silverfoxnik

Thanks Charic / Ben for the more detailed explanation, though I must admit to my eyes glazing over at the sight of some maths and a formula! Does help explain things a bit more though....

Cheers guys! CK, the cab is front-ported and the venue was wide and not very deep, so not sure what that means in terms of 'standing waves'? All that speaker science stuff tends to go over my head to be honest but thankfully here on BC, Alex & Bill etc put it into simple, bite-sized chunks that I can just about get my head around. Ben.. seems like it's quite a common problem then? But Ian's neopryne strip behind the grill is a brilliant idea that could be the quick and simple solution I'm looking for! Cheers Nik

Hi Folks, Just when I thought I'd got my sound settled a couple of months ago, I started to thing it might be better to have a full-range cab so I bought this SWR Triad from Lee-Man recently and used it for the first time at a gig last night. Overall, it sounded great, though I think it's going to take a bit of getting used to as it 'seems to throw' out the low-end in a completely different way to my Peavey 410TVX. During the gig, I was standing near to the cab (as usual) and the sound was crystal clear which was nice as I wanted to get a little more definition in the mids for gigs, hence going for this 3-way cab. Having said that, during the soundcheck it felt like it lacked a bit of bottom, so I added some bass from my GK 700RB to compensate and it seemed fine. But at the end of the gig, the drummer and guitarist both said that my sound had too much bass and not enough in the mids?? Seems from what they're saying is that with the 15" driver, this cab projects the bass into the room in a totally different way to my 410, so I'm going to have to adapt the way I use the cab and the way I set up my sound at gigs.. And it might have been because I had too much bass in my settings but apparently, the silver grill was rattling quite a bit so I'm going to have a look at that today to see how to stop it happening.. but if anyone's had any experience of that particular problem and has a few hints, I'd be grateful? It never stops does it, this search for the perfect sound!!! Cheers Nik

Good to see Clauster & Mrs Clauster there at The Elms last night. Thanks for coming all that way Nick and for giving us some support!

Great gig tonight at The Elms in Worthing! Pretty much packed and although we were ropey as anything having not played for 3 weeks, the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. Lots & lots of dancing girls which always helps.. A big thanks to Clauster & Mrs Clauster who came all the way from near Tunbridge Wells via Eastbourne to see the gig!! Good to see you guys again! Dropped two new tunes into the set; Springsteen's "Fire" and Prince's "Rasberry Beret" and both went down well.. Had a few teething problems getting used to the SWR Triad but I'll get there! It's a very different sound to my Peavey 410 TVX, that's for sure. All in all, a good night

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='195743' date='May 9 2008, 11:00 PM']absolutely! funky,melodic and immensely inspiring[/quote] Great description of it!

[quote name='johnnylager' post='195419' date='May 9 2008, 01:46 PM']Lark in the Park for me - you got any more details Nik?[/quote] Hi JL, Not at the moment but I'll ask Tony our guitarist who sorts all the gig stuff out, Cheers Nik P.S. Al - be good to see you guys but if not, let's catch up soon.. And I'll let you know how I get on with the SWR Triad

[quote name='Telebass' post='195318' date='May 9 2008, 11:42 AM']So, to me, musical integrity means that music is integrated into my life! [/quote] Good one!

May's gigs for any Basschatters out there in Sussex.. Tomorrow night we're at The Elms in Worthing which has been a great place to play of late: [b]Fri 9th - THE ELMS - Worthing[/b] Fri 16th MULLENS - Eastbourne Sat 17th - THE HAMPDEN - South Heighton Sun 25th - HORATIO'S BAR - Brighton Pier Come and say hello if you can make it

[quote name='Wil' post='194459' date='May 8 2008, 09:44 AM']Very nice![/quote] +1 Great price too! Luke's Streamer is a fabulous bass and made me rethink my stance on Warwicks, which wasn't positive having tried one some years ago and not getting on with it at all. Sounds like you've struck gold with this one!

