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[quote name='SJA' post='295632' date='Sep 30 2008, 05:01 PM']ps. actually, it looks like it was an ESP [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-CARMINE-ROJAS-OF-THE-DAVID-BOWIE-BAND-IN-AN-ESP-AD_W0QQitemZ350059387461QQihZ022QQcategoryZ85852QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247"]http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-CARMINE-ROJAS-OF-...Q2em118Q2el1247[/url][/quote] Sorry to be cynical but what people endorse in adverts and play on stage (and the video!) and what they play in the studio may not always be the same

£2.99 here [url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/155-nickel-right-angle-plug-157-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/155-nic...-plug-157-p.asp[/url] You could sell a few effects to pay for them

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Welcome Leeroy! Mighty fine first question! My vote goes for playing bass right handed. The dosh you'll save down the years on not having to use left handed basses, amp heads, cabinets, cases, stands, strings etc,. will make the learning curve well worth it ..., It will also give you a great party trick

[quote name='Clarky' post='295381' date='Sep 30 2008, 01:35 PM']You are all missing something important here Is Jeff Berlin the alter ego of Ron Jeremy? [attachment=14156:jb.jpg][attachment=14157:ronjeremy.jpg][/quote] Sorry I thought we'd already establish that he was the alter ego of John Holmes (and not the one on Radio 2) ....

Hi Andrew, There's a few Norfolk people on here as well so you are not alone! Welcome!

new style Amercain Standard 4 string Fender bridge for £30? bargain!.

[quote name='obbm' post='294993' date='Sep 29 2008, 11:24 PM']I used a Linear Conchord (30-watts) and a 4x12 cab (4 x Bakers Group 25-watt speakers from RCS, Croydon) from 1964 -1967.[/quote] Ha ha Dave, you and I do go back a long way First amp was a 2 watt valve radio with my bass plugged into the "aux input". I didn't gig that though First gigged amp was a Baker 30(?) watt valve head and a 1x15 home made cab with ( I think) a Fane speaker. You bought a kit mail order from an ad in the back of the Melody Maker. Mine was second hand though. That was loud enough 'til I joined a band where the guitarist had a Marshall head, two 4x12 cabs and a Les Paul .... In the 70's I used a Fender 50 watt Bassman (valve) head and 2x15 cab with no problems against a big loud drumkit and a lead guitarist with a Marshall 100 watt amp and no master volume - in those days you had to turn up loud to get that driven sound, and he did. Fortunately he was on the other side of the drum kit (and that has been my prefered stage layout ever since ) We had a few GYGAFO gigs .... But I digress. To answer the question, I regularly play "unplugged" gigs with my 12 watt WEM clubman practice amp like this one~: It sounds great. in fact I've been looking for many a year for [i]that [/i]sound - this amp on very low - but from a loud enough stage setup ... The smallest amp I've used on stage in a modern setting was a tiddy bass practice amp when my band was on second at some 6 band extravaganzea - Fooled by the same tale as others have heard "yeah mate, backline supplied" hummm Fortunately they DI'd my bass and I just had to use it as a monitor, just about managed that. The gig was recorded though, and my bass sound fab on the recording ... Like just about everyone else on here I believe 300 watts of contemporary solid state watts is a good minimum for gigging with a drummer and a couple of guitarists playing rocky stuff with little or no bass in the PA ... Valve watts, and Peavey watts, are louder, of course.

BGM 36 had him on the cover and all about his stuff inside .. [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/backissues.htm"]http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/backissues.htm[/url]

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='294868' date='Sep 29 2008, 08:31 PM']'Palewell Park' off Bruford's 'Gradually Going Tornado' 'Tokyo Dream' off Allan Holdsworth's 'Road Games'[/quote] Cheers Bilbo

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='294606' date='Sep 29 2008, 03:45 PM']I just found an email sent to me bigging up this [url="http://www.owenelectronics.co.uk/9939.html"]http://www.owenelectronics.co.uk/9939.html[/url] looks intresting, whos going to buy one?[/quote] "The UK price is £245 + £8.95 Postage" Hummmmmmmm .. May wait for the early adopters to start off loading them on eBay in a few months time ... How about blagging on for a BC review then running a raffle?

I sympathise and yes - take it to your credit card co. I ordered a book from Amazon for Christmas last year. In August they finally gave up trying to supply it .... I just left it to see how long they's keep sending me "it's not in yet" notes. I too believe they shoudln't offer goods for sale that they do not have any chance of actually supplying.

[quote name='3V17C' post='294578' date='Sep 29 2008, 03:05 PM'] c[/quote] ha ha He didn't play that bassline did he?

I can't say too much about that comparison though as our drummer looks like Martin Lee (from Brotherhood of Man) as well though he's now not got a moustache...

[quote name='Jase' post='294478' date='Sep 29 2008, 12:53 PM']This is why Jeff is a good chap really he's a rocker at heart. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo8A-zKMihY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo8A-zKMihY[/url][/quote] Ha ha Nice Jack Bruce impression.. Judging by the drummer's glasses (and how did he/she keep them on??) that's from the era of the Buggles, ie around 1979 ... Jeff looks virtually the same .. and, without getting too much info personal things, his hair and moustache do remind me of someone ....

