Count Bassy

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1393412387' post='2379835'] Apparently, he died of a heart attack whilst playing with his kids on a beach in Mexico. I guess, if you are going to go, that may be the best way [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_lucia"]http://en.wikipedia....i/Paco_de_lucia[/url] [/quote] For him. Possibly not for his kids.

If it's happened twice at the same pub this still does not mean that the pub is passing them on deliberately. They could still be a victim themselves, and someone is targeting them, or they could be knowing obtaining them and using them, or they could be receiving them innocently and then knowingly passing them on.

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1393344101' post='2379026'] You could try contacting them and let them know they gave you a fake one and that they might need to check the incoming notes and you are happy to take it into them to review if their checking regime is working with a fake note. They might make the effort to replace, or alternatively, you have both been fooled ask them if they will go halves so you are equally out of pocket. Not worth losing a good venue over and going in guns ablazing could easily escalate to that. [/quote] This is what I would do. Approach it as if they were innocent (and they could well be) and that your'e doing them a favour by telling them. If they were innocent then they will appreciate the warning that they've been had. If they did it deliberately then, even if they deny it, they will know that you won't fall for it again.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1392921987' post='2374295'] And Fender still aren't too market savvy....or we have surf green options on everything:)! [/quote] Ask people to name an electric guitar or bass manufacturer and the vast majority would say Fender: I think Leo Fender must have got something about right!

[quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1393071054' post='2375817'] We then "upgraded" them to 2 Crown 602XLS and one of them blew up after 2 years. One of the channels stopped working on the other one shortly after that [/quote] I've got one of those - you've got me worried now!

Always wanted to do Pick up the Pieces. And it's going to happen!. Practising it with the current band. We've not played out yet, but should be having our fits gig just before Easter.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1392975237' post='2374742'] It will certainly make playing the E string much harder. Most bass players spend most of their time playing on the E and A strings, so leaving your thumb on the E is simply not an option. The 'travelling thumb' method is excellent and well worth learning & practising, but it's not a bad idea to also be comfortable with your thumb anchored somewhere. I've seen people use the pickup, the side of the neck up at the 20th fret, even the edge of the pick-guard as a place to anchor. With regard to string spacing, I learned to play on old Hofners with a 14mm/15mm spacing. As my playing style developed, I found that I had a naturally robust approach to bass ... i.e. I play heavily and I like to dig in. I now play Precisions with a 19mm spacing which feels much better. But I can still pick up my Hofners at any time and play them. String spacing isn't a black/white, on/off thing. [/quote] On the other hand An rest my thumb on the E/B-string, but also, almost exclusively use the thumb to pluck the E/B string as well. only using two or three fingers he fingers when I need the burst of speed.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1392975810' post='2374751'] I haven't measured it, but I think my Ibanez is about 2mm at the 12th. And that seems really low to me. I've played some basses which had a low or maybe even lower action that I enjoyed more, but they seemed to have more string tension than any of mine. I presume that to get more string tension, I'd need a heavier gauge string set. [/quote] And of course higher tension then means that they become harder to fret again, and harder to bend.

If I was your guitarist I'd pretty soon get peed off with being told what to play all the time. I was in a band where the drummer and guitarist kept telling me what to play. It didn't last!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1392879633' post='2373695'] I found it quite an interesting, relevant and positive contribution to the thread. [/quote] Me too.

Forgive my ignorance, but aren't all pre-amps with tone controls filter based? If not what's the essential difference, in principle rather than implementation, between and AGC one and any other?

[quote name='Urban Bassman' timestamp='1385120969' post='2284640'] It's a bit of minefield. First you think of a name that you like, so you do a bit of research and there's a band out there that already has it. Start again, you think of another one and hey presto no other band by that name but the rest of the band hate it....And round and round it goes. I'm in the same situation.... [/quote] How much should you worry about using the same name as anyone else? Twenty years ago you could have the same name as a band 50 miles away and you'd never know. Nowdays you get worried if a band in the states has the same name. I guess it depends on if you're aiming for world fame, or a few local gigs.

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1391958155' post='2362963'] We are over in the states at the moment and it's pretty big news over here and I seem to recall that tonight on tv they have Paul and Ringo on tv ( not sure if it's an interview or a concert or both as I only caught a glimpse ). Think I will tune in because those scenes when they arrived here for the first time and the whole Ed Sullivan show thing are still amazing fifty years later and it's unlikely anything like that will be repeated ever again. [/quote] I'm in the US as well at the moment, and as you say it's big news: "The Beatles and the British invasion" (and Jay Leno's retiring from the Tonight show). Mind you it might just be that the news programs and clips are repeated so often that makes it seems the big deal.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1391162114' post='2353878'] I will play football and bass[i] until I fall apart[/i], [/quote] I'm forever dropping bollocks. Is this a first sign?

