Fionn

Hi folks. Yesterday my CMD121P wouldn't power up. The first time that I flicked the switch to the "on" position, it made a wee crackling noise, the light came on for a second, then nothing. Same the second time, but less so. The third time there was nothing. I tried again last night, and the result was exactly the same ... a momentary trace of life with a wee crackling sound, then nothing. This morning it powered up as normal :/ ... Eh?????? The crackling sound didn't come from the speaker. It was the amp, possibly the switch its self, although I'm not sure. I live in a remote part of the northern Highlands, so amp techs are not readily at my disposal. Has anyone got any ideas of what could be wrong? Warranty expired ages ago, so it's on me. Thanks in advance

[quote name='hubrad' timestamp='1465660916' post='3070060'] Here we go.. 49" long, 17" wide (super jumbo size) and just short of 6" deep. Made with multi-layer stiffening and padding.. there used to be some blurb online about the Tribal Planet GX series construction. Bargain! Might be a delivery upcharge for Highlands depending on the carriers, as it's a large thing! [/quote] I just sent you a message dude

I need to find a massive case to fit a massive dreadnought-shaped acoustic bass guitar. Dimensions ... Depth: 16cm (yeahhh, deeeeeep) Length: 122cm Widest point: 41cm Recommendations gratefully received

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1465320876' post='3067129'] I'm very happy with my MXR M87 Bass Compressor, I reckon that would be worth a look in that price range. [/quote] +1

Recommendations please, folks ... I'll be in NYC for a wee while in October. I'm just wondering if anyone here knows of any goodly establishments where I can get down to some proper funk?

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1406232328' post='2509674'] Tried the MarkBass combo just going into the Ashdown cab. So nice and warm with no hiss and no harsh treble. I'm gonna do that mod I think and try the combo as a 2x12 with the internal speaker and the Ashdown VS112. [/quote] Good call

Don't trust the looky-looky men

Nice one man! ... and the sleeve art is great, btw

[URL=http://s36.photobucket.com/user/pictfunk/media/IMG_0098_zps1ce719d2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/pictfunk/IMG_0098_zps1ce719d2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] There's nothing particularly exotic on my board, but it works a dream. The knobs get tweaked a fair bit, but I've marked my "default" settings on the pedals. It's really handy having those settings to come back to, as a basis. A $hit-load of hours have been spent working those out, considering each individual pedal, and the variables of multiple pedals working similtaneously. When I'm using effects I make no attempt to retain anything "organic". It's more of an exercise in getting as freaky as possible, but still achieving practically useful sounds that work well in a band mix ... with a simple board. To keep things neat and tidy, I bought a 1-gang extension cable and hard-wired a female kettle socket into it, then attached it to the board with velcro. The (wall-wort-type) power supply is always plugged in to this, so when I take the pedalboard out of its bag, it's just a case of connecting a lead from my bass into the tuner, a lead from the ODB-3 to the amp, and plugging a kettle lead into the board. [b]Bass[/b] (active) >>> [b]Korg Pitchblack [/b]Tuner. It's fine having this at the start of the chain, as the board is very quiet >>> [b]MXR M87 [/b]Bass Compressor ... Uber-squashy, and good for peak limiting at these settings. It's always on >>> [b]EHX Micro POG [/b]Octaver >>> [b]Marshall Shredmaster[/b] Distortion... That's the strange-looking thing in the wooden housing. The friend who I inherited it from sought to rehome it in mahogany, for no apparent reason. It's a classic pedal, and apparently quite sought after by guitarists. I was previously using this for a bit of high-gain fuzz, but it was losing some low end with the gain past 12 o'clock. At lower gain settings there is no loss of low end, just thick smooth wooly overdrive. At these settings it makes a great overdrive, and it also works really well with the filter and/or octaver, for some amazing synthy vibes. [b]MXR M82[/b] Bass Envelope Filter >>> [b]Boss ODB-3[/b] Bass Overdrive ... I know it's a "Marmite" pedal, but I love it. I've got the treble dialed right back and the gain set relatively low, but I still wouldn't describe this pedal as an overdrive. It's more like a fuzz, sounding huge and beastly-dirty in a kinda synthetic way (I think that's why folk hate it?). I virtually always use this on its own, occasionally in conjunction with the filter for blasting into noise meltdowns, when things get mental and out of control. >>> >>>[b] AMP[/b]. This board, like all boards, is a work in progress

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1405854567' post='2505755'] I'm tempted to try this mod too: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/226516-disabling-or-replacing-piezo-tweeter-in-markbass-cmd121p-combo/"]http://basschat.co.u...-cmd121p-combo/[/url] which will take away that annoying hiss and calm down the treble a bit. [/quote] Do it!!! It will take you 10 minutes, and the difference is incredible.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405806398' post='2505500'] Holy Mother of God, that's fantastic! Dammit! Instant giant GAS attack!! [/quote] Classy, isn't it!

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1405703586' post='2504519'] On a white bass maybe...black bass...nah. [/quote] This

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1405588763' post='2503250'] Great idea - but reading between the lines Fender are saying, 'That's nice dear, but we don't consider consumers' input in the slightest when coming up with new products and in any case we hardly ever deviate from our tried and tested lines. When we do try something a bit different it gets slagged off on the forums so we don't bother any more. We're doing all right anyway, thanks very much. If you want to make your idea a reality it's best (for us) if you pay through the nose and get Custom Shop to do it because we aren't interested. I'm just a bean-counter anyway and know bugger-all about bass guitars and care even less'. [/quote] Exactly this

[quote name='RoRi' timestamp='1404922660' post='2497040'] Imho I consider this music as 'neo-funk'. Check both albums by this band!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOWFvKNbA_A[/media] [/quote] Hmmm, I like this

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1404915196' post='2496948'] yeah i know what you mean. but this isn't funk . thats why the word Neo is in front of it. i personally find proper funk, a bit unmusical when it comes to harmony/changes etc. it has its limits musically shall we say. like you say, each to there own. [/quote] I'm not just talking about straight funk, I mean funk in any mixture or measure. Take Herbie Hancock's Man-Child album, for example. Mega-musical jazz-funk fusion, jazzed up to the max, but the soul of the funk element is intact. It doesn't sound like canned nerd funk. It's music for the brain, but it still makes you want to get down and sleazy.

Just a wee curve-ball here ... It was said that the Aria Pro II SB basses were "A poor mans Alembic", being Japans "affordable" answer to the outrageously expensive Alembic basses of that era. Matsumoku incorporated much of what Alembic were doing, did it very well, and created their own classic in the process. If you've never tried an SB, I'd highly recommend it ... It may divert the course of your GAS and save you lots of money.

Nice composition, and very skilled players. ... but to me this feels like that kind of highly musical "funk in a can" jazz-funk-fusion that somehow misses the root of the funk. Och, each to their own, and I'm sure that many folk will think this is excellent. Personally, I'm a bit sceptical of funk when it isn't reeking of sex ... this feels a little contrived and artificial.

Good review ... and interesting observations/ opinions regarding new Warwicks. I'd love to try one. If the quality is that good, I'd reckon that the (2012) 30th anniversary Streamer Stage1 might potentially be the bass of my dreams. That's an absolute stunner of a bass you've got yourself there. The gold and black just ooozes class. Very swish