molan

Neck is definitely different on a Sterling vs a Ray. Very loosely it's a bit like comparing a P to a J but there are lots of variations (from both brands). Personally I much prefer the Sterling but I'm definitely in a minority here!

Roger Sadowsky's email signature always bears the footnote: "Honest Weights, Square Dealings". Weight has become a major sales tool,for some brands, obviously Sadowsky is one, Mike Lull is another and Jens Ritter always proudly displays exact weights of every instrument. Obviously it's easier for smaller companies like these.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1427565209' post='2731805'] Tread with caution, this thing happens all over the London scene, bands get there, play to each other - aside from the headliners who play to the bar staff - and that`s about it. [/quote] Been there, done that, massive waste of time and energy Although the bar staff were very friendly and liked it when we took requests

I know someone who works at GG in Epsom and he's a top guy. Call the manager and explain, without getting overly emotional, what happened. If you've got the name of the guy who served you then that's even better. They should really give you a big apology and sort things out amicably and have a quiet word with the sales assistant. In a perfect world they sort out your problems, the sales guy gets a lesson in customer service and doesn't act like this again and hurt the store's reputation

I own one of each but they are incredibly different a KS 5 and a Streamline 4. KS are great basses but, to my ears they have a really distinctive tone. If you like that tone then it's great and can work really well in a band. The Status is simply the easiest bass to play I've ever owned. Amazing neck profile, action is super low and it has a huge sound for such a tiny bass Definitely need to play both though.

I always liked the, wonderfully named, Leon F Sylvers III with both Shalamar and The Whispers in the 80's. There's some live 80's footage kicking around where the bassist is using an Ibanez Blazer but whether that was just for live use I couldn't say - also, because during ha time he was in demand as a songwriter and producer he may not have played live. Doesn't sound like a Rick on the albums to me though

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1427405412' post='2730115'] With regards to the TH500, any one run out of headroom or find it gets hit if driven moderately or hard. There just does not seem to be enough metal in there to keep a 500W (even a Class D) cool at those power levels. [/quote] Could be because Aguilar appear to 'under-rate' the power module. I really have no idea how the physics of this works but the power module they use is generally rated at 800w by many people (and 900w by Genz). It feels to me like Aggie designed it to be wound up to 500w without overloading it and driving it to get really hot. Certainly goes pretty loud with the right cabs and running at 4ohms.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1427377121' post='2729580'] That looks the business. Is it of a similar ilk to the Mesa Prodigy? [/quote] JapanAxe is the man to ask - he tested the Demeter vs The Mesa recently

Nothing wrong with a Daisy Rock in my book. Unashamedly targeted at teenage girls and if this brand gets more girls out there taking up bass then that can only be a good thing

If you do go for an extension can be sure to check out the 121H as well as the smaller version. The 121H has a big upgrade in the horn and the additional vertical height brings the combo up to a great level for control access and personal monitoring. Bit more money and a little bulkier/heavier but it's a great addition to the 121P combo. Maybe my favourite MB combo/extension cab set up

Gigged in Woking at the Bed Bar not that long ago. Bit of an odd venue for a band but actually quite fun Pop over to our shop any time if you want to natter about bass stuff, always happy to help and zero pressure to spend money

