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  1. Muzz
    Aaaaand it's gone. Well, on its way. Thanks for all the responses, guys. I've not had this cab long, but I've just gone the 2 x 112 route, and I'm clearing the decks completely now. It's a great one-cab solution, it's got the Schroeder bark and growl, and it's a very very loud and efficient (103dB) cab. Not as boxy as the angled Schroeder cabs, a more open sounding cab, this, but it's still focussed on delivering the sort of sound that works fantastically well in a band setting. It's light (38lbs), and a breeze to schlep anywhere. In the glaring absence of the spec page, which is no longer on the Schroeder website, I can confirm it's 38lbs, 103db, measures 28" high x 17" wide x 15" deep, it says 800w(!) on the back and it's 4 ohms. It's priced at what I paid for it a few weeks ago because it has an issue with the crossover which I've not looked into, I've just turned the tweeter control completely off and played Having said that, I always turn tweeters off as a matter of course... Seriously tho, I've just not got round to looking at the issue, because I've been busy gigging, and now in about 36 hours I've ended up with a pair of 112s... It's got a cover which nearly covers it (it's kind of like when your Mum turned your trousers up a bit too short for your first day at school) but it a good quality one - probably Roqsolid, but I'm not positive. Anyway, it's a belting cab for the money, and is in great nick. No trades on this one as I'm done accumulating for the moment, and I'm firm on the price. Now, the only thing left is to see which way the photos end up... EDIT...Sideways...great... Cheers, Muzz [attachment=203609:IMG_3110.JPG] [attachment=203607:IMG_3108.JPG] [attachment=203608:IMG_3109.JPG]
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    If you know what you want (and it can be a big if) from a bass, and it isn't available off the shelf, then luthier-made is a no-brainer. I think a lot of people think they know what they want, but when it comes to specifying every element of a bass, which is part of the luthier thing, then there can be pitfalls. Then the dissatisfaction, then the resale, and the big hit on depreciation... I keep buying Rays, even though I really don't get on with them and never play them live more than once, but I do like them as a thing. Luckily I've never bought a new one, so I can keep buying them and selling them without losing much money. When it comes to buying new, I've only done it twice in 25 years since my BB3000, first time was a factory-produced 4003W, which was rubbish (quality) and went back to GAK the next day, and then for the same money I got a luthier-made bass to my spec, which I'll never sell. It was twice, three times as good, for exactly the same money. That's not to say there isn't factory-produced stuff which isn't great quality - I bought a Deko 54PB from Thomann the other week, and it's as good as Squier stuff at ten times the price. Is a Fodera or a Ritter 200 times better, because that what it costs? It is if you want a Fodera or a Ritter...
  3. Muzz
    Quite a few repetitions in that list, and it looks very American, but if it helps for perspective, I got to 104 of those I play/have played/might conceivably play again. Apart from the Gotye one, of course: no-one's ever gonna want to hear that again. Ever.
  4. Muzz
    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1445509219' post='2891954'] In 35 years of gigging I have never once been asked by either the band or the audience where my Fender bass was. [/quote] Nope me neither, and I've used some pretty esoteric basses in the 35 years, too, a lot of which, ironically, looked a lot less like a Fender than a Wal does...
  5. Muzz
    Yup, they look like my rules, anyway. Edit: I preferred it when they weren't there... :/
  6. Muzz
    Congratulations: that's the definitive bass rig right there...I still would if I was in any sort of position to. "One rig to rule them all..."
  7. Muzz
    Bump for a price drop!
  8. Muzz
    I know a band up this neck of the woods booked a very large civic venue for an album launch gig, and got a few hundred people there. Basically all their keyboards, texture stuff and even backing vocals were programmed into the sequencer/controller. Curtains open, lights up, keys player frantically trying to reboot sequencer/controller. Five arse-clenching minutes later they sacked the whole gig as it had just bricked itself. They'd never even rehearsed without the thing, the drummer had never played with them without the click. they were completely adrift. Educational and very funny in one go. All I'm talking about is treble and bass (or if anyone's feeling extra brave, maybe the mid pot), guys, calm down...
  9. Muzz
    Give it a try...you might enjoy it...
  10. Muzz
    Well, he's never dropped the ball yet, and he knows he'd never hear the end of the 'ATGNI syndrome' if he did... I know what you mean about the basics, though. No one can say I'm not basic...
  11. Muzz
    Noooo, that's why I was so surprised about the reaction - I originally said [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1444899905' post='2887053'] It's all about degrees, but if I'm following Never Too Much with Folsom Prison Blues, I at least have a twitch of the tone knobs... [/quote] Yep, on the bass I'll hoick the treble and scoop the mids a bit (or just use both pickups), or cut the treble, etc, etc, and just play it differently with me hands... The keyboards are a different thing entirely - he does like to play around, mostly because he can, and it justifies him having the Mac onstage...
  12. Muzz
    [quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1444910390' post='2887208'] And yeah, I do sound like me most of the time, but when I dial in a Marcus sound and slap Never Too Much, or mute it down and play root fifths for a country song, I don't sound like me. [/quote] Which is exactly what I was saying...for the iconic stuff...I never touch the amp, but I have EQ on the bass...it's not hard... Apparently that approach is amusing.
