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[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1494024651' post='3292778'] Whatever next? A Snake Corps retrospective? I'd be tempted by that! [/quote] You'd need to ask Mark or Liam about that, Julian - I hear Mark & Liam & Jim are doing the Snake Corps thing still these days

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1494001851' post='3292555'] Ordered, now just have to wait for the postman. Hours of listening fun in store..! [/quote] [quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1494081332' post='3293114'] I liked the first three randomly selected tunes on YT so I've ordered it. What I listened to brought me back to the eighties in a pleasant way so I think I will enjoy hearing the band's progression through the decades. Thanks for sharing. [/quote] Wow! - Thanks very much - I hope you both enjoy it. Do let me know what you think - and don't hold back! We're hoping to have another studio album out in the next few months

My suggestions: Switches to NOT be mounted to the sides of pedals - they get switched in transit and also make mounting on a pedal board close to other pedals tricky. The valve to NOT stick out the side of pedal - I have broken more than one in transit because of this

[quote name='eddiehoffmann' timestamp='1494094917' post='3293268'] I didn't know that. So is there an internal power pump now? And would it be ok to run it off a T-Rex Fuel Tank Chameleon? [/quote] I run mine off a T-Rex Chameleon using 2 of the 12V outlets combined using a current doubler cable [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/t_rex_dc_current_doubler_50cm.htm?ref=search_prv_4"]https://www.thomann.de/gb/t_rex_dc_current_doubler_50cm.htm?ref=search_prv_4[/url]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1493936674' post='3292058'] There is no way I would ever critisize a band mates playing. [/quote] c'mon us bass players are ALWAYS critical of the drummist.....you know the way they speed up, especially through the rolls - getting to the 1 a fraction early all the time....no? Is it just me?

The green is darker and deeper than it looks in these pics - I suspect my phone over exposes. I'm fairly certain that my bass is unique in UK.

After several months waiting I have at last got my hands on my brand spanking new EBMM US Sterling 4HH I've not yet got myself home - I stopped off at the office on the way home to post this...so I've not yet heard it....but I am in love. And it is surprisingly light - I suspect around 8 1/2 pounds..... I might post some better than phone pics later.

I use a Puma 900 as my main amp. I take it to my fly away gigs in my hand luggage (it's really light and only the size of an average hardback book) and marry it with whatever cab the tech rider has in store for me.. Whatever cab it's hooked up to I can get a great noise out of it.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1493846189' post='3291299'] A 1965 P-Bass would suit me very nicely. [/quote] Fight you for it Never really understood the YOB bass thing....65? Is that still pre-CBS Fender? Didn't CBS come in late 64? What other choices are there? And all at silly money... My oldest bass is currently an 82/83 (one or the other - never taken the neck off to establish date)....and tbh it's the bass I pick up least.

I once got sacked from the band I'm in at the moment - many years ago but due to a whiskey fueled incident with a spotlight and plectrum orientation, I got the job back.

My wait is so nearly over.......got a message yesterday that my new bass has arrived at the dealer.....they're cutting a custom pickguard for it and I should be able to collect it by the weekend!! NBD imminent...it's been a long wait!!

SO this month Sad Lovers & Giants are doing our thing in Spain.... 19th May - VALENCIA Rock City [url="https://www.ticketea.com/entradas-concierto-sad-loverrs-giants-en-valencia/"]https://www.ticketea...ts-en-valencia/[/url] 20th May - BARCELONA Salamandra2 [url="https://www.codetickets.com/salamandra/es/codetickets.com/1196"]https://www.codetick...ickets.com/1196[/url] SO if any of you are on your holibobs and are bored of the hotel bar, come check us out We're going to try to take a multitrack of the Barca show perhaps for a future release.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1493802182' post='3290707'] I'll be getting one of those sometime in the next week. [/quote] WOW! Thanks very much....

[url="https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/where-the-light-shines-through-1981-2017-5cd-box-set/#sthash.9QTXp5T3.dpuf"]https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/where-the-light-shines-through-1981-2017-5cd-box-set/#sthash.9QTXp5T3.dpuf[/url] We've got a box set out....an anthology of the first 36years of SL&G......... Reviews: [url="http://louderthanwar.com/sad-lovers-giants-light-shines-1981-2017-album-review/"]http://louderthanwar.com/sad-lovers-giants-light-shines-1981-2017-album-review/[/url] [url="http://www.discussionsmagazine.com/2017/04/sad-lovers-giants-spaz-reviews-where.html?m=1"]http://www.discussionsmagazine.com/2017/04/sad-lovers-giants-spaz-reviews-where.html?m=1[/url] [url="http://bigtakeover.com/recordings/sad-lovers-and-giants-where-the-light-shines-through-1981-2017-cherry-red-records"]http://bigtakeover.com/recordings/sad-lovers-and-giants-where-the-light-shines-through-1981-2017-cherry-red-records[/url] The reviews seem surprisingly favourable. Is this a result of the internet? and publications wanting linkage? Historically the press have hated us. Does nobody give a bad review anymore?

