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[quote name='dannybuoy' post='370400' date='Jan 4 2009, 09:53 PM']I'm thinking of getting an old knackered Trace 1153 and replace the driver with a Kappalite 3015 to give it increased power handling and a better all round sound. Anybody ever done this? I've downloaded WinISD but haven't fully sussed it out yet. The ports on this cab are round tubes that look like they'd be easy to modify if the cab needed to be retuned. Any advice would be appreciated![/quote] What are the internal dimensions of the cabinet? I use a Kappalite 3015 in a 110 litre box and it's *great*.

[quote name='chris_b' post='371191' date='Jan 5 2009, 06:04 PM']Beats me how it’s lasted so long in so many bands repertoire![/quote] [tBBC] Chicks dig it. Because it evokes the rug-munching scene in American Werewolf In London. [/tBBC]

[quote name='crez5150' post='370858' date='Jan 5 2009, 01:15 PM']Just got Itunes on in the background while I'm working and VM's Moondance comes on.... I quite like this tune but one thing that has just struck me that I've not noticed before is that the Bass line in places is quite shoddy on the timing front?? Anybody know any thing about this? Jay[/quote] It's not just the timing - it has a really 'heavy-handed' feel to it. Horrible. It's far too high in the mix as well, that doesn't help.

[quote name='Matte_black' post='370788' date='Jan 5 2009, 12:04 PM']Tried the TL Audio but it wasn't the 5050, it was the 5001 if I remember right. Anyway, there wasn't a great difference in tone. I've also tried an API preamp, both thru my cab and thru studio monitors... the difference isn't worth the price. The TL audio was slightly nicer on the high end while the API was warmer and crispier. I fear I should spend at least 600 pounds to have something _really_ better sounding than my ART. Opinions?[/quote] Had you considered upgrading the valve in the ART? Swapping the Chinese 12AU7s in my SVP made a huge difference. If it doesn't have the desired effect you still have a quality valve to re-use or re-sell.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='369492' date='Jan 3 2009, 06:52 PM']Basschat calling Mr Nielsen... [/quote] That's just *stupid*. He clearly can't reach the lowest 'instrument' with his right hand...and that's only a 5-neck!

[quote name='joegarcia' post='369405' date='Jan 3 2009, 05:24 PM']Yea true, but this particular unit is just a mic pre, I don't think it even has an instrument input so didn't think he'd want to use it with a bass. Besides, if it was creating excessive amounts of noise when barely even turned up I think that is gonna be a pain whatever you plug into it. It seemed really badly built too. Just my opinion though of course.[/quote] ah, well in that case it's definitely not suitable as a bass preamp!

[quote name='joegarcia' post='359737' date='Dec 20 2008, 05:43 PM']Tried one live on vocals a few weeks ago and it sucked. It hissed really badly and sounded really poor. Just went straight into the desk in the end.[/quote] What sounds good with a mic won't necessarily sound good with a bass, and vice-versa. They're completely different levels and impedances.

[quote name='Eight' post='368856' date='Jan 2 2009, 09:07 PM']An over-priced gimmick-invested mobile phone that sold through marketing instead of technology? Cool. That means that whatever this new thing is, other manufacturers will have something that works better and at a reasonable price within 3 months.[/quote] Guaranteed.

[quote name='lateralus462' post='368655' date='Jan 2 2009, 05:49 PM']I have - it's the one of the most f***ing annoying things ever - thankfully it was on my Girlfriends mums pc so I don't have to deal with it - I spent a couple of hours trying to get it to go away and couldn't. Apparently it has something to do with Vista (doesn't happen on XP machines).[/quote] Is there *anything* good about Vista? My girlfriend's laptop runs (crawls?) Vista and it's just louping with popups and 'features'. Takes about a day to boot up all its irritating little bells and whistles.

[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='368587' date='Jan 2 2009, 04:32 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270323716229"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=270323716229[/url] I've fallen in love with this bass, it's exactly what i've been looking for but the seller has no feedback. I wan't the bass but can't afford to risk a possible scam. Anyone know the seller? [/quote] His description seems honest...bit pricey though isn't it?

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='367560' date='Jan 1 2009, 09:52 AM']Ahhh... you're probably right. Ask my wife... I'm wrong about everything [/quote] The Barking Spiders is a [b]brilliant[/b] name for a band.

[quote name='johnnylager' post='365995' date='Dec 30 2008, 08:31 AM']John McCoy Jimmy Bain Phil Lynott [b]JJ Burnel[/b] Justin Chancellor etc...[/quote] Great player: yup. British: [i]non[/i]

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='367072' date='Dec 31 2008, 01:48 PM']So, practical example - how about an acoustic duo, coupla guitars and work on your singing as well. No rig to lug around, different set of people, opportunity to look a bit 'poetic' and get laid by women called Briony and Rhiannon...(sorry wandered OT there)[/quote] Not so much Off Topic as Out of Character - you just turned into tBBC! Happy new year, y'all.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='367290' date='Dec 31 2008, 06:09 PM']Someone has a spare for sale here [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spare_W0QQitemZ200292827846QQihZ010QQcategoryZ58719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spare_W0QQitemZ20029...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] I'd ask whether it was Metric or Imperial, but I can't find my Round Tuitt.

