Marvin

I'm just watching Noel Gallagher's set. His bass player's tone is rather lovely. Fender P bass through a Fender 810 (mic'ed not DI). Niiiiiiice.

Building and builders merchants are fantastic for mixing it ALL up. 12mm ply in an 8'x4' sheet please. I need a piece of 2"x4" that's 3m long and so on

[quote]"Every media brand is on a journey into a digital future. That doesn't mean leaving print behind, but it does mean that print has to change. The future is an exciting place, and NME just kicked the door down."[/quote] This speaks volumes...it'll probably be out of business soon.

Low End Bee used to have an RV4...you could stalk his inbox

Depends on one's definition of 'rich rock star' I suppose. I've found material by artists on that site that are in no sense of the word 'rich'. 270+ gigs per year, traveling in beaten up vans that need fixing on numerous occasions before you can get to the next gig, self financed albums and a modest house when they get home. All so someone with server space and a bank account can get rich from their efforts.

Only bought 1 bass on here, sold it back to the seller.

A p with a j neck you say. A proper bass then

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1435675765' post='2811311'] I'm not sure how much ply you've seen but I can assure you that categorically isn't true! The phenolic adhesive which holds ply together does not fill the voids. [/quote] Absolutely. I have a work bench I made out of 18mm Far East Ply and it's got so many voids it looks reminiscent of Emmental. You can massive voids in cheap far east ply, I've used it quite a lot for various things, and the adhesives used to stick it all together goes no where to filling the voids.

I played an Ibanez SR and a Yamaha TRBX before I bought the V7. Both the Ibanez and Yamaha have thin necks, jazz (38mm) nut and are very shallow from front to back. The V7 is a bit thicker from front (fretboard) to back, but it's not something that's given me any problems. Actually, I've found I quite like that little extra thickness. I find it very comfortable to play and I've got the crap fingers for playing any musical instrument.

I saw Dan's review and it's what a review should be. It's also backed up by a more in depth written piece. They don't call Dan Dood for nuffin'

I don't know what bored me more, the new Muse album or this 'review'. I've heard the new Muse album and was underwhelmed by it. It's not as daft as the last two efforts, but it's just a bit meh! After you've read one of that blokes, so called, reviews you've pretty much read them all. Formulaic, derivative....

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1435044121' post='2804817'] He is not bring commissioned though is he? He is a freelance whose trade is being restricted [/quote] He was being hired by a publication. If he doesn't get paid for the photos he took don't get used that's between him and the publication. Swift, clearly regards her image as she does her music and wants as much control as possible. If she wants control over where her image appears that's entirely up to her. The photographer states that taking photos at concerts barely covers costs, so don't do it. Doing certain gigs for bands isn't economical, so they don't do it. His reasoning doesn't stack up.

As already stated, don't forget the batteries and don't leave it with the jack. Personally I leave the EQ on an active centred and use the EQ on an amp to tweak my sound. Although, why having bass, treble and possibly middle frequency controls on a bass is confusing is baffling it itself...just adjust them if you feel you need to. It's not complicated.

Taylor Swift's music is still not available on Spotify so I doubt very much if this is some PR stunt. She's an established artist with enough clout to make Apple look like a greedy corporate arse. Thankfully it'll mean musicians won't be footing the bill for Apple's new experiment (which will probably flop anyway).

[quote name='Basslessfret' timestamp='1394469896' post='2391652'] And finally, here it is! [/quote] That's a TRBX305. Firstly, Yamaha don't do the 500's in bright red. What you're describing as the single switch along the top line of knobs and the knob along the bottom is probably the light reflecting off of the screws that keeps the the 'performance EQ' selector in place. It's definitely a 305.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434483254' post='2800095'] D'oh! I know! I was just having a bit laugh and a joke. What do you think the ' ' was for? [/quote] I do apologise, it looked like someone with indigestion

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434461400' post='2799801'] Never heard of Blackstar... is it one of the Behringer brands..? [/quote] Please keep up. [url="https://www.blackstaramps.com/"]https://www.blackstaramps.com/[/url]

That sounded really good. Great tone(s)

You're probably not cursed Guitarist I was in a band with a few years ago had a Blackstar combo, brand new. It spent several months back and forth getting repaired

Whether the remaining members of a band can go through the songs or no without a drummer is a total irrelevance. If a BAND is to sound tight and cohesive it needs to practice as a band, everyone listening to EVERYTHING that is going on, working together. Anyone who is absent will always feel they are playing catch when they get back, that can be a bad move IMO. If anyone can't keep track of time then they need to sort that out in their own time. Rehearsal space isn't cheap for most.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434056011' post='2796393'] Well you know, I don't want to be banging on and on about it all the time. [/quote] Quite right. Always best to be discreet

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1434029791' post='2796092'] I don't think I've ever mentioned it on this forum, but it must be my 1976 Precision. Been with me all its life except for four years after I rashly sold it. But I did buy it back, so I claim the extra points for that! One day I really must take some pictures of it and post them on BC... [/quote] You've got a p-bass? Really? You never said. For me it's my Sire V7 Jazz, my most recent purchase. Something about that bass really clicks at the moment.

If I'm in a band that intends to perform in public then I'm only interested in rehearsing (I don't do practises, that's usually a byword for someone tipping up not having done their homework) as a band. Everyone there or I don't turn up.

Wise decision