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[quote name='nobody's prefect' post='586323' date='Sep 1 2009, 10:41 AM']Yeah, isn't it the strangest thing! Lonely Planet Japan was also suspiciously taciturn about the fact that japanese girls are [i]easy[/i]if you're from Europe. But since the guys there are usually somewhat fit be sure to do her without alerting him, since the humidity makes it a chore to run away. Yeah, many of the younger women there will think nothing of cuckolding their boyfriend to get some whiter meat on the side. Anders from Stockholm got burned really bad. He'd been in the game for a week and got to Kumiko's apartment when she told him they had to hurry before the boyfriend got back from work. Oh, about the band? I suspect I'm in, as I schlepped my rig there and it's not moved since and they keep informing me about the rehearsals. The writing's consistently good. It has much more variety than the two myspace clips even hint at, which is nice, but it does keep me on my tippytoes, as the grooves can go from bossa nova to picking straight eights at the drop of a hat. Perhaps too ambitious to sell, this material is? But it's a ton of fun so far! I was kidding up in that paragraph, they phoned me and let me know they'd want me in - they are great at communication so far. The guitarist and the vocalist are a cohabiting couple and also write most of the material. Let's hope no breakup drama ensues.[/quote] Great stuff, keep us posted on how it goes and good luck.

[quote name='dangerboy' post='586232' date='Sep 1 2009, 08:48 AM']I reckon you'll just be playing to your mates, then. Looking at some of their previous gigs, it's hard to see much curation to get bands that work together (in order to build a crowd that stays to watch all the bands). Here's a typical line-up: XYM aka Da Yorkshire Rapper (hip hop artist with a Yorkshire flavour) Outcry (pop) Tranquilizers (fragmented pop with depth and energy) Tarantula (dub Reggae/Hardcore)[/quote] Thanks Dangerboy for your help. I think your right and we'll give it a miss.

[quote name='dangerboy' post='586052' date='Aug 31 2009, 08:45 PM']You tell us the promoter and we'll tell you if it's a good idea. Lots of 'red flag' names to watch out for![/quote] I'm not sure what the promotors name is as our guitarist was looking into the gigs but the nights is down as Club Fabulous‏. [url="http://www.ranasinghe.clara.co.uk/"]http://www.ranasinghe.clara.co.uk/[/url]

Well I managed to get a pretty good sound out of the GB rig and Stingray. Its not perfect but good enough for me to do the gig. The settings I used in the end were, Tube Pre- Amp Set to around 10 O Clock Volume Pre Amp at 12 O Clock Low Set at 3 O Clock Mid Set at 10 O Clock Mid Freq at 12 O Clock High Set at 12 O Clock LF Boost On Mid Boost On HF Attack Off The Stingray settings set flat. It was quite a nice full punchy sound and the E and A string really kicked without the clank. The D and G string were not bad but a little thin but still useable. I tried to really boost the bottom end and cut the mid and take a lot of the clank out. It kind of worked. Overall, not bad and I managed to play the gig and sound pretty good. I also have a greater understanding on how the Stingray works and how to get more sounds out of my cab which I am really grateful for. It was also really great to play a gig with the Stingray. Something that Old Horse Murphy suggested was try stringing the Stingray with flats. This might take some of the clank out and make the bass sound fatter and boost the bottom end. Thanks again for all your help guys especially Alex for the technical advice.

Gassing for the following, Fender USA 1975 Re-Issue Jazz (Like Molan's) Warwick Streamer Standard (Like Doc B's) I can't afford either but I can dream

Hey, congratulations.

[quote name='molan' post='584225' date='Aug 29 2009, 12:35 AM']I'm playing it right now - trying to keep up with Jimmy Johnson on James Taylor's live version of Up on the Roof - and failing miserably [/quote] Ok, not fair, I'm jealous. Going to bed now to sulk :)

[quote name='molan' post='584221' date='Aug 29 2009, 12:28 AM']I've just increased my offer on the blue '78 by $200. . . [/quote] Bugger I wonder how loud I need to play my music until I go totally deaf and can't hear you :):)

[quote name='molan' post='584204' date='Aug 29 2009, 12:09 AM']You know you want my one really [/quote] Must not listen to Molan, must not listen to Molan :):)

