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The chrome logos look ace dont they? Took a bit of effort to get the right one as earlier logos had issues when coming into contact with the polyester finish. Only chrome would have looked right on the white bass so the hunt started and what you see is the result. I said to Bernie I was looking forward to seeing the first black bass with them on because they will just look outrageous! As for the cases... Cream with electic blue interior... Again... To match the white bass with blue LEDs. No doubt the cream cases will gain some popilarity as they are eyecatching arent they?!

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1350062766' post='1834252'] John Thompson with his Sei Original 6. When he used that bass with Soul 2 Soul live on Jools I thought it was the possibly the best clean bass sound I've ever heard on the telly; deep, rich and smooth. [/quote] Cool. Thanks for confirming.

Is this a Sei or do my eyes fail me again? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYoU0_7thg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYoU0_7thg[/url]

Excellent. Thanks for your assistance. That video is exactly what I'm aiming for.

[quote name='Bankai' timestamp='1349881118' post='1831735'] Sound to light would be uneditable. It'd be all or nothing basically. What's he's referencing is that you can pre-program a lighting board to just go through a series of presets. So you can set some kind of show suitable for your style, and just press a button at the beginning of a song. It wouldn't be sound-to-light though. [/quote] Thought as much. OK.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1349870018' post='1831493'] It's either that or I look a right eejit when I play all the wrong notes... [/quote] Sounds like you need to perfect "The glare". As in, when you play a wrong note, you throw filthy looks at somebody else to suggest to the audience that they've done bad. Of course, I wouldn't suggest this in a room full of musos...

[quote name='Bankai' timestamp='1349867259' post='1831447'] Sound to light with normal fixtures just changes the colour (most of the time), with moving heads it'll do that, but will in addition vary the gobo (light pattern), and the direction of travel. If you want to get an idea of what it looks like, take a trip to a local nightclub as they almost always use sound to light on everything. It works for constant upbeat music but for music that varies, or is slower in pace, it can be a bit hit and miss as there isn't a 'subtle' option on sound-to-light. With normal lights it'd be alright as they'd just stay on the same colour, but here you'd be left with lights zipping around, spinning and what not. Think cheesy school disco. So all in all, it depends what type of music you play, as to whether sound-to-light moving fixtures would look good or not. As for the various makes and models, they will all do exactly the same thing. All that changes with price is how well they do it. You'll notice with cheaper models that they can be quite shaky, and that the colour/gobo change is noticable (you see the thing moving out the way). The motors will be slower, and the output not as bright. So, what kind of music is it, and what's your budget? [/quote] I've kinda got all of that, I'm more interested in the programming aspect and how well they work on standard sound to light patterns. I notice some have remotes that can change the inbuilt programmes (e.g. just to static lights, or slow moving, through to strobe and crazy chases - this could be ideal - but I don't know in reality how good they are and how they would work with the band. The band is out and out pop party - uptempo stuff with a couple of slower groove based stuff. Budget is open to suggestion - I don't mind investing if it's the right stuff... but obviously, getting arena moving heads to play functions is a bit daft... and of course, I need them to be transportable.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1349868434' post='1831464'] Good afternoon, EBS_Freak (or may I call you EBS..?)... Given the expense of these, it would be a shame to waste them. As mentionned above, they will work on auto-music, but will not give a convincing effect (imho...) consumate with the cost. Alternatives..? I used, successfully, for several years, a DMX controller 'Sunlite'. I was controlling the lights with a laptop, but the DMX box was also able to stock 'stand-alone' programmes, set up beforehand (useful for architectual lighting, for instance...). With such a system, you could preset a series of programmes more in line with your set (slow revolving for down-tempo, white fast flash for 'strobo' punk numbers, fixed gobo/colours, or all off, so as not to tire out the public with incessant motion...). This would complement your current system, and give added value, rather than merely adding a 'dumb' effect for effect's sake. It would be easy to access the box from stage, and discretely advance to the next programme. Personally, I wouldn't recommend moving heads without some kind of control (ideally a lighting tech, of course..!). Some folks like discos, however; I'm quite used to being in the minority. Just my tuppence worth; hope this helps... [/quote] Thanks for the response - when you say about running standalone programmes, can you still get them to be sound activated so they are in keeping with the tempo. In other words, you can have a less intense light show instead of quick movements for say ballads but still triggered by sound? I know you can programme DMX to follow a complete sequence - which would be ace if we had a backing track or tempo to play along with... but as you know, the chances of keeping in time with a preprogrammed sequence otherwise is about as likely as... well... winning the lottery jackpot 10 weeks on the run. Lighting tech is defo the answer... but an added expense which is not ideal unless we are on a big paying gig.

Wal of text maybe... And take it from there?

