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[quote name='WalMan' post='861625' date='Jun 8 2010, 11:06 PM']Spent a while zooming in to milliseconds to cut out some nasty digital pops in recordings that were loud enough to be annoying, but short enough to make no difference to feel, flow, or notice when cut out.[/quote] I've done similar, but applied a limiter to the peak - that way the original timing stays perfect. A

I thought this sort of price fixing was illegal these days? I know Marshall did it some years ago and got told to stop. Why should TC care what a shop sells stuff for anyhow? They've already made their money off it. A

[quote name='Count Bassie' post='859826' date='Jun 7 2010, 01:21 PM']I'm looking at a pair of Eminence 'Betas' for the Peavey 215D.[/quote] I wouldn't recommend them, personally. Spend a bit more and get Delta 15LFs - way better bass response, and a more even tone across the board. If you're willing to spend quite a bit more, then fit a couple of 3015 Kappalites - that'll get rid of a big chunk of weight too. A

I reckon he's measured the neck. That'd make it a 32" scale in reality. A

[quote name='Alec' post='855721' date='Jun 3 2010, 09:39 AM']Er, yes you can! By default, each pattern has an associated, assigned drumkit. But you can tell it to ignore these assignments and retain the currently selected kit regardless of pattern changes. This is in SET MODE, which can be PATT (kits assigned to patterns) or MANUAL (the current kit applies to all patterns). I love my old SR16 and use it a lot. Live even, without a drummer, it's superb with 2 footswitches controlling start/stop, fills, A/B switching - outstandingly easy to use. I bought an SR18 shortly after they came out, expecting to drop the SR16 like a stone, but actually, although it's got a few new stonking features, there are quite a few things different from the SR16 that make it less good in my mind, which is a real shame. So my SR18 is sitting unloved on a shelf while the SR16 lives on.[/quote] Agreed. SR16 is still the touchstone by which the others are measured A

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' post='853402' date='Jun 1 2010, 10:59 AM']Take a look at the Yamaha RBX375. IMO is the best 5er for the price. A bit over your budget but you could search used basses (maybe a better one crosses your path!). Good hunt [/quote] Shameless plug off the back of someone elses recommendation [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=88979&hl=yamaha"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...9&hl=yamaha[/url] A

[quote name='DreadAlert' post='853870' date='Jun 1 2010, 05:48 PM']Sounds cool, but with the cost of the VM and then the Bridge and Pups, its too much. Would've loved to though. Another thing I need to clear up - On the amp, what would the Line in ports actually do? And whats with the normal and high input ports? kinda annoying it doesn't have a headphone port aswell. :/[/quote] Line in jack allows you to plug in a line level source and have it come through the amp and speaker. Doing that normally bypasses all the preamp, so it's only any good if you use another amp to set your sound and use this one as a monitor (say for the drummer maybe), or if you use a seperate preamp. High and low inputs are for active and passive basses (nominally - some passives put out more signal than some actives). Some manufacturers use 'high' to designate high gain, others to indicate you can use a high level input. Suck it and see which works best. Andy

[quote name='obbm' post='851019' date='May 29 2010, 12:10 PM']Jack, talk to Alien (Andy). He made one for me to fit to one of Higgies pedals a couple of years ago.[/quote] Thanks for the shout out Dave, but as I recall it was never really quiet enough was it? I seem to recall a conversation with Higgie about how to reduce the noise, but it was a while ago, and I don't think we ever came to a satisfactory conclusion. A

Just sold Dan a Zoom B2.1u. Nice, hassle free transaction, and a nice fella to boot. A

[quote name='DreadAlert' post='852637' date='May 31 2010, 02:33 PM']Struggle as in not be loud enough?[/quote] Yup. To keep up with even a fairly quiet drummer you need to be looking a a [i]minimum[/i] of 100 Watts and a 12" speaker. 200 Watts through a 15" or a pair of 10's would be a better bet for a proper gigging amp though. There's plenty about - I recently sold a Peavey TNT (160 Watt, 15" speaker) combo on this very forum for £90, and I felt that was a fair price. Keep you eyes skinned and something will come up. A

[quote name='cm261' post='851244' date='May 29 2010, 04:49 PM']To be fair it does actually make tuning a lot quicker once youve done it a couple of times, but if you already own a tuner such as the pitchblack this time saved and the novelty factor isn't worth shelling out £75 quid for. If you don't have a tuner pedal then go for it by all means, but it's not THAT much of an upgrade that you actually need to replace your current tuner with it.[/quote] I guess if 3 out of 4 strings are in tune you'll know straight away instead of checking them out individually. That'd speed things up a bit. A

[quote name='cm261' post='851053' date='May 29 2010, 12:50 PM']Well the polytune is obviously better...[/quote] I wouldn't necessarily say it was any better, just different. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the Polytune. Sure it's very clever, it can show which strings are in or out of tune all at the same time, but you can only turn one machine head at a time so I don't really see it speeding up the tuning process much. Flavour of the month gadgets like this tend to be a waste of money IMO. A

[quote name='DreadAlert' post='850610' date='May 28 2010, 08:10 PM']My mom seems driven on NEW only for the guitar, but wont mind a used Amp. I'm trying to persuade her but she's stickin.[/quote] Can't understand the reasoning behind that. There's a lot less to go wrong on a bass than there is on an amp. There's a lot of people using 30-40-50 year old basses, but comparitively few using amps that are anything like that old. Another reason to go for a secondhand bass is that a lot of people buy budget basses (MIM Fenders are a favourite) and add upgrade parts like new bridges, pickups etc, making them a better buy than a more expensive instrument. You're also more likely to find they've been properly set up, which is a lot more than you can expect from a lot of music shops these days. Just my two penn'orth anyway A

So, do we have enough takers to get the little fella on the road too? A

If you're worried about the headstock crack, wick a little water-thin superglue into it. If the crack really goes anywhere this should get in there and sort it out. A

Just bought a Peavey pre from Oli, and I'm well pleased with it. Deal with confidence, he's a star. A

This is the only one we've got so far. A

Better bet would be to put the compressor after the auto wah as the wah effect is controlled by the dynamics of your playing. Putting the compressor first robs some of this, so you don't get as much out of the wah as you could. Same probably applies to the synth as well. Try sticking the compressor at the end of your signal chain, see how that works out. A

[quote name='El Bajo' post='847356' date='May 25 2010, 11:56 AM']Huh?[/quote] Clearly you only listened to the bass line then A