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Paul sent me a new strap at a nice price before the cheque had even cleared. That's a man I can trust and I've no hesitation in recommending him as a safe bet to deal with. Nice to find a good'n once in a while ! Cheers Paul Tom

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1076783' date='Jan 3 2011, 09:12 PM']You need to understand that learning a musical instrument is an incremental thing and that you can't learn it all at once. Your list of things to do is only the start and there are a million other things you will need to deal with as time goes on. My adivce? Simple. Learn to read music - so much will come from that and it will save you time later on.[/quote] Yes, couldn't agree more

Last time I scored some graphite paint it came from evil bay, the only place I could source it. Have a look at Guitarnuts.com for some very handy ideas about shielding. hope that helps T

I'm seriously considering keeping the Gs's regardless, as they do that vintage sound so well for such a small package. There may be no substitute though for an EBS Neo can to let the Sa450 breath properly.

You could do a lot worse than study GCSE music. While this will not directly improve your skill of playing the bass, it will aid a greater understanding of music and how the bass and other instruments fit into the overall picture. As a consequence, you will also learn the rudiments of reading music, which will again aid your musicianship on an ongoing basis. A music tutor at some point will also be very helpful, as they will aid your understanding the finer points of expressing yourself musically, whichever instrument you play. Good luck with your musical career, whatever you decide to do T

Hmmm... you could well be right about there being no subsitute for just going and A/B'ing it yourself or just spending the money. But I do value the opinions of BC members, there always seems to be someone out there that has looked at very similar issues. On that note, does anyone have any ideas around; 1. Are Aguilar cabs more suited to producing the more rounded vintage type sounds than the EBS Neo cabs ? I suspect this is the case, but I'd like to hear the thoughts of others that have already walked this path. There's got to be a few out there. 2. What circumstances prevail to encourage people to choose the DB cabs instead of the GS cabs ? 3. What advantages (other than weight) does the DB112 / DB112 NT combo give compared to 2 x DB112 ? Thanks again for all you thoughts Cheers T

Know what you mean about the shifting neck Cameltoe, my RW Precision's neck does move around a bit over time, not much, but enough to be noticable if you're familiar with the instrument. To be honest, I have mine set up to a general happy medium so that it's easily playable no matter what's going on. It's currently strung with DR Marcus Miller Fat Beams, which seem to work very, very well. The action is moderately low, not as low as some and by no means perfect, but overall, the instrument is such a joy to gig on a regular basis that I'm no longer really overly concerned about the action. I do check the bass over regularly as it's a regularly gigged instrument. I've never found any real issues and it's always easily playable. In summary, yes, mine moves a small amount too, but I've now become accustomed to accepting that as an ideosyncracy. I still love the bass to bits and continue to be impressed with it every time I play it, including when I'm a home working stuff out. On stage, the RW Precision just allows me to concentrate on what the rest of the band is doing, what my next vocal job is, what the next number is.... in fact, getting on with the gig. The bass contributes to to making my job easier and I enjoy playing it, which is all I could ever ask for I suppose. Hope you find a happy place with your bass Cameltoe Cheers T Edit; Having said all that, I did take time initially to get that happy medium set- up, which came down to a 1/8th turn of the T'rod and around 4-5 days of small adjustments to the saddles. Tools that fit the screw heads correctly and a large dose of patience take the worry out of it. Next job is to fit a set of those lighter machine heads.

