King Tut
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Yes, but it wasn’t a split - it was where glue had run from the strap button towards the body and looked like a repair. I literally T-Cut it out and it disappeared! -
I was a regular at The Bandwagon in Kingsbury which played a pretty big part in the NWOBHM movement with Neal Kay’s Heavy Metal Soundhouse. Saw Iron Maiden there among many others. When that place closed, Neal moved to The Headstone Hotel at Headstone Lane, and it was at a rock night there that I met Mrs Tut. I too used to love Girl. We went to see them at The Marquee one night where they were supported by some upstarts from Aylesbury called Marillion. The proggers stole the night, bolstered mainly by Fish’s charisma and banter and the coach load of local fans they bought with them - I went on to follow them through their early days and you can briefly see the wife and I on the video EP filmed at Hammy Odeon. I also loved Angelwitch. After watching them at The Marquee one night I briefly appeared in a news article that was filmed there about the perils of head banging and brain damage. The clip later reappeared, to my delight, on Dance Britannia - I’ll see if i can dig it out!! Happy Daze!
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I’ve owned a couple of MIJ Mustangs and now own a Mexican PJ Mustang. My memory isn’t good enough to compare them. The Mexican Mustang is well put together and a very competent bass but doesn’t seem to have anything outstanding about it apart from the pearl green paint job and limited run maple board. I’ve put a Quarter Pounder in the bridge position to give me a bit of versatility and snarl. However a few years back I bought a late 70’s Musicmaster from this site. When I bought it, it had been fitted with a Wizard P Pickup along with the original guard and gubbins. Again - nothing special except lots of mojo. However, I changed the pickup to a cheapo Artec dual rail jobby, put a new bridge on, and strung it with TI flats and a pro setup and wow. She’s got tone for days, a real vintagey vibe and plays luvverly. Used her for either my first or second Stray gig at The Craufurd and would have no hesitation in taking her out live again. Awesome little bass - especially considering I picked her up for (IIRC) less than £400
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I’m waiting with baited breath to see how much they’re gonna cost and where I can get one (or maybe even two!)
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No - I never realised there was software for it. Mines off to a new owner at the end of the week!
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(Withdrawn) Hohner The Jack Headless Early Passive Version
King Tut replied to dodgnofski's topic in Basses For Sale
I never knew they did a passive one. I did my first gig with a Jack, which i still have, albeit converted to passive. Great basses, glwts! -
Decided to sell this as it's unlikely I'll gig it and as much as I like it, I could do with the space!! It's in good nick with a few marks. Fully working with manual but no power supply. It takes a standard 9v jobby. I really like the filters and synths on this and it has a nice interface. Very easy to programme. Price - £60 - includes uninsured postage in the UK. Here's what Korg say: Incredibly powerful signal manipulation, REMS models, and step sequencing! Using Korg's exclusive Resonant Electronic Modeling System (REMS), the AX3000B Modeling Signal Processor provides a familiar knob-based interface with easy access to all functions, a backlit LCD, an expression pedal, and breakthrough Expression Step Sequencer (ESS). 72 different bass effects give you unprecedented tonal breadth. 16 types of drive/amp effects model tons of sought-after vintage and hi-end amps and effects including a wide range of pre-effects, cabinets, modulation, delay, and reverb (11 types of each). Effects can be activated 7 at a time and include compressor, limiter, wah, flanger, chorus, and 2-octave pitch shifter, as well as fretless and bass synth effects, plus a lot more. Create and store 96 programs with your favorite combination of REMS effects. 32 preset programs are also provided. Use the expression pedal to control wah, volume, or many other effect parameters, or assign a wide range of functions to the Control Switch for even greater flexibility. The ESS sampler lets you store effect parameter movements and play them back to create dramatic changes in the sound. ESS can also be used to create subtle foot-controlled stepped modulation effects as well as dramatic controlled pitch effects. Choose from 7 ESS modes and control the ESS playback speed in real time by tapping a control switch or by using the expression pedal to smoothly change the speed. Use a control switch to start ESS playback or use the expression pedal to recall the desired step. Effects can be turned on and off individually. Send/return jacks allow you to connect your favorite stomp boxes. AUX IN jack lets you connect an external sound source and play along with it. Heavy-duty metal body stands up to the demands of live stage performance while the Auto Tuner lets you tune your instrument while muted. Backlit LCD provides superb visibility. Amp/line output selector lets you run straight into the board. Key lock function for preventing accidental control changes. S/PDIF digital out, MIDI I/O, and AX3000B Sound Editor software that lets you edit and manage AX3000B programs on your PC or Mac. Features 72 bass effects Huge range of REMS amp/cab and effects models 7 effects at a time Compressor, limiter, wah, flanger, chorus, pitch-shift, fretless, bass synth, and much more 96 user-editable programs 32 preset programs ESS lets you store and replay effects parameter movements Send/return jacks Aux in Mutable auto tuner Backlit LCD Amp/line output selector Key lock function S/PDIF digital out MIDI I/O Sound editor software PC or Mac -
I dug my old Korg Multi FX out last night and gave it a run for its money. Got to say, I was really impressed with the synths and filters. The interface was pretty useable too. I'd never gig this, well maybe at a pub gig, because of the vulnerable knobs. Can't decide whether to keep or move it on for peanuts. Anyone else use one? Any thoughts?
