silverfoxnik

[quote name='clauster' post='196484' date='May 11 2008, 12:44 PM']I think your guitarist was experiencing the effect of bass frequencies spreading and highs going straight out. I was thirty to forty foot from your amp, but prettty much straight on to it, and there was no way it was too bassy. If anything the mids were more pronounced than previously. Just checked with MrsC and she said, "it sounded nicer."[/quote] Just seen this post Nick - thank Mrs C for me!! Finally getting there with the sound now.. You're spot on about the mids being more pronounced with the Triad and it was really troubling me after my gig on Friday. Everything seemed too 'growly' for me and some of the lows felt like they were missing.. So, I had a play with it at home yesterday afternoon and at last night's gig I think I finally got the sound right for me and for the band. All I did was to keep things pretty much flat on my amp as per normal but change the settings on the RBV so that both p/ups were in single-coil mode. End result; plenty of nice fat low end and clear highs, without it being too middy.. Think of a classic jazz bass sound and you've got it! Also used a bit of gaffa tape to stop the grill from rattling so after a bit of investigating and tweaking, I'm much happier now!

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='201409' date='May 18 2008, 10:30 AM']good read. alex, out of interest, what cabs fit the description of true deep bass and low sensitivity. i would like one i think.[/quote] +1 Fascinating stuff! I use a Gallien Kreuger RB700 which is rated at at 380 watts into 4ohms. It sounded good and loud enough for me with a Peavey 410 and I never took the master volume over 11 o'clock.. Now I'm using the GK with an SWR Triad and I set the master volume at about 10 o'clock. The SWR seems to my ears to be more efficeint (with all other things being equal) and it has more clarity and low end to my ears, so I'm very happy. At our gig in Mullens in Eastbourne on Friday, we didn't even put the bass through the PA as we normally do, so something must be working right? Like others have said, with a 400w or 500w rig and a PA, I can't see how you can need more power to make the sound in the room right for both band and for punters..

Two gigs on the bounce; Friday at Mullens in Eastbourne and last night at The Hampden in South Heighton near Newhaven. Friday was OK but not great, mainly because Mullens always struggles for a crowd and what is a gig without enough punters?? Those that were there were very appreciative but it never quite got the party atmosphere that a good pub gig should have.. Last night's was a completely different story though... The Hampden always has a good crowd and the landlady is a real party animal which kind of sets the tone for the evening There are lots of musos that frequent the place, so you get plenty of chat afterwards about gear and gigs etc, which is cool. But all the other punters are there to have a good time, which they invariably do! Our singer was virtually 'sexually harrassed' throughout the 2nd set by 2 or 3 attractive young ladies who were out with a big growd celebrating a birthday!! They were hugging him, singing with him, dancing & joking with him and one very attractive brunette was even kissing him! Of course, all the band members thought the girls should be reported for their outlandish behaviour, but funnily enough, I didn't see our singer complaining? Finally got my sound right with my new SWR Triad as well, so all in all, a very good night!

Personally, I prefer passive basses as I find the tone is more pleasing to my ears and there's less to go wrong. But you still need good electronics in a passive bass, i.e. good pots, wiring and pick ups..

Happy Birthday to one & all! A great achievement...

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[quote name='Muppet' post='197533' date='May 12 2008, 09:32 PM']Kevin Spacey's got a point though! Weeks of licence payers money spent on advertising Lloyd Webber's latest rehash, whilst serious productions get nothing...[/quote] +_1 And on top of that, Graham Norton slowly morphing into a cross between Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson..

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='199975' date='May 15 2008, 10:16 PM']The Aria is an '81' Nik. Older than a lot of BCers It's medium scale with a set neck.[/quote] Lovely! Reminds me of one that Bloodaxe has that I played at the SE Bash last year.. Great fun

Is the Harry Potter stuff still available??

[quote name='Shockwave' post='199708' date='May 15 2008, 04:10 PM']Love your back garden ;0([/quote] +1 You must be suffering from a lack of urban deprivation! Very nice basses Peter and the Aria looks particularly nice to me.. How old is it?

Saw them live at the Ilford Island in '95 with Max Beesley on precussion.. One of the best live gigs I've ever been to!

[quote name='The Funk' post='195818' date='May 10 2008, 05:41 AM']Is there anyone out there who's actually worked out the bass part note for note? Outstanding. [url="http://www.getsomevideos.com/videos/Prince/Alphabet+Street+(A+Version)(WindowsMedia).html"]http://www.getsomevideos.com/videos/Prince...dowsMedia).html[/url] I have no idea where to start.[/quote] +1 Great bass playing.. I have no idea either but I just wanted to echo your thinking.. As you say, outstanding!

