Muzz

Me too! 😀

I think, with the exception of the backwaters of jazz, that 'Standard' is a moveable feast: one man's Standard being another Man's WTF. In the world of general consumption, it's entirely understandable how these things move as popularity of music changes, and I'm sure any musical lessons about structure and theory can be learned from songs of a similar structure from any era. One startling illustration of how things move on is when our BL got some gigs doing his solo acoustic guitar/singing schtick in a number of old peoples homes. I'd imagined he'd have to learn some much older tunes, but he told me the things which went down best were Beatles and Stones/60s stuff... 😕 😀

I've just looked at these, as they look great for leaving around the place and noodling, but every demo I've seen they're fret-buzzing like mad... 😕

I'll second the Michael Kelly - I've had a Dragonfly for a good while. As Josie says, they've verrrry ornate, but I love the look of mine, it's just a nice thing to have around. It's very capable of gigging, too; the Fishman pickup/preamp is very nice. The revelation with mine was fitting flats - it improved the whole experience tenfold, I don't know why all acoustic basses don't come with them as standard. I'm not a flats player by any means, but they just work soooo well with acoustic basses.

I've been surprised at the easy ride Trickfish have had with regard to RMS/Peak power claims and the car crash that is their specs for the 1k and .5k amps, and the somewhat, erm, creative naming of them...

I'd already mentioned them (and Amstrad) in another thread...careful: if we say their name three times, they might come back... 😕🙂

Ohhh, that's just 'loud'. What about 'heft'? 😀

I don't think that if the manufacturer claims the lower of two possible figures (and in doing so uses the same rating method as 90% of the competitive market) on their webpage (unlike Behringer with the Veyron) then you can complain much about cynicism. Anyway, I'm glad you like the amp. I'm out.

Pfffft. The Mesa figures are RMS. If Behringer was marketing the Subway, it'd be with a much bigger number than 800 on it... I'd say cynicism lies (SWIDT?) in making your product look comparatively much more powerful than it actually is, not less.

I've worked with Marketing types, and I can confidently say that if there's a smidgen of a hope of an inkling of a possibility that they can pass off a bigger (i.e. better) number (or any other factor) using any sort of loophole which isn't legally prohibited (and even then I've known them take the chance) to make the product sound better to the Mug Punter (and let's not forget in this specific case even distributors and big retailers have been fooled), then they'll be all over it like a dog on a hot sausage. Edit: And if you think a company like Behringer isn't completely, cynically aware of the state of the market with regards to their competitors and their publishing the specs of their amps (i.e. 90% of them use RMS), then I've a really, really great investment opportunity I'd like to involve you in... 🙂

Ohhhh, 'music power'; I remember that one. High fives all round in the Marketing meeting, while the Engineering blokes put their heads in their hands... 🙂

That friend of mine is enjoying his...he wanted a Streamliner (after he'd heard the one I had) but when he saw the price of the Behringer he bought one, and it's worked for him. He did say "2000w my a*se", though... 🙂

I was interested to see the lack of witch hunt which the Trickfish engendered on TB, after the months of pitchfork-waving a few years ago which greeted the news that the TC amp power ratings were, let's say, optimised. Granted, TC's method was a little more convoluted, but even so... Interestingly, the Bullhead .5k is quoted at Continuous Power (although it mentions '1404w Peak'), where the 1k isn't. Presumably they didn't want their cheaper amp sounding more powerful than their premium offering. Putting the Tricky in Trickfish...caveat emptor, and all that 🙂

As I say, it's a common approach from the low-rent end of the market (see Tandy and Amstrad above).

It may well be 2000w peak, it's still a shameless Marketing tactic to quote the biggest number they can for the output in an attempt to, as has been observed above, fool newbies. As I say, it's a common approach from the low-rent end of the market (see Tandy and Amstrad above). A good friend of mine has one. It's a very capable 3-500w amp, he's had it a few months, and it hasn't broken down.

Blimey, I hadn't imagined music promotion was so risky... 😕

And a Nissan Micra will still do 138mph...if you can find a cliff high enough to drop one off...

"But this one goes up to eleven..."

A witch! She turned me into a newt! I got better... 🙂

I stick to the Holy Scripture, as outlined below: A Reading from the Book of Bass, Chapter 4, Verses 16 to 20: 'First enter thou the purveyors of the Holy Bass. Then thou must count the strings to four. Four shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be four. Five shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count three, excepting that thou then proceedeth to four. Six is right out.' 🙂

The calculated 5/800w RMS figures for this amp (or even, if you like impressing your friends with stupidly big numbers '2000w Peak') will be loud enough to damage your hearing on a gig, especially with a cab(s) with good sensitivity, which will get the maximum SPL out of those watts. I gig with a 300w amp (having owned 5-800w amps in the past) and a Barefaced cab which has good sensitivity, and it's at least as 'loud', and plenty loud enough for a two-guitar, Marshall 412 rock band with a shed-building drummer. I'd still be interested in hearing of any reputable bass amp manufacturers who use Peak power ratings as their sole sales figures. That's historically been the preserve of Tandy, Amstrad and the shonkier end of the amp market.

One word of caution which has nothing to do with logistics or any such dull practicalities: when auditioning singers, always bear in mind that on the self-awareness scale of Confidently Realistic to Barkingly Delusional, you're looking at a role which is even more prone to the latter the lead guitards... Don't forget to record and share the more a*se-clenching bits...anonymously, of course... 🙂