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'Money probably.' - Nope, I think it's fairly safe to say money isn't a huge concern for Nate or any member of the Foo Fighters these days... Unlike many brands today we don't give any free gear to any Artists and Nate pays for his Ashdown gear the same as any other artist. Pic of their payment for Nates last rig attached for you. As you'll see that's money coming in not out... 'In the studio the bass will be DI'd and tracked via some esoteric vintage valve pre-amp' Nope again. Usually it's a mix of Mic and DI from his ABM 900 Head, an old B-15 combo thrown in once in awhile and his BTA 400 as well. It's been this way for the past 15 years. 'The choice of amp and cabs makes zero contribution to the sound either recorded or live' - Really?!? Wow that's quite a statement, if that's the case then I'm not sure what we're all doing here to be honest.... As for testing gear vs ours... The Foo's do this every touring cycle, as you can imagine being in one of the biggest bands in the world Nate is constantly getting gear offered to him, they usually get all the gear together from a multitude of brands for a week of testing during their pre production, after this Nate will pick what he wants to use for that tour. Always a nervous few days from our point of view to be honest but touch wood we have always come out on top. Not for reasons of money or support or promotional purposes but because that's what Nate chooses...5 points
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Great response from Ashdown, and what it says to me in a nutshell is that he simply prefers the sound of their gear to other brands. Which is the way it should be imo.4 points
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DFA = Don't F*** Around - Gives you a belt from the mains if you twiddle too much. The switches alternates between "Stun" and "Kill" settings.3 points -
The original text reads: This Limited Edition Fender American Special Precision Bass has a beautiful sandblasted crimson red transparent finish as well as all the acclaimed sound and style of the archetypal American Special Precision Bass. The sandblasted finish is one of the most alluringly unusual treatments yet seen on a Fender instrument, leaving the grain pattern wonderfully textured with parallel ruts and grooves in which the black grain-filler coat shows beneath the blue finish coat. The bass is also finely appointed with American Standard split single-coil Precision Bass pickups, Volume and Tone controls, along with a slim "C" shaped Maple neck with a 20 fret Maple fingerboard. It's undeniably one of the most striking finishes ever seen on a Fender, attracts loads of attention wherever it goes. Light and surprisingly resonant ... or maybe not surprisingly. Just a really lovely thing. Collection from HA1 3RG or WC1E 7BD.3 points -
Is it better to jam on a Cream song, or cream on a Jam song?3 points
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Is this any help?2 points
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I didn't even know there was football on.2 points
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That's right - you can fiddle with them for a while, then leg it.2 points
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I'll lend amps, but the list of people I'd lend a bass to is very limited. To 1 person actually. And even then the amp lending will have a receipt and a signature. Bad experience means I'm cautious.2 points
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all photos will be attached in future, to keep things simple for everyone.2 points
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Gotta give Ashdown their dues, they're great at responding...2 points
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Ha! That was great fun. 😜 For those concerned about power handling, we smashed 530 watts at 8 ohms into it and it didn't compress at quite insane volume especially for a 1x10. Some manufacturers say things continue to get louder as you turn the volume up. Mostly this is just marketing crap. In the case of the One10, that's actually true.2 points
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i'll try and find time to weigh it. its smoother with the sealer, even unsanded.2 points
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Not sure if that question is aimed at me or Josie, so I'll give my answer anyway! I'm a huge Dead fan, and to do their music full justice, the sets need to be long. Some of the songs last 30 minutes plus! There needs to be time and space to allow prolonged improvisation, or it simply won't be a GD experience. Over to Josie...2 points
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Just sent some Bass Player magazines to Iacopo. Great comms and instant payment for the postage. Great Basschatter. You can deal with this guy with absolute confidence.1 point
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For sale is old but great 1992 Sadowsky J-bass. Ash body with quilted maple top and maple neck, black hardware, drop D tuner, no VTC, upgraded with VTC, 4 kg, everything original, really good condition for 26 years old bass, condition 9/10. Comes with Sadowsky soft case. Price is £2450/€2800 (insured EU shipping included).1 point -
After 8 track tapes naturally.....1 point
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Our BL shares vocals with our other guitarist. Blue1 point
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Marigold gloves are the business for getting rid of unwanted hair and fluff. Just wet the glove first A wet Marigold can sort a lot of problems1 point
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footie? who watches that?1 point
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Oh cool. Good luck with the sale1 point -
I would ask for a proper spec'd bass. That is what you paid for.1 point
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Go for it @krispn, you know you want to1 point -
Don't get too excited Dave......http://www.elotribute.com/1 point
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Good grief what were you doing to/with them?1 point
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HTH I hear more good things about these guitars than bad things.1 point
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The size was in the clue... 8025 = 80 (80mm square) 25 (25mm deep). And it's 12v. Current might vary a little, but shouldn't have much effect. So, it's one of these then: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X-Fan-RDH8025S1-80-x-80-x-25mm-Axial-Fan-12V-Sleeve-Bearing/112777521421?hash=item1a4210690d:g:TfQAAOSwBOlahBNM £7.58, free postage. Bargain.1 point
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I have no experience with that particular cab but can add this. Yorkville is part of Traynor and are very common here (in Canada). Usually the quality is top notch, very durable and road worthy gear. I've owned Traynor cabs in the past which were light and loud. Although some older models can be heavy. Maybe do a search on talkbass.com to see if anyone has any experiences with that particular cab.1 point
