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Somehow at a gig last night I managed to lose the peg off of one of my tuning heads on the V7. (See pic)

Should be a really simple repair but just need to source a replacement. Anyone know where I could get the part? Aftermarket is fine, I'm not too bothered

Cheers

Currently using (and a big fan of) the RBH 410/115 but dunno how much longer my back can take it so looking to switch to the NEOs. Anyone have experience with either of these models? 

The 410s seem to split opinion, I see some saying they're quite boomy.

Any vids/sound samples? (Don't go out of your way, just if they exist already ) 

On 11/05/2019 at 13:52, Ceebass said:

@SeeBread check it out

Managed to pick one up off ebay, thanks for the shout though.

I know many bass players these days (including me) that use synthesizers as part of their live performance. In many genres (pop/R&B/gospel) it's essentially becoming an expectation that in a live scenario bassists can supply synth bass as well as the traditional method. 

Does anyone think it might be beneficial to add a section on the marketplace specifically for instruments of this type? I know that personally I would always prefer to buy from a BC member than descend into eBay/gumtree/FB marketplace any more than necessary, but at the moment there doesn't seem to be a dedicated place on the site apart from 'other musically related instruments' which is full of everything and anything, making it hard to search. I'd be interested to know if any other members are/have been in a similar situation.

(currently looking for a Little Phatty Stage 2, hence the post, so drop me a message if you're looking to move one on!)

Lovely bass. GLWTS.

52 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

Agreed, Janek's a terrific musician, but I think I gave up on the vlogs when he included a time lapse video of one of his therapy sessions.

It's tricky because I know that that's part and parcel of the 'vlog format' thing that he wanted to do so I can't really criticise him for it, but I just wonder how many of his viewers were there for the more personal stuff and how many would have just subscribed to the bass stuff if they could. 

I see that Scott Devine has moved to a more 'vloggy' format as well so maybe it gets better view numbers, I wouldn't know. I guess it could be to try and push more people towards the SBL academy for more straight-ahead bass education stuff though. 

The whole series is great, but this is one of the best. Love how they just sit on that groove for so long through the outro. 

2 hours ago, TKenrick said:

Bob Reynolds (saxophonist) has some great insights in his videos, but there's a lot of the aforementioned footage of family/driving to wade through to get to the good stuff.

 

Same with Janek Gwizdala. Loads of really great videos on all aspects of bass playing and musicianship, just have to sometimes be selective if you're not that interested in getting familiar with his gym regime or his tennis record. 

23 minutes ago, Japhet said:

Being expected to have all band communication via f***ing Facebook. Just send me a text (or, gasp! Ring me) so I don't have to trawl through pages of 'What I had for breakfast', 'Look at my new shoes', 'Isn't my cat cute'.

 

Sounds like band members just need to separate their personal chat and band chats. Facebook is great for organisation, there's a record of all communication that everyone can refer to. 

13 hours ago, ryancowell25 said:

Oh looks like needs ilok account - easy fix

Did you get a chance to try it? 

Looks interesting! Have you got any audio samples? 

Another little gem from Gene in a recent interview. 

https://www.musicradar.com/news/gene-simmons-studio-bassists-who-play-with-their-fingers-live-have-no-idea-that-we-cant-hear-what-theyre-playing

I'm still split on him. He seems like a nice enough guy, but how can anyone have so much experience and still be so clueless. Maybe he's just on the greatest windup mission ever conceived. In which case, bravo Gene. 

3 minutes ago, jebroad said:

Guitar tech,

were shall commence with thy seasonal turneth of thy truss rod. Acting careful asth to not strippeth thy rod. 

Sounds painful.

16 minutes ago, jezzaboy said:

Thanks for taking the time to reply guys. Mojoke: the LD set up you mentioned is the one she is going to get so no letting you down! She is going to get a set of Shure buds to go with it. Lets hope she is happy with it.

As someone currently using the MEI1000 along with some Shure SE215s, can recommend. Obviously at their price point they are not going to blow minds, but they certainly get the job done and represent good value for money. 

Really stunning. A Pino P on steroids. GLWTS, can't imagine you'll have it for very long.

1 minute ago, rushscored4 said:

Kind of defeats the object of being a "front man" but history is littered with stories of great entertainers who were/are painfully shy in real life. Nothing much to do with music but I was in one the episodes of Peter Kay's first TV series in 1999 "That Peter Kay Thing" and got to meet him. He was so shy off stage he couldn't even look you in the eye!

I've seen quite a few band dynamics in which the singer doesn't actually fulfil the role of the 'frontman'. Inter-song banter is left to another non-singing member who sometimes only has a mic for that purpose, which I've always thought was kind of funny. But whatever works for them.

Interesting insights,  thanks guys. I am only speaking from personal experience of mixing on hifi gear vs mixing on monitors so it's interesting to get some more scientific approaches to it, and I totally agree with you on the headphone and acoustic treatment points. I'm no pro producer so obviously take my advice in this area with a degree of suspicion, but I have gone through the process of starting out and developing a home studio so thought my experiences might relate to OPs query 

4 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Also not necessarily true...

Some hifi gear is incredibly flat - frinstance my Leema Xavier hifi speakers (designed by a chap who used to be a BBC sound mixer, then worked at Air Studios) have about +/-0.5dB variation between about 35-20KHz, which is quite a lot better than my Adam A7s which are more like -2dB at 800Hz... And they'll do 28Hz at -3dB. Though to be fair the rrp was about 3x the Adams, and I stick a serious hifi version of a studio amp up 'em (Bryston 14bsst).

 

Good point, but I'd still say that for that the enthusiast starting out, with monitors you can be a lot surer what you're getting without having to dive into the reproduction specifics of your own hifi gear, which like you say varies. 

1 hour ago, Skol303 said:

In fact, a pair of hi-fi speakers is also fine if you have some available and want to save some money (as was my own set up for a few years).

 

Bear in mind that Hi-Fi systems are designed to give the best end user or music consumer experience. Therefore, they usually accentuate highs and lows as well as often adding their own 'colour' to the sound. In contrast monitors are designed to give a completely 'flat' or 'honest' sound so that you can mix as effectively as possible.

Hi-fi stuff is fine for starting out but IMO even relatively cheap entry level monitors far outstrip hifi gear when it comes to the process of producing your own music just by what they're designed for. 

Let me know if you change your mind, I'll take it for your dropped price