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[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1323604315' post='1464833'] A little off topic but Mike do you think i could try out your gear some day? I saw you before when you played in Banchory, and sounded good! And you also have a gear list of things i've always been curious about We should have a mini aberdeen bass bash me thinks! [/quote] We should have a more local "bass bash" as there are several of us up here in the northern wastelands. I was thinking of going to Moffat but cant fit it in this year Banchory! Blimey the last time I played there (The Stag) was about 5 years ago. We're at the Globe in Aberdeen this Friday (16th) if your round and about. Alex has said to use the cab until he can get me a replacement so I might just be tempted to give it its maiden run then.

After sending Alex an epic e-mail describing the sort of sound / cab I was looking for I ordered my early Xmas present 2 weeks ago, a Barefaced Big Twin T Had it delivered today by FedEx....wooohooooo! Like a 10 year old I couldnt wait to open my new prezzy......oooh me likey! Nice finish, great fittings, sexy black grill, cracked casing.....uh?......eh?,,,,,what?......noooooooo! Holding back the tears I realised that the corner of the cab had been damaged in shipping Ah well, these things happen, nothing that cant be solved. So....I dropped Alex a message letting him know of the problem. Cab delivered by FedEx and signed for : 11:22 am Opened packaging : 11:26 am Notified Alex : 11:33 am Alex replied with solution : 11:35 am Response time to customer : 2 mins.....[b]yes thats right... 2 MINS!! Priceless [/b] After many years of getting used to half hearted or no responses from companies who just want to take my money and only give a service if they feel like it, this is a wonderful change. All these big corporates with their "customer (un)service centres" should watch and learn from Alex and Barefaced. Great communication and service all the way..... Alex has one very happy customer.....and thats even before I plug it in and try it! Thanks Alex. Mike

I used to run a QSC PLX 1604 with various pre amps. I had one output from the pre into channel 1 of the PLX, then set the dip switches on it to parallel and voila you can either run 1 cab per channel or just 1 cab if you have quieter gigs. I did try stereo / seperate sounds to each channel / cab at one point but didnt find it did quite what I thought it would do! By using the power amp you can chop and change youre pre amp every gig if you want to...lol. I'm using an Alembic F-1X which I'm really happy with. In the past I've tried Ampeg SVP-PRO, Mindprint En-voice II, JoMeek VC6Qcs all of which I can reccomend. If you do a trawl of the forum(S) you'll probably get a more detailed description of sounds available from different pre's that would help you decide.

[quote name='paulconnolly' timestamp='1322342091' post='1449770'] ...... its in the fingers, brain oh and practice, practice, practice. [/quote] Oh GREAT!!!! Now you tell me!!! .....lol

Hi there and welcome from another bassist North of the border. Not sure where in Scotland you are but there is a get together next year in Moffat. have a look at this link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158748-moffat-bass-bash-5/page__hl__moffat%20bass%20bash"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158748-moffat-bass-bash-5/page__hl__moffat%20bass%20bash[/url]

From the angle of the second pic it looks as if the pickups are flush with the top of the body and below the height of the fretboard (?) On my jazz fiver the pickups tops are approx the same height as the fretboard. The distance from the top of the neck pickup to the bottom of the B string is 4mm and the bridge pickup is 3mm. Hope this give you a bit of a guide.

I've been using a TC Electronics G-Major rack for a number of years. Lots of delays, chorus, wah, flange, phase and also built in compression. Its so good and flexible that I've just upgraded to the G-Major 2......which means my original will be going up in the For Sale section soon......

I just want to put the record straight on these hi-tech "kettle" leads. I too was dubious about the claims being made, but having just spent just over £200 on one I can honestly say I was immediately blown away with the improvement......my tea just tastes soo much better, fuller flavour and much more transparent. Just putting my coat on now........

This is probably the one......my wifes favourite ....yes it does get gigged!

