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  1. Marvin
    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425234176' post='2705394'] Which in turn is only achievable if he can tune a kit properly. Not all drummers can, strangely enough. [/quote] I've met some who don't even realise that drums CAN be, let alone, should be tuned [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425234306' post='2705397'] Particularly if they don't also play an instrument, for some reason. They obviously have too much time on their hands. [/quote] ...and, as in this case, bone idle and not up to scratch.
  2. Marvin
    My band are on the look out for a new singer. A particularly bad practice. Our guitarist was incandescent...which is odd as he's never been that bright before . Being serious, our singer is just not pulling her weight and isn't really up to standard. I always find tracking down a good singer really difficult, more difficult than drummers to be honest. Perhaps I'm a tad lucky but I know of two drummers who I could have asked if ours had left. However, singers are a nightmare in my experience.
  3. Marvin
    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425208564' post='2704984'] It's all just getting better and better.... unfortunately. [/quote] Behave
  4. Marvin
    [b]Yamaha TRBX504 in black - Price Drop £230[/b] Great build quality and has some really great features. It has both active and passive options. The active circuit enables good adjustments. The passive is a really handy feature, firstly if you've forgotten to pack any spare batteries but also I've used it to achieve a very convincing old school tone. (The passive tone control can sound a bit 'on or off') The neck is slim and very easy to play, similar to the Ibanez SR range. The bass is well balanced and sits nicely on a strap and I've found it comfortable even when playing for long periods of time. Detailed spec from the Yamaha site and link: [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trbx/trbx504/"]http://usa.yamaha.co...s/trbx/trbx504/[/url] [b]Scale Length:[/b] [i]34'' (863.6mm) [/i] [b]Neck: [/b] [i]Maple and Mahogany 5pc [/i] [b]Fingerboard:[/b] [i]Rosewood [/i] [b]Radius:[/b] [i]10'' (250mm) [/i] [b]Nut Width:[/b] [i] 38mm [/i] [b]Body: [/b] [i]Solid Mahogany[/i] [b]Tuners:[/b] [i]Die-cast [/i] [b]Bridge: [/b] [i]Die-cast 19mm [/i] [b]Pickups: [/b] [i] HHB5n (Alnico V), HHB5b (Alnico V) [/i] [b]Controls:[/b] [i] Master Volume, Pickup Balancer, Bass, Middle, Treble and Active-Passive switch (Battery Alert LED on back) [/i] [b]Hardware:[/b] [i] Black Nickel [/i] It's in good condition, I've still got the plastic that sits around the controls to say what they do. When not being played it's kept in a hard foam case (the case isn't included I'm afraid). I've still got the box and packaging it came in, so postage is an option (by arrangement). [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3378_zpspynvbnko.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3388_zpsdfkjug1v.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3385_zpspsq8f3ku.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3379_zpshzxooqne.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3393_zps26wsjium.jpg.html"][/url]
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    The active EQ probably makes a more marked difference than on the other actives I have owned, especially the treble. I really do like the sweepable mids as well. I've got the TRBX504 (so, coincidently I have the 4 string versions of your 5s Dave ) and I'd agree, they feel is different, each having their own positives. Both very good basses but I really do think that unfortunately I'm going to sell the 504 as I don't think it'll get out of its case anymore.
  6. Marvin
    I played mine at practice on Friday and was thoroughly taken with it. It's now my go to bass and will be for the foreseeable. It has a great tone that really can be clearly heard in the mix. It's very loud, well, I thought it was. I had my amp set at the volume I'd normally have it and had to turn it down quite a bit. Very happy. Dave. The G on mine is low, probably lower than on my other basses but it doesn't sound as if it's as low as yours maybe...but then I don't play slap either
  7. Marvin
    Great pics. I notice in one pic you seem to be playing above the 7th fret
  8. Marvin
    Holy mother of doo dah, spoilt for choice
  9. Marvin
    Where we perform is always a stage All the best and get rockin'
  10. Marvin
    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425040045' post='2703262'] Gah! The GAS is building up... [/quote] No it's not...remember. 1976!!!!!!!
  11. Marvin
    The OP is clearly ill. You need to visit your GP immediately. Quickly now.