[quote name='Beedster' post='196660' date='May 11 2008, 08:13 PM']Just an update; THIS BASS KICKS ARSE Took the action right down and got out my old Stanley Clarke tab book and I have never heard a slap tone like it (OK, to clarify, I've never heard a slap tone like it from a bass I'm actually playing at the time.. Chris[/quote]

[quote name='Gwilym' post='196551' date='May 11 2008, 03:07 PM']hi Nik, I'm good thanks, even better with the sunny weather I trust you are also ok? Sorry, I should have said what I did to fix it! Well, before I realised what it was, the Bass Centre had already replaced a driver! When I did figure out that it was the handle(s), (they were just hanging a bit loose when they were at the hanging vertical position) I was able to adjust the foam around the handles by pushing them as much as possible to the "side", (towards the right-angle of the metal), this seemed to brace the handle in postition a bit better but pushing it out by a very slight amount, which was enough to stop the vibration. cheers Gwil[/quote] Thanks Gwil, I'm good thanks.. Like you, enjoying the sunshine which is a nice antidote to dark, sweaty pub gigs! I've got two gigs coming up at the weekend so I'll try that suggestion of yours and get some neopryne too.. Cheers Nik

There's some great music that is funky and some really bad music that is funky.. It's not 'funk' that's the issue, just bad music IMO. Each to their own I say, but for many bass players, playing funky music is great fun!

Very nice set-up and those basses are a perfect match for each other! And I love the fact that you have Basschat and your avatar visible on the computer screen in the photo of the rig...

[quote name='XB26354' post='196294' date='May 11 2008, 01:08 AM']Standing waves usually occur in rooms with parallel walls, regardless of the whether the room is long and thin or square. Standing waves occur when a peak amplitude wave hits a trough amplitude - add them together and you get (near enough) zero, so they cancel frequencies out instead of enhancing them (like 2 mics that are out of phase). This is unlikely to be the cause. Bass frequencies need a fairly big space to start reflecting. It may be that the room was big enough to start reflecting the bass end off the walls, meaning front of house (and the audience) were hearing loads of bass. How big was the room? I have found that I need my amp to be louder in a small rehearsal room than a medium venue because of this.[/quote] This stuff just gets more and more fascinating!! The room is the front of a fairly large pub, maybe 40ft x 25ft, something like that and the band is set up at an angle facing into the 25ft deep part of the room from a corner (if that makes any sense?). The guitarist described my sound as being shaped like a reverse funnel, i.e getting bigger and bassier the further away it was from my rig.. Not a very flattering description I know, but quite illustrative I suppose...

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='196423' date='May 11 2008, 11:15 AM'] This was the view from our dressing room looking east on the 37th floor yesterday afternoon. I swear this is the most dramatic sky I've ever seen over London, made me think of a Constable painting. The load in was truly horrendous. The entire PA, all the amps, drum kit, percussion and lighting had to be loaded into the goods lift from the loading bay, taken up to the 34th floor then shifted through half the kitchen area to another lift that went from 34 to 39. THEN we had to lug everything up 1 flight of granite steps to the 40th floor before we could actually set up. The acoustics were terrible as you might imagine with glass dome, but at least there weren't any standing waves where we were. (Although frequencies from all parts of the space did get reflected into the centre of the space very effectively. Made me wonder if the dome was nearly parabolic in shape). Having said that, we did actually hear ourselves a lot better than some of the conservatories we've played in.[/quote] What an amazing gig to do CK - talk about having to 'get up' to 'get down'!! What kind of audience was it?

[quote name='Gwilym' post='196254' date='May 10 2008, 10:29 PM']hi Nik on the off chance that it isn't the grille, you might want to check the side handles too. My old SWR Bigfoot used to rattle occasionally, it turned out to be the side handles, (the ones that are spring mounted and lift up/out to the horizontal). cheers G[/quote] Hi Gwil, Good to hear from you - hope all's well? That's a good point because I checked the grill and it's very securely screwed on, so maybe it is something else like the side handles.. which are the same as the ones you described.. I still think I might use some neopryne as well, but what did you do to rectify it in the end? Cheers Nik

[quote name='clauster' post='196186' date='May 10 2008, 07:14 PM']Good to see you again too, and a cracking gig it was! (and many thanks for not mentioning the route we took to Worthing )[/quote] Oops! Sorry - did that in the other post