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  1. MacDaddy
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  2. MacDaddy
    Mark King at Fairfield Hall last night. Mark bass all the way. Little Mark Vintage 1000 head, Standard 104HR cabs, and a small unobtrusive pedal board 😜
  3. MacDaddy
    It's one finger per 'fret' on the Ibanez, on the Stagg there's currently a lot of moving the whole hand.
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    I've recently bought a Stagg EUB (courtesy of @Burns-bass). Regular readers may know I already have an Ibanez UEB, and this I took to quite quickly, no doubt helped by the 34" scale. The Stagg with it's 3/4 DB scale and no stand, is a different proposition altogether. I took it to rehearsal last night and tbh it's was a struggle. I tried it first with the fake body bits, then took them off for a while, then put just the one I lean on, and this was a bit better. But I'm still not sure how high to have the pin. With the Ibanez I have the nut at roughly forehead height. Should it be the same for the Stagg? I was often thrown by the bigger scale. Any tips appreciated. (Pic from @Burns-bass sale listing)
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    I've recently bought a Stagg EUB, which has recently fallen over. One of the tuners is now a tad askew, but it could also do with a tweak to make it easier to play.
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    We always get a bit cheer when we do it. Maybe it's just that no-one cares about you? 😜
  10. MacDaddy
    Will there be someone doing setups?
  11. MacDaddy
    I have neither the inclination or the space to play a DB but I do have 2 EUBs which I'm loving playing. If you are anywhere near one of the Bassbash's keep an eye on the gear lists and pop along try some gear out and see what you get on with 🙂
  12. MacDaddy
    Retail therapy?
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    Hank Wangford?
  14. MacDaddy
    Yup. To avoid identity theft. But also Macdaddy sounds more showbiz than my real name which is Brett Starshine.
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    "The judge also cited factors including... and the fact he had previously "embraced and financially benefitted from being featured on the album cover"."
  16. MacDaddy
    The first preset. There are demos of it in the MXR synth pedal thread.
  17. MacDaddy
    If I can get a sound close to "that" preset on the MXR synth pedal, I'd be happy to use it as a one-sound-pedal.
  18. MacDaddy
    Ah, but you never know!
  19. MacDaddy
    Will any of this filter down to v3?
  20. MacDaddy
    I've played to a completely empty pub, because even the bar staff fecked off!
  21. MacDaddy
    Remember it's a two-way street, you are auditioning the band. You don't have to join.
  22. MacDaddy
    This is from my status update: I've programmed some patches that sound great through headphones on my multi FX. I just hope they won't take too much tweaking at band practice tomorrow when going through an amp. And after rehearsal on Wednesday: And the result from last night's rehearsal - inconclusive. I went through an old Ashdown head through an old Ashdown cab. The synthy patches needed more fuzz, nothing cut through quite right, and levels were not consistent between patches. All issues I did not have with headphones (a cheap Behringer pair). Should have taken my own gear. Next time I'll at least take one of my own amps.
  23. MacDaddy

    I've programmed some patches that sound great through headphones on my multi FX. I just hope they won't take too much tweaking at band practice tomorrow when going through an amp .

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Mids are key!  Sometimes I find a scooped tone that sounds great in headphones gets lost in a live mix.

    2. Dood

      Dood

      There are various reasons why it might not sound as expected. Earphones will have a very different frequency response to that of the speakers / system you are plugging in to - even if the brand say thay are flat response, most are definitely not. Then you have the acoustic effect that the room space has on the sound versus the enclosed sound of headphones. (If you've had a chance to play with ARC or Sound ID or REWS, they can help us understand exactly how much the room space plays in our bass sound (and why IEM mixed can sound wildly different too). Oh and finally, those pesky Fletcher and Munson types with the loudness curves and how we perceive frequencies at volume (versus next to our ears inside headphones). Take those in to consideration and it will get a lot easier, but nothing beats getting in the space with the gear you're going to use and craft the patches on those. I suspect you know this anyway and, having a rough patch to bring to rehearsal and then tweak at the time isnt a bad thing at all! Good luck!

       

       

    3. MacDaddy

      MacDaddy

      And the result from last night's rehearsal - inconclusive.

      I went through an old Ashdown head through an old Ashdown cab. The synthy patches needed more fuzz, nothing cut through quite right, and levels were not consistent between patches. All issues I did not have with headphones (a cheap Behringer pair). Should have taken my own gear. Next time I'll at least take one of my own amps.

  24. MacDaddy
    Don't tell John Hall, he'll sue her! 😆
  25. MacDaddy
    I had the bass version, because it also had guitar amp sims. The Marshall sim was particularly good. I thought some of the FX were excellent, the chorus, delay, and the simple but effective compressor.
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