"Get over it" - The Eagles. Probably the only Eagles song that I've heard that I like. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsz_-pVHgCA[/media]

"Get over it" - The Eagles. Probably the only Eagles song that I've heard that I like. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsz_-pVHgCA[/media]

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1390914620' post='2351158'] Some artists seem to be like King Midas - trying to control something that ultimately can't really be controlled. [/quote] I think you mean Canute!. Mind you Midas turned everything he touched to gold, and some might say that this also applies to Prince And in defence of Canute, one modern theory seems to be that he deliberately 'tried' to hold back the tide, knowing he would fail, to demonstrate that he was not a god, rather than to prove that he was.

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1390833179' post='2350006'] Hmmm, aye that would be a consideration. I use a standard jack cable at the moment, and the 5m speaker cable that I've got is a a standard jack too. I'll get myself a speakon cable eventually. I'd have a back-up if the speakon cable was ever to get damaged. [/quote] A properly made speakon cable will probably be the most robust cable in your set up

[quote name='ML94' timestamp='1390778199' post='2349514'] Hi guys After purchasing one of these a few months ago I recently found out why people got annoyed with them, they don't last long. I've been looking for some alternatives on the net and can't find anything that does the same job. The most 'wanted' thing for me is a 3.5 mm input to connect my macbook, iPhone into. Does anyone else use sonething similar? I'm not looking to get a DI box or one of them to toneport things. Just sonething that plugs into the bass has the 3.5 input and headphone ports. [/quote] You should be demanding a replacement or refund, and let Vox know of the problem!

[quote name='ML94' timestamp='1390771737' post='2349391'] But that's for when you want to use that certain attack or technique. Also doesn't everyone play dynamically rather than digging in all the time. [/quote] Yes, but I guess you have to have your bass set up to cope with the worse case. If you play quietly for 99% of the time, but "dig in" for effect for 1% then you still need your bass set up to cope with the digging in

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1390770155' post='2349362'] Because 'digging in' provides a different kind of attack as well as being louder. [/quote] + Many. A very different tone

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1390753964' post='2349035'] I've heard of people recording vocals in the bathroom because of the natural reverb, but I don't think there'd be enough rehearsal space around the bath for an entire band. I recommend putting the drummer in the bath itself. Also, you may struggle to find an electrical socket to plug your amps into. [/quote] Mind you when you see the ads on the telly for a new bathroom the rooms they show you are about as big as my house. ... but yes, put the drummer in the bath anyway. If nothing else it will catch the sweat!!

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1390755940' post='2349072'] Your setup benefits from a short speaker cable, the amp will have to work too hard to push enough current through a long lead to drive the speakers. Resistance will skyrocket oversuch a lenght I think. [/quote] I think the speaker cable resistance would actually be pretty negligible: 2.5 sqmm cable is around 7.4 Ohms per kilometre, so 15 ohms for a round trip, so 0.15 ohm for 10 meters. [size=4]4 sqmm cable is around 9 ohms for a round trip of 1 kilometre, 0.09 ohms for 10 metres.[/size] [size=4]This is for standard industrial cable - super low oxygen copper is probably slightly less.[/size]

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1390488292' post='2345955'] Actually NONE of the residents pre-date Night & Day setting up where they are. It is situated on Oldham St which in years gone by was the place to shop in Manchester but over the years shops closed and it became a retail wasteland. The only people to be found in that area were druggies and working girls, you would not venture there of an evening. The area was composed of Wholesale Outlets/Warehouses and shops with storage/offices above, no living accomodation. Night & Day took a big risk opening up and as a result more venues followed their lead, Dry Bar, Matt & Phreds and were all pretty successful. About 10 years ago the surrounding areas started to be developed. Buildings changed from retail to flats, mills to apartments, anything that was empty appeared to be fair game. The area quickly took on a trendy persona and got called the Northern Quarter. The bars and music venues were in a lot of ways responsible for helping this transition as the attraction of having all this nightlife on the doorstep, was really appealing. So who then is to blame? You could argue that Manchester Council, in the interest of swelling their Council Tax coffers, have allowed this conversion/development to go on unchecked. After all they get nothing for empty commercial property. Or is it developers cutting corners on sound insulation, who knows. Al I do know is that Night & Day have been there the longest. [/quote] Thanks for the detail. I suspected that that might be the case but thought I'd add my [size=4] "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif](obviously some residents may still pre-date that)" to allow for not knowing the area or the history.[/font][/color][/size] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][size=4]Whatever the reason for the developments, lack of sound insulation in the flats [/size]etc.[size=4] The fact is that people moved into these flats knowing that there was a venue close by, so unless the volume really has been turned since [/size]October[size=4], they haven't really got [/size]cause[size=4] to complain (IMO).[/size][/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"][size=4]Re the increase in noise despite the venues denying it: is it possible that the sound proofing has been compromised in some way? Possibly by recent building work or similar?[/size][/color][/font]

I fancied a G&L fiver for a long time, and came across one in a shop while on holiday. Sat down with it, all excited like, and just couldn't get on with it. It wasn't set up well, but it was more than that - just didn't feel right. Disappointing because I really wanted to like it, but it just wasn't for me. Just thankful that I I didn't buy one blind and then find out.