stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1408872658' post='2534153'] We are moderators. We are not censors. Threads get closed if they put the legal obligations of the site and its owners in jeopardy, or transgress decency considerations. Libel and defamation are serious matters, and we try to act responsibly, in good faith. Please do the same. [/quote] Or if GrandWazoo spits his dummy they go in the secret vault

Just watching the Paramore live at Reading coverage, their total PA fail is making me feel better now plus we got some good reviews for last night in the end apparently

I left my main function band about 3 years ago but we used to do an hour then a 20 minute break, another hour to finish. If the gig went well that last hour could become 1 and half hours with encores, requests as long as they were up and dancing we would keep playing. You have to leave the DJ something to do to earn half of what the band got for setting up a Maplins PA and a few lights haven't you?

I have been listening in the car just, are they riffs? or guitar based songs, some good songs I agree but "hey play that riff from Radiohead no surprises!"? How many bars can a riff be spread over?

I think the beauty of a carbon bow is that it can be made consistent unlike wood for a budget example, I imagine the hair and the person that fitted it will be more important as with any bow, at least that can be redone by someone who knows what they are doing with it.

Blimey I dont think I will be having that issue for a while!

[quote name='fatgoogle' timestamp='1408965170' post='2534938'] Another thing, since the very first bass i bought (a cheap laminate that wasn't playable) i have never bought a bass outright without taking it on a trial and would recommend that no one does either. Two weeks to a month is generally accepted as good trial time. Some pro's have taken bass's on trials for a year or longer just to make sure its the right one. [/quote] I have been playing mine for over a year now but I still would not be able to tell if a bass was any good really, I know what you are saying but it only works if you can already play fairly well, most people in this situation as I was are beginners or maybe the next step up, taking a good player along might be better but not everyone has a local good player to hand with the time to go and look at basses often 100 miles away do they? If I was a pro that warranted a year long trial of a bass I doubt I would be looking at Gedo basses or G4M I can't imagine many sellers on gumtree or ebay agreeing to any trial other than a dabble in their front front never mind 2 weeks? So that puts us back to shops probably on a sale or return basis, anything even one step up from my Gedo in a shop is going to be £1800+ thats the shops that stock such things most items in that price range at a shop are bows!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1408968591' post='2534980'] Twice as long as our maximum evenings work, that is for sure. [/quote] Yep I agree, thats two weddings worth IMO

I am torn on this, our current trio does a wide range of stuff, Guy Mitchell to Billy Idol for example! The stuff that everyone does is the stuff the audience like, to us they are often boring songs we dont want to play then when the people get up and dance I think to myself I would rather play those songs than a good thought out mix of unusual stuff to bored faces. Free - Alright now and Queen - Tie your Mother Down go down a treat at every gig for example, I refuse to play sex on fire now though.

What do you think of budget wooden ones, are they as bad as people say? I have a German pattern wooden one that came with my Gedo (I will probably sell it at some point) as a bow noob it is hard to know what is good or bad about it, being German I can grab it easier and saw away at the strings with ease but I gather that is not the idea

You have thought about this too much, Lol

I think that is it really mate, at least I know I can have a sound albeit maybe a bad one in a reasonably short period of time, the more I use it live instead of the Stagg the more I can fiddle in a real world setting with the piezo and learn its secrets!

It is 11 until 6 so not too early and not too late, plus you only need to be there long enough to see how much lighter your wallet is going to be in the near future You can get a good look at the 2 Gedo basses (mine and Zero9's) to see what you think of the build,sound and finish etc compared to what you have now, you will know if it is worth the small step up or if you need to either spend more or try and hunt down the elusive good bass within you existing target price, what is annoying for us all in this situation and I guess even people the next ten price bands up are the same boat to some extent is we know they are out there!

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1408956775' post='2534800'] maybe referring to the finishes available? [/quote] White, Black, Honeyburst, trans red I know you know your EBMM rays to know they are all out there, you have owned half of them

Everyone told me to stay away from wooden bows for less than at least few hundred quid, The Yita ones are very nice to hold and look at too.

[quote name='harrypatrickgolding' timestamp='1408949366' post='2534725'] Wow, that looks really cool. I prefer S.U.Bs look over Stingrays. It would be cool if they sold them without pickguards and you could buy one separate, if you wanted one and attached it yourself. [/quote] Which bit do you prefer the look of? I have owned 6 Rays so far and had many more pass through my hands, they look very very similar to me, I thought that was the point, Lol

Another day, another gig, another Stingray! [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_195739_zps6ejpzfs8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_195739_zps6ejpzfs8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Not a stingray... [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_183715_zpstoafmxjw.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_183715_zpstoafmxjw.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

The derby bash would be well worth coming to if you are going to spend a few quid on a db, even if costs a few quid in fuel it could save you hundreds.

It should sound good with any nice pickup imo

You can see the drums have been moved about, ended up with the floor tom as the snare as they are just triggers, didnt help.

[URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_192358_zps5pi3a6n2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_192358_zps5pi3a6n2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_191635_zpsu4h5u1pu.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_191635_zpsu4h5u1pu.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_195722_zpsvj2k54wd.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/20140824_195722_zpsvj2k54wd.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It probably wasn't as bad as I thought but I've had better gigs.

Ended up with my amp sat on top of a bass bin and nothing of mine in the wedge! Fecking electric drums started playing up 'popping' when hit hard, just as people started to dance naturally! Grabbed a subway and came home in a grump, lol

I dont think there is any in the secret ingredient but it needs rolling with something, now there is always the option of space cakes

[quote name='Allie' timestamp='1408889095' post='2534327'] All the best again Pete - main thing to relax and enjoy it. [/quote] Well I liked Bassman Sams advice but as an ex smoker I dont want to chance the nicotine

Hard to decide what to do isnt it? Ive no idea how much nicer better ones are or how much worse cheaper ones are, then is a badly setup expensive one going to be any use, can a cheaper one be setup easily and will it sound good even if it plays well, I give up, lol.