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Wil
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The modern S2 I owned was absolutely sublime... fit and finish were beyond anything I've ever played before or since (including an early Wal). The sound wasnt for me, mind, nothing wrong with it, I just prefer the character of wood necked instruments.
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I'd love to hear that, it's a great song. I've been playing Fox On The Run on my acoustic this afternoon, it's a great tune for a sing song. I think I might need to delve into bluegrass a bit more!
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Awesome! Love the thuddin' bass and the vocal harmonies, proper feelgood music. Nice one!
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I was, but I've had to withdraw both for now until I can track down a suitable replacement for the rig. -
That's what I mean, Dreaming and Hounds of Love are fantastic so I'd like to hear them re-done with less dated sounding drums, for instance
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From what I can gather the album is a collection of re-visited tracks from The Red Shoes and The Sensual World. So, some elements are as they were on the original albums, some parts have been reworked. Interesting idea, but I'd say those are easily my least favourite Kate Bush records If only she'd picked The Dreaming and Hounds of Love...
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Ben Folds Five?
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Yeah, I'd say he's the main reason I got a Sansamp/Sterling. Still havent quite copped his tone though.
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[quote name='HMX' post='1208228' date='Apr 22 2011, 01:02 PM']The most recent one with Pennywise and Strike Anywhere? Yeah, he was drowned out a little. I was at the front on the right![/quote] That's the one. They still rocked, mind!
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Great player, great band. I've seen them twice live and they were bloody brilliant both times. His 'ray got lost in the mix a bit when they played the O2 in Bristol, though.
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Very nice. I've got a birdseye Warmoth neck on a strat and it's lovely, they really do provide fantastic parts.
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What about a Schroeder 1212L? Fairly easy carry, and stacked vertically the angled speaker pretty much points at your lug 'oles.
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[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1206803' date='Apr 21 2011, 10:07 AM']GK do a neo series, the NEO112s are about 13.6kg. If you're prepared to go a bit heavier, the 212s are 22.9kgs each. I recently picked up a GK stack with the MB Fusion head and two NEO212s, the whole thing weighs about 47.9kgs, isn't much shorter than my big rig with two 4x10 cabs (and the height difference is more to do with the big head being much bigger than the MB head rather than speaker height) and sounds amazing.[/quote] I used to run a Neo 212 with a Neo 112 on top. It was a good height, I must say, although I think two Neo 212s would have worked better. Nice cabs.
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[quote name='peteb' post='1205979' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:40 PM']Sorry, but that is a bit daft! To be any good you need to know your way around the instrument and understand a bit about the mechanics of how music works But you don't need to be able to read music...![/quote] That's my point, I've learned my way around guitar and bass from years of playing the things. The end aim for me is always converting the music in my head into sound, and I've never really had any trouble with that on guitar/bass without reading music or knowing where the notes are on the instrument. Relative pitch and my ears are all I need for my purposes. I learned to sight read for cello/piano so I could play the Bach cello suites/Tom Waits tunes respectively, although I found because I'd heard them before my fingers often went to the notes before I'd read them off the page... I didnt stick with it. It seemed to suck the fun out of playing, but I've always had a problem with authority. I don't want any damn sheets of paper telling me where to put my fingers
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Hell, I can sight read for cello and piano, to an extent, but not for bass or guitar. I've just never seen the need to even learn the notes on the board besides the common chord roots.
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Probably, although I doubt you'd do any harm connecting one to each channel. You'll probably only be giving each cab the full amount of power when the amp is running flat out, so as long as you turn down if you hear any nasty distortion, you'll be fine. I think.
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The two 8ohm cabs will equal 4 ohms if they are both connected up, as such your amp will output 300 watts which will be split equally between the cabs. So, each cab gets 150 watts.
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Quite. And why should you have to justify choosing to develop your theory knowledge or not anyway? It's down to the individual and whatever they choose to do with their own time is fine.
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Managed to track down a replacement, so this is now SOLD (for 200 squid).
