uk_lefty

Sorry to ask... But I want to check. At the moment I use two 8ohm cabs from my Ashdown RM 500 EVO head. These cabs are ashdown RM 1x15s but one is a 250w standard cab and the other is a 500w EVO version. Using them both together provides a serious amount of output that is ample for gigging. Here comes the silly question: if I only use the Evo cab on its own am I getting the full 500w through it? Do I really need the 250w cab at all? Second question, I quite fancy the Ashdown RM Evo 4x10 which is 600w in to 4 ohms. Same question, if I use this cab on its own, firstly is that ok ohms wise? And secondly will it be getting the full power from my amp head and no second cab required? Hope that makes sense and apologies if it's a Noddy question but I've never understood the whole ohms thing. Thanks for any advice

I see where they're going but I do not like the vocals, couldn't listen to a whole album, would prefer MK leading the vocal myself, but they didn't make the album for me.

Do you want to be talked out of the gas?

I use the RM500 EVO head with two RM fifteen inch speakers. It's a hell of a rig, I always get asked to turn down! I find the tone can get aggressive when you dig in but you can tame it a lot. It's just a really simple head, easy to get the tone set as you want and getting a two button footswitch really helps, in fact it replaced my entire effects board on Saturday night. I bought the head thinking I'd try it and see if I liked it and I can't see me needing more power or other options in the foreseeable future.

For tricky parts I write out the chords on my set list to help me get through if I haven't managed to learn completely. I also tell the guitarist for certain parts of certain songs I need to see his chord shapes so I can follow. We have over fifty songs and it's very difficult to remember them all but we all help each other out. If doing either or both those helps settle you then just go out and enjoy! Audiences can be very very forgiving. I played the right positions but on the wrong string in my first gig and on our biggest song, nobody noticed. I was upset with myself and didn't enjoy all the backslapping until the guitarist and drummer snapped me out of it.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1505728816' post='3373760'] I think nowadays there's actually too much scope for tonal adjustment. Modern basses have active preamps with amazing EQ possibilities, amps too. You see people fiddling with the controls on their bass, then going up to the amp and making adjustments, then it's the bass again. You should just start with a bass that you like to play, and an amp that suits your needs. This is why I think people change their gear so much. Just my opinion of course. [/quote] But just because it's there doesn't mean you should fiddle with it constantly. Is it a matter of self restraint? A matter of knowing your equipment? Or a matter of faffing about endlessly and never willing to be happy with what you have?

Playing your oldest cheapest bass is great, it's the bass I've played most live and it needs to be gigged more. Last night was the first time I gigged my fifteen year old Kramer for about nine years and it's been way too long. Effects are overrated. I just didn't bring their with my effects board, just used my amps in built overdrive and it was quite liberating not having to time when to engage each effect. The audience don't really know what sliding harmonics are but used sparingly they enjoy it. You can be very funky on a fretless. Dressing as Lemmy while playing bass at a gig you have to perform!

Not seen those pups before, they look great and really complement that bass!

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1505428772' post='3371930'] My attempt to cut back on the number of basses I own is not going to plan! [/quote] My theory is you need the time pressure of immediacy to acquire new basses before they go. You can sell any time, no pressure.

Pink Cadillac, not about a car but about lady parts.

If you live remotely near me (St Albans area) I can give you a European plug kettle lead for whatever amp you get. Never used it and unlikely to, despite how many gigs our Polish guitarist says he can book for us!

It wasn't in the bass gallery I tried the bass I was describing and I don't think it was customised. Will send you a PM, wouldn't want to offend anyone who may have bought it and fell in love with it!

Because in my job you move around every few years and recruiters and hiring companies will Google you, check Facebook, etc. so it's best to keep anything you don't want professionally visible either locked down or not visible at all. It's harder to do that with sporting stuff but luckily none of my sporty stuff is newsworthy these days! I also use a stage name within the band for similar reasons. I also don't want my colleagues looking up my band and taking the p!ss out of me in the office, so I don't tell them I'm in a band.

When a man loves a woman, Percy sledge. Insanely misunderstood song about a cheating woman, often used for first dances because it's slow and has the word love in it.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1505336803' post='3371218'] '77 Fender P USA https://www.facebook.com/groups/372129482894367/permalink/1435641716543133/?sale_post_id=1435641716543133 [/quote] Very tasty... Tried a 77 or 78 P once and it was incredibly heavy with the chunkiest neck I'd ever seen, it was a thing of beauty with a nicely faded sunburst that was going almost green, the neck was immaculate... But it sounded quite dull. I'd always want to try an old fender before buying

I've used roqsolid and found them very good. Once I settle on my amp and cab combination I'll probably go back for more. My amp head, however, lives in an old laptop bag which seems to be up to the task.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1505038340' post='3368981'] Does any other band on Basschat have this weird arrangement, where they have to pay the venue's sound engineer and ticket person out of their cut of the ticket money? [/quote] Years ago I played at a place where you had to pay to hire the house pa which I thought wasnt right but if you have to set it all up, get levels right for different bands on a weekly basis you'd want paying for it.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1504941891' post='3368405'] Perhaps getting a nice sound in the mix should be my goal rather than the P thing. I played the J for the first time in a band situation during the week and didn't find a happy place , whereas my P was set everything flat and it fell through the mix with a lovely tone [/quote] I balance my j pickups completely differently playing at home and playing with the band. Far more front pickup with the band, just helps find my space in the mix. At home I love playing almost all on the back pickup for that open sound but it isn't right for the band. I find a j is better for messing about with than a p, slimmer neck and more tonal options, but playing live I just want one or two solid tone options without too much fuss or fine tuning.

Looks very ibanez to me, nice bass

I read the start of the description "you are buying this" and I thought dammit, they've got me, I'll count the notes out now... Being incredibly rude as well as being a compulsive liar seems to also be in the eBay terms these days.

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1504881944' post='3368038'] Even on a fretted bass you should be placing your fingers just behind the fret, not in-between, to eliminate any potential buzz. It's the same on a fretless, play on the line and it's slightly sharp. [/quote] That. And I'd doubt the accuracy all the way up the neck if you're not tuning to the lines, it'd be hard to get the intonation right on the higher frets. Also if you don't use open strings on a fretless you're missing out on a lot of open string droning fun.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1504809655' post='3367542'] Yes! All the time! - As Discreet says, it needn't be too difficult to set up and the Zoom H1 is a great example of a simple recorder that captures in stereo and doesn't distort. I use the H2n which is also just brilliant, highly recommended as they are small and handy to have in the gig bag all the time - especially for capturing gigs. Often we go one step further and I take the Q8 with me that also means we can record video with the high quality audio too. [/quote] I use a zoom hn2 also.. out of interest where do you position it for recording gigs? Want to get some crowd noise but not the conversation of the two people nearest the mic all the time.. Thanks and sorry for going off topic!

I've always found it beneficial. I can often try lots of fills and things in rehearsal, different ideas, and it helps me analyse whether it works or not. It also helps demonstrate to other members whether their contribution is valid or not, such as awful backing vocals, playing too loud, coming in too early, etc. It's just whether anyone has the time to edit the recording, upload to whatever platform, etc. I like the sports comparison. I used to play my sport seriously and video analysis really helped me pick up on certain things, like body language off the ball, that helped me take steps forward.

Go on the judge Rinder show?

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1504690478' post='3366546'] And I played with Arthur Brown while he was still at Reading University - Blues Plus Brown, as I recall. He was good even back then. [/quote] I'm determined to cover his hit! Loved it ever since I was a kid and my dad used to have it on a "best of the 60s" cassette in the car.