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Wicked little gig at Pizza Express Live (Holborn) for the first “Nashville Meets London” gig of 2023. A packed house, Katy’s fan base right at the front singing along to every word, great sound onstage, brilliant fun. Used the house Markbass CMD102P (I think?) and was pleasantly surprised. A few vocal bits for me to brush up on, plus my stage presence game was sorely lacking for some reason yesterday, but all in all a great fun evening 😎 https://www.katyhurt.com

my first board! So for years - no pedals, or a few and then sell… nicest sound I ever had was a hellborg preamp which was a bit big to take as a pedal… I loved the sound though Then a Zoom B3 which was nice, but got sold Then a Zoom B3n which stayed for a while - mainly playing at church will all in ears setup … so amp modelling is good Then a HX stomp for years but the more I played the more I refined “my sound” down to comp> amp model> HPF/LPF acting as a cab sim and then di out one footswitch for a drive the other for chorus sometimes synth patch ”I could simplify this down and avoid screens and swearing trying to set my gain staging in this box” I thought “it might be cheaper” I thought it wasn’t. But @krispnpointed me in the direction of a colourbox for the transformer channel strip thing I like … and then two big pedals and two power supplies was a bit of a pain wasn’t it… so a change was afoot, @jimbobothy helped convince me of the best approach … the soldering iron came out and much time and more £££ than I want to think about it all works! pedal chain for the one person who reads on after the photo… tuner Source audio C4 synth (plus the Adafruit based preset switcher - ain’t pretty but was cheap) Broughton Omnicomp (optical compressor, sounds nice) “Irn bru” barbershop clone (I don’t like many overdrives on bass - love this) John K mini XO ( crossover drive pedal set up fuzzy and aggressive - thanks to @binky_basswho picked it up from the recycling forum on here broken and kindly passed it on) Frog FX1 preamp - (alembic/fender showman preamp in a box, using a early 50’s telefunken ECC82 running at a scary 180v) tech21 bass boost chorus (very lush) shallow water clone (tape effect random chorus envelope filter thing, sounds great, very sensitive to input gain) Vong filtrung - set up so the HPF on, LPF is footswitchable, and volume knob is to set the input into… JHS colourbox v2 - which to be honest is the pedal despite all the rubbish before it! All a bit over the top for a basic tone needs but it does sound good - esp with the valve preamp, it just sounds warmer and punchier at the same time edit: voodoo labs small ex board and Cioks dc7 underneath

Hey all, just a polite update, Spector have got in touch and are working with their distributors to help me out. Euro Spectors have a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects and they are "committed to making this right".. I am so happy to hear there is help out there : ) I will update again with the outcome and possibly a new photo of a replacement bass.

I actually received this bass at the beginning of the year but I had some plans for it, so it has taken a while to get around to photographing it. Please keep in mind that I bought this for a Hair Metal (mostly Motley Crue if the drummer has his way) style covers band... When I play, you can see on my picking forearm tattoos of a Mudflap Girl, playing cards and flaming dice. I have represented these on the bass. I have also made a truss rod cover in the shape of tribal style flames (the photo of it didn't come out very well). Also, my lair and PC are themed in black with red accents. I am thinking of making a t-shirt (probably a vest) with "I Ate Vince Neil" on it, because I ain't no Nikki Sixx!

Finally back out there again. Acoustic gig with "She's Right I'm Left" Saturday 4/25 Reveres Restaurant Delafield WI *8:00 - 11:00 * This a late night for me. I won't get home until 1:30.

https://on.soundcloud.com/9xDVFKR5s9fBv9he9 I’ve put up what I deserted…doesn’t seem to want to do the fancy link thing either… I need lessons in most aspects of life 😂 erm…rough idea tension between rhythms, like tension between how much technology takes over, a constant push and pull… in my head it worked - listening back I’m not totally sure. just guitar and bass, both Yamaha. Programmed drums/samples. anyhow…

While i wait for the bodys return journey, sounds like a repatriation!.. I thought i'd share this bit of an email i sent to Andy... This is my 'Mental Health' Bass... I've gone on (and on!) about my love of the Ibby Worn Pebble Body and Great Neck... and my wish for a Simple Passive P in the thread back in June '20 when you did a job for @donslow SR Body. This is about the same time Lockdown was in Full Swing, and I started to get to grips with my Mental Health. Went to the Doc, got signed off from work, and started on the meds... Getting the bits together to complete this project, has been great... spending and occupying my time, researching and reaching out to those for the Pickup, Tone Switch, Knobs and Strings, as well as you (Andy) for the Body Mod, is much more than blagging a discount or freebie... time taken to write the email, and joy in recieving a response, and willingness of those to support my build has had such a positive effect on my mood... and admittedly saved a few quid. I've been thinking about the finish, and your kind offer of a veneer for the front, but... If OK I'd be happy with the existing cavities filled and a route for the P with the extra control holes filled. Your veneer finishes are amazing, but the above will show the outline of the old pickups and controls... All 'PowerSpan, Power Tap, Active 3 Band EQ, Blah Blah Blah'... But then taken back to simpler times with a single P pickup, Vol and Tone... Just how my mind feels with all the stress and anxiety of complication causing my depression, and not something to be covered up, out of sight, but celebrated with trying to live more in the moment. Apologies for going on... I just thought i'd give a little insight as to the 'what and why's' this bass is about to me... Cheers, Paul