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It's the same in the Kemper world too. Everybody trying to flog profiles... alot of them absolutely dire... and with no evidence of them actually being their own profiles, or even profiles of what they are reputably meant to be profiles of. The good thing about the Kemper though, is that there are the established folk out there that have the supporting evidence and great sounding profiles that back up their business. MBritt is probably top of the class for that... and in this country, theampfactory.1 point
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Beautiful Mario1 point
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I assume that cable came in through the Dumble door?1 point
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Great bass! I remember trying one of these out at the Bass Centre in Wapping in the late 80s or early 90s. IIRC, the filter circuit was Overwater's version of the Wal Custom electronics and was very good... I can't remember what pick ups they had, though they look like Kent Armstrong humbuckers to me.. Anyway, have a BUMP from me for a really cool British made, boutique bass! GLWTS1 point -
Love it thanks - tweaked the setup a fair bit - reduced neck relief, adjusted action a little. Mainly going to be a bedroom toy - I don't really have time for being in a band for the next couple of years. My repertoire is also such that local dep jobs would be awkward too! once the kids are old enough to get themselves around and be left unattended I might start looking.1 point
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I'm offering my german made custom le fay pulse steele in like new condition. no ding or dongs, only 3 month old. no stage, only played at home. Its maybe the best fretless bass, i've ever played. i also play or have played some other fretless basses like: wal mk1, a fender jaco model, jcr bass, acg hopper fretless, bogart ... call me crazy for selling this beauty, but unfortunately i have some problems with the halflines. i'm used to play fretless bass with fulllines. that's the only reason for selling. i've payed 4295,- euro (see pic invoice) and i will offer this for 2999,- euro. should be around 2620 gbp. here are the facts: in light silvergrey stainded premium solid ash body (satin finish) padouk neck (carbon inside) covered stainless steel fingboard with halfines and dots at the side of the fingerboard, 34 scale 2 humbuckers 3 pos. toggleswitch (humbucker parallel, single coil, humbucker serial connected) 5 knobs: 2 x vol, one of them with active/passive switch push/pull, active bass & treble, passive treble cut (works in active mode as well) gotho tuners and gotho d tuner the bass is located in munich, germany. now you know why my english is not the best. sorry for that. i need to say, that i'm only interested in trades for 4 string high end fretless basses (wal, pedulla, le fay, zon, etc.) with full fretlines (sidedots should be beetween the lines). here are some videos which i did with this bass: save packaging is for sure:1 point -
I understand you lack confidence, but you don't HAVE to join a band made up of far better musicians than you think you are. Find some others just starting out, then you will all be learning and you won't feel so out of place. But, playing with more advanced players is a great way to improve quickly1 point
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tomorrow night's gig is a $20 cab fare away and we finish at 11, so there is drinking time afterwards. Venue has a house drum kit so I'm sharing the cab with our drummer who lives near me. He hasn't realised yet, but he is my roadie for the night hehe1 point
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Different than the women I use to come across too Pete. Key phrase, "use to". When I was young there seemed to be plenty of women that went after guys in bands. I blow a lot of opportunities too. Now that I think about it, at our St. Paddy's gig a female fan introduced me to a significantly younger attractive lady/lass as her single friend. I think all I said was; " Hi, how are you." I didn't recognize the opportunity. I think it's what happens to guys when you get older. I don't have any good lines.I was more hopped up over signing CDs and gig posters. Just being "transparent" guys. Blue1 point
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Haha! Just showing off my fancy inlays 😅1 point
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Joe Dart all over it as usual - lots of E7 vocabulary to steal from the solo! The Fearless Flyers - 'Ace of Aces' bass transcription pdf1 point
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Iacopo just bought an MXR envelope filter from me. Great comms and quick payment - no probs at all. Would deal with again in a heartbeat. Cheers mate!1 point
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So he's probably too old by most bands' criteria??1 point
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I used to think that I'd like to do that, even if my income came down quite a bit. But then I enjoyed a busy summer, travelling up and down every weekend (not even the full week, but typically Friday lunchtime till Sunday silly late in the am - technically MOnday)... and I changed my mind. The 3 hours or so playing each night were great. I even didn't mind that I didn't always have my own room and had to share with a tractor (that's our guitarist, who snores like one)... but the WAITING AROUND was unbearable. I liked the guys, we got along great, but it felt we were stuck with nothing to do for far too long. Free beers are welcome, especially when it's warm... and coming home with a good wad of notes was great (even if it paid less than my day job, somehow that money seemed more valuable)... but it was BOOOOOOOORING for hours and hours each day. I really admire bands who are out touring all over the place for months at a time. I'd go crazy... I'd have to find a way to bring some kind of activity to my day... bring my bike so that I can cycle in each new place, I don't know... but even then... What I'd like is to be able to play good paying gigs within a 70 mile radius a few nights a week. The kind where I just drive and show an hour an a half beforehand to set up things, play, get money and go...1 point
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Arguably, strings that weren't noisy would be pointless ...1 point
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Happy World Down Syndrome Day 2018! Especially those of us rocking lots of socks!1 point
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Its the light and WB. They are very close, although the MB is a bit more shiny :-). That's the Italian in me1 point
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Noooo they’re different shades of red. My OCD can’t cope! 🧐1 point
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Monster Trace Elliot AH500 If you feel the Earth around you shaking I might need to turn it down a bit...1 point
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Hi. Mine is Schecter Stilleto Elite 5. It`s a great bass but I`d like to restorate wood because my music style is realy specific (drone-doom), it requires a deeper sound. Whitch wood is the best for a deep tonal weight? Sorry if there are mistakes. I`m not a native english speaker.1 point
