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[quote name='Musicman20' post='497187' date='May 25 2009, 11:52 AM']Done [/quote] You might want to make you rmyspace info a link to, That way people may click it .. all helps

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='496955' date='May 24 2009, 11:57 PM']that christmas song by the waitresses has a nice bassline if i remember rightly[/quote] Yeah but it's not a crap song ..... IMHO

"Publish and be dammed" Actually you are not contravening copyright as your recording is a new work. You will theoretically owe the songwriter a few pennies but that's it. Post your stuff up and wait for the songwriter or their estate to contact you.

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='496586' date='May 24 2009, 01:32 PM']To keep this in perspective here, and with all due respects to sound engineers, but without musicians there would be no sound engineers. If you can't work with musicians then I'd suggest that sound engineering is a good career (or even hobby) choice.[/quote] There IS a smiley there, Clive

[quote name='Marcus' post='496271' date='May 23 2009, 07:56 PM']Thanks Guys.... I have to admit that the Shuker and ACG options are stirring some interest.... but i'm a creature of habbit (as you'll have seen from my list of Fenders) Wood wise.... i'm a sucker for Ash / Maple done it for years and it just hits the spot, does that mean I should look at an Ash / Maple custom or look at something that's different.... tough one. My Ash Maple fix is satisfied (and then some) by my Sadowsky I've got a Hankering for Graphite again and i'm considering a Status S2, but (sorry Rob) a Status doesn't feel "special enough" for the occasion. I've only had 1 GB and it was OK..... I've played a couple more and one was Bril and one wasn't that good (or let's say I didn't get on with it) I like the idea of a nice spec Rumour but not 100% sure that's what I want (added to the fact that i've emailed GB a couple of times and got nothing back) I love Overwater..... but I think this bass will be a 4 and when I think of Overwater I think of 5's & 6's Not much further forward in my thinking but it's good to talk this through with you lads, so thanks..... and keep the suggestions / comments coming Mark[/quote] I can't tell from your list if you've had these but I'd suggest you include side LED's in the spec. They are a real bonus on a real gigging bass..

[quote name='maxrossell' post='496479' date='May 24 2009, 09:23 AM']Done, new wiki page now.[/quote] Cool just need to remember to point people that way now

[quote name='RhysP' post='496012' date='May 23 2009, 01:16 PM']Martin Turner is a fantastic bassist & was a huge influence on me when I started playing - "Argus" is full of great basslines which are a real blast to play.[/quote] Oh yes .. Argus is a regular play - it's been in one of the CD slots in my car for about 5 years now.. Did you see either of the versions of Wishbone Ash gigs at the Globe in Cardiff recently? I like watching them but in my book "just one orginal member left" counts as a tribute band ...

^^ Excellent .. Can you put that in the wiki?

Oh nice one .. I'd suggest you talk to Jon Shuker (of course) [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/[/url] Other luthiers are available but that's who has built mine and many other very happy BC members' basses. Great bases, understanding, quality, conversion of concepts and sounds into an instrument, a great bloke and great prices.... Delivery time's not bad compared to most, too, though generally tends to be longer than his initial estimate

[quote name='51m0n' post='476878' date='May 1 2009, 11:59 AM']I wish vocalists and bands would consider bvs as important as lead - they really are....[/quote] A programme on BVs on Radio 4 right now .. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals "Nick Barraclough delves into the world of backing vocalists, from the fluffy 50s to the stunning sophistication of today's jazzers, the innovations brought by The Beatles and The Beach Boys and the multi-tracked world of Joni Mitchell and The Carpenters" [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kgfc1"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kgfc1[/url]

[quote name='Platypus' post='492915' date='May 20 2009, 06:30 AM']and don't forget to put the cat out[/quote] Have a nice trip, Steve New Zealand needs you [url="http://www.musolist.com/New-Zealand/Christchurch"]http://www.musolist.com/New-Zealand/Christchurch[/url]

[quote name='High score' post='494630' date='May 21 2009, 08:26 PM']Hello Si, Oooo you getting let loose on a big rig then fella?? Enjoy - you'll love it........all that power to play with.............. . Doesn't matter about their desk - yours will control it just as easily so long as you remember that using a sub mixer set up like yours can add to ''signal noise'' which may be noticable at high levels............. just be aware that high output also means any little cock ups in playing are also high lighted !! [/quote] Ha ha we'll not be allowed to turn it up