Got to be worth an arty farty or two Ready for packing up and sending back:

I'm in two bands, one an Instrumental Prog Rock/Synthwave fusion band, that's uses the big board thst you've all seen. I'm also in a Rock/Soul covers band. That just needs some basics, PITA to keep moving pedals, but I can't afford to double them up. But looking to start a dedicated little board. In tge meantime here's the little Rock board 😁

And here is my entry for this month's composition challenge - I had a lot of fun with this one. Two harmonised guitars race bumper to bumper in a high-octane charge, wrapped around a song musing on the imminent demise of this breed of vehicle.... and perhaps their human drivers too? I present "Endangered Species". The lyrics: The tech stuff: DAW - Cubase 12. Bass - Dingwall Afterburner / Guitar - Jackson Soloist, both recorded with Line6 Helix Rack. Vocal mic - Rode NT1. Drums - EZDrummer 3. VST effects - iZotope Alloy on the vocals, a few instances of tempo-synced SoundToys EchoBoy on guitars and vocals, vocal and long effect reverb from Exponential Audio R4 and some glue from Lexicon MPX Native. Church bell sample (free) from https://zapsplat.com.

I wouldn't even consider putting a bass in a roof box. Opportunists would love the chance to get their hands on something they could exchange for a couple of bags of smack / crack. Would the kids be open to travelling in the roof box?

So I made a 1ft long mild steel lolly stick of the (approx) appropriate with for the slots. .. this was incidentally made from a piece cut off the side of an old road sign, so by sheer coincidence the bass will have some literal "Street credibility " Anyway this will be chopped into 4 pieces for the slots, 2 of which seen here, I'll have to round off the ends for the next 2 obviously. When these are done I'll mark and drill the holes, and hopefully they'll raise the bridge units by a suitable amount ( you never know your luck..) I've hacked a bit more wood out to try and level the slots, this I'll have to persevere with until I'm happy with them

@Paolo85 Thats a very considerate thing you have done. RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Basses... 'we never put a good bass down!'

Here's a demo of the bass in action

"That's a nice colour..." said MrsAndyjr1515 as she walked past. Trust me...praise indeed! For natural timbers, Tru-oil slurry and buff remains one of the easiest, cheapest and most effective finishes. This is after slurry and buff 2. Slurry and buff 3 will be this afternoon and then first thing tomorrow morning it will be ready to be packed up and shipped off back to @PaulThePlug, who has waited VERY patiently for it to come back to him

You soon find out who the good guys are. Spector have a great reputation for a good reason.

No, honestly, I am a pretty mediocre player. One of life's little ironies, I can afford nice instruments mainly because I don't make my living making music.

I'm not a shop owner or member of staff of one, but I have to disagree. I don't think 15-20% is unreasonable if a shop takes all the grief out of selling an instrument. You don't have to deal with chancers and tyre kickers or dodgy types who come round to case your place to see what you have and whether it's worth coming back another time and breaking in. You don't have to worry about shipping an instrument. A shop will normally clean, set it up and prepare it for sale and advertise it. Many more people will see your instrument when it's hanging on a shop wall than will if it's in a case under your bed. You sit back and do nowt and wait for the money to materialise. What's so disgusting about that? You can always sell an instrument yourself if you prefer. Nobody is forced to do it through a shop.

Ah yes, this is much admired and lauded work. An artist, writer and raconteur extraordinaire. Much has been written about his creations. There’s no better testimony than this: ”You never see an MDP up for sale here” “once you’ve played those braille side dots, you’ll not want for anything else”

Yes. You have the option to save to a new location when you want to save a patch. https://zoomcorp.com/manuals/b6-en/#unique_104

I own a pair of the K12.2 and our band pa was upgraded from 712 to 732. Our drummer owns the 712s (that we used to use as tops) and when we decided we needed more we bought the 732s as a band. I haven't used the 900 series. Assuming that they are roughly equivalent to the 700 series (but probably a little better) then I would say that the QSCs are meaningfully much better than the 912 and very slightly better than the 932, that's certainly the way they sit with the 712 and 732. This is in response to @Pirellithecat asking about use as an FRFR cabinet for bass mind, where the deeper bass extension, dsp presets and better monitor position matter quite a lot. When we needed PA tops we replaced the 712 with the 732, all of the advantages of the QSC didn't matter for that application and the RCFs where cheaper, sounded just as good and matched our subs. EDIT - Also I just checked and I paid £1348 for the pair including the (nicest I've seen) bags. So that's a little over £600 per QSC. Over 50% in 2 years price increase.