THanks JTUK, I agree with you that the GS does allow mids to be expressed. I can dial them in from my Peavey MKIV head (more typical of an Ampeg head I guess) and adjust frequencies and prominance to suit. Like you JTUK, I have my horns somewhere around 40% - 50%. That's about as far as I like to push them, as I want to avoid brittle highs. Saying that the GS's can express mids when asked to while claiming that they don't allow the tone shaping of the mids to be expressed on the Sa450 sounds odd doesn't it ? Yet this seems to be the case in my experience. I wonder, is it more the case that the GS's react slightly differently to the output of class D amps compared to the more vintage tone generators such as Ampeg, the Peavey MKIV and apparently, the Aguilar AG500 ? it does seem odd, but it's one way I can account for the difference I've found. I heard my bass through the Sa450 connected to an EBS Neo 2 x 12 cab when I collected the Sa450. The tonal shaping of the Sa450 through the EBS Neo was very effective, with only small adjustments being very apparent. The GS's just don't do that at all. All that said, I love the sound of my GS112's with the Peavey MKIV or an Ampeg B2RE head, a very nice versatile classic sound. I do wonder if the DB's make the difference, also what difference the NT cab makes. Thanks for your replies folks T

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1075245' date='Jan 2 2011, 01:05 PM']I'm also interested in the Aguilar 112's. What's the main difference between the GS & DB cabs. How do they sound with Ampeg SVT3PRO ? Cheers Dave[/quote] Just opened another thread on a very similar topic !

Hi all and happy new year Having seen another thread about Aguilar cabs, I thought I'd open a new thread rather than hijack the other one. Like many others, I'm a fan of my two GS1x12's. They've always delivered the solid bottom end that I like in my sound when coupled to a Peavey MkIV head, a nice vintage sound that suits my 60's band a treat, with enough versatility to add some highs when needed for more up to date numbers. However, I did find them a bit lacking when coupled with a Markbass Sa450 head. The mids are a bit shy on the GS's, which is where a lot of the Sa450 tone shaping seems to live. Folk on other threads have said that the DB's expose more of the mid frequencies, while still keeping the integrity of the lower frequencies. I've noticed others complimenting the DB112 and DB112NT combination. Can anyone shed any light on this particular setup and what it offers compared to 2 x DB112 ? Is one pair more friendly to a vintage type sound than another ? does the DB112 and DB112 NT allow more exposure for the tones from the more modern class D amps ? Thank you for all your replies BC T

Don't know if this one's been posted, apologies if it's a duplicate. It's not on my usual suspects list, which is probably why I didn't think of it earlier.

Bernie Goodfellow in Brighton (Think that's Kent) ?

Try a GB (Goodfellow) if you get the chance.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1073163' date='Dec 30 2010, 09:09 PM']Not an awful bassist but a truly awful piece of music. [/quote] Some interesting stuff going on there from some very able players . Who are they ?

[quote name='scalpy' post='1072396' date='Dec 30 2010, 01:39 AM']Duck Dunn says that Al Jackson Jr suggested when playing quavers feel the crotchets, when playing crotchets feel the minim etc. Works for Duck, and works for me too![/quote] +1 to this for practically all of my musical life

Also, keep your mind on the bass part by not staring at the woman with the attributes of Pete Academy's avatar

One step forward was the regular use of scale structures that start from the 1st, 2nd and 4th fingers and the art of arranging them to set yourself up for the next piece of music coming up. Edit this led to a drastic reduction of left hand bunching and fretboard leap - frogging T

Sexy wood there

The guitarist said to me "Here's a set list for New Year's eve. You know most of it and I'm sure you can busk the rest" (which I usually can). However, I'm still going to rehearse the songs for BV's, fine points and turnarounds etc, as I would like to give a strong performance. Only 24 songs to rehearse.......... Better get cracking then ! T Edit The ongoing 'muse' is Bach's Cello Suite No 1.

Interesting topic this. Can anyone outline a practical method of bench testing pickup output please ? i.e. magnetic pole strength and winding impedance ? Manufacturers often give these specs. It would be handy to be able to compare the output of the pickup sitting in the bottom of the box in the cupboard, which may save a bob or two. Apologies if this is a slight thread hijack, as my question is about pickups out of the bass, not in it. Hopefully, answers will still be relevant to the OP's question. Thanks for any answers T

Bought a cable from Chris, who managed to sent it off during the build up to Christmas when all the snow was around. Top man. Cheers Chris T

Careful ! Don't tread on my amp !