EBS_freak

Cricket bat?

Pre and FRFR!

... but does he use Rotos on his guitars?

50 quid would have got you some time with a shrink.

A fool and their money... so, alternative uses?

Fleabag just sent me a pic me - are you Dave Smart of Twin Jet Superstar fame them - why yes, it is me - oh. Ok. As you were.

So defo a speaker killer if you forget to kill the output before you pull the jack...

So which do you prefer?

RH450 and heft. Choose 1.

But what about the little silicon sucker? Surely that's genius!?

Loud, clean and valves. Choose 2.

Just got this through my email... https://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=580&products_id=7373 Seriously?!

Me - Are you Dave Smart, formerly of Twin Jet Superstar? Them - No Me - Oh

And ask him about Twin Jet Superstar. That was him wasn't it?

Hmm. Maybe I have completely the wrong bloke then... or my memory is completely shot!

I've tried to find a pic of him to confirm it's the same guy. Was a big guy I seem to recall - and I particularly remember him for being the first guy I'd seen to use a Rotovibe live. The bass player - tall skinny guy was defo from PMT. I'm beginning to question my memory whether Dave was... The band also had a percussionist. So they were doubly cool in my book.

There used to be a couple of guys working in PMT in Oxford in a band called Twin Jet Superstar - I remember loving the guitarist's playing. Just been googling and it seems that the fella is called Dave Smart. Seems like he's moved on to pastures new and now has a repair business and got something to do with Oxford Guitar Gallery. There you go. The thread has rekindled some blast from past memories for me!

Ah - I've had an issue with Bax in the past also. Ordered loads of Neutrik sockets and jacks for making up all sorts of cables. They all got there in the end. Eventually. Although I was surprised to get the big cardboard box with just one single female XLR end in....(!)

To be fair, for most people, especially on bass, once you have your killer amp sound, you are unlikely to be changing much. On a gig, I have my core sound - easily tweakable per venue... and then fx in the fx slots. In reality, the tweaking factor is not an issue for me - as I am on IEMs. So any tweaking should be at the PA to account for the room, nothing else. I haven't got a local FRFR that I'm using for monitoring purposes - just front of house.

Love it! back at ya - https://www.audinate.com/sites/default/files/PDF/large-scale-houses-of-worship-avnw-orlando-150616-pres-audinate.pdf EDIT: taken to PM to avoid derailing!

The boss.

I'm not defending them... just commenting to keep things on an equal pivot. The key thing - as you point out - the modellers have patches. If you want to change your sound with a stand alone amp, you are stuck with that one sound. In the case of the modeller, if you were to change the settings for just one amp emulation and not use the other amp emulations, the comparison is more fair.

Just throwing it out there - since Apple iPhone battery gate, are people finding their touch screens on their 5/5s less responsive than they remember them being? Especially in the corners?

In addition to the above, minor will happen as the woods all expand at different rates - even more so if different wood types have been moved. A flatten and polish can hide a multitude of sins.. but wouldn't recommend that for a metallic as I dont know how deep the finish is before the flakes would be exposed. If you aren't happy, send it back - but I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of the basses from Sire show the same... as to get a perfectly flat surface would require a lot of settling time and multiple visits to the sprayshop/polishing shop - something that a manufacturer of a mass produced bass is unlikely to be able to afford to do without impacting the price point. Even on my BBNE2, there was a faint line in the finish where you could see where the through neck was joining to the wings that made up the body.

Me - Have you got a Nighthawk that I could try out? Them - I guess you want some Rotos too? Me - Good point.