I am considering investing in some moving heads to add to the lightshow of the function band that I am in. Now, given that these are a pricey investment, I want to get it right. Has anybody got any 2-4 moving head setups and care to share any experience or advice with regards to them. I have been checking stuff out on Thomann and on Youtube and to be honest, they all look pretty good... but I want to know more about how good they look on an auto sound to light setting (obv. synched with DMX) because we haven't got a seperate lighting guy to control them and I don't particularly want to go down the programming route for a whole 3 hours worth of material and the synching problems that we would no doubt have playing live.

[quote name='lowdowner' timestamp='1349677797' post='1828880'] Just call Bernie and give him the description, serial and photo and he'll soon tell you if he built it. That's what I did with mine (and he had built it to my relief). Bernie has records but remembers many of his basis from their build anyway. [/quote] True for the GBs... not so true for the Goodfellows/Lowdens. I believe he has no serial number register for even the handbuilt Goodfellows.

Love it when bands don't have the drummer in the centre of the stage. How did you find it with that moving head right next to you? Rig looks cool by the way.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1349603281' post='1828074'] I'm sure there will be many contenders..How's this for starters.. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERNIE-GOODFELLOW-ORIGINAL-CLASSIC-BASS-GUTAR-NOS-VERY-RARE-EXCELLENT-/140857055383?pt=Guitar&hash=item20cbbc1897#ht_16050wt_1271"]http://www.ebay.co.u...ht_16050wt_1271[/url] New Rumour - depending on what you have - comes in at around £2800.. This an old Lowden era Goodfellows - normally sell for around £700-800??? [/quote] Not really fair to compare a Rumour to a Goodfellow - they are completely different beasts despite their similarity in shapes. A Goodfellow never sounded like or constucted like a GB. This ebay bass has been up for ages, it's description is a bit misleading. The listing is done in a way to try and convince you that its a handmade Goodfellow yet I'm not convinced. The only things that point it to being a handmade effort is the serial number (handwritten so not beyond the realms of man to write a new one - not suggesting that the seller has done so however) and the headstock logo with handmade in england text (and they appeared on some Lowdens anyway) A bit of Russ anorak knowledge here - It is the headstock which gives it away as a Lowden - a handmade headstock doesn't have 90 degree angles like shown in the photos.

Crazy flamed neck

Mick - just a note on the preamp, it's best to run the master volume at about 90% - that way you can do a lot of tone boosting and cutting. When cutting, you've got that extra 10% in the master to balance between the extremes of cut and boost... (e.g. level the output of the bass when the eq is cut to that when the eq is boosted) if that makes sense.

I thought the output on my TD650 was hot and have found in some venues and studios that the desk can't take the heat! Calming the DI on these amps isn't difficult though. I have a few of these - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XLR-Balanced-20dB-Attenuator-UK-STOCK-/350343601290?pt=UK_MusicalInstruments_Other_Pro_Audio_Equipment&hash=item51921b1c8a"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XLR-Balanced-20dB-Attenuator-UK-STOCK-/350343601290?pt=UK_MusicalInstruments_Other_Pro_Audio_Equipment&hash=item51921b1c8a[/url] Plug in line with the cable and that will give you enough cut to keep things under control.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1349081696' post='1821352'] Not 100% sure yet but something along the lines of a Rumour in burr walnut but with no thru neck showing on the face, highly figured birds eye maple finger board etc. Definitely want the battery and electronic covers cut from the wood rather than plastic this time. [/quote] The non-exposed neck through in that wood combo will look pretty amazing. I think with pretty wood facings on the back the laser cut plates look amazing too. All good stuff. Bernie has some amazing woods in at the moment. The 5 string Rumour with green LEDs with the non-exposed neck look amazing up close. Its somewhere out in America now - guy in the States saw the GB website and flew over to comission it. How crazy is that?

Cool - what sort of spec are you thinking of this time?

The same one. The office is now Bernies workshop. The basement is now what you see in that pic. There is a new kitchen in and upstairs has been completely revamped and the teaching room has been created. I think Dr Bob is looking at stocking more higher end stuff. Its certainly in the process of transforming from a little back street shop to a more boutique niche effort. The workshop toilet is more like a throne room now! You wouldnt recognise the place now.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1349039831' post='1821083'] Is that Psycho Andy's old Spitfire? [/quote] No - I think that's still with Thunderthumbs. Dan's Spitfire 5 was built shortly after the original trio of walnut spitfires - its the same spec as my Spitfire 5.

Dont suppose you've been down to the workshop recently have you? The bassment has undergone a massive refurb and now houses a pretty immense collection of vintage bass, guitars and amps...

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1349037908' post='1821044'] Both - now know who the bass player is but the band? [/quote] I believe they are unnamed at the moment - just a bunch of Eastbourne musos getting together and doing their thing. I'm friends with Dan so no doubt he'll keep me informed as to progress and when they have a website etc. I'll keep you informed if you'd like.

Who is who? The bass player? Dan Humphreys.

Indeed - with added instrumentation.