pete.young

[quote name='Finbar' post='671404' date='Dec 1 2009, 06:44 PM']Looking to find a box big enough to pack a speaker cab in for shipping it with a courier. Dimensions of the cab are roughly 635x440x440, so it needs to fit that at least, and preferable a little bigger so i can add some stuff in at the sies as a shock absorber. Anyone know where I can get one? Preferably double walled. I can only find packs of 10 online which end up costing like 30/40 quid when I only want one! If anyone has one spare, I'd gladly pay for it Or... other suggestions for packaging a cab? [/quote] Go down to your local cycle shop. They will be slinging out an excellent selection of large (if flat) cardboard boxes on a daily basis, 2 or 3 of which can be cut and fixed back together to package the biggest of cabs.

My 30 years of engineering experience say don't ever use a stud extractor - the chances of them breaking is extremely high and when they do you are 100 times worse off than you were when you started. The only sure way I've come across to get a broken extractor out is a spark erosion machine. In this situation, the best way forward is a decent pillar drill or milling machine to drill out the old screw, starting with an accurate centre-punch into the middle of the screw and small new drill bits, increasing in size with each cut. BTW, the holes in the neck pocket should be clearance holes, not pilot holes. The screws need to screw into the neck, not into the body as well.

Hi, I'm gigging with the covers band Crossover in The Milestone, Ipswich tomorrow night. Be great to see anyone who fancies coming along. This could be the last-ever gig in the milestone if I've read the current situation right- not something you want to have on your cv

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='662131' date='Nov 22 2009, 09:19 PM']£245 for the Yammy I lost interest at £73. [/quote] Crikey. Norman's Antoria Les Paul went for £215 which I thought was a lot.

Collection of Yamaha bits - I don't think this is an SBV500 re-issue but I sold mine a long time ago and can't quite remember what it looked like. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Electric-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ280424290384QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item414a971850"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Electric-Bass-Gu...=item414a971850[/url]

Interesting looking Maya, plus a nice bonus of a half-reasonable HH combo! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HH-100w-Bass-Amplifer-Combo-Electric-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ220511255860QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item33577ebd34"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HH-100w-Bass-Amplife...=item33577ebd34[/url]

[quote name='maxrossell' post='657571' date='Nov 17 2009, 10:33 PM']If you take a line out from the Trace then you can run it into the Marshall no problem. It's from the ext. cabinet output that you'll have trouble.[/quote] And if you took a line output from a 130W amp and ran it into a 15W amp, I'd be amazed if it made enough difference in volume to compensate for how stupid it would look. This has to be a wind-up, surely?

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='658068' date='Nov 18 2009, 01:33 PM']Its not just about the dots. Its also about understanding the genre you are playing in. A classical player who can read anything cannot just go into a jazz or a rock session and make it happen without some comprehension of the medium they are engaging with. I had a BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra first bassist dep for me in a big band once (his call) but, despite reading every note 'correctly' he didn't come even close to swinging. If you ever read a classical score along with the music being played, you will quickly realise that the dots are only a part of the story. You have to know the genre.[/quote] Absolutely. Anyone who thinks that you read the dots, and just the dots, doesn't get it, never will. And this is also true for reading classical music scores.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='656329' date='Nov 16 2009, 08:06 PM']Funnilly enough this review references Chris Wood as a composer [url="http://is.gd/4Ww5F"]http://is.gd/4Ww5F[/url] but I think that's Chris Wood the folkie, not Chris Wood the bass player ( [url="http://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Wood/+wiki"]http://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Wood/+wiki[/url] )[/quote] Not sure about that, but Chris Wood the folkie is also a pretty good bass player - he was in the Oyster Ceilidh Band for a while before he really got into the fiddle.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='651232' date='Nov 11 2009, 12:16 AM']For the record I do about 5 times a day.[/quote] Ha ha. Ironic isn't it that if it hadn't been for punk rock, Mr Sumner would still be an unemployed Geography teacher.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='654222' date='Nov 14 2009, 08:09 AM']Fetch your ring finger into play.[/quote] Another thing worth trying is to miss out the middle finger and alternate the first finger and ring finger. I can't play any faster this way but the timing between the notes is more consistent. A great exercise I've found is the Flea version of the 'I Feel Love' bassline. I think there's a video of it on bassplayer.tv somewhere.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='654182' date='Nov 14 2009, 12:59 AM']I only came on here to post this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antoria-vintage-Les-Paul-bass-guitar-needs-some-love_W0QQitemZ260505927191QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca75cfe17"]Antoria Les Paul[/url] in case anyone in Essex fancies it.[/quote] Nice work Norman! I would have given almost anything for one like this in 1976. My guitarist friend had the 6-string version. I'm very tempted.

