JTUK
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We demo our new..for us..P.A tonight. I am hoping for very good things from it.
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I'll have a pint which will last me through the gig and then might have another afterwards but I am not that fussed about it. I've played enough dates with people being w***ered and could dine out on a few stories but I'd warn anyone on the gig if their antics start costing us money that that would be it for that guy from my POV. A regular gig had a 'character' on drums and I would be ashamed to collect the money afterwards..which luckily was not my deal, so that needed to be fixed. I can't see what people think they get out of it.... that is not to say I have never done it..but then I grew out of it.
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That is true... we tend to evaluate each cheap gig on the basis of what we get from it.. We are due to play a few outdoors stages and the money isn't that good...though the cause might be, plus the exes to stage that event are in the £000's so it is harsh to go and charge a decent fee for the RNLI, for example.... but then you look at who else charges..the burgers vendors don't give their stuff away and neither does the bar, or the staging/PA and lights..??..so why do they expect the band to put on a free show..?? Tis difficult..!!! If the venue has 3000 plus people turn up, we reckon we'd get gigs out of that exposure so offset the monies from a cheap/discounted gig..well, that is the thinking..!!
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If youi want a quality/quality job to certain neck Dims..get Sims to scan and recreate it. It is an old pro trick for when their basses die on them and they want the same in a newer model. Neck will not be cheap...around £400 and counting, depending on what else you want to add, but it will be Quality...IMO.
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I thought his main goto bass was a P-bass...and that it had rotted so much it was no longer repairable...which is why it was scanned and a new one relic'ced to take its place. hmmmm.......
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it is what you do... whether than registers with anyone else is another thing.
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There should be an unwritten rule that nobody slaps more than 2 bars....or they get slapped. 2 bars is tantilising enough..the rest is rammed down your throat and a big yawn... IMO.
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We have put our prices up to reflect fuel costs. We have had to revise our charity policy as well..for the same reason. We note that vendors and insurance etc ect expect to be paid..so we wonder how much we can offer for free.. Harsh..I agree..!!
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[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1245966' date='May 26 2011, 05:49 PM']Erm Sadowsky at the forefront? I though they were MM copies hence the stolen headstock design that still exists, Sadowksy obviously felt they were good enough to copy [/quote] Yep..Sadwosky were at the forefront of making quality 5's in the late 80's and early 90's. Fender couldn't do it which is why there are so many dog 5 stringers from back then..IMV.. and Sadowsky was committed enough to buck the trend of neck-thru build that Fodera etc were doing..as he knew a bolt-on 34 neck worked well enough. I am not sure when the first MM 5 came out but I'd bet that a Sadowsky 5 would predate it. The reason that Sadowsky did well was that he improved on a decent enough Fender template and made decent enough mods to sell to the NY session scene who were discerning enough at that time.
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[quote name='BigRedX' post='1245328' date='May 26 2011, 10:50 AM']It's got nothing to do with the scale length - it's all in the construction (and using the right strings) whether or not you get a decent feeling and sounding B.[/quote] I agree with this...... there were plenty of theories when 5's first appeared but it is all down to construction and build. I don't believe neck-thru over bolt-on or 34 or 35 makes much difference and neither does Sadowsky ( I assume ) who was probably very prominent and at the forefront making top end 5st basses 20 years ago. Unfortunately, I wouldn't expect Fender OR MM or a few others to get it right 100% of the time, IME. That is not to say they don't make some basses with very good B's but that it is not a given on any model. I would never buy a 5 string mass build bass without hearing that particular bass. Strings and a set-up may help out here...but a uninspired B can remain an uninspired B. Minefield, IMV.
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Make sure it is PAT tested.
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I can't say whether you will make the change... it took me 18 months for feel really really happy..but I always knew what I wanted to hear from a 5 so I wanted to stick with it. If you are determined then you should commit to 6 months. If the B does not sound good..that is another issue..but it will not endear you to the task.
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hmmm.. I don't really get this thread. ...so I'd ask a few questions. Do you know you sound good..?? Do you know what makes you sound the way you do.. Can you/do you want to change it..? What you use should be subject to the above, IMO.
