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[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='98167' date='Dec 3 2007, 02:39 PM']"Distilled Empathy" are a rock band with an orchestral feel with gothic overtones.[/quote] Can anyone think of a more pretentious name or a more ghastly description?

[quote name='metalmaniac' post='97622' date='Dec 2 2007, 01:56 PM']Wondered if anyone knew any good quotes about bass or music. Like Play the music, not the instrument. ~Author Unknown Ash[/quote] I'm only interested in heavy metal when it's me playing it, I suppose it's a bit like smelling your own farts. J. Entwistle

The Fall Though they sounded better when they just had the one S. Hanley.

[quote name='BeLow' post='97150' date='Dec 1 2007, 11:27 AM']Personally the only disadvantages I find with the 5 is that they take a little while to adjust to after a 4, weigh a little more, can be a little harder to slap, and you occasionally come across some anti 5 string prejudice (yawn).[/quote] I'll stick with it. I don't expect the 'right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing' effect to last forever, but I do like to spank my 4 string hard and don't know if I'll ever be able to do that with all those strings so close together! And yes, my 4 string is so light, like a violin. anti 5 string prejudice? Yawn indeed. :-)

[quote name='SJA' post='97436' date='Dec 1 2007, 10:14 PM']not forgetting The Ox on Live at leeds, of course- he probably was the first to get that sound.[/quote] It's long been my ambition to get a sound somewhere between that and JJ Burnell's but without using a pick. Dream on, eh!

[quote name='Boy Thunder' post='96725' date='Nov 30 2007, 03:10 PM']Ok.. so here's the thing... I've played bass for quite some time... a purist at heart... 4 strings, 1 lead and an amp... no fuss... setup in seconds...[/quote] That's how I've always thought of myself. [quote]I am now of the opinion that I would like to have a go with a 5 string bass... Just to see what I think of it. What I'm after is a little advice from you guys... A cheap(ish) yet relatively good quality bass... What should I look at and how much should I budget? I appreciate there will be plenty of views and I'm open to all of them.. Cheers in advance....[/quote] I got my first 5 string a couple of months ago and the first thing I noticed is that I'm no longer a purist, I need to carry 2 basses to rehearsals and gigs, I'm not set up in seconds and the one killer setting on the amp has to either be changed between songs or suffer a compromise...in other words it's a big load of extra hassle where once things were pure&easy. BUT there's no going back once you've had that extra string! It's going to take a lot of practice and I don't know if I'll ever be able to spank it like I can the 4 string but maybe I should consider it to be a different instrument. Problem is if you buy a 5 string that isn't as good as your 4 string you'll never like it as much as the 4 string. Maybe you could borrow one to see if it grabs you? good luck!

[quote name='Biggsy' post='96672' date='Nov 30 2007, 02:06 PM']I've naively never paid much attention to impedance, although haven't messed around with different cabs or heads yet. Figured it would be useful now I'm looking to upgrade, and reading through the article Crazykiwi posted it makes sense now; cheers for that. Just so I'm sure I've got the right end of the stick; I currently use a Hartke HA3500 heard with a Hartke 410TP cab. The head is rated 350w @ 4 Ohms / 250w @ 8 Ohms. The cab is rated 300w @ 8 ohms, so that means at the moment I'm only getting 250w, right? The next thing I plan to upgrade is my cabs, and I want to try out the Eden XLT series. If I get a 210XLT and a 115XLT (both rated 350w @ 8 Ohms) and use them in parrallell (one from each output on the head?) that would result in an impendance of 4 Ohms and full use of my current 350w? I really hope I'm at least close to the money on the maths with this, otherwise I fear I'll never understand![/quote] Spot on.

[quote name='hipbass' post='69624' date='Oct 4 2007, 05:36 PM']...Interesting article although I never subscribed to the view that speakers should be able to handle more power than the amp can deliver....If,for example you're using an amp rated at 800 watts but only use 300 watts of that [plenty loud],then your 1000 watt speaker[s],aren't being driven efficiently and your amp has to work harder..[/quote] no, that isn't the case. The speaker rating is simply how much power you can put into it before it shakes itself to bits and/or the glue melts in the voice coil. Tha amplifier doesn't care how close the speaker is to death. On the other hand, a less efficient speaker needs more input power than an efficient one for a given sound pressure level, so that _will_ work the amplifier harder. [quote]Obviously, at the other extreme if you use a 100 watt head driven hard,then it may be advisable to use more than 100 watts of speaker capacity!...[/quote] definitely!

[quote name='99ster' post='96607' date='Nov 30 2007, 12:23 PM']The 60's and early 70's Precisions are usually light weight - my '66 Precision is particularly light. But of course one of these will cost you a lot of money... I don't know how the modern Fender re-issues compare for weight...[/quote] for what it's worth: Warmoth dinky p, swamp ash,maple neck 3.41kg MIM Precision alder?, maple neck: 4.18kg 1979 Precision fretless, ash? maple neck 4.54kg Warwick Thumb NT 4.5kg

Bah! And he'd have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for us pesky kids :-)

[quote name='dood' post='96151' date='Nov 29 2007, 02:34 PM']Are you sure? I am prepared to be corrected, but I can't see why Ampeg would discontinue the newest preamp (CL) and their best selling preamp (SVP) - unless of course something new and great is on its way... Would love to see what was better than the preamp sections of the Classic SVT and SVT2-Pro heads, from Ampeg! p.s. I am running the new style SVP-Pro in my rack with a 1u poweramp. Saaaaweeeeeet![/quote] They're still on the Ampeg website but googling for them always brings up 'not available' or 'discontinued' from retailers.

