Dood

I think a lot of the companies doing D Class heads are aiming for this new output power. I guess that it's the next step up in the evolution of the technology vs size war. Genz Benz and Gallien Krueger both have 800W-ish heads as well as TC Electronic's RH750 going for a similar output power. I think it's handy to have that headroom should you need it. With ref to the PF500 'breaking up' - it's the preamp section that is driving a bit. Sadly, D Class power amp distortion is actually pretty nasty - if it's breaking up, it doesn't do it nicely like a valve amp. I guess with the PF800, it will sound the same when the preamp starts getting dirty - you'll just be able to turn it up louder to hear the preamp doing it's biz!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359485560' post='1955525'] There he is! [/quote] Sorry it took my time to see the batman/thundercats signal in the sky!!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359485246' post='1955513'] dood is the man to ask re all things Hartke... [/quote] ha ha!! I'd just popped in to the thread too take a look! You beat me to it!

I may come over a little biased here by posting my love for Hartke but truthfully I've been playing Hartke gear for well over 17 years now on countless gigs all over the place and it has been brilliant. I've tried and used most of the current range, my favourites still being the XL speakers and the Kilo head. I'd be happy to chat about any of the kit. I've got a lot of respect for Hartke UK who are an example of excellent customer service - and the fact that you can call up Mr Larry Hartke on his mobile anytime is just brilliant! If he has time, he'll have a chat! Dood

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=402832329804967&set=a.402832269804973.96636.121069527981250&type=1&relevant_count=3&ref=nf Zoom UK have facebooked this one

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1359398323' post='1954204'] Oh, and there will be free lanyards for all the lovely BC folk who come to the stand and meet other BC folk. Don't worry, you don't have to stay long, or talk to Dood. [/quote] HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!! - Last year, honestly, I think I played about 3 basses tops all weekend as I spent most of the show nattering! Does my Lanyard have a health warning attached?

And in all that I forgot to post that I really wanna try out that compressor!

Doug is a super super nice chap! I've been very lucky to spend a weekend in his company, playing, jamming, working and found that he is a total gentleman. He really knows his gear too! He let me get my paws on that very bass for a play too, but for me, most excitingly was watching him pick up my Shuker and go to town on it with his inimitable style and chops! What a dude!

Yes, I seem to recall someone on BC doing this, though maybe with a different power amp. I would assume that using this kind of 'channel strip' rig you'd be after something clean and relatively ehem 'flat' response for a cabinet?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1359212595' post='1951655'] But is balanced tension actually desirable? And when most players talk about tension they really mean compliance which is how stiff the sting feels and is not necessarily directly related to the actual tension of the string. Personally I prefer my lower stings to be less compliant than the higher ones. [/quote] It's down to personally preference - I'm not sure yet, but as soon as I get to try a set I'll be posting my thoughts.

[quote name='fumps' timestamp='1359364797' post='1953443'] I just call bass guitar's "Planks" with a slight tongue in cheek attitude, but I don't understand why anyone would care if other call a bass guitar "She" If a person owns a bass it's up to them what they call it. [/quote] Yes, I've been known to call my 7 string a banjo at times, rather tongue in cheek.

Yes likewise! - Well, it seems that NAMM has drawn to a close and from what I've seen online so far, the MS-60B didn't get a mention. I wonder if like last year's MS-50B it won't make it out in to production?

I was just about to ask about the 1212/6/1 version but I see that is also on the website!

[quote name='Tinman' timestamp='1358103969' post='1933214'] Shuker and Buckeye Burl is the only way Good choice mate. [/quote] Agreed! It's my favourite wood for facings! Very nice - Especially as each peice can look so so different. Pete's bass (in his Avatar) has lots of lovely rich yellow in, whereas my first Shuker that had buckeye on was much darker with greens and browns. Both very tasty indeed!

Have a look at this wonderful thread of beauties! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/25096-shuker-mega-thread/page__st__200__p__1836932__hl__shuker__fromsearch__1#entry1836932 Feel free to post your pictures on there too! - My two Shukers are on the thread too. I had a third, a lovely six string with buckeye facings. Jon Shuker really is a master at his craft and it still amazes me how he manages to deliver these incredible machines at the prices he can. Easily one of the very best.

