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Bought a copy yesterday, first time I'd seen BGM in WHSmith. Great mag. Burning Organ are locallish to me so I'll keep my eyes open and pop along to a gig. Nice to see a review of DHA's pedal too.

+1 (Oh the shame) 222

Man, I'm loving that FP/DM3 Jam! not usually a fan of anything more than a bit of compression, but that snippet is proof that too much is sometimes just enough!

Lee, the Irish variety is whiskEy. I'd love some too but SWMBO says no I'd love a Lakland Bob Glaub (but it ain't gonna happen) (SWMBO has just confirmed that one too) I know I'm getting some cookery books - cooking is my other passion. I'd love a set of Global knives (but that ain't gonna happen yet either - SWMBO just said I might get a couple for my birthday tho ).

Another +1 for tuner and comp. But I'm starting to GAS for a nice overdrive.

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='99621' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:49 PM']Is a blend control a good idea on a passive?[/quote] [quote name='ped' post='99626' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:54 PM']There may be a reason you can't use a blend on a passive bass[/quote] You can have blend controls on a passive - I've got one on my passive Warwick. BUT I'm thinking about changing pickups and going over to VVT controls (Or twin humbuckers with twin volumes and a rotary switch offering various coil tap and series/parallel options)

[quote name='walplayer' post='99215' date='Dec 4 2007, 09:23 PM']How about you get picked with someone then you have to go and find and listen to/buy/get hold of the last 5 tracks/ 5 different artists tracks that the person you are matched with bought? An review them!.... or does that idea suck?[/quote] I like that idea!

Another one for the little Satellite p-bassish shortscale here - twin humbuckers with on/off/out-of-phase switch for each p/up and sunburst finish. Next bass was one of those Hondo II SG style things (pg1), but mine had a great action and is still one of the most playable basses I have owned, I think it was 32" scale? My bloody brother sold it while I was at uni.

Another vote for the tort (if it was maple i'd say black tho) I'd go for a Fralin p/up tho

+1 to the Daisy Rock bass. My wife's got one of their guitars (the purple heart) and it's GREAT!

I like to sing backing vox But the rest of my band have confiscated my mic

Been a while since I used Cubase but IIRC one of the limitations is that LE only supports one device. Could well be wrong though .

Man, that's a handsome bass! Congrats on a good find and welcome to the world of fettling

No sugestions as to what to play, but I think you got a bargain there.......flipping gorgeous. I like the understated style.

Andy H, Couldn't you just be ready with your finger over the mute button on the desk at he end of every song? I did the sound at Rock City about 20 years ago for Desmond Decker. End of every song he took a big bow and shoved his mike right in his vocal wedge - the mte button worked a trick lol

I've always liked the look of a bridge p/up on a P. (but then again, once upon a time i thought my ex-wife was attractive )

Which one's his heart in? Piano or Bass? Music's like sport.....a common goal for the pusuit as a whole, but different techinque for each discipline. If your son wanted to take up ice hockey would you make him play football instead because it is the more popular sport? IMHO playing piano (which I had to do for ten years) does not make you better at other instruments, if anything it made the transition to strings harder for me (why can you play the same note/chord in several different places, coordinating two hands to play one note etc etc). It is great for theory though (which if he's got grade three in jazz piano he's got enough technique to explore the rest of theory).

For me, the clue's in the thread title................Philosophy :wacko: Until I took a took a break from bass at 28 years old, right from my second bass I'd always had Precisions apart from 1 US Jazz. Now I've got a Warwick. It's great.... great tone, wide range of sounds, soooo adjustable, small & light, looks great etc etc But I wish I'd got a decent P instead (as I did when I had my Jazz).............................................Why? Because once you've got it set up properly all you can do is play! It's Zen and the art of Bass Playing!

For me their instruments are a bit like their bikes (I'ma biker too) - usually not the best spec or most exciting designs, but there's something nice about them when you've got one! My six string accoustic (f310) is Yam's cheapest accoustic, but I've had it ten years and can't find anything within another £100 that sounds better to my ears plus its really comfortable to play.

Man, that Valenti is boooooootiful ^_^

Therein lies the main constraint on me - space! I live in a small Victorian cottage, and there's no way the missus is going to give house-room to a medium or full stack (put it this way - lat night words were exchanged abut the size of the EB180, and that will just about go up the stairs, anyhting larger, no way). That's why the MB & Acme appeals - less space required (and more portability too).

He's using a s/s combo (12") with a 12" ext cab so not stupidly loud but more than my cheap little Ashdown can compete with. Originally the Ashdown was just bought for rehearsals (our old drummer was QUIET! - the Ashdown arely went over 9 O'clock on the output gain). For home practise I'd run through my computer with headphones and live I go via DI to the PA. But I now need more rehearsal volume and I've been invited to do a couple of other gigs where I'd need a louder and nicer sounding amp.

Hi all, Got a tax refund coming soon and have earmarked a grand (or there abouts) of it for a mini rig of doom before the wife finds the cash in my account. My band took a new drummer last week and he's f'ing loud!! Guitrist was maxing out his 150w Marshall and my Ashown EB180 just got lost in the wall of sound the other 2 were pumping out. So I need about 300-500 watts by my reckoning. Had been considering the Warwick Xtreme 5.1 and a Warwick Neo 112 (with another 112 to be added in a few months time) with cases and cables its bang on budget, and should complement my Warwick Corvette nicely. Also had in mind to look into a similar G-K rig (RB700 and 1 neo initially). This morning I took a look at the Acme site and worked out that I should also be able to get the combination in the titile for about the same price, get the full power of the head immediately (instead of having to wait a few months for the extra cab) and have a smaller lighter rig at the end of the day) but am wary about splashing out that much on a rig I can't try before I buy - so, has anyone tried the Lil Mark 2 with a 4ohm B2? Or should I go with either of the other combinations.

That's a very handsome bass..................I'm a sucker for a maple necked P!