight months. In that time I've done about 20 sweaty gigs and rehearsed (four hour sessions) pretty much every week. The D&G were still pretty good, but the E&A were just at tipping point between sparkle/whump and were losing clarity and the intonation was going off a bit. Yes, they're expensive (£35) but I'd have probably gone through three, perhaps four sets of other brands in that time.

I'm baffled. I thank you and I'll be here all week.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1421083216' post='2656942'] I think we've been here before. My Travis Bean 2000 bass. #222. It was on eBay about 18 months ago. I mean, it played like a dog and was back-breakingly heavy, but it was like a piece of art and was stunningly beautiful. Would I buy it back given the chance? Nope. Would I keep it if it was still mine? Yes. P [/quote] Following on from this, the new owner posted to the Travis Bean Resource about something, I replied, a year later, he replied. The bass is in Oxford... I'm hoping to cop a feel of it when we play there in September. Woop.

I thought of Cataldo immediately. They're not, however, a (regular) Thunderbird body with a Fender neck... they're more in the John Entwistle style. I read somewhere (TB/LBO) that as a moneysaving exercise, the Cataldo headstock design came about as he was using bought-in Mighty Mite necks and reshaped the headstock.

We played Southampton on Friday night, then did a showcase (for the B-stage at Marvellous Festival) at Jagz, Ascot early Sunday evening (see below) and then headlined a punky festival in Maidenhead, Berkshire Sunday night.

[quote name='pmjos' timestamp='1498859489' post='3327681'] Captain Pine-Coffin. WTF [/quote] When I started at my first job (Electricity Board), I had access to application forms, some of which were decades old. I distinctly remember having a little chuckle at Norman Pine-Coffin. There were dozens of belters.

I have a mate who is known to all and sundry as Queasy. For a long time, I never actually knew his real name, it was always Queasy. Real name? Phil Pawley.

We played a shoebox in Shirley, Southampton. Barely made double figures in attendance. Sometimes I ask myself, 'What's the point?' On the upside, we got paid, and sold six CDs and four t-shirts.

[quote name='Ben Jamin' timestamp='1498868605' post='3327726'] I guess he's quite happy with his pedalboard set up, and he'd still need a switch to mute the various channels anyway, so it's just more cables hanging off your bass in the end! It'd be interesting, if they did do a dual output, if they could built a POG into the one of them, with maybe a killswitch? Could run off a 9V like an active bass. It just gets complicated haha! [/quote] When I had my Rickenbacker, I just plugged a stereo cable in it which terminated in a pair of 1/4" phonos! I'm sure that give the money behind RB, the guy could run a bespoke dual channel wireless system.