silverfoxnik

[quote name='beerdragon' post='538193' date='Jul 11 2009, 11:00 PM']She has a decent enough voice to make it on her own. [/quote] +1 very unusual voice.. Would much rather see her play than Morrisey, who's the most over-rated artist of the last 40 years IMO!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='535018' date='Jul 7 2009, 06:54 PM']Got dry stone wall envy now, awww.[/quote] +1 Nice looking bass Peter! Are you going to put a string tree on it?

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='533249' date='Jul 5 2009, 07:48 PM']You don't really want the screwdriver to slip when you're installing a new volume knob on 3 grands worth of unobtanium oil finished Nicaraguan Mojo wood.[/quote] If we could produce them or find them somewhere, I think the stats would show that the percentage of players who use plectrums is about the same in terms of whether they play stock, off-the-shelf basses or custom build basses.. Though I do think that Rob may be onto something with his OP.. and maybe there's a secret bass society consisting of mainly jazzers & slappers who own at least 5 custom built coffee table basses each, that are stored in vacuum-sealed impregnable vaults inside houses built in specially designated 'plectrum free zones'..

[quote name='4000' post='535284' date='Jul 7 2009, 11:13 PM']Yup. Took me a while to say that didn't it?[/quote] Words of wisdom at last!

I have the NA650 as well and it's a very good sounding amp, with a lot of tonal flexibility and a good array of features.. Personally, I don't use the internal compression but i do use the 'edge' control to dirty up the very clean, almost hi-fi' tone of the amp. The enhance control is similar to the contour control on Gallien Krueger amps and is a bit like having a sweepable pre-shaping facility which is very cool. But having said that, it needs to be used with caution IMO because, although it makes the tone of your bass sound great in a solo context, if you over use it within a band setting, you will lose the presence of your bass in the mix because it effectively takes all the mids out of your sound. As already said, the DI out is great and personally, I've never had a problem with the gain/input stage; in fact, I find the 10db gain boost switch really useful when swapping between active and passive basses. Another very useful facility is the fact that the NA650 will work at 2 ohms, which allows me to run 2 x 4ohm cabs for bigger gigs and get the maximum output from the amp (though I'm not sure if other Nemesis heads do this). Well worth checking out I'd say, though do have a look around at some of the second-hand Eden gear currently on sale here because there's some good stuff around..

[quote name='Stingray5' post='532483' date='Jul 4 2009, 03:39 PM']Guess I was trying to make the point that, for me, Stevie Wonder is beyond just [i]mere[/i] genius... Cheers, Steve[/quote] +2 Possibly the most influential black artist of the past 40 years or so IMO, along with James Brown perhaps.. It was a superb show and the great songs just kept coming and coming! Agree with Josh re: Nathan Watts - he was a pleasure to listen to.. Funny that about him being the MD; I was watching Leonard Cohen on TV last week and Roscoe Beck was the bass playing MD as well...

Beedster's modified Sub 5 has been around a bit too; Chris, me, Walman, JoJo Bass, OBBM and a couple of others too IIRC..

Just bought a Boss LS-2 from Steve which arrived looking almost brand new and works really well! Pleasure to deal with and would definitely do so again! Thanks Steve! Nik

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='528449' date='Jun 30 2009, 11:10 AM']So, I've upped the action to about 3mm (it feels like a heck of a lot, but you really don't notice at a gig) and all the sudden my notes are ringing big and round, with plenty of growl in reserve when I dig in. Bliss. Why didn't I think of it before?? Don't be afraid to raise tha action a little more than you think, people... you might be suprised at how much difference it makes to your ears, but how little difference it makes to your hands! If this post helps one person, it'll have been worth typing. [/quote] +1 Most basses that I've played with really low action sound great in isolation but don't seem to have enough body in the tone to cut through in the way that I like to hear when I'm playing in a band setting.. Having said that, I think it totally depends on what music you're playing, what you like to hear when you're playing and also, the way that you play..I'm not sure there's a definitive 'right way' or 'wrong way' about it.

Great!

[quote name='NickThomas' post='529087' date='Jun 30 2009, 09:16 PM']My goodness. I didnt know him really, but he seemed a really cool level headed and knowledgeable fella. RIP , and my condolences to his family and friends. Nick.[/quote] +1 Well said Nick..happy to echo those sentiments!

I think it's really easy to get 'hooked' on the thrill of buying new basses.. I've definitely have been down that road before and had some hilarious times with bass playing mates swapping stories/ideas about the best way to sneak in yet another bass before the Mrs finds out! I think I've had most of the really well known makes over the years; Fender P, Fender J, Musicman, Warwick, Spector, Rickenbacker, Peavey etc, etc. Plus some high end stuff like Wal, early Tobias, MTD, Lakland and some other quirkier & cheaper basses too.. Bought lots and sold lots and there's just a few of them I really wish I'd kept.. Wierd thing is, though I've had some proper 'vintage' basses, they're not the ones I miss!! Anyway, about ten years ago, when I had 9 basses which was the most I've ever owned at one time, I remember thinking to myself how stupid it was that I had all these instruments sitting around gathering dust not being played! So slowly over the last few years, as I've started to gig more and more, I've got my collection down to 4 working basses that get used all the time: 2 x 5 strings 2 x 4 strings That pretty much keeps me happy and covers all angles when it comes to playing a wide cross-section of music, which is what we do in our covers band.. Now; if only I could get my rig sorted, I'd be really, really happy