It depends what the finish of the bass that you're trying to polish is. All the above recommendations assume that you're trying to polish a cellulose finish - actually there's no need to spend serious money on megiuars because t-cut is just as good - my hand-made cellulose finish bouzouki was cleaned up with t-cut and it looks just fine, 30 years later. I don't think it's gonna work on a Warwick!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='653611' date='Nov 13 2009, 02:08 PM']My 5 string plans have changed until I get a job in London. Plus I want to test a few other brands. We all talk about comfortable weight, but what weight is acceptable for a 5 string without giving back ache? All my 4 s are a very nice lowish weight.[/quote] The lightest 5er I've played recently was Happy Jack's Bass Collection SB325. I'm still kinda regretting I didn't buy that bass.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='653749' date='Nov 13 2009, 04:06 PM']Below are 3 different basses, all offered on Ebay. I'm not highlighting Ebay sales I am just asking that if you had the choice, which one would you go for and why. Its just an experiment that I need to do. I shall reveal all later.[/quote] None of the above. I'd be looking for a Japanese not-for-export model. If I didn't already have one, that is.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='645487' date='Nov 4 2009, 05:23 PM']Next to Me? - well you wouldn't have wanted him to be on top, would you girls?[/quote] ROTFL. If I could put this in the 'quotes' thread, I would. Don't ever change!

I thought Jay Z sucked watermelons through elephants and the only redeeming feature of his entire set was the backing singer in the first song, wow was she hot!! Too bad Dizzee Rascal hired Guthrie Gowan. I enjoyed Stornoway, they have a singer who can actually sing on key unlike most indie bands and they are very young, they will improve. Don't get Norma Jones though, and I dont' know what her bassist was trying to prove. Fortunately I missed Sting - growing the beard is relatively easy but matching Martyn's awesome talent is going to present a considerable challenge. As for Foos, what can you say. Consumate ease, particularly Times Like These. I may be guilty of forgetting what they're capable of, though I too would have preferred to see fewer session musicians. I thought they were a class above everything else I've seen in this series with the exception of Gladys Knight.

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='645616' date='Nov 4 2009, 07:36 PM']When mine arrived it was set to 12 both on pre and master. At this level the hiss is very noticeable, however I could not play at anything like that volume in my house![/quote] I have to admit at this point to buying one of the 110s, which arrived today and I've only had a very brief play with it. I did manage to play it at 12 on pre and master in my house without destroying any windows but it was a close run thing. I could hear a very slight hiss (as in , I had to lay on the floor and put my ear on the grill) much to the amusement of my nearest and dearest, but I wouldn't describe it as 'very noticeable'. Given that my lugs are probably shot to bits through years of abuse, I intend to strap it to my carrier and cycle round to Dave C. at some point to see what he thinks! I can understand why this gear has such a high RRP. It's everything I hoped it would be - with my G&L2500 I can get any tone I want, the build quality is excellent and it's clearly capable of serious volume. I'd like to try it with a Barefaced Midget at some point, but in the meantime I think my VL110 will work well as an extension cabinet.

You might be able to waltz to them, but these two : [quote name='Stingray5' post='644636' date='Nov 3 2009, 07:50 PM']The Beatles - Norwegian Wood Leo Sayer - When I Need You[/quote] Are definitely 6/8 , even if the former was incorrectly published as a 3/4 !