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9 minutes ago, neepheid said:

In general, I've found that bass is only interesting to bassists.

....and even thats pushing it a bit! 🤣

Maybe as @NHM says, to most people "the band" is the influence and the bass player is a by product of that eg: from the age of 10 I was influenced by a range of bands from Black Sabbath to Abba and only much later knew who the bass players were!

7 hours ago, fretmeister said:

 

Interesting choice to have the tweeter control opposite to most other audio controls ie: clockwise= more and anticlockwise = less. Wonder why? 🤔

OK, found out the tops are early versions of the new QSC Audio K10.2 which are about £750 each at the moment. Not cheap but work that over the number of gigs you could do in 12+ years and (for me) they would pay for themselves.

I depped for a local band last weekend who used some QSC active tops (10") and a single daisychained powered sub. Both volume, clarity and tone were good. I'll try and check on the models as I know they are at least 12 years old. 12+ years of regular use with no issues indicates good design and value.

As far as I can see from the manual (page 10, section 5) the answer is yes. 👍 Manual

That's great. Never heard of him before. Seems very tongue in cheek but he really can play bass......

You'd also need a transformer to power it at 32v.

7 hours ago, frankbassplayer said:

still available??

 

Sorry, I meant to change the advert last week. I'm hanging onto it for now as I just sold my other spare amp.

Several different ways of doing this as you say......my experiences relate to covers bands. With bands where I've been the leader I've always asked everyone for ideas, get a general take on the track from the band whether it's one they want to do and practice it from there. Final decision whether it fits in the usual repertoire / we play it well enough / good feedback at gigs was down to me but with input from everyone. Hopefully it was seen as relatively "fair". I think its termed "benevolent dictatorship" 🤣

In the last 2 established bands I've joined I was asked for my input into the setlist. In both cases I submitted a selection of approx. 50 songs which I thought were in line with the existing setlist. In neither band have any of the tracks been taken up, even at rehearsal level. Song selection seems to be based on random tracks from the band leaders current favourite band which are immediately fast tracked into the setlist. Don't get me wrong some of the songs are good but why ask for input then just ignore it? 🤷‍♂️

3 hours ago, Chewie said:

Holy Mackerel.......!!!  

It's not Mackerel....it's Bass! 🤣

Nice amp. I've had a look around but cant seem to see what wattage output it supplies at 4 and 8ohm. Do you know?

1 hour ago, wrinkleygit said:

Can’t find any previous listing, is it 34” or 35” scale, thanks, Mike.

I had a look and found 3 previous for sale threads with some info in. Neck seems to be a 35" scale. Hope this helps 👍

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1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Ever since I learned Psycho Killer, the bass line has kept popping into my head.  Get out, dammit!

 

To get rid of that particular earworm I thought you would have told it to "fah fah fah fah, fah fah fah fah fah, cough"....I'll get my coat 🤣

I tend to have continuous earworms. It can be bits of songs, basslines, just random elements that rattle round my head at all times I'm not concentrating on something else.....aaaargh!

Well Matt brought the bass round to mine last night and I had a go on it. Due to the shape / semi hollow / single pickup I expected it to have a quite warm maybe wooly soft edged sound to it. How wrong I was 🤦‍♂️ Its passive but the way Matts wired it up gives a great range of tones from the deep dubby through mid focused onto a nice top end. I wasnt originally expecting it to be a slappable bass but the clarity and set up would easily allow it. (I did refrain from actually slapping it though 😅 )

Great bass Matt and those changes you made make it very useful and flexible 👍

22 hours ago, neepheid said:

.... and casually mentioned in passing that he might be interested in selling it.  Fait accompli...

Ah you fell for that old sales scam.....er I mean I'm glad you like it and hope you have lots of fun with it. 🤣 It's a powerhouse in a small package 👍

Good to hear the gig scene is still good. It's much reduced here since I moved in 2001. Nice collection of basses, amps and theft detterent devices! or is your day job now as a sniper? 🤣

Hey Ian, welcome to Basschat. It's been a long time since we last met. I dont know if you recollect but I bought my first real amp from you a WEM Dominator 30w around 1982. I do remember seeing you playing the Gibson a few times in the local pubs round Kirkby and must admit to being in awe of your playing and being encouraged by it. Glad to see you're still at it 👍

My advice for being on here.....beware of the for sale section......it's too easy to aquire new gear....🤣

Mike Oxley

I got a couple of ideas from TalkBass and tried one tonight. Instead of using the Octaver I used the Smart Harmonizer. Usually you set a key and then choose 3rd / 5th / 7th etc of the chord and it provides up to 2 notes in harmony with your root note. I had to play around with the settings and eventually came up with a balanced bass guitar to octave sound that I think is useable and tracks better than the Octaver down to open E! Result.👍 Just need to try it out at gig volumes to check and tweak paramaters as needed.

