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  1. MichaelDean
    I've recently discovered Spotlights and am very much enjoying them https://spotlights.bandcamp.com/album/seismic
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    Really need to give my Dingwall a clean around the pickups next time I change the strings. I've been more aggressive with a pick and I'm getting more dust around there. I usually just take one string off at a time also worrying about tension. Then I realised that I've been building a bass for 12 years and that hasn't imploded, warped or spontaneously combusted from not having strings on, so taking them off for half an hour will be fine.
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    Really good practice last night despite being a man down. Got the first gig lined up and it's a competition! We're going to be playing Metal 2 the Masses, where the winner will get to play at Bloodstock. We've got to have a 25 minute set. We ran through what we proposed over Whatsapp a few times and it was always within 25 minutes, so that was perfect! I also got to have a go on the guitarists Les Paul. Yep, I want a LP style guitar for knocking around on at home. Might trade some pedals in at PMT and get one of their Antiquity ones. I played one a few months back and it was really decent. Just needed the polishing compound wiping off and a bit of oil on the fretboard.
  4. MichaelDean
    If you're ever near Bristol, you'd be welcome to give mine a go.
  5. MichaelDean
    Looks great! I'd like to add some lights to my pedalboard for ambience. Might need to do some research...
  6. MichaelDean
    My Zilla 212 is a nice thing. It can thump and sound vintagey. It's got neo drivers and weighs in at about 24kg. With a hand truck, I can wheel that, my head and pedalboard to a gig easily with my bass on my back. No pesky high frequency driver to deal with either! I ordered mine as vertical only so it's taller and doesn't have a huge stage footprint. Plus made in the UK if you like that sort of thing. https://www.zillacabs.com/bass-cabinets
  7. MichaelDean
    Ashdown heads mute the output if nothing is plugged into the input. Stick a patch lead or ¼" headphones adapter in the input and it should work.
  8. MichaelDean
    Mine was an Aslin Dane jazz bass copy that I bought from Noteworthy Music in Chippenham. I got a bit of money knocked off for a few dings on it, and I also bought a terrible, but within budget practice amp at the same time. It really had a very heavy ash body. Phenolic fretboard too, which was cool. I kept it for 20+ years before moving it on during COVID. I restrung it and took it to a jam with a friend (while it was legal to do so!) and it wasn't bad, but wasn't doing it for me anymore tonally despite twiddling all of the knobs on both amp and bass. I'm not sure my playing suits a jazz bass tone. Sold it to someone else as their first bass, so I'm hoping it can keep them inspired. I have very fond memories of it, but I'm happy for them to be memories. The basses I have now suit me much better.
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    We rehearse in the live room of a studio, and they've got an Ashdown 810 in there. I find it's total overkill for the space, but apparently they've had a few 410s and people have destroyed them whereas this has the power handling to cope with the abuse.
  10. MichaelDean
    @Downunderwonder the DI out on the back is labelled as DI Out. The description in the manual is this: XLR DI Out: Low impedance balanced XLR output for connecting the amplifier to a stage box, mixing desk or the PA for live and studio use. The phrase "line level" is not featured in the manual at all.
  11. MichaelDean
    I understand what you're saying, but any DI from a bass amp should be tested going into a mic pre into a mixing board or similar before the product is released. It's such a common use of the feature that I just can't believe that it'd be unsuitable.
  12. MichaelDean
    @Downunderwonder that's what the gain control is for on the audio interface, to allow you to adjust it to the correct level. I have very recently connected my Ashdown ABM-600 to my own audio interface using the DI into the XLR input. It worked perfectly.
  13. MichaelDean
    @Jolltax it's what would probably happen if you were playing at a gig. Someone takes a DI off your head and you play through the cab. Literally no different.
  14. MichaelDean
    Your interface looks like an Audience id4, right? Just get an XLR cable and take it from the di out, into the mic input of the interface on the back. That'll do the trick. You can also connect to the cab as a monitor. Won't hurt a jot and you're not going to release any magic smoke.
  15. MichaelDean
    I'm currently enjoying Slower, with musicians from Monolord, Kyuss and Fu Manchu doing slowed down versions of Slayer songs to make them doomy. I never got into Slayer, but I like this!
  16. MichaelDean
    Oooh, interesting. I quite like the Payson strings and don't find they die that quickly for me. I wonder if the Newtones might last even longer for me...
  17. MichaelDean
    I half wonder if they just ended up buying out Gotoh's stock of parts so they literally couldn't make more of the Gotoh ranges? You don't see Gotoh tuners on many basses in that price range, and certainly not at the volume that Thomann probably sell.
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    They said in a comment on their Instagram page that there were more coming later this year.
  19. MichaelDean
    Ooooh, and if you scan the QR code, you get the product page for the new Rootmaster head, even though they've hidden the link on the website. Can't find the one for the OriginAL though. https://ashdownmusic.com/pages/rootmaster-evo-iii
  20. MichaelDean
    Is that a faker? Looks like it from the body contouring...
  21. MichaelDean
    A Gibson EB-2 would be fun, but I'm not sure I'd use it enough to warrant owning it.
  22. MichaelDean
    A bit of Monolord this afternoon...
  23. MichaelDean
    If you're happy with the pedals, would it be worth looking at a board that is a different configuration? That looks pretty square and maybe not helping the layout.
  24. MichaelDean
    Not that I've played a Shuker, but I have heard lots of good things here. Prices starting at £400 for a new neck according to the website. £350 to replace a fretboard. It'd be worth an enquiry to see what's what.
  25. MichaelDean
    Free Rhodes V-Pan plugin. Haven't tried it yet, but I love a free plugin. https://rhodesmusic.com/rhodes-v-pan-plugin/
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