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Just ordered a Hartke vx3500. Let's see how that goes....Another week to wait....jeez!

Well, my MB4210 has given up the ghost. Only used it a coupla times in the studio. Turned it on tonight and nothing at all. Mains lead is ok and supplying juice so it's back to the shop tomorrow morning. Just my bloody luck.......

Supply and demand. Tastes change. Nothing is really new and everything does the rounds, sometimes more than once.

I have noticed that the cooling fan is a bit noisy; especially for a small axial. Is this common? I'm not talking about screeching noisy, but an annoying whirring when the amp is just sitting. I've seen much bigger fans of this type that are virtually silent....Ie: in bottle fridges etc

Isn't the most important thing, how you feel when you play? You can't please everyone, so you might as well please yourself.......to a point that is.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1169239' date='Mar 20 2011, 10:03 AM']My point was how good are the guys in the first place if their career was pretty much the one gig with a band that sold quite a few albums over a few years and then went quiet. And then they pop up on the Euro scene doing a revival gig..long before reforming got fashionable in between running another business. If theY haven't kept playing, then aren't going to be that on top of things...and if they didn't start from much of a grounding in the firsdt place, like their first gig was lucky enough to break.. how good would they be now? I am not talking about Gadd or the like..they have never stopped playing and you are talking creme anyway, but someone whose main gig has gone quiet or disintergrated, they have gone off to do other non-musical work and now gets the chance to play again for nostaligia and the venue will pay £5-10,000 or so to bring them all together..? I can't really name the people I am thinking about so maybe this thread is done...but what I talking about is that an ex-name turns up at your pub...plays a few numbers on a borrowed kit...and then you wonder what all the fuss was all about. 5 guys, I am talking about..in the last few years. and you wouldn't book any of them to do your gig. Are we more impressed with the 'name' than the player..??[/quote] In a lot of cases, name is spot on because you have your loyal fans who will listen to their hero deteriorate over the years and still give rave reviews out of that sense of loyalty. There have been lots of very famous names over the years who have brilliant studio albums, but very poor live performance, but the disciples seem to be f*****ng deaf!

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1169040' date='Mar 20 2011, 12:21 AM']I have no recollection of bass not being cool, or of bass being less cool.[/quote] Let's try it from this angle then. Obviously, if you're a bass player, the chances of you thinking it's cool and or is getting cooler are gonna be pretty high. My point is, take yourself out of the equation because it's a forgone conclusion what you think. What about the people who just listen to music? Have you been getting feedback from people about bass. I know my son (32) has always been into lots of bass EQ (he's not a musician). So what's the feedback you're getting as a player from the listeners? Sorry, I did that as a quote, but it's a global question.

[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='1160797' date='Mar 13 2011, 06:05 PM']Welcome from Wallasey![/quote] Hi, people.....

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[quote name='GT40Graham' post='1166621' date='Mar 18 2011, 07:34 AM']I'm currently using the MB4410 with the MBC115 extension cab. Prior to the MB4410 I was using the MB4210 and it definitely needs the extension cab. If you don't get the cab at least stand it on something as it's impossible to see the controls without getting on your hands and knees. I had a major reliability problem with the MB4210 but to be fair, Marshall then upgraded me (FOC) to the MB4410. I'm with Lozz on using the Classic channel but you can also get some nice tones blending the 2 channels.[/quote] Yeh, did notice that about the controls being a bit out of sight. I'll make a dummy cab for now out of washing up bottles and sticky backed plastic....I didn't get my Blue Peter Badge for nothing you know..... Thanks for the replies, guys...

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1165986' date='Mar 17 2011, 04:55 PM']I'm with burray in that coolness is subjective. Is cool up high, slapping away or is it down by the knees digging in on those 16ths? The answer is probably yes & no to all those things. A 20yr old me would be embarrassed (a bit!) by the 38yr old me as a bass player but the reality is I'm more comfortable in myself now and I don't really care what others think of whether it's cool anymore. A point that probably makes me cooler in its own way[/quote] I think as you get older, your ego needs a little less massaging and at the end of the day, what others think of you is none of your business. Thanks, ladies; I'm getting to know some of you a little better now....

[quote name='Randy_Marsh' post='1165731' date='Mar 17 2011, 01:35 PM']I went for bass because it's uncool, so is therefore cool...[/quote] You're the man, Mr unCool Cool. I bet we could get into some really deep conversations that go nowhere.......

