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I use 9V rechargeables on wireless gear (as does Mrs Zero for her wireless mic), and 9V Duracell/Procell or other long-life PP3 for the basses. I also use a Tanglewood tuner which takes a 9V battery so I have an emergency spare... I've got into the habit of pulling the lead part-out of the amp and unplugging it from the bass every time I take the bass off. It seems to work, all but one of my basses are active and the batteries last ages.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='535950' date='Jul 8 2009, 07:33 PM']I think Mr Cringean totally under charges for his basses,[/quote] Shutupshutupshutup, I fancy one and I want to be able to afford it...

[quote name='KevB' post='535658' date='Jul 8 2009, 01:26 PM']Does anyone know if the Jim Dunlop nylon 1mm come in any colour other than black?[/quote] I think they're colour coded, hence black = 1mm and 1mm = black.

[quote name='skipper' post='535738' date='Jul 8 2009, 03:10 PM']From what I understand, when using one 8ohm cab with my 4ohm amp I'm not getting the full whack from my amp, right? Well whats to stop me making up a little board with a simple RCL circuit with the other 8ohms on it and pluging it into the other speaker port?[/quote] Nothing at all, if you want to reduce the output of your amp. Consider this - an amp putting out (say) 250W into 4 ohms will put out about 175W into 8 ohms. So you're going from putting all of the 175 watts into your speaker into sharing 250 watts equally between your speaker and your little black box. Can you see what you've done there?

Just the DR250 left... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300327927804"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=300327927804[/url]

Yet another 1mm JD user - I mostly do fingers so I use the same plectrums as I use to play guitar. There used to be an uncoloured nylon plectrum very similar to the JD but a bit thicker, that came in four flex ratings, 1 to 4. I'd love another few of those but haven't seen them for years.

[quote name='andy67' post='535465' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:08 AM']What would make a £10,000 instrument worth more than a £1000 instrument? considering tonally these two players sound similar and are both highly thought of and sought after - put the names in if you know who they are - just what makes or what are you getting more of in the higher cost bass?[/quote] Each of them presumably owns the bass that they want to own and isn't forced to use something they don't want to. Each of them is therefore content and will therefore play to their best capability (unless they're playing the blues, of course, because you have to be as miserable as f*** to play the blues - it's the law).

[quote name='Tait' post='534929' date='Jul 7 2009, 05:25 PM']personally i think no bass can possibly be worth 3 grand, others obviously do since they spend 3 grand on a bass. if they didnt think it was worth it, they wouldnt buy it, as thats what "worth" means.[/quote] Back in 1987, I was trying out effects pedals and got handed a Warwick Thumb to use. It was two or three times the price of a new Precision, the sort of price I could never understand anyone paying until I actually played it and I had to have it. You may encounter that in your life, you may not.

[quote name='rslaing' post='534785' date='Jul 7 2009, 03:25 PM']And to get back on topic. I have never bought a music magazine in my life. If I want some equipment, I find out what my favourite players are using, and I buy it.[/quote] What a peculiar approach to take. If I want some equipment, I try stuff out and buy what I want to buy. Some bassists I like (for example) play Ricks, and I really don't get on with them. I'm not keen on Fenders either. As for BGM, I buy it. It's rather parson's egg, as I think someone else has already said, but there's a fair amount of good stuff in there. I generally view the reviews of top-end gear as I do reviews of supercars costing upwards of 100k on Top Gear.

Bostons, which are Schaller clones. They also do Dunlop clones. The Schaller clones actually have a feature which makes them better than Schallers - they have two nuts on each locking bit, so you tighten the first one down and then lock it with the second. It's probably just psychological, but I don't fancy the look of the Dunlop type because it's the locking mechanism which holds the bass up, rather than the Schaller type where the cradle holds the bass up and the locking mechanism just keeps it in place. Available from [url="http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/c-52-straplocks.aspx"]Dangleberry Music[/url].

