Conan

In 1997 I joined/formed a blues band with a mate. I never listen to blues music but I enjoy gigging and playing music of most genres... It was never intended to be long-term thing. I left in 2005!!! Still don't like blues music to listen to, but it can be fun to play - especially if you like and get on with your bandmates. Then again, I've never relied on music as a source of income.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='791076' date='Mar 30 2010, 08:39 PM']Well, we're keeping options open (never say no to a good drummer!), so if he/she would be genuinely interested in making some colossal noise with a couple of shambolic gentlemen around the age of 30, PM me and I'll give you my contact details to pass on.[/quote] I'll do that, but I'll speak to him first. Does that mean you're not interested in my offer of bass groovage?

[quote name='dood' post='791096' date='Mar 30 2010, 08:58 PM'][/quote] Not bad..... but it's still a sperm whale!

Ironically, I know a drummer who would be able to fill your slot.... But I quite like the sound of the existing set-up! Count me in if the position is still up for grabs! Even though I've only heard of a few of those bands....

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='791026' date='Mar 30 2010, 08:04 PM']I'm in the minority I suppose! .... my main gigging bass of the last 3 years has been a SC. Oh and it balances perfectly and clocks in at not much more than 8lb in weight. [/quote] Now that I [b]do[/b] like! The Les Paul shape is fine, and works on a bass too IMO! So maybe its the [i]size[/i] of the SC....

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='790786' date='Mar 30 2010, 04:43 PM']I think that thing looks like a f***ing dugong. And so do all other single-cutaway bass bodies.[/quote] I think the marine mammal you are thinking of is a sperm whale....

[quote name='chris_b' post='790974' date='Mar 30 2010, 07:35 PM']Go for it. And stack them vertically![/quote] Now [b]that[/b] I would [i]love[/i] to see!!!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='790704' date='Mar 30 2010, 03:36 PM']The local saying was in fact 'Gan doon darza wi' Burman'.[/quote] I stand corrected.... and indeed impressed!!

OK. I was with you up till about the third sentence there....

[quote name='thack' post='790686' date='Mar 30 2010, 03:23 PM']Conan, i know what you mean about sperm whales!! [/quote] I rest my case.... after the Warwick Dolphin we have the warwick Sperm Whale!

[quote name='51m0n' post='790682' date='Mar 30 2010, 03:20 PM']Nah, down size to a Berg IP stack, its in almost certainly louder than entire rig would be (LM250 is a piddler after all), fits in the boot of your car easily and will sound a hundred times better...... it until you destroy their Ampeg with your 2 12 rig [/quote] Now this is where I get confused. Most of the "speaker experts" on here and elsewhere tell us that its speaker area that gives volume.... so how can two twelves shift as much air as [b]sixteen[/b][i][/i] tens?! I realise that the Berg speakers are probably extremely high efficiency, but surely MB speakers aren't that bad?! Why is it that as soon as I think I see "the light at the end of the tunnel" with amplification, someone throws me another curve ball?!

[b]"Gan doon canny wi' Borman!"[/b][i][/i] Is it just a Geordie orban myth, or was that really used as a marketing phrase? [url="http://www.burmanamps.fsnet.co.uk/"]http://www.burmanamps.fsnet.co.uk/[/url]

Do it man! If you don't, you'll spend the rest of your life wondering "what if...."!

[quote name='thack' post='790651' date='Mar 30 2010, 02:59 PM']ITS HIDEOUS!! Am i the only one here or does someone agree? Thoughts?[/quote] I agree!! Horrible looking things. For some reason they all remind me of sperm whales.... Personally, I don't care about how much it improves neck stability, balance, whatever - I just don't like the look of them!

Just goes to show - "be careful what you wish for!!" Just out of interest, how would you describe the difference between the two cabs? The "experts" tell us that speakers of a certain size don't have a certain sound... so would you say that it was down to the differences between 12s and 15s?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='789221' date='Mar 29 2010, 10:39 AM']Perhaps, but isn't it easier to just have a good bass sound at the start and not have to do all that processing?[/quote] You're right of course, but the "original" bass tone is the one selected by the bass player. The tone that appears on the finished recording will have been influenced by the engineer and/or producer so that it fits the "sound" that the band or producer are going for. Often the bassist is not consulted on this process, but obviously it depends on the scenario...

[quote name='KERMITNT' post='789161' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:16 AM']what the heck? 300w 8ohms? i am confused is it a different cab because the price is good... [/quote] That [b]is[/b] confusing - especially as the combo version is supposed to put out the full 450w into one of these cabs! Are there two versions?

Don't beat yourself up about it. You'll only end up black and blue!

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='789113' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:20 AM']lol there's not many of us granted, there are a few knocking around but we're severely outnumbered lol![/quote] Which is a great shame! Sometimes it does feel like a bit of a "boys' club" in here... Trying to convince my "nearly 14" year old daughter that bass is the way to go...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='789105' date='Mar 29 2010, 08:07 AM']I think there was a bumpy wolf note around the B, making the others feel a little queter. Unfortunately, in this band, most of the songs are in or around B, so there was no escape..[/quote] Ah. The fickle hand of fate, my friend!! Good point about the room though - there are some rooms where you just [b]can't[/b] get a decent sound no matter what you use

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='788917' date='Mar 28 2010, 09:44 PM']I tracked everything with the Squier, then the engineer noticed I'd also brought my Thumb bass and insisted that I re-record everything with that.... the contribution of the Warwick over the Squier was very obvious. So I'm now convinced that the extra quids are worth it, at least if you're recording. Live is different and I could probably continue to live with the Squier to be honest![/quote] Good example. But I can't help wondering how much is simply down to the [b]difference [/b]between the tones, rather than one being "better" [i]per se[/i] than the other? Also, it would depend on the style of music and how the other musicians play too. In a very busy mix I guess that the middly "growl" of the Warwick would cut through better than the slightly scooped J? But as you can add or subtract so much at the mixing stage I'm not sure how much the original tone matters as long as its been played accurately! Thumbs have an amazing tone, but I'm not sure they are perfect for everything. A J is almost the bass world's "jack of all trades" - a "jazz of all trades" as it were!!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='789099' date='Mar 29 2010, 07:47 AM']Where I was standing the low notes up to the A on the E string seemed a bit on the quiet side, but after talking to a few people I'm confident it's not an inherent characteristic of the amp - it was possibly EQ, the room, my bass, or some other factor.[/quote] But surely if nothing else in your set-up has changed...? Same cabs, cables, basses... Just thinking out loud here!

[quote name='4 Strings' post='788764' date='Mar 28 2010, 07:25 PM']Wow, whats the name of the shop?[/quote] Took the words right outta ma mouth!! I know of a pawn shop on Queen Street which is hugely expensive, with the result that gear sits there for years! There's a lovely old sunburst Rick, but they are asking over £1300 for it... in a pawn shop!!