BottomEndian

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1176988' date='Mar 26 2011, 10:22 AM']Turn the cab on its side / upside down and see if it still does it...[/quote] Yeah, I think that might be the next course of action. It only started playing up towards the end of the session, so we didn't have much time for muckin' aboot.

Just a quick question... er... what it says in the title. Rehearsal last night, guitarist's rig starts making nasty scratchy noises from two of the speakers in his 4x12. Sounds OK when played [b]very[/b] quietly, but if he hits a note with mid-to-high vigour, the noise is there. It's very reminiscent of a dodgy lead (scritchy, scratchy, sputtery, crackly distortion), and we've narrowed it down (via swapping leads, heads, everything) to just the cab, and the top two 12s in particular. Sound like voice coil rub? Bear in mind he tunes down to drop-G, uses heavy fuzz and these are speakers voiced for guitar... and you'll see why I suspect the coils may have given up the ghost. Lots of energy ploughing through those poor little things.

About halfway down [url="http://www.liutaiomottola.com/formulae/fret.htm"]this page[/url].

If you [i]do[/i] decide to go Mac (lord knows I'm not getting into that one ), keep an eye on [url="http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro"]the refurb store[/url]. Old models, newer models, even the most bang-up-to-date ones, with some wedge knocked off. Get yerself a (relative) bargain with the peace of mind of a proper Apple warranty.

I recently got a PJB Super Flightcase (250W, four front-firing 5"s and two up-firing 5"s). The sound is absolutely heavenly (everything from low B to the highs comes through smoothly and richly), the build quality is superb* and it's only about 14 kg. And with the up-firing speakers, you can stand right on top of it and still hear yourself perfectly. Very useful for fretless intonation. The 5-band EQ is really useful, and very musically voiced (low bass, high bass, low mid, high mid and treble), and the lack of tweeter really suits me. The downside is that it's a [b]very[/b] quiet 250W, due to the low-sensitivity speaker. It's the old trade-off: you can only have two out of loud, low and small. This is small and low, but certainly not loud. I've yet to gig it (and I won't have the chance for a while now), but I've had plenty of low-volume rehearsals; it'd be fine with a small acoustic gig, but it might struggle up against a drummer... even a sensible drummer. Oh, and the other downside is the cost. You can't think of it in terms of £ per dB. In summary: not a rock rig, but a bloody lovely rig. If you get the chance, try one out. It's a very surprising experience. [size=1]* I say this... actually mine was faulty straight out of the box (intermittent cut-outs). It went straight back to the distributor, who fitted a new main board and got it back to me within a few days. Hunky-dory ever since. Brilliant, smooth service; no hassles. Apart from the broken amp, obviously.[/size]

G6 Interpret it as a chord or a note (i.e. g''')... I don't mind which

[quote name='Oggy' post='1167032' date='Mar 18 2011, 01:13 PM']Good point about the extra storage - well spotted.[/quote] [url="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h1/sd.html"]Some figures here[/url]. At the end of the day, you won't notice much difference between 16/44.1 WAV and MP3 at 320 kbps, so you can get nearly 14 hours on the 2GB card if that sort of thing doesn't bother you.

Sticking strictly to the budget, the Zoom H1 is probably worth a look*. Very simple interface -- they've ditched the slightly fiddly (and eye-strainingly small) menus from the H2 and gone with a much more hit-it-and-go thing (BIG RED BUTTON to record). It's happy up to 120 dB SPL too, which is useful. Don't forget to factor in the cost of a bigger storage card too. You usually get 2GB, which'll probably only do you a couple of rehearsals at CD-quality WAV. * Based on nothing more than the fact I love my H2 and I guess the H1 will be similarly decent.

Oh, bugger, balls and dammit. I'm actually IN Harrogate that day, but I'll be [url="http://www.nurseryfair.com/"]here[/url] instead. Hope everyone has a good day. I'm sure mine will be just as gripping.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1164364' date='Mar 16 2011, 01:20 PM']Actually this one's a little too big for a wee 5 year old[/quote] Nonsense, man! She's clearly got the fifth fret covered. Build her a 5-string and she doesn't need to go any further down the neck than that.

[quote name='deksawyer' post='1164127' date='Mar 16 2011, 09:49 AM'][/quote] That's what I'm using these days, and I think it's lovely. My only gripe is that you can't control the different bands separately in "Studio" (i.e. multiband) mode, but it does a nice job anyway with whatever automatic settings it's using. It lets me whack out a bassline at the same time as leaving harmonics ringing on the upper strings... without getting muddy or swamping the harmonics.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1163544' date='Mar 15 2011, 07:21 PM']Bottomendian please resist adding to this thread.[/quote] But... but... butt...

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1155735' date='Mar 9 2011, 07:22 PM']Did you have super mario on in the background or something?[/quote] I think it tells you something about my formative years that I know that tune like the back of my hand. It's the demo tune from the Yamaha PSS-680 keyboard (they used it on a few other models too, so it could be the 480 or something similar): As for family jammin'... love it. Keep it up. I have the occasional session with my 3-year-old on ukelele and me on either bass or swanee whistle (don't ask).

I'm grooving... head nodding... fingers tapping... yeah, man. Cool and funky as hell.

1979 Wal Pro II And a pair of pliers to yank them frets, please.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1156381' date='Mar 10 2011, 11:02 AM']How can the cookies on your machine affect the notifications coming from a website directly to you email?[/quote] No idea! Honestly, this is way beyond my technical ken. I only come on the internet for amusing pictures of cats and to send chain emails to relatives. But it could be something to do with BC not realising you've made the visit (and if it thinks you haven't visited since the last notification, it won't send you a fresh one for the next reply)... which could maybe be cookie-related... maybe? Oh, and the irony... I didn't get a notification of your reply this time.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1156368' date='Mar 10 2011, 10:55 AM']I can't see any common denominators with mine, it all seems quite random.[/quote] What about t'other side? Happens to me with Finnbass too. Very rarely, but it definitely happens. I suspect some cookie-based evils or Firefox plugins creating havoc or summat.

Also, just because a thread has "forgotten" my subscription once, it doesn't seem to necessarily mean that it's forgotten it for all time. Quite often, a visit to BC resets the notification-love from these errant threads and they behave again.

Yeah, occasionally. I've noticed that it seems to happen when someone has posted a reply to the thread at around the same time as I click the link in the notification email. But that may just be coincidence. I haven't been so bothered by it that I've felt the need to collect and analyse data.

Of course, note the sentence: [quote]The sale does not include stock.[/quote] That'd be quite a considerable investment if the new owner wanted a good level of stock across a wide range of products.

Yep, StringStar.com is [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Established-Guitar-String-Website-Limited-Company-/190510458410"]up for grabs on eBay[/url]. If I had any time to spare, I'd be half-tempted, but competing with the likes of Strings Direct and Stringbusters can't be an easy task.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1150725' date='Mar 5 2011, 05:01 PM']A few on here have been getting a little bit tumescent over this: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118571"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=118571[/url] I certainly like it, rather a lot. Pretty sure this will be at the rarefied end of the range (if it ever makes it to the UK) and I'm looking forward to getting a proper look at one.[/quote] I really liked the look of that. Then I [url="http://www.giggear.co.uk/p/Ibanez-Grooveline-G104-Bass-Natural/"]saw the price[/url]. I still like the look of it... I just know now that I won't be getting one.