bigjohn

oooooh. Never heard of them!

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1425025316' post='2702966'] This NUTUBE stuff is intriguing. [url="http://www.korg.com/us/news/2015/012212/"]http://www.korg.com/...ws/2015/012212/[/url] Wonder how long A it will take to make an amp with it, B how long it will take before bass amps are available to test. This would solve all issues (weight) with fulltube amps, IF they indeed sound like tube amps. [/quote] Surely they're just replacements for pre-amp valves, not power-amp valves? My current rig is the closest I've got to sounding like a valve power stage without one. It's not the same, but it's quite convincing sometimes. It takes me two valve pre-amps and a poweramp that doesn't clip easily and deals well with a hot signal, then eqing / attenuating gain so you can give the poweramp just the right sort of saturation and overdrive and let it power it up. I can get quite good Bassman, B15 and SVT sounds from it. Not bad considering it weighs about 15kg. I use an Alembic FX-1 with an Ampeg SVP-Pro through the effects loop.

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1423827983' post='2689428'] New rig. Not road tested yet, but sounds awesome at home so far! [url="http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Bigwan2062/media/Rig/IMAG1105.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Bigwan2062/media/Rig/IMAG1103.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Is that a midget?

I have a nice 600W@8Ohm 1u single channel amp. The Chevin a700v - Rare as the proverbials though. I keep looking for another but I've never found one.

You've just got to remember that guitars are made of wood and wood is not a consistent material. Fenders are also hand finished, so again not consistent. There's not a whole heap of difference between MIM and MIA other than the hardware and how much time is spent finishing each bass.They use the same woods. That said, there are FSR (factory special runs) MIMs that may have had more attention paid to their build than US Standards. MIJ is completely different kettle of fish. Different woods, different factories. Though their non-export models tend to be more like the FSRs in that they're made in shorter runs, better spec and build. Squier again is completely different, with cheaper woods and hardware and different production techniques. So... due to the inconsistencies present, even though these things are mass produced and that what's "better" or "worse" about each is entirely subjective, it's perfectly possible that a particular Squier guitar could be considered by the majority (if doing their best to be objective) to be "better" than a particular MIA. It's just that the odds are stacked against that being likely for each individual guitar. I have an MIM, a MIJ and an MIA bass. They're all as good as each other in their different ways. Though my MIJ is a real beauty and my MIM is the best MIM I've come across. So all depends what you think is value. And if you, for the sake of saving a few hundred quid (esp considering if you by 2nd hand, you're not actually losing "money") want to go though the likely process of buying a few MIMs in the hope of finding a really good one you like. Likewise, you might buy an MIA and find you don't... but in general, you're more likely to enjoy (if you prefer well built, finished and nice sounding basses) luck finding a good bass that's either MIA or MIJ. That, apart from their cost as new, is mostly why they hold their 2nd hand prices. Like... The Warmoth stuff is really good quality and consistent. The Mighty Mite stuff is good, and consistent, but not properly hand finished like Warmoth parts. They're not in the same league (or market) in that regard. All Parts I've not used, neither have I WD.

Yeah, Hipshot do a straight replacement. They're better tuners. Better gear ratio and better finish.

Far from being a barbarian, Conan is a very nice chap indeed. A pleasure to deal with. And he's got a Big One.

Bit of a long bump I know! I saw Roscoe Beck the other night playing for Leonard Cohen. He was excellent. As were the rest of them. The Webb sisters were also quite eyecatching...

My favourite version is the one with Stevie Ray Vaughan. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8mhzv5t_o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8mhzv5t_o[/url]

Depends if I can be arsed, which usually I can. Our rehearsal room has a perfectly good combo (Ampeg B100R) but my rig knocks spots off it

The weird one is the one for the Badass. Maplin do an Imperial set that has the right key.

I get sore fingers after playing gigs. Less so, but still, after rehearsals. Even with flatwounds. I don't mind though. Nowhere near as bad as it once was back in the day. Probably because my technique has improved, I use louder amps and I don't rag my fingers quite as silly

Yes, I'd go and knock on his door. I'd take a mate with me too as an observer. [quote name='DanielMount' timestamp='1366130748' post='2048760'] Do I report it as stolen? [/quote] Who would you report it too? The cops will have nothing to do with it. He didn't steal it. Have you got a receipt? If you have you could threaten him with legal action. If not, you're pretty screwed.

Her doctor says her condition is satisfactory... Revert to 1978... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMvI5OX6nUw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMvI5OX6nUw[/url]

I've bought a few off eBay... And a few off a local amp tech I know. I think Mr Foxen might have some knocking about.

I'm a big fan of Mullards. Things just sound better with them in. Or they don't. The things that don't, don't sound any different no matter what you put in em. The things that sound different with different valves in always sound best with Mullards in to me. They don't sound of anything in particular, but they let stuff sound at its best. ie, the tone and gain controls work better. There's more detail to signal. Good nick valves (rather than NOS) are where it's at for me. You can always sell them for the same price. Especially ECC83s and EEC82s. They last.

I don't like either of them. The 1st is just odd and clumsy. The second, as has been said, would sound better (to me) played on a guitar.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1364738427' post='2030164'] Yes, I say Loo Thee Err, too. My sis, whose gramma and spelling is impeccable, reckons as it is derived from French it should be 'a la Francais' and Loo Tee Aye, which seems rather daft to me. [/quote] Balles.

Loo thee err

What makes you frustrated as person? For me, it's not being able to drink myself stupid, but still touch people... no hang on, forget the last bit, it's about being able to be myself... no, no, hang on... play the bass? hmmm. I can do that sometimes... not now... but sometimes.. anyway... zzzzzzzzzzzzz.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1364342942' post='2025308'] What makes you doubt your capacity to delight yourself, and touch other people? [/quote] I'm backing out of this discussion slowly...