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The most important question is... How loud is the fan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZOorMXGL9M

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1463338087' post='3050615'] Pointless. [/quote] It's very useful educationally. Shows students how key choice makes a massive impact on a composition.

I love the show. Can't wait.

Check out Major Metallica too. Sad but true in E Major is disturbing!

[quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1463160528' post='3049201'] Definitely not Bass Directs fault they turn up for sale. I'm interested in your (and others) views shared on the term 'immaculate' for a relic bass and what's expected. Immaculate: Perfectly clean Having no flaw or error [/quote] I would say that means the dings / wear on it are the ones done at the factory. Then it is immaculate as it is as new.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1463059900' post='3048189'] If its a new bass, to be honest I think its a weird question to ask; I would never thing to ask if it was in perfect condition...as its new! It would be sent straight back if it wasn't. If its a used bass then completely understand the question and surprised at Mark's reaction, although I'm sure he was intended on being rude or anything like that. [/quote] +1 Very weird question to ask about a new product. Although I do remember a luthier mate getting a call to "repair" a bass.... it was a relic'd instrument that had a few non-factory dings and the chap wanted them fixed, but leave the "official" dings as they were....

Just like the DM we can claim it was us even if it wasn't.

They became Tecamp, and now became Eich.

Been playing more with it. Got a lovely GK sound going for that Duff tone, and experimenting with the Particle Reverb model in parallel with a delay for some Manring inspired ethereal noises. I've also been making loads more guitar patches. I tend to write on guitar rather than bass, but I haven't been this active for years.

The amp needs to have a 1 MegOhm input otherwise the pickup doesn't work efficiently. Some amps I've owned do have 1Meg inputs, but others have been 500K and the difference is massive. I used to use a Fishman Platinum Bass preamp to solve those issues. Worked very well indeed. They've been discontinued so you'll have to look used. But they still shift at about £75

I want to try some too. The prices vary so much. For the 5 string set, Strings Direct seem cheapest - they are actually about £15 cheaper than the official EBMM web shop! I've got TI Flats on my ray5 at the moment. I'll have to wait until they've worn out.....

+1 on the Clayton books and this one too: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simplified-Sight-Reading-Bass-Josquin-Pres/dp/0793565189 I was in the same position a few years ago. I could play any Billy Sheehan / Johnny Rod type bass shred you could suggest. But if you asked me to sight read the bass part on a U2 tine I couldn't do it. I joined my daughter's orchestra group and felt like a beginner again. I was completely lost. Now I can sight read a bit and can join in far more easily on the new tunes without being the person to say "err, I'll learn it by ear for next week."

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1462782208' post='3045543'] I'd love to be able to even just rehearse with a 1x10! Jealous. [/quote] Join a mostly woodwind jazz band.

34. Marleaux. Even better than any Dingwall I've played

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1462639513' post='3044616'] Ouch. Well that's understandable. Hope you're OK! [/quote] I'll find out in about a month whether I need No 4. I'm getting quite bored with getting cut open. Although the scarring is beginning to look like a treasure map!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1462635672' post='3044585'] This is the first I've heard of tolex peeling since we changed adhesive last spring/summer. Very disappointed to hear it's occurred and that we haven't been directly told about it, especially as it happened after such a short time. Hopefully it's a rare case because since we launched the One10 we've sold a lot of cabs from the 10CR range which are all tolexed. The way the tolex is wrapped is the standard way of doing it, one piece around the sides, top, base and into the baffle, with a separate piece for the back - inspect 95% of tolexed bass cabs and you'll see the same seam arrangement. Guitar cabs are different because the rear panel is usually removable or missing. The adhesive we use is specifically made for tolex so this problem surprises and worries me! [/quote] I suppose I could have mentioned it directly, but I had more important things to worry about - I've had 3 operations in the last few months. The cab sounds brilliant and when funds allow I will be buying another. It hasn't put me off.

20 songs for an audition is taking the piss. That sounds like getting you ready for a 1 gig dep job without admitting it.

Sonicport and free Amplitube / Mobile Pod etc and a smartphone. Amplitube will import iTunes songs for playing along too.

GHS Pressure wounds.