johnnylager

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='702526' date='Jan 6 2010, 10:15 AM']He moved the chair.... ...exposed fresh carpet.[/quote] Oh yes, I can the paint stain now.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='702494' date='Jan 6 2010, 09:41 AM']Was down in the bassment and there was a nice collection currently in... so...[/quote] f*** me, has he hoovered, or just in that corner?

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='701627' date='Jan 5 2010, 02:27 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZW4groJro"]Space 1999 theme tune[/url] - I think this is definitely what inspired me to play the bass when I was a kid [/quote] Scroll down to [url="http://www.planetbass.fsnet.co.uk/johnmccoy.html"]'What's the biggest disaster you've ever had in the studio...'[/url]

[quote name='peety' post='625085' date='Oct 13 2009, 03:16 PM']while i'm on the subject what are the best places to advertise in peoples expeience obviously we haven't been in this position before ?[/quote] f*** him, move on & keep practising with the rest of the band so you're tight as when the new guy comes along - it will make it easier for him to integrate musically. You could try Bandmix, Forming Bands, Partysounds, et al. I found Bandmix the best & Forming Bands sh*te, but YMMV. And good luck.

Top day all round and many, many thanks to all involved, particularly Nik & Colin for all their hard organisational work and all those who presented workshops - you know who you are. Special thanks again to Nik, for driving the Magic bus up from the south coast. My personal gear highlights were - Nik's BC Rich David St Hubbins' JJB Precision Boo's 30" SX Jazz Dave C's Gibson SGZ & yet again, Stingrayfan's G&L It was also nice to try out the Digitech BSW I recently acquired, as I am currently ampless! Most thanks however, must go to Mrs. Lager, who foolishly let me go to the Bash, despite moving house on Friday afternoon. I think I may have to get her some chocolates or flowers or something. Unless she settles for the mic I won...

[quote name='ase_one23' post='620329' date='Oct 8 2009, 10:28 AM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urlF9jrJ5O0&feature=related"]this is why bassists can be dangerous[/url] watch at 2.38[/quote] Choice clip. The Landmark, Pompey, 10 or 15 years ago - my midweek sports specials' fella turns up at my gig, having found out what his bird & I got up to on 'uni scuba club' nights and dragged me off stage for a panning. One brief scuffle later, he was thrown out & I was back on stage finishing the song - 'Kerosene' by Big Black if I remember correctly. Happy days. Similar vintage at the Black Prince, Pompey - the drummer kept getting fiddled up by the landlord, so we felt bound to intervene on his behalf. After a while of watching it unfold, anyway. La Cage wine bar, Havant, 20-odd years ago - packed the place with punters, barman tried to offer us some derisory sum of money, came back the next day to speak to the boss [Butch], ended up stuck in an alleyway with said [very hard] Butch and 3 of us were saved from a right battering by a timely beer delivery man. We graciously accepted the derisory amount.

[quote name='lanark' post='618676' date='Oct 6 2009, 03:38 PM']Either a money's no object, or if you're short on cash and can only afford a single cab, which would be the best use of that one box for all occasions?[/quote] Can only comment on the latter & chose a Barefaced Big Juan. Presented with the former situation, I'd get another or maybe even commission a Double Big Juan ™ to sit under the Matamp I'd also commission.

Yes, frequently.

Our encore is a song called 'f*** Off' and the audience always shouts for it as soon as we take to the stage, before we've even played a note to him. We got some audience participation the other day too - we shout 'prick', they return with 'w***er'. It's a Pompey thing.

Did a few gigs in Holland some years ago with limitless free lager & skunk. Seeing it all off on the boat home was fun too. EDIT: Allegedly.

Hey Al, maybe a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]VT2 Twin[/url]? That would give you the option to use the balanced out to feed the balanced in of the MarkBass, ie - bass > wireless > chorus > VT2 > amp. Then you only have one unbalanced run, from the wireless to the chorus. The blue channel should tick the warmth & grit boxes & use the red channel for some boost. I think they're great bits of kit, I'll have one at the bash.

Does it have to be valve emulation, or could you look at a valve pedal? They need a PSU and can be bigger, but in my expeience / opinion they sound more, er, valvey. Dave Hall does them with DI out too. Cant comment on the Voxiness though.

Distortion? Try trawling through [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=Search&CODE=show&searchid=546ac43364628743c81199dc05af97be&search_in=titles&result_type=topics&highlite=%2Bdistortion"]here[/url]. I'd recommend the Ashdown Hyperdrive or the Bass Big Muff I replaced it with after stupidly selling the Ashdown. Both are cheap and good. I sold the Ashdown on sale or return and it didn't come back - make of that what what you will.

I settled on a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]DHA VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass[/url] after owning BDDI, Paradriver & Microbass II and deciding they were only pretending.

Those with big fretboard inlays - Spector, Jazz, Ric, 80's Aria, Gibson, etc.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='586753' date='Sep 1 2009, 06:58 PM']With enough power behind it it's quite unstoppable![/quote] Yes, a kW will do nicely. I've used the Big Juan at a couple of obscenely loud rehearsals recently & it's time to report back. First occaision with with guit & drums in originals band and managed the heady height of 3 on the LH. Bit of B&T boosted on the LX, DHA & LH flat and well loud enough to be heard articulately. Last night was with 2 guits & drums in the covers and got to 4 [very loud rehearsal] and remember the LH takes off at 6. No problems with clarity & volume there either. I stupidly forgot my ear plugs & me ears are still ringing - that's not clever kids, remember yours. Thought I'd see what it could do on the low end front & cranked the bass on both Tone Pump & LH - it coped fine. Well coped isn't the right word - coped makes it sound as if it could only just do it - I feel there was plenty more to give and the woofer isn't broken in yet, but have now relocated a signal generator from work and will give it a few hours of 20Hz over the next few days.

The DeArmond is supposed to be good & uses a 1M linear pot. Schematic link in here - [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8147747&postcount=16"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showp...mp;postcount=16[/url]

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='581359' date='Aug 26 2009, 01:34 PM']My guess is that you guys just like to tinker around with this stuff because you're either control freaks with lots of unresolved bass OCD issues and/or you've spent your bass maintenance budget on more gear!! [/quote] Rumbled :brow:

Settled on a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]DHA VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass[/url] after realisng the BDDI, Paradriver & Microbass II were only pretending.

Ready...steady...

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='583157' date='Aug 28 2009, 07:18 AM']1 sense of humour for Mr Brooks please.[/quote]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='566665' date='Aug 12 2009, 12:10 PM']I really need to find someone who actually reaches the limit of the Big One on a gig though, it seems we're a long way from that happening with current users.[/quote] Working on it. [quote name='joegarcia' post='576829' date='Aug 21 2009, 04:17 PM']Errr... hello. I would be extremely interested in trying some monster Barefaced cabs and very much suspect that at my gig volumes I would need something bigger than a Big One.[/quote] I've had the LH-1000 above 6 [where it really gets loud] a couple of times with me Big Juan, but I haven't as yet found a suitable venue for an extended play at these levels and the other bands tend to complain in the rehearsal studio. Quite fancy 2 Big Juans X-fired though.