I don't think you need worry about losing your range... They're £1600ish new (well, 1950 E anyway) - check out [url="http://www.tech-soundsystems.com/eng/home/index.html"]http://www.tech-soundsystems.com/eng/home/index.html[/url]

Taller, slimmer, deeper, and lighter than the Berg is the Tech Soundsystems ND410S: Just thought I'd throw that one in too, to muddy the waters a bit... What about one of Alex's cabs?

Reading this thread, I'm struck by how different people define "light". A Hartke VX410 "very light"? From a personal perspective, with the assistance of my ever-complaining back, I have drawn up a definition of weights of cabs. Featherweight - under 15kg, eg. BFM Omni 10.5 Lightweight - under 25kg, eg. Peavey TVX 210, Tech Soundsystems ND410S Middleweight - under 35kg, eg. Hartke VX410 [s]Fat fsckers[/s] Heavyweight - the rest And (a bit like the Beaufort scale) what they mean in practical terms: Featherweight - one-handed lift, carry it anywhere Lightweight - two-handed lift (because our hands are precious), can carry it up stairs or a couple of hundred metres without resting Middleweight - can get it out of the boot, and carry it a few metres before resting Heavyweight - either get the rest of the band involved or reverse the car up to the side of the stage and leave it in the boot

[quote name='whynot' post='533181' date='Jul 5 2009, 06:03 PM']Not sure if Kalim still has my old Tech Soundsystems 4x10. Was in the For Sale listing several weeks back. I used both an ABM500 and 300 with it at one point. Clear, punchy, not boomy.[/quote] It's now sat in my lounge. I still have to have a decent play with the Superfly to explore the sound but I'd agree entirely with that description. It's a keeper...

Warmoth Wood&Tronics

With the clothing shown in that photo of the video screen (which looks just like the Joker's stooges in the first Batman film) and that big inflatable figure on the stage (just like the Joker's inflatable figures), was there actually some deliberate reference to Batman going on or is it just the voices in my head suggesting it?

When I bought a cab recently, I took my Superfly with me to check it out. The cab is Speakon only and I had a jack-speakon lead plus a jack-speakon adaptor. I put the jack-speakon adaptor onto the lead so I had a speakon-speakon lead, plugged it in, and there was no life whatsoever. Took it out, took the adaptor off, plugged the jack end of the lead into the Superfly, and it fired up no problem. I haven't checked out the leads yet but I suspect a short and that it has short-circuit protection, so that might be an avenue to explore.

My condolences too.

[quote name='james_guitar' post='519405' date='Jun 20 2009, 04:05 PM']I have my first gig with them on double bass next week, followed by another gig with them on the S.S. Great Brittain[/quote] Does the SS Great Britain use standard tuning? At least take a BG along with you in case you start feeling like your fingers are falling off. You might not need it but it'll be there if you're getting pain or heavily blistered.

Another happy buyer - Kalim was very helpful and friendly, and I finished up the happy owner of a Tech Soundsystems 4x10.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='526380' date='Jun 27 2009, 11:07 PM']No, and reading it back I don't see how you're reading it that way?[/quote] I see what jakesbass means - if you read it one way, it looks like you've divided sad blokes into two groups, and you don't belong in the "most" group but there's an implication that you're in the other group. I wouldn't have described it as grammatical though.

Channelling dave_bass5 - social club on Saturday, guitarist's recently repaired amp started cutting out in the first song, eventually put him into the keyboard amp and the keyboard into the PA. Place was actually moderately lively, although since I first played there with this band about three years ago, things have got gradually worse. Got a chance to have a play through the new Tech Soundsystems speaker in anger, and jolly good it was too. I need to do some playing around to get the best out of it though.

I'm sure Doctor Nick sticks another fenceful on every six months or so.

Playing with a ceilidh band which is melodeon, dulcimer, guitar, and me, which means I'm the main supplier of rhythm but I like to put a good selection of notes in, with a slightly better than even chance of them actually fitting.