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Edit - [b]ALL NOW SOLD[/b] I've decided I'll have to split to shift this - sansamp is sold pending the usual. I'm asking £220 for the Crown, or £230 with the rack. The compressor and Sansamp RBI pictured in the rack are NOT included in the sale, I have a vented 1U blanking panel that I will fit if the rack goes with the poweramp. Here are the specs for the crown: [quote]Power Output for Xs700: * 2-ohm Dual (per ch.): 900W * 4-ohm Dual (per ch.): 750W * 8-ohm Dual (per ch.): 450W * 4-ohm Bridge: 1900W * 8-ohm Bridge: 1645W Features: * Housed in a rugged, all-steel 2U chassis * Efficient forced-air fan prevents excessive thermal buildup * 2-channel models have XLR-1/4" combo and Phoenix-style inputs, daisy-chain XLR outputs, touch-proof binding post outputs and Speakon outputs. * Precision detented level controls, power switch, and eight LEDs which indicate signal and clip for each channel, power, AC mains, bridge mode, temperature and fault conditions * Microprocessor-controlled protection system Specifications: * Sensitivity (volts RMS) for full rated power at 4 ohms: 1.4V * Frequency Response (at 1 watt) 22 Hz to 22 kHz: ±1 dB * Phase Response (degrees at 1 watt, 20 Hz to 20 kHz): +5°, –18° * Signal-to-Noise Ratio: A-weighted, below rated power: > 102 dB; 22Hz to 22kHz, below rated power: > 97 dB * Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) at full bandwidth power, from 20 Hz to 20 kHz: < 0.5% * Intermodulation Distortion (IMD): (60 Hz and 7 kHz at 4:1): From full rated output to –40 dB: < 1%; From full rated output to –30 dB: < 0.5% * Damping Factor (8 ohm) 10 Hz to 400 Hz: > 200 * Crosstalk at 1 kHz, 20 kHz (below rated power): > 65 dB, > 45 dB * Voltage Gain (at maximum level setting): 47.4:1 (33.5 dB) * AC Line Voltage and Frequency Configurations Available (±10%): 120VAC/60 Hz and 240VAC/50 Hz. Indicators: * Signal: Two or four green LEDs, one for each channel, illuminates when the channel's input signal level is above –40 dBu. * Clip: Two or four front-panel red LEDs, one for each channel, illuminates when the channel's output signal is being overdriven. * Power: Yellow front-panel LED indicates amplifier has been turned on and AC power is available. * AC Mains: Red front-panel LED indicates the presence of AC power at the power cord, even if the amplifier is not turned on. * Fault: Red front-panel LED illuminates whenamplifier is in protect mode. Also illuminates briefly during normal power-up when amplifier is first switched on. * Bridge: Yellow LED indicates that amplifier is in bridge mode. * Temp: Red LED indicates that channel(s) are in thermal protect mode. Construction: * Ventilation: Flow-through ventilation from front to back. * Cooling: Internal heat sinks with forced-air cooling for rapid, uniform heat dissipation. * Air Volume Requirements (per minute per unit): 80.15 ft³ (2.27 m³). * Dimensions: EIA Standard 19 inch (48.3 cm) rack mount width (EIA RS-310-, 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) height and 17.14 inch (43.5 cm) depth behind the mounting surface. * Weight: 28 lb 14 oz (13.1 kg).[/quote] I originally ran the crown bridged for 1900 watts, but ran into problems at high volumes with the protect circuit kicking in. I've since worked out that it's happiest running at 750watts @ 4ohms, non bridged, which for some reason seems to kick out more volume than when it's in bridged mode - it's been totally reliable running this way for extended periods at high volumes.
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[quote name='skej21' post='1203827' date='Apr 18 2011, 05:22 PM']I thought the point of this forum is to encourage players to develop and improve through other's shared experiences?[/quote] As far as I was aware, it was for chatting about bass!
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You also get a feel for changes, note choice and the rest with experience. Harmonic dissonance is a good teacher. You might not know what a tetrachord is but that doesnt prevent you from hearing it.
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We've had this discussion about a thousand times, I swear. It's a question of time - I'd rather spend my free time doing other things than woodshedding. I'm perfectly happy in my ability for the music I enjoy playing. Playing bass for a lot of people, myself included, is about band practice and gigs, probably only one night a week, and maybe the occasional noodle about. I could learn to read and sit going through excercises from magazines, but honestly, I'd rather do something else.