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In my never ending quest for simplicity, I've been thinking about doing the above. Currently I use my TC BH250 head as a DI box, mainly because I really like the spectracomp and I also like the core tone of it anyway. Inputs 1 & 2 on the X18 mixer are hi-z so can take a guitar directly. The X18 has all the EQ you could ever imagine and also has compression available too. Has anyone else done this specifically with the X18/ XR18 / XR16 / XR12? I know I could just give it a go, but we don't do much full volume rehearsal and I'm not going to just leave it to chance on a gig.... Any thoughts appreciated!
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Communication, wonderful thing, apparently
LewisK1975 replied to MoonBassAlpha's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='blue' timestamp='1495553688' post='3304733'] Even when I was a teen, I had reservations about guys that ask and want to use other people's rear. [/quote] I don't think you're alone on that one. -
Whats the longest you've had a bass for?
LewisK1975 replied to OliverBlackman's topic in Bass Guitars
My '78 Precision is my longest serving, got it in 2006. Doesn't get out much these days, but it'll be the last one I ever sell. [attachment=245855:78p.PNG] And here, a later pic with a little more arm chamfer wear.. [attachment=245856:Deedee.jpg] -
It comes off in chunks, awful stuff. Had it on the 1st Billy Sheehan signature pedal, wasn't on the deluxe model. I just tore off as much as I could and then scraped the rest.
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I've used gunstock oil on a sanded body before and that turned out nice. Not sure about a neck though. This was the stuff I used, picked it up at a gun / tackle shop: - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birchwood-Casey-Tru-Stock-Finish/dp/B01LZG42G0
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SOLD - Ashdown ABM1000 - PRICE DROP! £400
LewisK1975 replied to LewisK1975's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Bass preamp DI into PA (and no bass amp)? Can it work well?
LewisK1975 replied to Al Krow's topic in Effects
[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1495200008' post='3302091'] Cheers Jack. Sounds very straightforward, thanks. Just need to get myself a decent IEM. One follow up query - I'm just a bit concerned on the number of monitor outs that a typical FOH will have and whether there will be spare for IEMs. But I suppose if he has used them all up for the monitors I'm not going to need an IEM anyway as I should be able to hear myself through one of the monitors, right?! [/quote] Correct. I've been amp-less on stage for some time and it works well as others have said, but you can run into monitoring issues in different venues. Most FOH guys are used to dealing with folks using IEMs these days, but be aware that there are still some guys around who will moan about providing every band member with a personal IEM mix. I'm speaking from recent experience! -
Hey Fella, hope you are well, glad to see you've still got the Steve harris Sig Bass. Yes they'll work together just fine. That amp will put between 300-350w into the 8ohm cab. So no concerns.
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Are we going to do the right thing and report the listing? If nothing else to save the poor sap who's bid?
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Also the 'AMXN' and serial that's been stamped into the neck plate with manual hammer punches, that's a bit of a giveaway.
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[b]8/6/17 - PRICE DROP TO £400.[/b] Up for Sale or trade is my Ashdown ABM1000. For those who don't know about these, they are basically the EVO3 preamp, paired with a 1000w digital power section. They were all made in the UK. Each individually signed and dated on the internal chassis. According to Mark Gooday, they are actually capable of something more like 1450w, but had their volume and bottom end tamed in testing due to the fact that they destroyed some 8x10 cabs!!! All in all a beast of an Amp, just over the top for my needs and I find myself increasingly being amp-less on stage these days anyway so am predominantly using my TC BH250 as a DI and in-ears. To that end, I would straight trade this for a TC RH750, or, for a BH800/550 with cash my way. For full disclosure, the amp did have to go back to Ashdown, after falling in our Van. Was a simple repair to the power amp, no parts replaced, just something had got dislodged and needed re-attaching, was sent to ashdown on a Monday and received back by Thursday the same week......the amp works perfectly and reliability has not been affected, I gigged it for some time after receiving back with no issues. Comes with a padded slip cover, from 'Hotcovers' I think... Here's the only pic I can find at the moment, with it sitting atop a pair of super compacts. [attachment=245531:IMG_3063.JPG] More pictures can be taken depending on interest. Size is standard Ashdown ABM [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]H x W x D (mm) 134 X 474 X 315[/size][/font][/color], weight a very conservative 9.6kg. Here's the Ashdown web page for it - [url="http://ashdownmusic.com/products/1/bass/18/Legacy/21/ABM1000/"]http://ashdownmusic....acy/21/ABM1000/[/url] I'm based in the Bridgend area of South Wales but am always willing to travel. I have a box so shipping is also an option.. See my feedback below and Thanks for looking!
