MacDaddy

[quote name='Jesus' post='240247' date='Jul 15 2008, 05:50 PM']Im originally a big metal/rock loving man, and am learning the bass to play in such a band, but since i've been researching and learning i've noticed my ears are now partial to a bit of blues, jazz, and funk! I find myself putting on a bit of Jaco or Bootsy when i get in from work to rewind rather than my usual blend of Avenged, Atreyu, and Dio. Has anyone else found this or am i the only one going mad?[/quote] but does this work the other way round? For example, do Jazzers occasionally realise it could be beneficial to look outside their genre and take influences from elsewhere, and so listen to a bit of rock/metal/thrash etc?

If you visit the Bass Merchant, they have a room where you can take amps/cabs and wind them up as much as you want

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='233785' date='Jul 6 2008, 09:46 PM']Took my new bass to practice today. It's a Dean metalman explorer. Something's not right with it. The low end notes were very distorted and badly buzzing when playd, especially at high volume. It's got a brand new battery in it (It's active) and it wasn't the amp as it's done the same on my amp and the one at practice studio, plus I played my 5 string through both amps with no distortion or buzzing. Any ideas?[/quote] What's the set up like? Could be fret buzz coming through?

Dana Strum - Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Slaughter - played flying V/Shark fin type basses..

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='230965' date='Jul 1 2008, 10:30 PM']Lets have the back cover off then and ave a look at the tronics stuff! I bet it cant beat a Gb into touch on that front! nice tho...[/quote] ok, will try to get round to it...

Carvin LB75P It's got a HB a J and a piezo, the HB can be dual or single. A 3 band EQ, and it runs passive too - even without a battery. 5 strings and it's quite light, and I think it looks great. Here's the science Here's the pics

Gutted I missed it - I would definitely have been in the queue for Argh's 9 string.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='229073' date='Jun 29 2008, 04:08 PM']My guitarist didn't like my old pink and yellow P-Bass so i played it more just to anoy him [/quote] my old vocalist hated my silver jacket, because it made more people look at me than him. Obviously I wore it more (even I don't really like it ). BOT Nice bass, what are the pups? Are they soap bars, or smaller HB's?

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='228238' date='Jun 27 2008, 07:28 PM']Just watched the Jon Shuker link to the TV programme and just wondered who is the best UK custom bass builder, im obviously biased the GB way, but there are several out there Overwater, Shuker, Status et al..........[/quote] Purely a matter of personal opinion. Of which mine is Mike and his Zoot basses, and Jon and his Shukers

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='222115' date='Jun 19 2008, 01:31 PM']I'm still a maybe, but now I'm a definite maybe.[/quote] Apologies to all, but I'm depping for a band and the first rehearsal is Sunday. I tried to get them to change it, but to no avail It's thrown a bit of a spanner in the works, as I had it all planned out, visit to Jon Shuker, parents, Bass Bash. Bugger.

[quote name='dood' post='221620' date='Jun 18 2008, 06:40 PM']that would rule out [s]any[/s] all of the suggestions I would have made then lol![/quote] Doh! I'll get back to you once I've decided the Korg has too many buttons, or the colour clashes with my bass - or some such nonsense

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='199504' date='May 15 2008, 12:51 PM']depending on when it is, I could involve a trip to Jon Shuker in Sheffield and a visit to the parents in Keighley.[/quote] I'm still a maybe, but now I'm a definite maybe.

[quote name='dood' post='220961' date='Jun 17 2008, 09:49 PM']- How much do you wanna spend MacD?[/quote] As little as possible LOL. I'm gonna stick with the Korg for the forseeable and see how I get on. BTW the distortions I'm on after are for solo-ing, the ME did great rhythm dist sounds. [quote name='ped' post='220732' date='Jun 17 2008, 04:40 PM']Welcome to come and try the Vbass any time Macdaddio Cheers ped[/quote] Have a friend who has just moved back to Witney, so may take you up on that when I arrange a visit

cheers guys, I have tried them and had a good fiddle, and I have talked to owners. I've got a Korg AX3000B now which I'm struggling to learn. Don't need the amp/cab sims but the distortions are great.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='210268' date='May 31 2008, 09:44 PM']Quite the opposite…the problem is that I drink too often [/quote]

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='210263' date='May 31 2008, 09:34 PM']this is just another example of why i avoid ebay as much as i avoid trapping my nob in my flys after i take a piss[/quote] you don't drink much then

I do like Bongo's but that colour... Not sure, I'll either end up hating or loving it, but right now I don't know

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='210259' date='May 31 2008, 09:30 PM']Either way - I love the idea of buying in protest. I can now justify my online pornography subscriptions to my missus. "But Darling, they were depicting women as worthless sex objects".[/quote] It's 9.32 on a Saturday night, and instead of being out gigging with a band I'm stuck indoors on my bl00dy computer, but I can always count on BBC to raise a smile - albeit in a [i]'oh no he didn't' [/i]kind of way

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' post='210251' date='May 31 2008, 09:18 PM']I don't see what the OP is getting at. The item for sale is described, and the small print refers to the image, to avoid confusion with the original packaging, which presumably no longer exists.[/quote] So the small print doesn't refer to what he is actually selling?

BTW how do you have it set up live? A 15 each side of the drums sounds good to me?