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[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1432047745' post='2777551'] Sounds reeeaaaallly nice..... The vibration I get is not like a fifties washing machine on a spin cycle...Think Uncle Buck..., more like a very fast dentists drill type thing. The main problem is a light weight amp....Epifani PS 6000, [color=#0000cd][b]which has sort of small hard rubber feet[/b][/color] which does not have the weight to hold itself in place. The cabs I use are 2 Ashdown ABM Neo 4x8's, stacked, which are the best I have ever owned... and can handle anything I throw at them as they are rated at 1000 watts each. It's just the small surface contact area of the feet, and the weight of the amp, (or lack of ) that cause this problem, which has been fixed for £1. [/quote] change the feet!!! easy, cheap, and profer long term solution, no "oh, where's teh mat?" or "man, this mat is getting disgusting"

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1431950995' post='2776464'] Very much this. If I was invited to audition with restrictions etc.., I'm not sure I'd act much differently. Did you ask him where his guitar was. It may have been in the Car. [/quote] really? How long do you think they should do a first audition for? I think 30min is quite enough to get a sense whether someone may be ok or is a definitely no. Sometimes, you may just KNOW you found the guy within 15 minutes! But that's rare. It's really painful qhen you have a guy for a full hour, that within 15min you all knew was not going to be the one... I don't think it's unusual for a band to try out a number of players, and then short list a couple you thought were possibly a good match for another, more involved, session.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1432129200' post='2778415'] Blame her in doors, then.... [/quote] Brilliant!

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1432127286' post='2778382'] OK people, it was me that started this argument trying (angrily) to quell the witch hunt and point out that the actions taken had unexpected and unwanted spin-offs. I also stated back in post #165 that, like the OP, I want to draw a line under the discussion. My views are still the same. Some people on BC, just like in the real world, are more pragmatic and easier going than others. Just let's leave it at that, shall we? I think stuckinthepod and I have had enough, thank you. [/quote] If someone else feels like continuing discussing things in a polite manner... may we do so, please? When I have enough of thread I tend to just walk out, I don't ask whoever is left to stop because I had enough

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1432126305' post='2778367'] A completely different issue, you are talking about a person being shot at; this relates to an inanimate object that is replaceable. Perspective. [/quote] Of course it's a different issue!!! I'm not (that) dumb! The point remains: that the outcome was a positive one was fortunate, but the action was wrong. Sometimes exaggerating a situation allows one to see some things better. The action of the driver was not great. Whether the parcel got subsequently damaged or not is secondary: the initial action was wrong. You may consider the outcome when deciding what your reaction would be, but that's what has already been discussed one and on and on, so I won't go there again. I'm merely pointing out that saying "it's ok, because the result was ok" is not correct.

I did. Well, not normally. But there are two situations that come to mind when I do/did: One, simply at home. I may want to play along to the output from my laptop, or an mp3 player, or... But that one, at home, has a simple solution. I actually have a small mixer where my PC and various other things plug into... I can get electric guitars through a V-Amp, microphones... whatever I wish. But, you know, sometimes you may want to take your little amp somewhere, and a little mixer would be handy. Two, and this is the real one, out in the wild, without possibility to plug in. I was looking at the PJB Briefcase, and it looks great, battery operated and all, but only one input. I use a much cheaper solution (and of course, not as good sounding, but it works) for busking, in the shape of a small 10" powered speaker thingy, sold as a mini PA system. It came with a terrible terrible wireless microphone, but it is small, light, more than loud enough, and battery life is pretty good. Sometimes I would have liked to let my drummer, playing a cajon, be amplified through my amp. He has a wonderful sounding minicajon, clearly a studio thing, barely any volume at all... three acoustic guitars drown him, let alone my bass. And trumpet. And another trumpet. And a sax. I found this: and it's great! All the inputs you could wish for, and it can operate on 9V batteries! Maplin, for the cost of a very cheap pedal. I didn't even know these things existed!!!

[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1432124477' post='2778340'] I am with Tim on this. Nothing happened - what damages has the OP suffered as a result of this specific action? [/quote] It's ok I got shot at, the guy didn't hit me.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1431929565' post='2776189'] I'm a lost cause... I even get GAS for instruments I can't play, I was looking at cellos online last week. [/quote] I have a trombone...

