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I'm quite surprised by this... but it would seem that it's what comes with success. He's gone CNC now and the prices are still north of what I think they should be... especially given the fact that to some degree, his bodies and necks are no longer entirely "hand made". "Hand finished" would be a better definition. But hey. If you want an AC, you pay... and if people will pay for them, then good luck to them. I saw the green racing strip AC pass through Bass Gear recently. That's a stunner of a bass... sadly, the others that I have played haven't done it for me but that one... grr... Sounds and plays great.

Assuming you don't want to drop crazy amounts of cash... or go into licensed frequencies... First up, go digital - simple reason being, no compounder hence full range signal response. Options are - Sony DWZ series - typically, DWZB30GB Stageclix Line6 or wait for the Shure GLX guitar to hit the UK (pretty much now) All have their plus and negatives though... but all will do the actual job of transmission wirelessly perfectly. EDIT - when I mean plus and negatives, things to consider are as follows - [list] [*]Rackmountable/vs non rack mountable vs pedal type receiver. (May be plus or a negative... depending upon your needs and use of pedals) [*]Readily available AA batteries vs internal rechargable battery vs single purpose battery designed especially for the system in question. [*]Build quality - cheap and plastic vs metal construction. [*]Connectivity options - DI out and tuner out, USB upgrades etc. [*]Encryption - The Sony DWZ series offers that as an option (but not the DWZB30GB). [*]Multiple channel reception - The Shure for example will switch between channels in an attempt to prevent dropout (not that any of the above are prone to drop out) [/list] PS - out of that list, my fave is the Sony (for it's construction and use of AA) followed by the Shure (for it constuction but it's lack of AAs is a bit of a downfall - having said that, a small recharge time yields a long play time)... but all will do the job. If you really want the DBs, looks at the Shure ULX-D on Channel 38. It's incredible (but be prepared to drop way over a grand for the unit and the license). I can vouch for it being an unbelievable system as it's now part of my rig... but whether it's any better in normal situations, well that's debatable. In terms of connectivity options, range, encryption, build... absolutely... but then again, it's 6 times the price of a G30 and requires a license.

Yup. That's pretty sh1t.

Both great heads... the 750 is a monster however, the Fafner does the top end bright that the Aggie doesn't. Whether that is your thing or not is a different matter. You can take away the brightness of the Fafner but you can't add that to the Aggie. Conversely, the Aggie has a more old school coloured feel about it which is polar opposite to the bright, clean, almost neutral hifi sound of the Fafner.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed/[/url]

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1375637789' post='2163747']Just out or curiosity, how much does something like that cost you.[/quote] For the quality and the price of the video shoot, you will not beat FeaturePhonic - they are awesome people to work with and a great laugh. I had the best two days working with these guys... and this is one of the reasons we've always chosen these guys to work with. Their prices are very competitive but the price all depends on the concept that you have. Obviously, this video was quite involved and for example, extra gear was required for the steady in van shots - which would not normally be required... There was also shooting the van from out of a trailing vehicle... the wheel arch shot... and all of this has an influence, so it would be unfair to quote prices as every shoot will be different. Best bet is to email [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] with a concept and they will be able to quote you a ballpark figure. As you can see from their work, they hit the mark every time... there is no hit or miss with these guys... and that is very important when you are dropping money on a video. There may be people to give you cheaper quotes but I bet you those guys don't get it right every time and produce a video to the quality that you've seen here... and work with you closely to get the final edit exactly as you want. So, video cost aside, on top of that, we had to hire of the venue which ran to a few hundred pounds - complete with the lighting and stage blocks to give it that vintage "Top of the Pops" look. Having said that, a great venue is not always required - we knew we wanted that sort of look and feel but if you look at Feature Phonics videos, impressive results can be done with minimal lighting. For example, check their work with Wheatus - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YcVrMK3j7VM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YcVrMK3j7VM[/url] and if you go to their channel on YouTube - [color="#0000ff"][url="http://www.youtube.com/user/FEATUREPHONICMEDIA"]http://www.youtube.com/user/FEATUREPHONICMEDIA[/url] [/color]you will see that they can get ace results even in your living room. Additional costs for us was the fuel and insurance on the van (we borrowed it from a band friend for the shoot), the making of the clothes and shoes, which off the top of my head ran to about 130 for the girls, 150 for the boys... 20 pounds for the poker visors... and apart from that, pretty much else was begged stolen or borrowed. It's all about shopping smart. We also hired the use of Matt Pinfield, a superb sound engineer who made sure our sound was captured well - I think you agree he did a phenomenal job. We are all capable at setting up microphones and recording the band but what this guy does, I think you'll agree, is simply breathtaking. From a video point of view (taking away the extra costs mentioned above), certainly be thinking of investing a good few hundred, not thousands, of pounds for a one day shoot (this one was two - one for the interview/band parts, one for the performance)... but from the function band point of view, we have recouped the cost through bookings already.

