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[quote name='Sean' post='441009' date='Mar 21 2009, 12:08 PM']I was swapping out the battery from my B2A last night and teh positive (red) battery connect was suddenly just floating freely in there. I can't see any obvious places where it's come away and lft solder scars. Anyone know?[/quote] I'll have a look at mine when I get home...PM me to remind me if you don't hear from me.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='442225' date='Mar 23 2009, 09:35 AM']In theory, but in reality it's too easy to change the datestamp on a file. S.P.[/quote] Just as well I've never written a song worth nicking, eh! How about sticking them on a website somewhere (with or without public access)?

[quote name='Eight' post='442203' date='Mar 23 2009, 08:41 AM']Legally, his songs are already protected as a work of intellectual property. Its enforcing it that's tricky i.e. having enough evidence that the song is yours to be able to take someone to court and win.[/quote] Back in the day we were advised to post a cassette of the songs to ourselves in a Recorded Delivery package, and not break the seal till we needed to prove the date we recorded them. Maybe the fact that the file 'mysong.mp3' is datestamped 20/03/2009 and Bastard Records are claiming they wrote the song on 22/03/2009 would be enough evidence? ie, the very act of making an MP3 proves the date you recorded it?

[quote name='karlthebassist' post='439452' date='Mar 19 2009, 05:22 PM']Playing it a bit last night and think I noticed that when I started to crank it to the sorts of volumes you'd need with a drummer, things lost control abit. But I'm going to have another look and see if it was just the beer affecting my judgment...[/quote] However good the cabinet, a single Beta 10 won't ever be able to keep up with a drummer, volume-wise.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='442042' date='Mar 22 2009, 09:29 PM']As a vegetarian, I don't see anything that would make it unsuitable for me......am I missing something?[/quote] Maybe it's got a mixed-grille on the front? Or maybe it's made from a hollowed-out pig.

[quote name='ped' post='439680' date='Mar 19 2009, 08:28 PM']The ones on the left (Bad,Normal,High quality) I think show the quality of the power source. It always says high quality. Maybe it refers to the skill of the player ;0)[/quote] As a Doctor of Ampology, I can confirm that you are quite correct. [quote]The next lights I am not sure about. The -15 lights up green when the amp is played at moderate volume. The lights dance upwards when I play but at pretty high volume the lights up to only -9. What do the numbers mean? Cheers ped[/quote] Decibels above or below some arbitrary power outut level. +6 is the notorious '11', 0 is probably the rated power of the amp. If you don't go above -9 you're not trying hard enough. Get another guitarist, and give the drummer some bigger sticks ;-)

[quote name='chris_b' post='439359' date='Mar 19 2009, 04:04 PM']Toots is the best. He's been rocking for 5 decades. Funky Kingston: listen to the record, that's funky enough for me!! Also check out Louie Louie and Pressure Drop.[/quote] Hell yeah! Not many records with that much energy. Apparently recorded live in the studio with passers-by invited in to join the party.

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='439295' date='Mar 19 2009, 03:06 PM']what was so funky about him?[/quote] If you have to ask... ;-)

[quote name='saibuster' post='438697' date='Mar 18 2009, 09:37 PM']I was always under the impression that Billy sheehan was all bells and whistles, playing with mad technique and thats about it. but than i watched this video and technique, soul or whatever - its plain awesome! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_5EDyD9D1Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_5EDyD9D1Q[/url] what do you guys think??[/quote] Great sound in the lower register. Can't wait to see the 'shreds' version of this...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTG_iTUWnvw&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTG_iTUWnvw&NR=1[/url] Toots and the Maytals. Recent-ish, I think.

[quote name='BeLow' post='438879' date='Mar 19 2009, 07:00 AM']It looks a really neat job especially if you built it in a day - it would take me weeks by the time I sorted which tools I needed and packed and unpacked them from their various hidey holes 4 or 5 times.[/quote] And discovered broken blades, and crossed town to find that Homebase have never heard of routers, and ran out of glue at 3:59 on a Sunday afternoon and... [quote]Any chance of posting your plans on here? How did you size the ports did you run a simulation or guess (are they simpe 'holes' or 'pipes').[/quote] Yeah please do! I have a pair of Beta 10s gathering dust.

