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[quote name='Protium' post='634852' date='Oct 23 2009, 09:04 PM'][/quote] Wicked space. And cabinet creeping into the corner of the shot.

[quote name='Prosebass' post='634809' date='Oct 23 2009, 08:02 PM']Here is one of my efforts [/quote] This is funky: uber-saturation works well around the black body and fingerboard.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='634655' date='Oct 23 2009, 05:36 PM']Lucky shot I took at a gig earlier this year... [/quote] You've either sat your camera damn near on the bridge or you've got a rather large aperture! Nice shot either (or both) ways.

Having seen this post of a [topic="64011"]Fender Jag[/topic] and the subsequent comments, I thought it would be nice to have a thread for people's bass-related photography (distinct from the previous 'Great bass photos' thread). OK, so basses aren't necessarily the most common of subjects, but I remembered a photo (larger image attached) I had taken after re-stringing my acoustic on a sunny day: One for the nerds: What's the shutter speed?

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='634619' date='Oct 23 2009, 05:05 PM']Well, I can't speak for steve, but I was definitely being hilarious.[/quote] Whew!

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='631535' date='Oct 20 2009, 05:11 PM']I've never seen a grey headstock on a red bass before. Most novel.[/quote] [quote name='steve' post='634601' date='Oct 23 2009, 04:48 PM']...I'm not sure about the grey headstock tho - I think I need to see the whole bass in one pic to see how it all fits together.[/quote] Seriously? Take another look at the photo. Notice [i]any[/i] colour in it? Also note self-appraisal as 'amateur [i]photographer[/i]' - i.e. have to chuck in the odd B&W photo! Nice lighting and set-up by the way.

You might want to try just DI'ing without your amp in that case, and getting your sound with a good plugin or outboard EQ. Remember the settings you're using on the amp are used for your cabinet setup and are quite probably way off for direct recording (I understand the DI on the amp is set to post-EQ and can only be changed internally?). If you can't get the sound you want, then try it through your amp. In any case, you may find a pure DI sound to be a bit too clinical, depending on your music of course.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='618581' date='Oct 6 2009, 02:20 PM']Actually you'd be less likely to clip anywhere along the signal chain if you left the 1x18" ported, plus the 18" would be less likely to run out of excursion.[/quote] [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='618607' date='Oct 6 2009, 02:38 PM']+1. With the added low frequency sensitivity gained by porting the 18 and the bass EQ cut more headroom is gained. The idea that flat EQ settings are of any value is intrinsically flawed, since neither amps nor speakers have flat response to begin with. The purpose of EQ knobs isn't to have them all pointed to 12:00, it's to have them set wherever they give the best result. If you can get the tone you want with the bass EQ cut by 3dB that's the equivalent of doubling the usable power from your head.[/quote] Sorry, I wasn't exactly clear regarding the benefit of a flat EQ. I meant as compared to my long-term traditional boost around the 100Hz mark. Yes, by leaving the cut in I could push the volume even higher, but at this stage it's absolutely unnecessary! I therefore decided to seal the cabinet to get the smoother natural tail-off, and because it genuinely sounded better. [quote name='alexclaber' post='618581' date='Oct 6 2009, 02:20 PM']I bet those 10"s run a lot cleaner without the lows going through them.[/quote] They do sound much clearer, particularly when responding to transients - they no longer sound like the clack of two poles, know what I mean?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='615061' date='Oct 2 2009, 06:13 PM']I do a very similer thing all my low end goes through a 15" and the full range goes through a 4X10", because the low end is taken care of it means I can cater the mids/highs without worrying about low end.[/quote] Also, you could try splitting them entirely to see if the high end benefits from not having to deal with any really low end stuff.