[quote name='Pbassred' post='362998' date='Dec 24 2008, 06:03 PM']The guy says he runs a shop but he says that he is an I.T. professional. He say that he knows how to spell bass but doesn't do it, and he can't punctuate to save his life. In fact He can't write intelligent English at all. It sounds like he USED to be an IT professional,and is now failing as an ebay shop too, because he's stuck with that bass![/quote] actually, he doesn't 'know' how to spell bass; he 'no' how to spell it. He was trying to sell a Carlsboro rig for £1600. I mailed him and asked if he knew the meaning of the word 'irony' (well, he did kind of invite it ) and he accused me of sarcasm and reported me to Ebay.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='362944' date='Dec 24 2008, 04:38 PM']One question I do have :is it correct that one speaker should have more treble than the other? (altho' I haven't the correct leads for them ,I did a quick test with similar quality leads and there is sound coming out of them but 1 is less tebly than the other) [/quote] No, they should be identical.

[quote name='bumnote' post='361149' date='Dec 22 2008, 04:17 PM']I have been playing in the social clubs round the south for years. I dont remember any clubs letting kids in on new years eve. Its not just the comittee its often the members themselves. People often come out to a club to get away from the kids, and if they want to get up and have a dance, its no fun for them if there are loads of kids running around. Where kids are allowed in, you often see the parents half pissed and the kids asleep on the benches. Im not taking sides, and I have two kids who can only come and see dad play on rare occasions, but I do see both sides of the argument.[/quote] Fair enough, ban young kids or those that behave badly, but Minus Zero is 13, not 8, so is old enough to know how to behave. And his/her dad won't be pissed; he's a professional, dammit!

[quote name='tauzero' post='361110' date='Dec 22 2008, 03:47 PM']We've just found out that the venue I'm gigging at on New Years Eve won't allow children anywhere in the building at all that night. That's any age of child - no-one under 18 allowed. So Minus Zero, at 13, can't attend, therefore Mrs Zero also can't attend, so I'll be seeing the New Year in without her. The minor consolation is getting about £250, but this is one NYE gig I don't want to do again. And I'll be packing up and f***ing off just as soon as I can after midnight. The stupid thing is that it's a social club that we're playing at. Anti-social club might be a better name for it. The WMCs and social clubs round Brum really seem to have some sort of death wish, they're largely child-hostile, which means that they won't pull in anything like the numbers that they could. Blame the lack of numbers on the smoking ban, blame it on the credit crunch, don't blame it on the idiot decisions of a bunch of geriatric twats, aka The Committee.[/quote] No-one hates/fears the young quite as much as the Brits do.

[quote name='chris_b' post='360837' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:09 PM']No one's started a Funk topic for weeks, so here is one.... .... with some of my favourites. Jean Knight [/quote] Ain't [b] nuthin [/b] wrong with that

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='360945' date='Dec 22 2008, 01:25 PM']I'm after a couple of sets of Sunbeams and went on Stringbuster's site but prices have gone up £6-£7 in the last 6 mths! The weakness of the £ v $ means that the import route via ebay seems pretty pricey to... where is the wise (tight ) shopper to go these days?[/quote] Down to B&Q for a bottle of meths, apparently [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17960&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17960&hl=[/url]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='356680' date='Dec 17 2008, 09:43 AM']A big benefit of unplugged practice is learning how to use your hands to get your sound and volume, both things that too many bassists equate with knob positions.[/quote] Coffee>keyboard :-)

[quote name='Rich' post='360876' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:37 PM']Also, I remember seeing the original help-line call thing with the phrase in it about packing up their computer to return it to the shop where they bought it as they're obviously to stupid to own one, and it didn't mention Jaco once [/quote] Remember this? [url="http://www.weakendproductions.co.uk/movs/jebsjobs.html"]http://www.weakendproductions.co.uk/movs/jebsjobs.html[/url]

[quote name='Rich' post='360851' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:20 PM']I'd have thought it was obvious. Fusion gets described as paedophilia: that's utter nonsense. As I said earlier, I used to play fusion & would like to do so again, and I have kids, so I personally find it to be offensive nonsense. Am I being so unreasonable? I dare say now I will be told to chill out, get a sense of humour, it's just his way, god you're so sensitive, and blah blah blah. No.[/quote] What harm has he done though? It's not as if he's advocating the practice of paedophilia. Nor is he calling anyone that plays fusion a paedophile. Yes, I have kids too, and I'm completely ambivalent about fusion. And I have disagreed with tBBC on many occasions, but his words have never harmed me.

[quote name='Rich' post='360836' date='Dec 22 2008, 12:08 PM']I'm wrong? Nope, I'm not. Sure he was describing his hatred for the style, but there are ways of doing it and ways of doing it, y'know? How the f*** exactly does fusion become paedophilia? Sorry, but I object.[/quote] What point are you making? We all agree that kiddie-fiddling is wrong. We all agree that murder is wrong. Would you object if tBBC said 'they *murdered* that song'?

[quote name='misrule' post='360542' date='Dec 21 2008, 10:29 PM']One 21-year-old son of a millionaire told me how a salesman shouted at him across the floor: "Get away from the car, you can't afford it." He strolled over, showed the bloke his bank statement then replied: "I was going to buy a car today but I'm not now."[/quote] If a 21-year-old strolled over to me and showed me his bank statement I'd think he was such a w@nker that I wouldn't want to have to do business with him anyway. Not that I'd shout "Get away from the car, you can't afford it" in the first place though.