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[quote name='wotnwhy' post='71663' date='Oct 9 2007, 04:32 PM']is that why you've got that gas mask on?[/quote] no - i wear that anyway a lot of the stink may be due to the case...it smells pretty rank too, so i'll be trying out the newspaper trick tonight !! many thanks and keep the gross-out stories coming.
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i got a dean markley overlord valve overdrive pedal from the one in newcastle. £40 i paid. it fell apart about 6 months later, sadly. but still a bargain i think
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the schematic is pretty straighforward...for £40 you could prolly build one.... [url="http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/dist_250_sc.gif"]http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/dist_250_sc.gif[/url]
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you HAVE to go to howard's bass place if it's still there [url="http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/newcastle/shop/133327r/howard-s-bass-place"]http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/newcast...rd-s-bass-place[/url] if you ask him if he remembers the guy who bought a musicman sabre from him years ago... he does great setups and repairs, and always has some weird and wonderful basses in the shop.
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"Isolated audio track of bassist John Entwistle playing "Won't Get Fooled Again", filmed for The Kids Are Alright documentary" from the mixing desk i guess... presumably they'd record the concert on multi track for mixing to the film later... or they recorded just entwistle for the documentary.
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[quote name='bnt' post='71828' date='Oct 9 2007, 08:53 PM']I honestly had to look that one up. The Fleetwood Mac song? YouTube here I come... edit: the ending? The old Formula One theme? OK. [/quote] that's the one !!
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[quote name='bnt' post='71778' date='Oct 9 2007, 07:41 PM'][i]Smoke On The Water[/i] PS: in a local guitar shop, they have the usual list of banned guitar pieces: Stairway To Heaven etc.[/quote] haha - sheerers in leeds had a list like that when i was at school...it had a list of guitar ruffs...stairway to heaven, smoke on the water, foxy lady etc. and at the bottom ? "and for bassists...the chain" i never know what to play when i'm trying out a bass. i was trying out some overdrive pedals a few weeks back and i ended up playing some my bloody valentine and sonic youth songs. after a minute or two i realised i had an audience of 3 young lads. they looked very confused...i'm not quite sure what they expected me to be playing
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be difficult to put my finger on it, but prolly something by joy division...maybe 'she's lost control' ?? first bassline i learned (or rather was taught) was 'a forest' by the cure.
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Anyone buy any good gear this weekend?
ahpook replied to OutToPlayJazz's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='simon1964' post='71329' date='Oct 8 2007, 10:47 PM']I bought a Stingray as well - and its absolutely awesome![/quote] thinks about double muff...thinks about stingray. aaah well....one musicman is enough for me i guess. -
Post your pictures, Lets see what you all look like.
ahpook replied to slaphappygarry's topic in General Discussion
looking....erm...'tired' and in need of some soap and water ! -
Anyone buy any good gear this weekend?
ahpook replied to OutToPlayJazz's topic in General Discussion
i bought a ehx double muff from ebay...not entirely sure why, but for £25 ??? why not ! -
good god !!! i just got my 80's jazz bass out of the case it's been in for the last year or two. it used to be my no. 1 gigging bass until i got my pj. jaysus ! does it stink...pub carpets and 1000 cigarette butts. i mean folks...i smoke and it still kinda turned my stomach to play it. any tips for getting rid of the smell ?
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ok...i've stopped mathering and this is the pedalboard for the upcoming drum and bass radio session. fender cowpoke >> behringer tuner >> aria platinum drive >> cae line booster >> ehx micro q-tron >> ehx small clone >> behringer bdi >> desk i've had to put the cae booster in there, and run it to make up for the vol boost that comes from the q-tron.
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ok - here's the deal...i got myself an aria td-1 valve overdrive pedal and it came with a no-brand chinese 12ax7, so as i had couple of valves lying around i thought it'd try them and see what it sounded like. firstly i tried a fender (sovtek) 12ax7...sounds good...valve lights up nicely...then i tried a lower gain EHX 12at7...and it sounded different, BUT the valve didn't light up at all. why should the lower gain valve not be shining with the light of the heaters ? any ideas ?
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i've no idea what the inside of one looks like.... ...or else i'd help. can you post pic of the innards ?
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[quote name='nick' post='69731' date='Oct 4 2007, 09:54 PM']I recently got a Zoom 503 amp simulator pedal off Ebay for about a tenner. They're discontinued now. Only managed to have a brief mess about with it so far. However, when used in conjunction with BDI21, some of the speaker emulation parameters sound not bad, to my cloth ears. Never been a fan of Zoom stuff, but this is not a bad pedal. Quite handy for home recording bass. I see them come up on ebay fairly frequently. Usually don't go for much more than I paid for mine, sometimes less.[/quote] hmm - good to know. the bdi'll be fine for the session i'm doing tho...it gives the sound a nice depth. i've never used any zoom pedal stuff, but i've got two of their rack units and they're good to my ears. i still mourn my midiverb 3 tho....
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and now it's here... blimey, what a monster-sized pedal. gave it a quick blast and swapped the no-brand 12ax out of it and put in an ehx 12at...sounds [i]much[/i] nicer... does a gentle break-up nicely and has more drive than you could want. ok - back off upstairs to give it some more wellie
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i started playing bass about 20 years ago, and started teaching myself guitar about 13 years ago when i realised that [i]someone[/i] had to play guitar on my demos i play a bit of keyboards too. it all adds together...makes you a better musician...so it's a good thing right ?
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[quote name='paul, the' post='69296' date='Oct 3 2007, 11:15 PM']Has anyone tried a Hartke VXL Bass Attack?[/quote] does the hatke have speaker emulation ? i thought it was just a preamp pedal ?
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[quote name='nick' post='69281' date='Oct 3 2007, 10:23 PM']Had a brief look inside, vitually everything is fixed to PCB. Planning on having a go at this sometime this month, when (if) I get some spare time. Anticipate having to replace pots, jacksockets, & switch etc. Will be putting mine in fairly decent sized box.... Cheers[/quote] thanks for the info...
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[quote name='nick' post='69020' date='Oct 3 2007, 12:31 PM']I second you on that. Tried both, & I prefer the sound of the Behringer. And for the price, you can get at least five BDI21's! Tech 21 Blitzkreig cometh!! My next project,is to put one of mine in a more robust diecast box.[/quote] phew - i thought i might be the only one ! i was wondering about a better box...i've still got the casing from my exploded sansamp... have you had yours open yet ? i was wondering how big the board is and if the pots are wired straight to the board (which i suspect) or on flying leads ? if you've not opened yours up yet....i might tonight
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[quote name='BigRedX' post='69150' date='Oct 3 2007, 04:51 PM']Got to say for all the really good practical design features on the bass it's got to be the most ugly J-clone I've ever seen...[/quote] plus the one...it's fugly
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took mine down to band practice tonight... very impressed...playing through an ashdown mag 2x10. i set it pretty flat with the eg on the behringer and the amp flat, and pushed the drive control a bit. to my ears (dons flameproof suit) it sounded better to me that my old sansamp...i kid you not. i think it has less mid-cut. anyway...not the reason i bought it, but a very nice suprise...i'm considering the guitar model for recording now.
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[quote name='finnbass' post='68262' date='Oct 1 2007, 05:23 PM']Wire 'em all up in a loop, feed the output back into the input and see what happens [/quote] now this idea i like...