Burns-bass

This is why I love the forum! Thanks for this, I will order one alongside the Bose.

Good point. I use the EBS Stanley Clarke which has a good HPF in it. I'm using a magnetic pickup too, so the risk is lower. I was going to ask if there was a good battery-powered pre-amp with an in-built HPF. Any ideas?

Yes, I get that. It's going to be the Bose as I can also do BVs through it as well. Just in the process of selling some stuff and once done, will invest and provide a full report. The amp will get used a lot as I'm gigging 5-10 times a month on DB now. Still can't decide between the older Pro and the newer Pro+. Any thoughts?

The battery is removable and replaceable, but you should be able to use it for thousands of charges. You can get a sub as well, but probably not needed.

The king of cakes!

I imagine they sound like underpowered PA cabs that weigh about 50kg each. My point was that there's very little here that can be dated to the 60s, apart from a couple of speakers and some wood. There's also nothing here that you couldn't recreate better today at a fraction of the price, yet the guy wants £7,000 for them. It's utterly bizarre.

Lovely thread. My wife is happy with a house full of gear as long as it doesn’t encroach on the family areas. We’re talking two double basses, amps, guitars, basses, acoustics and more. This weekend she happily let me go and play three gigs over 3 days without any issues (we have two small kids so it can be draining on your own). Lovely to have someone so supportive of what I do. That’s a lovely room, too.

I agree - up to a point. Yesterday I played 3 sets of live music (maybe 140 minutes). The only way to do this safely and without injury is using an old fashioned arm weight technique and traditional fingering.

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/eberhard-weber-question.655765/ “Eberhard´s first EUB was a vastly modified Grazioso Arco resonet, made in Czechoslovakia ca 1960, an "almost look-alike" of the old Framus Triumph EUB. Then he played a bass custom made by German luthier Paul Lijsen. His current EUB is made by Israeli luthier Eyal Vodnizky. It has a semi-hollow body, and is fitted with Wilson pickups. All of Eberhard´s EUBs have a high C string.” I have no way to verify if that’s true but seems authoritative in a typical TB way.

Yeah that’s good to know. Not sure it’s worth the extra fee quid for the + then.

Not technically a Fender product but this example of vintage madness made me smile. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/late-60-s-marshall-1969-4x12-pa-column-cabinets/1487540479 In the end, in terms of period originality, what you have is some wood bashed together in the Marshall workshop and, err, not that much else.

And that’s something we can all agree is a good thing!

You reckon Blink 182 are bigger than Green Day? Perhaps it’s because I grew up with Green Day and playing those Dookie covers for years when I was 16-18 that I see them as bigger. In my formative bass years it was Krist and Mike Dirnst. Both payed Rippers (which is why I ended up with one I guess!) Never got the RHCP thing. Anyway, I’m sure this bass would sound great with zingy brand new roundwounds and played agressively with a pick!

Ignore me… “The Bose S1 Pro+ is better than the Bose S1 Pro System. These speakers are a similar size and offer a similar design. However, the Pro+ has monochrome screens that offer excellent feedback as you adjust various instruments and other settings. It gets louder, too, and it supports Bluetooth version 5.0. Plus, its battery life lasts a bit longer.”

Actually, the Bose is less (and I can get the VAT off) which closes things up. If you’ve got a second, do you know if the only difference between this one and the Pro plus is wireless instrument connectivity? https://www.thomann.co.uk/bose_s1_pro.htm (seems that way to me!)

Yep, that’s the one! I did a gig through the Mackie version and was great. I wondered if this would be ok. The Bose is lovely but not sure I can justify it.

It’s all good. I never started as a chin stroking jazz fan. I learnt most of my bass riffs stuff playing along with “and out come the wolves” and working through Operation Ivy (and from there through the Epitaph records stuff and more) and then into harder stuff and from there, I’m still learning I guess! Less into me punk stuff anymore but I do like heavy rock. Mastodon and Earthless are artists I really enjoy. I’ve seen Metallica several times too. Anyway, long way round to say that Blink 182 were never considered authentic to me, more like kiddie pop punk. It’s hugely popular of course, and perhaps that’s the point.

Looking for a battery powered FRFR speaker. The Mackie looks great but this is £100 cheaper, Does anyone have an opinion on either/both? https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-B1C-Battery-Powered-Portable-PA-System/682H?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kjLRxu0CydeNxbiI3o_-j5ZQIm&gclid=CjwKCAjwx4O4BhAnEiwA42SbVEaz9H3GDy-GzCBJiXEzgtQpl_hYixRC0I_OuorNf24r4f4M4jOkgRoCtFEQAvD_BwE

I had no idea either. Fair play to him, it’s a cool bass.