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3 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

Hi Dave,

 

I'm interested in everyone's opinion.  

 

Is it ok to use AI images to promote your bands gigs?

 

Daryl

I'm not a fan of it personally.

2 minutes ago, la bam said:

 

Could well be.

Oops, have we just opened the valve on another GAS pipe?

This is my gigging amp
This is my practice amp

This is my recording amp

What have we done?

Is recording a separate use case for a bass amp?

1 minute ago, LawrenceH said:

Not sure if that was directed at me or not, but I thought the whole point of a forum is to be able to voice opinions and discuss the reasons for our subjective preferences. 

 

Personally, I've found that in the gig circumstances where 200w is enough through 2x 10" drivers, then I can instead get away with just 1 driver if I push it using a 500w amp - remembering that at 8 ohms I'd only be getting about 130 Vs 300 watts based on typical amps on the market at those sizes. Plenty of good drivers nowadays will happily take 200 to 300w all day long so it makes sense to me to have amps that match that. For me, whatever solution gets me to gig volume for least size/weight is my preference.

 

As mentioned by DGBass above, the likely reason why there is a plethora of 200w amps is, that's where the current technology is at in terms of cost sweet spot. Rather than it being the wattage the market 'demands'. With the previous generation of slightly larger and more expensive class D modules that spot appeared to be around 450-500 watts.

Because there's no message being quoted in my previous post, you can rest assured it was not directed at you, but at the thread in general and I guess the OP in particular as the instigator of the thread.

I'm at a loose end, filling in time before a gig tonight, my wife's away so I've got the house to myself and honestly, I think I've gone a bit peculiar.  To be brutally honest, the whole tone of the OP's initial post (and subsequent same again, but longer post) just got up my nose, and it probably shouldn't have.  So, sorry all and @la bam in particular.  I clearly have got too much "me" time right at this very moment and I overanalysed things.  My bad.

Well, each to their own.  Personally I think the whole "too loud for home practice" thing is a false argument - amps have got volume controls.  Until I got my Joyo 30W Vibe Cube, I was using my TC Electronic BH250 just fine for home practice - although mostly in headphones because I couldn't be arsed trotting out a cab.  The only reason I got the Joyo was because it's more plug and play so I might practice at home a bit more (so far this seems to have borne fruit).

I also don't really see why a 200W amp has to justify its existence to one particular person - the market as a whole will decide if it works or not.  You buy one, or don't, and that's absolutely fine.

There's a whole lot of IMO going on here, and while that's fine and dandy, it just gets argumentative in the end.  You don't like/get them - fine, don't buy 'em.  There are plenty folk who do.  Like I said, I'm going to gig my 250W backup head tonight in a pub gig with no PA support and I'll report back as to how lacking or not it was, how does that sound?  Does it even matter?  I'm not you after all, I don't play in your venues or in your bands, so maybe I'm just wasting my time.

12 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

That's standard operating procedure with all new basses - bin the stock strings and put something nice on. Always makes a huge difference.

Depends - quite a few basses come with D'addario XL nickel rounds as stock strings.  As these are my strings of choice, I'm ready to hit the ground running.  I'm not being lazy, I genuinely like the sound and feel of bog standard D'addarios and I feel very fortunate indeed, because they're relatively cheap, readily available and like I said, often come as standard equipment.

From my NBD post about the Fazley "Hot Rod" bass

"Of course, the stock strings are hot garbage, thin, rougher than Rotos and went straight in the bin."

"The stock strings weren't giving the truss rod much to do - after I put my beloved D'addario XL nickel rounds on it, the neck was a banana and I had to tighten the truss rod three quarter turns!"

TL:DR - they're just awful, chuck 'em in the bin and put on your preferred strings - just be ready to have to tighten that truss rod!

Well damn, have I missed the boat in spectacular fashion - my first order from Thomann was in 2007

My backup head is 250W and I wouldn't worry about gigging with it.  In fact tonight I might gig with it, as a proof of concept/fire drill.

2 hours ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

Cheers 🍺

Right, I've taken the screw out of one of mine and can tell you the following about the screw:

Size: M2.5

Thread: Metric Fine (0.35mm pitch - course is 0.45mm)

Total length (including head): 18mm

Now, I have a set of GB7 knockoffs which I was going to raid for parts anyway and I took the screw out of one of those.  It is slightly longer at 19.75mm, and has a slightly smaller head, but I put that screw in my genuine GB7 tuner and it tightened up fine - there must be some tolerance built into the design to accept the slightly longer screw.

Here they are side by side (and length difference heavily exaggerated by the macro lens - I measured them both with digital callipers)

If you'd like me to send you this screw, noise me up in a PM and we'll get it sorted.  But if you just want to take the info above to find your own screw, then no worries.

