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[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1362570' date='Sep 5 2011, 08:32 AM']Yes, but getting back to the hosepipe and the magic smoke (which is what we're really interested in, after all) am I right in thinking that buying a blindingly expensive oxygen-free hosepipe and fitting it with gold-plated connectors will make my smoke even more magical?[/quote] Not sure. But it will be shinier than your standard Hoselock jobs.

I thought there was a sticky that explains all this. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135"]Pay homage to the ohmage.[/url]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1358539' date='Sep 1 2011, 10:35 AM']That's so you plug it in the right way round. Wire is directional don't you know. Your tone can get really flustered if you force it to go upstream and it can disturb its mating cycle.[/quote] It's all to do with what way round the cable spirals. If the signal goes down the wire in the wrong direction then they'll be out of phase & can cause the frequencies above 20khz to invert on themselves. This has to be in sync with the earth's gravitational pull. If you're in the southern hemisphere, then your cables have to go the opposite way round!

Now that's a very good & valid reason to not daisychain Funny enough, the only daisychaining I do is on the PA.

Yup, daisychain or one from each output = the same. Some prefer not to daisychain incase the 1st speaker cable fails, though I've never had a speaker cable fail mid gig (it's usually when you first plug it in, if at all).

You've done a stonking job there. I like the fact that it's a trad sounding piece & you've introduced some synth sounds that sit perfectly & don't sound out of place. Nice work!

[quote name='lojo' post='1359123' date='Sep 1 2011, 07:14 PM']Voice pitch adjusters and these devices, we dont need them[/quote] You've obviously not heard me "singing" then!

Nope... I'm afraid I don't know

[quote name='larrybassman' post='1359135' date='Sep 1 2011, 07:28 PM']Hi, Stick with 15 inch speakers or even multiples of 12 inch speakers , 10 inch are far too middly and dont really have that real depth that 15's do. I can honestly say that I have tried them all and found 10 inch speaker far too middy and toppy, we are after all BASS players.[/quote] What a load of baloney! Diameter has 0 to do with how much bass a cab will produce. I used to have a 2x15" rig & it isn't anywhere near as "Bassy" as my current rig. That is down to the cabs & how efficient the drivers actually are & not that the fact that they was 15"s.

Have you thought it might be nothing to do with the cabs you're using & more to do with your EQing? I like a big fat bassy tone & get this using an Ibanez SR1000 through a couple of Moog pedals (the MF-101 fattens everything up nicely) & into a Markbass 2x10 combo stood vertically (EQ set fairly flat with the treble rolled off a little, VLE @ 10 o'clock & VPF @ 9 o'clock). The rest of the EQing from the Bass Murf. Fair enough my biggest gigs without PA are only @ 350 people, but any bigger & we get a PA & the combo is then used just for a monitor.

If you don't mind having some overdrive on your bass all the time, the MF-101 has a drive control (though it can get a little bit noisy if you need fuzz from it) & sounds pretty sweet IMO. Downside, the 101 isn't true bypass, so whatever you set the drive to, it will be going through it regardless. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36164"]Here's a review I did with audio samples.[/url]

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1358119' date='Aug 31 2011, 09:23 PM']I'm only as knowledgable as many...[/quote] I think you're a lot more knowledgeable than you're giving yourself credit for. You have hands on experience with a lot of pedals & know what they're capable of.

You all seem to be missing the main point why these cables are so dear. They're made of pure snake oil.

If you're planning on sticking to the original arrangement, then a good guide for rehearsal to keep all in check is to print off the lyrics & chords so all know where any changes are. One of my favourite FNM songs off a brilliant album (though the singing isn't the best).

Just noticed in your sig that you're after a Bass Murf. There's one for £180 in the For Sale section.

The body of your bass looks like a drawing. Pretty cool if it looks like that normally. I thought the Eden Metro was a great combo? I've never tried one myself, but they appear to get a lot of love. I've had my combo for just over 3 years now & it's never let me down. There's one or two for sale on here for @ £650.

Like Kedo says, yes you can. The ABM would be a better match. I have a 2x10 combo (Markbass) & find it more than ample for the sort of gigs I play. I have it on it's side so that the drivers are vertical & give a better dispersion & I usually raise it up on something.

[quote name='charic' post='1356155' date='Aug 30 2011, 12:07 PM']I hear that stickers have a more natural sound than Vinyl. Vinyl sounds much more modern and some consider it clinical [/quote] I prefer the static that you get from vinyl. I cosmetically modded my bass from this... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/2607131595/"][/url] To this... [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/5840432981/"][/url] Still tempted to add some colour to it.

I've used compressors in the past, but they don't do anything for my live sound (not the ones' I've tried, that is) although I do use it when recording. If you've no idea what you want in regards to pedals, get a decent Multi Effects unit. Roland, Line 6 & Zoom are all great for this & will give you an idea of what fx do what.

How many watts are they?

Just read 4 pages on TB about it. So, if it costs @$150-200 over there, by the time postage & customs get ya it'll be @£300! Sounds cool as though.

I want that! How much? I've been searching for a CV mixer schematic to build a simple mixer that split the ep-2 so I could control more than 1 thing, but not found anything yet. Plan to just wire up some sockets & see if it works or if I need to power it (5v might be needed if the split reduces the voltage).

My LPF is a moog MF-101. It sounds like he's opening up the resonance as well as the cutoff both at once. If you're wanting to replicate that song you could stick the filter & a fuzz (& maybe even a slow phaser) on a loop such as an LS2. That way you're not trying to stand on several pedals at once to bring the effect in.

I can get a similar sound using Bass Murf, Distortion & Low Pass Filter (& slowly opening the cutoff with an expression pedal). A modded Bass Micro Synth would probably do something similar.