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Bump! Calling Steve 'Stickman'!

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' timestamp='1327440469' post='1511355'] Andy James [/quote] Ive played with Andy in a local band for a good few years and after a little break i'm back working with him again, so hopefully we'll be out soon tearingbsome faces off

Yeah really nice tasteful playing! Groooooooooovy! i've recently had the pleasure of playing the Nathan East 30th anniversary Yamaha BBNE2 bass and gotta say, it was stonkingly good! Bit like Nathan really!

Cheers Ewan mate, no i hadn't seen those! I'll check 'em out!

I've recently had the pleasure of gigging with all my fellow Licklibrary tutor guitarists, Andy James, Jamie Humphries, Mike Casswell, Danny Gill and Stuart Bull. Add to the mix, Pin (ex-Sikth) who i worked with in a band for a cuppla years, Steve Smyth (Forbidden/Nevermore/Testament) from a recent project and Jamie Hunt (ex-biomechanical) and the superb Leah Woodward who plays with Pin in the band Aliases, i reckon they are amongst my fave guitarists and friends. They all have their own styles and feel, even if some are in to brutal tech metal!

I like it a lot! I'm a fan of two/three aside headstocks!

Certainly been enjoying the Dirty Loops videos that have been appearing on YouTube. Really talented bass player. Hmmmm, not sure actually - really been listening to more guitarists for a bit of influence recently. Mike Casswell, Jamie Humphries and my buddy Andy James who I'm doing some stuff with at the moment. Great players!

I reckon you'll be getting lots of requests to help design other BCers basses too! That looks really cool!

I would like to use the word 'nommmmmmm' to describe my delight at these fine pictures!

Correctly made in-ears also have to go to a specific depth to help alleviate the 'occlusion effect'. Looking at the moulds in this video, I'd say they weren't anywhere near that required. Clever idea though, it'll work for staff in hifi shops chucking out cheap in ears for the general consumers.

[quote name='MOSCOWBASS' timestamp='1326218649' post='1494008'] [url="http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-TecAmp-Puma-900-1HU.html"]http://www.musik-schmidt.de/gb-TecAmp-Puma-900-1HU.html[/url] [/quote] I guess I should have qualified my statement with 'in the UK' on the end! Sorry, but yes,mthank you for the link!

Thank you for the feedback Bren'. My plan is based on the point you have made actually. I can't really be dealing with too much 'on the flight deck' as it were. Really a volume control and pickup selector is enough. I'd like to have an eq controllable with preset style pots instead of ones on the front of the bass, so I can tailor the voice of the instrument, set and leave then use my back line to adjust stage sound. All the electronics and controls could then be out the way, set and left. I think with this in mind I am looking at a bespoke solution, or I have to use an external eq if necessary.

Hmmm, maybe my messages were getting sent to their spam bin then lol! I wrote in english, though I suspect it wouldn't have made a difference in either as in general our german counterparts speak perfect english! as language speakers, we're really rubbish in comparison!

Hi shizznit! Sorry, totally missed your reply! Yes, certainly give Jon a bell for a chat, at least to say hi and that if he's unable to chat at the time, to say that you're sending a mail I guess. That way you're covering the bases. Though certainly if he is a bit nose deep in neck carving, arrange a time to have a proper natter as he'll want to discuss what you are looking for. Better still, arrange a day to go up and see him. It's a long trip for me up to Sheffield, but his instruments are worth a trip out to LA, I promise you that! Thankfully, he's a lot closer!!

The 900 looks great, but I'm sure it's rarer than the proverbial rocking horse poop. No one ever answers info' request emails at Tec Amp any more, so trying to find out more about them is a futile exercise it seems! Maybe Tec Amp don't need to sell any lol!

Hi voxpop! Sounds great, looking forward to seeing your new baby! Yup, I actually agree. 9 months is still nothing for a completely custom build. My 7 string was also a complete custom from scratch and took 9 months too. Which is still a lot less time than some other top luthiers. I'm pretty sure that there are plenty who will also agree that they have played basses costing way more that aren't nearly as good as Jon's workmanship. Speaking of Jon in particular, I have offered to be a contact to ask about Shuker basses and Jon is happy with, so if anyone wants to ask anything I can do my best to help, or act as a messenger for Jon as I know he's a busy boy operating noisy machines all day. I know that he does appreciate everyone being patient. He's actually not been so well recently which has affected time scales, but even if it took two years to build a bass, it is still totally worth it. Here's one man with a lot of people wanting basses built yesterday! You're gonna love this bass!

I'm coming' round Stag... And I'm bringing biscuits! Get the kettle on!

Ah poop, I'm getting a broken link on my iPad for some reason! Will have to check on my pc another time!

Cheers guys - yes, it seems information is a bit thin on the ground around interweb world! I'll have a nose at ACG/East too.

Hi all, Ok so I know there are plenty of bass preamps on the market with the ability to tailor the mid frequency centres and the treble too, but other than going for a bespoke design ( I have one or two in mind) are there any off the shelf that can at least switch between a couple of centres at least? Better still, sweep-able?