essexbasscat

You've beat me to this one as I meant to bring this topic up myself. The topic of high end expensive sound systems came up the other night and a buddy mentioned that some people use mains purifiers for their systems. Apparently it does even out the fluctuations of the mains power supply, producing a better sound. Never heard of it being used for the kind of bass amps we use, but I did wonder if it would be worth trying out. I did read on another thread that someone protected their rig with an RCD and surge protected four way blocks, but that's a bit off the op's topic really. Watching with interest T

that's well worth knowing hamster cheers for the heads up T

Ouch ! I use humbrol enamel paint to seal paint gaps, which prevents moisture from getting under the existing paint finish layers, which can cause a bubble. T

[quote name='whynot' post='766165' date='Mar 6 2010, 04:02 PM']It's a TC RH450 head into a Tecamp S212 (4 ohm). I have an EBS Octabass in line which I find pretty useful for some things at the moment.[/quote] lightweight and powerful = winning combination nice one on the wembley gig ! cheers T

Once more into the breach with this topic lads and ladetts Has anyone done controlled testing with cables ? i.e. keep the rig identicle (inc guitar settings) but change only the cables, compare different brands, lengths, etc using several different listeners then compare notes etc then compare with passive and active basses Could also check with oscilloscope to compare frequency conduction over cable length of different brands Or is this too scientific ? perhaps could do this at a bash ? T

[quote name='Johnston' post='765428' date='Mar 5 2010, 05:49 PM']Anyone on here for bidding on this???[/quote] Dont' know about this one, but the maya jazz I have is really friendly to play and always sits next to me while I'm at the computer would like to know if they're generally a good make, or if mine is a one off T

some nice comments there what's in that rig ? cheers T

What were your previous cables ? T

Now that really does the job, thank you. A very helpful post. cheers T

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='764271' date='Mar 4 2010, 06:29 PM']cheers dude T[/quote] thought I understood how to do this, but went to do it and now I'm not so sure. Could someone please explain this to me in noddy language i.e. you do this, then that as I'm a dinosuar trying to get a grip on this !! sorry to have to ask folks cheers T

[quote name='Badass' post='764245' date='Mar 4 2010, 06:14 PM'] use 'youtube' in opening and closing BB tags with the end of the code from youtube 'TnTGF5G5B6w' erm....[yt]TnTGF5G5B6w[/yt] if you follow me Great clip ![/quote] cheers dude T

Just for those that love to see some very able musicianship [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnTGF5G5B6w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnTGF5G5B6w[/url] ( if anyone knows how to post a you tube clip directly onto here to avoid the link, would you please leave a 'how to' ? - Ta ) enjoy ! T

Big country by Big country - this led on to look away and chance, also by big country forgot what a class band they were, with bass lines I would like to have written myself. does anyone else agree with me on this one ? T

I found bi-amping to be helpful with this problem, higher frequencies one amp, low the other. Have the higher frequency cab set on top of the low one so that higher frequencies are at chest/head level. Not perfect, but it made life a little easier T

went to the workshop last year. They stock tons of bits and pieces and at that time, made pickups to requested spec, if that's what you want. Read really good reviews too. just my 2p's worth T

Hi everyone I've added an option to the poll 'any of these months are good' T

Hi folks Would you please vote for the month that would suit you best for this event. I could have done this a while ago, but got distracted with other issues TBH. For now, I'm would like to get this event off the ground and suggest to everyone that for this year, we adopt the 'keep it simple option' suggested by some good people here. The general consensus seems to be just one or two rooms for this year. Is that ok for now everyone ? I began a while ago with the idea of organising an event that would suit the majority of people, with the aid of some excellent feedback from previous events. This kind of thing, while well intentioned, has proved to be too complex to organise in the very short term and is perhaps better organised over a longer time period. For anyone that has got fed up, felt ignored at all or in other ways felt dissappointed with the things so far on this project, please accept my apologies. I hope this all works out soon T

Mostly. Currently in the process of transferring it to fretless. Success rate is improving, but not completely there yet. THought about this topic for a bit recently - good one. T

[quote name='Mickeyboro' post='758914' date='Feb 27 2010, 10:21 AM']Sadly Colin Cooper, the sax player/deep singer is no longer with us - passed away about a year ago. What a band, though...ta for the clip [/quote] AAaahhhhhh !!!! I'm genuinely sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting us know T

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='758903' date='Feb 27 2010, 10:02 AM']Climax Blues band are somethng else. I used to go see them everywhere they played in the early 90s in London. Always really tight and always had a sh*t hot bass player (they used a few as far as I know including a black bloke who was f***ing amazing) in the line-up (sh*t hot musicians to a man as it goes). I've got most of their stuff and still listen to it now. Brilliant band. essexbasscat, I think I may have even seen your band - (what were they called?), as the Standard was just down the road from me in the 90s and I think I saw the CBB every time they played there up during that time.[/quote] At the time it was called The Thin Blue Line. I don't know why, it was just a name the guitarist used for bands from time to time. THe guitarist was Steve Green, drummer Clive Nash and another guitarist who's name escapes me at the mo. I would go and see the CBB again anytime. fantastic band.

Hi there Firstly, a big thank you for posting that clip, always loved that song. I played the slot just before the Climax Blues Band at the Standard Walthamstow in the mid 90's. They were a great band. The bass player used a Smith 6 string and was even nice enough to comlement me on my playing the first chance he got. Bless him. The hearing problem. Have you practiced listening to intervals by themselves with a piano or another similar instrument ? going up and down the keyboard may identify any difficulties with certain frequency ranges, but you won't know until you try. Just an idea here, not based on previous experience or research etc. Or is it the presence of other instruments in certain frequency ranges while playing the bass ? just my 2p's worth Good luck with it, whatever happens T

setting a good height for the bass helps T