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[quote name='d-basser' post='171740' date='Apr 7 2008, 08:35 PM']right so distorion could be a sign of the valve being 'on its way out'. i will swap and see if that fixes it, i have tried it with two basses on passive and one active so it aint the bass. Any suggestions of a nice preamp valve for a Fafner or should i just replace it with the same again[/quote] Well there's such a lot of variety with valves that sometimes its a question of taste because you can get a variety of outputs from compatible valves. Thing is that a preamp valve very rarely wears out, and usually after a number of YEARS of use. Luckily they're not expensive and having a back up isn't a bad thing anyway. So probably get one to replace the existing. I'm presuming you're not using an active bass then?

[quote]\"spy in the cab\" by Bauhaus the single note on the bass sounds like a tuned drum [/quote] [quote]There are 5 notes in that! A slide at 2:16, followed by E, D, C, B (well, maybe... I wasn\'t paying THAT much attention)[/quote] LOL, I was wondering how long it would be until someone mentioned Bauhaus. Nice work Sirs! (Tsk, get your tags sorted though )

best thing to do is have a butchers at the valve while you're playing through the amp. If you see any visual change (especially blue flashing), yellow hot elements or excessive heat then the valve on its way out. Additionally if you hear any reduced output of any kind or distortion or basically any other kind of deficiency then the valve is also on its way out. Cheaper than taking it to a tech is probably replace the valve. However, are you playing with an active bass? If so, then I recommend you check the battery in the active eq first.

[quote name='Doc B' post='171623' date='Apr 7 2008, 05:34 PM']I use both - my Status Groove has a graphite neck[/quote] Blimey, that's something special. Any chance of some pics in the bass porn section?

Good stuff, don't forget we're talking the actual smallest total number of notes played though the song, not the variety. So 1 note per bar counts more than 4 notes I still think Montego Bay is up there, but Peekaboo seems to have the lead at the moment.

I use both, it depends on the sound I want. I do like graphite necks live though, they sound more aggressive which makes it easier to hear them. Plus the solid, rigid neck means a nice low action (if the neck has been constructed properly) and that gives me superb control over the qualities of the note because I'm not fighting the bass so much. I like wooden necks for sweeter sounds and a more organic feel, maybe in less demanding environments or for specific tones like motown choonz. Doesn't mean to say you can't get a graphite neck to sound sweet either, if you use a little compression or put it through a tube amp.

you tube clips? to embed them just put youtube in [*here*] then clip number eg i41W-NIjMfs (not the whole URL) [/*and youtube here*]

[quote name='jakesbass' post='171435' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:04 PM']How's your reading?[/quote] I can read but verrrry slowly. Its not been one of those things that there's not been a lot of demand for since leaving high school

Hi ppl, while I'm doing the job hunt thing, I figured I might as well offer my plonking services to anyone in the London/Home Counties area who thinks they might need a dep in the next couple of weeks or so. Primarily I play soul, funk and disco but I can play any quick-to-learn choonz. Drop me a line if you need someone to help out. cheers Steve

are you looking for work around liverpool?

[quote name='SJA' post='171344' date='Apr 7 2008, 12:42 PM']just G quarter notes throughout.[/quote] Montego Bay still has fewer notes. Peek a boo is a real contender though!

Just heard this one in the car as I went food shopping: I can't remember ever hearing a simpler bass line (the number of notes, not the variety). Can anyone post a youtube clip of an even simpler arrangement?

Rich had a Toby Pro 6 I tried with the same EMG pickups and it sounded pretty good There's one on ebay too but with standard pickups [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/tobias-toby-pro-6-string-bass_W0QQitemZ110240225675QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/tobias-toby-pro-6-st...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Could be a jazz with a status or moses neck on it? Hard to tell anything without a clear look at the headstock.

Hey Flint, welcome aboard. I reckon you'll find plenty of people who would agree with you on budget. Lots of good sounding stuff out there second hand!

Hey Chris, welcome, Ibanez make some good basses!

oioi Mick, glad you signed up at last! Hope you enjoy becoming part of the place.

hey chumba, welcome aboard

hey Zach, loads of members from here in Bristol too! Hope you can hook up with some of them. Welcome aboard

Hi kennyrodg, thanks for joining us. We try and keep things focussed here. Welcome aboard!

hi James, welcome aboard. What are you planning to upgrade to?

welcome aboard Dan, we have a very supportive and enthusiastic community here - sometimes I even struggle to keep up!

In my experience, flame throwers just get off on the attention. Especially ones who are openly abusive to admin. Ignore the comments and you'll starve them of the oxygen they crave so much. You can use the ignore function on your user control panel if you like. Drop me a PM if you need any help. You can also make it known to others in a thread that you've set the user to ignore and maybe others will do the same.

how much buffing did you do between coats?

We played at a Marriot hotel/manor just off the A10 in Herts last night for a wedding. Very young crowd - mostly in their 20s and early 30's, also very hard work to begin with. They stood around for the first set and watched us while chatting but towards the end of the first set they started to bop about a bit. Second set was a lot better, we played 'Ain't Nobody' and a couple of the ushers had a 80's breakdancing dance off! Third set was pretty good and more what we're used to, lots of drunken people jumping about and having a good time. Great that the girls brought the party to them by taking control of things rather than losing confidence. They did a really good job of turning that one around. The room where we played was in a conservatory, The Summer House, great for low volume acoustic instruments like a string quartet but for us it was a nightmare. We had to keep our volume low at the start so we could all hear ourselves but the more people that came in, the more dampening we had! So we could turn up a little louder. Volume definitely stopped people talking to one another and got them dancing instead. One usher is going to be in the dog box tonight though. He was so pissed that he couldn't take his eyes off the singers, his gf/wife noticed and started giving him the evils. He was still standing there slack jawed and gawping and after some determined arm tugging and nudging, his other half gave him a right bollocking there on the spot and hauled him off!