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1431904086' post='2776137'] Laptop batteries contain lithium cells which can explode when abused. They also operate at voltages which are different to car batteries etc. I would be very wary about connecting a laptop battery to anything that was not specifically designed for it. You would also need to work out a safe way of charging it. Decent car amplifiers are designed to connect to 12-14 volts, and contain voltage convertors to provide the higher voltages needed to give you a higher power output - they tend to shut down if the applied voltage is not what they expect to see. A laptop power supply runs at about 19 volts, so it is unlikely that the laptop battery will provide enough voltage to give you enough power from a simple amplifier, or to allow a car amplifier to turn on. A 7AHr lead acid battery will cost you about £15, The same amount of energy in NiMH 'D-cells' will cost you about £80, and in Lithium-whatever will cost you well over £100. Your lightest option is lithium, but your cheapest option is a small lead acid battey, or if you want a longer gig, a larger lead acid battery and a trolley. Another option is to use a mains invertor to run your mains-amp from a 12 volt battery, This minimises the amount of new kit you need to buy, and allows you to use gear whose tone you already know and like. However, some basses and/or amps pick up a buzz from the invertor, so it is definately a try before you buy option. Piezo pickups and class D amplifiers seem to be better, The standby current for the invertor and amp is likely to be 1-2 Amps, which will mean you get less playing time out of that system than you would out of a system specifically designed for battery use, but it is a cheap way forward. Having said all that, some bass players have been very happy with Roland amplifiers running off 6 AA batteries [url="http://www.roland.com/products/micro_cube_bass_rx/"]http://www.roland.co...o_cube_bass_rx/[/url] - I was not impressed when I tried one, but it may have had half-dead batteries, or just not been capable of producing the sound I wanted. David [/quote] Very informative! Thank you!

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1431904086' post='2776137'] Just seen McNach's reply - in mitigation I would point out that the specification does not mention a battery power supply, and the socket is only listed as an input socket! [/quote] Ha! I know, you'd imagine they would make that feature clear in their specs, eh? I also missed it for a while until someone else mentioned you could use that as a portable battery operated solution, and I went "huh?"... then I checked, and there it was

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1431897350' post='2776079'] I can't see anything on the PJ website to confirm that this will run on batteries - it appears to be a mains-only practice amp. The PJ Briefcase will take the same battery that I used in mine. David [/quote] The Double Four has a "DC input" on the front panel. That's where you can hook up a battery. If you look at the sort of batteries recommended for the Briefcase, they will work here too, you'll just need a suitable cable to hook it up, and a charger, presumably.

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1431874806' post='2775761'] Are you serious??? [/quote] Yawn. Yes, I am. I explained why a bit better in a subsequent post. What has TalkBass got to do with anything? I was not there. I'm talking about what I have seen in this forum. If you don't get it or think it does not matter, there's little more I can do... I don't get why you get a thrill out of behaving this way either. Another one of life's mysteries, I suppose, but not one I'm going to lose sleep over.

[quote name='Jakester' timestamp='1431869829' post='2775695'] If I'd have known thats' what you'd do to it, I've never have let it go! Nah, seriously I think it's all about getting the instrument to confirm to what you want, rather than you to what it can do. TBH the neck put me off it, and knowing I couldn't have got another neck I chose to get something that would work. Similarly I have a tendency to put pre-amps in most basses i've owned, and about to do another! Nice work! [/quote] Ha ha! It's undergone enough surgery in my hands, that's for sure. But I think it's done. I think

[quote name='el borracho' timestamp='1431850660' post='2775449'] We had a keyboard player turned up who was supposed to have learnt a few songs. The first one had a fairly simple keyboard intro that he seemed to be struggling with so the drummer, who could play keyboards,showed him the line. The keyboard player pressed a couple of buttons & asked the drummer to show him again, then said he was ready to start. We didn't realise he had actually recorded the drummer playing the keyboard part until he just pressed 'play' and stood back with his arms folded waiting for us to join in!! [/quote]

Still, if the neck has been done well... for £50 it could be ok. Just spray it over, no need to polish, and it'll look decent enough.

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1431679137' post='2773835'] I think it looks ok. It's a copy ffs, good on him for making it unique! [/quote] not a problem to make it unique, but... it looks sh*te That doesn't look like it's been gigged for decades as he claims, it looks like it belonged to your ex, the one who dumped you in the middle of the jungle and left with the guide... so after months lost in the jungle you finally got home, saw the bass, and decided to attack it in a moment of madness. That's what it looks like.

Annoying when they do that. If you show a picture of another like it, then state it clearly. But, still... how hard is it to take a picture and show it? I found a guy once selling a bass like mine... and he showed my pictures! Only I had customised my bass... I put a preamp in and had 5 controls instead of 4, and the hardware was black when the original was gold. So I contacted him asking whether the bass he had for sale was the one shown. He replied it was just like it. I had to ask a second time before he admitted that ok, the hardware looked different. Then I asked about what the extra knob was for, as I had only ever seen those basses with 4 knobs. THEN he posted pictures of his bass, probably thinking I was never going to stop asking questions. At that point I came clean, telling him the pictures were mine and the bass was right beside me... Idiot.

