pete.young

I have my Fylde in Bb Sus 2 with D'Addario lighs - 11 gauge. Sounds incredible. Can't take any credit for this, it was Nic Jones' idea.

Bit of a sore point there Daryl. One of the main reasons I got back into playing was so that I didn't have to sit at home watching Jools Holland on NYE phoning it in with his chums in the middle of November.

Nothing this year or for a couple of years, not even a sniff of a dep job. On the bright side I have at least figured out how to watch the NYE show on the Irish channel TG4, so at least there will be some decent music.

You could contact EBS directly via https://ebssweden.com , they have a pretty good record for supplying spare drivers and other cab components.

"Bigsby Licensed tremolo" ??

THe future is bright!

https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/to-all-the-bassists-posting-here-looking-for-bands-t1492122.html

4 hours ago, Happy Jack said:

 

The fact that the bug holder is also a recharging unit can be an absolute life-saver if you're gigging intensively.

The link you gave for the JOYO gear comes up 404 for me. It was going pretty well until this point. I find it a lot easier to carry loads of AAA batteries in various locations and change when necessary, that to remember that I need to recharge the bug, and woe betide you if you forget - back to the cable.

I use a Smoothhound with a bit of velcro stuck on the tail piece just below the output socket to stop it flapping in the breeze.

10 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said:

 

 

We are all biased 🤣

I'm sure I don't know what you mean, the only thing biased about me is the power valves in my amp 🤣

7 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

 

 

I'm a bit prejudiced against a simple in line capacitor.

A capacitor is how Tecamp (and presumably Eich) high-pass the feed to the mid/upper driver in their combos and cabs. Greeeted with widespread derision in my repair thread about my Puma combo!

I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, but an LFSys Monaco would be worth considering, especially if you want clarity. What amp are you going to use with it?

Bright Onion make a 3-way amp splitter. Palmer used to make one too but I can't seem to find it any more.

Seems like a lot of trouble to go to given that most audiences won't be able to hear the difference.

12 hours ago, cbd said:

Years ago I built a 2x6" cabinet with a pair of Faital 6FE100s, exactly the size of my largest pannier bag so I could cycle to gigs with it. It turned out, mostly by accident, to be a success, and more recently I've been using it a bunch for double bass gigs.

 

You cycle to double bass gigs?  I use a golf bag trolley to wheel mine around and was thinking about modifying it so that it could attach to the seat post with a Tagalong-style joint. That's a build thread I'd like to see!

10 hours ago, tauzero said:

https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-bam-200-ultra-compact-200-watt-bass-head/

 

Reader, I bought it.

Amazon has it on offer for this price too.

I'm also in Ipswich, please let me know if you need anything.

We also have a couple of road trips coming up so might be passing close to you, if you let us know where you are.

6 hours ago, Kiwi said:

I've had mine since 2006, it's a keeper.  Fabulous neck on it and the craftsmanship is really high. 

@Kiwi, that one of yours is still the nicest fretless I've ever played, all these years later!

On 07/12/2024 at 13:35, Bilbo said:

The website is back up.

Good to see you on-line again Rob, hope all is well.

16 hours ago, Rosie C said:

 

In some ways it's easier than changing key, providing the instruments can all change. I play piano accordion which is in A=440, and that just can't change. I gave up collaborating with a guitarist who didn't tune to A=440 and sent me recordings to play along to   

Get yourself a Roland V-Accordion Rosie, you'll be amazed at what it can do.

I've been using an LFSys Monza with double bass and it sounds excellent. It too has a compression driver and a carefully designed crossover, and projects the mid and upper frequencies upwards so you hear everything really clearly. 

I'm in Ipswich if you want to try mine, or @stevie might know some owners more local to you if you don't fancy a road trip. 

10 hours ago, BassAdder60 said:

Or use a trolley !! 

Think that trolley weighs more than my Monza.

20 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

At this point, we’re about to consult legal teams regarding the disability discrimination act.

 

 

Probably a minor point in the grand scheme of things, but the DDA was replaced by the Equality Act 2010 in England, Scotland and Wales.

3 hours ago, Shaggy said:

 

Incidentally, a great place to see one of the old Vulcan bombers (amongst many other old beauties) is the Imperial War Air Museum at Duxford, near Cambridge.   No longer flying I think, sadly, but the sheer size of these beasties up close, and their sleekly functional if rather menacing beauty, is amazing. 

At Cosford, they have a Vulcan, a Victor and a Valiant.

Great stuff @TRBboy . My eldest got into guitar at 13, formed a band with his mates at school. 20 years later, they've all moved back to the area and have started playing gigs together again.

8 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

 

 

Save your newness for thy 5 fingered or more banjo-esq player. The thumb be to rest... and doth not count.

 

Active Music Man Type? 😉

Active. It allows you to boost as well as cut. When I do use a passive bass, it's almost certainly with some sort of pre-amp.

For a banjo, it definitely has to be active, preferrably Fishman. Regardless of the number of strings.

You can use a Boss LM2 to balance signal levels, but that won't give you control of the EQ. You'd need to put a graphic EQ or something in series.

Slightly cheating but within the spirit I feel: