pete.young

[quote name='matt_citizenbass' post='380511' date='Jan 14 2009, 06:06 PM']that sounds great! i really want to try some now! also surely 100 watts all valve head is just ridiculous?[/quote] Not at all. My Burman 100w is plenty loud enough, so is my LMII.

[quote name='escholl' post='381415' date='Jan 15 2009, 03:49 PM']Also to add that part of human speech that makes it intelligible is around 2-4kHz, regardless of fundamental. Hence why this range is sometimes boosted if a vocal track is having difficulty standing out in a mix[/quote] When I studied acoustics at university, I was taught that hearing loss induced by exposure to noise always peaks at 4 KHz, at the top end of the speech range. This is another reason why lots of music has a spurious boost at 4 KHz (Paul Adams at Fellside Records once told me that it was SOP in many mastering shops) and why when you get old you can stand in a pub, hear the background noise perfectly but struggle to pick out the conversation of the bloke sitting across the table from you.

+1 to leschirons. I've always rated Beck as one of the very best, despite Hi Ho Silver Lining.

[quote name='Sean' post='370323' date='Jan 4 2009, 08:39 PM']in bar 2 after the F to Ab hammer on the Bb hammers on to C before the Eb staccato sixteenths. Anyone else hear this?[/quote] I don't hear that, though you could put it in as a variation. There is a difference in that bar between what Norm plays on the Blockheads site soundclip (and also the version I learned off the record) and what's on the sheet music. I reckon Normans version has that run going C - Eb - F - Ab rather than C - F -Ab - Bb There are number of ways to play that and I can't decide which one I like the best.

This is the EBS Octabass? I have one and it doesn't behave quite as badly as yours. It's fine down to the 5th fret on the E string (A) and certainly doesn't misbehave at 7th fret on the G. Sustained notes don't present a problem. I do find that a bit of compression seems to help it track below the 5th fret on the E. I managed to break a beer glass with a low 'A' a couple of gigs back! I also have a Digitech Bass Synth Wah and that tracks fine all the way down to the bottom E, though it's pretty useless as a synth!

I think you should have a chat with Andy at Wizard Pickups.

[quote name='casapete' post='372552' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:47 PM']Just watched great programme on Motown's 50th anniversary presented by Martin Freeman. Featured some current footage of the Funk Brothers, Bob Babbit etc. There is an extended repeat showing on Friday 9th on BBC2 at 11.35pm (The Culture Show) which should be even better.[/quote] Nice one, thanks for the heads up. I'm out playing tonight and I couldn't find it on the digibox - it showed up as " Martin Freema ....." which didn't exactly ring any bells! I'd never have known but for your post, ta muchly.

[quote name='AM1' post='374254' date='Jan 8 2009, 05:26 PM']I am detail oriented and focussed therefore sometimes I don't want a tangential debate, I want to ask a question and get a variety of perspectives on that specific subject matter.[/quote] It may come as a surprise to you, but this forum doesn't exist just to provide what you think you may need or want. You've made your point. The best thing you can do now is to sit back and watch the discussion develop. Picking out individual points in individual posts and arguing the toss with the moderators before they have formed their opinions may work in the technical diving world, but in this forum it is more likely to prejudice them against your opinion in my experience. The Wiki is a great idea, but despite the efforts of Bassferret history shows that most people can't be bothered with it. A shame, but there you go.

There's a scurrilous rumour going the rounds that the great Norm did indeed tune his bass up a semitone to play this. Anyone want to confirm? Personally I can't see it because it's as easy to play in Fm as it is in Em tuned up.

I can confirm that Phil and Michelle from the Milestone are going to take over the Railway. Last time I went past it it was still boarded up. I'll let you know when I find out. Dunno who is going into the Milestone but I hope we don't lose that as a music venue. The Black Horse is the one up by the nick - the last landlord apparently did a runner with the takings some time ago. I don't think it had a great reputation as a music pub, so some things probably won't change ;-)

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='370978' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:54 PM']The Butt and Oyster is great all year round!!! [/quote] It used to be a lot of fun when it had a proper traditional music session. There does seem to be rather a lot of us in Suffolk. Maybe we should get together for a natter or a gear swap. Bilbo, are you still doing that job for Gione?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='369695' date='Jan 4 2009, 01:01 AM']Precision: Wider neck (41-42mm) up at the nut[/quote] Except when it's narrower. My CIJ 70 has a 38mm jazz width neck.

My son is running a DL4 with the Diago adaptor plus tuner, big muff, compressor and Fulltone overdrive off a Powerstation. No problem, just get the right connectors from Diago. Diago are a great company to deal with, customer service from James is second to none.

I had a Shine 6 string for a while. It was cheap and worked OK, but not particularly well made or nice to play. It got moved on fairly quickly. I wouldn't recommend them. If you're in Woking it might be worth popping in to Andertons in Guildford before you make the trip to Denmark St, or at least give them a ring and see what they've got.

[quote name='lee4' post='368054' date='Jan 1 2009, 08:50 PM']Vintage EST96A(MM copy)or Bass Collection Speakeasy? What to do? Your help(or derogatry comments)needed.[/quote] Neither. If you want a Bass Collection, go second-hand and look for an SGC Nanyo Made In Japan.

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I've had several short scale basses and I'm not really a fan, though i'd be happy to get my Futurama Coranado IV back. Did you look at the Tanglewood EF18 Mini-elf? It has something like a 20 inch scale length, sounds quite reasonable, doesn't have any stringing issues - normal 45s fit right on it and allow you to do massive Jerry Donahue style bends. I sold mine, beginning to wish I'd kept it but I don't get many gigs in phone boxes :-) If I was looking for a travel bass it would be at the top of my list.

Yup, private function in Ipswich. First time for years and years that I haven't been sitting on the sofa watching Jools, bored out of my skull! Pete

[quote name='casapete' post='366923' date='Dec 31 2008, 10:56 AM']Hey, think that was my Aria! Glad you like it, a great fretless![/quote] Nope, it was definitely my Aria. Unless you sold it to Northern Sounds, Workington, in 1986 that is ;-) I'm getting my threads all mixed up, I posted this link in another thread on Yamaha BBs in the Bass Guitars section [url="http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR"]http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR[/url]

Found the link I was looking for. [url="http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR"]http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR[/url] There is a JB500 in the 1985 catalogue. Maybe worth asking on the Yamaha forum? [url="http://www.yamahaforums.co.uk/"]http://www.yamahaforums.co.uk/[/url]