karlfer

It's all a bit as discreet says really. I got to the stage where I only wanted to gig my FSR. One gig, a punter came up and said that bass was like an extension of my arm. I chose not to take that as I was a knuckle scraper! Then along came the Road Worn. I'd had an itch to try one EVEN though they are the hated rosewood. Ya know what??? I get upset putting it down . To a great extent, all the others are just to fill the rack in my back room now (cue discreet smut)

Many thanks chaps. I've hit the daft problem that I now have three fabulous basses to gig. I've done the Alembic, Rick, Custom Shop, SEI and others, yet these three fabulous, playable, giggable basses are all Mexican Fenders. My Cabronita will also become the same when the new jazz dimension neck arrives from Warmoth (eventually). So, guess I will just have to rotate gigs with them, but tbh, I would happily just use the Road Worn every gig. Yet I do't get on with Rosewood boards

Forgot to update this. Gigged it last weekend. Will do so again this weekend. Good bits. Very light! Lovely 41.6mm nut width, quite shallow neck, very comfortable and satiny feel. Pick up has all the tonal variation you would expect from a P. Does the 'Arry bit particularly well. Very well finished, well set up out of the box, although I've inevitably tweaked it a little. A great looking P, imo. Bad bits. Pick up has good tonal flexibilities, but not as powerful as I would have hoped. Had to crank the amp a touch more than normal. Not that that was a problem. Overall, my humble opinion, a good P bass with that 70's look about it, at a decent price. Eminently giggable anywhere

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1429046473' post='2747441'] the amp and cabs will try to produce frequencies even lower than 30hz that you'll never actually hear too, which wastes a lot of power and gets the speakers moving more than they really need to which might be contributing to the farting out... The SFX Thumpinator is supposed to help with this. I've not got mine yet so I can't comment from experience, but it might be worth trying one! [/quote] Look forward to comments on the [s]wife[/s] Thumpinator To be honest, the farting out is very rare, just an occasional room, and it's very quickly eq'd out.

You are about 40 miles from me in Wigan. If you want to try out a PUMA, (only a 500, but there's only 3Db between them), put your cabs in the car and I'll get the kettle on!

Thanks guys. My Puma 500 goes through 2 x 8ohm Markbass 210 Travelers. Generally I actually need to cut the bass rotary back to about 11 o'clock the speakers tend to get a little close to farting out. Sometimes I have to cut the lo mids fractionally as well. I use a GRAMMA pad, only use passive basses, finger style, but I can get a little heavy handed. I just got to thinking, the amp's bass rotary is set to 30hz, but the cabs are 40 hz and I didn't know how that would work. Thanks for all the input guys, appreciated. Cheers, Karl.

Brilliant dincz, thanks very much for that . Great explanation for a dummy like me. Cheers dude

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1429000031' post='2746763'] Yeah we've been working with the member to try and help resolve the issue. Investigations and police intervention is ongoing. Worth reiterating again the FAQ when buying and selling. Not always possible, but worth bearing these in mind when carrying out a deal. Thankfully instances of this type are very unusual but we do get involved and help as much as we can. Cheers ped ---- [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3][u][b]Guidelines for BUYERS[/b][/u][/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]1. Make sure you exchange contact details with the seller. Get as much as you can – phone number, address, email and full name are essential. Be vigilant of members not offering any details other than their username.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]2. If in doubt about a seller's credibility, search the 'feedback forum' to see if they have sold before. Do not accept evidence of eBay feedback as there is no way of proving this is the same person.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]3. Have a good look at the member who you are buying from. View their 'profile' to find out how often they are on the forum, how many posts they have made and how long they have been a member. Be extra careful of brand new members with few posts.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]4. If you have a concern with the authenticity/originality/provenance/description etc of an item for sale, do not comment on the seller's thread as these comments will be removed by a moderator. If you believe an item to be fraudulent then please PM a moderator and we will do our best to arbitrate - otherwise simply move along.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]5. If you believe the price of the item is too cheap/expensive, then please PM the seller as to why. Do not ridicule or undermine the seller by posting how much you think it's worth or how much it can be gotten for elsewhere, the laws of supply and demand will determine if the item sells at that price.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#5A5A5A][font=Arial][size=3]6. Always view the item if possible. At the very least request decent photographs.[/size][/font][/color] [/quote] PED, I only live 6 or 7 miles from the business address. If I can be of any help please let me know. Cheers, Karl.

