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What is it with BC and hostility??!
Delberthot replied to Bassislife16's topic in General Discussion
I've been here nearly 12 years and in that time I have blocked 4 members - 2 of which don't frequent the forum anymore. Considering that there are thousands of members, that's pretty good going. I've been on the receiving end of trolls and do-gooders and they can go and do one AFAIC. I used to allow myself to get annoyed when someone said something designed to gain a reaction to start an argument or do-gooders who think that they are protecting the streets of bass land but now I figuratively walk away. The reasons being that I am sure the vast majority of us are decent people, things can be read differently to the poster's intended meaning and I'm sure that some of these people wouldn't say these things if face to face. I like it here. Overall it's a good place to be and I won't let a small minority of argument starters spoil it -
Although I say so myself this would be a perfect ready to gig mini rig for you
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So it's a choice of grindy and aggressive or fat wooly fingerstyle then? That's where I've been going wrong. Being a fingers player it must sound like complete mush. 🤔 Personally I favour aggressive punchy fingerstyle. I actually find it very comfortable to play and can play anything on this that I can play on my Sterling and never thought about it as a specialist instrument.
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I wasn't familiar with many of the bands on that list, let alone the players, but the obvious omission for me was Gail Ann Dorsey
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I had one of those and the way it sat on a strap the first 2 frets may as well have been in the next room such was the reach required to get to them
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After deciding to go down the FRFR route and being happy with the outcome it's now time to sell my flawless, dinky combo. The cab is 8ohms and 250w. That even surprised me to be honest as I have been using it with a Gallien Krueger MB500 and it can go incredibly loud for its size. These replaced a Fender Rumble 500 combo to give you an idea of what I was looking for when I bought them. I've had the cab since August 2016 and specified the optional top hat mount so that this can be mounted onto any speaker stand with a 38mm pole. I initially used it with an MB200 but didn't that amp had enough oomph so went for the more powerful MB500 and I think I bought this around October 2016. It has been stored since the day I bought it in a cajon bag to protect it as anyone who knows me knows that I hate my to gear scruffy and damaged. It has picked up a couple of marks on the tolex but it's in very good condition and has never let me down. If you look at of couple of the pics further down it looks like the pictures are sideways but they are actually demonstrating the ultra high bond tape that I have used to attach it to the cab. The beauty of this setup is that the combined weight of cab and amp is less than 10kg so it's an easy one handed lift and part of the reason I bought it. This in one hand, bass in the other and bag over your shoulder for cables etc. I would initially like to sell both of them together and will include the cajon bag and short speakon cable as well as the footswitch for the MB500 which I haven't taken out of the box and of course the power cable. Delivery to UK mainland will be around the £15 mark + insurance -
the lower horn looks like a wang I doubt that you'd have been able to pay a deposit to a national/regional distributor - I would think that you'd have to wait until the distributor finds out if they are getting them or not, then contacts all of the UK dealers with the info if they are and choose your dealer to pay the deposit
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Used mine last night and I absolutely love it. In fact, the whole band commented on how much they enjoyed it. I've had my GK/BF set up so that it is for me to hear meaning that the rest of the band have had to have a monitor mix with my bass in it whereas the sound from this carries across the stage but isn't too loud. Possibly the first time that I have set my volume at the start of a gig and hadn't touched it during the night. Need to check my subscription but the GK/BF rig will be up for sale alter on today
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I use it on several songs and often change during the song. On Get lucky I have the E string set to D for the verse then flick it down to B for the chorus and back up to D again, We do the live version of Crazy in Love and I drop it do D when it goes into the Gnarls Barklay song Crazy then back up again. As long as you spend time adjusting it correctly when you fit it and tune it the way Hipshot tell you to tune it then they are very easy to use and a great alternative if you don't really need a 5 string bass
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Could the BB2024/5 have been created as something of an ultimate, almost out of reach bass to sell more BB1024/5 models? Create an ultimate bass, give or sell at heavily discounted rate to endorsed players to create an awareness and have on your website, Youtube etc and sell a few to paying customers. In the grand scheme of things the BB2024/5 basses weren't expensive as such but were compared to the next level down. I couldn't see enough of a difference between the models to bring myself to make the jump as I was very happy with my BB1025. I had bought that one on the strength of the BB425 which I also owned. Alternatively I could be talking complete sloblock 🤔
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I recognise the pickup configuration on that one as I am sure that it was Cetera who was selling an ESP maybe a year or so ago but not exactly this shape. It looks like when it was at the first drawing stage the designer fell asleep with the pencil in his hand when he got to the upper bout et voila, whatever the hell that's meant to be
