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    Aria Pro I and Pro II Black n Gold bass

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    [quote name='luckynumber16' post='867831' date='Jun 15 2010, 10:41 AM']Hey, I don't know much about basses as I'm a bit of a newbie, but can anyone tell me the difference between the Aria Pro I Black n Gold and the Aria Pro II Black n Gold? I can't seem to find anything out. It was the Pro I that Cliff Burton played wasn't it?[/quote]
    It was only Aria Pro II, but the model followed by I or II, indicated the number of pickups. The Black n Gold was the US version of the UK's SB Elite model & yes our Cliff used one [Black n Gold I / SB Elite I], as well as an SB-1000. Fantastic basses.

    [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/bg/bg_bass.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/...bg/bg_bass.html[/url]
    [url="http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html"]http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html[/url]

    Playing a new bass.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='No1skewenjack' post='865649' date='Jun 13 2010, 12:30 AM']Anyway Do most people get an extra amount of enthusiasm from obtaining a new bass?[/quote]
    Yep, that's why there is so much trading on here.

    [quote name='Sarah5string' post='866504' date='Jun 13 2010, 09:43 PM']I love the initial 'new bass' feeling but it takes me a bit of playing before I properly fall in love with a bass. :)[/quote]
    Yep. I also get a buzz [sic] out of doing something to a new [to me] bass - set-up, new pup, new strings, etc - makes it feel more [i]mine.[/i]

    Your bass

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    Too many Jazz pups going on here. Never been particularly attached to a bass, but knowing the Spector may go for a custom sometime in the future, it would have to be this -

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    USB port suited for bass?

    in Recording

    Posted

    Sorry to throw a spanner in the works, but I think you'll have latency issues using a USB device with Audacity on a PC, as PC's don't support hardware playthrough. Or something. I am willing to be corrected though, as I will then be able to use my Alesis lead for something other than blind recording.

    Playing bass wearing black silk gloves - for BETTER TONE

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='861423' date='Jun 8 2010, 08:24 PM']Actually, they worked a treat (I suppose) kept all the sweat inside, which wasn't too bad as they've all got a light dusting of talc inside.
    Rounded the tone out a bit. No real loss of feel except it felt more like playing flats rather than rounds.
    Big plus- Absolutely eliminates string noise (high frequency squeaks) and really helps with damping. I certainly wouldn't describe my fretting hand technique as noisy, but you certainly miss it when it's gone...

    They'll only last one session, though, and you look like you're just about to give someone an internal exam, too... :)[/quote]
    Might be worth noting that hot sweaty hands and extended periods in talc'd latex gloves, is a short road to latex allergy - trust me, I'm a nurse. With occupational latex allergy brought on by extended periods in talc'd latex gloves.

    What happened to wiping your hands and strings on a towel?

    Another set up question

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    I found Fenders guide a bit sh*te, to be honest - try these...

    [url="http://finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=2340"]List of online set-up guides[/url]




    If you're still having trouble, the nut may not be cut right - too high & the action will be too high, too low & it will buzz. If you are unsure about nuts [sic], get a shop to look.

    Lending Gear at gigs

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    [quote name='JTUK' post='861364' date='Jun 8 2010, 07:23 PM']I can recall my first gigging band booking village halls and having decent nights. I don't recall much money or that many gigs per month at all but I do recall some well attended gigs and it was all worth it. Don't recall amp share and don't recall desperate 'promoters' running things...we did all that.[/quote]
    It starts out as a hobby & if you can make enough wedge to make it pay for itself, you've won. Then you think this might happen -

    [quote name='OldGit' post='861351' date='Jun 8 2010, 07:05 PM']Maybe even the A&R man from Tosspot rekkerds drinks there on a Friday or the promoter calls her up and says "hey I had this brilliant money spinning opportunity band in here last night, sign them up" or something.[/quote]
    Word up Si. :rolleyes:

    Then you join / form a function / covers band.... :)

    Lending Gear at gigs

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='OldGit' post='860701' date='Jun 8 2010, 09:31 AM']...and that your back line is not what they like as an SVT and 8x10 doesn't give them the fine glassy clarity of their Hartke kickback and they aren't tall enough to reach the knobs..[/quote]
    :)

    Lending Gear at gigs

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='860271' date='Jun 7 2010, 07:45 PM']...I just think its important to recognise that sometimes, for reasons of money or logistics, it is not feasible for someone to bring an amp, and to say that therefore they shouldn't be gigging is very unfair.[/quote]
    I saved bloody hard to buy my first amp at age 14 or 15 I guess, and before I got a motor, blagged a lift with my kit off friends or family and I did far more gigs aged 15-25 than I do now. I don't understand why you would turn up at a gig without the tools for the job. Eliteist my arse, how can you be in a f***ing live band without the kit and some way of getting it there?

    Dave Marks has got it spot on.

    FWIW, I may well lend my rig to others, if it's arranged in advance, he does what I say and I don't get the fear when I see him soundcheck. Or her, of course.

    Having trouble with 5 string sets

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by johnnylager

    Speak to [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/index.htm"]Stringbusters[/url] - they will probably be able to sort something out for you - great store. [url="http://www.newtonestrings.com/"]Newtone[/url] will also be able to sort you out, but you may need to buy 2 sets at once.

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