PaulWarning

cheap TV and an excuse for a free fosters up? as for the musical content I don't get it, but I'm not supposed to at my age, my Dad didn't get Jimi Hendrix

yep, I've got a TE GP12, that combined with 2 preshape settings is a recipe for endless twiddling, since it dawned on me that what sounds good on my own and what sounds good in a band situation are two completely different things I just cut the 30 and 40Hz sliders and maybe 5Hz and above depending on the state of my strings and the room, I should add I also use a Zoom B1on bass drive sim mode to try and compensate for my dodgy technique

so too sum up, when you produce a product that doesn't wear out, it's market is in decline, and can be made just as well mostly by machine anywhere in the world, you're fcuked

heaven, bass below the waist played with a pick hell, bass just under the chin played with fingers, I'll get my coat and put my tin hat on

Just got one of these on the recommendation of our guitarist, ticks all my boxes, the main ones being internal rechargeable batteries that charge up when the receiver is plugged into the transmitter and the receiver plugs straight into the bass, no belt pack required. Edit, Have discovered a design flaw, where the power supply plugs in, it is a mini USB plug (similar to a phone) the socket is just attached to the circuit board, it becomes loose with use and easily becomes disconnected, just like a phone charger. I've solved the problem (hopefully) by fitting a bracket, but I shouldn't have too.

is it worth upgrading?

my Line 6 G10 arrived today as promised with the excellent DPD delivery service (they tell you which hour it's going to be delivered in), so in the end, just a minor irritation, I would use Andertons again, still think it said 'in stock' when I placed my original order but not 100% certain

good price, I paid £135 to have mine done in Nottingham

absolutely, in a Elf thread on here they're saying a 200 watt Elf head is only just loud enough for gigging with a band, class D watts are totally different from old Trace watts

I've had them done to my SMX head recently, how much did it cost you? if you don't mind telling me that is

there's been several threads similar to this, I use a Trace head with lightweight cabs, get the best of both worlds, and a 200 watt old Trace head is more than enough IMO, used my series 6 200 watt head at the weekend, had it on 3 and was told to turn down! small pub admittedly but we have a bloody noisey drummer

link doesn't seem to be working

thought it was just me, but I'm not complaining, the last thing I need is some drunken nerd I can't get rid of asking me about my gear and the way I play songs, that's guitarist territory, thankfully, although I did get told by a fellow bassist who I'm quite friendly with that my Fender V2 cabs underneath my Trace head was just wrong and would I like to borrow his Trace combo, only if you'll carry it around for me came the reply

yep I'm the opposite too, tried a stingray and a Jazz but my Precision just sounds better, to me, in a band situation, 1 Guitar and drums.

haven't been in a music shop for years, as with a lot of retail business' the internet has killed them, I've never been satisfied with trying gear out before buying, until I've lived with it for a while and played in a band situation I've never had much idea whether it's what I want, being cack handed the choice is almost non existent anyway, I remember ringing round for a left handed Yamaha acoustic "We can order one for you sir" "Yeah but I want to try one first" "Well one of our staff can play a right handed one for you" , I reverted to my normal practice of buying second hand then moving it on at minimal cost if it wasn't what I wanted

I would suggest that anybody like me who has the amp gain up to 10, then uses a drive pedal a compressor would be a waste of money, but if you're the type that likes a very clean sound then it might have some merit.

so presumably a 200 watt Trace Elliot Elf is not the same as old fashioned Trace Elliot watts?

just checked the web site and it is saying available to order, normally available in 5 days, which is not the same as in stock obviously, can't remember whether it was saying in stock when I order mine tbh, but I'll watch out for that in the future. In stock at gear4music, £7 dearer, I'd have ordered from there if I'd realised at the time

just think that they should know instantly when they've sold the last one in these days off computerised stock systems, so should show out of stock on their web site, I wanted it for this weekend, but it's not the end of the world but I don't want to be waiting weeks for it, think I'll give them a ring like you say

so I ordered a Line 6 G10 wireless unit from Andertons yesterday, showing an in stock item, receive an email today saying out of stock, new stock arriving around Feb 19th. Is this a regular occurrence and how reliable is the restocking date?

we have no way of getting an individual mix, it's just extra gear to buy, store and carry around with extra set up and take down time, we just don't want to go down that road yet. I just posted my experience this weekend because I know there's other bands like us who want to keep things as simple as possible

yes but that's another 4 mics (3 if you Di the bass) and 4 more cables then balance them all, why bother when it works ok as it is?

a lot of the time the audience doesn't know what the bass does because they can't bloody hear it, people go on about what a great tone JJ Burnel has (had) but that's because it's so high in the mix, not saying it's not a great tone but if it was at the same level as say Bad Religion which I'm listening to as I type this nobody would have a clue what his tone was

give it a few more gigs then try and get the drummer and guitarist to get receivers and then get rid of the monitors. We really don't want to go down the route of micing everything up if that's what you mean

I've just had a couple of gigs at the weekend with IEM done on the cheap, we've got a gear4music transmitter and a couple of receivers, for me and the singer, I just set it up with 2 in ear earphones in then had to take one out to hear my bass and the band properly (replacing it with a generic ear plug) because we only have vocals going through the PA and it worked out ok I can tell a lot easier whether me and the singer are in harmony