stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1420021208' post='2644839'] Don't talk about sex, religion or politics. [/quote] Unless one is a sex crazed politician that is trying to get you to join his new cult!

[quote name='Burg' timestamp='1420021207' post='2644838'] Good luck with the gig! [/quote] Thanks

Thanks Beer, I will be at the venue for 7pm so I can put it in the stand out of the way of where we are setting up and opoen the bag a little at a time, once we are sound checked it will be sat in the tent as the people fill it up I suppose which I guess is better than turning up at 10pm opening up the gig bag and going on stage! I could take the Stagg but I fancy the DB and we have enough room. Oohh I can see someone typing as I type.....

Yes I like mine, great for noodling on, bit of a feedback monster when you plug it in though! Has yours got the nice book matched back? There isnt much about them on the net is there, mainly pics of a slightly newer version with a different shaped head and different knobs. I think I paid £250 used for mine in about 1999? I have never changed the strings and the ones on it are not even a matching set

That Lakland is so nice, I love it! I have a 2013 USA std Jazz V in the same finish and RW board as Rick's '61, I quite fancy an active preamp in it so if I stacked the knobs like that I would end up with a five string version of that just without the ashtrays....hhmmm food for thought

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1419976285' post='2644609'] yeah I understand the problems with using other amps when doing a multi band gig but I've got an FX pedal for that and I think they cover all the arguments for using an active bass, plus you can change your settings mid song with your foot. And I do apologise for the spelling error in the title of the thread doh! [/quote] [quote name='Ben Jamin' timestamp='1419978863' post='2644635'] I was always under the impression that active basses were developed for busy session musicians who would bypass amp/pedals and plug directly into the desk/DI - such as Marcus Miller etc. Gives you a lot of control in a simple set-up. [/quote] [quote name='zero9' timestamp='1419979696' post='2644643'] Nobody needs an active bass, but a lot of people prefer it. In your case, it seems you don't need one. I've found that with an active bass I have all the tone shaping I need, without needing to touch an amp or preamp. Very useful when recording / DI'ing. [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1419982842' post='2644690'] I used a SansAmp-type preamp pedal with a passive bass for years with no issues - I like to keep things simple live and thought that active basses just represented more to go wrong - but actually it's a lot simpler to carry your God with you (so to speak) and now I really like being able to just plug and play with my sound onboard. No need to carry pedals, extra leads and mains adaptors or deal with their associated problems and issues... [/quote] I have found using a Sansamp, multi FX or similar is good but it doesn't have the same effect as an OBP and if anything they are far more complex than any preamp, you cant really fine tune with your foot either, that is fine for going from patch to patch and I used to use auto wah with fuzz back in the day for the chorus on a few songs we did, the OBP is more about tweeking the patch you already have setup to suit any variables like a full or empty room, guitarist swapped to a Les Paul and robbed your space etc. As the others have said I find where it excels is live or recording, DI into the desk and you are away, I used my old pre EB Ray in a studio a while ago, the engineer had the stuff setup from a previous band using some form of clever box and a preset mix on the computer for bass but he was not happy with the bass sound so he just patched the bass into the interface and started a fresh bass track set flat and well there it was, a fine adjustment on the stingray and everything else could be mixed later. I do the same live too, DI the bass and set my own amp flat, mix the OBP rather than my amp and the engineer is normally happy with that, my passive Jazz into a DI would be lacking for me hence my outbourd pre but putting that in the signal chain live, remebering not to tread on it etc isnt for me. I have not decided how to use the Jazz through a big PA yet, the preamp is in my FX loop so probably go post EQ on my DI out but I think that is where the trouble starts, this "my sound" is great in the bedroom or even a practice room but it might not be what is needed out front.

I change all my batteries on my birthday and tbh I think probably the strings once a year too these days! Saves trying to remember what was done when, never had a flat battery yet

I think it is just a chemistry thing beyond ability which sounds like you have nailed, if you and the guitarist are taking the piss out of the drummer towards the end of it you are probably going to work well

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1419976022' post='2644606'] We're only playing a 45min slot at a NYE party in town with a bunch of other bands. I only know a few of them but they're all good and fun (we all play originals with a common denominator: upbeat, dancey, fun), so it should be a great evening. It's organised between two venues that are interconnected, so when one band finishes in one venue, the next starts in the other, so no dead time in between shows. We're getting paid really well as they're paying us taking into account how many band members we have (8-piece), so that's a really cool bonus, as it's a party I'd have liked to go anyway, but since I'm playing I get to be there for free as well I was planning on taking my brand new shiny red cabs, but it seems too much hassle for just 45min, so I might just walk in with my bass on my back and just have fun. Outfit not 100% decided yet, but I just got this wool hat + beard, and I think I have to use it, don't you agree? [/quote] I am thinking this is what Santa Claus looks like on his holidays during the summer? Edit to say- obviously Santa would be a five string player so it cant be!