For those that might want to try it here are my settings:

Smart Harmonizer: You dont need to set a key as you ar only using the octave part of the app.

Mix: 60%

VC 2 Vol: 0.0dB

VC1 & VC2 Detune, Glide: 0

VC1 & VC2Delay: 0

Sync: Off

VC1 & VC2 Harm: Oct Down

Yesterday I tried tweaking the Headrush Octaver settings and got a slighly better sounding output. Octave 1 set at 60% and Mix set at 70%. The search continues.......

Hey Pete, I did see the FB group but thought I'd try here as we're more bass orientated. I will drop them and Headrush a line to see if anything can be done.

Thanks, Mike

Revival of the Headrush thread to see if someone can help me....

I bought @petetexas Headrush Gigboard and think its an excellent piece of kit which does just about everything I want it to.....apart from the octaver. I occasionally need a sound which is a mix of my bass tone plus 1 octave down mixed in. The problem I'm having is with the Headrush is the tracking of the octaver. When I play an F (3rd fret) on the D string it tracks but anything lower than that sounds farty and fragmented (technical musical term for you there 🤣). I have tried different settings and routings but its still the same.

My searches in t'internet result in mainly guitar settings etc. Any ideas or has someone solved the problem? I also have a TC G-Major 2 which I have set up with its octaver and it tracks great down to a very useable B (7th fret) on the E string. I'd love to replicate this with the Headrush 🤔

Last minute offer but unfortunately due to weather etc I can't make the 6 hour round trip to see Brother Strut tonight so I have 1 free ticket for whoever wants it. It can be transferred to you via email. The only problem I have at the moment is intermittent internet so PM me here with your phone number and we'll try and get things organised. 

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3 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

 Often it`s the vocals that suffer in the inane attempt to have the worlds largest sounding kick drum and the then desperate attempts to match the backline to it.

1 hour ago, GreyBeard said:

When music is played at ear splitting levels it becomes NOISE .....

1 hour ago, BassAdder60 said:

We ( singer and I ) are wireless and both help with sound checks yet there are times it’s still not right, mostly vocals need to come up 

Yes, yes and "yes...sort of"! 🤣

I've lost count of the number of great bands I've seen that you can't hear the vocals very well and in a number of cases I mean "can't hear the vocals AT ALL!" As @Lozz196 says it's usually due to kick drum canon syndrome that everything else then tries to match.

@GreyBeard makes a great point. To me when I'm at a gig where the volume is too loud for the venue space, the sound seems to distort and become unpleasant.

@BassAdder60 Many bands & engineers seem to have the ethos of "if you can't hear it......turn it up" Well, shock horror, news flash, volume knobs work 2 ways up AND DOWN! 🤯 If you can't hear the vocal turn everything else down a bit. I have tried this approach with my band but has fallen on deaf ears....literally. This applies to all instruments. When I go to a gig and theres an instrument on stage that I consistently can't hear then to me the mix is wrong.

I may be in the minority but I'd rather see a band thats got a great sound and not simply a loud sound. I suppose with the advent of cheap watts its much easier to twist a knob and be loud than put some work into learning about sound 🤷‍♂️

This is a great bass which somehow a friend persuaded me to sell it to them during one of my "not that bright" moments I have since come to my senses and bought another that looks very, very similar 😁

The bass weighs 3.9kg (yeah I'm sad....I keep records...lol) Here's a photo I took in the Scottish sunshine when it had the original bridge. GLWTS

Yes to a number of your comments. I have hit that wall several times over the last 40 years of playing. Sometimes its down to me getting frustrated with my playing / progress, sometimes the music or gigs, whats happening with my life and sometimes my fellow musicians I can fully understand the demoralising effect of projects falling flat and having a negative effect. I've gone through similar and thought why bother and then the next band puts a smile back on my face. 😁

As far a equipment is concerned my turnover of basses (or other equipment) has subsided (not stopped of course) as I've tried many different ones and can pretty much look at a bass / specs and rule many out. This is not 100% accurate but due to the experience I've gained is usually pretty close and has saved me a lot of money 🤣 I still "bass chase" but the number of times it turns into an actual purchase are now very reduced. Maybe your desire to buy gear has been sated through your experiences. You know "got the tshirt" and all that.

Sounds like you have a supportive partner and I would say that if its financially sensible, hold onto your gear for the moment. Don't force getting back playing and take a bit of a break. Who knows in 6 months the desire might be back 👍