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[quote name='Len_derby' post='1259688' date='Jun 7 2011, 01:55 PM']Don't really know what happened to Garth Hudson.[/quote] You mean 'my mate' Garth? He's still active, doing guest spots and sessions. I'm not sure why he doesn't do more with Levon. It's a bit of a mystery.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1259352' date='Jun 7 2011, 09:37 AM']BTW is cutting through the mix a good thing?[/quote] Good question, and IMO... no. Horses for courses, tho!

This bass is completely awesome. It's naturally quite aggressive, but rolling the tone back makes it go all mellow and round. It'll be back in my mitts one day.

It's all wood and wire. It either works or it doesn't.

Tonally, the Streamliner is unbeatable, IMO. I'm clutching at straws to think how I could possibly improve it (bear in mind I'm a simple chap) and all I can think of is a tuner and a clip light. The RH450 is a monster when it comes to features, but the truth is I never really used any of them.

I use a Zoom H2. It's champion...

[quote name='Jesso' post='1257988' date='Jun 6 2011, 01:23 AM']Now that's what I'm talkin about.... I've had a hankering to try some Bergs for a while now. Those cabs look quite big physically due to the offset positioning of the 10s. How would you rate one of those cabs next to a GS112? They're expensive buggers too... am I right?[/quote] The cabs do look big in the pic, but singly they're really very compact and an easy lift. The whole shebang is very stable, and it'll never topple... especially using a micro head. I've never used a GS112, but as far as I'm aware it's quite a scooped cab. The HS210 isn't... it's got lots going on in the mids. Expensive... yes. Like Stella Artois. I'm lucky - with the Streamliner, I've hit on a perfect combination. I barely use both cabs any more. The STL and a single cab don't half chuck it out...

[quote name='JTUK' post='1257954' date='Jun 5 2011, 11:37 PM']Nope. looks absolutely ridiculous, for a start.[/quote] I can't agree...

Yep, he's got it spot-on...

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1255328' date='Jun 3 2011, 12:25 PM']I had a rehearsal (low volume) with my drummer/guitarist/vocalist about 10 months back...bear in mind we did this where I lived so it wasn't that loud! The single middle pup nailed the P tone...and the front pup sounded woody warm and weirdly articulate considering it's location. I had a good few hours through the headphones along to as many different styles as I could try out, fiddled with the pup settings and it worked really well [/quote] Ah, cool. It sounded like you'd had loads of live and studio experience with it, and I was wondering how you found it.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1254926' date='Jun 3 2011, 01:11 AM']It sounds wonderful in a mix, believe me. Before judging it, try it, that's what I did [/quote] Did you get to try one at a gig?

I had a mudbucker. Great bass, but an unusable pickup for my needs. Earthworms could hear it, but no-one else.

[quote name='jantheman' post='1245204' date='May 26 2011, 08:58 AM']Gerlitz Guitar Honey gets my vote.....[/quote] +1

Nom nom nom!

[quote name='misrule' post='1245987' date='May 26 2011, 06:04 PM']From tomorrow's Sun. The sobbing woman was my wife. Seeing Rush for the first time since about 1980 proved too much for her Cheers Mark[/quote] What the heck's going on with Rush? They used to be MY band. Now they're even in the flippin' Sun.

[quote name='Steve Dixon' post='1245496' date='May 26 2011, 12:46 PM']if you don't see the value in it, you can always say nothing, instead of treating it as an excuse to imply your 'serious composer' credentials[/quote] I was merely asking what it was for. To be honest, I still don't know.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1245272' date='May 26 2011, 10:01 AM']Bless Norwood. There are loads of bands that were improved by the use of drugs - look at the sh*t the 'clean' Chili Peppers are putting out these days.[/quote] I think that says more about how the Chili Peppers can't create anything decent without a bit of help, rather than the benefits of drugs. Ask Frank Zappa.

[quote name='crez5150' post='1245258' date='May 26 2011, 09:48 AM']How on earth do we bassists have fewer notes???[/quote] I have thirteen-and-a-half.

Has anyone got any experience with Tea Bag-End cabs? I'm just wondering if the way the grille is perforated lets the tone flow out uninhibited...?

I's a bit of a Jarre freak, and I like loads of acoustic stuff. So... nah. There doesn't have to be bass. BUT... when it coms to The Black Keys, White Stripes, etc.. I'd rather hear them with a bass. Never liked the Doors.

I still don't get it. I guess it's just not fer me...

[quote name='Clarky' post='1244310' date='May 25 2011, 02:44 PM']tEden[/quote] As used by The Ty-Phoo Fighters on their current tour, I believe.

[quote name='silddx' post='1244200' date='May 25 2011, 01:18 PM']Err, it seems utterly pointless to me. Would someone kindly explain what I'm missing here please.[/quote] I'm struggling with it, too...

Wow.. this thread is heavy going. Anyone fancy a cuppa? I'll pop the IEC on.