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What does HMT stand for?
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An LH500 is plenty loud enough for loud gigs if you wanted to save some money!
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The LH 1000 might not be massively flexible but the tones it can do are bloody nice! I had a LH500 and i never ran out of tone for classic rock.
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So using that link, on a Mac, I can see a list of the pics but then it directs me to different apps to unzip them. You should still be able to attach jpegs . . . . -
I see what you did there!
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One of my Christmas pressies was a Palmer Junction DI box. When I get back to gigging again I'll be able come from the speaker out of my Peavey VB2 into the Palmer. From there the speaker signal will go into my cab and the DI to FOH. Some of these DI boxes, including the Palmer, include a speaker emulation circuit so FOH gets that too!
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A DI for coming out the speaker out of my valve amp WHEN we get gigging again. The Gong album is a remastered special edition with out takes and a live set from The Marquee in 1975.
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Our band leader, Del Bromham, toured with Leslie a few years back. Our manager was also close friends with him and lived with him for a while. Both are devastated and only have good things to say about him. Poor chap. Apparently he'd only just moved home, life was good and he was happy, only to have it all snatched away.
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I'm toying with replacing my akai unibass with it. Ok it's not as versatile and doesn't do the fifth thing but at least you can play chords and double stops with it.
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I’ ve use bought one too. Loving it!
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Spotted on insta. New Rick bridge insert coming soon from Babicz
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Particularly those that came out before the Pao Ferro fingerboards. I'm not saying they're better but they might be perceived to be. Says he, hoping his first run Flea Sig that he bought as an 'investment' rockets in value!
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Need some advice on dead cheap re-amp boxes please!
King Tut replied to ForbiddenWytch's topic in Recording
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What @Cuzzie said about the lH500 eq. It's not very intuitive until you understand how it works. Your settings are very mid light and it's the mids that cut through a mix on bass.
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Don't really matter mate, so long as you're enjoying yourself and having a laugh - that's all that matters really!
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Also if you’re planning to switch basses mid set - that’s another can of worms. Actives are often much louder than passives, not to mention having different tonal characteristics so unless you can set them up so they’re sounding pretty much the same in tone and level, or have some kind solution where you can set up two switchable patches (by a multi fx or programmable amp) I’d try to avoid that for the time being until you’ve got a bit more experience gigging or playing in loud environments. I mean, I’m not saying it’s not doable, but I’m still agonising over pickup height setting, gain settings etc etc and I’ve been gigging for 35 odd years. I had a couple of occasions last year out on tour where we’d play a Blues Devils set first set playing as our own support band. And a Stray set as the main set. I’d use a Jazz or Mustang for the first set and a Ric for the main set. Being a vain bugger I don’t like wearing my glasses on stage. I’d get off stage first set having planned to alter the volume on one of my pedals to match the basses volumes. Then think ‘did i alter it or not?’ ‘Am I remembering last night’. Get back on stage - check the pedal and not be able to see the settings - grrrrFFS this getting old lark is doing me nut in!! To be fair to you it’s good that you’re looking forward and you’ve come to the right place for advice so I hope you get it sorted.What i will say - and you’re learning this already, playing loud and/or live is a different ballgame to quiet playing and different challenges arise - be patient, you’ll get there!
