mrtcat

Anyone find that the quality of fit from custom moulds changes with bodyweight changes? I do a lot of training for various things (triathlon / marathons etc) and have two sets of custom moulds. Both impressions were taken by Paul at CIEM co. The first were done 4 years ago when I had a year off due to injury so I was carrying more weight the second were done just over a year ago (EBS_FREAK was present) during a training year. If I'm carrying less weight only the second set gives good isolation but if I'm carrying more weight (like I was over Christmas due to festivities and limited training due to baby arrival) both sets work well. I never thought that small fluctuations in body weight (no more than about 6kg either way) could make a difference. 

I had an absolute nightmare with a hartke kilo which I documented on here a few years back when Samson/ korg were doing distribution and repairs. I contacted Larry Hartke direct but he didn't want to know. It turns out Hartke knew that the Kilo had a design fault and didn't want to do the right thing. The repairs done by the Samson damaged the amp further but they were almost impossible to deal with. Ultimately they took £800 off me and left me with a useless piece of junk.

I would absolutely 100% advise against buying anything from Hartke. Larry Hartke claims to be mr approachable but in reality it's just for show.

14 hours ago, JPJ said:

Looks good, but no mute? When will manufacturers learn this is essential on a gigging amp.

In 25yrs of gigging I don't think I've ever used the mute on an amp. Isn't that what tuning pedals are for?

9 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

That's a lot of money for an 8 ohm resistor, a switch and a connector or two. 

It is bloody expensive for that. The crossover is a little bit more complicated because it only runs one driver full range with the other having a low pass filter but even so theres no way it justifies a £100 price tag.

1 hour ago, thodrik said:

I always thought that the VU was a bit of a gimmick (an LED clip light will suffice for me) so having an output VU doesn't really interest me. 

Its always been the only real weakness of their amps for me. It looks naff imo and I always find it hypersensitive. Much prefer a simple led clip light.

£500

Absolutely brilliant little cab bought new in summer of 2019 and in immaculate condition. Super light with fat warm tones and a nice little mid hump that gives a vintage tone that sits really well in the mix. I use in ear monitoring so this was literally only used once for an acoustic gig.

4 / 12 ohm switch so you can add extra cabs or use it as a stand alone. Absolutely no tolex peel as this is one of the newer cabs made after Barefaced had solved the glue issues they had on previous cabs. Comes with thick padded hot covers cover that was custom made for this cab. 

Any trial welcome here in south northants. Price is firm as new cost, including cover, is £719 and this one is mint. Prefer not to ship and will only do so if buyer arranges courier.

2 hours ago, steantval said:

I assume the folks on here doing in excess of 100 gigs per year are actually pro and doing it for a living, surely you cannot hold down a normal day job with that amount of gigs.

Nope, I run a small pest control business too. The fact that I'm self employed and that I keep my day job super simple means that I can balance the two. The only issue for me is that the summer is the busiest time of year for both the band and the pest control business. 

I also have two children (5yr old and 3wk old).

3 hours ago, Higgie said:

It’d be better without all the driving! 😂

 

+1 

The most annoying thing for me is all the motorway closures in the early hours that lead to huge detours. Getting home before sunrise in the summer feels like quite an achievement sometimes. 

104 in total having played pretty much everywhere between Aberdeen and Salcombe. 102 of those were with my band (I only joined in jan) and 2 being deps. 2 were pub gigs and everything else was either a wedding or corporate event. 2020 looking equally busy.

Summer was utterly mental because I also run a little pest control business and i did just over 200 wasps nests whilst holding down regular contract work and up to 5 gigs a week on occasion. 

Well that didn't take long. Thanks to xzodar who actually delivered this to my gig this evening. 

9 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Looking to add a 1025X to your lovely 1024X I see!  Fair enough 😁

 

Yep, I'm fortunate enough to have funds available at the moment and I really want to have a decent 5 string in the stable. 

Yeah on a trace amp the active / passive switch is nothing more than a pad. His theory is correct but he is assuming that the switch is something different. As long as you have set the gain correctly so the red light isn't on too often then it'll make no difference which way you have the switch pushed.

13 minutes ago, johnny1982 said:

Can anybody explain what is the main difference between :

a) Yamaha BB2025 and BB2025x

b) Yamaha BB1025 and BB2025

Thanks☺️

a) 2025 has no scratchplate or chrome control cavity cover. Essentially the same bass other than that.

b) 1025 assembled in Indonesia 2025 assembled in Japan. Both use the same parts although I believe the 2025 body is subjected to the vibration treatment. 

59 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

I think it's a rolling thing. Everything changes over time. When I were a lad in the 1950s, a classic car was something pre-war. The classic cars I eventually owned (Saab 96s and 99s) hadn't even been introduced or even designed back then. However, when I had them in the 1990s/early 2000s, they were considered classic cars. The music's no different.

This.

I just use a regular amp / cab set up when I need backline. I have two parallel signal paths running in the helix. One has amp and cab sim and goes to foh via xlr out and the other has no amp or cab sim and goes to my backline via the 1/4 inch jack output. Both signal paths have overdives / distortions / compression / eq etc that are switched when snapshots are changed.

3 hours ago, Al Krow said:

@mrtcat congratulations mate, that's an awesome rig! 

I'll have to fess that I find it difficult other than through a close inspection of the pups to distinguish the BB424X and the BB1024X models, so you'll need to please spill the beans on which of the two models you have there?

It is indeed a 1024x. I bought it used from this very forum for under £500. It has pushed a selection of far more expensive basses down the pecking order and is my go to bass for live work. 

The best combination of amp cab and bass I ever owned. The bass was the cheapest part of the set up to buy but it's off the shelf sound is so good that it was worth the expense of the amp and cab in order to let that sound be heard clearly.

16 hours ago, krispn said:

Who’s your agent!!!

Alive Network. My second band with them and they've always been brilliant. 

Playing for the RAF in Cyprus. We have to be at Brize Norton on monday and they'll load all our gear onto a plane and fly us out there. Coming back on New Year's day. We've done it before and our agents now supply masses of acts to HM forces. We get really well looked after and the pay is daft for something we'd happily do for free.

Never has small and light sounded so big and hefty.

7 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Not surprised that this Green-bad-boy didn't hang around for more than an instant. Stacks up against the very best of the 112 cabs out there and then some! 

Well not only have I been after one for years, this just happened to pop up at the right time and only 20mins from me. Easiest decision I ever made.

PM sent.

21 minutes ago, BrunoBass said:

sloppy playing, a tendency to speed up / slow down, and a reluctance to try to improve.

He has limited ability as a drummer, he knows it, and he’s hyper sensitive to any criticism for the greater good, no matter how diplomatically the subject was broached.

"we want to play original material"

Amazed you lasted long enough to get sacked. I couldn't live with any of the above in a pub band. Best off out of it.

My UE6s are the same. One slightly larger hole and two slightly smaller ones. I tape my in ears to the desk set up the Hoover pipe next to them (taped down also and use a tiny piece of wire to gently and carefully loosen anything in the holes. The air flow over the in ear is usually enough to pull it out.

On 10/12/2019 at 17:40, BigRedX said:

Probably these:

Although having said that the fretless 4-string is currently for sale so may not be mine for much longer.

Absolutely the best looking basses I've ever seen here or anywhere else. I'd absolutely love a Gus bass and hopefully one day I'll own one.