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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1332782129' post='1593047'] This "unplugged" nonsense really gets my goat. If it was a truly acoustic session you'd be recording it with a single stereo pair of microphones and achieving the balance of instruments and vocals by positioning the players relative to the microphones. In practice what it means is "sensitive" (read weedier) versions of the songs played on stringed instruments with hollow rather than solid bodies and everything else is pretty much the same as if you were doing a normal gig. "Acoustic" bass guitars (with a couple of exceptions) aren't loud enough to hold their own unamplified against an acoustic guitar, so you'll need one with a pickup on it anyway. Unless you spend a lot of money it'll sound worse than an average solid bass guitar. To stay true to the "acoustic vibe" you really ought to be using an upright bass, but for a radio show this generally defeats the object as the main reason they want you to play "acoustically" is so you don't bring lots of bulky gear to the studio. Besides no one can see what you are playing on the radio. Bring a solid bass (string with flats if you really must) and a decent DI box to be on the safe side. [/quote] [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1332774902' post='1592918'] Yea. Load of rubbish. An electric bass is fine. Do they need a bass player for the gig? if so, what choice do they have. [/quote] ^^^ both of these. Electric basses have been used with acoustic music since time immemorial. Using acoustic basses was OK on MTV unplugged in 1993, but unless you're going the DB route, just use your regular electric (with flats, IMO).

I had a Geddy and didn't get on with it. It weighed a ton and the neck was akin to a pencil.

IME that mid spot on the Promethean is calmed by pulling the 800Hz slider down a bit. Mind you, that only applies to solo practice. If I do anything with a band, the slider goes back to 0db...

Its cos thuv urnly got fower strings urn, an thats aal wu can coont to.

My P is here too, but only flats allowed. :-)

I've always loved the full-length version of In Your Eyes. It was a shame they had to chop it for the original cut. PG's b-sides around that time were mint. Across the River, Don't Break This Rhythm... Lovely.

Yip... the Mesa Hybrid stuff is notoriously unfriendly when it comes to voltage switching. Dunno if the valve stuff is the same.

Ah, OK. On the face of it, that's very disappointing from Overwater. Good luck with it.

James - I do hope you get sorted, but I think putting a vid on YouTube without giving Overwater a chance to respond first is very uncool. Just sayin'.

Same issue as Neepheid for me... iPhone 4.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1332537674' post='1589891'] It's not Mesa, it's Westside Distribution. See the new Mini Rectifier...$999 in the USA, £1099 here. [/quote] Yes, but presumably Mesa have some say over who distributes their products. FWIW, all non-US pricing is extortionate, not just the UK...

I bought an amp from Jon - great amp, great communication, great packaging. Thanks!

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1332512777' post='1589434'] Awesome sounding gear, but too expensive and I have seen too many basic design flaws/electronic issues to justify their prices. My MPulse 600 for instance had some extremely dodgy inner wiring (bought NEW), after it was corrected it was an awesome amp... but clearly QC was not great. [/quote] I'm not denying you had a problem with your MPulse, but generally speaking I don't think Mesa have a reputation for poor QC...?

Yip... Mesa should be tied to a tree and flogged for their overseas pricing policy.

Tyneside? Northumberland? Cobblers. No-one round these parts pronounces it [i]b-Ass[/i].

The BG 250... [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/bg250.asp"]http://www.tcelectronic.com/bg250.asp[/url] It begs the question - in real-life, is it 250w... or 125w? Not that it matters...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1332257916' post='1585680'] What's the big deal about this bass - just the rarity? I would have thought that if it was actually any good there would have been a re-issue (probably from Japan). [/quote] It's been said they had a more aggressive tone than other Ps. I have no idea if that's true, and if so why. As for a reissue... there's been a custom shop RI. Apart from that, I suppose it's just too obscure to be worth it. Besides, who would want a slab P? It would be uncomfortable...!

Yeah - situations like that where you have lots of sonic space is lovely. I think lots of engineers do have a fixed idea of 'bass' and fail to adapt if it's not a J with rounds. It is strange, because these are guys who are otherwise spot-on. Of course, Joe Public couldn't care less....

They're not[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1332235531' post='1585082'] Have you thought that they [i]are[/i] getting your sound? [/quote] No, because my tone isn't an undefined thump... :-)

It's just me, then. :-)

It's an opinion formed over the last 5, 10 years or so of gigs and recordings. IME, some engineers 'get it'. Most don't...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1332175295' post='1584318'] What rubbish studios and engineers are you using these days? Do they ever stick their heads into the live room to hear the sound coming out of the amps? Name and shame I say. [/quote] Really, really, really good ones, albeit ones who have a blind spot of flatwound strings on a bass. It's so strange.

[quote name='lapolpora' timestamp='1332172954' post='1584265'] Bunch of random bods auditioning to be in the latest group put together by a puppet master - not authentic. [/quote] It just goes to show... I think this is pop music at its most authentic.

...do most engineers these days, in the studio or on a live environment, struggle with bass when it's strung with flats? They seem to think 'Oh.. flats. I must EQ it into an undefined thump.', or they EQ it like rounds, and it sound crap. Rant over.