Matt P

i did run a search on the amps and cabs for sale forum before i posted. if i didn't have the midgets i would have had this myself! Matt

Just spotted this on gumtree, top deal for anyone wanting to jusmp the queue and save a few quid! http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/barefaced-bass-super-15-bass-cab/1031458377 Matt

i think i'm pretty lucky, my wife has let me buy a fair amount of gear over the 5 years we've been married, i've asked every time and the usual reply is "have you got room for it?" i've sold and traded a few along the way to make way for new kit with the exception of the last acoustic guitar i bought which actually came into the house because it's owner was going to Africa for a year and didn't want it going into storage, when they got back i was so enthusiastic about how nice it was that they offered to sell it to me as they were moving to africa long term! i have just agreed the purchase of a piano though as i promised to buy one for my wife before we were married and we've finally seen one that she likes (and i've actually really been trying as well!) and i've promised her a saxaphone when she gets her chartered engineer status as she's always wanted to play (tried to learn when she was a kid but the school had too many sax players so she ended up playing the oboe.) Matt

i got as far as buying a 120mm pc fan and thinking about fitting it over the top of the casing (with the extra case removed) but i gave up in the end and bought a different head, i loved the sound it gave and the preamp was great but mine started the classic superfly squeal through one output first then through the other as well so i bought something different. sorry if this isn't any help! Matt

I've just put the concrete bass on the bathroom scales and it comes on at 16 pounds 3ounces. For a standard scale 4 string bass. Matt

i might have a contender for both, my letts 5-string is 7.5lb and i currently have posession of a concrete bass which those at the north east bass bash will have seen yesterday, i've not weighed it but the general opinion was b*^%£y heavy! Matt

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1378465576' post='2200671'] Or the A19 and Tyne Tunnel. [/quote] yup if you're heading from that side of the central motorway then it will be worth paying the toll for the tunnel. (i'm coming from Fenham so the tunnel is a very looong way round) i'm still planning on making a tray of brownies to share as well. Matt

a quick warning for anyone who was thinking of using the central motorway/tyne bridge on sunday to get to the Bash, it's going to be closed south/east bound from Cow Hill (morrisons roundabout) to the Tyne bridge on Sunday morning (till 1pm they say) the diversions will be fairly pathetic from experience so it's worth taking a different route. personally i'll be using the Redheugh bridge and along the tyne on the south side. [url="http://www2.newcastle.gov.uk/apps002.nsf/showroadworks/9E3AAEAC0C65320A80257BD0004C13BC?opendocument"]http://www2.newcastl...BC?opendocument[/url]] Matt

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1378196051' post='2196764'] Are you near London? There's a big BassBash in three weeks where you'd be able to try half the amps in Christendom ... [/quote] or are you in the north east? there's a bass bash up here this sunday, I'll have barefaced midgets for trial and there will be tks cabs as well which are a smidge heavier but half the price. there will probably be heads from most of the top names there as well. Matt

are you anywhere near this? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212114-south-east-bass-bash-no7-surrey-saturday-21st-september-2013/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/212114-south-east-bass-bash-no7-surrey-saturday-21st-september-2013/[/url] i'd imagine that there will be a wide range of Fenders there and as they will be owned by friendly basschatters they should be able to be tried out, there might even be a few for sale! i'd imagine that there would be offerings from other makers there as well that could be tried out/bought. Matt

Yeah we're going to take the line out from the guitar amp and then fix it with the software as best we can, if it still sounds bad then we'll rethink and try again. Matt

We did consider a studio but we don't play well individually, it's more about the interaction and the live sound, the plan is to set up the gear and record during an extended practice session, we only need to get half a dozen songs down to show that we can actually play. We're a 3 piece band with only one singer and want to keep it very live sounding. We did have a go at this before but suffered from an overloud guitar as we mic'ed it, we're going to use the line out feed this time which should help a fair bit.

thanks for that video, looks like a great way of recording drums, i think it might not suit the punky rocky bluesy stuff we're doing right now but it will be perfect for the acoustic folky stuff our guitarist is writing. the se microphones are on my watch list as are the red5audio ones. how good is the red 5 bass drum mic? does it punch above it's price tag or is it just good enough for the 45 or so quid? anyone tried it up against audix/akg/shure? would we be wanting to upgrade after a couple of sessions? i think our drummmer would like something that would work for micing his cajon at acoustic gigs with his other band (probably with the audix i5 on the front as well) Thanks Matt

Hello! My band are looking to record some demos mainly to give to local pubs to get some gigs. We've bought a zoom r16 and already own a shure sm58 beta and an akg d5 but we're lacking any drum mics, our plan is to use a 4 Mic setup with a bass drum Mic, a snare Mic and a pair of condenser overheads, but we've got no real idea what mics to go for. We need to keep the overall cost down but would rather not have to upgrade everything if we decide to record some original material at a later date. The current idea is to buy either an audix d6/d4 or an akg d112 for the bass drum and an audix I5 for the snare but the overheads are harder, I guess a max budget of 150 for the pair so I'm thinking that secondhand is probably the way to go. If the mics would be good for acoustic instruments and vocals that would be a bonus. So what do you guys recommend? Matt

I'm a fan of singlecuts, so much so that i bought one! [attachment=142678:1175262_10151824833249243_508819803_n.jpg] this one will be at the North East Bass Bash if anyone wants a closer look or a bit of a noodle. Matt

does anyone have an Aguilar tonehammer 500 amp they could bring along? or a markbass littlemark? I would love to hear some different small heads through the midgets. i'm not sure if the concrete bass will be making anappearance, i've got hold of it but it needs a fair amount of tlc to get it playing and i might be pushed for time before the bash.

I'm trying to get hold of a concrete bass that my friends late father built, thought i might get a prize for heaviest bass at the bash.

i've not really had a chance to give it a proper wpork out yet but so far i'm very impressed, the fit and finish are very good, and the neck profile sits perfectly in the hand, the balance is fantastic both on the strap and on the knee. i'll give a proper report when i've had a chance to try it out live with a band. Matt

The gig was some friends of mine so I haven't had a chance to try it on stage, I'll report back after band rehearsal on Tuesday evening.

Thanks! I'm on my phone so adding a link was beyond my capabilities! This bass will be at the north east bash next month for those wanting to experience the excellence. Matt

I've just found that there is a whole set of pictures on the Letts bass page on Facebook, its the singlecut 5 string in walnut.

Apologies! It was a whistlestop visit to Jon followed by a dash to the gig, I've got the bass, it's excellent and I'll post some pictures tomorrow when I get a chance to take some. Matt

I've made it to wetherby services, quick stop for a coffee. Satnav says I'll be there at 4 which is when I'm expected. This is like Christmas and birthday rolled into one!

Just about to jump in the car to leave, it's a 3 hour trip each way, would have been much cheaper to post it!

In an hour or two I'm going to be heading south to Leicester to collect my new Letts 5 string singlecut, it's going to be about 3 hours in the car on my own but I don't care. I'll see if I can sort some pictures but I'm staying overnight at a friend's in Halifax (and seeing their band play at the cross keys in Morley tonight) This is a huge deal for me, I've not really bought much in the way of new instruments and this is the first time I've had any control over the specifications. Wish me luck on the M1. Matt