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Maybe some George Ezra?

The problem with playing music from the last decade is that in order to select what to play, one of you needs to subject yourself to music from the last decade. Perhaps allocate two  years apiece so with any luck you'll all come out the other side relatively intact.

Wandering around AliExpress, as one does, I found XR18s being sold for £285: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006220741127.html

So I've ordered one, using a credit card so I've got both AliExpress and credit card protection. I have an XR12, so I'll be able to compare the two visually both externally and internally, as well as comparing the noise they make. It has made its way to the departure transport hub and is supposed to be with me by the 21st.

Far too few basses have a headless option (see complaints above about headstocks).

Far too few basses have a natural finish option. I don't want ugly, easily chipped paint.

Far too few active basses have a means of selecting passive, for those horrible moments when the battery goes flat (and for those dinosaurs who prefer passive). It's only happened once for me, but that's once too many, and that bass got a pull for passive volume control soon afterwards.

You could always just talk to the bands  and ask them to keep energy drinks away from you, and no hot food in the control room.

18 hours ago, E sharp said:

That’s the one- I couldn’t get it to embed 

Click on the "share" button and copy the link, then just paste that straight into your post.

On 02/12/2023 at 19:35, Bassassin said:

Pretty sure there's no 5er, certainly never seen one.

 

Found pics of this online, I assume it was a Japanese-market thing. I have a slightly scruffy one in need of a refin & I sort of hope this is what it looks like under the paint. It probably doesn't & I doubt I'd have the guts to find out!

I think it's this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123852884907 (also available from another seller for £700 more).

I think you need to do away with that shim and if it still needs one, get a full neck pocket sized one (set of 3 different ones: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166313960606). Also get another nut.

You might finish up with a nice looking bit of wood which would be a bonus.

Edit: the Ebay ones don't seem to be tapered, so they're not very useful.

Back on the subject of etiquette, has anyone mentioned personal hygiene? Also consider what to eat on the night/morning before going into the studio - garlic and onion sandwiches might not be appreciated, nor anything flatulence-inducing.

This one?

Have you tried contacting Hartke?

6 hours ago, rwillett said:

I have a load of decent hand clamps just itching to be used.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1673030 ?

14 hours ago, urbanx said:

 

Awesome, cheers matey!

I'll still need some back up added to that fix (elastic band or zip tie, lol) 

It's just reminded me that I have a G50 transmitter that the door came off - I got a replacement door but I couldn't manage to get it exactly correct when I put it on. However, I'm taking a few Line 6 things to a former Line 6 tech who still repairs them and I'll see about burdening him with that too 😁

1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said:

 

Beer has it's own way of hurtling sideways, so I refer you both to the great and almighty authority that is beer. I am merely beer's humble emissary.

 

If your pedal board does not hang around with beer then you have no fear. This product may well be the duck's nuts for you.

 

Since many pedal boards do hang out with beer and the vents are not obvious at first glance I think it's a valid point to raise.

TBH, I'd be more worried about treading on the knobs - either me or someone else.

One advantage of monitors over silent stage if you're playing crowded pubs with no raised stage is that they can be used to form a sort of barrier to offer some protection to floor-mounted equipment. See also music stands.

14 hours ago, Tjohnlee said:

I just want to know where to buy or have mine fixed. The transient attack, punch, of the Hartke 15" is missing with the Eminence. Not to mention the great look of 4 10" on top of 1 15" and the Trace Elliot black light. I don't want to buy a used XL 115 bass module and end up with the same issue. Can I buy a NEW speaker? Are they available? Who can rebuild mine? Help me my fellow bassists!   T.

Leave the 115 unplugged and stand the 410 on top of it.

10 hours ago, The_Limey said:

BUT i have one issue. Maybe its because Im not used to it, but I'm having issues with using my forefinger on the fret. It doesnt reace very well. The irritating thing is im 6 foot bloody 3 yet have small hands and fingers . Any tips ?

Could you be more specific? If you mean that you're putting your forefinger on the fret to play the note, that's a problem because you need to put your finger just behind the fret, otherwise your finger will damp the string vibrations. If you mean that you're not getting round to the string properly, make sure that your left hand is positioned so the thumb is pretty much central at the back of the neck and your left forearm is sloping upwards from the elbow.

1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said:

It's a hard road to satisfy bassists. Give them what they want and they complain it isn't what they want.

 

Fan cooling means not at all water resistant. At least most pedals stand a pretty good chance of being ok in an accident involving a drunk and a jug of beer.

 

If you watch the promo vid they are all about the touring and quiet stage folk. It sure does cover a lot of tasks in a small package. If you aren't concerned about roaming drunk jugs of beer it's a good shout as a 'pedalboard amp'.

