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  1. chris_b
    Thanks guys.
  2. chris_b
    If Radiohead are accepting advice from a lawyer that advice can also be, "Leave it with us. We'll take it from here."
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    I've just been asked if TI flats can be strung through the body? Does anyone know?
  4. chris_b
    Change the valves if they are faulty or adversely affecting your sound. Power amp valves wear out, pre amp valves usually don't.
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    That's the way these things start, but if there is no agreement behind closed doors, then they hit the courts.
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    Melody and words are the only copyrightable parts of songs. Recently publishers in the US have discovered that judges are crap at telling one part of a song from another and have been winning spurious copyright infringement court cases, sometimes to the tune of millions of pounds. Sadly publishers now see these "smash and grab" raids on songwriters as a valid income stream.
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    I'm a fan of TI flats on my P bass and while I do sometimes put different sets of rounds on the Jazz (the last was Dunlop Super Brights), I always come back to DR strings. Lo-Riders at the moment, but I also use Hi-Beams.
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    Ah, also the sound of underpowered 412 cabs being pushed within an inch of blowing up. Sounds like there is very little separation anywhere in that studio. If it is a Leslie then let it go. Just use some sort of distortion. With that amount of string noise, sounds like the the bass is tuned down.
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    A D800+ with your 322 would sound awesome.
  10. chris_b
    Talkbass has "clubs". Look for the Barefaced Club and you'll find Alex is very highly regarded and doing pretty well over there.
  11. chris_b
    Probably not. That is peak power. The cab is only rated at 400 watts. . . . and definitely a lot, lot less than that for bass frequencies.
  12. chris_b
    cheers
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    You can probably get big boxes of them at B&Q, Screwfix etc.
  14. chris_b
    I'd guess it's a format that has changed significantly in the last 20 years.
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    The controls on the SVT are set to an interesting pattern.
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    Hey Dave, you've got to work out what's the best for you. No one else can make that decision for you.
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    I did several Internet gigs at the start of the 2000's. The Kashmir Club was a small venue in London and when they added an internet broadcast to the gigs we came in with our original songs. It was OK, a bit like playing to a few people in your front room, but not a patch on playing to a room full of real punters though. There's nothing like reacting to an audience, from a sit down gig to the banter you get with a sweaty bunch of herberts, to get the performing juices flowing.
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    It isn't the same but it is still essential on some makes and a very "nice to have" on all the others, because, despite the "wood doesn't matter" argument, the wood actually does change the sound (for the better) of an instrument and therefore does matter. Injection moulding plastic bodies and necks would be cheaper than bothering about transporting inconsistent pieces of wood half way around the world and the messy production lines required so why don't anyone use that method? Because the resonance caused by a sound travelling through wood and back again to the pickups still makes a positive difference and so matters to the sound. Over the years there have been plastic and metal instruments made but they have generally not been popular. Until they find something that sounds better than wood, wood will always be the preferred material.
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    What is the weight?
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    If you've never heard either then you're taking pot luck which ever way you jump. There is one way you can try a Barefaced cab. Order one and if you don't like it you can return it within the first month and get your money back. If you buy the Mesa cab first and don't like it, you're stuck with it.
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    You should get what you want. . . not what this guy knows about! All pickups come with schematics and anyway, he should know all about Aguilar pickups by now! I've had several basses with Bartolini installed and always liked the sound. Nordstrand get very good reviews but my current Sadowsky JJ pickups and boost only pre amp is one of the best sounds I've heard on a bass so far.
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    Exactly. That was a bunch of internet users mouthing off, when none of them had even heard the amps in question. If they had they would have realised that the amps were as loud as TC were claiming. So, completely a non issue.
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    I played an RH750 for a year and liked the sound and format. The knobs didn't split on mine! Eventually I replaced it as my go-to amp with an Aguilar TH500. I just prefer the tone of the TH500.
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    Your Mesa amp sitting on a Barefaced 610 would sound like thunder.
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    The LH500 will put out 350 watts into 8 ohm. As long as you don't push the volume to 11 you should be OK. If you start pushing the cab to its limits you should be able to hear when it''s getting stressed. What cab did you buy? My advice is to get a 500 watt amp and start saving for another cab. 2 cabs will sound much better than 1 because you won't need to push either very hard to get a good sound.
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