  12. Marvin
    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424961448' post='2702360'] Ahhhh! No. [/quote] Please do keep up
  13. Marvin
    Oh, now that is nice
  14. Marvin
    That's definitely a cross against that retailer in my book, That's two 'chatters' that have had issues with them. Hope it gets sorted out promptly
  15. Marvin
    On the YT clip of the film I watched of the programme the part about Micheal taking up a new position and fulfilling what was offered regards AJ's visa etc was made very clear. What was not made clear by either the film or the company is what job he now has, the conditions and compensation for it...considering his confessed 'disappointment' he seemed less than pleased. What was also striking though was that all through the film references were made to how the workforce were kept in the dark and that the COO and CEO very rarely showed their faces at the plant. This was a major complaint, So, when it came to laying people off, rather than turning that around, they got other managers to do the unpleasant task of saying to people they hadn't a job anymore. If such a simple thing hadn't changed then it doesn't bode well for the company as a whole.
  16. Marvin
    [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1424949814' post='2702190'] Very nice, and they make a left handed version. I didn't want to know that! [/quote] Too late They look lovely.
  17. Marvin
    The last 15mins was the telling part from where it went from the 'tv show' and entertainment to the raw truth. It went from the COO sitting down, individually, with the staff who had appeared in the show and basically throwing money at them. Money to pay off college debts, help with getting work visas etc. The guy from the main production plant, Micheal, had been convinced to stay at Peavey, despite being offered a better paid job elsewhere, this guy was absolutely shafted. In that way it was the most real of unreality shows, because what it demonstrated is that the company and management had, as is the case in so many struggling companies, paid lip service to the concerns of its employees.
  18. Marvin
    I watched the Undercover Boss programme this morning. It didn't paint a good picture of how Peavey is run, especially at the very top. I really did feel sorry for the two employees they filmed at the US factory. Micheal in particular, what an appalling way to reward the man's loyalty and commitment to the company. I've never liked Peavey gear to begin with, they've been sitting on their past success too much. 3 years ago they came out with some bass combos whose aim seem to be to compete to be the heaviest thing on earth. As for what they've done, or not, to Trace...I shan't be buying their gear.
  19. Marvin
    It's great to see Fender have added thè 112 and a 210 to the Rumble range. I'm tempted to change my set up to a rumble
  20. Marvin
    [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1424807993' post='2700728'] Have you got an iPhone? Have you heard what music sounds like on one with a half decent pair of earbuds? You sound like you don't know what you're talking about, that's a stupid statement with no grounding in reality. I DO have an iPhone with a half decent pair of earbuds and the varied music I listen to, from Delius to Rush, all sounds rich, warm, deep and very detailed. [/quote] It's a crying shame that you've got great sounding ear buds and play such dreadful music through them
  21. Marvin
    [quote name='1970' timestamp='1424777756' post='2700261'] GAS is like herpes. It never goes away. You'll get a flare up, mark my words. [/quote] Exactly. GAS free is a myth, it's just a matter of TIM, uh, time, time...I meant to say time! Ooo, look, shinny thing
  22. Marvin
    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424805999' post='2700693'] Maybe. But my overall point is that the bands who get the gigs are those who are prepared to put the extra effort in to get them, and if that means travelling a bit further than usual for a worthwhile gig then that's what you need to do. I find it interesting that you single out Manchester and London. In our experience neither place is any more or less important than anywhere else in the UK other than a lot of their venues and promotors have an over-inflated sense of their own importance, which with the current state of the "music industry" is rather unwarranted. Yes there are probably more large cities in easy reach of Nottingham compared with where you are, but we go where the worthwhile gigs are and if that means a 4+ hour journey each way so be it. [/quote] Manchester just looked, although fairly close, a bit more fiddly to get to as you seem to have to go up then across, that's the only reason why I picked it.
  23. Marvin
    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1424773345' post='2700188'] 3. Your band is prepared to travel to where the gigs are. [/quote] That's a bit of an weakness, for some, in your argument to be honest. I notice you live in Nottingham, which is on the M1. You're in pretty easy reach of several good sized towns and cities, Manchester is only just over 2hrs away. London is only 1hr 45mins from Nottingham, it's 4+ from where I live. Bristol is the nearest good sized city with a good music scene to me, that would take me and my band in excess of 2 1/2 hours to get to.
  24. Marvin
    Good drummers are hard to find, as are people who actually want to do the necessary home work to be in a band. Plenty like the idea of being in a band but few seem to want to actually put in the time.
  25. Marvin
    Thankfully i hated the gear i had in the early 90s, it was vile
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