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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1509184934' post='3397173'] I`d look for the highest power as possible, not to go really loud, just so that you don`t end up with a PA that squeals feedback as soon as you get the vox loud enough. Nothing worse than a band where you can`t hardly hear the singer. [/quote]yep, nothing worse than muffled vocals, but you need more research than just going for the highest advertised power rating, as has been discussed in other threads, there's watts and then there's watts, bazztards suggestion seems sensible, but don't ask the sound man we got in York the other week

sure hope the Police don't take two years to clear him, their usual investigation time it seems, we need him in Australia Whoops wrong thread, not sure how that happened

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1509134929' post='3396991'] I don't know about Alan Lancaster but as far as Rhino Edwards in Quo is concerned you only have to hear his work with Judy Tzuke to tell he's a more than competent bass player. Some very strong players in Chickenfoot but M Anthony seems to hold his own. [/quote]Alan Lancaster was one of the reasons I took up Bass, nothing over complicated but just seemed to nail the Quo groove along with John Coghlan , they were never the same after they sacked them

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1509133386' post='3396970'] Wattage is a measure of power not volume. That's decibels. Asking if (say) 300 watts is loud enough doesn't make any sense. The volume you hear is a complex interaction of the power the amplifier produces and the efficiency of the cabinet. That is a lower wattage amp could quite easily be "louder" than a higher wattage amp with a less efficient speaker design. It's exactly the same as asking if a 50W bulb is bright enough - what sort of 50W bulb? It's also why guitarists can get away with a much smaller amp and still make your ears bleed. The volume maths also depends on frequency. Bass notes need much more power to produce the same volume as higher frequencies. BTW... if not obvious the wattage of the speakers means nothing. A 200W speaker is not louder than a 100W speaker. [/quote]it also depends how the watts are measured, some manufacturers use different ways, peak and stuff like that

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1509132359' post='3396959'] Yup, i agree there's discrepancies in manufacturers figures, but not enough to really bother anyone that they're down on power. If say a TE 300 was 50 watts louder than xxxx 300 watt amp, there wouldn't be a noticable difference [/quote]it's a bit more than that, my 250 watt TE seemed as loud if not louder , as my Rumble 500, but it is a difficult thing to judge, I've never run out of power with either, but I did use my Rumble as an extension cab with my Trace for a while, the speakers blew

we use a yamaha EMX 512SC (it's advertised as 500 + 500 watts but it's not really, RMS is more like 175 +175 watts) with Wharfdale Titans and no name monitors, always been plenty loud enough, pubs and social clubs (especially) don't want you too loud, the Yamaha is class D and as light as a feather the Titans are a different story, I'd use yamaha again but look for lighter speakers, powered speakers are ok but you have to run power cables to them all

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1509121849' post='3396851'] So then, how loud is loud enough .. 200 watts ? If 450 watts is very loud indeed, then going to a 200 watt amp isnt going to make much difference, according to the maths [/quote]on top of everything there's watts and there's watts, Trace Elliot watts seem, by common consent, louder than Class D watts for instance, or could it be they just sound louder because they distort better, and then there's valve watts as well.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1509040923' post='3396275'] To me, tort only looks good against white. I've gone for gold based on this MIM currently in Bass Direct: [/quote]bloody hell I've gone colour blind, that looks white to me

IMO the only colour tort looks good on is white, gold looks good on bugger all, on black it's got to black or white, funnily enough I've just this very afternoon changed my white pickguard for a black one on my black P bass, being cack handed though its a rose wood neck, lefty maple necks are like rocking horse sh*t, more's the pity

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1508972360' post='3395799'] For me the the built in SMX compressor is the star of the Trace Elliot show so I'd be looking at something in that range (What am I saying? I actually have one in that range ) As far as the weight goes, the combos are often a bit of a back breaker but my AH350SMX head is perfectly manageable and if it's a short walk into the venue from my car I'll often take it in one hand with a bass in the other so not that bad at all (and I'm not a big guy). The weight is definitely worth it for that Trace sound IMHO. [/quote]I've got an SMX GP12 head, and compressor hardly does anything at all (and the valve preamp) beginning to think it must be faulty, great amps though, I've also got a series 6 GP12 and there's not a lot of difference between that and the SMX with the presets not engaged

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1509004024' post='3395869'] Are you certain there are no bass players out there who never stop practising their slap chops through every minor break in the action? Thankfully we don't get to meet them too often. [/quote]I keep meaning to go on Guitarchat, if there is one, to find out what they say about bass players

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1508969875' post='3395776'] Sounds dangerously close to that guy who practices ear splitting solos while rest of the band is trying to discuss song arrangements, presumably because he's already decided what he's going to do in that song. [/quote]drummers do that too

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1508886775' post='3395208'] When I got my Shuker JJB, Jon set it up the same as JJ has his & I was expecting it to be High . I've also had a go on one of Mr Kings Alembics & I was surprised how high that action was . [/quote]so how high was the Shuker?