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Lets get this back on topic eh guys? Does the OP have an update? This happened to me with a Bike which was stolen from my shed. Turned up in my local Cash generator a while later. I told one of the guys in the shop immediately and he told me what to do. They removed the bike from sale, it was seized by the police, and when I proved I was the rightful owner with my original receipt and gave a statement the police gave it back to me. Took a little time for it all to happen, about 3 weeks from seeing it in CG to getting it back IIRC.
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[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1492505855' post='3280709'] IMHO, if you were asking my opinion what you should be getting for under £200, you should be getting some UE900s. You can currently get them from here - [url="https://www.eglobalcentral.co.uk/logitech-ultimate-ears-ue900s-headphone-en.html"]https://www.eglobalc...adphone-en.html[/url] - (I know the site looks a bit err... but the goods are legit) for just over £150. That will give you a quad balanced armature setup with a dual bass, single mid and single top. The difference between a single driver (or even the 425 dual driver) and a quad driver is night and day. [/quote] I got these (after some discussion with Russ) and confirm they are absolutely brilliant. I also got the SE215s as my first 'toe dip' into IEM's and they were fine, but the UE900s are a different league sound-wise. They were £30 more than that when I got mine too. Harrumph! I will say that comfort-wise, I did prefer the shures, due to the overall shape of the units, it sat very nicely in my ear 'cavity'. The UE900s are not 'uncomfortable' by any means, but the shure's overall shape is more like a custom unit. With the UE900s, you are relying on the tips to hold them in, so getting the right size is very important. Also a plus for the UE900s is that they can (Russ feel free to chip in here) be used as donors for putting into custom moulds quite easily.
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We did a 3 date mini tour last weekend with 2 other bands, great time had by all. 1st gig (Thu) was at The Pit, in Swansea. Should have been at The Scene, but venue was changed due to the Scene being trashed by some clubbers the week before. Great gig, good FOH and engineer. 2nd was at The Musician in Leicester, another great venue, but we (being 1st on) were pushed for time at soundcheck and were unable to use our sequencer (used in a couple of tunes) so had to improvise a little, still a great night. Strangely enough we had a hotel for the night too, and at Breakfast we realised that we were sharing a hotel with McCanns! That was a bit of a shock! 3rd Gig on Saturday was at Surya, in Kings Cross London, small venue, again a great FOH and engineer. Overall we had a blast, and a lot of sleep on Sunday!
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[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1493902280' post='3291663'] This is so similar to our situation at the minute Lew, i had to look to see if i had written it!! Our drummers exact words when i asked if he'd learnt them was "i had a quick listen" too!! Its the same apart from him being reliable actually He has forgotten about a couple of practices and is often late. But it's like you say we are all mates after playing together for as long as we have. Worst/most annoying part for me is our drummer thought it was ok, and not an issue, because it "all comes together in the end" [/quote] Haha!!
