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[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1385242959' post='2286124'] That may be so but i really couldn't justify buying one with my (lack of) talent. Yes i have. Very entertaining, [/quote] I sold one of my pre eb stingrays to fund mine, hardly played an electric bass since!

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1385231101' post='2285926'] I'm not saying your gay if you don't buy a Stingray but people who don't buy Stingrays generally like to please other men. Hope I have been of some assistance. [/quote] Haha he's not wrong!

You dont need any talent to buy one, as I found out! Have you watched the isle of man great double bass race documentary on you tube?

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1385077824' post='2284360'] Gary Karr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxqkJTjSw7U [/quote] Gary Karr clips on you tube was the final bit of inspiration before ordering my Gedo, love him!

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1385208422' post='2285594'] Shuttlemax 12.2 here. I "upgraded" from the GBE750 so my opinion is a bit skewed but; I have never played through an amp that is so versatile a doesn't resort to gimmicky effects to get there. I run it through a 112 berg or 2 x 112 bergs or a 212 berg or all of them! With all the speaker configurations I have available it's loud, clear and warm. Never tried the EA stuff so I can't comment on that but I'd say that there isn't a better amp (for me) then then Genz. [/quote] That's one of the best and most versatile rigs i have heard of anyone having on bass chat, brilliant!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1385137582' post='2284917'] It's not always a cheat to alter tuning - as long as you still know where the notes are. Devin Townsend always tunes to an Open Major chord as it allows access to voicing that would be impossible on regular tuning because of stretch length. But he still knows every note he's playing! (and bloody hell he's good!) [/quote] I agree but tuning the guitar to C or using a plastic grip shaped like a chord is a cheat, the books that come with those things just use a fret number, i imagine disco numbers with lots of octaves are not popular!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1385134004' post='2284861'] My son's mate lives with us. He's "played" guitar for 10 years. He has a large repertoire of songs he plays. The guitar is tuned to drop C, so for a lot of numbers he bridges all the strings with 1 finger and strums as he moves the finger up and down the FB. The others are all learned with tabs. I was going to play a bass line with him the other day. I asked what key he was playing in.... blank look. Can he find a C on the FB.... no. There are 1000's of players the same I'm sure. .But are they guitarists REALLY? [/quote] Thats how those guitar pro things work I beleive but there is no need to detune the guitar as its preshaped into a major bar chord, some people just like a quick result, unfortunately those cheats lead to an almost impossible transition to actually playing.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1385127402' post='2284758'] Get the Genz whilst its on offer! [/quote] Correct

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1385124972' post='2284716'] Ah, OK.. [/quote] 3.0 is fet only, 9.2 max heads have both channels like two amps in one box and they are blendable, epic!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1385124605' post='2284703'] I believe the Streamliners have the valves (and are not neutral at all) not the Shuttles. [/quote] Nope, 6.2 and 6.0 shuttles are valve preamp as the op says.

I've had the 6.0 for years driving a Genz 2x12 with no reliability issues, more volume than i have ever needed. Tone wise they are very clear, plenty of lows and masses of highs how that compares to the euphonic i have no idea and which one your ears prefers only you can tell I'd say. I went for a 9.2max head to go with it but purely for the fun of it

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1385113227' post='2284534'] This all assumes that there is a defined running order. The band leader (singer) in my lot has a scruffy bit of paper with all the songs on it we are ever likely to do and just calls them out as he feels fit through the gig. If we were all on ipads or physical sheet music we'd still have that delay whilst we all found the next song and loaded it up. I've discussed having a defined running order so at least we know what's coming next but it's never happened. Of course now we have a delay whilst the guitarist sets up his 'sound' for a particular song once he knows what we are actually playing next [/quote] Thats fine if you are the resident member of the band but a dep is another matter imo, I dont use charts in my regular bands 30 songs in each band at one time.

Yep another one here.

I think maybe we all have different ideas about a chart reading this, I have never used a chart for gigs doing the usual beatles through to kings of leon, chic, rolling stones etc but I have written a few things on the discreetly hidden set list like altered keys, chords through a middle 8 etc. What about a 2 hour jazz gig though?

Cracking arent they, the first time where for the budget id suggest new over used, you are a total Genz slag now though!

[quote name='alexpea' timestamp='1385028027' post='2283502'] I think half carved usually means that the top is carved and the back and ribs will be laminate, I think :s Nice bass Rev, whats that black rectangle thing that looks like its bolted to the belly under the bridge? [/quote] I just realised my post was a bit confusing, i know the back and sides are ply, i wasn't thinking the front was half carved as in partly pressed then partly carved. I quite like the scuffed edges on your bass TheRev, as long as it's structurally sound i think it gives it a bit of a story to tell

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1384988715' post='2283321'] Depends, I knew scales without knowing them if that makes any sense. I can play a fair few, but only really know technically what a couple are. I really should knuckle down and learn some properly. But I can hear if what I`m playing is right or not so that`s the "knowing but not knowing part". [/quote] I suppose it depends what you are doing but the problem with knowing just by ear is only any good in the moment, I'm trying to learn walking lines on double bass where a chord chart is going to give you an advance warning to the scales you could use, i can easily play root and fifth all over it but it gets tricky if you want to add the more complex chord tones in. I wish i had got stuck into all this years ago

Just had a poke around the f holes and it's hard to say, the centre is quite curved and fairly thin behind the bridge area which would suggest pressed from a single sheet but the edges feel like a different contour from the front more consistent with it bring scooped out for want of a better term? Just checked on the gedo site and they are listed as half carved but maybe one mans carved is another mans as long as it's not ply and has been carved after pressing for it's final fit?

Anyone familiar with the Jason Donnavan that sets up in Bristol on a weekend? Brilliant i say.

Ah right im with you so they leave more wood in places rather than create like a pressed sheet but carved......off for a peek now

Lovely! I didnt know they could have a pressed solid top, it looks very similar to my romanian Gedo other than mine has a curved back, how can I tell if its pressed rather than carved? Ta

If its a barefaced check the feet and handles are still there! Lol only joking See how the owner looks after his/her gear as that will be a good indicator of how they will have treated the cab when in use regarding overloading it or throwing it about. Chromatic scales holding the notes are best imo for finding that frequency that gets anything loose to rattle, dont be surprised to find a note that makes something in the sellers house rattle, my bedroom doesnt like A#

Anything with two 12 inches in it is going to be popular on the internet!

Yep that all looks cool,nice.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1384955656' post='2282733'] That has just given me an idea for a screenplay. It's about 2 bass players who take a bit of a shine to each other........................... [/quote] Haha, it would have to be big red X and someone who only likes fenders that turns him in the end!