OldGit

[quote name='jonthebass' post='106426' date='Dec 19 2007, 12:27 PM']IMO I wouldn't use Wireless RF gear at all, unless it was the only option![/quote] Why not? With a good system the difference in the sound is negligible, no cables to trip over and freedom to move on stage to do a better show .. In my case it's essential as part of my role in the band is to get out on the dance floor to balance the band during the sound check. I also do loads in amongst the crowd at our gigs. Using a wireless enables me to do that,

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='105553' date='Dec 17 2007, 08:08 PM']I've taken it upon myself to do this as we go along, in fact Um..? I believe we should be on 680 at the moment![/quote] You've not counted the people have you? Be interesting to average the number etc Si

[quote name='zapp' post='105385' date='Dec 17 2007, 03:54 PM']That is one lovely looking bass! Congrats.[/quote] Thanks Zapp. It certainly is .. Specially in the wood

[quote name='Machines' post='104176' date='Dec 14 2007, 08:45 AM']Wow.. how extortionate. Rabbit pens are usually about £10-20, the hutches being £40-£100. (Yes I do have a rabbit...) I could knock this up myself for about £20.[/quote] There you go ... knock up a couple and next time he advertises rush yours up with virtually the same wording and keywords for £150 ....

Rats! We should have had a person count and a matrix to tick for number of basses so we could do real stats like how many replied, how many have 1,2,3,4 ... 33, etc ...

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='105288' date='Dec 17 2007, 12:35 PM']Thanks. I think my problem was i had the transmitter upside down on my strap and so maybe i was somehow shaking the battery lose or something like that. im going to try it up the right way for a couple of gigs before i spend any more money.[/quote] Ok, Let us know OG

[quote name='Rich' post='105289' date='Dec 17 2007, 12:41 PM']Let me know when... I'll pop along and lend you moral support/give you a second opinion/make tea, unless you'd rather be alone with your lady love. [/quote] Hey what a great offer! You coud lhave a go on the MB/Schro set too It will be daytime/midweek though ... Are you allowed out?

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='105266' date='Dec 17 2007, 11:46 AM']Ok, this is an old thread so ill make one last post. 4 gigs in a row now with no cut out. Ever since i took the transmitter off the strap its been ok. Im going to try and put ti back but up the right way for the next few gigs and see what happens. Could just be coincidence but its looking hopeful.[/quote] Weird! Try one of these? [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_wireless_holder.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_wireless_holder.htm[/url]

First gig with the bass last Saturday .. A surprise scots wedding .. in that they didn't mention that the groom was Sottish .. This makes a difference in our Ceilidh Barn Dance band Still all went well. So how was the bass? Well objective number 3 was achieved when a lapsed bass player in the audience came up in the break to tell me how gorgeous the bass is, I'd noticed Playing-wise it's great. Everything's in the right place and the hang and balance are spot on for me. It's not as "normal" for me as its brother as I've been playing precisions (mostly) for 30+ years but it's certainly not as alien as most 5 string moderns I've tried. Now it's had a few weeks settling and a good thrash at a gig I'll get it fine tuned by Eltham Jones, my favourite bass fettling wizard. I just wish he'd get a workshop in Cardiff (where we both live) rather than out the back of Soundcontrol in Bristol... Sound wise, well, sorry I don't really know. Sure it was very acceptable but I didn't have the time to sus and sort it on Saturday (first time through my gig rig) Generally, being an old dog git, it takes me ages to get used to new things and I've made way too many changes at once this time - bass, compressor, and a re-programmed effects box. So I've decided I need to book some time alone in the rehearsal studio and get everything sorted as wedding gig sound checks are not really the time It will be fun anyway.

+ just 3 (I feel so under equipped!) = [b]179[/b]

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='103687' date='Dec 13 2007, 02:37 AM']my local guitar shop is this little place about 15ft squared, only 3 or 4 basses and a couple of amps, only 1 person works there, the owner Sarah. and she's been the 5 days a week for the last dacade. always friendly, always up for a chit-chat and always more than happy to let schoolkids try and shred, which although something that annoys me a bit now, was a real good thing when i was a kid. because of this i make sure that if there's anything i can get through that shop, i do so, even if it is a few quid more. and i think just about every other musicial in a 20 mile radius does the same. also, i was up in Cardiff a few weeks ago with a couple of hours to kill. so me and a mate were wondering round the music shops, and although we weren't asking to play things or talking to the staff, there was a bit of a chill in the air for them. that is until we hit upon a little one tucked away in a corner.[/quote] Which one was that ? Cardiff Guitars in the bay is good. Gamlins and Cranes are Ok though someone did put on a loud music video whilst I was trying something one time. Even if I do play rubbish diddly tunes and Lloyd Webber waltzes, it's still impolite ... Plenty of basses in both.

[quote name='4001bass' post='104735' date='Dec 15 2007, 07:11 PM']Exactly what I did with my Kay precision copy... Right after I'd knocked a few lumps out of it doing a "Townsend".[/quote] Flying a Spitfire and mating with royalty?

I had an ABM 500 2x10 combo and a small box ABM 1x15 for a while. They never broke down and they never cut through. Not my cup o' cha...

[quote name='bnt' post='104157' date='Dec 14 2007, 02:56 AM']Today I found out about a guitar called the [url="http://www.carverdoug.com/wang.html"]Wangcaster[/url] (NSFW = guess why!). The luthier, Doug Rowell, specialises in elaborate hand carving of bodies, and also made a few weird basses, such as the Yellow Submarine bass: [url="http://www.carverdoug.com/sub.html"][/url][/quote] Not one for you Christan Rock Band players, I'd say ..... I had a ton of stick from my band when I had a Warwick Fortress with it's phallic upper horn . Playing this would probably shut them up

[quote name='tauzero' post='104126' date='Dec 13 2007, 10:53 PM']I thought for that price it would be rude not to have it... [/quote] Ha ha Glad a goodie got in there ...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='104131' date='Dec 13 2007, 11:08 PM']Tis indeed small, I even remember the brief communication from you commenting on my writing style [/quote] Ha ha Still do it?

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='104115' date='Dec 13 2007, 10:26 PM']What do you mean little dig! I made it my mission to ridicule all other musicians and the drummer Yep that was me![/quote] ha ha then I bought one from you and we had an email exchange about it Small world ...

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='103696' date='Dec 13 2007, 07:48 AM']Well IMHO it does stink. You can't tell me that is coincidence. The first bid placed (that everyone then has to beat to get the bass) happens to be the exact price that the bass sold for previously! There is a genuine reason to have private bidding though. When I sold regularly on eBay (not usually bass related items they were multitools and Leathermans) I got emails from potential buyers (who had bids on my items) that they had been contacted by other ebayers offering identical items for either less money or they guaranteed to sell for less than xy or z amount. In the end I bowed to the pressure and I started to make my listings private, funnily enough one of the guiltiest sellers of this sniping, started making all of his listings BIN. I'm not saying it is perfect because it isn't by any means.[/quote] Did you use to sell the rescued stuff from airports? There was someone who was clearly a bass player as all their "ideal for " examples were musicians, but having a little dig at all but bass players

Blige! If I was in Manchester I'd beround there to help the poor bloke out 40 mins to go and just £150 ...

[quote name='Machines' post='103885' date='Dec 13 2007, 02:36 PM']Bloody hell OldGit give the poor guy a chance. He's just got here and you're already trying to get him all flustered ?! Shame on you ![/quote] Ha ha sorry He may as well get all GAS-ed up from the off

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