[quote name='jackthejesusfreak' post='435513' date='Mar 15 2009, 08:41 PM']What’s the opinion and consensus on which strings to use? I ordered two extra sets of D’Addario EXL170S for the short sale bass I bought. Any opinions or advice? Jack[/quote] If there were ever two words that don't belong together, they're 'consensus' and 'string' ;-)

[quote name='Pookus' post='434852' date='Mar 14 2009, 08:15 PM']I have an old GK MB150 combo and its great. I often use an 8ohm extension cab with it to use the extra little bit of power. Is it possible to just put in a 4ohm speaker and not use an extension cab?[/quote] You could, but it won't be as loud or deep as using it with he extension. You probably won't notice much difference betwen the combo with 8 and 4 ohm speakers; it won't double the power but will just add a couple of dB.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='434105' date='Mar 13 2009, 07:59 PM']Was it a silvery grey colour? He has a Lakland Bob Glaub in that finish! In fact, he did use a customised Tele bass in the early 70s and roundabout (hehehe0 the Relayer era, was using a Jazz bass onstage.[/quote] It might have been. I thought it was white but I was a bit distracted by an old woman singing in a very high voice 'If I was a flower I would worship the sun'. Oldgit makes a very good point :-)

[quote name='gary mac' post='433730' date='Mar 13 2009, 02:46 PM']Might be a fender, but it still has that instantly recognisable Chris Squire sound. [/quote] Indeed - I saw him on TV not long ago playing a Precision and getting that 'unmistakeable Rickenbacker sound' out of it.

[quote name='Duarte' post='431861' date='Mar 11 2009, 08:20 PM']Check out the bass solo (played on a P) in this... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bimNMiz250"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bimNMiz250[/url][/quote] That's really a P?

[quote name='thebeat' post='426695' date='Mar 5 2009, 09:18 PM']...then i realised that what i liked about [*] was their fallability as much as anything else.[/quote] You're a Fall fan, aren't you?

[quote name='solo4652' post='426614' date='Mar 5 2009, 07:47 PM']I particularly liked this in the ad; "Item does not come with a hard case"! Excuse my naivety, but does this thing really exist? or is it a photoshop creation?[/quote] It's quite likely an advertising gimmick for his shop, that mostly sells less, er, 'exotic' instruments. It's working!

[quote name='thebeat' post='426526' date='Mar 5 2009, 06:00 PM']While the Clash eventually went on to suck on the corporate tit, i wouldn't say that joe Strummer and his beliefs were contrived, or plastic as you say, he may have been an arse at times but i think he really did mean what he said and he treated his followers and fans with a lot of respect. Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer I think he might’ve been our only decent teacher[/quote] I think you're right and I don't know what came over me. Bad day at work. The Clash had a great deal of substance to go with their style, and it was only their latterday Rock Star posturing that turned me off.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='426449' date='Mar 5 2009, 05:01 PM']Excuse my ignorance but I've not really heard of this Colaiuta chappy[/quote] He's namechecked in F. Zappa's 'Catholic Girls'.

[quote name='The Funk' post='426427' date='Mar 5 2009, 04:50 PM']I'd go further and say they created their own trademark sound as a rhythm section - and if anyone tries to do anything along those lines, their influence is clear for everyone to hear. They're one of the great rhythm sections because they gave us one of the classic rhythm section styles.[/quote] I'd go along with that, though they never really moved me. Chacun a son groove.

[quote name='William James Easton' post='426426' date='Mar 5 2009, 04:48 PM']bloody students.* [i]I do not condone stunedtism[/i][/quote] Ten bids so far! It can't be physically possible to play the lowest neck, surely, unless the strap was so short that you couldn't see over the top of the body?

[quote name='silddx' post='426047' date='Mar 5 2009, 12:31 PM']Actually, he was the muso of the group and a bit "square". They made his life rather difficult actually (giving him semen sandwiches to eat, for instance), and he left, or was pushed. The Pistols was a business venture, and all about John Lydon and his backing band. Sid was a bit of an anachronism. Anyway, if the OP is being told to get a Fender P, it will be Sid the band want.[/quote] Malcolm McLaren's version and J. Lydon's version are quite contradictory aren't they! Compare and contrast The Great Rock and Roll Swindle and The Filth and the Fury. Lydon's book No Blacks No Dogs No Irish is a good read too. That's where I heard the 'sp**k baguette' story. I thought it pretty funny when Matlock rejoined, assuming that he'd read the book ;-) I guess to most people Sid was the bass player, right enough, so yeah it's got to be a white Fender P. Played by a very pale skinny bloke with a sneer and a moronic public image.