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The laser lens probably needs recalibrating, did you get it looked at by a tech at all? It would be an easy fix.

how about using a set of in ear monitors? might save on the back ache too.

That rig is extremely tasty but utterly insane I like it a lot! The drill is a nice nod to Paul Gilbert too. Wouldn't want to be your roadie though. Have you not been tempted by some of the Line 6 modelling stuff then?

[quote name='pete.young' post='461540' date='Apr 13 2009, 08:58 PM']Smart - a scale model of a guitar amp ;-)[/quote] I've got it running on one EL34 at the moment (25w or so) and its still too bloody loud. [quote name='pete.young' post='461540' date='Apr 13 2009, 08:58 PM']That explains the new avatar - it didn't look like a Pro 4000 to me.[/quote] There was a logo change at some point, the Pro4000 head I sold you and my mint head both have a sans serif logo. The earlier Pro4000 I have has got the script logo like the Pro501. But yes, that logo in my avatar is off the guitar combo.

[quote name='pete.young' post='461366' date='Apr 13 2009, 05:55 PM']6? Eurotubes has JJ Teslas at $18 plus shipping, BnB Tubes on ebay seem to be able to beat that. Pretty good. What are these Genelex Golden Lions - are they a remake of the original KT77 Golden Lions as fitted to later Burmans?[/quote] I believe they are, but whether the price difference between the Genelex and the JJ is justified in terms of sound quality I couldn't say. 6 tubes - four for one of the bass heads, two for the Pro501 I now own.

[quote name='joegarcia' post='458964' date='Apr 10 2009, 12:18 AM']Don't think there's really a cheaper alternative to just buying the cheapest EL34's you can find really. I've just put some Genelex KT77's in my old Laney though and they really are special. Can't wait to burn them in a bit more. Worth the extra. That was just for two though, not sure if I could have afforded six of them.[/quote] +1, I tried a pair of the Gold Lion KT77's instead of EL34's in my recently acquired Burman guitar combo this afternoon and it absolutely nailed the sound I've been looking for. Fat, punchy and sparkly like a Fender combo but with more mids. The EL34's were muffled and tonally inadequate by comparison.

[quote name='silddx' post='461293' date='Apr 13 2009, 03:59 PM'][b]Why [/b]do you think you want to go there? Sharay Reed: There's noone else who better epitomises what I would like to do with the instrument myself. Martin Taylor: I'd like to be more musically independent because being a bass player when you're not in a band can be mighty boring. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATcvr3zAhg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATcvr3zAhg[/url] To para phrase myself on the Wine Advice thread, I now have a nice Semillion [/quote] Yeah Sharay keeps hitting my B spot hard. I can't get enough.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='461276' date='Apr 13 2009, 03:19 PM']Sounds good to me. Am quite happy to field more general questions about cabs like Dave Hall does on the amps side of things.[/quote] OK well I'll talk to Ped about it and potentially we could stick your forum alongside Dave's.

Hotrox now charges for shipping making them less competitive than before. I'm planning on sourcing the 6 KT77's I'm looking to buy off Ebay.

[b]What [/b]made you the bassist you are today? A life long addition to grooves. [b]Who [/b]do you think had the biggest influences on how you play now? Mark King in the late 80's, Bernard Edwards, Gene Perez, James Jamerson and Julian Crampton. Most recently I've discovered Sharay Reed and I'm still trying to explore Meshell Ndegeocello's approach. [b]Where [/b]do you think you want to go from here? Sharay Reed and Martin Taylor [b]Why [/b]do you think you want to go there? Sharay Reed: There's noone else who better epitomises what I would like to do with the instrument myself. Martin Taylor: I'd like to be more musically independent because being a bass player when you're not in a band can be mighty boring. [b]Do you believe[/b] you have a "personality" on the bass? Apparently I do, but I couldn't tell you what that is. All I know are the comments and the reactions. [b]Specialist question:[/b] [i][b]What [/b]is it you love about that 1971 P-Bass?[/i] Its a leading question so I'm not going to respond.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='460721' date='Apr 12 2009, 07:35 PM']Find me a couple of dozen other bassists who want one and I'll design one! Otherwise you'll have to wait until I get my larger wedge stage monitor sorted. [/quote] A thaw at least. And the prospect of a "larger wedge stage monitor" is encouraging. Any specs? Also, can you make me two inside 5 weeks? [quote name='alexclaber' post='460721' date='Apr 12 2009, 07:35 PM']If you build it they will come. Would we just lift this entire thread over there? Could we work out a way of subdividing this thread into a few logical chronological sections to make it easier for browsing? Alex[/quote] If we lifted the thread to a group where you were mod, you could chop it up to your hearts content.

they have an american accent? AHAH HAH HA AH HA HAHAH HA AHAHHAHA. God I'm bored today.

