LiamPodmore

One of my "Things to do in life" is go and sit near his memorial stone playing Anesthesia or For Whom The Bell Tolls, as well as actually visit his memorial. Although he died 9 years before i was born, so i never got the chance to see him, he's still one of, if not my biggest influence, and the reason i started playing bass. R.I.P. Clifford Lee Burton.

Liam

Thanks for that guys. I decided to take a plunge on the Warwick one this morning, should be here tomorrow.

Liam

Nobody have any idea where to get a cheap one? I remember when you could pick these up on here for £20, now they're three times that.

Liam

Hi all,

I'm looking for a decent but cheap (I know they don't always go hand in hand) 4U Rack case, just something to throw my head in, and maybe a wireless system if i can afford one. Only looking to spend about £40, £50 Max, including delivery. Anyone know of the best place for one, not arsed whether its new or used.

EDIT: Anyone know if this is decent quality or not? [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/warwick-eco-line-rackcase-4u-rc24004b/7397"]http://www.gak.co.uk...u-rc24004b/7397[/url]

Thanks, Liam

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1317065169' post='1386337']
Did you See them Liam, couple of weekends ago?
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I did, i did. Me being strange wanted a picture with the giant pandas, but i was busy, and wondering what the F@ck was going on.

Liam

Right, now i know why there were 2 giant pandas in Manchester..... Awesome track, and an awesome video.

Liam

Strangely, my band have never been asked to turn down, although i do think we control our volume relatively well. We do have limitations gear wise, such as me only using a 150w 1x12 combo most of the time, but even then, i can still hear myself and the crowd can without me cranking it to the max, i can even still hear the kick which isn't miked, and this is a pop/punk/alternative band too.

Liam

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFL9wRLpgng&ob=av2e[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHmTtU028BM[/media]

Those are my personal favourites, those would both suit my band so well. Too bad i don't have a passive Jazz, SVT, P Deluxe, Ashdown ABM500, Ampeg SVT-410HLF, or any of the other crap that those guys have.

Liam

For £50, that is the best deal i have ever seen on a drum kit. I can testify to the quality of the Pearl Export series, my bands drummer uses one and it blows kits 3x as expensive outta the water. Good luck with the sale, although it should go yesterday at that price.

Liam

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1316901153' post='1384320']
I remember trying out a 'new' Ibanez BTB in a shop once with a horrible setup and really crackly pots. When I mentioned these to the assistant, he very helpfully advised me that 'basses are supposed to have high action', because 'otherwise you just get fretbuzz'. And that 'active basses always have noisy knobs, because of the electricity in them'
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That has actually made my day. How someone can be that clueless and work in a music shop is beyond me. You would think that at least a basic knowledge of how guitars and basses work would be necessary.

Liam

I love the Ibanez SR 6 strings, my mate has the SR506 and although its a tad neck heavy its really nice to play, and has a sound to match.

Liam

I'm actually listening to my mates cover of 'Your Song' on her soundcloud, i think its rather good. [url="http://soundcloud.com/jessicalaurensm/your-song-jessica-smith-ellie#"]Jessica Smith - Your Song[/url]

Liam

Louis Foulkes of A Little Bit Outlaw, along with Matt Green on guitar and a beautiful facial expression from MJ on the drums and vocals. (No, MJ does not stand for Michael Jackson either)

Liam

[quote name='Truckstop' post='944721' date='Sep 3 2010, 04:57 PM']I just use a hollowed out Ampeg 8x10.
Enough space to store the missus too.

Truckstop[/quote]

Truckstop, thats an amazing idea, you got any pics of that by any chance?

Liam

Just because i got bored and wanted to have a good mosh whilst playing, i learnt Trivium - In Waves and Five Finger Death Punch - The Bleeding. Both really easy but really fun.

Liam

How the F**K is this still here? I know it's heavy but the sound on these combos is amazing.

Have a bump for an awesome amp.

Liam

Just something to add, a good way to keep fans interested is with sneak previews. When we have a big gig coming up we sometimes post a sneak preview of the set that we're going to be playing that night, just a few hours before sometime in the afternoon. I think it helps for getting the fans geared up and ready for a good night.

Liam

We use Facebook as one of our main promotion tools in terms of gigs and stuff like that. We also have a soundcloud linked up with Facebook, a Youtube channel (Which has recieved views from France and the USA) and a myspace which is rarely used anymore. Our audience are all teens, so Facebook is a really good tool for us, as its all the rage nowadays.

Liam

Smallest: 4 (Including bar staff)

Largest: Around 180-200

We're a pretty young band, so its harder to get fans to our out of town gigs, as most of them are between say 14/15 and 18.

Liam

One thing to remember is that those kinds of mics will pick up everything, so when you clear your throat or curse at that bum note you just hit, it will go through the PA system too.

Liam

Stingray 5 Natural/Maple
Stingray 4 3EQ White/Maple
Fender American Precision Red/Maple
Fender American Jazz Fretless
Yamaha TRB1006J

Line 6 Relay G90
Sansamp VT Bass Deluxe (Modded to be MIDI Footswitchable)
EHX Bass Micro Synth
Boss OC-3
Carl Martin Bass Chorus
Boss DD-7
Dunlop Rack Crybaby
Voodoo Labs GCX
Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro w/Tap Tempo
Peterson Stroborack

Mesa Boogie Big Block 750
Mesa Boogie PH410 or PH212 (x2)

Mic'd by an Electro-Voice RE-20 or Sennheiser MD-421

Yes, that is a large rig, but i would love to own it and have roadies to move it for me.

EDIT: Just priced it all up on Thomann out of boredom and its over £15,000. I guess i better start saving.

Liam

Just had a proper think about this, decided it'l be best to make myself up a small pedalboard with the VT, Tuner and another pedal or two on, and then just wrap all the cables in a shield-like thing i have to run out to the board and back. Thanks for the help anyway.

Liam

[quote name='Beedster' post='1353072' date='Aug 26 2011, 09:36 PM']Not sure I get this either? I run my VT Deluxe on batteries (which appear to last forever, even when I inadvertently leave cables plugged in overnight) and one cable? Personally I suspect you might be over-thinking this [/quote]

I probably am, but knowing me i'd end up going stupidly complicated with a MIDI switched rack effects setup sometime in my future. For now i'll just leave it simple and just get a VT bass, i'll sort out what i want to do with it when i get all my rack setup.

Liam

[quote name='Pollinator95' post='1352106' date='Aug 26 2011, 10:23 AM']Maybe I misunderstood, but wouldn´t the 4-button footswitch be trailing cables anyway?
In any case, you should be able to unless the pots and jacks are directly soldered to the board.
IMO, it´s too pricey to risk f****** up on, but that´s just me. Maybe you could get a pro to do it for you?[/quote]

Yeah the footswitch would be 1 cable, but running the VT on its own would be 2 cables and a power cable. I would be getting a pro to do it for me, i'm not confident enough not to mess it up. Would be much easier if Tech 21 just made one themselves, but we can't have it all our own way.

Liam

The max i'd spend is roughly £1000, but i would go abit higher for the right bass (Ie something like that SR5005 a few weeks ago) but i'd have to wait till i gathered the cash. Quite a jump considering the 2 basses i play now cost me £150 and £170.


Liam