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[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1493824888' post='3291015'] Mainly due to ambivalence from other band members for me. I've quit 2 bands in the past because of other band members not wanting to learn new songs, albeit one of them was also due to gig clashes with my other (originals) band at the time becoming a problem. My particular favourite being when the band members agreed on 3 new songs to learn, and so I booked a rehearsal room for a week's time. Turned up for rehearsal the following week and it became obvious that the drummer hadn't even listened to them. I just asked him outright if he'd learned them, and he replied 'I've had a quick listen'. Spent the entire 3 hour rehearsal on one song. I put up with it for ages as he was a reliable guy and not a tw@t, but in the end enough was enough..the band didn't continue without me. Says it all really. [/quote] [quote name='blue' timestamp='1493847903' post='3291326'] How long did it take before you realized it wasn't for you? The reason I ask, once it took me 4 rehearsals when it should have taken 1. Blue [/quote] It was a bit different to that really, we were a gigging band that had been going for a few years, and to a certain extent we'd all settled into playing the same stuff every gig. The odd new tune getting added here and there. I really wanted to revamp the set as I felt that we were becoming bored and sooner or later audiences will definitely pick up on that. We all got on as friends too so I didn't want the band to stop. This is when we agreed to learn some new stuff and we agreed on the 3 songs as a start... We did continue for some time after, but after our New Years Eve gig for '14 into '15 I took some time and made my decision to quit.
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Indeed! someone got a nice one there...
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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1493847214' post='3291313'] Mine would be a '75, so I reckon a Jazz bass would be best. [/quote] Same here, and here's my '75 Jazz. [attachment=244623:75 Jazz Body.jpg]
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Mainly due to ambivalence from other band members for me. I've quit 2 bands in the past because of other band members not wanting to learn new songs, albeit one of them was also due to gig clashes with my other (originals) band at the time becoming a problem. My particular favourite being when the band members agreed on 3 new songs to learn, and so I booked a rehearsal room for a week's time. Turned up for rehearsal the following week and it became obvious that the drummer hadn't even listened to them. I just asked him outright if he'd learned them, and he replied 'I've had a quick listen'. Spent the entire 3 hour rehearsal on one song. I put up with it for ages as he was a reliable guy and not a tw@t, but in the end enough was enough..the band didn't continue without me. Says it all really.
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**SOLD** Fender American Deluxe Precision - 2015
LewisK1975 replied to snookd's topic in Basses For Sale
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Don't know why, but it really doesn't do it for me. Ho hum, it'd be a boring world if we all liked the same things!
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£480 starting price, certainly a bargain if it stays down that low. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-precision-bass/302296079914?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D43770%26meid%3Da360228dabf44d37b9e76d77a9c65acb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332195848266"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D332195848266[/url]
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Kev, [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Did you check on the jack socket if the metal part which makes contact with the tip of the cable has bent out of shape? i.e., take the bell plate off and plug a cable in, and see if the cable tip and curved part of the socket 'tab' are contacting correctly? Like this:[/font][/color] [attachment=244294:Capture.JPG] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]That's the simplest thing I can think to look at....[/font][/color]
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This won't be very helpful at all I'm afraid - I've gone from minimal pedals (tuner, comp, chorus in a bcb-30) right through to a Pedaltrain with a stereo output setup (used with a yamaha attitude): [attachment=244231:pedalboard.jpg] I now find myself right back again at just plugging straight into my amp (TC BH250 utilizing the spectracomp toneprint) and DI'ing to the PA. Only thing I'm finding myself missing is the occasional octaver. Sorry if that's negative sounding, it's just where I find myself right now........ I suppose a good starting point for you would be to consider what sort of sounds you really like from the multi effects unit and look at getting the individual pedals which could achieve something similar??
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[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1493115267' post='3285669'] PS. "The point" had closed due to a single complaint! And "Fuel Rock Club" is under threat due to yes, a single complaint! And the resident who filed the complaint is renting, and not even an owner occupier! [/quote] Complete insanity. Cannot believe that Womanby st is under threat. It's in the City Centre & has been a live music area for as long as I can remember, when will this madness end? Does this same person complain about the noise in the city centre on Rugby International Days? Lets get the Millenium stadium shut down too is it?!