If you look at the pictures of the amp you will see that the ventilation slots are on the sides rather than the top of the amp, so liquid ingress would rely on the beer hurling itself sideways with sufficient velocity to place a sufficient quantity of it on the PCB to cause an issue, or crawling up the pots far enough to trickle down the spindles.

One of our guitarists has a pedalboard amp which he either runs to a cab or DIs to the PA. It cuts the amount of gear he lugs in by one box.

On 02/12/2023 at 12:57, Alexx said:

I've had very good results with a tascam dp008. Recorded, mixed and mastered songs with it. Pretty intuitive to use, decent quality. There are a few on eBay around £150-200.

I've got a DP008EX - haven't used it much yet, keep meaning to get round to it. Easy enough to use, 8 tracks with 2 tracks simultaneously recording, so if it's just you or you plus A N Other that should suffice.

6 hours ago, jezzaboy said:

Thanks Dad, I thought as much. Need to find one that uses a cable that goes into the transmitter on the strap as I can`t stand those ones that go into the input with that big dongle like thing.

 

Off to Thomann!!

You can use a short mono jack male-female extension lead with a bug/dongle to put it on your strap or in a pocket or a convenient drug-smuggling orifice, if you feel that way inclined. I've got several, including a couple of bug types [1]. If you're using a pedalboard, the mains adaptor powered ones are convenient as you don't have to mess around recharging the receiver. Conversely, if you're going straight into an amp or a single effects pedal, the bug type is more convenient as you don't have to plug it in to a power source.

[1] Line 6 G50, Smoothhound, Harley Benton Airborne Pro, Muslady, Lekato WS-50, all 2.4GHz except the HB and Lekato which are 5.8GHz. All work well.

On 01/12/2023 at 14:15, Rexel Matador said:

I think I once recorded there too!

I've just been reminded by another post - I think it was called the Coach House. Engineer was, IIRC, Rob.

On 30/11/2023 at 22:18, neepheid said:

Well well, isn't funny how everything can change in a few weeks?  Looks like I'll be a two rig guy now.  I was set on getting another cab to focus on using the Tecamp Puma 900 with 2 cabs and that was that, but an opportunity arose to buy a Markbass CMD 121P IV combo at an extremely favourable price.  Of course, this sits perfectly on top of the New York 121 for a very agreeable 500W rig.  It's more than enough to handle the pub gigs I've done with it so far.

 

Trouble is, I really like the Puma and I don't want to move it on - I like how it sounds, it's so powerful and wee, so convenient as a backup, as a headphone amp, and as the main amp for the evening.  So my new plan is to find another cab to partner the Puma up with.  I'm wanting to stay Markbass, I still want to be modular and compact, so I'm on the hunt for a Traveler 121 Ninja.  Logic being that it's 800W@8ohm so it'll handle the Puma by itself, and comfortably deal with it in a pair (the NY 121 will not be happy with its 450W share of the load, seeing as it tops out at 400W, but I'll know not to run it at full chat - I doubt I'd ever need to, TBF).  I guess a second NY 121 wouldn't be a dreadful thing to have - the pair of them will handle 800W of the Puma's 900W full output so as long as I'm not daft it'll be OK.

 

Anyway, that's the plan, I'm not in a hurry to execute it, but ultimately that's where I'm headed.

I hung on to my Tecamp Puma 900 because it's such a wonderful little amp, although I'd bought a GR Bass combo. It turned out to be a good decision as I've started doing an open mic night which doesn't have a regular bassist, so I'm taking along the very portable Puma 900 plus BC house jam microcab. I can carry both of them plus my little bag of bits in one hand.

27 minutes ago, ratman said:

Just going back to the new Regal (Noble) model mentioned recently. I gigged mine last night with IEMs and it sounded freaking lush. Even our drummer, who is also a bass player, commented on it. And it played very nicely with my COG Grand Tarkin in the Stomp FX loop.

I'm out again tonight and very excited to use it again.

Did you run it through an amp model as well or just straight out?

I don't recall seeing a natural finish Riverhead before. I fancy a 5-string version of that (which I don't think was ever made).

On 27/11/2023 at 17:04, urbanx said:

I've got a Line 6 G30, which has a separate transmitter, which I keep on my strap (1st pic) But I've had the dreaded battery door problem. So now it's a £175 paperweight. I've tried zip ties and elastic bands, but it just doesn't stay shut anymore. Hence I'm wired in the second pic! 

Any help?

All my fretless basses have roundwounds on. Don't be afraid to use them if you want to.

2 hours ago, Burns-bass said:

On every single item in the store…

I'm glad they listened to my advice.