MiltyG565

I don't know much about them, but it sounds great if you get the tone you want with everything at 12! Somebody with some actual information should be along shortly to help you, i'm guessing.

Jesus christ you're skinny Chris!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1366247052' post='2050180'] How do you do that? When I try to make it, I get the white on top and the brown on the bottom. Same with the coffee, btw. best, bert [/quote] That is coffee And i put the little thing in the machine and it goes "BRRRR" and then I take my coffee It's actually a latte, but when the little espresso capsule was in, I foolishly pressed the "add another shot" button, which consequently overfilled the glass, and made a mess of my uncle's kitchen. Good job he was still asleep at the time.

Oh, hello!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1366244865' post='2050172'] . Well, as another thread taught us, it's all about the [b]PAYING PUNTERS![/b] There's your name. best, bert [/quote] Or, a personal favourite - Free Drinks.

[quote name='yann' timestamp='1366234011' post='2050054'] No. Acoustics have used electric pus first.They are the reason of electric instruments excistance... Pus and electronics are invented therefor: Amplify the acoustic sound. Then,new problems appeared,like unwanted noises that came through the pus to the speaker! It's all so related... [/quote] Where did that come from? Not once did I say that acoustic instruments don't use electro-magnetic pickups. I'm going to stop replying to you, because I feel like i'm confusing you.

Lock stock and 2 smokin grooves.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1366215894' post='2049746'] The skin is not magnetic or conductive, so would be "invisible" to a magnetic pickup. [/quote] Nope, when I touch my plastic plectrum against my strat pickup, it does make a noise through the amp. It's definitely not invisible to it.

But he had the pickup below the skin of the banjo, so it would obviously pick up a different sound. Also not to mention scale length and strings. I don't know much about banjos but I wouldn't think they use guitar strings.

wow! Good work... hang on... James, you brew beer! Why have I not noticed this before. You need to include free beer with the baton!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1365512854' post='2040508'] Hehe, cheers Paul! This is all good coaching for future road trips with our 2 year-old I'll bribe you with an ice-cream until more pics become available... [/quote] Aw, but I want ice cream too. I WANT ICE CREAM! *stomps feet* And pictures, I want pictures too!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1366211252' post='2049668'] Just to throw a (friendly) spanner in the works, I was at a gig last night where the headliner was playing an old open-backed banjo amplified using a Strat pickup attached to the dowel rod, just under the skin. It sounded like a banjo and not in the slightest like my bandmate's Strat. Both instruments have a similar scale length, nickel roundwound and plain strings and necks built similarly from similar materials. To me this suggests that the vibration of the string as "heard" by a magnetic pickup is strongly affected by the mechanical properties of whatever the bridge and neck are attached to. So, while two different lumps of hardwood will probably have a smaller difference in sound than comparing a tensioned skin to a lump of hardwood in the above example, I'm not sure I could say that there can be no difference. Ultimately, it's up to the player and listener to decide how significant these properties are to them, making it one of these subjective discussions which can run and run... [/quote] Well yes, but that's why the difference between an acoustic instrument and an electric instrument is so different, and I only ever referred to electric instruments here when talking about tonewoods. Acoustic instruments are a completely different ball game.

[quote name='yann' timestamp='1366178485' post='2049188'] Know any easier way? "It;s not cheap" you might mean! -Many materials were tested through the years,but only wood really stayed,there must be a reason... [/quote] Cheapness, availability and weight. Imagine trying to build a guitar form concrete. Mixing the concrete, pouring it in to a mould, waiting for it to dry, drilling for wires, it would take forever to make one instrument, not to mention all the special equipment you would need for it, and that's not even including that nobody would buy one because of the weight of them. [quote name='yann' timestamp='1366178485' post='2049188'] That's what i ment before: NOT an old one....even plywood can "sound" if it's old enough,depending on the "maturation" conditions! -That "any plank wood might sound" as you say,coulb be somehow right and it might sound right to your ear when you make your sound or play in your bedroom... But in serious live conditions,or in the studio,you'll hear the difference (or nothing but mud in the mix....),if not,the sound engineer will show you! -Bridge nut and frets,are not aesthetics...they're what brings the vibe of the strings to the woods,and if they're not good enough,or badly installed, even best tonewoods won't vibe,so if someone's not a woods expert,they can;t really tell why,and blame the woods for the failure... -When people talk about tonewoods and their influence in electric sound,talk about electric instruments,but refer or compare to acoustic ones... Well,there'e a "bridge" between them,the electroacoustic ones.They can explain all with a few notes,hehe.... -How about electrification on acoustics? Do the woods affect their sound when electrified through pus? Does the best pu sound the same on an electric and on an acoustic? There's much more to ask,and i got all the answers... Let's not forget that all of theese issues are solved since the sixties... (Players might not know this,but luthiers do!) [/quote] Listen to what you're saying. Plywood "Matures"? No it doesn't. it's thin slices of crappy pieces of wood glued together with the grain going in different directions. Anyway, this particular one has sat in a shed for the last 10 or more years, not exactly ideal conditions. My ears are perfect. Don't even go down the route of saying i'm not hearing the thing properly. I never said the bridge, nut and frets were aesthetics, I said they were the mechanics. Please read before replying. 2 different acoustics with the same electro-magnetic pickup will sound more of less the same, but it's a completely different ball game. Piezo pickups actually pick up the resonance in the timber, so if you are so in to the tonewood deal, you should start installing piezo pickups in your guitars, because that's the only way you'll get the benefit of them in an electric guitar or bass.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1366147663' post='2049058'] That wasn't an easy way. Anyway, why limit yourself to wood? The concrete Telecaster sounded like, well, a Telecaster. [/quote] Precisely. I was given an 80's satellite Les Paul copy the other day, and it's made of plywood, but I doubt it makes much difference. Any plank of wood with a decent pickup and a good set of strings will sound good enough. If you want to invest more in the sound, invest in the mechanics of it, not the aesthetics (i.e, the bridge, nut, frets and pickup rather than the woods it's made from). The most important thing about the wood is that it is stable and fit for purpose.

