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D.I. Joe

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  1. Thanks for the input guys Think I'll treat myself to a birthday bump
  2. [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1340059443' post='1698636'] A pick is sometimes necessary for certain styles where dynamics aren't important. [/quote] Dynamics are always important! If you can't play quietly with a pick then you can't be a real bass player...
  3. [quote name='charic' timestamp='1340032337' post='1697928'] [url="http://secondlife.com/"]http://secondlife.com/[/url] [/quote] Oh the irony!
  4. £100 delivered?! BARGAIN!! I've used mine as an overdrive, tone enhancer/preamp/EQ and now as a DI and it does all of these things extremely well. Someone will get a fantastic deal here mate
  5. [quote name='charic' timestamp='1340028583' post='1697856'] Get a life [/quote] Can you get one for £460? With some change preferably
  6. Balls!! Took me sosososo long to read the thread that I missed the auction! Guess I'll be taking my £460 to the pub to drown my sosososorrows then
  7. Just had a look at the link and on the Twatter feed someone put down *choke* "Seven Nation Army"
  8. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1339975775' post='1697243'] What..? Slade, or picks? [/quote] Damn, beat me to it!!
  9. Bump. Hoping to avoid the dreaded Bay of death!
  10. From my experience using a HA3500, you need to twiddle with the EQ quite a bit for the best sound (all subjective of course). Although this one was the resident rig as a jam night, some nights it sounded fantastic and full and others it sounded thin and twangy. I find it a tad on the plonky side too, but I think again this is down to EQ. I'd buy one in a heartbeat for the right price though!
  11. [quote name='garethfriend' timestamp='1339796214' post='1694712'] real players know when which style is more appropriate. [/quote] +1 I've always used both since I first started playing. When I'm jamming I tend to use fingers more but with my bands ATM I find most of the time that a pick is required for that extra kick
  12. Good condition. Has been gigged so has a few minor scuffs but is in full working order. £80 plus postage Photos available on request (haven't figured out how to post photos from my iPhone!)
  13. Might have a crack at making one of these! Got a plywood board, just need some foam insulation and glue...
  14. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1339095306' post='1683649'] But did it help with his volume..? [/quote] :|
  15. I find that the best drummers that I have played with have good dynamic feel and can hit as heavy or soft as need be. I don't know for sure, but hitting softer would probably encourage better technique rather than compromising it, or vice versa. My covers band's old drummer once rehearsed with a magazine on his snare - did the trick!
  16. [quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1339093448' post='1683602'] i would love to here from 9 string players about techniques, possible songs and see more examples rather than "thats not a bass" "yes it is" I mean who cares what it is classified as. [/quote] Tbh, you're probably more likely to get that response in the performance/technique forum. As this was in General Discussion, I assumed it was a general discussion.
  17. After you sir Wrong wording maybe, but you get the point right?
  18. You're right. Those classifications are more relevant to brass and wind instruments anyway I think. Though it does work in a string context with more traditional instruments like violins where the range is relatively limited. Though actually, perhaps guitars could adopt a similar system - we have bass and baritone guitars, guitars could be known as alto or whatever is appropriate, and these full range instruments simply known as guitars. Controversial?
  19. [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1338889952' post='1680473'] I think anything over 6 becomes a different instrument [/quote] An instrument of masturbation if you ask me! But I think you're right. A piano isn't a bass piano just because it has notes in that range, so IMHO these instruments shouldn't really be called "basses". But then again, what do they look like? Anyway, not for me.
  20. Surely a 9 string bass isn't actually a bass is it? There's that guy on YouTube playing Mario Brothers on an "11 string bass" but it states in the description that it is actually a tapping instrument like the Stick. Wouldn't a 9 string bass effectively be the same thing?
  21. Mine was last night. To set the scene... My gear - Bass -> pedals -> DHA VT-1 Bass-EQ-Drive -> [DI to FOH] -> amp During set up there were a few squeals and pops coming through my amp which seemed to be cured by switching on the VT-1. Weird? Anyway - midway through the first set my amp dies. No biggy you may think - the DI is from the preamp, just get some bass back through the monitor. Simples! Only... there is no signal to the desk. Cue a hasty switch to a passive DI and some swearing. Got the DI situation sorted in the interval, then half way through the second set my Power Plant gives up! Back into the DI - after a bout of very loud, very pissed off swearing Sound guy did a sterling job, but all that gear packing up in one sitting? REALLY?!! Best get out the ol' multimeter... Anyone with a similar nightmare?
  22. Just got in from our gig at Newquay Walkabout. Good gig, just a shame that ALL my gear died on me! More info in the morning - off to bed now finally!
  23. A higher gauge may be the way forward, I think strings feel a little more loose on 5-strings anyway. I used Rotosound 66s 45-105/130 on all my basses at one point and the tension fealt lower on my 5er
  24. I find the same with dusty old nickel plated strings. I'll be checking the ingredients next time I pick up a bag of Monster Munch...
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