leonshelley01

There must be some of those "free" copies of Cubase that came with the Zoom B2.1u floating around. Maybe someone here could pass it on to you.

The Bass Big Muff is an excellent pedal. It soesn't lose the bottom end unlike most fuzz/drive pedals and yet still sounds like a classic Muff. Couple this with the ability to blend in your dry signal as well to create a bi-amping type effect means it is also very versatile. I don't leave home without one!

I'm able to do it with my GX, so I can't see any problem. Are you using Pod Farm or Gear Box?

With all the positive comments, it looks as if I shall be getting one then!

I'm toying with the idea of adding one to my Jazz as we're thinking of covering a couple of songs that require drop tunings. I like the idea of being able to use my main bass for this so the obvious answer is the Hipshot D-tuner.

I have some misgivings though. Do they stay accurately in tune for both E and D if switched a few times in a set and does the E string become very slack when dropped to the D? What's your experience with them?

[quote name='ahpook' post='570532' date='Aug 16 2009, 11:40 AM']nothing improves your playing like being in a band.[/quote]
+ the big one. It's stops you noodling over the same stuff when you practice and enforces some discipline, eg. must learn a particular song by the next rehearsal. Also playing with other people makes you under stand the role of the bass within a song better, pick up hints and tips from other musicians but most importantly is tremendous fun!

[quote name='chris_b' post='570399' date='Aug 16 2009, 03:03 AM']+1. Make sure you're all learning the same version. That crops up so many times; ie the studio vs live version!! Chart the number, bars, chords, stops, riffs, etc and make sure you're ok with the fingering. Then it's just a slog.[/quote]

And make sure you learn it in the same agreed key! We agreed to play Basket Case by Green Day, so I transpose it up a semi-tone so I don't have to fanny around with different tunings, one guitarist tunes down to Eflat to play along with the record and the other guitarist plays it in Eflat but with standard tuning. Needless to say, first run through at rehearsal was not great!

I use SD Hot Jazz p'ups and love 'em. They have huge mid-range and pretty good output, a country mile better than the p'ups originally on the MIM. The Quarter Pounders tend to have a higher treble output and were a bit "planky" for me, but many others use them.

Great guitar and quite rare now as Maverick have pulled the plug on production.

I have a couple of their stands, including a "mini-folding" one which I use at gigs. Seem safe and secure and never had an accident, so a qualified "yes" as I haven't tried any other makes.

That would look great with an ashtray bridge cover!

I'm a big fan of D'Addario XL Nickel Wound strings on my Jazz bass. Relatively long lasting (compared to Rotos), bright without being tinny, easy on both fingers and fretboards and the price you can get them on the 'bay, you can get two sets for £30.

That said, I still use dead Rotos on the Precision!

I use an EHX LPB-1. Very cheap (£25) and does the job fine.

That's really good, I love the use of harmonics and double stops as well.

[quote name='Tee' post='556909' date='Jul 31 2009, 10:33 AM']Just ordered from the bass centre for the first time. A pedal that's in stock. I'm wondering how long the process will take. Any ideas?[/quote]

Ordered a Dunlop 105q Wah that was "in stock" from Bass Centre on 30th June. They duly took my money and after many phone calls and broken promises, apparently it may arrive next week.

That seems very reasonable. Update us when/if you get a response!

When I have sat on it after three hours rehearsing it has certainly been very warm, but then it was backed up against the wall so partially blocking the venting. If it was getting as hot as you describe yours though, I am surprised the thermal protective muting didn't cut in. On the plus side, my old Valvestate guitar amp does much the same and still going strong after 9 years.

The Dunlop Bass 105q Wah I paid the Bass Centre for 27 days ago and am still yet to recieve.

Very basic setup for me really;

Bass/Guitars: Line 6 TonePort GX using both PodFarm and Gear Box software,
Drums: currently courtesy of Guitar Pro 5.2 RSE,
all into Cubase Essential 4.

Does decent enough demos to take to rehearsal, but nothing to write home about.

Very nice, great looking bass!

Much better than I could do! Love the tone as well.

I've never had a problem with any other Marshall product I've previously owned (AVT100, DSL401) and the amp itself has never been an issue, so I may well get the MBC115 anyway seeing as their service department has always been helpful and I live within 20 miles of Bletchley anyway if there is a problem.

Whilst moving production overseas is bad for the British economy, I completely understand it may be essential for some brands to survive. What I fail to understand is the poor quality control in some cases. You hear about some really dodgy MIM Fenders, but I have yet to hear a complaint about Chinese VM or CV Squiers.

There seems to be a pattern here. Maybe I won't buy the 1x15 cab then! I don't really need it as I've never had the volume on the MB4210 past 4 anyway and I love the tone as is. I was only going to get one to raise the height of the amp. Maybe I should just get one of those Quicklok amp stands instead?

I have had excellent service from Octave in Dunstable, Machine Head in Hitchin, Academy of Sound in Norwich and Coda Music in both Luton and Stevenage.

The shop in Milton Keynes Xscape (I can't remember what they were called) was utterly awful however. Unfriendly, unwilling to answer questions, I felt like I was in a Tescos rather than a music shop. No loss when it closed.

I use a Marshall MB4210 and I'm really pleased with it. Having tried an Ashdown, Peavey and Line 6 in the shop when I bought the Marshall, it had the sound I was looking for and is hugely versatile. I have had no problems with it either gigging or rehearsing in the past 18 months and am now getting the matching 1x15 extension cab just for giggles.