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Lol.. Though at the start of the day there apeared to be very little slapping going on...

Hey all! I've just gotten back to Dood Towers after a day of insasne Bass noise. This year I was totally expecting it and came prepared. I think a lot of others were too. So with that, i was less bothered by the inane slappage that so many feel is the only way of displaying their prowess on the instrument at guitar shows. Heh. I was though totally lovin' talking to as many of you as possible and having a brilliant laugh! Basschatters are bloody brilliant and I only wish that I'd known who more of you were to say hi to! This year I have broken my record. I managed to play four basses by the end of the day, as I'd been talking so much to y'all. Last year it was a massive zero plugged in!! I'm sorting out my transport for tomorrow and looking forward to meeting more of you as well as those doing the weekend stint that I didn't get to talk to properly today! I took one 'photo lol!

Beeyyyooootiful!!!!

I've just spent all afternoon with Doug Wimbish. He is going to be amazing at LBGS. What a top chap! We've jammed together - I played his super Spector, all battered and bruised but awesome and he made my Shuker sing! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150603394298123&l=384dcbad36 Picture link hopefully!

Rat-a-tat-chat, hello, is here anyone home?

speaking of twitter, you can find me :- @DoodOnBass if you want to track me down. Hopefully my wonderful tech will keep me up to date with.. ermmm.. on time updates!

ZOMG! Picki has just joined the forum!

What are the chances of getting a tshirt printed up tomorrow with my avatar on?!

How did I miss this thread!!!! Hello my lovely x I hope you are well. See you at the weekend I hope!?

I will now be there both days! I'm rubbish with faces, so full name and basschat id in your introduction please

I'll be there, see me lurking around the Hartke stand!

There's a possibility i'll be down for both days, but i'll post back here when i know for sure as I'd love to catch up for cawfee and a chinwag with y'all. I'm gonna be toting my wares on the Hartke stand, but this year i intend to actualy play through some gear on other stands! Last time i spent so much time talking to everyone, i didnt plug in to a single amp!!!

Dude, i totally use awesome blue pointy picks! *checks. I really do!! Dunlop stubby are great for speed. Infact, i outran a kipper with one just the other day.

Put simply, a passive high pass filter relies on the loading of the circuit it is connected to as well as it's own components in order to set the filter 'value'. Not knowing what the schematic is inside the plug (be it a simple choke/capacitor arrangement, i don't know) I'd suspect that it may work, it may have little effect at all if the centre frequency is pulled down too low, or it may eat away more bottom than you'd like if the centre frequency is pulled high by the load. An active circuit alleviates the loading problem and is far more preferable. I'd love to see some more technical detail on this to see what the suggested load should be for correct operation and to see how many amplifier effects loops wide of the mark. Disclaimer: AFAIK, correct me if I am wrong, IMHO, your assets are at risk if you do not keep up payments.

Cheers John! I should have been a bit clearer in my reply as I meant to say about the Yammies, though I think GH did pull the Nash out for gigs with Matt. I might be wrong, but i think Matt has shown me stage pics with him and the Nash in.. Duzznae matey in the grand scheme of things, lol, but yep, he definitely played the Yamaha basses with Matt.

If all you need is a bit of growl, maybe look at a pedal to augment your set up. I've just played with a DarkGlass B3K that does an awesome job of adding anything from a little bite to all out Ggrrrrrrr distortion from one small box. Also check out the Catalinbread SFT or indeed if it's an Ampeg grunt, the Tech 21 VT Bass pedal will reward you with those tones. You'd still have the GB tones to return to, as well as not having to outlay tons of cash on new amps etc.

Definitely post in the wanted section, i was quite literally unundated by lovely peeps of BC offering some good kit. Infact, have a search for my own post as ive just gotten a set of monitors for my macbook too! Another £50 and you're in the region of a set of good second hand Adam A7's which are highly regarded. Ive got a set of Mackies that work really well for my set up.

Ahhh superb. I've e-chatted with Myles before about valves. He's been a great help and incredibly knowledgeable. This makes for very interesting reading.

My good friend and band mate Matt toured with Glenn for a couple of years just before he started doing the thing with Bonnaammaassaaa and he rolled up with his fave Ampeg rig. A valve head, possibly CL and IIRC a 4x10 and 1x15 for most gigs. Matt. Can confirm that the onstage volume, even behind the kit was loud! GH likes his rig to sing, that's for sure. His red P bass is a Nash that i know he loves to bits. Glenn accompanied Chad Smith on a drum clinic up these here parts (yes, that's the drunken pictures of Chad and i on my FB!) - surprisingly, he turned up with a MarkBass LM2 to try out and the huge 610HF underneath. It sounded good, but we both agreed it was a little 'nice' sounding at the after show errrmmm drinking session. Glenn returned to his Ampeg rig afterward. he's been seen with a Laney valve head recently, but I've no idea if he's a full time endorsee? I have a hunch he is, but i didnt look before i started typing! Never a good idea! Ha ha!

Hahaha! You guys!! I should post the monty python sketch video really shouldn't I?

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1330258125' post='1554643'] Thanks fella. You say the XLR includes cab simulation. Do you know if there's any way to switch this off - so if I'm using it to send a signal to the front-of-house desk, it won't conflict with the PA speakers? [/quote] Further to Mace's response, it won't conflict with the PA speakers, as the sim (when enabled) at the XLR is that of a mic'd up Bass cab, which is exactly the same signal that you'd be sending to a full range PA system under normal circumstances. My ref above is sending the sound of a mic'd up bass amp/cab combination in to a bass amp/ cab combination. The PA is deaigned to be as flat/ hifi-ish response as possible, where as bass cabs/amps (discounting boutique flatter response stuff) usually have a heavy amount of inherent EQ. Daisy chaining two together via Mic' up cabs usually sounds incoherent and muddy. (especially if the mic sim is that of an SM57 heh!

For me the ramp is about consistency. I like my dry bass sound to be controlled and rounded. (that's before i throw any ugly distortions on!). The ramp allows your fingers to hit the string at the same height every single time and thus if you're playing with a three+ finger technique can help smooth things out a bit. I'd call it a 'smoother' rather than a 'compressor'. Sure it stops me from digging in too hard, but i can still retain wide enough dynamics from my instrument too. Ramble over!