Thumb-rest fitted. Rehearsal day: Tuesday. Bring it on!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1431862331' post='2775619'] It is far more than that.. so many guys here seem to think this is all guru stuff and whilst I'll appreciate some guys are very talented in that regard, my opinion is that there are way more sorted people on this thread when it comes to sound and specifically bass, let alone out there making cabs. And to me, the proof of that is in the product. If you guys continue to trade in them on here, they have a market...and that is fine. The reason I pop up and tend to comment is because there are foreever so many threads about them.. It's almost co-ordinated I don't think it should be accepted that bass cabs starts and end there...which may be the impression a newbie might get. [/quote] ... and you have been very vocal about it, yet -in my opinion- generally constructively. If I were a newbie who just heard about BF and wanted to find more info, I'd like to hear from the likes of you as well as those who do like BF. That is ok.

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1431860447' post='2775604'] I agree it's great for the manufacturers to be involved and answer questions about their products. However, it has to be appreciated these guys are in it to sell their brand of cabs as well. [/quote] No doubt, they are not impartial. But you have to give credit to the individuals to not be entirely dumb and to know that. If a manufacturer tells me their products are the best, I'll smile politely but I *know* they're not impartial, even if they're not trying to push their product, they may just be enthusiastic about it... whichever way, they cannot be impartial. We all know that. So we filter what we hear according to the source and we make our own judgements. Now, filtering does not mean discarding. It just means considering the source and their possible bias. That works here and everywhere, every day. When you get someone throwing darts at the contributing manufacturer of product X, the first time may be ok... but it is not constructive when they insist, and I can see how can that easily push someone away from this forum. They may feel smug about it, but the truth is they will not be missing anything (except an easy target) yet for those who appreciate the contributions of that person, it would be a negative outcome. With our particular current example, if you pay attention you'll notice that the contribution of this manufacturer is not restricted to speaking highly about their products. Being critical is one thing, and a very good thing. But when your contribution is just based on attacking that one person, the one who makes that specific product, you have to ask yourself what your goal is. If your goal is balanced discussion, then discuss the product, that's great. I personally don't mind when someone professes their utter dislike for something I happen to love. It's just a tool... an instrument, an effects pedal, a speaker... Their negative opinion won't change my world. It's ok. It's cool. I mean, if I wanted to hear only how wonderful X is, I'd go to the EBMM forum or something like that Not my thing. However, if your goal is annoy the contributing manufacturer of product X... then, kindly, just piss off and find something else to do. Don't spoil it for those who do want the participation of that manufacturer, please. Some critics of BF are very vocal, and they have reasons why they don't like the products. I find that interesting to hear about and it's something good to find when you do a search for a particular item that you think might be interesting to buy. You want to hear the good and the bad. But just like "fanbois" are a pain in the butt, so are "hatebois". Even then, hate the product, I don't care, but don't "go for the man". That's not cool. You may not want to hear what that person says, but others do. You have a choice to roll your eyes, throw your little sarcastic dart from time to time and stay away. Please don't remove the choice other people have to want hear what that person says. If you push that person away, in such a petty manner, you're removing that choice from those who want to hear their contributions. That's not cool. We have pushed other people away in the past. Do we need to keep doing it? Don't we learn anything?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431853852' post='2775492'] I really do think I'm done! [/quote] Your naivety is adorable

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1431850639' post='2775448'] My mindset with regard to GAS has evolved. I no longer regard it as a bad thing and now decided that if I want something I'll get it. [...] So when it comes to the point when I physically can't fit another one in I have a cull then start over. [/quote] The first sentence is my point of view too. The second has become a factor I have a room for the music stuff (which is little, but the nicest in the house actually, with the right amount of sunlight, overlooking the garden, quiet... It's actually my music room & workshop & office) and the agreement with "she-who-knows best" is that she's cool with it as long as I keep it all in that room. That's the agreement... and I end up having a stack of cabs in the corridor near the entrance, and basses overspilling (2 in one room, 5 more in another)... then it's time to reconsider the situation, before she does It's under those circumstances that I went "... and I barely touch most of these things!"

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1431847426' post='2775424'] Great end result, and a fine looking bass. Not enough strings though...! [/quote] Oh, I have a few spare 4-string sets in my drawer, I have lots of strings, just no more than 4 in use at a time

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1431821093' post='2775364'] So is that a VVT setup? [/quote] Yup! VVT and separate switches for each pickup (3-position: parallel, single coil, series). I don't really care about being able to switch between those options, but it seemed like a sensible way to use the visible hole(s).