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[quote name='spongebob' post='1085440' date='Jan 11 2011, 01:17 PM']Anybody noticed how the prices of basses have shot up in the last few days? I know there was the VAT increase, but they seem to have gone up again across the board. Only noticed as last week I paid £289 for my CV P - by mid-last week they were around £296 with the VAT increase, but now everywhere is charging £319 for the range! Looked at some other sites, and all prices seem to have gone up on many basses.....happy new year??!![/quote] Try over the Channel. Woodbrass.com are still selling them at £289. Euroguitar are only slightly dearer. I think French VAT is 19.6%. Balcro.

A sort of distant , tough-love sort of guy your Dad. Guitar player, hmmm? Bass player ? Well, I'd start with your favourite songs and remind yourself why you like them? When did you first hear them, what were the surroundings/social situation at the time, was there something inspirational in the songs? Was there something in the song(s) that made laugh, cry, jump up and down with joy. Now go away and play them. Then play them with a twist. Emphasise certain notes and not others. Drop in some notes played behind the beat; bend some notes. All the little frills you already know. Make the bass line your own. When you feel comfortable with YOUR lines, go and get a lesson or two from a basschatter and get to work on "expression". No need to tell your Dad about the lessons. What drives this video? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGuEagHDL9M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGuEagHDL9M[/url] Is it the song, is it the iconic American 40 year-old restored loudspeaker, is it the patriotic fist pumping, is it the facial expressions? Sure, it's a performance. But hell no, it's all of these and more. Go for it. Good luck. Balcro. PS. Play it loud!

I think understated is his trademark. Listen to the tracks "Really" and Albert's Shuffle" on the "SuperSession" album. Someone had to counter the wildness of Mike Bloomfield. Few frills, but the tracks wouldn't be the same without him. Balcro.

Well, I saw the line up and wasn't expecting too much. Only saw/heard it from 11.25 up to midnight and then had to rush around separating two antagonisitic cats when the fireworks went off. More fireworks outside than on the box. The whole vibe seemed wrong. Too many slow boring introspective ballads. Alison Moyet, Rumer (only heard her from the kitchen), the Secret Sisters, Ce-Lo Green . The talent may well be there, but I don't need four like that on the same bill. It's New Years Eve people, let's party. Balcro.

After BassBunny please. Balcro.

[quote name='Raph' post='1055953' date='Dec 12 2010, 12:41 PM']OK - I think I'll probably go for a high sensitivity neo PA driver instead then. Thank you for the reply.[/quote] Why are proposing a PA speaker? Presumably you mean PA as in "Public Address". Balcro.

[quote name='Raph' post='1054527' date='Dec 10 2010, 09:37 PM']Eminence BP102-4 Anyone have a cab using one or more of these? If so, any opinions? I'm intending to make a 1x10" cab to use with 250-300W amps, not intending to use extension cabs therefore 4ohms. It's rated at a rather weak hifi-esque 90.5dB/W/m but I've compared the freq curve to speakers rated at 98-99 and most of the usable frequencies are only 2-3dB down, and there's a big dip in the 500-2k range, which I normally filter down with EQ or an unorthodox crossover that leaves a dip to compensate for where a speaker tends to "honk" (often around 2-2.5k). A higher sensitivity speaker wouldn't be effectively any more useful if the gains were in that middle range where I'd just have to get more creative to filter those frequencies out... If the consensus is that it kicks out plenty of welly per given watts then I'll get one.[/quote] From looking at the Eminence .pdf and at usspeaker.com, it would suggest that this unit is mainly intended for use in multiples. The latter suggests it would be good in an Ampeg 8x10. On it's own it will be loud but not stunningly loud. Only 100w power handling. There's also an 8 ohm version available. Balcro.

I don't see any reason to exclude tab, I've found it very useful in learning lines. Perhaps your need will depend on the target audience. As a bass player who came to bass guitar, late in life, it's invaluable. Apart from "guitars" do any other instruments use TAB? I started to learn piano music when I was 6 and worked my way up to Grade 7, but jumping to "guitar" with lines way off the stave was a shock to the eye and the brain. TAB would certainly ease the transition for those like me who have come to bass/guitar from other non-guitar-like instruments. When I'm playing along to tracks and checking out the bass music/tab book, TAB just provides the bare notes. Once I've got the bare notes I move onto fingering. When I feel more comfortable with the basic line, I refer back to the notation for the feel/expression. Balcro.

[quote name='thebrig' post='1053110' date='Dec 9 2010, 05:41 PM']Due to increasing pain in my neck and shoulders, I am on the lookout for a decent 4-string bass that is also very lightweight. Not to bothered about cost, because I could sell a bass or two to cover it. I play mainly covers, so a bit of versatility would be useful. I've already gone down the lightweight amp route, with my Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 12 combo. Any suggestions on a decent bass? Thanks in advance![/quote] The lightest bass I've come across (which isn't extra cheap) is the Ibanez SR500. Must be under 8lbs. Modern sound but doesn't do "a jazz". It's even lighter than my Cort.

[quote name='MythSte' post='1051304' date='Dec 8 2010, 08:32 AM']I'm proud of playing at Glastonbury and T in the Park. I'm proud of playing on channel 4 twice, all by the age of 20. I'm not proud of the fact I still feel like it was the strength of the musicians I was playing with on all occasions that got me there! I suppose there is some skill in being in the right place at the right time...[/quote] Silddx obviously had you in mind when he did the original post. You're so British! Good on yer! If you weren't good enough to play there, then the other musicians would have dumped you. They didn't, so you're good enough. Put it on your headstone. Balcro.

