RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Winter gigs only ?

Hohner cricket bat

Brilliant;)

Pretty groovy. I would say it's an excellent refin. But I obviously don't know

Thanks Gerry. using it from my Mac mini , via Google . I think I know what I've done

Mmmm, sounds like fender is where you're at tbh. Questions about what musical taste come into the equation .you may even want to get an original from the '70s or something.or a collectors piece . Telecasters are great for low end . No treble at all tho. Or a mustang if you like short scale . Over to other basschatters ....

Cheers Len looks like the micro cube is s must . Effects ? Well , most of my gigs were without any. In the last band I was in, I used the zoom b2 1 .u Good sounds on it. I only used it for a couple of songs , but it started randomly going to large distortion instead of flanger. This happened at more than one gig. living in a flat , the bass micro cube will do fine . I love the fact that it has a drum machine as well as a few effects. I would imagine my boss micro, series would be a lot better. Shame that there isn't a drum machine on the Xl series. Also a shame the looper is only available on the 60/120 watt Xl series. The gal lien Krueger amp has no effects , but is very light . The 20 watt Xl is probably just as light but no looper or drum machine . What will probably happen is, I get the micro bass . Then if I want to play with others, decide what to do with the gal lien Krueger . Advice always welcome if I could drive , I would probably got the 120xl. Cheers

Thanks Len .. I'm being swayed towards the micro cube even more now Just wondering ; if the model I chose has an xlr socket, could this be played through a p a to increase volume ?

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1459351231' post='3015693'] Cube 30 I believe. [attachment=215804:Cube 30.jpg] [/quote] Nice . Thanks

Mmm, TBH I prefer the bass micro cube. May end up getting that , and or cube 60xl

Which model did you have ?

I'm finally beginning to get back to playing bass, after ages not bothering . All well and good . Since last year, I have been looking at the above . Can't see myself doing the band thing anymore , but may try and jam with others in a rehearsal room once a week if interest is out there. I may have too much gear and no idea , but I like the all in one approach . The you tube demos look good . I'm getting bored of the computer stuff, and will probably find it less of a hassle by just having one box with a few basic effects and maybe a looper. Thing is : I already have a few boss micro effects , and a boss looper. When I was ill a while back , I just never bothered getting around to using them except to test they were working etc. I even have a boss rc2 I have a gallien Kruger amp , which is portable and loud . What I could do by changing to one Roland amp , is use only 1 power socket , and it should inspire me to not be so lazy . Has anybody done this ? Are these Roland amps as good as they look ?

Just briefly flicked through the thread. It may have been mentioned already : soundcloud is going to be a subscription service I believe . Now my experiences over the last couple of weeks : I found it more clumsy to use. The layout seems to have changed. Keep seeing subscribe message , ahead of my recordings . Sounds messy the way I'm explaining it , but as a person who doesn't use it a great deal , I find it has changed for the worse. I will probably subscribe but don't like the subtle changes .

Well, there is a vacancy for a fiddle player on here .( sorry You'll obviously get some good advice on here , but maybe acupuncture or seeing a physio? Maybe your gp even? Hope things improve

Actually , what could be really entertaining is if a gig is arranged and none of the band show .., except for the fiddler

Thank you sir . I had a strum last night , and it didn't seem too bad. It's mainly the e string . I may just get away with lowering the bridge. TBH ,the intonation looks ok . Will try on Saturday .

Belgium

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459257091' post='3014809'] It's the fiddle player who should be walking. I wouldn't ask him to leave, I'd grind him into a smooth paste and flush him down the toilet. Is that a bit harsh? Probably. Anyway, he's [i]got [/i]to go - being in a band should be fun and it doesn't matter how good a player someone is on a good day, it's how good they are on a bad day that counts, and he very obviously is failing that test. So he should go. Easy for me to say as I don't have to find another fiddle player, but you won't be a happy band until he's gone. It's not just the drunken playing, there's all the other stuff as well. He'll keep on doing what he does, he's a deluded alcoholic. Get rid. [/quote] Well said He's obviously highly strung . Makes a change from the drummer I guess . At my friends 4oth, he got drunk . We played paranoid like s.o.d . There's me smiling, whilst shouting 'slow down ffs'. Obviously couldn't hear me looking forward to an aggressive triangle player thread ..

Haven't read the replies yet, but I think you should walk. The guy sounds like an aggressive drunk/alcoholic . If the band are sticking with him , they aren't helping you much . You need to look after yourself . Alcoholics ? Fair enough , they sometimes can't be helped an need sympathy . This guy seems to be a complete twit .

Graphite necks highlight the problem imho , and active basses maybe . I used to have this problem . I used to change strings far too,often years ago, believing you should change strings after every gig . Now I leave them on for ages , and the problem has gone .

On the other hand , you played a good gig and never deafened the punters .

Changed strings on this a couple of times . When purchased , the action was on the high side . The setup now isn't that good . I was wondering : can this bass feel great like an ordinary bass?(that's possibly a daft question) How difficult is it to set up? Am I better off taking it to a tech? I initially bought it as an ornament , with view to occasional use. Now I would like to use it a lot more. Please advise Cheers ( I know how to adjust truss rod, but that's as far as it goes )