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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1449914439' post='2927878'] Almost certainly this is to do with converting your bass to active. Have you tried starting with all the knobs set to "neutral", i.e. no boost or cut at all? If that's still giving you a sharp increase in gain, then see whether there are trim pots you can tame it with. A good preamp should be capable of providing complete transparency as well as loads of boost and shaping, and John East makes exceedingly good preamps. [/quote] yes there are trim pots - my thoughts were that the one i bought on the forum here might have been trimmed high so will adjust it down - but i also bought a brand new uni-pre from john east to put in my status and that was also very high - also have a trb which is active which ive used with the head but the yamaha cicrcuit seems nowhere near as big as the east will have a fiddle with them when i can find a teenie screwdriver what would you suggest? wind them right back the minimum and then slowly wind back up until they seem to be around about the same sort of output level as the yamaha which has always been fine? ta

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1449581826' post='2924817'] How do I put this ? I can understand how influential he is and appreciate his talent, his legacy, and so on....but that whole headband thing. Sorry, it just kills it for me. [/quote] I have this problem with Jimmy Haslip - love his lines and his playing and his tone ... then i saw him playing a left hander WITH THE STRINGS ALL UPSIDE DOWN

slapper! (there, I said the S word)

Eqpt = Hartke LH500 into a Hydrive410 previously i was playing a passive J into the head via a couple of boss pedals (with levels set to match the clean signal) recently purchased on the sale forum here a nice little dbx160a rack compressor - ive tried this in line in fromt of the amp input and also in the send/return loop (where i am informed it will do its job to best effect) after i started using the comp the amp has become extremley loud - at same time i also loaded a j-east01 preamp into the J so the output from that is now rather massive - i tried turning down the input gain on the comp but it still frreequently flashes into the orange and red on the comp - indeed the first time i gigged it i did start to experience what i thought at the time was power amp break up possibly where the whole preamp signal was driving the power amp too hard - i gigged it a second time and turned down the input gain on the comp but still clips into red - the only way to stop the comp from clipping into the red seems to be reducing the master vol on the guitar do i need to adjust the trim pots on the active eq - is it likely that the signal from the guitar is the cause and not the amp.comp? ta muchly

we're all going to hell in a handcart

[url="http://youtu.be/v9EcqMCnFUQ"]http://youtu.be/v9EcqMCnFUQ[/url]

saw them on permanent waves and they were great - would take a lottery win enticement to persuade me to go watch them now - well done mister peart for having the fortitude to say enough is enough - after all it's not like he hasnt got an impressive back catalog to celebrate for his career

time for a bump [url="http://youtu.be/HajWhhXkfYQ"]http://youtu.be/HajWhhXkfYQ[/url]

[quote name='AinsleyWalker' timestamp='1449496563' post='2923995'] Of course all music is totally subjective but what I've heard of Jaco Pastorius has been a total let down compared to what I've heard from word of mouth. Granted, I've only heard some of the most well known tracks and to me it was just disjointed... It sounded like I'd just walked into any guitar shop in the world... Aimless noodling... Anyone got any suggestions that may change my mind? [/quote] pretty much anything of his material with joni mitchell - she was his sort of muse and saw the 'original' in him and gave him masses of leeway creatively (and socially it would seem) within her closest circle way too much material to choose from so im going to put this up here because it is beautifully sublime and simple [url="http://youtu.be/N0MwObE-OC4"]http://youtu.be/N0MwObE-OC4[/url]

[url="http://youtu.be/KukyTGJfGhE"]http://youtu.be/KukyTGJfGhE[/url]

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1449277894' post='2922269'] While I am no fan of Mr. Bieber, he should be given due credit for having singles at numbers 1,2 and 4 in the charts. That is a very impressive, if not unparalleled, achievement. [/quote] why credit him? why not the writers producers and marketing team? in the big shceme of things he probably comes quite low down the list of talent/skill/endeavour credits list after all those in the background who keep him in the spotlight just mho of course

it means ive just bought three yes three J-East modules in the space of two weeks ... and i still need a fourth

too many zappa ones to even begin thinking about

oui allo bon jour

this rather nifty little todd rundgren production... [url="http://youtu.be/wPLMk2m6gaI"]http://youtu.be/wPLMk2m6gaI[/url]

[url="http://youtu.be/dnBAMQhtjEk"]http://youtu.be/dnBAMQhtjEk[/url]

all went rather well - large party crowd of about 150-200 ish for 50th birthday party held at the players in pavilion kent county cricket ground - loads of space loads of volume - crowd shaking their booty thang and friendly DJ too

so many parameters but then as you say if you are playing orifinal prog metal then many of the variables will undoubtedly be rather constrained to reiterate an earlier comment if you can affort it and think its worth it go for it - just think of it finacnially as another night out and put the expense issue to one side and go out and enjoy yhe gig if the cost is going to be constantly gnawing away as your overriding concern then id personally suggest kick it into touch hope this helps

the kick-backs.co.uk 7 piece 2 female vocals and sax Soul funk Motown contemporary pop

Just bought a pair of status active pups from mr thumbs plenty of pics and info and clear description and mega bargain price and prompt posting

[quote name='Naetharu' timestamp='1448703939' post='2917491'] Cheers! If nothing else it's good to know that it is not just me that finds it tricky. It seems simple when I stop and look at it, yet getting the notes to all sound clean, clear and in perfect time is hard work. Well, looks like I know what I am going to be practicing this morning. [/quote] dont fret too much about 'clean' at first it might sound clanky while youre practising but youd be surprised how many isolated bass track of 'name players' also sound clanky when put in a harsh spotlight but as JT says above you will deffo get a different feel between the thumb/1st and 1st/2nd finger technique - if you can get the right groove and feel with the 1/2 technique then imho this would be preferrable over the thumb/1st technique even at the cost of a bit of rattling and clanking - after all who else at a gig is going to spot it other than a bunch of nitpicking bass players ed - and if youre in the sort of band who's gig success relies on getting people on their feet and shaking their groove thang then def go for the 1st/2nd string skipping technique

[quote name='darren' timestamp='1448701849' post='2917470'] Power ballad sentimental warblings about being dumped is not something I'm interested in regardless of how well done it might be. Can't argue with the sales figures though. [/quote] this - and sales figures as we all know bear no correlation whatsoever with talent but she is obviously vocally talented - which presents a slight conundrum but as you say Darren ... still cant listen to her with seeing pictures in my head of Glenn Close and that certain 'cookery incident'

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1447609554' post='2908894'] A clip from Fridays gig - I'm behind the singer btw! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PasojrmDmNk&ab_channel=SuperChangoUK[/media] [/quote] me likey - and extra marks for the bongos ps EVERYBODY should play in a funky band like this - hell even none bass players

give the thumb technique a go at first and eventually you will pick up speed although its as much an agility issue as it is speed imho - used to struggle like anything a few years ago with all that donna summer octave stuff and initially used to do it with the thumb and 1st finger method but gradually you pick up speed and get on top of it - although i must admit it does seem to be one of the areas where it does take a considerable amount of time and repetition to achieve the final result