When searching for a bass about a year ago, I played into a "60" in my local shop. Very nice too. Although it's almost double the money, I'd go for that one, mainly because of the convenience of having an "aux-in" socket. With that you can "play along" to tracks from various sources; i.e CD/mp3 players etc,. Put headphones on and you should be able to play along in silence. That still leaves the effects loop free for a pedal. Balcro.

[quote name='bumnote' post='1041673' date='Nov 29 2010, 09:41 PM']You are the only one who appreciates it My Band mates think im mad[/quote] I appreciate your avatar too. Balcro.

Next time, don't walk by, go in and ask. I've done it many a time. The staff think you're mad/weird, but the distraction makes their day and yours if you find out what it is. Balcro.

[quote name='Lemming16' post='1040499' date='Nov 28 2010, 09:45 PM']Whoa, those are some awesome amps, i guess you are one big acoustic fan!. I'm gonna checkout ebay and see what i can find. The thing is i've had bad experiences shipping stuff, but that was using standard shipping, i didn't used FedEx, or UPS, or DHL or any of those (Lucky it was only a cheap pedal). Anyway in case i don't find anything. The 300W Eminence Speaker Delta 15-A i saw on the shop in my city , has 40HZ of frequency response, and 100 of sensitivity. Would that help? btw, thanks everyone who took the time to answer.[/quote] As Bumnote says that Delta 15-a is designed as a P.A speaker. If you can't find a trusted design as BFM suggests, check out Eminence's web-site - Guitar/Bass speakers - Bass - Speaker size. Why not send them an e-mail for support and ask their advice on a trusted design. Why not try the same with www.usspeaker.com. A fair number of choices from 85 - 130$ per unit. If you're not sure about their advice, come back here. Good luck. Balcro.

From looking at the "acoustic.homeunix" site it seems the higher powered version was only produced in 1981/2. Refer back to that Forum and quote the amp serial number. The members there will be sure to help you. As for the speakers, please be more specific about the model number for example Delta Pro 12a or Delta 10a, or Delta 12b etc. Or whatever is available locally. I assume from your post that you only want to use 1 loudspeaker drive unit. Balcro.

Only 5 miles from me in Hitchin. As the bass department is upstairs it's good to be able to go in and get little disturbance from the screechers on he ground floor. They set me up with a BIG Roland combo and left me to my own devices. Played everything I wanted without a hassle. Nice. Balcro.

I use Opera browser. It works on one computer all the time and most of the time on another. I don't need a homepage , so it's Blank & Blank. No search bars either. Googles first bar was known to be a security risk. I wouldn't touch Facebook with a barge-pole either. Google only gets used if I'm desperate and that 's about twice a year. They don't need my clicks. Balcro.

Hi Andy, I 've only spotted this thread today. The aesthetics on those prototypes look great. Just one thought. The choice of an ash body. I'm all in favour of that, having enjoyed the dramatic difference, in switching from a basswood precision clone. Ash just sings. However, the reduced body weight can bring about a big change in the overall balance. Are you able to guage the balance of this project? All the best to you and Farida with the project. Balcro.

Try these links - Good bad & average. [url="http://www.wikizic.org/Cort-GB74/videos-1.htm"]http://www.wikizic.org/Cort-GB74/videos-1.htm[/url] Top left. [url="http://vimeo.com/8499975"]http://vimeo.com/8499975[/url] + youtube of course. Balcro.

Can't br precise about the prices of pickups and pre-amp, but in the UK, a [u]new[/u] NJ5S (not the NJ5SE) pair costs about £200. The basic pre-amp costs another £150. That 's going to be about 400 euros. Balcro.

[quote name='Bottle' post='999886' date='Oct 25 2010, 12:05 PM']Hi chaps Have been GAS'ing for a bass that can do the Jazz bass and Stingray/MM-style in one package - can't afford a Sandberg Cali JM4 or a StingRay HS at the moment (although they're both on my 'must audition' list!). Having had a brief noodle on a Cort GB74A at the London 'bash a few months ago, I've started looking at budget options as well. One idea was to get a cheap-ish Jazz bass and rout out an MM pickup in place of the bridge pickup, but for less money, I could get me one of these (Cort GB34A). Good idea, or barking up the wrong tree? Ian[/quote] Hi Ian, In the corner of this room there's a rather lowly strung chap with an ash complexion who's feeling rather chuffed with himself at the moment. In fact I think there's a bit of a blush to the ash. Well, you love your Corts. Both that lovely walnut Squier and the Ibanez are just that. To the best of my knowledge all the Squiers except the Classic Vibe series, are Corts. Likewise all the Ibanez's except the expensive"Prestige" series. It's a fair guess that Mighty Mite pickups are also part of the Cort stable. Yes the GB34 is active. The volume control doubles as an active/passive switch when pulled up. The middle rotary acts as a balance between the pickups and furthest to the right is the stacked bass/treble. That Bassmerchant price is very good. The only difference between the 34 and the 74 is the latter having an ash body and two additional rocker switches. One switches in a lower midrange bass boost and the other is a 3 position toggle that switches the MM pickup to front or back or both sections. Somewhere on the Cort web site there's a .pdf circuit diagram. Enjoy the quest, Alan.

Al Kooper - The album "ReKooperation". It's on we7. It grows on you. Balcro.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='981980' date='Oct 8 2010, 08:25 PM']Throbbing Gristle, Captain Beefheart, Can, Mott The Hoople.[/quote] Thanks for making me smile. I like the bass/organ combinations, so the latter, Mk.1 of course as per 2009 reunion. 2. Deep Purple. 3. Uriah Heep (70's). 4. Without organs; Cream. Balcro.

Good on yer! I hope everything goes well. Balcro

1. All the Way from Memphis. 2. Sweet Home Alabama. Could be manageable with a 4 piece. Balcro.