Gareth Hughes

Check Thomann out - think they go as small as 1/8 or 1/10.

Just did a trade with Matt for some pedals. Great communication throughout. Would be happy to deal with again. Cheers, g

Only person I've known to do this, with a variety of wooden instruments, is a luthier I know - and he had a gadget for checking and maintaining the humidity and was always keeping an eye on it - so not really a 'set and forget' kind of thing to do.

Sold a Boss PQ-3B pedal to Joseph - swift payment and great communication through-out. All good.

A third,would be wrong then, and a seventh completely,out of the question?

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1349388576' post='1825831'] Me, I'll stick to root- 5th - root - 5th thank you [/quote] What's a 5th ?

Absolutely. Much undying love for Moloko. When 'The Time Is Now' went into the charts it did make me realise that the X-Factor's of the world will never suppress good music forever.

Speak up fellow bass brethren. Change doesnt come if we say nothing. Last time this happened to me, on a Michael Buble type loungy gig, the low end from the pianist (who booked me) was so great that I just stopped playing and began flapping my arms up and on the ! and 3 until it caught his attention. Only then did he notice how much he'd stepped into 'my' space. Gotta let them know!!!

Melvin is such a good player. MD for Chaka Khan. Tasty playing and such a clean, full tone. Me likee a lot.

Hey - good timing, I've literally just sent this email to Faithless here, pondering the same thing, tho from the angle of 'Is a cheap EUB worth getting over a real acoustic if you're not planning on playing jazz/making it your main instrument/playing in a pop setting?'. Here's my tuppence's worth. Hey Laimis - I don't have any experience with the Palatino's but it sounds like an EUB is the way forward for you. If you're using it in a pop setting, chances are the PA and stage volume would make life hell for a real acoustic bass. There's just too many problems caused by the low frequencies coming from the sub part of the PA. And if you're standing near anyone else then just about anything can cause feedback - the kick drum, low notes from the guitar - I've even had feedback caused by vocals in a monitor being too loud. The frequencies just travel up the endpin and get that bass shaking. Pain in the ass. So, given your band mates wouldn't be too keen on taking another car just so you can have a real upright, then that's two reasons not to get one. I think it would be worth going down the Palatino route just so that you can start getting your left hand used to the note spacing - and even the right hand takes a lot of work to get used to plucking at a different angle and with a different part of the finger. So if the Palatino is cheap enough it sounds like a good way to get into the upright world without spending too much money - and you can always sell it on if you decide to keep going and upgrade. Another thing to consider is that the pickup makes a hell of a difference - and you can upgrade that at a relatively low cost (and take the pickup with you if you need to travel or change to another bass). Here's another thing I've found over the years that might actually work in your favour - a lot of people that hire me say they love the upright sound but the truth is that they love the look of the upright only and they still hear the sound of the electric in their head. So if the Palatino doesn't sound anything like a real acoustic bass that isn't always a bad thing. A real acoustic bass can sonically get lost very easily when there's cymbals and guitar chords taking up the high end space and then all we're left with is a low rumble (which is very hard to play in tune with). Hope that helps. gareth

Bought Andy's EBS Octabass - shipped when he said, arrived when he said - does exactly what it says on the tin. Buy with confidence indeed. Thanks Andy.

Just bought a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0-210T from Jathan. All round good guy and amazing communication throughout. Even went down to the courier depot to check up on the departure status of the amp whenever it seemed like the courier had screwed things up a little. Buy with confidence and have fun getting through the bomb-proof packing.

I do something similar with a Fuel Tank, albeit a smaller board. Something Feng Shui-ish about tidying a power supply out of sight. Never had an issue with any kind of electrical noise/interference/hum. Having said that, none of my pedals are digital. So shut up, try it out and let me know!!!

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1347386162' post='1800106'] Ex Pat. Someone who left Ireland, shurely. [/quote] Of course I'm from Ireland, but don't call me Shirley.

Imagine my surprise when I bought a Jazz. There's a f@cking misnomer if ever there was one!!!!

I've had both of these pedals. The SFT will give you a wide range of overdrive and tone shaping options. The Phat Phuk won't. The Phat Phuk is a great pedal - there is something magical about the tone coming out of it - but I got frustrated that the overdrive side of it was totally dependant on the level of signal coming into it. The control on the pedal is for the output level, not the input level. You can open the pedal up and adjust the bias so that it clips earlier or later, or run your bass thru a boost pedal before going into the Phat Phuk - but that seems extravagant.

Nah, I'll just wait til you've had it long enough and then put it up for sale in the Double Bass section. But then again, you might withdraw it a few days later.... I jest. Thanks for the heads up - I may well get that indeed. Scary thought with the raised nut. I've a doctor's appointment on Tuesday to try and sort out my slowly seizing left wrist. Don't think a raised nut is something I should mention as a good idea.