Alex Spencer

I've been meaning to get a picture up for a while. Not great quality, but that's my setup! Got lots of little improvements I want to make, but the sound is pretty much spot on for what I want! You can't see it as it's sitting behind the DT-2, but I've got a Sansamp Bass driver hooked up to. It's bass sex in a box. Love it.

A Behringer FS112T footswitch that came with the Behringer BX4500H head back in the day. The head has left to make a name for itself in the big city and parted ways with the footswitch. Doesn't have a box etc but is in full working order, I don't think I've ever actually used it. Has 'Shape' and 'Ultrabass' pedals. Dophinmusic is still selling them B-stock for around £15, but it's up for grabs if anyone wants it. Will ship to wherever if you're willing to pay the postage! Will ship to wherever if you're willing to pay the postage, or I'm in Warboys, Cambridgeshire if you want to pick it up. If I don't get any takers in the next two weeks I'll probably end up throw it out.

Check out the focusrite VRM box. It's a really clever little piece of kit!

Looks like I'll be investing in some OBBM's then! Haven't seen such a glowing response to one product in a long time!

I'm upgrading my rig and don't really want to be using these tired cheap old cables from back when I was a teenager, so am looking to buy some new ones. Obviously I'm not going to settle for the cheap and nasty, but at the same time I'm not going to spend £50+ on a cable. I know a little about electronics and the consumer market, enough to know that 'gold plated' really isn't any better, despite what the salesman will tell you. I'm thinking around £10-£25 is a decent range (cost vs length shall of course apply), so do you guy have any advice? Any favourites? Any to steer clear from?

[quote name='spiderjazz' timestamp='1331438196' post='1572862'] Can't recommend room treatment enough [/quote] +1!

I've got the original Hoppus in Daphne Blue and love it. Just thinking though, to adapt it to the new style, would I just have to buy the new pick guard and swap the components over?

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1331222149' post='1569756'] Or for the tee totalers [url="http://www.hopshopuk.com/products/view/264/beer-making/equipment/caps-and-cappers/swing-top-bottle-spare-washers"]http://www.hopshopuk...e-spare-washers[/url] [/quote] £2.15 and the whole band get them, with spares! Bargin!

I've just been looking at video of the Fender Bass VI, which turned out to be a stupid idea as now I really want one. Dammit.

I'm so jealous of all these sexy basses! I've only had the honour of owning two basses so far in my career: Yamaha RBX460 in Trans Red Fender Mark Hoppus Signature Model in Daphne Blue I'm working my way up the ranks! Last stop, Musicman!

Cheers guys! I'll have a reroute!

I'm currently go form my bass into the tuner (Korg DTR-2), then effects (SansAmp Bass Driver) and then head (Ampeg B5-R). My thoughts were that I would be getting the clearest signal into my tuner and it would be most accurate. I was reading the manual for my head earlier though, and it has a 'tuner out' jack socket. I'm assume then that it's expecting it to go effects > head > tuner? It's just confused me a little! How should I be setting this all up?! Many thanks!

You might wan't to read up on how to set them up properly within you room as it can make a lot of difference. Also use reference tracks that you know well on every system, that way you'll be able to pick up on your monitors characteristics and mix accordingly. Good choice on the Rokit 5's. I'm tempted to get some myself once the student lifestyle stops butching my finances! How much did you get them for in the end?

Each to their own! In the end it's what your ears are telling you, not a frequency graph. If you know your monitors/speakers and room well enough then you can mix almost anywhere on anything (within reason!)

[color="#000000"][quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1331278341' post='1570558'] Yes, it's the state of the music biz these days that everything simply HAS to be massively compressed to get the volume on the track, so it doesn't sound quiet on the radio next to all the urban and pop tracks that they are being played next to. I think that is part of the issue. Also there is bound to be compresion on the bass too. Although, TBH, I do like quite a bit of compression on slightly overdriven bass tones (usually even more than the overdrive is causing). [/quote][/color] [color="#000000"]Ah yes, the loudness war is always raging! That's compression on the whole track though, not just the bass. It'll be a mixture of doing both which has had that effect on the sound. It's not to say it's wrong, but personally It really stands out to me. There's a thin line these days and it's difficult to get the right balance. Compression is a magical thing, but sadly is often over used. It's a shame...[/color]