I'm not going to be taking this entire rig to a concert any time soon (we never play anywhere without a PA anyway), but for rehearsals it unbelievable! You can see the details in my signature, but I'm not posting to brag - I'm doing it to share some observations: I've just recently bought the [url="http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_blx_series.html"]GK 210BLX-II[/url] so that I could switch to bi-amp mode. Of course I could do this with just the Trace 1x18 and 2x10 and the clarity does improve but the bass loses focus and punch, as you'd expect from a 1x18. The logic was that an extra 2x10 would sort out this problem and allow me to enjoy the lovely sound of the highs from a 2x10 that isn't being pushed for bass (I'm not generally a fan of the sound of tweeters), as well as providing a larger speaker area and in fact boosting the overall volume as happens with the bi-amp mode in any case (not something that can be generalised - this kind of bi-amping is primarily for tone, not volume). I went for the GK because a) it's just about the cheapest option and b) because it's sealed for "traditional attack and projection". It doesn't need to push the boundaries of deep bass since it's sitting on top of a 1x18! I'm afraid I can't comment on the cab as a product in its own right as I haven't tried it out by itself. As for the rig as a whole... The sound is immense, and the volume it's capable of can have any drummer begging for mercy. In fact when I took my ear-plugs [ER-15s] out at the end of the rehearsal I was genuinely shocked at how loud it was. At first I put a fairly hefty EQ cut at the very low end, but then realised that a better option was to stuff the ports of the 1x18 with sponges I had bought a while back for testing out the old Trace Elliot tuning system, essentially making this too a sealed cabinet. The result is that my EQ setting is now almost flat, with only a very slight dip at around 600 Hz (this constitutes my mid-cut) and a boost of some of the high mids (lets not forget that the highs are only going to 2 ten inch speakers, but I don't really want to drop the level of the amps low channel) and it gives me the best of everything, aside from a compact, light-weight rig (or all-valve, if that's your thing). One benefit of having a flat EQ (as opposed to needing a boost in the bass region) is that I can push the input gain to a more suitable level for general playing without clipping occuring when I really punish the strings. Incidentally the cross-over is tentatively set at a middle of the road 500Hz or thereabouts, and I use a moderate level (~40% of max) of low end compression, but almost no high end compression (~5% of max). OK, so the rig is as tall as I am (~5'11"), and definitely a lot heavier, but at least it's modular! In any case, if anyone's thinking about this kind of setup, all I can say is, "Do it, do it, do it!!!" I'd primarily recommend it for those who already have decent cabinets and don't want to have to trade up to an entirely different, and likely very expensive system, as was my situation. This enormous sound upgrade cost me only £175 (could've been less if I'd have waited around for a suitable second hand cabinet)

Can't listen to the myspace at work, but unless you're a bunch of mentalists, you're audience will probably appreciate some compression. MultiDrive, HT Dual... yeah, should be fine with either, but also look at DHA pedals (dual valve ones ideally) for both fuzz (Si/Ge) and valve overdrive. These pedals have an input pad for your active bass if you need it.

[quote name='Hot Tub' post='539530' date='Jul 13 2009, 06:14 PM']Erm... If an item displays an incorrect price which is LOWER than the correct price, then the retailer MUST sell it for the lower price. They are then quite entitled to amend the prices of any other incorrectly labelled items. It's the Sale Of Goods Act, and it's the law.[/quote] I'm pretty certain that doesn't actually fly... A retailer is perfectly within their rights to withdraw any item from sale at any time - they don't [i]have[/i] to sell you anything. You should also note that this item was not actually described correctly with a lower price tag, it had the price tag of a [i]different item[/i]. I'm also fairly confident that upon (or prior to) ringing up the item for sale, the error would have been spotted, so don't kick yourself too hard! Edit: Hah - loads of people got in there before me! Wasted post!

Bought a pickup from Rich, and it couldn't have arrived any quicker. Good bloke.

I often see Cass at our rehearsal studios in Hackney, sometimes with his dog, but I've never been sure exactly what he's generally been up to. I wasn't able to get tickets for the London dates (Water Rats or Brixton) which was annoying, but I have listened to them rehearsing a couple of times whilst moving gear - there was some old skool s**t emanating from that room! Still holding out for an extra London date.

Someone filmed bits of our gig on Tuesday and posted to Facebook. I've posted a couple of them to the (as yet completely unpromoted) [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/redbluegreen/52653877318"]redbluegreen Facebook page[/url] as they do serve a purpose, but isn't it a shame how much bass is lost (I'm generally pretty inaudible, but then again so is the keyboard half the time)! This is of course inevitable for many reasons, but more annoying is the acceptance of the masses that this kind of audio quality is perfectly acceptable, even the norm, what with all the tiny microphones and speakers in people's pockets.

[quote name='bythesea' post='519014' date='Jun 20 2009, 12:50 AM'] I thought that and checked - the ratio of the areas is more or less the same square or round [/quote] Or in fact, [i]exactly[/i] the same! Think *rounding errors*...

I have an EST96 lying around at somebody's house, and while I initially thought it to be a bargain at the £139 I got it for on an ebay auction (new, 2006), when I actually used it for a non-studio rehearsal (about two years later) the insides of my left first finger and thumb were part shredded, presumably by poor workmanship on the frets/neck. Perhaps this one was just a dud, but I thought I'd mention it as it should never have gotten past QC.

You're absolutely certain you're using the same gauges on both? If the basses are the same scale length (should be), set up correctly and in tune they should be under the same tension in order to provide the same fundamental frequency (at least approximately). That said, the '62 is likely to produce less fundamental than the deluxe and so have smaller string excursion, which might be perceived as having less 'slack', and so higher tension. I'm neglecting any higher order effects here, but I would be surprised if these could make a significant difference to the actual tension (equally, real world physics are not always intuitive, so who knows?).

I suppose it depends on the standard and resources of the school. If it's a matter of choosing between having bass lessons from a guitar or violin teacher, and having no lessons at all, it's an easy decision for the school. If you think you can have some positive input, you should go for it, but I'd also be wary of criticising a teacher's methods without actually seeing the content of their lessons. I'm sure you're aware that kids don't always pick up or follow advice from teachers!