[quote name='High score' post='494441' date='May 21 2009, 04:38 PM']I remember doing a gig in Bolton where I piggy backed the house gear with mine creating a 20K monster. The house PA was three way - obviously suited to static installation but the sound was staggering and positively hurt the audience if they got too close!!. Iain[/quote] We've got a wedding celebration in September in a big gig venue in Bristol with a 15K FoH setup installed. Sadly there's no mixers or anything so we've got to plug our normal setup into it for a little more ooomp .... As we use a 300 watt FoH normally it maybe slightly different. I'm just hoping we can turn it down low enough Re Passive speaker setups for a small PA: We use a Yamaha mixer amp (and a mackie 12 channel plugged into that as well to give us about 18 channels) with a couple of EV200's. When we got them and the Yamaha they did indeed transform the sound from our previous no name setup however if I was starting now I'd got for powered speakers like the Mackie or RCF's as the quality and upgradability of it is superior and you can use them in other ways like daisy chained monitors, one box disco solutions with an iPod or whatever, practice amps, small gig bass amps etc.. Oh and they have cool blue lights too Re Barefaced stage monitors, I think you'd sell more small monitors than 15 inch ones .. They just take up too much real estate for pub bands. An outstanding powered ten inch would be great for us. We currently use a no name powered 10, a mackie350 for the drummer plus some passives. Re one box Barefaced PA speakers: How would you get the highs to the ears of the people at the back? I'm a numpty but I know if we don't hoist our cabs up to head height plus a foot or two then the highs and clarity disappears into the front row of punters ... if you needed the bins to be on the floor that would be a problem wouldn't it?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='494428' date='May 21 2009, 04:28 PM']In a nutshell, yes. The "Search" link up top there ^^^^ is very useful. Try this thread for starters: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17627"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=17627[/url][/quote] and the Wiki, also up there at the top .. Many of the questions you are thinking of asking have been addressed there The search is a tad unwieldy but if you go to the bit of the forum dealing with teh stuff you are interested in, bass guitars, for example, there is a search at bottom left that is specific to that bit.. If you don't find stuff, ask again. Someone will know or point you to bits where it's explained or discussed ...

Have a look at these recent threads. They should give you some ideas... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=39330&view=findpost&p=391390"]Budget basses that do a pro job[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=48979&view=findpost&p=487622"]Best Budget P bass up to £250[/url] +1 on Squier VM jazz basses Oh and welcome and congratulations on finding the true path

[quote name='alexclaber' post='494177' date='May 21 2009, 01:00 PM'] One thing I have pondered is doing a large PA cab based around the Big One - so a 15" high-excursion woofer, high output 6.5" mid and then a nice compression tweeter. It wouldn't be small but would still weigh in at under 50lbs so very manageable and you could put a pair on short-ish stands and play a pretty large gig (the kind that would normally demand decent 1x12" tops and a couple of decent subs) with just a pair of cabs, no subs. As someone that's gigged with a Big One and has a feel for its size and output, what do you think of that? Alex[/quote] Smaller units are easier to handle, store and add to ...

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='493991' date='May 21 2009, 10:06 AM']....and an electronic drum kit.[/quote] Whole different ball game .....

[quote name='alexclaber' post='493928' date='May 21 2009, 08:25 AM']I shall be following this with great interest! Intially I'm working on a lightweight 3-way PA main that should be potent enough to handle the whole mix for smaller gigs without subs and still have solid bottom. Be interesting to find out how many bands own their own PA, how large it is, and what it cost! Alex[/quote] I'm particularly interested in your plans for effective powered monitors, Alex, especially if they can be used as small gig FoH as well as floor wedges. If you can replicate the formula you have for bass cabs - i.e. much smaller and lighter but just as loud and clear, then they will be winners. But until then..... The Mackie350 x 3 plus Mackie minimixer sounds is a very good and affordable solution. Mackie have released a Version 2 of the 350 so the older ones will be coming up for very reasonable money on eBay.

Sorry Where exactly is it? Coudl you edit the top post with details? Ta

[quote name='Finbar' post='493605' date='May 20 2009, 07:08 PM']Is it really shallow that I want a second cab, but I'm only really looking at ones the same footprint as my Schroeder because I don't want a stupid looking uneven stack?[/quote] Not at all.. I'd have got a second 1212L if I'd have been able to swap my 4ohm one for an 8ohm one .. My reason was simply because my gadget box, which lives on top of my stack at gigs, was too low at gigs ... So it was add a cab or use a stand. Plus it looks a lot better and gives more flexibility .. one cab for little events, two for big ones and where I need the height

When I switched to the Bergs from the 1212L I did notice the sound was much more even across the spectrum. It still cuts through though.

Ooooooh gig for that night just got un-confirmed ... It's a sign!