MacDaddy

i love mine, don't see the point in having them if no-one else can see them. Mine are pink and they pulse and flash too From the pic they would certainly add something to the image, and if the workmanship is quality then good score on getting them for free. BUT it's your bass so do what the hell you like regardless of what others want.

yep, Ibanez Blazer Bass. Lovely bass, great neck, light but plenty of bottom end. Had to sell to buy my next bass which was a yellow Precision with a bass boost. Weighed a ton but sounded great. Had to sell a few years later to pay the rent. This could go on but I think we have another thread for that

[quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1328890658' post='1534470'] Manchester. [/quote] not by Canal Street?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1328883690' post='1534330'] Ummm... where do you rehearse....? *whistles...* [/quote] so getting back to where this rehearsal studio actually is?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1328878719' post='1534204'] How long have you got? [/quote] from about 9 until 12.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1328813953' post='1533167'] Just turn the volume down to zero and watch it a few more times, for research purposes only of course [/quote] Beyonce videos are like that, turn off the volume and play some Led Zepplin and Beyonce is great

meh! A few years I was at a biker rally and every band that was on did 'I predict a riot'. It's a phase, it will pass then the new popular songs from the hit parade will usurp the old popular songs from the hit parade.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1328800986' post='1532854'] What hats will you be wearing? [/quote] if it starts snowing again a thermal balaclava!

The Junkyard Dogs will be giving February a kick up the 'arris on Friday 10th Feb, at the George IV (again!) in Chiswick. Featuring Basschats very own Happy Jack and MacDaddy, and including SE Bassbash drummer in residence Paul. Good band, good pub, good beer, free entry. What more do you want on a cold Friday in February? [url="http://www.junkyarddogslondon.co.uk/live.html"]http://www.junkyarddogslondon.co.uk/live.html[/url]

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1328614355' post='1529893'] I had one for years (for guitar). I really liked it, but I actually preferred the Behringer V-Amp2, which I still have. I managed to own simultaneously a Boss GX700, J-Station, V-Amp2 and the Vox ToneLab. I only kept the Behringer, funny enough. [/quote] Did you download any of the patches from the user library?

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1328604030' post='1529679'] What are you using the J-Station for? [/quote] Ideally everything! I'm playing guitar in a band now, so I wanted a one size fits all option so I could downsize. When I'm comfortable using it I'll be selling my guitar multi f/x and my Boss ME-50B. I've a pedal with it so can use it live, and will use it to record when I get around to figuring out my M Box.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1328555594' post='1529059'] Not really intended for stage use, by the look of it. [/quote] it is if you have a footswitch.

Amazing bit of kit. Anyone else got one?

I am now playing with my Johnson thanks to Rumple! Bought his J Station, met up and had a pint. Top bloke

I could have the answer to my problems! Courtesy of Rumble, I have just purchased a Johnson J Station. Fully loaded with guitar and bass amp sims plus effects. I haven't had a play with it yet, but will post further when I do.

Pointy headstocked goodness

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1327919836' post='1518620'] Oh and I had eaten garlic the night before [/quote] i guess it figures that your swamp blues collective while already including zombies, would also have a few vampyres!

[quote name='Leon Transaxle' timestamp='1327871630' post='1518111'] The lower the price point the poorer those manufacturing the instrument will have been paid and possibly the poorer they will have been treated. You need to look no further than the cost stratification of Fender products to demonstrate this. From Custom shop to MIA to MIM to the latest China made Modern Players. Although not specifically talking about basses I read an article today in a gutiar magazine that Guild acoustic requires 30 man hours in actual manufacture alone. This is on top of drying time etc. So lets say a skilled worker gets paid ten quid an hour. That's £300 in labour costs alone. Now the wood used is aged on site for two years so that means significant square footage dedicated to a huge pile of wood alone. The time taken is reduced to 30 hours by utilising highly specialist and very expensive equipment like CNC machines, laser cutters etc. There is a balance here. You could dispense with the expensive equipment and spend more time making the instrument. One way or another it is money going out either in wages or paying of the loan to buy or lease the equipment. [/quote] Paying people less, in a country where the cost of living is less, does not always have to mean they are being treated poorly. In terms of quality - one man with a CNC in the USA, one man with a CNC machine in China, if the wood is the same the only difference is location. Jens Ritter has said in interviews people think he is raking it in, whereas in reality he sometimes still has trouble paying the rent.

at one gig in a previous band, the vocalist's Mother took him into drug rehab during the break. Cue frantic set list shuffling for the final set working out what we could still do, leading to the immortal Spinal Tap line given utterance by the guitarist 'that's a cosy 10 minutes' True.

[b] Depressing things your bandmates say.[/b] "it's your round!"

one of the women from Smack the Pony - the one who sh4993d Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street.

from the MU newsletter: [font="Arial"][b]News Bulletin[/b] 23 Jan 2012[/font] [font="Arial"][b]The Live Music Bill passed its final stages in the Commons on Friday[/b][/font] [font="Arial"]The MU has been celebrating with supportive MPs and other members of UK Music as the Live Music Bill passed its final stages in the Commons on Friday. The Bill states that an exemption to the Licensing Act should take place when ‘the live music entertainment takes place in the presence of an audience of no more than 200 persons’. This will reduce the bureaucracy and expense for small venues wishing to put on live music. We have been lobbying for a change of this kind ever since the Licensing Act came into law in 2003, and we believe that this Bill will be a real boost to live music performance. John Smith, MU General Secretary, says: “We are delighted that the Live Music Bill has finally made it through Parliament. It is a real achievement for a Private Member’s Bill to get through and the MU would like to thank Lord Clement Jones, Don Foster and all of the other MPs who helped to pass this Bill. “Over the past few years our members have been telling us that the number of gigs available to young musicians who are still perfecting their craft has gone down. This is primarily due to a reduction in the number of smaller venues which traditionally offered this level of gig, and is directly linked to the Licensing Act. The exemption that the Live Music Bill introduces will be hugely beneficial to these small venues.” Pictured above: Horace Trubridge, Assistant General Secretary, Don Foster MP, Jo Dipple (UK Music), Lord Clement Jones with band Daytona Lights.[/font]

They had a similar sign up - even mentioning David Bowie - when I played at The Garage, about 10 years ago. I thought it was b0ll0x then too, they would have c## in their pants if they had David Bowie on their stage. Don't care, my ars3! [attachment=98124:jim.jpg]