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1165062' date='Mar 16 2011, 10:07 PM']When I used mine on its own, I used to just put it on the floor, until I started using an aluminium case for my leads etc. I then just used to put the amp on top of that. Re the reliability thing, a friend of a friend is an engineer at Marshall, and he said that when the first batch of these came through, they literally had to redo them all, as the quality control wasn`t good on them. However, saying that, I bought my 4210 in 2007, and it was fine, so the poor items must have been previous to this. I sold mine to a mate, he`s still got it, and never had any problems either, and uses it every week.[/quote] Picked mine up this morning and just had a little run through with it. Not as chest thumping as I'd expected so adding a cab seems to be the answer, as has already been mentioned. can't grumble though at £339

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1165594' date='Mar 17 2011, 11:36 AM']When you're as cool as I am, you need a cool instrument to play & you don't get much cooler than a great bassline that makes people want to dance. So I took up the Tenor Horn.[/quote] Yeh, I've heard stories about your coolness.....Woh there big guy!

[quote name='Earbrass' post='1165510' date='Mar 17 2011, 10:38 AM']Being 'cool' is [b]so[/b] noughties...[/quote] Cool kind of goes in and out of fashion. When the younguns adopt it they think they invented it and are cool..... Old wine in new bottles.....

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1165472' date='Mar 17 2011, 10:04 AM']In all honesty I think that the general populace is blissfully unaware of the bass as an instrument and as a function. However, I think that as a developing instrument and with new and more exciting players out there, there is a slowly developing realisation that bass is not just 'the low tuned guitar in the background played by the grumpy looking middle aged man in the back' but actually a beautiful instrument in its own right. Re: 6 string shredding - it's not as prevalent as you might think, just quite 'in' with the bass playing culture at present. And even if you/I don't like it per se, it's good because it brings out new tools, techniques, and brings bass out of the shadows and into the foreground. So in answer to your question: 'Yes, I think it is getting cooler, but only ever so gradually'[/quote] Going by some of the youtube footage I've seen as well as new and up and coming bands there has certainly been some advancement in bass playing.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1165471' date='Mar 17 2011, 10:03 AM']I understand your point but you asked me for my opinion. There it is.[/quote] Thanks. Loud and clear.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1165460' date='Mar 17 2011, 09:57 AM']Playing bass or anything else isn't cool in itself. Playing in a band with other interesting musicians and doing it well is cool.[/quote] I think you're missing my point here.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1165456' date='Mar 17 2011, 09:55 AM']Bass has [i]always [/i]been cool. It's those nerds who play them that ruin the image [/quote] Just ammended my post to cooler..... Nice return! I've found I'm actually listening more to the bass section when I listen to music now so I guess my addiction is kicking in....

It seems that everyone wants to be up front and shredding on a six string and nobody wants to be at the back thumping on what someone here calls, a coffee table. I'm having a great time with my new hobby, but, is bass becoming cooler....what's the word out there amongst the veterans?

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1165426' date='Mar 17 2011, 09:33 AM']Technically illegal mate.[/quote] As was taping off the radio in the olden times, but as it's for personal use and I'm not intending to copy stuff out a million times and flog it to The Russian Mafia I reckon it's too much trouble and expense for anyone to come after me with The FBI. Fair use for evaluation kind of covers copyright issues, but not sure about the above. I mean, it's not exactly murder 1 is it?

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1165286' date='Mar 17 2011, 02:15 AM']I am 56 with shoulder length dyed blond hair, false teeth, glasses and wrist supports. I feel like a dodgy eBay Fender. "Honest Gov', I'm an original 1955".[/quote] I'm 57; stand aside young man....

Here's a coupla progs that you might find handy if you're using youtube bass lessons or can't find an mp3 you need. [url="http://videospunge.solarstuff.co.nz/"]http://videospunge.solarstuff.co.nz/[/url] This is a free program that grabs the video. So you can watch it offline. I use Nero 9 reloaded so it plays flash vids. www.dvdvideosoft.com This separates the audio from the video.

[b]If you want to spend money on hardware, I also have a Korg Pandora PX5 which can take out a mp3 player as input and take out the bass on the fly. Maybe someone has easier or cheaper options. HTH. [/b] I'm wondering how anything can isolate and remove a single instrument when all the instruments on that track are mixed down to 2 channels (stereo) I've seen websites claiming that they have stuff that can remove vocal tracks for karaoke purposes.