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No not here, have you tried Knock Knock Knocking on Kevins Door?

There's a better place down the road, south of Kevin.

All your hard work is appreciated in Chez TheGreek - good work fellas.

Almost.... its in the same ballpark... It' a great bass... sounds great in passive and active...

He did some work from me recently, and I paid him in cash. After I'd left his workshop, he noticed I'd left my change on the table, so he called out of the window and tried to throw it down to me. You could say it rained Pennies From Kevin...

Mmm, could be tears in Kevin.

It's a little-known fact that the position of the P pickup does vary across P/J's. It seems to stem from whether the J is in the 60s or 70s position. If it's in the 70s, i.e. closer to the bridge, the P is 'correct'. If it's in the 60s position, the P pickup is usually shunted closer to the neck to keep the distance between the pups the same. If the J pup is in the 60's position, and the P is 'correct', they'll look noticeably closer together than you'd usually see. IMO, that small amount of shift has a significant impact on the sound of the P pickup.

Difficult to choose just three, but I never tire of these....some of the funkiest happiest make you dance music ever... Parliament: "Mothership Connection" Bootsy's Rubber Band... "Stretchin' Out In... " or "Ahh..The Name is Bootsy Baby!" (can't choose!) James Brown: "Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang" Just outside of the top three (for today at least!) : Stevie Wonder "Songs In the Key of Life" Roy Ayers "Destination Motherland" Isaac Hayes "Black Moses" Funkadelic "One Nation Under A Groove" Parliament "Funkentelechy vs the Placebo Syndrome" Bootsy: "Player of the Year" and "World Wide Funk" Erykah Badu "Mama's Gun"

His advertising's not very good - I think he must be missing an angle.

Aah, so then Kevin knows I’m miserable now?

Mmmm...I thought Kevin's was a place on earth!

Holy crap, the Aftershock is so versatile. As one of the distortion models you can have “clean (no distortion)”, this means you can set it to just take advantage of the EQ and/or noise and filter gates! You could even have the tone rolled off the (actual) clean signal so that using the mix knob morphs between (actual) clean with tone rolled off to (processed) EQd clean! @CameronJ, did you know this? You can also use it as a low pass filter! @Al Krow, you might want to note that I can now get all the tight tracking goodness from my MXR BOD but use the lowpass filter to get it to sound like the clean subby tone of other octave pedals such as the T-16 and Octamizer! Down side is that I haven’t (yet) figures out how to avoid putting low pass onto the clean bass tone whilst making sure the octave voice has it fully applied. LS-2 maybe? Also need to explore the aftershock’s loop function. @lee650

In all genres that I participate in - pop, rock, blues and classical - I like a good dollop of audience engagement. Even in classical chamber concerts we talk to the audience. A bit of chat and banter makes the whole thing a much more personal experience

My mind is blown.

Well technically I like limiting but I’ll stop there.

I also like the Chicago version Thanks for reminding us of this.

Awww! Cool! I hope they were helpful - and if not, ask away, I'll do what I can to make your selection easier.. quick tip.. underneath the pick guard for the NG2 and Combustion (standard models) there's routs for both configurations. I.e., I could turn my 'standard' in to an NG2 pickup option should I fancy it.

I have an AB1 and a Combustion. They both certainly have their plus points as you mention. I actually went for the non-Nolly version Combustion as I prefer a more 'jazz' tone I suppose. The neck profiles are a little different on each, so that might sway you - as is also the fretboard radius. Everything else is great at each price point and even if it wasn't, pickups and preamps can be swapped out for other Dingwall hardware. You won't be upset with either, but the AB1 really is a great, great piece of kit!

The link broke a little while back. Looks to be back now

You can buy direct yes. Bergantino are also very much looking at ways to get them in to the UK, so certainly aren't forgetting about everyone else round the world - so hopefully there will be some news on that soon. Having experience with the B|Amp, knowing what I know now, yes I would most certainly import. I am a fan! I've not tried the Forte yet, but I would love to get one in to the magazine for a full video review.

where he could well be my Blue Kevin. ( Bit creepy, sorry )

Glitters been at it again. When interviewed about his various trips abroad, he said he was mostly sorted out by a "mate". He burst into song and proclaimed... "Each time I see a little girl of five or six or seven I can't resist a joyous urge to smile and say thank Kevin for little girls" Burn them. Burn them all.

I nearly got one for my small combo as well, but ultimately went with a PJB Bass cub. Very portable, aux in, DI out, EQ section.......

I find it's only a a problem if they break below the 5th fret.

I understand he doesn't want a hearse for the funeral, so Kevin's in the backseat of my Cadillac....

I'm confused - does this Kevin guy actually exist then or is it just a funny thread? I need some proof. Show me Kevin.

