pete.young

[quote name='hatori' post='280841' date='Sep 10 2008, 07:35 AM']One of my major influences..a legend![/quote] +1 If you guys hadn't, I was going to. What a legend. As far as I can tell, Jennifer Moore is no longer doing gigs which is a shame - I saw her play once and was very impressed.

I was looking into this at one point, but it got stuck on the back burner for various reasons mostly to do with cost. One of the guys I used to work with was my inspiration - his shed is more or less finished, mine still not started. [url="http://www.ashbysoft.com/"]http://www.ashbysoft.com/[/url] I wanted one big enough for a 5 piece band to rehearse in, which translate into a shed 20' x 10 ' x quite tall. Basic soundproofing strategy: you need a re-inforced floor, to put down 6" foam tiles topped with flagstones. That gives you a nice mass-spring-damper system and sorts out the sound going downwards. Then inside you need acoustic plasterboard or celotex on the walls, and then you build another room inside on the sprung floor as a sound booth. You'd probably leave one end to be a control room. Phil's shed works really well, and you can stand outside the shed while someone is playing the drumkit full-on and have a quiet (though not whispered) conversation.

Anyone from the Ipswich area interested in going along to this? I know it's not exactly the South East, but it's probably about the same distance as Northampton.

Wow Nik. The London Guitar Show should have hired you to set up the Bass Room last year, it would have been a spectacular success! This is definitely worth making an effort for, I'll see if I can get a passout. My gear is all pretty mainstream so probably not of interest, apart from the Burman unless CK is bringing one of his. Pete

Here's its twin, not far down the road from me. If I hadn't already paid more for one in worse condition :-( I'd be after this one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-COLLECTION-ACTIVE-BASS-FROM-JAPAN-CASE_W0QQitemZ150288445275QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-COLLECTION-ACTI...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

[quote name='Rasta' post='276721' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:12 AM']there's a lot to be said for just a note thats very loud and very bassy indeed[/quote] +1000 Normally I'd have put myself in the 'everything full on all the time and sort it with the amp/eq' . But I've just acquired an active bass with Piezo from greyparrot, which has such an incredible range of sounds that it seems rude not to try and use some of them. Now if only I could figure out the best combinations of what those 3 tone controls and 4 volume controls can do ... I think it might take a while. The Precision is safe for now.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='272049' date='Aug 28 2008, 09:16 PM']At the Golden Hind Nacton Rd Ipswich. Just for fun and to flex our new muscles! Sunday 31st 3pm, make yaself known, im the one with the GB! BRING THE KIDS, LARGE ENCLOSED GARDEN.[/quote] Good luck with this Andy - I'm diving in Eastbourne otherwise I'd come along. Might still if we get blown out!

Kiwi's Pentabuzz

[quote name='chrkelly' post='266730' date='Aug 21 2008, 12:31 AM'](it ain't a bass if it's that small).[/quote] Harsh! It's probably a Chamber bass, which would have been used in a Chamber music group. I had one when I was learning to play, which the old man sold to buy a 3/4 . Unusual to see one with Viol shoulders, the chamber basses were often more like an overgrown cello. Mine was. [quote]instrument to a bass. If you can't find a dedicated bass luthier in your area, a violin/cello luthier is the next best thing.[/quote] If you can persuade them! All the violin makers I know hate working on double basses, the tools hurt their hands. I like the idea of getting the local violin making college involved. Best of luck with this, and as someone else said you got a really good deal.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='269108' date='Aug 24 2008, 08:49 PM']I was in a band with a drum machine in the 80s. Never again - they don't know how to jam.[/quote] Look on the bright side - at least you only have to punch information into a machine once ;-)

I'm very sorry to hear that too. I bought a bass from Ed and he was an absolutely top bloke. My condolences to his family.

Am I in the right place? :-) Sold LukeFRC a MM pickup, good communications, really fast payment, an all-round good experience. Recommended.

I sold pipsuds a jazz neck. Good communications, fast payment, very pleasant guy to deal with. Recommended.

Just sold Oli a jazz control plate. Pleasant transaction, speedy payment, it's all good! Thanks Oli.

I bought Rich's Dean B2 last week. What a top chap - not only did he do me a really good deal, he very kindly gave me a lift to and from the station. And not only that, but he really does have a grey parrot! Excellent, many thanks Rich. I'm really pleased with the bass. To the rest of you, you missed out on a beauty.

The guy is a member on basschat, why don't you ask him?

[quote name='dlloyd' post='267385' date='Aug 21 2008, 09:29 PM']The 200,000 per year would most likely refer to the customers of The Bass Cellar, Hanks Guitars, Music Ground London, Music Ground Leeds, Music Ground Manchester, Regent Sounds, Rockers Guitars, Rhodes Music and Tin Pan Alley Drums. Hey, they're all part of the same company... It's almost the truth, and certainly sounds impressive... I'll take it! Can you lower the action a little before I take it away?[/quote] Hanks is part of this fiasco too? That's really sad, they seemed to me to be cut from different cloth.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='223280' date='Jun 20 2008, 09:57 PM']Sorted: take 1 for practices and both for gigs, [/quote] That'll sort the plan pots out nicely, but what do I do about the cabs? :-)

Hagstrom Futurama Coronado IV . Man I wish I still had that bass.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='264472' date='Aug 18 2008, 12:36 PM']...and done! The KSD lives! My mate is a bit of a mean swirler eh?[/quote] Your mate is guitarnutteruk and he is clearly a genius. There are only two people in the country who can do this kind of work to this quality, and the other has stopped doing it as a business. I think it looks fantastic. Any chance your mate could do a body for me?