[quote name='BOD2' post='294400' date='Sep 29 2008, 11:04 AM']Interesting discussion. I played in a band for 5 years with a V-drum kit so here's a little more on my experience of it... Initially we only had a vocal PA so the drums went through their own two Makie SRM450s. That made the stage sound and FOH sound perfectly loud enough, but there were no problems with crash cymbals exploding in your ears on stage. As the band got bigger the PA got bigger, so we just put the V-drums straight into the PA. The drummer usef in-ear monitoring and everyone else had floor mionitors with as much of the drums as they wanted. This gave good controlled volume on stage and as much FOH as we ever wanted. In the band mix the V-drum sounds were good. The only criticisms we ever heard were from drummers with acoustic kits who were negative towards V-drums in the first place. When we listened to those drummers play live ourselves it has to be said all we could hear was the snare drum - the toms were lost completely or sounded like cardboard boxes being hit. So we considered that, in the environments we were playing in (i.e. less than ideal) the V-drums sounded better and it was much easier and quicker to get a good balanced sound. Rehearsal was much easier as we could all turn down and retain the balance of the drum sound. We fitted the kit frame with locakable castors and left all the pads on the kit for transport - only the cymbals were removed. The whole frame was rolled into the van in one go. To setup, it was rolled out, cymbals fitted and it was ready to go. 10 minutes could see it done. Yes, I accept that an acoustic kit will always have more dynamics and better sounds in ideal conditions. But in a mix in real life conditions I always felt the V-drums were a big bonus.[/quote] Thanks. That's very useful.

Well the first thing is to remember the 6P rule "proper preparation prevents p155 poor performance" ie manage the situation beforehand. Whomever does the "management" bit in your band should check everything like this beforehand - a lesson for the future, perhaps. If that's you then I guess you have a few new questions to ask the promoters when booking up a gig ... Then remember a few things .. "It's only rock and roll" "No one died and it didn't even rain" Then remember that for about an hour before playing your bloodstream will be running with adrenaline, you'll be nervous and excited and your mouth will probably spout rubbish if you let it. So avoid situations where that may not be the best thing ... Do not under any circumstances get drunk or high until after playing Then there's a few actual techniques .. Remove yourself from the situation, go somewhere quiet (or at least away from everyone else) and just do the visualization mentioned above, It's like Johnnie Wilkinson seeing that ball fly over the crossbar before kicking it. Just visualize your gig going well ... Physically? Here's a few tricks from my public speaking kit bag: (Warning, DO NOT DO THIS ONE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT) You can calm yourself down by massaging the triangle web pad between your thumb and first finger. If you are stressed there will be a little knotted/painful bit there, just give that few minutes' massage. (Warning: DO NOT DO THAT IF YOU ARE PREGNANT - it can effect things "down there") The second technique also helps with shaky hands .. Sit on a chair and push against the sides of the seat (ie under your bum) for 5 x 10 second bursts. this will help you calm down and stop shaky hands .. Then get out there and do the do ..... Remember, it's just a gig ....

[quote name='blamelouis' post='294347' date='Sep 29 2008, 09:53 AM']Joe Frazier rnd 2 and Dixie are great tracks but nothing stands out in recent years. p.s. avoid "tears in heaven" like the plague !!!!! [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aw3BV7V7ZbQ&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aw3BV7V7ZbQ&...feature=related[/url] ..........Nuff said ![/quote] Oh gosh .. how can you play Tears in heaven like that if you know what the song is about?

Ok some research needed .. What might be the best Jeff Berlin tracks to listen to?

When our basher first got his V kit he had a long long tekkie conversation with the salesman about amplification, and then another equally long but unbiased conversation with our favorite PA wrangler. The answer was a FO big powered Mackie monitor, incidentally. The surprising bit for me was that the PA man said he always thought of an acoustic drum kit as putting out about 1000 watts of noise when played with gusto. That's really why vocal PA systems like our struggle with reproducing the sound of the V kit at anything like normal acoustic kit levels .

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='262088' date='Aug 14 2008, 12:07 AM']Top, top advice there OG. There's probably a bunch of stuff there we could do with basschat! You might find this interesting: [url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9748779-7.html"]http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9748779-7.html[/url] In particular this: "Query strings" are when you have a question mark after the file and a bunch of =s and &s, like we do on here. Turns out it doesn't affect our rankings in general, which is a relief. I'm sick of our crummy URLs though, hopefully Invision will fix it in the next version.[/quote] Sorry, I missed this addition to the thread. Yup, that's right. If there's a ? in the URL the web designer generally needs to be pointed at the "google friendly urls' bit on the Google Webmaster site. There are ways round it as the BC site shows - Google clearly picks up stuff on here, but in general it's better to have urls with key words rather than long parm strings. [b]How[/b] to do it is way to tekkie for me but it's a thing to ask for if paying someone to build a site for you.

[quote name='top jimmy' post='294079' date='Sep 28 2008, 07:18 PM']nice power stance[/quote] Sorry, I don't understand that comment. Can you explain? Thanks, OG