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  1. Rich

    Had my 'growth talk' at work yesterday. A sort of career progression thing that must be really handy for the younger engineers especially.

    Boss's first question (admittedly with his tongue firmly in his cheek): "So Rich, where do you see yourself in 5 years..?"

    Me: "Retired."

    Boss: "Want to expand your skillset? Anything you'd like to do in the meantime?"

    Me: "Exactly what I'm doing now will suit me fine, ta."

    End of talk. :)  

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I personally enjoy being challenged in my work - I'm always fearful of stagnation and boredom.  Each to his own :)

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  2. Phill

    I am very proud to say I am now an endorsee for Aguilar Amplification! A huge thank you specifically to Pete from their UK distribution Barnes & Mullins! 

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    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Can you feed back to them that 40hz centre for Bass control is way too low to be usable as anything but a cut? 😉

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  3. Phill

    My Noble is nearly built! Can’t wait!!

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      What's the wait time for one of these babies?

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  4. geoham

    I’m always a bit bah-humbug in December. That is, until it’s time to play Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade! Such a fun bass-line, always puts me in the mood!

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Cool bassline!

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  5. Rich

    I drink a lot of coffee during the day. A lot. But none of it ever tastes as good as the first cup of the day.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      How much is a lot?

  6. LukeFRC

    £53 on Amazon/7 days to spend or loose/what bass things are worth it on there? 

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I've never used the 900s, but the KZs are great!

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  7. LukeFRC

    £53 on Amazon/7 days to spend or loose/what bass things are worth it on there? 

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      KZ ZS10 earphones.  Great for use as IEMs!

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  8. shoulderpet

    And the Prosteels are off, bl@!dy dreadful things, as soon as I put them on half my midrange vanished, curiousity got the better of me and it didn't pay off.

    Fresh set of Rotosounds on and wow the Rotos sound so much better, the growl is back and I actually have other frequencies besides low bass and high treble.

     

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I always find steel strings lacking in mids compared to nickels.  Wish I could get on with them but I don't!

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  9. Phill

    Gasping for a Noble DI!!

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      To be fair Kev you could say the same about any piece of equipment we use live.  Who will notice the difference between a £100 Harley Benton P or a £4k Pino sig Fender?  After all the compression, EQing, speakers, room etc, both will sound like P Basses.

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  10. shoulderpet

    Ok, tried some Daddario rounds on the Vintera fully expecting them to stay, the TI jazz flats are going back on, flats on this bass just feels and sounds right

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Which D'Addarios?  I found the XLs to be a bit too springy on my Jazz Bass.  Heard the NYXLs are a better choice but have yet to try them!

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  11. Rich

    Radio 2 really is the perfect early morning listening...

    ...'cos if there's one thing guaranteed to get me up and at 'em, out of bed and away from the alarm, it's Zoe fecking Ball's vacuous yakking and her incessant, relentless bloody Strictly fixation.

    SHUT. UP.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I think she's alright actually, as far as they go on that station.  Plays some good tunes too.

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  12. Rich

    Ska band's xmas gig this coming Saturday. Been sold out for ages.

    Rhythm guitarist has just tested +ve.

    BoIIocks. :(

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Could have been worse, could have been the bass player!

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  13. Kev Lewis

    Hi all, I’m new to Basschat and looking forward to it! 

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Welcome!

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  14. Dood

    Started new job at Bass Gear Magazine

    October — Product Video Reviewer and Columnist

     

    10/26/2021

    The Bass Gear Low Down #45

    "We are so thrilled to welcome long-time friend Dan Veall to the Bass Gear Magazine team. Dan will be joining us on a regular basis...." - Tom Bowlus

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/dan.veall/posts/2886319634965407?notif_id=1635330337347733&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif 

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Congrats Dan!  Love your reviews, you will be a great asset to them!

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  15. Sibob

    Oh the HX Stomp B15 amp model 😍

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I love it!  Played a gig last week with it for the first time.  I reduce the Gain to 2.0 or so for minimum breakup, I correct the lower volume then with a simple gain block after it.  Such sweet saturation!

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  16. Sardonicus

    I’m wondering if Labella flatwounds are as good as everyone says 🤔 ...

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I used the 760FLs for years and recently moved to the 760FS - they are slightly better balanced for me, from E to G.  Great strings!  I have them on a P and a J.

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  17. javi_bassist

    Been trying different strings. There is nothing like the Dunlop Super Bright

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Interesting, do you use the nickel or stainless steel?

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  18. LukeFRC

    Work desktop not turning on :(

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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  19. alyctes

    Public servic announcement: 

    If you put flash icons on your sales thread title, I'm not even going to look at it.

    Edit 9am 04oct20:  I include anything other than alphanumerics here.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Regardless of whether you like them, you still noticed them, thereby validating their intention!

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  20. franzbassist

    My band is learning "It's my life" by Talk Talk, so I've re-learnt it some 36 years after I originally learned to play it :)

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Superb line.  Love that Ray tone!

       

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  21. TheGreek

    Had a low profile on here recently....Mum died on 27th June following a stroke and bleed on the brain.

    Her suffering has come to an end.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I’m really sorry to hear that. I hope you and your family are holding up OK. Take care

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  22. jb90

    Hi guys quick question. Which flat to choose instead TI Flats? Same clarity and bright sound but more tension are what I need for. Thank you. 

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I also felt the TI flats were too loose for my tastes.  My go-to is now the La Bella 760FL which to me feels more like a roundwound, tension-wise.  For even more tension, check out the Rotosound Jazz 77s.  These for me are actually too tight for standard tuning, however I have them on a bass that's drop tuned half a step and they are perfect.  I'd be interested to try D'Addario Chromes too which seem to be highly rated among flats players.

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  23. Clarky

    Guy Pratt's old R*ck 4001 - as played on the live screening of the Saucerful of Secrets gig from the Roundhouse - sounded great and IMHO beat his collection of Fenders, Bass Collection and Warwick. Sacrilege around here but there you go!

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Hard to beat a good Rick (equally that should be hard to find!)

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  24. jb90

    Hi. I consider to buy some bass setup tools. I thought about CruzTools and Dunlop tools. CruzTools have even full bass set kit. Did you ever use their tools? Are they a good quality stuff or maby looking somewhere else? Thanks for any advice.

     

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Bought a great Cruztools set a few years ago.  Had everything I needed really for a great setup, except a tuner and radius gauges.  Recommended!

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  25. Daz39

    Has anyone else seen the Facebook update from @Chownybass about the '51 P-Bass 32" scale in the works? (Route 51) Oooooh, nice...

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      Lovely!  Would love one with tapewounds for recording - bet it would sound ace!  Nice to see the proper bridge as opposed to the ridiculously poor traditional design.

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