Conan

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1391207969' post='2354698'] Hmmm, if someone has one of those trial cabs (or non-trial! ) near Edinburgh I'd love to try one.[/quote] Drop a PM to Wateroftyne [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/56-wateroftyne/"]http://basschat.co.uk/user/56-wateroftyne/[/url] In fact, I might be heading up to Edinburgh this weekend, so I could even drop it off for you! You'd need to be able to get it back to WoT though - assuming he even still has it...

How much do you want for it?

[quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1391287320' post='2355487'] Thanks - where is he based (can't see that it is immediately obvious from the website). I'm in Chorley, so Lancs ish based would be best. [/quote] The website is a bit useless isn't it? Although there is a contact mobile phone number. I believe he is somewhere in the Cumberland area... but others who know his work better than me will be able to advise more specifically.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1391286928' post='2355481'] I've known and used Dave many times (as have lots in NE/NW), he isn't the cheapest but he is very good! [/quote] You've [b][i]known[/i][/b] him many times? Are you a Buddhist?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1391095491' post='2353215'] Going back to your original post, it sounds as though you're not sure if you want or even need an acoustic bass guitar. Not knowing the full details of this potential deal, I couldn't comment on the financial aspect, but personally I wouldn't trade a bass I had for one I didn't know if I wanted it or not. [/quote] Nail on the head! I have a fairly expensive (for me) bass up for sale or trade. I enquired about a trade with the owner of the above-mentioned electro-acoustic bass, more out of interest than anything else. My band are not a loud rock band, and we have talked about doing the odd acoustic gig. I thought this avenue might be one worth exploring. After some more thought and some advice (not just from BC!) I have decided not to proceed with the trade. For my needs, I think an E-A bass might fall between two stools to a certain extent. I am too old and too short-tempered to go and sit in a music shop trying basses! However, at some stage in the future I may decide to give a more modestly-priced acoustic bass a try...

This guy seems very well regarded. Haven't used him myself though... [url="http://www.dwilsonguitars.com/"]http://www.dwilsonguitars.com/[/url]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1391213060' post='2354739'] I'd be interested to hear the sounds some people think they play with... [/quote] I'm not sure what you mean. Are you suggesting that some of us don't actually [b][i]know[/i][/b] what sound we play with?

Another Pixies track... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDB77nMix5k

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1391181154' post='2354261'] I like to be well-rehearsed, but there is something to be said for this approach! [/quote] It [i][b]can[/b][/i] be fun. If all the musicians play the same instrument in the same tuning all night (like in typical blues music). But if there are any changes of instrument or tuning needed, and the "leader" is unaware of these.... disaster can ensue!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1391113420' post='2353514'] Don't get carried away with mids as you'll find most people who talk about them as some sort of holy grail can't play with that sort of sound or indeed even use it themseles...possibly, unknowingly.. Most will suggest you use some sort of mid to cut through when really the problem lies elsewhere in the band mix. They may even suggest you do this...and sacrifice your type of sound for the good of the band. [/quote] Interesting. You are obviously an experienced player, and yet your advice goes against that of nearly everybody else. Also, how many of us actually have our own "sound"? Our own [b][i]style[/i][/b], yes. But [i]sound[/i]? That changes depending on the bass you play, the state of the strings, the shape, size and type of room, how tired you are and a million and one other factors (without even mentioning amps, soundmen or PA!!). I suggested that the OP use "some sort of mid to cut through". I also suggested that "sacrificing his type of sound for the good of the band" might be worth a try. Of course, as with many other things, if your band mates are ignorant, self-obsessed megalomaniacs you may get nowhere with this strategy - but the OP suggests that this is not the case.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1391174803' post='2354114'] "mids" to me is far too vague a term. Quite often we see "noooo, don't cut your mids" but without specifying a frequency or smaller frequency range than just "mids" it's a pointless remark.[/quote] No it isn't. Many amps (mine included) only have three "tone" controls - bass, mid/middle/midrange, and treble. In that scenario, advising someone to cut or boost the mids is entirely appropriate. Suggesting he "cut 400Hz" would be a pointless remark. Also, advising a cut or boost at, say, 400Hz might work wonderfully in one particular room, or with one particular bass - but change basses or move rooms and it could introduce all kinds of horrible noises! EQ is a very dynamic thing, needing constant tweaking. There is no "one size fits all" solution unless you always play in the same room, with the same gear, to the same number of people... Of course, if they have a more complex EQ section, parametic or graphic - then the term "mids" is rather general and therefore almost meaningless.