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    Anyone here have or used to have an Ampeg 810?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='peted' post='42176' date='Aug 6 2007, 09:08 PM']
    Is this what you were talking about BFM? I'm going to make it my mission to make this rig in a store to see what it sounds like.[/quote]

    Pete, why not get a second Hartke 212 and stack that instead? I think it would have the fuller sound in comparison to the Warwick cabs.

    Picking 16th notes?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    Rohan, well I'm feeling 'picky' this morning.. lol 'scuse the pun! I'd say that every note you play shuld have a point to it.. or why bother? Ok, I know you don't mean it like that! ;o)

    Actually, although you may not hear a difference it is definitely there. why not use 8ths in one part of the song and say 16ths in another part? It's a simple change but can help to lift the song more. For example in a pre chorus or bridge part. If you are having problems hearing it, you may not be loud enough, or the guitars are masking your 'bottom end'.

    If you start writing more dextrous basslines, you wont wanna stay playing 8ths notes all the time.

    On the flipside, there is a good reason to play 8ths. Sometimes songs can be too complicated and can sound very messy if not everyone is 'tight' when playing together. Simplifying bass parts in relation to a complex guitar part can really open up the song and make it sound tighter. (This works the other way round too. You only have to listen to some of the Chilli's stuff to hear the guitar playing very little over a funky bassline to note how effective it is.)

    What is the lightest bass?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I think, well, I know that you are going to find that a headless bass, such as a Steinberger or Status will make a massive difference. It's not just the weight of the headstock, as in wood + metal tuners. It's easy to forget the fact that the added weight is out on the end of an arm and the 'fulcrum' is nearer your body.


    I noticed that when I changed my 7 tuning keys for lighter ones on my Shuker, the difference in my hands in weight was minimal between the 2 different types. I noticed a great deal when I strapped my bass back on! If you eliminate the headstock altogther, your shoulder and ultimately your poorly back will thank you.

    My money (for an ultralight bass) would go on the Status Kingbass. A quirky little fellow, but really rather good!

    Ampeg SVT-3PRO *SOLD*

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='therealting' post='40590' date='Aug 2 2007, 06:46 PM']A bump for an awesome bass player. Saw you guys at Barfly (at the invitation of Charlie and Martin) and you were all superb and cool guys to chat with after![/quote]

    Was that the To-Mera gig? I flippin missed it. Wish I'd got down to see it!

    Are Seis worth it?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    What a thoroughly interesting thread! I am in the 'totally for custom builds' camp and it is very interesting to see views on pricing vs value. Especially as the discussion has not *just* centred round one builder.

    I know there are one or two builders out there who haven't changed their prices for years. I'll certainly be interested to see what the perception of a particular Luthier is as they push up their prices for whatever reason.

    Open Strings - or not??

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    [quote name='skywalker' post='41802' date='Aug 6 2007, 08:57 AM']Years ago when I first played bass my teacher told me never never never play on open strings bcoz you can't control the length of the note.[/quote]

    Utter tosh. Other than what Jen has added already, I'd mention that your teacher forgot all about right hand muting. Using the fingers or palm muting are just 2 basic examples of controlling any note on an open string or otherwise.

    2 much gain? DI vs line out

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='1976fenderhead' post='41301' date='Aug 4 2007, 04:31 PM']Well, I guess I don't understand what a line out is, since my amps always had balanced DIs, which I used to call line outs as well, but I suppose I shouldn't because that name applies to unbalanced outs? So some amps have unbalanced outs? What's the point of that???[/quote]

    An unbalanced line out is usually just a 'pick off' of the amp/preamp/fx signal using a normal 1/4" / 6.3mm socket. The pick off point isn't always buffered either.

    unbalanced 'line outs' can be used for slaving poweramps to drive additional cabinets for example. Thus the DI socket can still go to the PA. A line out socket sometimes appears after the volume control in the signal chain as well, so a DI wont be affected by changing your master volume control, whereas the line out can be.

    Also, those who like chaining amp heads together could make use of this output. Take the Muse/Audioslave bass player thang of running one amp clean and an additional one dirty. Again, the line out is an option as you can add effects after the line out, feeding the second amp. You could send a line out to your stage monitors too. Again the FOH wont be affected by adjusting your stage volume.

    Really, you can use the line out for whatever you want! In-ear monitoring output is another possibilty.

    2 much gain? DI vs line out

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='1976fenderhead' post='40879' date='Aug 3 2007, 01:02 PM']I don't get it... aren't the line outs of amps (XLR) doing all that phase stuff that DI boxes do? How else would you go to the mixer if not by a mic or a DI or a line out from the amp (which for what I know is the same as DI)?[/quote]

    What don't you get mate? Yes, XLR DI outputs on amps are essentially the same as seperate DI boxes. Either will get the signal to the desk. I guess for an engineer an external box of his own is a known quantity.

    Ear Plugs

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    [quote name='99ster' post='40452' date='Aug 2 2007, 02:19 PM']For any young folk reading this thread - for [b]F**K's SAKE[/b] - get your self some hearing protection now. Sort it out [b]today[/b]![/quote]

    Yes, big PLUS ONE with flashing blue lights and a 'fanfare' sound!

    even if you start with a set of ER20's .. do it.. do it now! Treat yourself and get the moulded plugs though.. You lugs will thank you!

    strap length?

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    [quote name='Sibob' post='40101' date='Aug 1 2007, 05:35 PM']I've always worked by the 'rule' of thumb that you should have the bass at the same height standing as when your sitting with it on your lap.
    That way you're not playing in two completely different ways.

    Cool
    Si[/quote]

    yup, spot on, totally and.. yeah! Minimising any differences in playing position is right at the top of my list of "do's".

    Earl Hickey plays bass!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='MacDaddy' post='30968' date='Jul 12 2007, 10:25 PM']"no matter how young and good looking the bass player is, chicks always dig the vocalist"
    :huh: and :)[/quote]

    and the guitarist and the drummer. Little do they know about the Bass Player. Their loss though mwahhhh ha ha ha ha!

    Coolest Bass Player

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    If it's 'cool' as in the way someone acts on stage, I'd put a vote in for Guy Pratt. He always looks so chilled out and unphased by whats going on around him, whilst say Mssr's Sheehan, Hamm etc are either rockin out or in deep concentration. (Not a bad thing of course, but for being -100 on the chilled out scale, GP is there!)

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