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I've tried a sharp blade, but it doesn't slide between the speaker rim and cab, it just cuts into one or the other. Does this mean it's glued do you think? Is this common?

Good point actually. If you're used to using a rack/pro/vst compressor, then the limitations of pedal compressors can be rather annoying!

[quote name='Aussiephoenix' post='94466' date='Nov 26 2007, 12:03 PM']so, I cant use that hand position... I slap with my thumb facing down as someone who'd wear their bass on their knees...[/quote] I have the same thumbs, and i'm in eactly the same situation! (we should get t-shirts)

I've not tried any boutique etc stuff as mentioned above^ just Boss, digitech, Zoom, cheap ones, y'know, but: I know it's weird and "cheap" but the Ibanez cp5 has the most punch ever! I have tried a lot of compressors, and this little bad boy is the best! It's a little noisy, but the attack knob makes up for that. I'd love it if one other BC member got a cp5 and agreed with me. Just one!

Yeh, I don't think it's specific to anyone really. Certain people seem more receptive to the placebo effect, but, I find it hard to see how there could any be any objective test to see if some people are more receptive than others. If you had two depressed people, and you gave the singer some sugar tablets and he felt ok, and gave the bassist a brand new (what's in fashion these days?) Wal and he didn't feel much better, or he felt 100 times better, you couldn't really make a judgement either way. I don't know if i'm making sense, but i'd like to know if there are any tests/studies that have been or can be done to see the responsiveness of people to the placebo effect, and whether the results of this would suggest different responses from different "groups" of people.

Thanks for that! It looks very useful. Now I can make a more informed decision.

The status ones look like they only go to 140, where as the "galli saturn" or whatever go to 145. I'm going to see if I can find these anywhere with a bulk discount, although I should probably just try one set first.

[quote name='tauzero' post='93226' date='Nov 23 2007, 10:49 AM'][url="http://saitenkatalog.de/shop1"]Saitenkatalog in Germany?[/url] They do individual strings as well as sets - looking at the 6-string sets, the second one down is D'Addario EXL165s which have the bottom two as 105 and 135.[/quote] Ta for the link! I wanted something a bit heavier than that, but on the same site: Galli SG6n SATURN Nickel round wound 6-string M .035 .050 .070 .085 .110 .145 - set / E-Bass This is what I need! Damn expensive though :-/

Does anyone know where I can get 6 string sets where the low B is around 140, and the E 110-120? They all seem to be lighter, but these two strings are a bit "flappy" 'cos i'm down-tuning.

I've got a Bob the Blender, which is just supposed to be a valve pre-amp with blender. It does a small bit of compression, and when you really drive it, it breaks up nicely. Not much of a compressor, obviously, but it's not supposed to be. I'm guessing the compressor would be just as impressive, but I can't really recommend it haven't not tried it.

DHA compressor? My favorite compressor for a very punchy sound, is the Ibanez CP5.

Well, it was my dad who bought it, 'cos he was paying for it, and we paid him back kinda thing. He just asked if it would cover both of our stuff and they said yeh, I never read the contract properly, I get screwed, it's my own fault really!

[quote name='Alpha-Dave' post='92144' date='Nov 21 2007, 02:13 PM']No, 20 Hz. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hearing"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hearing[/url] We can hear it, but it needs a very serious rig to produce it (or just use head phones as they need much less power). D.[/quote] Heh, sorry, just got my facts wrong. I did do a music tech degree but, since then i've been playing with my 'ERBs too much!

They thought something was suspicious, which it was really, from their point of view. We had 8 guitars nicked, reported it to the company, got 7 of them back a day later and reported that. I can see how it might seem a bit weird, so they had to investigate etc. The thing that really gets me angry is the fact that they took the details of my AND my housemate's stuff that got nicked, and didn't tell us until a month ago that they can only pay out for my stuff! This cuts my claim in half 'cos I have to give half to my housemate 'cos he paid for half the policy, that they told us, covered us both! I wish I had read the damn thing properly :-( Lloyds home insurance if anyone wants to know who to avoid/petrol bomb for me.

But humans can't really hear anything below 40Hz?

You pay £2 for a cup of coffee? I'm broke in the real sense of the word (or expression), as in I can't afford to go out, or buy £2 coffees or £6.66 pints! I buy what I need, and I don't need a hard case atm. However, I had the insurance woman on the phone this morning, and she assures me the cheque will be sent today. 14 months after I was burgled! I shall treat my bass to a nice new secure home.

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='91700' date='Nov 20 2007, 07:03 PM']Playing a bass line without having to think about it, leaving you free to concentrate on the vocals... is that not what muscle memory is about?[/quote] Muscle memory is your muscles remembering/gettings used to how to perform certain actions, which makes your playing techniques easier and smoother and quicker etc. Your muscles can't remember how to play a song, you've just learn it off by heart to the point of being able to play it without thinking about it, which is something in your brain, rather than your muscles.

[quote name='OldGit' post='91707' date='Nov 20 2007, 07:09 PM']Hard case £40, delivered. Thats two sets of strings or, what, 6 pints of beer? [url="http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/typeproducts2.asp?id=3948-3980"]http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/...sp?id=3948-3980[/url] Daft not to, really[/quote] I wouldn't pay £40 for 6 pints of beer! But then, i'm broke and don't go out. Ta for the link, i'll get a couple of them when I get my f*ckin insurance check!

I'm not gay!

Basically, if you need a hard case, you must have erectile dysfunction.

Heh, I wouldn't go that far! If I could afford hard cases, i'd get them as I drive to my gigs/practices and have a large car. I'm just pointing out that using gig bags doesn't mean you have to treat your bass like a baby or it will get damaged.

Heh, most amusing. Even without the tuning pegs, I still think that'd be too painful. But seriously, when I take my bass to gigs, I store it in a safe, dry place in it's soft case where it won't get hurt. I take it out of the bag to play, put it back in after, put it in the car with either a load of heavy amps (so it looks a little squashed) , or with nothing (so it rattles around a bit). I'm not saying I treat it badly, i'm just saying that I think you lot would think I treat it badly. I would have no problem selling my bass, as it's in absolutely perfect condition, regardless of what it's been through. You're probably restricting yourself from getting some bargains if you don't even look at a bass 'cos it's in a gig bag and not a hard case.

You'd want to inspect the condition of the thing, obviously, but it's not as though my I could do any damage that wouldn't be obvious enough to see. Either way, if you like my 1980 JAYDEE supernatural (no idea what this is) when you play it, you had better buy it and stop worrying about how it's been treated in the past. I could have used it as a masturbation receptical for all you know, but at least I cleaned it off before trying to sell it. It still plays the same.

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='91526' date='Nov 20 2007, 03:12 PM']muscle memory[/quote] I don't want to take this off topic, but I think you have the wrong idea about muscle memory. I had a discussion about it on another message board, and it turns out there's a very informative Wiki about it somewhere.

[quote name='Jase' post='91515' date='Nov 20 2007, 02:50 PM'] Squashed between amps and stuff get thrown around quite a bit I bet your bass has some serious mojo [/quote] No, that's what i'm saying, it's in it's soft case (warwick rockbag) and it doesn't have a scratch!