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Rock and roll is dead. Er, long live rap?

This is interesting information... time to do an eBay trawl

Wow, where do you get the crazy yellow foam from??!!

I find a chunk of the green foam from one of those washing up sponges to be best..

Don't blame me!!!!

You know, I started this thread to just post that I bought a new powered speaker, and look where we have ended up

You should try Kawakasaki next

The spacer will affect the break angle out of the nut - it might feel like there's more tension on those two strings. Sounds like the screw is cutting into a new hole if it's holding without the spacer. Ideally you want to get it to hold with the spacer. I would still go for the sliver of wood glued into the hole - it will give the screw something to bite into

I suspect the break angle over the nut will be insufficient and will mean the strings pop out of the slots. I would: 1. Not panic 2. As suggested, drop a sliver of toothpick in with a bit of glue, leave to dry, cut off So level with the headstock face, make a minor indent in to get the screw in and then re-screw the tree in. 3. If you have one, I'd use a slightly larger screw (tiny bit longer and tiny bit bigger diameter)

It played like flora. It sounded like mushy peas

It is great for keys (see above) same for guitar - in some ways a Helix would be the perfect front end for you to do guitar and bass.

Barefaced Compact - bit of a stalwart round these parts. I chose the 10's as a compromise between output and size/weight It's fine at low volumes - obviously you lose a bit of bottom, but it does a good job.

Chaz has sold it?? I had dibs on that as well. Goddam it. I've got all of the Silly Snails back catalogue. Well, the EP demo anyway. That Hondo bass was a killer.

Might be worth adding - I used to use a LM Mk III with a BF Compact for rehearsing in the same room - with the Preamp into the fx return. That would have been set to 50% on gain and just over 70% on Master for a similar volume level. The reality is that volume (or at least sound pressure wise) the QSC gives monitoring volume about the same as a decent 500w head into a 15" cab. Depth wise it's not as full and rich as a 15" cab, but it gives a much wider and fuller sound - more detailed, and more expansive. My original intention was to have this for on stage monitoring and direct to PA for gigging - it does this perfectly and fulfils the brief completely. Oh, and it's one thing to carry and a lot smaller and lighter than a big cab and an amp head...

No, small rehearsal room so no need for PA backup. Vocals and acoustic through the PA in the rehearsal room Keys also through a QSC K10 Guitar - AC30 Drums - Acoustic - full kit. The acoustic swapped out for a second electric for some songs and that went through a Marshall head with a 2x10 cab.

I tried the Ibanez at rehearsal last night. I would say it's the best £400 I've spent on any music gear. Lovely deep thumpy hollow sound - ranges from having a zing to it with the tone up to borderline big double with it rolled off - the tone rolled off just gives it character rather than making it sound muffled. Balances well on the strap, light weight, and easy to play.

Tried this at rehearsal last night. I was right - it's got a good solid eq section, the compression is good enough and the drive is excellent. It has a flavour of GK about it, with a touch of vintage vibe but not overly so. Great pedal.

Right. I tried the QSC at rehearsal last night. Observations: - 5 piece band: drums, keys, 2 guitars, bass + vocals (Americana/rock) - Plenty of headroom - more than enough. Lots. Like buckets of it. I was at about half vol on the QSC and controlled volume on the bass or Preamp pedal. - It plays with Preamp pedals very well - gave a good representation of the sound I was after - Lots of bass for a 4 string - never felt like the lows were struggling - No parping out or rattling - nice and smooth. Response was as good as a Barefaced Compact and it was louder. - Projection across the room was also good All in all it worked very well.

Using technique alone, you can remove sustain (damping/muting) but you can't add sustain to a bass...

Hah! It's ok - I like it too much to scrap it

Phwoarrr!!! Just look at that butterscotch finish!

@Misdee - I do agree with most of what you say, even as a "vintage" owner. However, I would say that my 64 Precision is the least problem ridden bass I've owned. The neck seems to be the least susceptible to seasonal temp variations, the tuners the most solid for holding tune, and the output the most consistent.

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