EBS_freak

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1343613961' post='1752743'] I have a framed rejection letter from EMI, which is my most treasured possession. [/quote] That reminds me... A colleague of mine is a big time physicist/astrologer type and despite knowing that he didn't fulfill the requirements of being an astronaut (he's not a US citizen for starters), he wanted a rejection letter from NASA to frame and put up on the wall. They let him down. A printed out email just doesn't have the same impact.

I've read some daft things on basschat.

The funny thing is, 99.9 % of the people on here wouldn't have thought anything about various speakers, designs, layouts whatever unless somebody else had planted that idea in their head. Seriously, how many people on here have gone to a gig and gone, yup, that bass players sound is really letting him down due to his use of XYZ speaker cab?

Update your sig then

I love the fact there is always pages of this stuff on Basschat. If you spent more time playing with the gear that you have got, you'd find it easier to work round any short coming that you may or may not have in your gear.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1343749468' post='1754600'] I contacted the UK distributor who say that there is only a one year warranty on the amp (despite the EBS website saying two), and that as it was bought as "New old stock" the warranty would not be valid anyway (which again is not what EBS told me when I registered the amp after buying it but there you go....). The figures they quoted me for repairing the amp are far more than I can afford to pay (£75 per hour + parts + VAT + courier both ways), and would end up costing more than the poxy thing cost in the first place. [/quote] Ouch - I would certainly drop EBS an email, this is not good a advertisement for them. New Old Stock is as good as New in terms of lifespan before giving you any issues.

#ARTISTS_BULLSHIT_ALERT [b]Artist's Statement[/b] "My last twenty five years have been spent as a fine art painter, drawer, and sculptor. What I have learned from 20th Century master artists, Giacometti, Cezanne, Matisse, Johns, and others, is an economy of technique, doing what is necessary to get the job done, nothing more, nothing less. The work of these great artists is about expression above all, and all gratuitous craft is rigorously paired away. Most fine guitar making is obsessive about craft perfection. Mine is not. I strive to build instruments that sound exceptional, play beautifully, and are extremely interesting to look at. The instruments aren't gratuitously tidy or perfectionistic or consistent. I tear them apart and rebuild them until I find them exciting. Perfect guitars are great, but there are plenty of those. I'm searching for something more raw, more direct." - Phil Sylvester

Nice vid. Some interesting stuff there.

[quote name='bassmanady' timestamp='1341511647' post='1720370'] Yamaha BB NE2 LTD in Pewter finish,had this a couple of months,well impressed [/quote] One of my fave basses and in a killer finish too! That preamp is something else. In other news, I have just got my mits on an RBX375... prime candidate for pimping!

Lou Short. That household name.

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1343659154' post='1753238'] I have one endorsee. He gets special rates and plays a lot of professional gigs with biggish names. I cant say as it has done the brand any good for definate, although it surely hasn't done any harm. The guy has a LOT of basses, jaydee, Pangborn, fender, Alembic etc and I would certainly not expect him to never use these other fine instruments for fear of pissing me off. We are now pretty good mates I hope. He does use mine exclusively as far as I can see, but that's because they are the best not because of any obligatory contract, and he owns around 5 or 6 of my basses, some of which were very early instruments. The way I see it is as long as he is willing to associate himself with my name and keeps coming back for more then I am more than willing to give him the best deal I can. He has had 2 for 1 deals and I knock a couple of hundred quid off every time. I would never give a bass away for free unless it was a world renowned player and even then not many players would expect something for nothing. Lets face it, the good players can afford to pay for them anyway. [/quote] Yet no name mentioned?

[quote name='david_l_perry' timestamp='1343296665' post='1748383'] Stacking 4 of the tilt back cabs would result in the top cab pretty much pointing at the sky, and you would need to employ a permanent cab stack support roadie..... Yes, way too much of tilt back No, the main idea was to suit the majority of people using a pair of 1x12's. Dave [/quote] 2 x (2x12)s then! - just looking at the spec. Surprinsingly light given whats in there and the size of them. Weights about the same as one of my 2x10 cabs.

Dave - can you stack 4 1x12s vertical in safety or do they lean back too much?

Wouldn't mind a pair of 2x12s... or 4 1x12s...

Look superb. You should be well proud of your work. Love walnut... Mmm...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1343228887' post='1747414'] it's not even white! [/quote] Looks pink to me. Pah. Lame.

Chic - Everybody Dance

How did we miss this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTy-kyFZQ-g

If you can recognise your bass as being a Stingray, it's not punk enough. Get the sander out, get some stickers on it... slam it against the wall a few times. That's punk.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1343133526' post='1745766'] Actually no, the VLE just cuts the freq from about 250hz and above. its designed to emulate the old muffled speaker cabs. They should have called it.......The Ashdown knob [/quote] Does it increase the risk of the amp catching fire also?

[quote name='Joel McIver' timestamp='1343075716' post='1744955'] (I'm on deadline with issue 82, which is a 25th anniversary Jaco cover) [/quote] [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1342268578' post='1732584'] One criticism Joel, could you set the cliche monitor to a slighly higher setting please! [/quote]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1343203328' post='1746827'] Chaka K along with a very young Marcus [Lady Madonna] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doeNEC4WKpA[/media] Garry [/quote] Oh yeah! Chaka rips everything touched!

This HAS to be my favourite cover though. The Beatles are one of those artists that should never be covered but this just nails it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJ_rVD88ZM Greg Phillinganes synth bass line is just sublime... it just gets more incredible as the song goes on.

and whilst I am thinking of Ryan Adams, here's his version of Wonderwall. Not a big Oasis fan by any means but even Noel Gallagher was quoted as saying that this is the best version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=masNmZy5d6Y

Seeing the Stones covers reminded me of this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=masNmZy5d6Y I love the Stone's original but this version always seemed to match the mood of the lyrics better...