So, the bass rotary on the amp is cut/boost, 15Db around 30 hz. The cab ranges from 42 Hz to 18000. As, by my dim thoughts, the cab doesn't deal with 30 hz, what is actually happening if I cut or boost the bass rotary on my amp ?

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1428958208' post='2746493'] Future Friend on YouTube has a real Diamondhead feel to it. Like it. [/quote] Thanks very much for that. Spookily the three original members are all Diamond Head fans. They supported them a couple of times in the early 80's. [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1428976840' post='2746663'] I went as far as 65% of the original width and it seemed better, too. Any more, and it would become a short-scale bass..! I tried, whilst I was 'at it', to improve the sound quality; a touch of EZMix helps, but there's not much one can do to bring up the bass, unfortunately. There was an improvement, mostly in vocal clarity, but it was never going to rival a 'direct from console' take..! [/quote] Thanks Dad, No idea what you are talking about, but I know a man who will

Thanks chaps. It appears that it was a bit better than I thought. It's only a part time project, next two aren't until May, one with Sacrilege and then the Rourke's Drift rally. Thank God I have the covers band to pay for the GAS I don't have The Limelight went to a good home .

Well I found a short term fix by going to the rectangle, second from right, on the bottom toolbar. Clicking select, then cinema mode. Then clicking the full screen mode. SLIGHTLY less horrifying

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1428924295' post='2745934'] I'm pretty sure the video's been uploaded in the wrong aspect ratio - it's too wide. [/quote] How can I put this , oh yeah, I know, I LOVE YOU Seriously though, how would we be able to change "the aspect" on the video, as we intend sending it to some promoters and I really don't want to look any more Sumo than I already do.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1428911223' post='2745737'] I can't see a problem maybe a longer strap would help [/quote] More a ten bellies rest than arm chamfer then [quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1428913212' post='2745764'] Music sounds ok tho' [/quote] I'm quite surprised to be honest. We kicked our slot off at exactly the same time Newcastle kicked off their second half, a mile away. The monitor output was hopeless, all I could hear was the singists guitar at ear bleed volume. By 20 minutes though, the crowd had come down from the upstairs bar, we were doing my favourite number and I started to enjoy it. Some of the audience were more familiar with the older numbers than I was Thanks all for taking the time and trouble to visit the link

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1428866560' post='2745491'] Thats some backline on that stage Karl, loading in/out must take longer than the gigs! [/quote] Thankfully somebody else's problem Lozz. [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1428868362' post='2745532'] You know the camera adds a few pounds right? [/quote] Gawd bless you guv

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yomrq_AgWS4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=yomrq_AgWS4[/url] Somebody recorded our (Troyen) Brofest set, the bands first gig for 33 years. I knew I'd put on some weight, but Jeez, I could be protected by Greenpeace The diet starts tomorrow. Edit. AHAH! Apparently it has been downloaded with an incorrect "aspect". I knew I wasn't quite as wide as a Peterbulit truck Whilst the powers that be (drummer) works on it, the short term solution is to open the link, then click onto the rectangle, 2nd from right, on the bottom toolbar. When it opens, click on "cinema" Then click on the "full screen" Not ideal but slightly less of a hippo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yomrq_AgWS4

Somebody mention P/J with blocks (yes, I know it's not CS). I know where a black one of these (maple board/blocks/tortie plate) is for sale at a very reasonable price (£465) . The black one is not mine and I'm trying to keep it that way! [url="http://s1354.photobucket.com/user/Karl_Altdorfer/media/DSCF0469_zps90a75130.jpg.html"][/url]