Doctor J

Thanks, I'll have a look at them. Has anyone tried the Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2?

Against my better judgement it looks like I might be getting back into a regular rehearsal/gigging situation again and I'm thinking about picking up a small amp head to take some of the lug out of lugging. Amps have never been a big deal to me so I'm not entirely learned as regards what's out there. I'm looking for something small and light, the kind of thing you might fit in a gig bag, doesn't need to be more than 500W, I reckon. I'd need two speaker outs, not a combined speakon/jack however, two seperate outputs. Tonally, if it could do a bit of dirt, that would be nice. A decent DI output would be good too. If I can keep it under about £600/€700 that would be just tickety boo. I don't need anything outrageuous, tonally, or onboard effects or other gimmicks, the simpler the better as far as I'm concerned. This is a rock band, so I need a bit of ooomph but I don't see myself needing 1.21 gigawatts, if you know what I mean. The Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 looks decent but my knowledge and experience of them doesn't go beyond their preamps. So, good people of basschat, if you have any experience of this kind of thing I'd appreciate hearing your experience and opinions. Thanks in advance.

Hot Dog! [i]That[/i] is a spicy meatball!

Make sure you're not boosting any bands with the preamp. Set the preamp flat, then try it.

You get nothing for nothing, so it stands to reason that you'd get very little for very little. Is there about an inch of wood between the scratchplate and the end of the body along the bottom edge? Usually people end up ploughing money into these things and finally declare they've got a good bass when, if they'd just bought a good bass with the money in the first place, they could have saved themselves the time and hassle

I know quite a few like that, it was the reason I opted to play guitar in my last band My best mate many, many years ago was like that. He was fantastic at sweeping and arpeggios and all kinds of lead w***ery but simply couldn't hold a rhythm to save his life. Still, he was a mate, so we started a band where the drummer and I just jammed (there was no point writing songs, he'd never remember) and he fluted around while another mate did some stream of consciousness vocals over it. It was as good and as bad as it sounds but we got almost two years of gigging out of it. Sometimes we would throw in a cover of Paranoid (we were all huge Sabbath fans) but he couldn't even play that right.

That's quite a collection, very nice. Good to see I'm not the only person who likes a green bass.

Thankee. It's a very comfortable piece of kit, the neck is great, it really is.

[quote name='jonthebass' timestamp='1337677900' post='1663686'] Just want to vent and moan 'cos I'm fuming AND p!ssed off right now! I bought a Fender CS Masterbuilt Precision bass from Session Music/Musik Schmidt just over 2 weeks ago: [url="http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-Fender-Custom-Shop-1970-Precision-Bass-Master-Built-CC-BLK.html"]http://www.musik-sch...ilt-CC-BLK.html[/url] Anyway it turned up and was looking good until I tuned it up for the first time... The truss rod had either broken or was completely loose inside the neck due to it rattling when you tapped the back of the neck behind the nut, just like my Bravewood did when its' truss rod went. So back went the bass for a refund and while leaving me sweating a bit over waiting for them to refund me at their leisure I got the double whammy of CC currency exchange charges for my trouble. So it has cost me about £85 for a refund on a faulty bass Anyway, lesson learned and I will only be buying a UK based instrument that I can either try first or get on good recommendation off here from now on and negate any other pesky charges Thanks for listening! Jon [/quote]Did you try to tighten the truss rod? It really takes a lot of force to break them (much more than a low temperature in an aircraft hold can do).

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1337628907' post='1663190'] its quite a pretty bass [/quote]Yes it is

Bacchus make amazing instruments, I'm definitely a big fan. As mentioned, Deviser are the parent company and make instruments under the names of Headway, STR, Seventy Seven, Momose and more. It's all hand made, incredibly high quality, low number stuff. I received my last one just a few weeks ago, it makes me smile just thinking about it. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173747-there-aint-no-day-like-a-new-bass-day"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/173747-there-aint-no-day-like-a-new-bass-day[/url] Now where are your pics?

I enjoy playing and I enjoy bass as a design form too, you know what I mean? I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm a collector. I'm an enthusiast of the instrument as well a player of one. The first thing I do with any new instrument is strip it down, see how all the parts work together. I'm not the kind of person who'd have ten Jazz basses or ten Stingrays, multiples of the same thing, I just don't see the point, but I do see the logic in a variety of different basses which follow different design philosophies. I enjoy the differences, the nuances which make one bass different from the next. There is a lot of variety and creativity in the world of bass which I find fascinating and, as long as the bills get paid, I don't see a problem in pursuing that interest. As vices go, I think it's a pretty minor one. That being said, if a bass doesn't move me or falls too much under the shadow of another I move it on. As a result, I don't see an end to GAS, but I just don't see the harm in it either. I don't eat the same thing for dinner every day, I don't wear the same style of clothes every day, so why would I stick to just one bass for the rest of my life either? Why would you restrict yourself, for what purpose? I don't want to beat GAS, I see GAS as a sign that the world hasn't broken me down just yet, there's still a spark in me, a continuing fascination in the instrument I first loved as a fourteen year old boy. Long may it continue!

That's a complicated situation alright so hugs first Definitely put up ads, be clear about what you're looking for, if it's just someone to jam with to improve both your playing levels without getting to gigging band levels, just say so. I guarantee you're not the only person in that position, but never be afriad to give something you think is over your level a go. You might just surprise yourself. As for playing with your ex, it's been along time so theoretically there shouldn't be a problem, but I can see why you'd be concerned and why you think the new woman would be concerned too. It would be a shame for your musical collaboration to end for this reason though, as you both seem to enjoy it.

Welcome

The more experienced you are, the better your ability to recognise how far away you are from being an expert.

Keep your eyes on the prize, it'll be worth it.

I demand more and bigger pics

Ah, it's yours?!?! Excellent I thought it was Glenn Hughes one. I didn't know they had made a few for retail.

I am entirely besotted by the 2024X and I have to say I prefer the rosewood version, definitely.

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1337420847' post='1659592'] The man who really got me fired-up for bassplaying was Colin Hodgkinson, who I first saw with Back Door back in about '75. Precision + solos + lead vocals. [/quote]Hodgkinson is the man. Paul Jackson, who played for Herbie Hancock, is quite swish, if not quite the lead player you're probably looking for.

It would be superb with the maple and also work with b-w-b [i]and[/i] your chrome hardware. Win win win.

I've been after one of these since they first released this model - the So-Cal - and finally saw one at the right price, did a bit of financial juggling and here it is. The neck on these are the real selling point, oil finished quartersawn maple, very nicely rolled and within a couple of minutes it feels like a neck you've known all your life. This is what Fender should be putting on the strat. Of course, being Fender, they have to do something stupid and, in this case, the truss rod adjuster is the type you have to remove the neck in order to adjust. Still, it sounds superb, plays oh so nicely, I'm quite chuffed.

Encore?

Emerald green.

[quote name='RandomProddy' timestamp='1337379344' post='1659242'] Don't think you can leave feedback for a non-sale..? [/quote]Why not, though? If you were dealing with someone and they backed out of a commitment to buy, surely that's worthy of feedback?