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Hi all I recently took some pics of one of my basses and I realise they do a very good job of showing off its custom pickguard, made by BC's very own [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/4905-the-bass-doc/"]The Bass Doc[/url]. As I'm forever recommending him to people on BC, I thought I may as well start a thread I can point them to. Anyway... this particular guard is especially notable for two reasons: It's a pretty complicated non-standard shape, with lots of cut-outs; and the tortoiseshell material used is much, much nicer than the 'pepperoni' style of most tort plates I've seen. And, to top it all off, his prices are very, very reasonable. Drop him a PM before you buy something off-the-shelf...

Yay!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1366116694' post='2048480'] If you want an all-valve sound without the weight, try to find a Warwick Quadruplet preamp. This has a tiny valve power amp and output transformer running a dummy load, and then a low current signal is taken from that to the preamp's output. They did heads too, which used the same preamp and then had a powerful solidstate power stage. I think there are some other designs like this but I can't think of them off the top of my head. [/quote] The MESA Walkabout... and it sounds gorgeous t'boot. Some say it's the tubiest hybrid, and IME I have to agree.

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1366130136' post='2048751'] +1 for Bass Doc. He's good AND cheap ! [/quote] He's a dab hand at making pickguards, too!

Threads like this justify the existence of Basschat. 10/10, bro! :-)

Disclaimer: I have no experience with the B-15 other than what I've heard on recordings... and a lovely sound it is. Anyway, the MESA Walkabout Scout might be worth a look. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/mesa-walkabout-scout-15-combo-1st-impressions-some-venture-comments-179436/"]Here's one report[/url]. I've used the head for years, and the combo befre that, and it does have something about it that other non-tube heads I've tried don't have. (That last sentence kind-of makes sense if you read it enough times).

[Stock reply mode ON] Drop The Bass Doc on here a PM - he'll make one for you for not much money.

Boomy and mushy here, with Berg 210s. Not your average boomy / mushy cabs. Still, one man's boomy and mushy is another man's not boomy and mushy.

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1366022047' post='2047297'] Are there many deps who don't read? [/quote] Me, and most of the others I know...

Is it a one-off? If so, find out if you can send a DI to the PA, If you can, point the cab at your ears, and have fun.

That first clip is proof that a P-bass can do no wrong. I hope he fined the brass boys a few quid of their wages, though...

Usually there's an exemption for gear nicked from a paid gig. I'd check if I were you...

Is it over 50 quid? If so, have you paid?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1365791581' post='2044706'] So just turn the gain down then. [/quote] On a dark stage, in a hurry? Nah. Silent jack does the job, and gives me one less thing to do.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1365790616' post='2044693'] Pre-everything. [/quote] No - post-everything.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1365776491' post='2044370'] Quite. As a creature of habit I turn the gain to 0 or hit the mute button before plugging in or unplugging anything. Seems another over-engineered solution to a problem that didn't exist. [/quote] My amp doesn't have a mute, and the DI is post-everything. The silent jack works a treat fer me.

That's really strange. I haven't have the slightest squeak from my right-angle, ever... Obviously it'll fail eventually, but.. what doesn't?

I've used a right-angled jack for about three years. It's had a right hiding, and it hasn't crackled, popped or hiccuped once...

Just sold an amp to Ben - great comms & prompt payment. A pleasure doing business. Thanks, Ben!

I've had a copy of this since it was released on the Graceland remaster a few years ago, but I've just realised it has finally made it to YouTube. Who's the man? Bakithi's the man. That's who. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW5SoVGQ-A

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1365515556' post='2040555'] No..but you try not and invite it again. [/quote] We make our feelings known after the gig, of course. Obviously we have our preferred PA co's dotted around the place, but we're always doing new gigs in new places. Which makes for some interesting PA experiences.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1365513584' post='2040525'] Agree...but if that was the ante... why would you be leaving it to that sort of chance/lottery.? I wouldn't and I'd have talked to the P.A co prior. [/quote] This is all ideal world stuff. If you provide the PA company with a spec, and they say they're fine with it, you have to take them at their word. The only time you can find out for certain is when it's too late to get someone else in, at which point you just work with the hand you're dealt. I've battled through plenty of shabby, tin-pot PA disasters in my time. There's no point getting upset about it.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1365513180' post='2040516'] A good quality bass guitar usually sounds good direct in [/quote] It might sound good, but does it sound like the person playing it wants it to sound? Or does the amp play a part in that?