[quote name='Rich' post='194398' date='May 8 2008, 07:42 AM']Wise words from Scoop there, I like the two-thirds theory. Good call.[/quote] +1 Good thread by the way and it's got me thinking as to what is musical integrity anyway? To me it means being able to respect yourself as a person and a musician whatever the music is that you are playing.. Whether other people feel I have any musical integrity is a secondary concern. Personally, I'm very happy as I think I have 3 out of 3 at the moment. Using Scoop's music integrity calculator: 1) is the music good? - Great; I get to play Bowie, Prince, Killers etc.. How can it not be? 2) are the guys in the band a good laugh? - We're always having a laugh, especially during the gigs! 3) is the money good? - My music hobby pretty much pays for itself, so that's OK in my book. And long may it continue!

mr_russ had a LM11 I think and now he uses a GK1001RB, so he'd be a good person to comment on this...

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='194151' date='May 7 2008, 07:46 PM']"Love is the Drug"... monster bassline...[/quote] +1 There's some great bass playing on Roxy Music albums.. The bass on 'Mother of Pearl' on the Stranded album is just wonderful!

[quote name='dood' post='194283' date='May 7 2008, 11:12 PM']Melanie C's ole bass player, Kim Khahn.. Awesome 'in the pocket' player and sings awesome harmonies at the same time.. GUH! Makes you sick ha ha!![/quote] +1 on that Dood! But these three are amazing though; Tina Weymouth for playing stuff no-one else in her area of music (i.e. 70s american New Wave) was playing at the time Carol Kaye, who's discography speaks for itself Gail Ann Dorsey who has played in Bowie's band for years!

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='193480' date='May 6 2008, 10:58 PM']What he said. The bass chair in roxy had a lot of bums on it.[/quote] Very true, though John Gustafson was always my favourite of them all...

[quote name='SMART' post='193408' date='May 6 2008, 10:02 PM']Sorry one and all...but another 'I've just be listening to...' story! Just on the way back from Gatwick after a day of biz in Denmark (no, we're not buying TC Electronic as a result of their merger with Gibson being called off which personally I think was a great big favour to TC Electronic!) and I decided to refrain from yet another delve into the back catalogue of Level 42 again and lighted upon Roxy Musics Flesh and Blood album in the 'ol iPhone. I used to play the life out of 'Same Old Scene' when it came out on cassette and so proceeded to play it since a recent reminder of just how good it is was made not so long ago when the BBC prog "Ashes to Ashes' was being aired. Excellent bass lines again and indeed through out the whole album. Anyone remember who was on bass then in the old Roxy? Sounds like the same guy on 'Avalon' which followed this album? Ciao Ian[/quote] I thought it was Gary Tibbs but according to the Wiki, it's Gary Tibbs on some tracks, a guy called Neil Jason who I've never heard of on a few and Alan Spenner on the others.. Follow this link: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_%2B_Blood"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_%2B_Blood[/url]

[quote name='gareth' post='192235' date='May 5 2008, 02:02 PM']You've got to add about 22% to the £600 for duty/vat and then probably about £75 for shipping So thats £600 plus £125 plus £75 = £800, which is a good deal[/quote] Definitely!

[quote name='The Burpster' post='192098' date='May 5 2008, 10:44 AM']Nik, buying quality gear doesnt mean your a snob does it? Have I got it wrong? Oh Sh1t what am I then with my little band of warriors? [/quote] Not at all! You're a connoisseur, like many people here on Basschat. That is: [i]'A person with expert knowledge or training'[/i] or [i]'A person of informed and discriminating taste' [/i] I think that's a fair description, just like being a connoisseur of fine wines or fine art....

[quote name='NJE' post='191228' date='May 3 2008, 02:25 PM']Thank you all. I am still mulling things over. I would LOVE to try them all but may have to just punt for one in the end. I have tried the tribute l2500 and they are good, just wondering if the american ones differ. (I assume they use same dimensions). If the stingray has the narrower string spacing I think thats got to be a fore-runner. I'm watching a few basses on evil-bay and there is a potential musicman in a well respected american store. The G&L is only £450 on ebay day to go, no bids. STILL lots to considder. Funny you mention the Roscoe beck, it caught my eye in the sale thread and there is one at a good price in the same store as the musicman. I love active but the beck is rather beautiful though..... oh man I thought I had it down to 4 basses and another option comes along.[/quote] There's a Roscoe Beck for sale second-hand at the moment in a UK shop??? Buy it now! They're discontinued and they don't come up for sale that often, so it'll be an investment as well as a great bass to play and own.