Merton

[quote name='bassbloke' post='290997' date='Sep 24 2008, 04:37 PM']I was thinking that an idea along similar lines would be temporary swaps. For example, person A is GASsing for a P -bass whilst person B is gassing for, I don;t know, a lightweight combo. Said basschatters arrange a swap for a few weeks. In all likelihood, person A decides that actually he doesn;t really use a P bass, returns it to it's rightful owner collects lightweight rig and all is well, for a few weeks at least.[/quote] I like that idea

Live dangerously. I always do given the chance

Not that this helps, but what's up with it?

[quote name='Earbrass' post='292489' date='Sep 26 2008, 09:52 AM']Thanks Merton. Listened to some of your tracks - they sound really good. Is that a real horn section on Shoulder to cry on, or MIDI magic? I'd never heard of CD Baby before - how are you finding them as a way of selling your music?[/quote] Real horns, backed up with a very subtle bit of MIDI to phatten them up. Cheers for the nice words bout the tracks - it's all pure cheese but is good fun CDBaby are good, but people need to know that the CD is there and available coz they don't do any marketing of their own. We're just finishing off getitng various web banners, a dedicated album websiteand stuff done in a vain attempt to shift some CDs!!

[quote name='Monz' post='292434' date='Sep 26 2008, 08:44 AM']I'm thinking of coming down tomorrow... I have some stuff up for sale on here, would it be considered bad form to bring it with me in case anyone fancies any of it? Being a 450 mile round trip it would be handy to offset the travelling costs if anyone bought any of it.[/quote] Wow, you would win a prize for travelling the furthest! Def bring stuff you're trying to sell, that's partly why these things are so cool

Speak to SRT in Cambridge, they did our new album (linky in my sig!) and were brilliant. They even [b]dropped[/b] the volume level of our mixes a touch. It was about £1000 for a 4 hour session (we were present) plus 1000 CDs printed and "pressed". Damn fine service

[quote name='WalMan' post='291932' date='Sep 25 2008, 04:17 PM']ARSE Fixed now - I think [url="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2008&month=9&date=27&hrs=09&ts=24&min=30&sec=0&tz=0&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Countdown%20To%20SE%20Bass%20Bash"]Countdown To SE Bass Bash[/url][/quote] Hooray!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='291882' date='Sep 25 2008, 03:35 PM']How did this approach so fast?! I'm all ready for my seminar but one of my cabs has been making strange noises - horrible feeling I got some sawdust into the voice coil when breaking it in - and the other one is still half-done but I have two frantic evenings of building ahead of me! It won't be pretty but it should sound good! Alex[/quote] Just as long as your RIM custom and at least one cab are there for me to [s]steal[/s] try out again

[quote name='jjl5590' post='291867' date='Sep 25 2008, 03:25 PM']why wouldnt people give me advice if i cant try them out? if anything i would have thought people would help me more, cos if someone can try them out for themselves then they dont really need people to tell them what they sound like. anyway the new hartke head looks alright, but i'd like a bit more flexablilty with the eq and stuff to shape my tone. i think its more of a rock head, and i play a lot of RHCP stuff and slap stuff. i dont see the hartke as being the best choice imo[/quote] Without wishing to sound rude, haven't we done this with you before, re. Marshall and GK stuff, and given the same advice then? i.e. Try before you buy (no matter how hard, go out of your way to do this if you can), don't expect a definitive answer form everyone coz all our tastes are different etc etc? I think the Hartke LH500 as suggested by The Funk is a mighty fine idea for you EDIT - The Funk got there first!

[quote name='WalMan' post='291844' date='Sep 25 2008, 03:10 PM'][url="http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2009&month=9&date=27&hrs=09&ts=24&min=30&sec=0&tz=0&lang=en&show=dhms&mode=r&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000&title=Countdown%20To%20SE%20Bass%20Bash"]Countdown To SE Bass Bash[/url][/quote] According to that it's in 2009

Name tags taken care of, courtesy of Al (walman). For those on the list, he's even pre-printed them, stunning service you didn't expect, eh?! Yes, we'll have to write our real names below, if we want. I don't, coz Merton is my nickname anyway

I don't really care. But on my Retroactive I have no front dots at all, and my next custom bass will be the same.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='291106' date='Sep 24 2008, 06:17 PM']Sorry for what is potentially an off topic question, what if you wanted (hypothetically) to go low and small? From my limited understanding, it seems like that would also be difficult, as 'lows' are most easily achieved in the real world by increased cab volume. Is this correct?[/quote] Low, loud, small. I beleive the rule is you can have any 2 but not the 3rd. So if you want small and low, loud will be difficult. The cab I'm about to start building myself (after a well earned holiday!!) is going to be small and loud. I.e. not got great lf extension but got a peak spl of something like 106dB at 110Hz (IIRC). But for my monitoring purposes on stage, it's what I like. CK's requirements are probably somewhat different from that, plus he wants it to look like a lump of cheese

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='291205' date='Sep 24 2008, 07:50 PM']Hurrah! The cheque's in the Bank so I'll be along to annoy y'all. Pete[/quote] Excellent news!

Mine just doesn't work well, period.

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='290765' date='Sep 24 2008, 12:23 PM']perfect advert for it's effectiveness then [/quote] "and here, for the 3rd prize-winning ticket, is a Warwick.. oh bugger, holding four basses appears to have broken it"

I;m bringing my Warwick Rockstand - it holds 5. But it's also going to be a raffle prize

What a gorgeous bass. Can I have it?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='289324' date='Sep 22 2008, 05:16 PM']I used to use a TE Dual Compressor which works well if you don't mind the very midrangey EQ it inflicts on everything - good for punching through a rock band. Alex[/quote] [quote name='OldGit' post='290151' date='Sep 23 2008, 05:41 PM']It's the Trace Elliot Dual Band SMX one for me. May work for you too. Now discontinued but quite often on eBay Circa £50-60 squid when they come up. The dual band is great for me as I don't need the top compressed, just the bass end, and it's as tough as old boots...[/quote] It be what I use too, I love it. Again, i mainly use low end compression, not a whole lot on the top. And it's survived over 10 years of abuse without flinching.

See [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26831"]HERE[/url] for more chitter chatter about it. I'm very interested in these heads too, but need to sell stuff first!

[quote name='andyonbass' post='290520' date='Sep 24 2008, 07:29 AM']along with a Hartke LH500[/quote] Excellent. I may squeeze my V-Type 4x8 cab in then, just to try this head with a cab I'm used to, if that's OK? Very interested in this new Hartke baby...

[quote name='coasterbass' post='290551' date='Sep 24 2008, 08:33 AM']If its not too much of a liberty I'll be bringing a couple of surplus cheap poweramps and an unused 3u rack bag which are all for sale, just in case anyone fancies one on the day. I promise not to make it look like a Blue Peter Bring and Buy sale I'll also try to bring my sack trolley to aid eveyone's loading/unloading pains.[/quote] No, I forbid it. ONly kidding. Let the buying and selling commence! (Just don't let me buy anything )