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Can't really suggest something without knowing how you are going to or be able to deliver it, but for a gtr type riff and slamming bass, you could add.. Do it like a dude by Jess J... lyrics are a bit banal though and the song only really works with production as it gets vocally boring after a verse or two. The band might have great fun with it for a while though. It terms of songs though..as Chris says... hits that become very popular and covered generally have more about them and the song actually goes somewhere as opposed to being one decent throwaway riff or line and after that nothing really happens.
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Gtr on a gig turned up with a 4x12 and a Cornford. The cab was stupidly light but I can't say I was knocked out by the sound at all. Too many factors for me to decide what was at fault..but something was... They seem well made, so I wouldn't rule them out.
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if you still need one I'll send one.
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How times may have changed. I can recall a time when Sound City were very poor man's Marshall and you never saw them used for gtr...P.A maybe. Hiwatt made very good bass amps.. but it was Marshall or nothing for gtr when I was growing up
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Because they can sound good and look good..both of which would be very important to the artists on that show. And it may well be that the band stylist has told them what to where and what to pair it with. It is the same reason you see a lot of Ampegs onstage.. it may well fit the image and it's TV.
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It has always been a problem..but it gets better if the kit has competition in this country. If some store/distributor has a monopoly..and who wouldn't want that from their POV..then any price fixing is less transparent, so the first thing I do when checking prices and how they transpose over to here is to see how many U.K/europe outlets there are. I also pick a near/compable competitor in kit in the U.S and see how their price travels the more competition the better..generally.
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hmmmmm ..not withstanding a Rickenbacker being THE desired bass and sound...... I guess to some they might be. But it also depends on the gigs you do..and if the Dog and Duck is what you aspire to and you think a certain bass is at that level, then fine. It people want you to play for them because you sound great....then maybe the kit you use contributes to that. Maybe there is a degree of vanity about it as well.... but it all comes down to this..IMO. Do you sound and play like the bass player that the booker requires/needs. Does your gear help that? Played with a guy who reads fly-sh*t and plays an Zematis... god damn awful sound amongst other things. It all depends................on so many things
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[quote name='EddyGlee' post='1241905' date='May 23 2011, 05:15 PM']Bump why no interest for this amazing amp? can anyone explain? [/quote] err.. no. baffling, IMV. Goliath cabs are great cabs IMO/IME. A one cab solution for most gigs bar large stages..and you just add another. I've been on the lookout for another amp but I have a SM400 which I have had for 20 years so I know it is a great, classic, IMV, amp. I don't know how the newer stuff compares but the older ones were over-specced which made them bomb-proof, IMO. I would have an SM500 in a shot on the basis of what I know but it isn't a sufficient enough upgrade over what I have so I would be looking at the SM900 if anything. A valve pre is a must, IMV..so no, I can't think why some amps go over this one...fashion, herd mentality..?? They say the markbass LM lll is a good alternative but not to my ears. SWR and a Jazz is CLASSIC and there isn't much like it, IMV This is the amp..or its forerunner, that put paid to TE amps, IMV.
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There was an Aguilar GS410 going for around £400 the other day. A couple of SWR cabs totalling £350, IIRC..a 210 and 115 I think I saw a SWR Goliath 410 for around £200..which is a LOT of cab for that money if in good nick. The 410's I mentioned will be pretty clean sounding cabs and may high-light your technique. It may force you to play cleaner ..which may or may not be a good thing. IME..12" and 15" are more...err ..forgiving
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ok... My basses don't have any flat spots and I can get harmonics all over the place so I know it isn't going to be the bass. I use DR as their QC is decent... but I did post a few months back that I thought there was a deteriation in strings and maybe the metal they now used...they, being various makers, not only DR. Consider that they may be a few large winding shops that do everyones sets and re-badge them..??? so all sorts of variables are now in the frame. If you like your current strings, you could try and source a new E to make the cleaned strings go further or you could try Meths.. it has been my fave method for 20 years. I've never boiled them.
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Your Opinions wanted - Which one do you prefer?
JTUK replied to I am not excane's topic in Bass Guitars
Niether do it for me colour-wise, but you might want to consider the effect from a distance. If you are getting this worked up about colour schemes..and I am not saying there is anything against that....consider what you will backdrop it with... The green/blue will struggle against more colours IMO.