I'd like to hear some of the settings with higher gain.. I don't know from the reviews if there's as much gain as say the SVP-BSP. Hmmm!

I think what I have found most frustrating about NAMM (other than a lot of my friends and co-endorsers being there and that I couldn't be) is that a lot of companies seem to have released new products at NAMM, yet there's zero information out there about said items. I mean, what's the point making a big noise about the release if there's not at least a full spec to go with it? A video would be great!

Re OP, It's really a lot simpler than that - one of the main reasons originally for slanting the pickup was to make the poles fit under the strings. It means you can use a longer pickup on a more narrow string spacing. You'll have seen this on guitars such as the Stratocaster. The other advantage of rotating this type of pickup round means that the two poles per string pictured are closer to the string and therefore will change the tone fractionally also. I would guess that you'd get a more even attack and more sustain as the string dies away. With the plethora of different pick up sizes that are now available, I think that there's probably less reason from a sound point of view to need to slant the pickup - but now more to do with aesthetics maybe? I think it looks cool anyway! I suppose that if you had a particularly favourite pickup you'd want to install which was too long, then slanting it would make it fit lol!

I'll have some more news on these soon!

Yes, it is possible! Though I'd have to go away and set up a project to do it to test how then describe it. What I choose to do instead is to set up a single channel with a virtual instrument mapped to the pads. My drums of choice is Toontrack's Superior 2. Superior 2 has the option of multiple outs, so it'd be possible to send those to separate channels. To be honest though, i would record all of the pads outputs on to one track in Reaper to start with as it's easier to manage. If you don't for for Superior, there are a number of other 'plug in' packages available. Some are free, but the thing I like about Superior is that all that mixing and levelling can be done from within the plug in tidy, no mess and less stuff to clutter up the screen.

Well ya know, each to their own I suppose. My basses took a considerable amount of time and effort to co-design and it became a lot easier in conversation just to name the bass under construction - a bit of a code name referring to the neck 'logo' that ended up being inscribed on the control panel cover too. My 7 string bass in my Avatar took 9 months to 'create' too. So, yes, I guess that personified the bass - i actually like it that way. The name itself partly came from my nickname and also the name of a song by guitarist Geoff Whitehorn. I dunno, maybe it's tipping my hat to my fave musicians who have instruments that are 'named' too. Brian May refers to his 'Red Special' guitar as "The old lady" and Billy Sheehan's original precision/tele frankenbass is known as "The Wife" Calling it she or he for me is a bit more tongue in cheek, but if i were going for a choice, I'd prefer a 'she' sat on my lap than a 'he' heh heh! With ref to football players in the post above - I always thought a player said 'we' to blame the other team mates for their own dire playing lol.

I've blogged about Ampeg's new 800W portabass head too, so check that out. The EBS Billy Sheehan Drive pedal has been 'reviewed' and I've posted a link in the pedal thread in the effects forum. I've also spotted Zoom's single pedal version of the B3, known as the MS-60B. I've posted a link in the effects forum too. Finally, i was given this link the other day listing 170+ pedal releases for NAMM 2013 http://www.effectsdatabase.com/events/namm/2013?page=1

Steve Harris gets his own signature pickup : http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/namm-2013-seymour-duncan-rolls-out-steve-harris-pickups-570083

NAMM video with Billy talking about the new pedal: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/namm-2013-video-billy-sheehan-demonstrates-his-ebs-signature-drive-pedal-570251

Last year we all saw the MS-50B advertised but it never materialised. I've just spotted the MS60B on the Zoom website posted this afternoon : [url="http://www.zoom.co.jp/news/article/506"]http://www.zoom.co.jp/news/article/506[/url] • Over 50 types of bass effects includes 6 bass amp models • Use up to four effects simultaneously • 30 preset patches ready for immediate use • Create and store up to 50 original patches • Integrated auto-chromatic tuner • Tap tempo function • 1/4-inch input jack, two 1/4-inch output jacks • Up to seven hours of operation using two AA batteries I think i'm interested, but slightly miffed that once again the guitarists get six effects at once and we're only allowed 4! Hmmmmm!