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[quote name='bass_ennyday' timestamp='1347369083' post='1799851'] Check Catalinbread SFT and run it with 18V instead of 9V [/quote] I dont understand, was that re my 9v issue? or was it a thumbs up for the Catalinbread SFT?

+1 again on the bdi21. i picked up one for a bargain £12 off ebay. The mains doesnt work on it (quite a common fault i believe) but the 9v battery does. Get a decent SVT/tube sound and if u crank the drive a bit more than the suggested settings in the manual you can get some serious overdrive. Sounds mega for some RATM tracks like know your enemy. I keep mine turned on all the time through the amps efx loop.

[quote name='christhammer666' timestamp='1345066796' post='1773241'] see em at the albert hall for the blackwater park 10th anniversary 3hours of pure bliss best gig ever [/quote] X20 to that. Mindblowing. Apart from when poor Freds guitar stopped working through lotus eater. I nearly sh*t myself when they played harlequin forest and the moor.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1345032668' post='1772571'] The Union Chapel is a fantastic venue! Saw Clint Mansell and the Sonus Quartet there a few years back. I'm a fan of Opeth too, but I didn't get into Heritage at all. And to be honest the acoustic portion of the show, on the last tour, bored the pants off me. [/quote] Heritage is weird - ive given it ages, excited me first few times round now it is probably my least listened to of the albums. Noooooooooooo - the acoustic bit was cool - esp that tune "throat of winter" off the god of war soundtrack. The guitar work on that is ludecrous. If this acoustic set is similar to that double set they did for the lamentations gig which included almost if not all of damnation, it will be wet pants all round!!

Blackwater park is a belter, but then anything still life onwards, for me is amazing start to finish. The early stuff is great live now, but the production and vocals on the actual albums are a bit poor and put me off a bit. My arms is pretty tasty though. Much love for the Peth. Lets hope the acoustic set isnt full of the usual Opeth clown fanbase that shout "play something heavy" at every [size=4]o[font=Arial][color="#000000"]pportunity. Bumpkins. Go a see lawnmower death and pig destroyer if you want chainsaw guitars and noise.[/color][/font][/size]

Thats the beauty of Opeth for me, the soft and metal vocals. I'm a huge fan of the melodic stuff but its also nice to have some metal riffing along the way with shouty stuff - a head banging song with death vocals along with nice intricate riffs and nice clean vocals - great stuff. I cant think of another band who does the change as well as peth. Opeth melodies and song structures are so memorable and catchy Listen to Still Life = epic. Then work your way up from that. Ghost reveries is also a perfect place to start. If you like his clean vocals then damnation is a winner. Heritage is a bit so/so for me. Some crackers on there, but he let himself down with some of the lyrics. Folklore of that album has lyrics like "hey you, will you, be true" and "feel the pain, in your brain, insane". hhahahahahahahahaha - stuff i would write. the song itself is excellent tho. Compare that to the earlier stuff which is like amazing poetry!!! The 2 bonus tracks of that album pyre and face in the snow should of been on the actual album. Do i sound obsessed!

Morning All Just thought I would spread the love and enquire if anyone is going to see acoustic Opeth set in london in Nov. The tickets all sold out ages ago but i found a few on ebay. Its going to be mega I feel like a right fanboy as ive also booked tickets to see them in nottingham rock city the same week !!! Best band for a long time - IMO

Guys, you've been more than helpful. I will go through the tips and see what I can sort with it. I would like to get it sorted so its playable as I'm playing some pearl jam stuff in a band.

Thanks guys. Mine is like a fretted bass and the dot is between the frets. But on my tuner where the dot is for say the g on the e string its reading a f#. Need to sort the intonation.

Hi all Bare with me on this, im a bit of a thicky when it comes to the tech stuff. I bought a cheapy fretless bass not so long ago without the fret lines/dots, just the dots on the edge of the neck. The guy i bought it of said most fretless basses are tuned just past the next dot, as is this. Now being a fretted lad its pretty easy finding the notes generally without looking apart from the odd riff, but you try doing that on a fretless when the notes on the 3rd, 5th etc are just past the neck dots, its weird. Ive tried retuning so its as a standard fretted bass but its a bit over the place time i get much past the 9th - i will continue to tinker as at the mo im always flat or sharp when im playing Anyone else heard of this "tuning just past the dot" thing? Cheers

[attachment=112319:IMAG0664.jpg]Here is my 76' usa beaut - minus its pickup cover