Ba55me15ter

I have one on my Yammy too. It's a bit of a squeeze and in one of the positions the tuning E and A keys have the potential to clash. As it happens they don't but I think it's just down to luck! Anyone else have that? Apart from that, very good, stable, and bloomin confusing in drop-D position (esp. when you're used to a Kubicki extended D). [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='13048' date='Jun 6 2007, 02:36 PM']I have an elephant-eared unit on my Yamaha. It's a Hipshot-branded one, not made under license. It has worked, and continues to work perfectly with no maintenance and only minute adjustments. I've had it 4 years. I recently checked the tuning with a quality rack-tuner, and was surprised how accurate and stable the tuning was at both the desired pitches (E and D).[/quote]

I see Boss have a new floor-based processor, the [url="http://www.quicksound.co.uk/dpproduct/Boss-ME20B-_-Performance_Based-Effects-for-Bass_28643.html"]ME-20b[/url]. Supposed to be more aimed at performance but info on t'web seems very scarce. Has anyone used one? I can't even find a manual online. Maybe it's just too new.

4-days-to-go-bump. I shall be mostly playing my new Bongo 5HS (ex-a couple of Basschatters!)

Glad you made it young man. What a shameful listing of gear in true muso forum tradition!

That there pic is of a TRB5 mark 1 (you can tell cos of the scalloping under the neck pickup). If you see one of those absolutely snap it up!! (or tell me where it is). I have a TRB5-II and it is a very versatile bass. Excellent value for money. The mark 1's rock though.

Mine would have a magic 5th string which disappeared with the flick of a switch.

There's a Phil Jones briefcase somewhere in the UK with my name on it, and there has been since last wednesday. Guess who... Worried of Newcastle.

Check out the [url="http://www.quicksound.co.uk/gm/Zoom-H4-Digital-Field-Recorder-2-or-4_Ch.html"]Zoom H4[/url] too.

I used to own and run our own PA and lights. We now hire, including engineer, and it's worth every penny. We just turn up, plug in backline, quick sound-check, have a beer, play, bugger off. It makes the whole thing FUN again!

That's the one I just bought [quote name='stewblack' post='2910' date='May 20 2007, 03:16 PM']I'll have enough when I never see another bass that makes something odd happen deep inside me. It never ends though, I don't like the look of the Bongo for instance but there was a blue one for sale on Basstalk a couple of weeks back and when I saw it's picture a little bit of wee came out. Now I want one.[/quote]

Ok, the new bass just arrived and it's great - a Bongo 5HS. The idea was to replace my Yamaha TRB5II, but having played both this morning, I'm not sure I can do it. We've had some good times, you know? And the slap tone on the Yammy is awesome. I usually use a 5-string for live so hey, you need a back-up don't you? Of course this has happened before, so I now find myself with six basses. I can justify them all to myself: Kubicki Factor - immense sentimental value, had it for 17 years. Fits like an old comfortable pair of shoes. Japanese Fender Jazz Fretless with J-Retro - it's fretless innit! A whole new challenge. Yamaha TRB6 - lovely, refined hi-fi tone but with bags of low-end punch. My favourite DI'd sound. Yamaha TRB5II - slightly more middley than the TRB6 but the 5-string suits me better for live. Lovely snappy slap sound. Yamaha BB1500A - absolute bargain eBay buy. Tone in buckets, slaps like a dream but can also do the old-school sound and sit great in a mix. Looks beautiful. Bongo 5HS - still figuring it out, but seems to be the ballsiest sound of the lot. I imagine will cut through a live mix very well. Has that great rear-pickup phat sound. Needs new strings before I can deliver a final verdict on the slap tone. Now I don't need to move any on as such, it just seems a tad decadent. Is this normal? Am I a bassaholic?

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Ba55me15ter (formerly Spangler on BW/BT) Another Geordie, 35, currently suffering from a bad bout of bass GAS, which coupled with home studio GAS and mountain bike GAS is surely terminal. Bass player in the mighty [url="http://www.spanglertheband.co.uk"]Spangler[/url], purveyors of quality cheese around the North East. Founder, CEO and sole employee of [url="http://www.quicksound.co.uk"]Quicksound[/url] and [url="http://www.mtbroutes.com"]MtbRoutes.com[/url]. Primary gear: Yammy TRB6, TRB5II and 1500A, Kubicki Factor, Jap Jazz fretless and, as of this evening, a MM Bongo 5HS (delivered today!).

We're back at Mr Lynch in Jesmond on Friday the 8th of June. First set at 9.30pm, free entry before 10.30pm and open until 2am. Classic rock, pop and soul stuff for drunk people to get jiggy to.

And hello from the artist formerly known as Spangler. Shall I unpack?