WOW that's stunning. Love the bound neck and MM style headstock. Very nice indeed. Dave

Venue-provided! That Trace head has well and truly quelled my bass amp GAS, even with @silverfoxnik flogging his Handbox R400!

That’s the only rig pic from last night I’m afraid. I’ll find the link to the original build thread 🤓 EDIT - build diary here

Given the date on the photo, I'm astonished that this hasn't been snapped up before.

Yup, there's a reason why they're the best 😎

A little bit of history. Fane's published specs around that time changed fairly frequently for the sovereign series. If I remember correctly they'd had some troubles and were effectively re-launching. The predecessor of the 10-300 was the 10-275 which had identical parameters but was rated 25W lower. The stickers on your speaker are almost identical from those on my Fane 10-275 so it may be the same speaker and from the same factory. I have a couple of spec sheets I saved from that era. My speakers were in a 2x10 which went very deep and had a pretty flat response at the cost of being quite a heavy beast. Modelling the two speakers gives a very different bass response. The old speaker is in green the new Fane10-300 in red The cab for the older speaker is 40litres and tuned to 60hz, it will also work with the newer variant but you'll get a bit less bass. It's a nice speaker but doesn't have the high end peak that the equivalent Eminence speakers have so might lack a bit of top end and need a bit of upper mid boost depending upon your taste. I think there is every chance yours is the older model.

Don't think it's been mentioned already, but you can run YouTube videos at slower speeds, but it plays the audio at the original pitch.

If this helps, this is Fender's setup guide https://support.fender.com/en-us/knowledgebase/article/KA-01903 I am not an expert so when I do a first setup, I pretty much follow the guide to the letter (setting shimming aside unless it turns out there is a problem there). Once I get to those measurements for everything, then I adjust further. If the bass has very good fretwork it may allow for lower action (so less relief, or lower string heith at the bridge - less relief is my preference). If the bass has bumpy frets and it buzzes, then it is a balancing act. If it buzzes at the first five frets then you need to add relief. If it buzzes after that you need to raise the strings. Sometimes, if there are one of two spots where it buzzes indicating that there is a significant bump, I'd consider keeping a bit of buzz rather than having to set action extremely high. EDIT: note that things can spiral down, if you add relief the neck is more bowed so implicitly requires more string height to avoid buzz around the 9th-12th frets, so I found myself going up a lot with both relief and string height to run after specific bumps. Even better, frets can be filed, I was quite scared about doing it at first but now I do it regularly on cheap basses if needed. If done with care and decent tools doing damage is unlikely. One can argue that if there is a significant bump the bass is already "damaged" to start with and will only get better.

now listening to Sing to God...mind blown,,,,

Here is my little board. Now with “extra melodic richness” with the addition of the EHX Bass Clone, which arrived yesterday courtesy of @glenalli of this parish. I tried it briefly last night at a rehearsal. I’m really impressed with it.

Here is my entry, Instrumental song recorded this morning, bass recorded this evening, mixed and mastered this evening. Guitars Jackson dinky guitar plugged through various boss pedals into Marshall, SM57 off the centre of the speaker into Focusrite. Bass recorded through Amplitube4, too late to play the amp in the evening. Drums, courtesy of Ezdrums, keys - syntronik software.

Quite often you hear a song about cars that sounds really cheesy. so here is a proper cheesy one, Ferraris with cheese, Italian cheese. EZ drummer did the heavy stuff, with an Ibby 6 string through 2 different effects paths on Waves GTR 3 , bass was my Perry bitsa through a waves bass amp sim and the keys were straight from a patch on a digital keyboard. ed to add a bit more EQ adjusting to give more room for the bass! All in reaper with a hint of Ozone 8 to bring it together The vocal was very well practiced and subtely auto-tuned and whacked right up in the mix, cos I know how you all loves it. Lyrics ...as you probably wont pick them out to easily. testarrosa parmiagiano dino 246 mozzarella toscanello California gorgonzola mondial grana Padano gran tourismo mascarpone berlinetta maranelo pecorino scuderia spider ricotto here comes the fun little darling here comes the fun and I say it’s alright testarrosa parmiagiano toscanello California testarrosa parmiagiano mascarpone berlinetta here comes the fun it’s alright

When I was a kid in a small village in Cheshire AI meant a chap with a rubber glove impregnating livestock... And if we're talking about gettin' jiggy with the Artificial Insemination Man there's only one choice, Funk!