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1427183770' post='2726728'] Oh, ok then. Maybe we'll just have to differ on that one. You know, maybe I should get myself a job in a music shop so that I can be surrounded by loads of bass gear and have lots of time to play it? It would be easy then... But for those of us who work full -time and have family commitments, believe it or not this is not my number one priority at the moment! I will be conducting further tests this week, but they will take place when it is convenient for me and for other concerned parties. If that is not fast enough for some people, well.... "Warmth" vs "distortion"? It's a semantic argument and I don't think anyone is going to win that! To me, anything that adds to (or takes from) a clean sound is a form of distortion. But I am a pedant and a Scientist, so my views may not agree with everyone/anyone else's. Frankly, I'm getting bored with the whole thing now. I am disappointed with the amp, whether it is faulty or not. The cause of the disappointment will vary depending on whether it [i][b]is[/b][/i] faulty or not, but the disappointment remains the same. Lesson to be learned from all this. Sometimes the tone that is "in your head" will always remain there. [/quote] I don't think anyone is trying to be argumentative Conan. People are just trying to be helpful. You are totally right in that I get opportunities to compare amps at different volume and gain levels with different basses and a variety of cabs (it's barely 4-5 hours a week though and often I don't even touch a bass hen I'm in the shop). When I tried a TH500 on your behalf and turned the gain up gradually I as listening for a level,at which distortion crept in. Of course it's entirely likely that my definition of distortion and yours are quite different. My view of the TH500 as being able to deliver a clean tone with most basses until th gain is pushed past 12:00 and the drive is engaged is based purely on my personal views and those of our 'average' customers. Funnily enough the biggest criticism we get of the TH500 is that it doesn't 'distort' until it's driven really hard. However this is coming from metal players who will,generally use a distortion pedal to generate the tones they want. They then try to replicate these from an Aggie and realise it won't 'distort' to their liking until really overdriven hard. If I were to recommend an ultra-clean amp then I'd go for something like Glockenklang but they are pretty big money even on the used market. Another alternative might be a very clean pre-amp like a Demeter bu these do have valves and might still be too warm for you. Have you tried EBS at all? They do a pretty sparkly clean tone. Not sure who stocks the these days though

I'm gonna stand pretty firm on the belief that a TH500 does not "distort" at low levels of gain and with drive set to zero. Without testing your head into a clean cab that doesn't have potential mis-matching issues then you simply won't know whether what you're hearing is a problem with the amp, the cab or just that you feel a low level of 'warmth' is actually distortion

These are D'Addario's standard steel (EPS) and nickel (EXL) strings so the principal differences are going to be that steel will be a bit brighter and snappier whilst the nickels will be warmer and rounder. Steels are a little harsher on your fingers but if you play regularly then you'll soon get used to that. Quite often nickels tend to have a little less tension than steels but D'Addario, very helpfully, list set tensions and they say he EPS220's are lower than the EXL. Not by much but might help if you like to bend strings a lot Both sets are relatively low tension of course because of the light gauges. If you want to go really light then the 180 sets drop the G and D strings even lighter whilst keeping the E and A the same as the 220's

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1427050924' post='2725126'] Consider this: there are 433 people online at the moment. Put 433 people with different personalities and opinions into a pub, and I guarantee there'll be a few 'did you spill my pint?' moments. It'll still be a canny night out, though. [/quote] We're those 433 people actively online or had they just left the equivalent of their coats on the back of a chair? I use 4 devices to access BC and rarely bother to close multiple browser windows down - does this mean I'm almost always online? I've been meaning to ask this for a while but always forget. I apologised to someone for being slow in replying to a question recently because I hadn't been here for a couple of days and he insisted that he'd seen me amongst the active users In fact - is it possible to tell if I was online at 7:00 tonight and, therefore, one of the 433? If a large chunk of the 433 weren't really online and had nipped off down to a real pub then it might not be such a fun night out

IBAN and Swift/Bic codes are very common requests for international currency transfers. We supply them all the time for shop sales.

I wouldn't buy a back up mic with different vocal characteristics from your main mic. If you're used to the main mic and have PA and foldback all set for it then suddenly plucking a different one from the kit bag mid gig because it's failed could seriously effect your sound out front, cause feedback problems on stage or simply not suit your vocal style because you've got used to mouth placement/proximity etc. Buying a decent used one that matches the main one would make sure you can swap seamlessly between the two. Also it doesn't have to just be a 'spare' swap the two around between gigs and prolong the life of each

I haven't been for a while but last couple of times I was there for Dweezil Zappa and Brian Wilson the sound was OK. Could certainly Scott Thunes on bass with Dweezil

[quote name='lee650' timestamp='1426879874' post='2723142'] Wish I'd known that before i spent £50 on a la bella 5 set! They are the flexible ones though [/quote] The Low Tension ones feel very different from the standard La Bella flats. Much closer to Thomastik in feel.

That's the one. Early sets even came with a Carvin outer wrap but still had La Bella sleeves

Carvin also do a 6 string set that are actually La Bellas but in unbranded bags - a lot cheaper as well!

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