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Hi zipideebass, Welcome to BC! Nice to see you've already enjoyed the forum before surfacing. You know what you're going to. Forum etiquette was covered when you ordered the tee (no, I haven't yet).

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1338910781' post='1680930'] The main synth manufacturers from back in the 80's appear to still be the ones to look at. Roland, Korg & Yamaha with Dave Smith taking up SCI's position. Akai, Waldorf & a few others seem to have bailed from the hardware synth market with some just making one or two small things (no big workstations). [/quote] These days, it largely depends on your budget. AFAIK, £1000 will not give you a Roland, Korg or Yamaha that can compete with some lesser known brands (unless something new has come up since last year), whilst the £2000 - £3000 Yamahas and Rolands still are worthwile to buy. I've written this here before, but for pure synth power, the Akai Miniak and the Waldorf Blofeld are beasts. However, they need external MIDI keyboards for the 73 or 88 keys. A Clavia Nord Stage is more limited because of its rather primitive synth module, but will most often make one happy user nonetheless due to the lovely organ and piano modules and its good keyboards. All that said, one of the most massive beasts is the Clavia Nord Modular G2. You will NEVER see the end of that thing. All modelling, including both patch making and building filters etc, is done on a pc, but the thing is physical.

Er ... that's not exactly saying all pianos are bass pianos. There's a historical context here, where some instruments are made in families and some are not. But again: the wider the range, the less all of these names make sense, as you said and I confirmed.

Thanks for posting! Me likee.

Traditionally, with instrument families, it's not the range but the lowest tone that defines its being a bass or alto or whatever. One could well imagine a bass flute of the highest quality that had a 6 octave range, and it would still be a bass flute. But indeed, the wider the range, the less sensible it soon becomes to use the words "bass" and "alto" and such. BTW, some small upright pianos actually sound an octave higher than a standard upright. I don't think anyone calls them "sopranino" or anything other than "sh*te".

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1338885780' post='1680377'] How about we run a little competition on there, to see who can mention a bass and get away with it?[/quote] Not so creative and funny as your examples, but I've now mentioned Fender twice in a few hours. Anders has replied angrily (of course I don't hold that against him), but has not deleted my posts or commented my use of the offending word.

Sorry to read this. This is not only bad. It also looks like there's system to the madness. Haven't people reported a lot of the same lately? Anyway, good luck in getting the stuff back.

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1338900783' post='1680782'] Don't laugh right.Maybe it's just me,but does anybody ever feel guilty about NOT using a particular bass for a long time.Do you worry about it feeling unloved or ignored.Do you take it along to a gig JUST so's you can say that you've paid some attention to it,so that it doesn't feel bad? No?? Just me then?.... [/quote] Hahaha. Luvly way to put it. I know the feeling. It's mostly about my guilt for having used a shitload of money on stuff I use way too little. But yeah, my Bongo feels a little unloved, as I tend to use the others a little more. Even calls me a poly-something once in a while. Bah! I just tell her she accepted me having three families in the first place. I've always been upfront about it.

Three right now, but am planning on buying shitloads of them, selling shitloads of them and eventually ending up owning either 1 or 2 or shitloads or whatever. I couldn't care less. For me this is mostly placed in the Department of Noob: the needing to know and needing to have experienced. Right now, the sound is not so important as the feel - especially of the neck. I imagine (er ... hope is a better term) that when I grow up, I'll be able to have the same relation to basses as I have with pipe organs, synths and other keys. Doing a Hammond solo on a piano keyboard or a light synth keyboard can be done, but the specialist will always hear it AND I use a lot of energy emulating the Hammond keys' specifics on a keyboard with a different feel. I can't be bothered to do that anymore. Now is the time for fun. I'm also used to practise the same stuff on different keyboards, for many different reasons, but one is it brings out specifics that can help me mastering the piece and expressing something personal about it. So these days, when I practise the low E on the E-string (half there!), I'll do it on all three basses. Does that make any sense in a bass community?

Done. However, I spoke untruth. I'd told you I'd repeat what you'd written about the Fender. However, what I really posted on there was: "ANDERS, you are a pathetic little despot. Frankly you can stick you attitude and your ATTITUDE up your anal tract. Talk about "my ball and I'm taking it away", you small minded cyber bully. And yes, I hope others on Basschat point this out to you." I just hope this was nice and polite. English is not my first language, you know.

I wish you all the best on that path, but do wonder a little. Money is what drove me away from synths after a professional career. YMMV and all that, of course. Anyway, good luck!

Hi Mr. Straightlegs, Welcome to BC. Sorry about that we're insane already and your work thus will be futile. Enjoy!

Oh boy, this is golden. What did you write? I'll repeat it.

Hi James, Welcome to BC! Or should I say "Welcome back to b.c.", seeing as you're just as old as the majority here? What's that bass? Enjoy!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1338823065' post='1679678']One of my Cruise ship jaunts cost me a lot of money, a wife and two kids.[/quote] Oh, that's nothing. In my days, one of my kayak jaunts cost me a lot of money, a wife and two kids. BTW: Done. Good luck!

Er ... these were the facts. Have you been doing some thinking yet? Fun aside, yup, the PortaFlex gives 350W at 4 Ohm, and the cab can handle 600W at 4 Ohm. My guess is you're asking about the safety of this. Disregard the following if that's not what you meant. The four 10" speakers should be safe. If you turn up very much, then the safety of the tweeter depends on all kinds of design features. Hard clipping with eventual full output of high frequencies _might_ ruin the tweeter, but as indicated does depend both on the tweeter and on the amp design. An output of upto 350W should normally (with average speaker efficiency) translate into enough noise for smaller venues, but IIRC, the MB 410 isn't so efficient, so this could be limiting for you. A test or wise words from others here would be needed.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1338725929' post='1678463'] The neck is Mexican from a classic 60s Jazz Bass model and the scratchplate is this one from a company in the Netherlands. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jazz-bass-std-pickguard-3ply-brown-tortoise-fits-fender-/110633297858?_trksid=p3911.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D2%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8873332539090093424#ht_3369wt_769"]http://www.ebay.co.u...4#ht_3369wt_769[/url] [/quote] Thanks! I'll save that seller.

[quote name='cellkirk74' timestamp='1338732960' post='1678558']I'm the Zebra...[/quote] Hard to see. What instrument do you play? Bass by any chance? Pretender!!!

Hm. I had a look first time it was mentioned. Didn't like the page make-up and couldn't get overview orwhatsitcalled. Also, I'm enjoying BC to the degree I've deleted my links to TB and Harmony Central. Can B2B do anything we can't do here, apart from the persisting ads, that is?

Hi cellkirk74, Welcome to the surface! Yeah, I recognize your name from the EBMM forum. Enjoy on!

Hi Daniela, Welcome to BC! Enjoy your stay, both here and in London.

Not nice. Bloody awesome! This I love. Are my eyes deceived or is this a rather red rosewood fretboard? Could you tell me what this pg was called?

Done. Good luck!

Don't read this - unless it's proven that you don't get any definitive answers: (my guess: copper oxide).

Welcome, Robert! Eclectic choice of bands. Sounds intriguing. Enjoy!