Pete - Pie Night disaster. Why must all good things come to an end?!

Getting there - edit with just the music!

In your next post, are you going to tell us how we can be more lean too?

Sound guys. Made me very welcome. I haven't bought anything from them yet... but I will... and they know that

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I believe the BBNE2 is exactly what Nathan East plays... except he seems to be sporting a 6 string version of it nowadays... which certainly doesn't appear to be for sale...

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1375081925' post='2156362'] Surfing doodes use this stuff to make their surfing sticks slippery... [/quote] Hahaha! FAIL.

GB. 5 string. That's all. Not really that fussy.

One man's dog is another man's dream. I know most basses I play in shop's I would probably unfairly class as a "dog" because I simply like a stupidly low action. And the action I play with requires a serious fret dress... which isn't going to happen with stock instruments. To be honest, the only thing that bugs me about (some) shops is that the staff sit around and piss about in quiet periods, when they could be doing something useful like setting up guitars and checking that everything is in tip top condition.

[quote name='Mike Brooks' timestamp='1375027711' post='2155915'] Cheers for the thumbs up for the interview Russ. Mike [/quote] No probs - best bit of the mag!

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1375009603' post='2155638'] I haven't seen it, I gave up on BGM last year. Despite all the rhetoric from the 'new' experienced editor on his thread here, it's clear nothing has changed, just the same substandard editing and proofing there's always been, not to mention the next to useless reviews. Mike Flynn's been the only ray of hope for BGM for a couple of years but the hope has faded. We do two world class things in the UK, music and whisky, the rest is mostly mediocrity and poor quality. I have never understood why BGM don't give a sh*t about quality and rising above mediocrity, such a depressing waste of opportunity. [/quote] Don't get me started. Such a wasted opportunity. Most of the time it feels like its a school magazine. I've long since given up buying it but I shall buy it on the odd occasion that something in it sparks my interest. Last time was for the Larry Graham interview - cheers Mike B, appreciated it. What made me laugh though are the terrible reviews. How can they get these areas so wrong? My current gripe is the 'cons' section. I mean. WTF. Take that issue alone. The AV Guitars is a PJ Precision clone. The con? For this price tag it could have been made more aesthetically pleasing. What? It's a clone?! If you changed the look of it, you are changing the market to who you have pitched the product at. Are you expecting a coffee table top or something... a feature that most PJ players wouldn't be interested in anyway? The Nate Mendel Precision? Superfluous 'damage' to body work. Well... I guess the people that are buying this bass are doing so because of the signature not because of it looks. Anybody wanting a mint P bass will buy one and do a few mods if need be. It's like saying the Jaco signature should have a scratchplate... and oh, some frets would make it easier to play in tune. The violin bass one made me head palm the most though. Nowhere near versatile enough when compared with the current crop of similarly-priced basses on the market. Jeez. You buy that bass because of the one sound that it does. No bass yet can do it all. It's as ridiculous as saying that my P bass with flat wounds can't nail that Level 42 sound. Well guess what, all those other basses at similar prices can't sound like that violin bass. It's as though the writers have to really scratch their heads to come up with a minus point. Utter tripe journalism at its best.