8.5kg! Do you still have the rest of it?

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1419838592' post='2643023'] Pete, is that an old Ozark acoustic bass at the end? [/quote] It is indeed, well spotted

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1419971159' post='2644525'] I'd say that is a very good fee for the pub... It wouldn't worry me how close it was if it was the right gig for the right money... I'd be thinking I'm working, not needing to drink so I'd want big money...but like I say, we set a fee, and had no takers, which is what I think the point was ... for the guys in the duo's [/quote] To be fair JT this trio doesn't command much anyway, my other band a 4 piece would have wanted £800 for the same gig, we aren't doing a typical party set with the trio either. How much does a heated marquee cost to hire and heat? Oh yeah we get food a drinks, expensive food menu too.

NYE gig tomorrow in a marquee set up in a pub car park, its heated plus possibly 250 people but it will still be cold in the van and outside the tent, I don't suppose there is much I can do other than put it in it's soft case then put it on it's stand on the stage before letting it alter to the tent a bit before fully removing the bag? At least I can blame my terrible intonation on the weather! Lol

Im more likely to adjust the treble, slap, fingers, pick, near the bridge, near the neck, thumb but with different treble settings covers most genres ime.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1419965763' post='2644451'] Begs the question of what fees bands are setting for NYE. I understand that it is a very expensive night all round, but I would want way more than the bar staff earned that night to consider it worth doing..and I accept that pubs just can't go to that sort of money. I don't think I'd want to do a function either..unless it was a dep gig and I just turned up but the hours would be 'critical' [/quote] We are getting £500 between 3 of us, its local and we can park the vehicles a few feet from the stage area of the tent. I've just had a call to say 130 of the 150 tickets have been sold too. £5 a ticket so I dont think thats unfair as they have hired the marquee? Update 230 of 250 tickets sold! Probably should be practicing...

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1419965045' post='2644444'] We had one at a community pub here, well paid, good venue, done it last year too... usually put on a marquee etc. Very much a village atmosphere and everyone goes out. Rang a couple of weeks ago to check up on it and turns out the manager had been "removed". The new manager then proceeded to laugh at us down the phone when we told them about our booking (£800 for a 4 piece) and offered us under 1/4 of that claiming they couldn't make the £2k they would need in a night to make it worthwhile. (last year the pub took over double that), so they were politely told to eff off. [/quote] I've been a victim of the 'removed' manager, booked for a 40th party, lots of tickets presold, turned up and the new emergency manager had never heard of him, the gig had been cancelled but to be fair we played and got paid, there was 6 people in there!!!!

It's only 11 months until bonfire night?!

In-Fender USA Am std Jazz V 3tsb/tort/rw. Out- ?. Learnt- I should have learnt to play DB ten years ago.

Boom!

You have got some nice basslines to play with there mingsta!, thumbs up

[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1419927990' post='2643952'] My band The Disco Prophets have best ever gig we've had for NYE at the best bar/club/venue in Nottingham; it's a v high quality conversion of a beautiful old church. Capacity 650 and manager has made it free entry, as give back to punters (or clever marketing). We are getting extremely well paid; but above all it should be a great party and we're all looking forward to it. The two 1 hour sets will have people dancing all night too. It's disco and funk classics from late 70s to present day. Last song of night is Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars! [/quote] I have been in there I think on a stag doo, glass partitions and mood lighting etc all in an old church, raised up wooden areas? Have a good un

Marquee in the pub car park in the centre of town for me, same place they hold the beer festival in the summer but it is in a smaller tent and we are the only band on using our own PA etc. We go on at 10pm probably 12 songs first set, short break and 12 more songs should take us over the chimes. I have then got a gig with my other band on Saturday and a wedding gig on Monday night with normal work in between on Friday this week and Monday morning...tired thinking about it. Pics to follow Blue....

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1419760820' post='2642418'] Ive found the dj5 and sandberg tt5 much better than a fender usa jazz 5.in my opinion I didnt like the fender b string [/quote] [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1419769882' post='2642544'] Have you tried a Fender V with graphite truss rod? Far superior to the previous versions. [/quote] I thought the same then bought a new version USA JazzV and the B is great, I'm very happy with mine especially as I'd come across very few good ones when trying previously over the last ten years, 2008 onwards I believe is where the improved?

Well we do white wedding too but I didnt put it down the first time.

You might if it was a GT40 kit car? Or even just one inspired by ford or with some ford parts. I think thats fine for a private individual , building many Ford Focus replicas as a business and putting Ford badges on those however I think is wrong