[quote name='The Funk' post='96137' date='Nov 29 2007, 01:53 PM']The now discontinued Warwick Quadruplet preamp is (I am told) a clone of the old Fender Champ circuit.[/quote] very similar to the Alembic F2-B. [quote]I can't understand why all these companies have discontinued their valve preamps.[/quote] I'm building a preamp based on the Alembic/Fender. 2 channels; one for the neck pup one for the bridge. Want one?

[quote name='The Funk' post='96127' date='Nov 29 2007, 01:24 PM']You could well be right about me mixing up the CL and the Pro. Unfortunately the only Ampeg product I own is their valve DI, the SVT-DI. It's cool but I wish I'd got the CL or Pro preamp instead.[/quote] actually you might be right - the CL has two 12AX7s and looks like a rationalised version of the SVT preamp. Both CL and Pro are discontinued anyway, which is a shame. Wonder if there's a market for a Behringeresque copy? After all, that's all the megabuck Alembic preamp is (a copy of an old Fender preamp) edit: sorry, posted this before your last reply, we were both looking at the same site!

[quote name='The Funk' post='96123' date='Nov 29 2007, 01:15 PM']I'd be tempted to get the Ampeg SVP-CL, which has the preamp section of the Classic SVT head with a full compliment of preamp valves. Plug that into a power amp (eg. QSC RMX 850) and go out of that into an Aguilar DB410. In mono bridged mode, the QSC would give you the kind of power you'd want for the Aguilar cab and the Ampeg preamp would give you that Ampeg sound. I think the Aguilar cab would give you just that bit more definition and clarity than the Ampeg equivalents. The end result should be the classic Ampeg sound (or near enough) with lots of power, clarity and definition - and much more portable than an 8x10![/quote] I think the SVP-CL might be a single 12AX7 preamp. The one that's based on the old SVTs is the SVP Pro, with four 12AX7s and a 12AU7. I run one with a 500+500 power amp, two fifteens and two tens and it's almost as filthy as an old SVT.

[quote name='neepheid' post='96061' date='Nov 29 2007, 11:43 AM']As soon as it ends, the winner will be revealed because the scammer hasn't done the usual and made it a private auction. If you're going to message the winner, do it right away. It'll take a while to get a cheque/postal order/bank transfer together.[/quote] Good call, I'll certainly do that, will you too? he might not believe just one PM from a stranger. [quote]No point in messaging the seller of your suspicions, you'll get zip all reply. Ask for more photos - silence or "it's already packaged up". Ask for serial numbers - silence or see previous answer. Ask for local pickup/cash on delivery/look before you buy - silence. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO BASS TO SHOW YOU/COLLECT. Ask for bank transfer details or offering a BIN price - all over you like a rash.[/quote] absolutely, I've had no reply to my 'I'm interested, tell me more' PM and decided against sending a 'we're wise to your little game, sunshine' as it'd be pointless.

[quote name='Hamster' post='96038' date='Nov 29 2007, 11:11 AM']I think we should get in touch with the eventual victim and inform them how much we have warned ebay that this is a fraudulent auction. Hamster[/quote] how can we do that?

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='95805' date='Nov 28 2007, 09:09 PM']Give me Norman Watt Roy over Mark King anyday ;-) (awaits flames...)[/quote] Perfect examples. Can't help with the flames I'm afraid.

[quote name='neepheid' post='95978' date='Nov 29 2007, 09:14 AM']Well, 9 hours to go and I've received the standard autoreply from eBay yada yada we'll consider circumstances yada yada privacy yada yada chances are we'll do naff all. Come on eBay, it's a clear fraud and as it stands this morning, someone's going to be down £820 because of your inaction.[/quote] Yeah I got the same. Should we take direct action? Maybe if we all PM him and put the frighteners on him?

[quote name='Beedster' post='95623' date='Nov 28 2007, 02:17 PM']Mate, when she's Mrs Beedster, I'll give you any bass from my ever-growing collection you want [/quote] I note from another thread that you've withdrawn the Flea - does this mean there's to be a happy event?

[quote name='nick' post='95584' date='Nov 28 2007, 12:53 PM']I agree. Was considering (still am) whacking an unfeasible amount on this. Then requesting local collection/payment....tw*t! What are Ebay going to do?[/quote] From what I'm hearing they're more likely to ban you than do anything about the faker. I think I'll just 'have a quiet word' in a PM.

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='95403' date='Nov 27 2007, 11:27 PM']i bloody knew it!! was checkin out "vintage" fenders on the bay today!! this one stood out a mile!! fake fake fake!! its a shame there are people out there getting ripped off by these scammers!! argh!!!!![/quote] yeah, someone's going to be at least 210 quid poorer in a couple of days. I reported it to Ebay but they don't have a great reputaion for giving a damn...should I send a PM to the seller saying 'flee, all is known'?

[quote name='Shockwave' post='95321' date='Nov 27 2007, 09:34 PM']Hey guys. I am gassing for a vintage Fender, Unfortuantly it seems like i will only be able to afford a late 70's. So post your 70's basses, Especially looking for Antigua Finishes, But anything would be great! Wish i could start you guys off but ah well Cheers. Rob.[/quote] How about this - fretless, stringless, 1979