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He's not my bag either. I recognise that his fame caused the bass to become more popular, and that in turn leads to more players and better gear etc but I view him as someone who may well have started something new but was quickly left behind by those who came after him. It's like JJ Cale tapping before EVH made it famous. The idea was the same, but the technique needed a composition before it made more people appreciate it - and that's what Eruption was. Venom really started the thrash thing, but they were quickly surpassed. So I'm glad Jaco did his thing and I'm glad it caused a bit of a revolution. But I won't be buying any CDs of his any time soon.

Just saw that. Loads more Marshall’s and the Aggie DB751 some fun pedals too including a routing block to collapse stereo paths. That will be ace.

Yes. Easy as pie.

http://www.cakewalk.com/Gibson-Announcement Cakewalk is no more.

Get the full fat floor one rather than the LT. It's built stronger and it's got more connections. Scribble Strips are a brilliant thing to have too. You'll also get a far bigger discount on the Native plug in with either the rack or the full floor.

Yeah - the price difference is quite noticeable! If I was only playing guitar then I'd probably get the Red Sound RS LG12 Active. It's a great unit, but not made for bass use. Best guitar one I've heard though.

Interesting. I've got the DXR10 and I'm really happy with it. As it happens though I think (about 90% decided) that I'm going to stick with my Barefaced cabs for bass use and power them with my tiny Tecamp Puma 300. Total weight is lower as the Puma is only 2.2 lb. I don't play out anywhere on guitar so I'll get some good desktop monitors instead.

Yamaha DXR series.

I love EMGs. And the customer service from HQ in the USA is great. uk distributors are crap, admittedly.

I've had older ones and loved them. I also had a Streamline, but the neck profile was different and had pretty square shoulders on it. That wasn't for me. I wish they'd do the 1990s neck profile again. And for that matter, do a narrower neck on a 5 string. 48.2mm is far too big for me. 45 is my max.

I like that colour more actually. Lovely lovely lovely!

I love the colour! Not enough sparkly basses in the world.

13lb is mental. I'm shuddering at the very thought! I won't have any bass that weighs over 9lb no matter how good it sounds. Even my much modified Ray 5 is only 8.5 lb

NAMM Not. Available. Maybe. May.

I like that a lot!

Interesting indeed. I had thought about them before but they are a lot of cash compared to many FRFR options. I like my Yamaha DXR10 but the fan noise does my nut in for low volume practice. I had thought about sticking with a power amp and bass cabs for bass use and getting the highly regarded Red Sound FRFR powered cab (no fan!) for guitar use. But really I want a "1 rig does both instruments" approach if I can. I'd have to save some pennies and sell the Yamaha first though!

This interests me greatly. are the BFs fan cooled or passive? have you tried them with regular guitar?

No tapewounds for Nard.

It's getting as bad as hifi audiotards. If the difference doesn't show up on a 'scope then your ears can't hear it. And even if the 'scope shows a difference most of the time it is outside of the range of the Mark 1 Human Ear. Let alone the over 35 year old human ear that already has massively reduced performance compared to that of a child's ear. The very best a passive cable can do is let the signal through with the minimum of degradation. It cannot improve the signal. I buy my cables on construction strength so they last. Beyond that it's mostly bollocks.

I have now played this bass a huge amount. I love it. I'm now giving serious thought to finding a another lightweight Ray 5 and turning it into a Jazz.

As amusing as that would be, the ensemble is mostly kids. And the show is in December. Ahem.

They are already dreading it. I've found a used packet of UV reactive strings, now I need to pick the clothes....

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I play and volunteer at a local educational trust music group. It meets on a Saturday morning and kids who have lessons in the county attend to play in a variety of ensembles. Usually I play in the “grown up band” and the ukulele orchestra and then wherever anyone needs me. That took a bit of a surprisingl turn today. The leading ensemble there is the big band / jazz ensemble. One of the teachers plays bass in it. He is now off sick until after Xmas. I’ve been promoted / press ganged and now I’ve got 5 weeks to learn the set for the Xmas show on top of my usual stuff. NONE of it is in the original keys. The bloke who went on the sick took all his scores with him and as he arranged all the parts I have no idea what he played. With piano, tuba, trombone etc the bass guitar parts were apparently written around the others. So far I’ve got Uptown funk Ghostbusters All I want for Christmas is you Hawaii five-o Superstition Fairytale of New York I get the next batch next week. Still, the best bit is that both my kids play in that ensemble too. I have the chance to massively embarrass them...