I watched the first 4 episodes in a about 30 minutes last night made me thoroughly depressed, either I'm too old to appropriate new music or new music is crap, either way it's not good, were those new songs from Morrissey and Liam Gallagher really that bad or was it just me?

I very rarely stray beyond the 5th fret, so string height at the 17th fret doesn't make a lot of difference anyway

there's a similar thread running at the moment that might be handy http://basschat.co.uk/topic/313669-zoom-b1on-quality-effects-alternatives/page__fromsearch__1

[quote name='42Hz' timestamp='1508711548' post='3394002'] I have no real good tool for measuring. I set the height using a calibrated match that I have ground to appr. 2mm and then increase/lower depending on buzzyness with a slight relief of the neck. The E-string of my basses (all 4 string) will at 17th position normally be 2-3 mm. Highest on the 30" scale bass. If I get carried away when playing, plucking the string will be accompanied by a small single "clack" from the frets which is mostly audible with full open tone control if. To my ears a too low action is not good for slap. So I am probably mainstream. I like low action but when I play I don't think that I would really bother that much if the string height was 3mm on all my basses. What matters most is that the string height at 1st fret is right. [/quote]I used to struggle to measure string height, till I discovered putting the steel rule behind the string instead of in front of it made things a lot easier doh!!! oh yeah and a magnifying glass is a must as well

I've recently tinkered with my string height on my Precision, thought I might fancy a bit of fret buzz, so lowered it to 2mm at the 17th fret, quickly put it back to about 2.5mm, get a bit of fret buzz if I get a bit enthusiastic with the pick but nothing silly, who'd have thought Fender know what they're doing

from the comments on here sounds like Fender ought to make a P bass with a Jazz neck again, I have seen one but it was a 1970's model

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1508408790' post='3391964'] Jools was on the news this morning announcing a collaboration and tour with José Feliciano. He was saying that they hit it off after Jose appeared on [i]Later.[/i] The small bit of playing that I heard was dominated by piano. I don't think I'll be pursuing that one despite Jose's excellent reputation. [url="https://www.list.co.uk/article/95670-jools-holland-teams-up-with-jose-feliciano-for-new-lp/"]https://www.list.co....ano-for-new-lp/[/url] [/quote]good God, that's the stuff of nightmares, listening to that would worse than being water boarded

I use one all the time but just for varying degrees of overdrive, the EQ and built in tuner, never had any build quality issues and at £45 it's a steal

any bass that's right handed seriously never got on with a Stingray I had, wanted to, lovely looking instrument but could never get the sound I wanted. On the subject of Rickenbackers, never a fan, clackerty clack, I heard one at Butlins the other week, Duncan Reid (ex The Boys) was playing one and he got a lovely low mid tone out of it that cut right through the mix, I was amazed

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1508312844' post='3391199'] Actually so long as one or more members is taking care of the non-musical sides of the band during the week, an originals band is perfectly OK being "weekend warriors" as that is when all the decent gigs are on. From experience unless your band is capable of filling a 200+ size venue anywhere in the country (or is on tour with a band who is) there is absolutely no point in playing other than at the weekend. Perhaps Thursday and Sunday can be considered given the right venue and other acts on the bill, but the rest of the week forget it. What originals bands do need to do is promote the hell out of themselves at every opportunity and be prepared to travel to get the worthwhile gigs and realise that there is more to being in a band than a ability to play the songs they have written. If you can't put on an entertaining and memorable performance at the same time, then there is little point unless you are doing it simply as a hobby for your own musical satisfaction (although that last point also applies to covers bands). [/quote]you're absolutely right, which is why, in general it's a young mans game, they have the energy and lack of other commitments to travel all over the country sleeping on floors and in the back of vans to try to get there music out there and even after doing that for a few years the success rate is very low

just sold mine, never quite sure about it, got a bit ratterly at volume and had to have the speakers replaced, luckily it had extended warranty on it, it was a bit too clean for my tastes I've moved on to a Trace Elliot head with Fender V2 speaker cabs, I know the Rumble is light but found it a bit cumbersome with just a top grab handle, it swung around a lot, but yeah good value for money it it's your thing

it's piece of piss writing your own songs, now writing good songs is an entirely different kettle of fish, trouble is the person that writes them hasn't got a very good idea if they're any good or not, as one of my muso friends once put it, "most singer songwriters aren't"