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[quote name='WarPig' post='152668' date='Mar 6 2008, 08:34 PM']Any luck fellas? Kinda looking into getting one, either this or a 105q.[/quote] ha ha not a squeak

[quote name='coasterbass' post='152480' date='Mar 6 2008, 04:29 PM']I see these are retailing at £149 now. Has anyone tried one?? What with the Thomann T-bone wireless kit going cheap, and the interest in the AKG Bug thingies at £79, it would be great to know what a 'dedicated bass wireless system' offers for the extra £70.[/quote] Dunno about the cheap wireless units but what you get with the Sennheiser EW 172 is bass .... and treble and mid too .. ie full range tone with very little audible difference (live) to a high quality cable.

[quote name='The Funk' post='152474' date='Mar 6 2008, 04:22 PM']Very interesting. Watching the videos of our set at the Jazz Cafe, the lack of any real stage lighting makes the whole thing look really boring. (That and collective stage fright) Sorry - couldn't resist the plug but I think it does illustrate the point about lighting. I never even thought about it before seeing the video.[/quote] Great selection of hats Great groove too Well it's about non-verbal communication ... lip reading to get the lyrics*, eye contact, facial expressions etc... Just enough light to get all of that, with some nice colours and your audience will like you more * Ever see someone who holds the mic right in front of their mouth on telly? We all lip read to a certian extent and when the words are mashed up by volume in a band situation it's even harder ...

[quote name='Pedro1020' post='151445' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:57 PM']My usual gauge is 35 mostly, 30 whenever I feel like it & 40 rarely. I don't think I go any higher. I feel alot of muscle strain in my forearm on my picking hand, and these were with 50's and 45's. So I went with the loose tension and I don't experiance the pain anymore Woa, thats a score price. I'll think about it [/quote] Think quick

[quote name='thedarxide' post='152381' date='Mar 6 2008, 01:59 PM']Was that this: [url="http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540393"]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540393[/url][/quote] Yeah I'd comment but when I go to Cuba I want to wear my usual Hawaiian shirt and shorts rather than an orange jump suit ... and come home again .... What was that later in the thread about Steve Lawson painting his nails still? is that his secret?

All sorted .. It works Rich advised a gas soldering iron (on sale at half price from maplins) that's made all the difference. Just have to wait 'til the next Jellies gig to try it out loud .. The bridge seems to have made a significant different to how solid it feels though, especially on the low strings. Now I need some shorter bridge grub screws to avoid lacerations

[quote name='charic' post='151828' date='Mar 5 2008, 04:21 PM']My pbass is broken no thudding here[/quote] Aw, there -there ... Want to tell us about it?

Well if the FBI monitor us still* I suspect the Ric monitors may, just in case their autosearches on Ebay miss something cunningly worded to not contravene their precious trademarks ... * Way back in the mists of time the FBI shut down the forum that preceded BassChat i don't remember why - it was before my time ...

It's the South Wales Massive Welcome to BC ...

I've had this hanging about for years. It's probably from a Austin Healy Sprite or MG midget. May even be from a Frog-eye or MGA .. it's that old. It's not the fly-off one I wanted so it just put on the "could be useful" pile. PM me for details and pics . OG

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='119885' date='Jan 13 2008, 11:57 PM']Hmmm, that sounds more traumatic than is funny. I only came here to make a joke about a shortscale with a huge bottom end I've been GASing over recently.[/quote] Mine seems to do a lot of bottom end GASsing of it's own ...

[quote name='mewsie' post='152090' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:59 PM']one day i will be so rich i shall throw lots of money in the air like in the movies... light candles with £50 notes, and have a table surrounded by 6-8 mac pros with cushions on instead of regular chairs like the poor folk. x[/quote] Ah another Mac using "creative"

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='152121' date='Mar 6 2008, 12:06 AM']Most of the venues we play have got their own lights so getting something cheap and cheerful like this makes sense. On the other hand if you normally play venues with no lights some i-colour like [url="http://www.djanddiscostuff.com/prodpage.asp?prodid=2300"]this[/url] makes more sense than par cans. Most of the bands I see where I go for good beer and live music dont have lights and those that do look loads better even if they dont sound better.[/quote] +1 It's simple but very effective thing. Possibly the most effective, easy and cheap thing a band can do to give a pro impression. No pro band or pro-minded band would play without lights, or always depend on the venue. We play loads of places where the hall lights are half a dozen flourescent strip lights on one switch or there are stage lights but they are locked up or the gels (colour filters) are missing ... I think we have a subject for the BC wiki

[quote name='mewsie' post='151940' date='Mar 5 2008, 06:50 PM']and a blanket.[/quote] or a Mac - lay out on grass, sit on mac.

Simple things that make you look pro tip number 67: never play without stage lights. Just a simple lights setup will transform how professional you look and how you are perceived by your audience. So .. off to Maplins for four of these at £20 each. That's less than a gigs' money for a pub band ... [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L70AK&C=brilliant1&U=GoogleP3&T=dj%20lights&gclid=CJnvz_a49pECFQweQgodj127wQ"]Maplins cheapo light boxes [/url] Add some IKEA luggage straps to attach two of them to the top of your speakers on sticks (facing the band to light your singer's face) and position two on the ground shining up the wall behind the drummer. Put them all on one circuit and switch and you can even do a "start and end of set in darkness" lights flourish. We made our own (and have 6 boxes) but I'd just get these now... leave the flashing off or use it sparingly ... It will transform your look from this sort of thing: Dark faces at the mercy of the venues ambient lighting (nice fretless acoustic though ) to this much more professional look Sadly it won't make you into Suzanne Vega though...

[quote name='Rich' post='151662' date='Mar 5 2008, 12:58 PM']'Ere, they'm local boyz. Gert lush You'd expect a Wurzels bass to be covered in cowshit & strung with baling twine with a big sticker on it saying "Git Orf Moy Laaand"[/quote] Well the orginal orginal bass player (about 5 ago I think) had a black and white cow pattern one Actually a dog house (or cow shed, maybe) bass would look better

There are some players around that should only be permitted a dull thud bass ...

[quote name='nash' post='151600' date='Mar 5 2008, 11:14 AM']haha i wouldnt know where to start with 5 let alone 7! my EMG's came today so i will be trying them in my pbass with one 9V. jon suggested 9V as im using just a pickup and no eq[/quote] Where are you putting the battery? Ah no eq so plenty of room on the hole then

[quote name='nash' post='151560' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:12 AM']i will be going whne ive got my deposit together. i cant wait now.[/quote] Well you'llget to fondle a selection at teh bash Mind you your GAs may end up 7 strings and purple shaped

I think it went like this "Yes the VAT man wanted it to be a biscuit. That way it would fall by virtue of its chocolate coat into a category of products liable to VAT at the standard rate, i.e. luxury biscuits."

[quote name='nash' post='151554' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:05 AM']right a quick update i'm in the final stages of emails between me and jon. but i'm going to have to save for the deposit over 2 months as ive overspent this month because of moving house. then i'll save each month until its done.[/quote] Have you been up to the workshop/porn wall/Wood Store? Well worth it before making the final decisons about the details, and worth it so you know who you are dealing with

Played on the same bill as the Wurzels a few months back and the dep bass player they had was using one of these I was a tad disappointed, not just 'cos I wanted to meet the famous "Sedge Moor" and his ancient Precision but because the Cort just looked wrong in the context. Sounded great though

Great sound ..hummm GAS for flats is growing Actually the whole thing sounds great. Top flight Turbo Folk! That sounds like a really good drummer to play with