Ha, it was more an "information" i guess! There's one group I play in that does shows with Double Bass every year. The orchestra is in front of the stage on floor height. I'm generally forced to play electric DB for that because otherwise I block out a large chunk of the stage with the DB body .... Mind you, they are probably hte best cast and production I play in every year- consistently great.

No, I don't think that's true - it's about product focus. FWIW, I don't personally think a headphone amp and a DI pedal are really in the same area - I would prefer a decent sounding DI/EQ pedal and a separate headphone amp for home/practice. It's the whole 'do one job well' philosophy.

just to throw a curve ball in, not particulaly compact but happily sits on my board...The Zoom B3

S'cool ped, cheers.

Fair enough. But people are going to be talking about Jaco forever. Blue

It might well sound different, but you suggested it'll never sound like a P. I'm not sure I'd agree with that.

That wasn't a no - you would always be heard. My vagueness of response was due to it entirely depending on the strength of output of the bass. In addition, it depends on how well your mixer handles an unbalanced, Hi-Z signal. How good the pre-amp is, too. As discussed on another thread about going ampless, the EQ options on a mixing desk can be more powerful than anything on your bass head.

If you can find one a Behringer BDI21 is a virtual clone, at about a fifth of the cost. Will give you an idea if you want to go for the Sansamp without too much initial layout.

It pays to tread very carefully.

Thanks to everyone for their input! I think I'm going to change strings (as suggested by Cuzzie) and maybe invest in a Sansamp, since I could do with a DI box anyway. That should open up some more options and limit mindless spending!

Food. I'm a BBQ master. Proper low and slow smoking. None of that grilling burgers for 5 mins and calling it a BBQ shite.

I think the P pickup placement in a straight P vs. most modern (certainly Fender) P/J's is the same, so for the most part, if you get a PJ, you can still have a straight P as well, just by turning down the J pup.. Regarding the roadworn Precision (I have one, Fender not Limelight), what you get with those is a Bass that somehow feels 'played in', I've recently given mine a bit of TLC, by adding a tug bar and a bridge ashtray, along with a set of TI flatwounds, and at the moment I can't put the thing down. I know there are other Roadworn owners, Marc S for one, who'll be along to sing the praises too. Hope this helps!

I think that you're mistaken; Kevin is in your mind.

I can't say I'm convinced by this, I'm afraid. I'd suggest that popularity is a universal gauge of popularity, and that's all (not necessarily a Bad Thing, but not a reflection of talent, nor anything else...). I'm not sure that Bach's popularity, either in his day or the present, changes anything concerning his talent. True, talent has no objective yardstick that I'm aware of, but why does one need objectivity, anyway..?

Whoa. . . . backup. . . . I just noticed the footwear!!

Nice to see Moonmadness get a mention! Means I still have 3 Albums from my life, that even now get regular Airplay Tubular Bells...natch Fields of the Nephilim....The Nephilim, and... Curved Air, Air Cut, can't find whole album on Youtube, so here is a taster. Its the rockiest album they ever did, mainly because Darryl Way had bailed by this point, and its a Cracker, thanks to Eddie Jobson and Kirby Gregory's input, probably my favouritsist album...evah!!!

What cab(s) are you using? There is always something "better" out there. The clever bit is to know when to stop looking.

Great to see Gillett Guitars being represented officially on BassChat. About 6, maybe 7 years ago Michael himself posted on BassChat to discuss the new product line and I just had to reach out to him to talk more. We've stayed in touch as much as possible and I feel honoured that I was able to be instrumental in aiding the design of the original range. Certainly very touched when Michael reached out to me as he did with other bassists who are highly regarded to discuss his basses and what players were looking for in an instrument. In case you missed it on TV, Michael has been on Dragon's Den with his instruments as well which I think was superb! I have a lot of time for Michael, I think he's a really nice guy and I want to see him and his basses progress.

Dinner time yesterday I'm smoking a fag and deleting emails,it's kinda cold and the day's dragging something terrible Among the junk,one says "You're a Winner". " Aye right" says I an goes to bin it,then I spot it's from Wunjo. Didn't think they were in the habit of sending junk emails so I open it. Bloody hell !! Forgot I'd entered last weeks competition,now I've won the thing Even better was Wunjo don't hang around, 12.45pm was the email telling me my good fortune and asking my address. 3pm today it was delivered What can I say except Thanks Very Much

Worth it. Ashdown's customer service is really good, too.

Yes. I am the same with my Pitbull. There are improvements to make but they lost in the competition between building and practising when I heard how it already sounds. It's my main axe now. You needn't beat yourself up over it though. It's a stunner.

Looking really good! Did you decide against the duck decal the end?