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Ibanez Promethean.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1346837176' post='1793754'] [i]"your sociopolitical stance has made me question the way I live my life"[/i] - too earnest for me and just a little bit scary. [/quote] Yes indeed.

[quote name='mushers' timestamp='1346788781' post='1793341'] tis a sad world where image out weighs talent [/quote] I see what you did there. *does nose / pointy thing*

I've played weddings with three of my previous originals bands. If the bride and groom are fans, and it makes them happy, then... why not. Back to the wider discussion - a good song is a good song. As a bass player, I couldn't care less who wrote it.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1346765771' post='1792850']PS none of this actually matters [/quote] Yip.

Yep - there does seem to be a few failures. I had a problem with my Promethean (the original model)- the input jack went a bit wiggly causing to it to cut out. A tech sorted it for a few quid, putting a better jack in to stop it happening again. It's been fine ever since. I can understand why people are reluctant to take a punt on them, but I'd encourage people to try. They're amazing little things.

Also, if you're on Facebook, search for 'North East Bass Bin' and pop a post in there.

[quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1346520364' post='1790228'] Neil Young... is a dreadful guitarist and his singing isn't much better.. Dylan is also a dreadful guitarist who can't sing [/quote] I strongly disagree. (Bob Dylan sometimes *chooses* not to sing, but he can)

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1346503380' post='1789981'] The only lesson here is that watts mean nothing. [/quote] ...unless you're a marketing department.

I have all three - my [url="http://www.facebook.com/michaelthebass"]personal page[/url], [url="http://www.facebook.com/groups/nebassbin/"]a group[/url] (for a bass discussion group) and band pages [url="http://www.facebook.com/Lindisfarne"]one[/url], [url="http://www.facebook.com/thecaffreys"]two[/url] and [url="http://www.facebook.com/rosieandthehips"]three[/url]. The key difference that I can see between group and page is - with a page, you can post[i] as[/i] the page, creating a persona for your band. I prefer it this way...

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1346498153' post='1789888'] If your ears are telling you that an amp is loud enough then who cares what the spec sheet says. [/quote] This is true, but of course it's only useful if you can physically try before you buy. It would also be nice to be able to guage how much of the 'loudness' is achieved via clever compression & signal processing.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1346491506' post='1789790'] I think the TC 450's turned out to be 256 watts the 750's quite a bit more. Thats why I wondered about the modules as someone would of made that link earlier. [/quote] No - I think the 750 still came in at under 300w.

Actually, I'm getting my wires crossed. I don't think the TC uses the B&O module. The RH750 is 267w, I think...?

TC.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1346488323' post='1789740'] still sounds wrong IMO, where are the resident experts when you need them........... [/quote] The chap who tested my amp is an expert if that helps. Not being able to remember the figures he quoted to the exact watt is my fault.

Actually, it might have been 320w at 4ohm and 130w at 8ohm. The figures were around about that, though.

Assuming it's Neil Peart being referred to in a previous post, his net worth is pretty much the same as Alex and Geddy's.

Whilst I have genuine sympathy for the OP (being a bigger-boned chap myself), I'm surprised at some of the responses here. Assuming the band are a bunch of ambitious young'uns, and assuming the label have a bit of clout and know what they're doing, (a big 'if', I know), you can hardly blame them for wanting a crack at the big time, however misguided it may or may not be.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1346448822' post='1789513'] I have never heard of a band that went on to do any good after being treacherous like this. [/quote] Pete Best might be able to help you there...

Hi all I've just picked up my trusty Promethean head up from the Tech chap, after I thought it had developed a fault. (It turns out the amp is fine - it was a dodgy speaker cable). Anyway, while trying to recreate the problem he ran various tests, and told me it puts out 330w into 4ohm and 120w into 8ohm. ...this is an amp that's marketed as 500w. Now, I have no problems with the output of the amp - it's very loud, and Mr. Tech was very impressed with it. But, assuming most class-D manufacturers are doing what TC do, i.e. being economical with the truth, isn't it time they followed EBS's lead, and stopped inflating the ratings?

Check your junk mail folder...

Not before time :-) Of the flats I've used, the La Bella FLs and (more recently) the cheaper Lakland Flats ring my bell. They're not too high tension - the La Bellas are the lowest of the two.

LULZ @ teh drumer in the OP. Him is MINT an clearly at teh wrong gig. LOL.

Post-internet, bass magazines only existed for reading on the bog or train. Smartphones have rendered them completely redundant.

It works... do it! But.. get Howard the Bass Doc to make it for you. He's got some lovely tort in at the moment which is a lot less pepperoni than the usual.