Turn the volume knob off zero?

I didn't buy anything in 2016! hang on I did - i bought a Fender CE300 Acoustic bass....that's not gear though really is it? - I did order something though....and got told today that it, at long last, is expected to land in the country next week...an EBMM USA Sterling 4HH RW Black with MH....oh and a custom 4ply green pearl pickguard.... After that I suspect the coffers will be empty for a while.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1492701210' post='3282528'] What I've discovered is that it doesn't seem to matter how much of your audience is made up of skinny hipsters, only L, XL and XXL people seem to buy band T-shirts! [/quote] Don't gig in Italy then - they only seem to want S and M tees.....and most want to try them on (eeeewww) before they buy!!

We always sell all the CDs and vinyl we can take to gigs. Due to weight we don't take many - most of our gigs are fly aways on Easyjet/Ryan Air. We sell lots of t-shirts too but the punters always seem to want the sizes we have least of!

I tend to buy vinyl or CDs, mainly from Amazon.....I don't do downloads - I did buy a DL once, from iTunes, while in the departure lounge of an airport, to my phone, having no music to listen to on the plane and having forgotten my ipod.

Our guitarist has always used an Award Sessionette 75 whenever he can. Perfect balance between the clean channel (clean) and the dirty channel (beautiful distortion)...switchable by footswitch.

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1492118829' post='3278168'] Pretty sure you need to connect a Klark Technik DN9650 to the AES50 port of the Midas, and the 9650 needs to be loaded with either: A: a Dante card which can be connected to a computer running Dante Virtual Soundcard Or B: a MADI card which can be connected to a computer with something like an RME Madiface in between I'd start with asking the venue if they're happy to facilitate it, as it's a bit of extra faff and configuration for the guy behind the desk to worry about, when he's likely to already be dealing with tight changeovers and all the other complexities of a live show. If he's happy to do it, I'd approach a pro audio hire company local to the venue and enquire about the kit. Might have to do a bit of ringing around as it's quite specialist equipment and will probably only be carried by rental houses that predominantly use Midas consoles. If it looks like it'll all come together, I'd go in there with a well prepared template file in your DAW of choice, and have an extra person with you to operate the recording laptop, as there's every chance that the house guy might be pressed for time to check it's all good before your show starts. I'd also suggest either bringing along or asking the venue to supply ambient mics to be recorded along with the rest of your input list. These can be phase aligned with the rest of your mix and blended in to add the feel of something actually happening in a real space, and can be brought up at top and tail of tracks to give crowd noise etc. [/quote] Thank you very much for your advice. I have secured the loan [b]FOR FREE[/b] of a DN9650 with a MADI network card AND an RME MADIface USB complete with 30m CAT5 - this will allow all the gear to be on stage and allow me to start recording at the start of the show and some BNC cable for the weekend. The owner is even cool with me taking it to Spain!!! And the venue are cool with it and have confirmed an open AES50 port on the Pro1 I've also managed to get hold of a 250Gb external SSD (USB3) (I do have internal SSD too but it's getting full) to collect all the audio on......we'll have a live album yet - you heard it here first folks! THANKS!

Thanks for the advice, chaps VERY helpful..... I have access to 2 828x machines (which I could piggyback and sync) for free so suspect the old fashioned record from the direct outs on the old analogue board will be the cheapest solution.. 2 828xs +PSUs and 16 XLR/TRS leads is quite a lot of extra hand luggage....but needs must

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1492071444' post='3277593'] Number of times I have been asked why I haven't got a Fender (in my entire bass-playing career) = Zero. [/quote] Ditto

I've made 2 Fender shaped basses that have bare headstocks....my surname is Gibson....hmmmmm - now that would be confusing.

We've decided we'd like a multitrack off the desk of one of our forthcoming gigs. The next gig is at a venue with a Soundcraft EH3 desk - this is old tech totally analogue so would need a fair bit of gear to get a multitrack from. The gig after that is at a venue with a Midas Pro1 desk. This is a digital mixer but I'm struggling to see how to get digital audio out of it. It seems to not have any optical connections but passes audio via ethernet. The Midas peripheral software (offline editor via network) only works on Mac/iPad. I only have a Windows 7 PC running Sonar Platinum and a MOTU 828X ( takes 16 inputs via ADAT optical)..... Other than taking a bundle of XLR/TRS cables and perhaps a 2nd 828X to take a multitrack via the analogue outs, does anyone have any advice (other than buy a Mac/iPad) to get digital multitrack off the desk??? I can't talk to the venue ( it's in Spain and the man in charge of the desk isn't a great English speaker).