Muzz

Another happy chap here - just received a great Shuker bass from Jack, he certainly does look after them. A pleasure to deal with, and delivery was spot on. Cheers! Muzz

Different Strokes? Wha choo talkin bout WoT?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1352068' date='Aug 26 2011, 10:00 AM']Nail -> Head. IME.[/quote] That'd be it, then...sounds good to me: compressed, low mids, what's not to like?

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1352033' date='Aug 26 2011, 09:32 AM']*raises hand*[/quote] OK, [i]apart from WoT[/i], has anyone complained about lack of power? I feel a Monty Python Romans sketch coming on here...

I lived with an Ampeg 810 for a few years back (pre-castors) when I was young, keen, and had decent lower back strength. It was fantastic for the time I was on stage, and a pain in the arse for the rest. I literally couldn't move it on my own. I left one band after a storming row, they flounced out of the rehearsal room, I packed up, then I had to sheepishly ask them to give me a hand with the cab into the car...

Never felt my RH450 lacked for anything: it's very loud, and it's also very, very loud with the right cabs, and that's what the problem with focusing on the numbers is about: the amp's only half the story. I can see why, in a number-obsessed market, simply trying to convince people that 250 or so watts from one amp is actually as loud as 500 watts from another would fall on its arse. Bottom line is it's a great amp, and there isn't a drummer born who can compete with it without a PA, which is really where the headroom thing ends (tone considerations excluded, as WoT says, tho I must be picking the right tone for volume ). Any louder than that, and you're doing something wrong... IME, IMHO, YMMV, etc, etc,

Soooo, the album's all but finished (covers and CDs ordered, should be a couple of weeks max) and we need to get it out there for review on the most influential sites we can. Does anyone have any tips/pointers for good review sites out there? There seem to be zillions, so I'd like to hit the biggies first. Cheers, Muzz

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' post='1349432' date='Aug 23 2011, 08:42 PM']That sounds dangerously close to Entwistle bashing, we don't take kindly to that round these parts... [/quote] Would I? Naah, just pointing out some possibly dual standards, but hey, it was the 70s, it was rock, roll and excess all round...it's like they only invented volume controls which went anti-clockwise in 80s... The thread does contrast nicely with the one about ear protection, though: "Me, use Etymotics? Nope, I just move to the other side of the stage when he picks up the 8-string..."

"I know this guitard, his guitars are high output so they push his amps harder. I can't imagine him turning down. He's gone deaf now, so his tone's rubbish." Doesn't that sound good?

I wouldn't change any of the early/crappy Hondo/Satellite types which got me going, but I wouldn't have bought the brand new 4001 Jetglo from The Guitar Player in Rochdale in 1980, I'd have bought the black and maple Precision next to it. Then, a couple of years later, I'd have passed on the Aria ZZB Custom, and bought the pre-EB black and maple Ray next to that... Oh, and instead of selling them for peanuts when I stopped gigging a lot, I'd have held on to the SVT and the B15, and stashed them. Somewhere. Though I'm not sure where...

I've just been reading that page, when one of the stupidest things I've seen in a while jumped out at me: "The bass was so loud on stage The Who and their road crew used to vacate my side of the stage whenever I played it." A. It's the amp, not the bass, John. B. Turn it down a bit, John. If that had come from a guitarist, I know what I'd be calling him...

There's a jumper on the board of the LMIII which can set 240/110 volts. It's even helpfully labelled "240/110". Other models may vary, natch. Not that it's possible/advisable/will invalidate your warranty, etc, etc. Markbass quoted me £100+ to change the voltage - "It'll need a new power supply, sir." Fibs. I know somebody (very well indeed) who bought a LMIII in the US on holiday, brought it here, changed the jumper and fuse and it worked juuust fine. I'm not saying it wasn't a bit of a buttock-clenching moment turning it on the first time, but...

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1343408' date='Aug 17 2011, 05:22 PM']A 42 year old kid? [/quote] Aren't we all?

+1 for the TC Classic/RH450 - with the advent of the RH750, the 450's a lot nearer the Classic in price now, so if the extras (presets, tuner, rear connectors, etc) are what interest you, it's worth a look. I don't like the LM Tube/Rocker, either, tho I expected I would, because I really liked the LMIII - just goes to illustrate how you really, really, need to try them out first. A day trip to Bass Direct would be a great idea - Mark has most of the Class D stuff in, so you can A-B till you're blue in the face.

Well, it's all relative, but I'm a big fan of the Wizard Big P/J set - tons of output, so they might be a compromise between active and passive. Just a thought.

Sooooo, my 93 Fortress is still the go-to bass (even more now with the Wizards) (cheers Soulboy!), primarily for the neck. I'm looking round for a new squeeze but I'd really like the same neck/profile. It's 93 Fortress with the thin wenge neck, no volute. Which other past or current Warwicks used this neck/profile? Cheers, Muzz

^ Win. /thread.

I got a Mighty Mite from a US EBayer for about £70 a month or so ago...

[quote name='MikeBass' post='1337579' date='Aug 12 2011, 01:14 PM']hi Ed, it's a band. check out: [url="http://www.myspace.com/theworrybeadsmusic"]http://www.myspace.com/theworrybeadsmusic[/url] cheers, mike[/quote] Hi Mike, it's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it. Not even in undercoat. Love that P. Wonder where it went... The Worry Beads no longer - there's an established American outfit of the same name. We are now This Uneven Sky. Album coming out next month...I may mention it once or twice on here Edit: edited my sig now.

Moondance!

OK, so I've sold my Ray, and the Jazz is on the way out, and I've even got a small windfall coming shortly, so normally I'd be rubbing hands and trying to decide which of my top three wants I shoudl go for, but...I'm lacking any real enthusiasm for a replacement. I'm after a P/J-sounding quality instrument with a maple board and a Jazz-width neck, but I'm just not seeing anything I fancy. Been through the Bass Direct/Gallery stuff, and nowt's speaking to me. I'm enjoying the Fortress and the FrankenPs I have, but they're all compromised in one way or another, so it's not like I'm completely sorted. Very strange position to be in. Anyone else have a disturbing lack of GAS?

Can I bagsie this for my lad (he's six)? He's just finished his Super Mario, and he's only got one other game, so that'd be terrific...