20 hours ago, Marvin said:

Generally, in the UK, getting a lot of gear repaired seems a right royal pain in the behind.

First, trying to find someone and second sourcing parts. Then of course some gear can be obsolete in it goes pop.

 

I thought my Peavey Minimax, which died recently, wasn't worth fixing. By chance someone Mrs Marvin works with repairs amps. He diagnosed the problem, said how much it would cost and I said go for it. Here's the hitch. The parts aren't available in the UK, they had to ordered from the States. And here's another hitch. Those parts have been held up in US customs because they're suspicious that someone ordering 2 capacitors for a couple $s might be assembling drones for Russia 🤔🫣🤪

 

I've had similar with other gear, like a battery compartment for an Ibanez. It took months to sort out. Not available in the UK seems to be a constant mantra. 

 

What are these super special capacitors which can only be sourced from the States?

3 minutes ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

Sorry to be a bit wet behind the ears , but I’m not sure of the actual size of that screw. 🤦‍♂️ Glued to music are a legitimate organisation who have been very helpful..

However they are unsure if they have the size needed. They sent a link for 15mm which may be too big ..

I'll update this tonight with my findings... stay tuned.

OK, well for my own curiosity if nothing else, I'll still see if I've got a suitable replaceable screw anyway and if I find one, I'm happy to send you it.

I have these tuners on one of my basses also:

They're good tuners, well worth replacing that screw if you ask me.  Let me have a rummage in my spares boxes and see what I can find.

Oh and another thing, you won't find those Gotoh GB7s (if indeed they're even called GB7s) anywhere but the second hand market, especially those ones with the plastic, fluted bit below the button.

The modern day GB707 has a different shaped button.

Take another one out, and measure it, then get a replacement?  It's just a case of getting the correct screw.  Perhaps a local, friendly fastener supplier could help?

Contact Gotoh?

15 hours ago, jezzaboy said:

Still looking for a nice Thunderbird though...

Well, keep your beady eyes off of mine!

1 minute ago, Maude said:

 

That's why I posted this a page or two later 😁. 

 

Let's not dirty up January any further, I'll have to check back previous years but I think it might be a record breaking one.  Plus international bass purchasing can be stressful so let's not jinx it with a declaration just yet, eh?  We eagerly await your imminent arrival and I'm taking an executive decision to mark your failure down as date of safe arrival.  Not the same thing as getting a next day delivery from Andertons etc. is it?

2 minutes ago, Maude said:

Also my bowing out on the 14th Jan. 

No bass yet but money changed hands. 

Well, your post seemed coy, I was unsure how final it was.  Plus we don't know what it is yet, so I can't accurately record what caused your exit.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

51 minutes ago, SimonK said:

 

I think you missed my T2 fail after needing to get some wireless IEMs (11th Jan on page 5 of the thread).

Thanks for pointing that out.  First page edited, Jan summary will be amended shortly.

52 minutes ago, bass_dinger said:

 

Same here, in my Kentish local authority.  I think that Thames Water also give us a two-month payment holiday too.

 

I may need to buy a better set of in-ears Replacing my Linsoul ZS10s with some Shure AONIC 215 Wired earbuds. 

 

I find that the ZS10s distort when I give the B string some welly, whereas the Shures that I borrowed for a professional gig, were clear and strong. T2 fail?

 

I also want an ipad, to run Song Select, because paper printouts don't really work in my current gig. T2 fail again?

Well, if no amount of settings tweaking can make them work satisfactorily then I guess they are "defective" and it's not your fault they've been insufficiently spec'ed...

As for the iPad, I wouldn't even bother reporting it, IMO it's consumer electronics and out of the scope of any tier of this challenge, regardless of what you use it for.

16 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

Remembering it's the hardest bit - and lugging around a bass tuned ridiculously low in order to play it!

Boss Poly Shifter to the rescue.  -4 semitones will be pushing it though.  Be good enough for live.

3 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

One of the new numbers was No One Knows by Queens Of The Stone Age and our percussion was enhanced by the sound of my knees knocking together as the fear of what I was about to attempt took a hold of me.

Oh god, that reminds me, that song's on my to-do list as well.  Fscking bricking it, mate.  Apart from some of the intricacies, it's as much a memory test as anything else!

12 minutes ago, scrumpymike said:

So my theory that you were faking it was wrong. I always thought you borrowed somebody else's bass gear just so you could come to The Big Fat South-West Bass Bash!!

A fiendish and convoluted plan I wish I had thought of now!

Back at one of our favourite venues, Wilsons on Market Street in Aberdeen on Saturday 7th Feb.  Free entry.  Please drop by if you're in the vicinity!