[quote name='Terry-Maq' timestamp='1366065675' post='2048070'] Hey everyone! My name is Terry, and I'm from Belfast in Northern Ireland. I've been lurking here for ages, but I felt I should join in! I'm also on talkbass under the same name. I use a GK 1001rb with a Neo 2x12, a load of pedals, and a Geddy with steelwounds. I play bass for the Rupture Dogs, a 4-piece alt-rock/grunge band - you can find us on [url="https://www.facebook.com/therupturedogs"]https://www.facebook.../therupturedogs[/url] Hopefully I can see some of you pro guys gigging in the near future! [/quote] Hello! I saw a GK 1001rb head for sale on Fastfude recently, It wasn't yours, was it? Welcome anyway

[quote name='yann' timestamp='1366130531' post='2048758'] Αll you gotta do is buy a 300e bass with "bad" woods,and add the best pus,electronics and hardware... It should play like a 5000 one...if not,there's something about tonewoods interaction on electric instruments! -Well,it will play somehow better,but it won't have what serious players are after: Personality!! -Talkin'bout NEW bass,not old,an Indonesian one is great therefor... [/quote] it might sound better, but it won't play better.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1366127042' post='2048708'] Do you mean you did tests with different woods/electronics, or you listened to to what others said? [/quote] I listened to the differences, and they were practically nil in electric instruments. What made the difference in sound was the pickups and electronics.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1365884756' post='2045727'] Hey Milty, Just interested, as per the below quote, I thought you were a tonewood believer. Has something happened to make you a tonewood atheist? [/quote] Yes, i listened. Woods make a huge difference in acoustic instruments, and I still believe that, but in an electric instrument, the electrics are what make the difference.

Hang on, have I missed something here?

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1366122833' post='2048610'] And this is entirely why you should not teach. [/quote] Why?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1366110239' post='2048341'] Good afternoon, all... We all have our own way to reply when we see help being asked by beginners. I would assume that all beginners would have their own reactions to the help proffered. What, in your opinion or experience, is a good method..? Should one cajole and flatter (Come on lad, I'm sure you can make it...), or instead take a more robust attitude (Blisters..? You call them blisters..? Nah..!..)..? No fighting, please, but contradictory insight welcome... [/quote] Be constructive, always. Point out positives, and things to work on (don't frame them as negatives, just something to improve). Don't give more credit than is due, as it tends to just over-inflate an ego, and then they think they won't need to improve. If it's really terrible, point out how to improve, and encourage them to practice more, and try it again in a few weeks. We all went through the same things when starting, sore fingers, struggling with even easy basslines etc, so being derogatory is a bit pointless. How would you have liked that kind of talk when you started?

In your avatar, you look like my mate. Oh, hello A flea fan, eh? Like that's not a common sight Just joking, i'm a flea fan too, and so are plenty of people on here! Welcome

My acoustic has a 2 bolt bolt-on neck.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1366053646' post='2047840'] What is the deluxe Tele - a guitar? '72 Tele bass was the first for 3 bolt. [/quote] Yes, it's a guitar.

[quote name='Protium' timestamp='1366053958' post='2047843'] I assume m i n g e r [/quote] Yes, although you are now at the mercy of the mods for circumventing the filter