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right so distorion could be a sign of the valve being 'on its way out'. i will swap and see if that fixes it, i have tried it with two basses on passive and one active so it aint the bass. Any suggestions of a nice preamp valve for a Fafner or should i just replace it with the same again

ok my rig is a bit tempermental at the moment, some times when i turn it on i am getting a fuzzy distorted tone especially on the note decay, as if i had distorion on or something. I was wondering if this could be anything to do with the preamp valve or whether i have a fault? The rig is an ebs Fafner into a peavey 15" BW cab. p.s. I am playing this at bedroom volume currently so it isnt anything being driven to hard

how bout Stu Hamm's kinda medley piece (the ones that's on youtube) bout 6min long and includes Moonlight Sonata, Flow My Tears and Country Music:

I am looking and drooling at the Dr Bass cabs (which Robbie and RIM is now getting in) these are very light and handle ridiculous amounts of power, they are also very affordable (if i wasnt stoney broke). Check them out

thats a sexy beast! do like the red finish

its an awesome rig though dude, that bass sound as metal as it looks?

[quote name='Jonny Walker' post='170553' date='Apr 6 2008, 02:56 AM']well.. i do have everything i need at the moment, although im saving for a mesa big block 750 4x10 1x15 rig [/quote] nice one of them sitting second hand in a shop in glasgow the now

looking at your rig Jim i am guessing you are a reggae player

[i]i assume this is the right section for this, if not please move[/i] I have a Peavey G-bass i bought second hand from funkle less than a year ago. At some point whilst he owned it he added and then removed a piezo system, this has left a spare cavity in the rear by the bridge and a poorly filled pot hole in the front. I also find when playing this it feels lovely but i just cant get the sound i want with the one pup which is closer to a precision placing than a stingray. Finally the red sparkle finish doesn't quite fit with my metal image so think that may have to go. I see a project looming, plans: [list] [*]strip finish and fill back cavity and spare pot hole, [*]either route a pickup a new pickup in addition to the current one touching but closer to the bridge (ala warwick $$) or fill the current pickup hole and route two new ones (probably measured from my other 35" scale peavey for reference) [*]then repaint either black or vintage white...or what ever takes my fancy at the time. [/list] so opinions please. also few q's: [list] [*]where can i get off cuts of basswood to fill the holes? best place to beg? [*]how easy is routing? was going to pick up a cheap router at some point either argos or secondhand. [*]any suggestions for pups? was thinking Music Man style or Flea bass style cos of the bass. [*]any obvious faults with my plan? [*]any other suggestions? [/list] this is going to be a project if and when i have the funds and more a bit of fun since the bass only cost me £200. thanks in advance Dan

i got a red one of these, lurvly, got mine £200 cos its got some poorly undone mods but it is a really nice bass, someone snap up this black one before i decide i want another

my skills are currently limited due to ignoring bass in favour of sleep etc (I am a student) When I was gigging i found stu hamm country music or the intro to moonlight sonata kept the crowd entertained while the guitarist retuned and for the solo in dancing in the moonlight i covered the lack of sax up by using silly auto wah effects and playing the relatively simple bass riff. But remember this was a crowd of 14-18yr olds, many would have been suitably entertained by a pretty light or some crisps

that is ridiculous yet awesome, plus the teeager comment, very true, I wouldnt be able to resist putting high volume death metal or something through that and destroying the neighbourhood

i'd be interested when I have cash (if and when ) dont put me down for buying in the near future but you have my support

[quote name='dood' post='165553' date='Mar 28 2008, 09:43 PM']Woh! Congratulations! - Ok.. so what th' hell am I gonna do next week with nothing to read? lol.. Who is next to do the course?[/quote] gee us a grand and I'll entertain you.......I meant by doing the course you dirty b*stard

second hand EBS, i got a lovely mint condition Fafner for only £500, does every tone you could want and even gives a lovely slap tone with my tweeterless 15" cab (some thing my trace could never do )

I like the most recent Dream Theater album, yes their singer aint the best but aint aint half bad.

I soooooo want to do this course now, looking great dude

oh you dip mus you have a good one in the states, sure the wedding and all will be fantastic, I will be saving for my lesson when you get back (try not and drink that £20 lol)

[quote name='Faithless' post='164019' date='Mar 26 2008, 07:46 PM']Check 'em out, chaps: [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=14688101"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=14688101[/url] That's Dysrhythmia, psycho-instrumental rock [/quote] not bad, not bad at all I have been listening to these guys for my fix of instrumental weirdness [url="http://<a%20href="]http://www.myspace.com/thesontaranexperiment[/url] Their use of sound is trance enducing and border line uncomfortable but when i saw them live they played a non stop 30minute set that was the most mezmerizing thing I have ever heard, I felt like I was drugged or atleast very drunk, fantastic stuff if you can stand it.

[quote name='metalmaniac' post='163784' date='Mar 26 2008, 02:35 PM']I find music shops a lotto. County Music in Canterbury.. I love, let me try anything, very friendly, well organised etc etc. However I was really cheesed after visiting a local shop last week. My wallet jammed with over 300 quid of cash I walk into the shop looking to try out some 12 strings (Calm down people!) I ask to try one and the lady comes over and passes it over. So far so good. £300 12 string guitar. Sound lovely. Little bit overpriced than on the net but hey. Support your local shops right. She then comes over snatches the guitar from my hands after just a few minutes and makes a sour comment. "You've probably worn it out by now. Problem with you kids is you never have money..." and so on. Now 2 things. I'm 18, ok still a teen, but i work, pay my way through uni,(thanks to the governemnt who prefer to spend 4 billion a year on war than education, politicians are kids if you ask me) (also have a beard so im not that little lookin) so I expect to have a little respect than be treated like some jumped up 13 year old. (And generally speakin theyre all loaded now and buying more and more expensive stuff) Also not to blow my own trumpet, but im quite good at 12 string folk style, so im not just messin around. I didnt even bother replying to such customer service, I just left. Will never ever return. F em![/quote] I would have flashed the £300 in her face then flicked the V's and walked out.

ooo Mastodon, now theres an awesome band, fantastic when i saw them last year

lookin good, i think i will save any extra cash i have for a while to do this (but I am not good at saving so it probably wont ever happen)

I use sweat bands, find it really helps for tapping, damps string between fret and nut so when you tap you just get the note fret to bridge. try damping with one hand near the nut then tapping with the other higher up the neck you'll get the idea