Er...yes and no.... Earlier this year i went and bought a Fender Jazz FMT active five string second hand. This was my first real Fender in over 29 years of playing. I had a Squire Jazz for a couple of years at about the 3 year mark and any other Fender I picked up just didnt do it for me.......anyway I digress.....I got the bass home and the only thing I didnt like about it was the earth buzz. I'd been used to humbuckers for years. After checking on several bass forums I set to with a soldering iron to ensure all connections were good and solid and to earth. Bit of an improvement but the buzz was still there. Next up was shielding the cavities and backplate - much more of a difference now. Due to the pickups being single coil I dont think you can make it totally silent and mine does buzz more at some venues than at others but its down to an acceptable level and no-one else notices it but me. At some point I will probably install "better" pickups but thats just me wanting to mess with gear. To answer your original question......if you're gigging with a normal volume band then [u]no[/u] the buzzing isnt really a problem but if you are in a quiet band, recording studio or the music you play is very "open" and all parts can be clearly heard then [u]yes[/u] it could be an issue. I'm really happy with the the sounds I get out of the bass and the way it plays. Based on this I would buy the bass and do the easy fix cavity shielding. Hope this helps.

I like it...realy nice job youve done there. First time I've seen a wooden scratch plate as well - great idea and looks good.

Tickets booked...thanks brick

For all you Wal people heres one I found on t'Ebay. Needs a bit of attention but...... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Wal-Pro-1-Bass-/140623275795?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20bdcce713"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20bdcce713[/url]

Not wanting to side track this thread as I use wireless myself. Just thought it would be an appropriate place to highlight that our "leaders on high" have changed / are changing the regulations on wireless gear - apparently to be able to give us more shopping channels on digital TV....whoopee! Wireless channel frequency availability is changing with some systems now requiring a yearly licence (£75-ish dependent on what you have / need). Luckily mine seems to be OK as it will work in the small 863 to 865 UHF range that doesnt need a licence (yet!!!) Anyway I'm no expert so heres some links that might help [url="http://www.jfmg.co.uk/index.htm"]http://www.jfmg.co.uk/index.htm[/url] [url="http://www.shure.co.uk/support_download/frequencies"]http://www.shure.co.uk/support_download/frequencies[/url] [url="http://www.stagebeat.co.uk/index.php?page_id=1036"]http://www.stagebeat.co.uk/index.php?page_id=1036[/url]

Just bought Dans TC G-major & Roland pedal here - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154097-tc-electronic-g-major-2-effects-unit-and-roland-fc200-footcontroller/page__hl__g+major__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154097-tc-electronic-g-major-2-effects-unit-and-roland-fc200-footcontroller/page__hl__g+major__fromsearch__1[/url] Great communication. Easy to deal with. Highly recommended. Now I gotta go and play with my new toys....

Excellent choice Sir. Its a simple bit of kit that works. :-) I use mine all the time now. The amount of effect it has ranges from "sod all" on concrete floors to "quite a bit" on hollow wooden stages. Have fun!

[quote name='mikegatward' timestamp='1317626629' post='1392348'] Top of the list for things you need to be in a band is: Number 1 - a supportive partner End of. You can always borrow gear :-) [/quote] +1000.......and I'm really lucky to have one (She even encourages me to buy gear!!!!)

[i]"I wasn't liking my "XXX"'s tone when playing it- and then I heard someone else play it and it blew me away."[/i] Thats happened to me a few times! I sometimes get disillusioned with my tone and then someone else plays my bass, I dig the sound and hey presto .....a partial cure for GAS! (Yeah right...a cure for GAS...lol)

[quote name='DirkThrust' timestamp='1316466034' post='1378523'] Schroeder?? I'm intrigued [/quote] Yip its a Schroeder however its not the same design as they now have on the website - heres a link to the old page [url="http://www.schroedercabinets.com/1515L.htm"]http://www.schroeder...s.com/1515L.htm[/url]