paul_5

Great idea, not sure it's strictly legal though. I've got some excellent Zappa biographies in my loft if anyone's interested.

Cheaper than a real Carl Thompson though! I quite like it.

Bryan Adams in Nickelback.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1454257023' post='2967906'] Who cares? All the interesting new music on the BBC is on 6 Music and occasionally on Radio 3 or 4. [/quote] This.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1454097455' post='2966496'] You mean Radio 1 plays music? [/quote] yup - 6 records* every hour! *the same 6 records

Dunlop straplocks for me. Tried a couple of other brands, but I prefer the Dunlops.

The vast majority of my tone shaping comes from the DHA VT1 EQ on my board - I use the amp to adjust for any 'inconsistencies' in the stage sound. DI feed comes from the DHA too, so I know my feed to FOH is just the way I like it. I tried running an old Laney power amp (bridged to 300W mono instead of 150W per side) this week instead of my usual SWR, and it still sounded great. I might start looking into a small class D power amp...

[quote name='ProfFrink' timestamp='1454007446' post='2965390'] Also, check out this site: [url="http://www.ovnilab.com//"]http://www.ovnilab.com//[/url] [/quote] Onvilab is pretty much the guru of compressors. Recommended site.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1454014455' post='2965542'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnVhCADFHY[/media] [/quote] GREAT tune. And Album. And Band. Thanks for posting!

https://youtu.be/7pdWAcK6Eh8

Seriously, ColinH has got his bass back? Awesome news!

Probably. Maybe. Who knows?

Essentially it's an old SWR EQ section with a bit of dirt and compression in front of it. Useful mix of ideas.

EHX Small clone (cloned by yours truly).

It'll do anything you need it to - individual controls for input and gain mean that you can trade one off against the other - turn the input way up and drop the gain for clean sounds. You can also change the 12AX7 tube for a 12AU7 - that'll drop the amount of gain on tap - use the 'boost' knob to compensate for any signal loss earlier in the signal path.

Turn up, tune up, shut up. And don't be a dick.

I swear by Waves RBass®. Really fattens everything up.

Blade 5 string through an Ampeg SVP-PRO and Ampeg power amp into a Hartke Hydrive 410. Sounded AMAZEBALLS. Weighed the same as a whale calf.

Hotter pickup in your P?

Dunno, I teach a bit and students are still asking for Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Hendrix stuff. I guess if a student is really excited by music, then they are prepared to dig a little to find what they like.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1452169682' post='2947178'] Au contraire - he clearly states that they're a 'composite set' - very rare, very expensive... [/quote]