Twigman

Happiest with my current setup: Status necked bitsa P TecAmp Puma900 Barefaced S12T(gigs)/Barefaced supermidget (practices) play 80s indie misery dirge postpunk

When we're not gigging we write at rehearsal...To be honest we seem to be only meeting up once a month these days. That's why this album is taking so long. It's not a boys' night out. If one of us didn't have such a busy schedule and adtually be in the country a bit more often I'm sure we'd do more.

The Fusion bags are too big

We've played the sum total of 2 gigs this year!! Both were in Italy back in March.... We've got I think 11 booked for February and March next year though....

It fits neither the old type SKB bass safe with the sliding latches nor the new type with the TSA combo lock strap. And that's with the SKB's foam removed. Well that was a waste of money.... So back to the drawing board. recommendations?

[quote name='fingerz' timestamp='1408654926' post='2532342'] - Fits really nicely inside an SKB bass safe [/quote] NO! it doesn't I just bought one on the strength of this statement and even with the foam from inside the bass safe removed the bass case won't close. GRRRR!!!!!

NO!!! Contego doesn't fit in SKB bass safe

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1448308637' post='2914379'] Going through airport security with what looks like a gun case? [/quote] My bass got hauled up for this at Gatwick once. I thought it had disappeared as it didn't appear either on the carousel or in the over-sized luggage. Customs had it. They thought it was a firearm.

I have a Residents tee shirt from 88 that gets worn regularly for gigs....but atm I don't know where it is.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1448464718' post='2915658'] TBH by the time you've paid out for one of these cases and a Bass Safe you might as well have bought a Hiscox Lite-Flite case which is only slightly heavier than most of the current crop of semi rigid cases and is actually smaller than many of them. [/quote] The advantage of the bass safe IMO is that it has wheels which helps enormously on the long walk from car to airport check-in and once at destination the hard shell can be left in the hotel and the bass carried around in the light gig bag. besides I already have it and don't really want to see it wasted

Thanks for the offer but too late...I'd already ordered a Protec Contego after seeing a review from late 14 that said it fits in an SKB bass safe....if it doesn't fit I needed a 2nd gig bag anyway....should be with me early next week...it's being Thomanned and is in Koln at the moment...

I have a Mono M80 gig bag. I have to fly with it often. I have been using a SKB ATA44 bass safe. But ONLY just. It takes a lot of effort to get the clasps closed on the bass case. Last time I flew one of the clasps had forced itself open despite it being lockwired closed. I've had TSA padlocks on both sides and had them come off and clasps open...I don't know if this is customes not being able to close it after inspection or whether the padlocks have just come off and the clasps open as they are at their operating limit. Does anyone know of a high quality padded gig bag that actually fits into the SKB bass safe without it becoming a wrestling match? Most high quality gig bags seem too long from SKB website bass safe dimensions: [b] Specifications[/b] Interior Length [right]48.50 in[/right] [right]123.19 cm[/right] Exterior Length [right]50.50 in[/right] [right]128.27 cm[/right] Exterior Width [right]20.25 in[/right] [right]51.44 cm[/right] Exterior Depth [right]7.25 in[/right] [right]18.42 cm[/right] Instrument Body Length [right]17.00 in[/right] [right]43.18 cm[/right] Instrument Body Depth [right]6.25 in[/right] [right]15.88 cm[/right] Instrument Lower Bout [right]16.75 in[/right] [right]42.55 cm[/right] Instrument Upper Bout [right]15.50 in[/right] [right]39.37 cm[/right] Carton Width [right]22.00 in[/right] [right]55.88 cm[/right] Carton Depth [right]8.75 in[/right] [right]22.23 cm[/right] Shipping Weight [right]17.80 lb[/right] [right]8.07 kg[/right] Product Weight [right]14.20 lb[/right] [right]6.44 kg[/right]

Joy Division

Hypnotic [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcHL8efKKPE[/media]

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maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/electrically-conductive-silver-paint-n36ba

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1447343110' post='2906899'] Is this a current album? If so you might be able to get it louder by re-mastering. PM if you'd like me to give it a go [/quote] It was our 1986 album 'The Mirror Test' - the masters were destroyed in a fire in about 1990 but with the magic of modern technology we did 'remaster' it from some digital version and released 'The Mirror Test redux' in 2013 - the redux version does sound better but the bass playing is awful so that's another reason not to listen to it!

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1447341334' post='2906864'] There does seem to be some kind of purist snobbery that kicks in as soon as compression gets mentioned. [/quote] The guy engineering our 3rd album was allergic to compression. He was into 'fidelity' and 'dynamics'. As a result the album sounds totally sh*te and really quiet. None of us can listen to it.

I use it all the time. - a BBE Optostomp on my pedal baord permanantly on with the Comp at about 1 o'clock on the dial. I can still play with dynamics but it does even out my tone when I get clumsy with my right hand.

Back in the day I started with a Carlsboro Cobra 90W head into a noname 1x15 cab and it was plenty loud enough but sounded sh*t. I then got myself a Sessionette 100W 4x10 combo which saw me play places like the Marquee and The Mean Fiddler without any fuss. These days I use a TecAmp Puma900 into a selection of Barefaced gear - overkill for sure - but I love having the headroom. I don't play pubs, mind.

reverse wind is the 'right' way

I can tell you what NOT to use.....don't use an Allparts bridge J pickup....I partnered one up with a Fender Original P pickup and it really didn't work at all. That particular bass now has a matched set of Aguilars in it and sounds sweet.

Never used a [s]strap[/s] clip on

Two A Boss TU-3 on my pedal board and a manky old Korg plastic tuner which is covered in scuzz...dunno the model number but can't find a pic of one on the interweb...it's from the 80s and has tiny LEDs rather than a needle and is black and angled in the middle like old wooden synths from the 70s were (but way smaller)....it smells funny EDIT: Found it on the interweb...it's a Korg DT-2 - almost as scuzzy as mine Edit: just acquired a TC polytune mini to try to cut down on space used on my board

Warmoth are far far better quality than the ebay kits