silverfoxnik

Hi Folks There's been a few people mentioning bringing drummers & kits along which is great.. But although it's a big venue, we will need to make sure that any plans to have drums/drummers on the day are carefully worked out, otherwise, i think it could get a bit out of hand. So I'll draw up a list of people who've either offered to bring or have mentioned drummers so that we can work out how it could work beforehand.. And I'll PM everyone on the list directly - does that sound OK? Cheers Nik

+1 And to Mr.T's comment about trying to seek perfection.. there's no such thing!

[quote name='Sibob' post='561541' date='Aug 5 2009, 10:13 PM']I've got HappyJacks Big One for my 3 gigs ... Lovely stuff [/quote] Excellent 'Carry On Barefaced' quote that!

[quote name='lee650' post='562278' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:36 PM']I love that jazz, it,s beautiful and i wannntttsss it!!!- [/quote]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='558676' date='Aug 2 2009, 07:11 PM']I like Claber, he's a straight talking Mother and I like his returns policy.[/quote] As others have said, Alex's atempts to assist Mr.T here are what 'customer support/relations' should be, but very rarely is! [quote name='charic' post='562266' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:22 PM']I have to say this is one of my favourite threads [/quote] +1 Sorry that Mr.T is having such a difficult time of it with his gear, but this really has been one of the most interesting and useful threads on the Forum for ages...

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561986' date='Aug 6 2009, 02:20 PM']Im a bit nervious at buying unseen. Normally i would do it from Thomanns knowing i can send it back but i dont have the option this time. I do feel safe in that i know the Gallery has good back up though.[/quote] When I was in The Gallery in May, they had a few Laklands in there and the DJ5 I tried out played like a dream.. Not sure if they set them up when they arrive or not, but if yours is going into the shop first (before coming onto you) it might be worth asking then to give it a quick check over?

[quote name='51m0n' post='562069' date='Aug 6 2009, 04:36 PM']To be honest I'm pretty disappointed about this.... [/quote]

Good news Dave! Look forward to seeing the pics soon...

That's fabulous! I would be happy to just have that lying around to look at, let alone use it...

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='561861' date='Aug 6 2009, 11:52 AM']I used to run through a pair of D210XLT's - awesome cabs. If it wasn't for the fact that they weigh 69lbs each, I still would![/quote] I know what you mean; this Eden stuff is heavy! But sound wise, I'm loving it...

Quick update of what the gig rig now looks like.. [attachment=30332:RBV_Jazz..._rig_023.jpg] It's not yet been tested at a gig but early home trials (when everyone's out of course..), have been[i] impressive[/i]!

[quote name='leschirons' post='561389' date='Aug 5 2009, 07:29 PM']I use both passive and active basses for gigs so I have an Aphex exciter in line and just switch it on when I use the passive bass.[/quote] I have this problem .. albeit more with volume issues than eq issues .. between my Roscoe Beck V and my Fender Jazz Deluxe V at gigs. And I also use a 4 string Wal bass on a couple of down-tuned numbers and that is as loud as the Deluxe V, if not louder, so it can be and has been a real problem trying to keep levels consistent.. In a nutshell, the Deluxe V has an EBS pre-amp in it and is so much louder than the RBV that it causes me monitoring problems when I switch basses during a gig and the levels into the band's PA are affected too.. I've tried a number of different approaches to getting around it .. I've got a Zoom B2 Pedal and that works well for controlling the volume difference .. but it does add some noise to the signal chain which isn't ideal really. I also have an Aphex exciter and that does help to provide an eq boost, but that on it's own doesn't solve the problem because the volume differential is so great. The Boss LS-2 line selector I had worked pretty well though because it provides a 2 channel facilty with the ability to boost and/or cut the volume on each channel quite drastically! Now though, I can use the 2 channels on the Eden Metro to get around the problem without having to many problems..

[quote name='Beedster' post='512477' date='Jun 12 2009, 09:48 PM']Lovely bloke, top BCer, and highly recommended as someone to deal with Chris[/quote] +1 to that! Just sold a mixer to John who's brilliant to deal with, always keeps in touch and is extremely knowledgable on all things bass!! Glad you noticed the packaging btw, which tells it's own story of too many mis-spent years buying & selling bass gear! ;-) Thanks John!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='561249' date='Aug 5 2009, 04:09 PM']Bought a mini-mixer off Nik (with a free 4 track thrown in) and a stress free transaction with 'superb' packaging... even Parcelpap couldn't have damaged anything with Nik's packing. Cheers mate.[/quote] Thanks John.. T'was a pleasure!

[quote name='Mr.T' post='560778' date='Aug 4 2009, 11:38 PM']Just wondering... How do you rate the Metro against the Nemesis?[/quote] Very highly! The Metro is like having 2 amps for a start, as it has 2 very good but distinct channels. The sound of Channel 1 is closer to the Nemesis, but Channel 2 with the valve pre, the 5 band e.q. and the semi-parametric e.q is on a different planet! Plus, each channel has (defeatable) compression, an enhance control..there's 2 seperate fx send/returns.. ..so, feature wise it's excellent.. Overall, it's a more versatile, warmer and also more transparent sounding amp but then it should be because it's a much more expensive piece of kit! And the fact that it comes as part of a combo with a very, very good 210 is even better IMO..

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='559888' date='Aug 4 2009, 07:39 AM']Used mine in anger for the first time at a gig last weekend. Great tone and power through my 4x10. Best bass sound I've had in a long while, actually. Didn't have to do much tweaking to get it either - just boosted the treble a bit. Made the floor rumble and my trousers flap, which is all good. [/quote] Were you wearing flares by any chance?

[quote name='woolz' post='560695' date='Aug 4 2009, 10:16 PM']can you not turn up without equipment then?[/quote] Feel free to turn up without any gear and just enjoy the day meeting people and having a good time discussing/trying all things bass!!

Thanks for the quick replies folks! Well, the actual cleaning bit doesn't sound too difficult at all which is good.. The tricky bit I suspect is going to be getting inside this amp so that I can get to the pots easily and cleanly. I think I'm going to have to investigate that quite thoroughly, so I'll probably go onto the Eden forum for that and see what experiences other Metro owners have had.. Anyway, thanks again and I'll let you know what happens.. Nik

Hi Folks I recently bought Crez's Eden rig and it sounds fabulous! But, a couple of the volume pots and e.q. pots could do with a clean as they're quite noisy. As I'm really not very good at technical stuff, any suggestions on what to use and how best to approach this kind of job? This is the combo in question: [attachment=30235:zoom_dc210xlt_08.jpg] And the manual is here (though it doesn't tell you that much in terms of technical issues): [attachment=30240:DC_210XL...ual2003A.pdf] Or, to be on the safe side, would it just be best to take it to my amp tech and get him to do it? Thanks for looking and any advice much appreciated! Nik