  13. Muzz
    [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1444919367' post='2887354'] Yes. It's the equivalent of actors over-acting. You can't quite put your finger on it but it's not a natural thing. [/quote] So you'd turn to a friend in the audience at a function gig and say "It's not very...natural, is it?"
  14. Muzz
    Yep, the actor thing's a good analogy: I think if you turned up on a huge budget shoot and said "I see from the script it's a gritty tale of life in the Mississippi Bayou , but I only do Welsh. I sound like me whatever I try, I'm not Matthew McConnaheyheyhey, you know. And besides, no-one'll notice." you'd be, like our least favourite internet drummer, at the wrong gig...
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    [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1444913763' post='2887256'] The problem is that often you can sound like you're trying too hard. Does your singer do impressions? [/quote] Trying too hard? Really? I've never had any feedback from the function band which said "We hired them for our function, they were great, but they sounded like they were trying too hard." The singers don't do impressions, that pretty much wouldn't be possible given the range of music we play, but they put a lot of effort into fronting the band, which is more important.
  16. Muzz
    Wow. I must remember that excuse for the next time I can't be bothered learning a line... "I know I'm only playing the roots...who do you think I am? Bob Babbitt? No-one's going to notice..." For the record, when we play a song, we make sure the keys sound as like the original as possible, and they do...it's all done with computers nowadays, you know, and it's not very hard... We had a dep guitarist who just used the same sound for all the songs, same for Guns and Roses as for a Johnny Cash song. It sounded crap. We spoke to him about it, and although to his credit he didn't try and laugh it off or attempt to assume any sort of moral high ground about it, he didn't get a second call. And yeah, I do sound like me most of the time, but when I dial in a Marcus sound and slap Never Too Much, or mute it down and play root fifths for a country song, I don't sound like me. How close I sound to Marcus, for example, is open to debate, but it's different and it's closer than sounding like me. Maybe my standards are too high.
  17. Muzz
    Actually, why not?
  18. Muzz
    [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1444898114' post='2887031'] I always try my best whether it's a £50 pub gig or a £300 corporate function. Why wouldn't you? I hate being unprepared and I hate letting people down. [/quote] This, but more because I hate letting myself down. Folk won't remember the short notice, or the lack of communication, they'll remember the hapless bassist. And by 'folk', I don't mean the punters, obviously: they won't remember there was a bassist there at all... EDIT: Yeah, time permitting, of course. I'm in the fortunate position wherein I pay my mortgage from other sources than playing music, so I can pick and choose what gigs I take, and I'll turn down anything I don't think I can do justice to. I was offered a very short-notice blues gig a while ago which I turned down because not only do I not enjoy blues, I know I'm not well enough versed in it as a genre (because I don't like it) to bring anything other than muddled winging, which no-one would have appreciated. Possibly. I know I wouldn't have... As a side note, I notice no-one's given any attention to listening to the tone used in certain songs...if you want to produce a convincing performance of a song, then at least an attempt to recreate the tone of the original (if it's at all iconic or distinct) is pretty important, which does require a listen. Punters might not care about our core bass tone, but they'll appreciate when a song played by the band sounds like the one they're familiar with. It's all about degrees, but if I'm following Never Too Much with Folsom Prison Blues, I at least have a twitch of the tone knobs...
  19. Muzz
    [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1444888907' post='2886943'] I have to agree. It is pleasant. However, if it was played on a guitar or piano it would just be boring, [/quote] That's it: it's interesting to us (to a point) because it's played on a bass, and this is a bassist's forum, but to 99% of listeners it doesn't matter. If the video would have been a guitarist playing the same thing, I'm sure the response would've been a lot more 'meh'. From the point of view of the piece as music, the bass as the lead instrument is the pointless bit. The tone is pretty 'bedroom noodle' for me, too.
  20. Muzz
    Would have sounded the same played on a guitar, with a similar tone. Pleasant noodling, but ultimately pointless on a bass.
  21. Muzz
    Let's have a cheeky Sunday night bump...
  22. Muzz
    [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1444473630' post='2883488'] The strings on the Dingwall will always die quicker sadly since Elixirs won't fit! [/quote] Just a quick note on this: I contacted Elixir about this very issue (they have extra long Nanoweb nickel but not stainless), and their response was that they had no plans for extra long stainless nanowebs, which is a real shame. To the OP, I have three basses which look very different (Dingwall, Shuker and Thunderland), but they sound very similar because they all have split-coil pickups and East U-Retros*, so I just pick whichever two I fancy on a whim for the night. Full-mix-of-styles weddings and small stages I won't use the Thunderland (it's a loooong bass), but rockier pub gigs I will. * And they have different woods in their construction...but let's not go there again
  23. Muzz
    Blimey, that's good.
  24. Muzz
    PM'd...
  25. Muzz
    [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1444160480' post='2880818'] This is the best bass tone I've ever heard although this is live, actual song starts about 1m 30s in [media]http://youtu.be/4wsd-vRaVHE[/media] [/quote] This.
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