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I'll say either £50 or £2000. The maker might have gone for the "cheap shite" look
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If you add it to your basket it will let you know if it's in the UK or coming from Sweden or darkest Peru or wherever A Berhringer BLE400 pedal that I had been looking for was a bargain at £18 with postage at a not so bargain £14.50 😳
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I love Precisions. They are to me the best looking basses in the world. Some of my favourite bass sounds from some of my favourite bands have been made using them by Queen & Pink Floyd mainly but loads of others. The problem is that they just don't suit my style of playing or sound. I got very close with my Warmoth '54 single coil Precision with Lollar pickup but it just wasn't quite there which is a shame. Luckily I'm not a pro or session player so I am free to roam the vast array of other basses available 😀
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I'm just back for the rehearsal room where I've been able to mess around with the settings and get a feel for this. Short answer is that it is absolutely incredible. It's so loud and pokey I can't imagine needing anything more than this. The first thing I did was to print off the GK 700RB manual and set the frequency centres to the same levels on this as I was finding it too toppy and that immediately made a huge difference. I didn't touch the Q setting as I need to read a bit more about what that does first. The lowest EQ setting I took down to -5dB and EQ2 to -2dB. If this was used as an out front bass amp then I would have those values higher but I want to avoid rumble on the stage and excessive noise in general Now I have those settings I can make small adjustments on the BDI21 to suit the room If it works out at the gig on NYE then expect my MB500 and One10 to be up for sale on new years morning 😛
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I could have just pressed the backpage button and walked away from this thread but is there any reason why anyone has to defend or deride these basses? They are what they are - a tool for us bass players to use. There are many tools out there, it's just a matter of picking the right one and if it doesn't suit then either modify it or try another. I have 2 overrated basses that I enjoy. Neither were perfect for me initially but I made small, reversible modifications and now they suit me and my style of playing. I said that I didn't like Foderas or Alembics but there's no need to defend these basses. The companies wouldn't be in existence if everyone thought the same way that I do. This isn't directed at anyone, just a general observation.
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If my memory serves me right I think that it was Virgin that killed off Tower Records
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I can't remember the last time I went into a shop and bought a CD. A bit of nostalgia but I fondly remember going into Tower Records in Glasgow. 5 floors of music. I got a lot of what was considered obscure back then like Parliament, The Meters, Funkadelic etc
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I've never understood bronze strings on an acoustic. They feel horrible and make that horrible slidey noise when you move your left hand. I had chromes on my Fender acoustic bass and it sounded really good
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I think Foderas and Alembics are overpriced. When I hear Stanley Clarke play I can tell he is talented but all I hear is clackety clack. Victor Wooten's bass sound is pretty dire IMO as well. They look well made but I've never heard one that I liked. At the end of the day it's all subjective but the fact that most retailers never have stocks of Rickenbackers available for long would indicate that people are buying them at that price so they are either underpriced or at the right price. If I could afford a new Audi A8 then I would have one in a minute but they're the best part of £70,000 so about 4 times as expensive as my car was new. I would still have one though. 😀
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In the past couple of years we've played at a different venue and the fireworks at 12am usually meant the end of the night, even though we were booked until 1am as no one comes back in, instead heading for the bar or bedroom
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I checked the QSC website and they recommend 18 gauge right angled cables which are pretty easy to come by - just a pity that you'd need to spend more to get one from QSC with the locking mechanism. Or not if you just want an ordinary one
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I don't want to derail the thread too much but unfortunately in our society it breaks down as: had a bad day? - have a drink had a good day? - have a drink does the day end in a "Y"? - then have a drink
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We've been playing the same venue for their Christmas party nights for the last 3 years so they know us and trust us - enough to pay us in advance for all of the gigs including hogmanay. I have also noticed in the last couple of days on local Facebook pages that there are a lot of people having gigs cancelled for NYE which is extremely shabby. I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I wasn't playing as I don't drink alcohol.
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Well my first thought on powering it up was that I may have got a dud as there was a lot of distortion when playing an open G. It took me a while to work out that it was actually the contents of my house vibrating 😛 I've had a play with it in the house but I am trying to find a rehearsal room with a free hour slot available tomorrow as I need some time to get to grips with it before I gig on 31st I only have one concern which is that when it is sitting in the monitor position, the power and instrument cables and slightly squashed against the ground. I'll probably invest in a right angled power cable