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='584123' date='Aug 28 2009, 10:38 PM']Cheers, I cant wait either. Im sitting here with the P5 going over some songs for tomorrow night and to be honest i cant think of any way the DJ5 will be better. I just love the P5 these days. Typical. The gig bag i have was given to me years ago. Its an angular one, very well padded and the strap goes the whole length of the bag so it sits lower than my head. Great for tubes and trains. Nice pic, what gig was this? any news on the Old st ones yet?[/quote] It will all be in the neck and the tone I bet you. I bet it will feel very different to the P5. The gig was The Boileroom in Guildford. Cracking gig apart from we could not hear ourselves on stage. It was like the onstage sound was mixed with the front of house sound so a bit mush and turning up just made it worse. The sound out front though was supposed to be great so I guess thats the important bit. No news on the Old Street gigs but it looks like we have a gig at The Fiddlers Elbow in October.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='583966' date='Aug 28 2009, 07:51 PM']Just a quick update for now. Im picking my DJ5 up from the gallery tomorrow morning. I was very surprised when Alex said it comes with a Lakland gig bag. None of my other Skyline have. Ive seen these bags and they are nice but i doubt ill use it much as i prefer my Musicman gig bag but its a nice bonus. Ill be taking it to tomorrows gig (with no back up) then im off on holiday for a week. Ill try and post some pics if i can but if not ill have some of me and the bass in action at next sats gig. Ive managed to get a gig just down the road form where we are staying.[/quote] Nice one Dave. Can't wait to see it and I hope you have a great gig. Here's one of me from Wednesday's gig with my DJ4, By the way, I never knew Musicman made a gig bag. Will have to look for one of those.

I can't get this bass out of my system.

[quote name='Weird War' post='583045' date='Aug 27 2009, 11:04 PM']Never heard of it - where is it?[/quote] 125 Packington Street London N1 [url="http://www.zenithbar.co.uk/"]http://www.zenithbar.co.uk/[/url]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='582136' date='Aug 27 2009, 08:19 AM']+1. Peaches and cream...[/quote] +1. Jelly and Ice Cream.

Yep, great service. Get my strings from them also.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='581315' date='Aug 26 2009, 01:07 PM']Sorry I'm not going to be able to make it, but I hope it goes really well for you. S.P.[/quote] Thanks S.P.

Just a bumpty bump for tonights gig

[quote name='alexclaber' post='581103' date='Aug 26 2009, 10:41 AM']The StingRay sound is quite interesting because although with the EQ flat it's very aggressive in the midrange and highs, as the original active bass it was designed to take some hefty EQing - there are some very smooth StingRay sounds on record, like Louis Johnson on loads of disco classics, which relied on boosting the lows and highs to effectively get a mid-scooped sound. What you can't change about a StingRay is the shape of sound - the naturally compressed tone due to the single bridgewards pickup, with less thump in the mid-bass and thus proportionally more deep bass if you're going for a bassy tone. You can hear this quite clearly if you compare Bernard Edwards and Louis Johnson on disco records to most other disco bassists - the StingRay does not really do thump (which makes it a nice slap bass because it stops slapping from getting too thumpy) - or if you compare RATM's first album to the following three - the bass is deep but it doesn't thud or punch low down, the punch happens in the midrange. Changing the pickup is really only like changing the EQ, so if you can get the sound you want with the EQ then you're sorted. If not then maybe single pickup StingRays aren't for you. Try using that mid-sweep on the Shuttle - leave the EQ flat on the StingRay, cut by about 10dB on the Shuttle mid, freq @ 500Hz (same as the onboard preamp) and then sweep up and down to see if you like the sound more. Note that the Q on the Shuttle's EQ is much tighter so it'll affect a smaller range of frequencies, whilst the onboard EQ is very wide with shallow slopes. Alex[/quote] Thanks Alex, will give all that a go at band practise tomorrow. It makes sense what you say, I just hope it creates a tone that I like. I really hope as I love the feel and look of the Stingray and would be a shame to give up on her.

[quote name='molan' post='580631' date='Aug 25 2009, 07:55 PM']I've just put in an offer for an original '78 - if it comes off I'll stick you first in line for the '75 [/quote] woohoo

[quote name='alexclaber' post='580318' date='Aug 25 2009, 03:14 PM']The Bartolini MM pickup should go a long way towards mellowing out the tone of your StingRay. That's quite a spectacular amount of midrange cut but it just goes to show how mid prominent the StingRay is compared to a Jazz with both pickups up full. Alex[/quote] Alex, thats what I thought which kind of made me think that the tone of the Stingray is just not right for me. I always seem to be trying to mellow it out and make it more like a Jazz. Thats good to know the Bart pickup might just help me out. Thanks

We have been offered a gig at the Zenith in Islington and just wondering if its any good or if it should be avoided? Thanks.

[quote name='cd_david' post='580182' date='Aug 25 2009, 01:36 PM']Sorry Michael, but Adam Clayton and Playing Tastily dont really go together in my book so i know it wasnt him. [/quote] Now now, don't get me started, leave poor Adam alone

HAHA well guess what, I was playing on Saturday night, and guess where, in Feltham at rehersals so I guess it was not me