I dunno about bassists being more conservative than guitarists. I think bass players on the whole have an aversion to lots of knobs but can be very discerning and demanding when it comes to tonal character. The bass occupies a number of roles in the context of a band, one minute a bassist can be playing melody, the next something harmonic, then something chordal and even play the occasional root note - all depending on what helps the song of course. But thats kind of why I like the instrument. Its about fitting in around other instruments as well as being the powerhouse with the drums. I would agree with earlier posts about the manner in which the market that shop serves may have coloured the sales assistants viewpoints. When was the last time any of us saw a guitarist on stage with a headless instrument?

What do the other band members think of this situation? Seems to me that if you all feel the same, you might be able to leave and form your own band with a new guitarist... ...and if he is getting bored because he can't have his own way, isn't that kind of playing into your hands a bit? Is he likely to bugger off completely at some point and leave the rest of you to get on with it...? Maybe the rest of you can keep suggesting very reasonable songs that you know he won't like and let fate chart its own course...?

Yes, I should have checked. Sorry about that. OK, well a plug for Hammerhead then, which IS freeware. Its not as subtle as Leaf drums though in that you can only programme in 1/16th beats at most. But if you don't need that level of sophistication it might do the trick. [url="http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/introduction.shtml"]http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/introduction.shtml[/url] On the same site there are links to other drum software apps too. [url="http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/other_drumboxes.shtml"]http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/other_drumboxes.shtml[/url]

Some of you might have noticed that the spam attacks have gradually increased over the last month or so. The modding team have been pretty quick to delete posts as and when they've been spotted, so hopefully your use of the forum won't have been disturbed too much. However there is a slightly more worrying aspect in that this is happening inspite of the latest updates and most sophisticated level of kaptcha being used. Phatmonkey thinks that accounts might be registered by real people who then pass the login details to spam bots. These people are also using IP forwarding so its not possible to track them down by a trace but judging by previous IP traces, its likely that the spam is coming from Russia and may even be related to organised crime. While the semi automated aspect means we probably won't be flooded with a torrent of spam and DoS attacks in the same way that Bassworld was, it does mean that there's not a lot we can do to prevent real people from signing up. There's quite a bit of similarity between spamming and grafitti, and the best way of dealing with graffiti is to cover it up as soon as it happens. That way the lack of exposure means spamming Basschat will hopefully end up being more effort than its worth. If things got really bad, the only option we have to remove the potential completely is to subject each new account registration to an additional administrators approval. [u]I don't think there's a need to do that[/u] in the forseeable future while the mods are on top of things. HOWEVER if the mods miss out on something (because its been posted at 4am for example) then please bear with them or use the report button (as some of you already have done) to let a someone know. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that spam for breakfast might just be something we have to tolerate in the meantime but we'll be doing our best to stay on top of it. cheers Steve

I use leaf drums. [url="http://www.leafdigital.com/software/leafdrums/"]http://www.leafdigital.com/software/leafdrums/[/url]

[quote name='silddx' post='460842' date='Apr 12 2009, 10:24 PM']CK, have you listened to much North Indian classical music? What Satch is doing is similar, albeit in a very basic, much more modulated form. The pitch axis thing is much more suited to drone based melodic music I reckon, such as ragas. Check this out [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ITbs-gSiTc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ITbs-gSiTc...feature=related[/url][/quote] As a matter of fact I've been mucking about with a little indian music although I have no idea if it was northern or not. I did have a look into some sitar music but discovered that they use a different tuning system to western music so it didn't go far.

Nope I don't need a theory to know how to play notes but thats no excuse not to pursue a line of interest. Sometimes these open doors to other things too.

You know what, I haven't had a go on one of these yet. They don't last long in Jon's workshop. Some sound clips would be really handy if you have any.