Pete - Pie night looms! Looking forward to it! Should really say, videos are a great marketing tool. My other band's success is greatly down to having a fantastic marketing pack and a great video. Decent video can be expensive but it pays for itself very quickly. We've already got over 30 gigs lined up for 2014 and theres booking appearing for 2015. Invest in a good video and push it around agencies and you'll be out numerous times every week without fail.

[url="http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1761"]http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/1761[/url] As a regular user of channel 38 wireless equipment, there doesn't seem to be any any problems. As far as being a "real mess", I wouldn't agree. I've never had any problems at all with my channel 38 gear. Channel 70 (free for all) gear that has been used in my band has not been the same - we've had a couple (e.g. not common) of gigs where the channel 70 kit has been unusable due to interference. We've since dropped the channel 70 stuff so can't comment what it is like in 2013. But the concerns as quoted from the link - Interference from 4G mobiles will also be a problem for users of radio microphones in Channel 70, which is intended for amateur operators like pub bands and churches. Interference could be an issue for professional users in Channel 38, which sits right between a future Freeview frequency, and channel 39, already used for Freeview in the Central, Meridian, Tyne Tees, and Northern Ireland areas, as well as Ayrshire and Biggin Hill. Having gigged around those areas (not Northern Ireland though), there's currently no issues that I've experienced to date... I suspect IEMs will eventually begin to emerge over the "wifi" band... but until they sort the latency (good enough for instruments but not good enough for being piped directly into your ear), I would give a wide berth. IEMs are expensive to do well, here's a useful thread for you - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed/[/url]

Maybe wear what they what they want you to wear, then wear your stage clober for your set, then get changed back into the "required" wear...?

Pie night?

[quote name='niceguyhomer' timestamp='1374677247' post='2151720'] Does your singer like older men? [/quote] She likes drummers...

Thanks again - I'm glad it seems to be being well received. There was a load of work before this was even shot, obviously during the shoot and post shoot - the storyboarding, getting the venue, getting the lighting right both out and about and during the performances, getting a stage built, the van, getting the locations to film the van (e.g. off the motorway bridge, the petrol station), getting the clothes made, sourcing the poker visors and getting the shoes made to match the tuxedos... then getting the video shot itself.. getting the raw sound mastered, then there was the long task of getting the post video shoot edit done. Madness! (I'm sure I've missed stuff out of there) You have to please every member of the band - like dropping the shot where somebody was caught picking their nose etc... I think everybody comes across well in the video - especially the guitarist who is too cool for school. Personally, I'm a bit anal with regards to getting things right, so I suppose I should say thanks to Josh and Adam at FPM, for humouring me/us... for example I was sitting there agonising over the end credits and logos for ages - that was just one bit! They didn't let on but I'm sure the band sending little requests for tweaks to the edit became a bit tiresome! The good thing is, the band shared the same vision, the video guys were really enthusiastic and bought into it, infact, everybody input to it and that helped us a lot I think... plus it was great fun making, despite the many hours it took. Pete - man, you could dep for me I'm sure! I'm not sure I could dep on your double bass though! I still can't believe that they closed half the petrol station for us to film that one scene! PS - a shorter edit is in the works.

My opinion is that you are searching for something that isn't available...! Seriously, the PJ is a beast. If you want a P, I don't understand why you wouldnt have the J option for the added versatility. I still prefer a JJ myself though.

Man, I can sympathise with this. It seems to be the curse of that style of handle. I've had ones like the ones that Alex use go, leather ones - e.g. vintage fender esque, rubber ones - the Fender "dogbone"... the only solution is the metal bars - but I know Alex has his reservations about those due to their presence inside the cabinet. On the plus side, these handles are pretty cheap to replace... so yay!