Bobthedog

Not sure you would count it as rock but pretty much anything by Tool where Justin Chancellor had the idea. 

It is important we settle this soonest. I try to avoid anything common. 😀

14 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Wow , I didn’t know that, I remember him from about 8 years ago, his videos are not for me but he’s done very well 🙂

To be honest, I am not a fan either  

49 minutes ago, Mudpup said:

It's not a volume thing with class D - they can be plenty loud enough. For me its about maintaining the quality of the sound as you push them. I find they get thinner sounding and more 'shouty' as they get louder - still plenty of volume but not in a good way. Some other types of amp seem to keep the thump and welly more intact as you get louder and that's what i prefer - it can actually be quieter but still have the thump that you can feel. I read somewhere a while ago - on the interweb so it must be true - that class D can only maintain the initial burst of power for a relatively small amount of time whereas older technology could physically 'hang on to it' a touch longer and this was what made it sound a bit fuller at volume i suppose. It's more that you can still feel it rather than just being loud. I don't remember the science behind it but it sort of made sense to me. But anyway, the class D thing has been covered loads elsewhere and everyone has a view on it.

My Glockenklang Blue Rock maintained its sound without change in tone, welly, thump etc, all the way up.  I would not rule out all class D using a generalisation. 

27 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

Then it's just bedroom fretwinkery. If someone a wiz in their bedroom but can't lock in with a drummer for real then their skills are pretty pointless

Davie504 had had over 1 billion views on YT. Let’s say an income of $2,000 per million views and I would say his skills are pretty pointfull rather than pointless. Of course YMMV. 

15 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

 

15 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 have you got a v1 or v2 Sire? The v2 V7 and P7 seemed to have shaved a bit of weight which makes them much more comfortable to wear. My P7v2 5er is a svelte 4.4 kg.

It is a V2 Alder body and is the heaviest bass I have ever owned. I did just weight it before posting, so pretty sure the 4.9kgs is correct. To the point I was getting close to thinking of moving it on. It is beautifully built and plays well, unbelievably so for £450, however. I almost have to stop the Dingwall floating away in comparison.

On 13/05/2016 at 11:19, funkyjimbob said:

Used the new Gruv Gear SoloStrap Neo 4" last night for an hour or so at jam night and have to say it's amazing. I didn't know I had the bass on. It's wider than the Comfort Strapp and is definitely more comfortable. I paid £55 total in the end from the US including Import duty and can safely say it's worth it.

Holy dead thread resurrection Batman!

I recently took onboard a Sire V7 Five, which I love, BUT.. It weights more  than the Titanic (somewhere between 4.9kgs and 1billion metric tonnes). Having been a user of Comfort straps for years, which I love, I thought one of those will help. It did not, but due to my size. The buckle (even with the short end up front) rested on my collar bone. Ouch to the point I could only play the Sire for any length of time whilst sitting down.

I then tried a Neotech Bass Strap, a similar problem. Note all straps were the super duper extra longs, the main issue being the neoprene part is too short.  

Finally after much tooing and froing with the US and customs, my GruvGear SoloStrap Neo 4" arrived this morning. Absolutely fantastic! Per funkyjimbob, I could only get this from the US and paid $104.74 ($67.99 plus $36.75 shipping) plus £21.38 customs (incl Royal Mail £8 handling charge) which is far too much money but appears  to have solved the problem. The neoprene bit comes right down to the front of the bass and, for this man, 4" is perfect. 

For those of you with a heavy bass and with spare cash to flush, this is a recommended route.

I love the looks of this bass and keep coming back  to look at it. An MTD 535 is on my bucket list. Sadly with a new Forte HP just arrived, I am out of this one.

4 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

And we'll really shake them up
When we win the World Cup
'Cause Scotland are the greatest football team

- if ever there were lyrics which epitomise the thread title...

In the context of balance:

"We're England
We're gonna score one more than you
England!"

A pretty bold statement considering the results over the last few years.

Strangely, or perhaps not, I cannot find a Welsh national football team song.

This one sold on here without issue. I see no reason to think this one now is no less a ying yang:

"I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Ok" Are you, are you really? Especially during this pandemic.

10 minutes ago, Crawford13 said:

https://www.royalmail.com/personal/receiving-mail/pay-a-fee

 

That's the website you go to. Hopefully you can get your reference number from the card 

Thank you and all done. Soonest BigRedX gave me the tip above, I just typed in Royal Mail tracking, put in the US tracking code from my order eMail and the site took me right through to paying and setting the delivery time. 

I have not ordered from the US for many years. If it was not for the tip above I would still be at a loss as to what to do.  I paid $5 extra for immediate post not thinking of the delays once it left GruvGear. The strap spent a week at LAX, a week at Dallas Airport and a week at Royal Mail somewhere. At no time did GruvGear or USPS let me know how the process worked. 
 

To cap it all the card arrived 30 minutes ago explaining there was duty to be paid but with a big sticker over the what to do next box!

Thank you @BigRedX!  All done and apparently being delivered on 4th. Great tip I had no idea about. 
 

@miles'tone, you may right but now at least it should be on the move. 

32 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

Do you mean USPS or UPS?

If it's USPS you can check the status on the Royal Mail website with your tracking number, but you'll have to wait until Royal mail send you a bill for VAT/customs duty and their handling fee.

If it is UPS log onto their website and make sure you are on the UK portion before typing in the tracking number.

I do mean USPS. Thanks and will try that route. 

1 minute ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I’m expecting a delivery from Rush Backstage. The last three from them have been cash on the doorstep to cover all duties when they attempted delivery. I guess it would depend on the carrier. They use UPS, but DHL usually ask you to pay online before they even attempt to bring the item out for delivery. Do you know who the courier is?

UPS in the States but no idea here. The UPS site is US based and will no allow me to raise the question from the UK. 

Due to no stock in the UK I ordered an USD 90 tem from Gruvgear in the USA. Other than taking three weeks to get to the UK, no problems from the US side. According to the UPS USA based tracking site, the item is now stuck in UK customs with duty to pay. UPS site says “contacting the addressee to pay duty” but that is all.  Because the site is US based it will not let me raise a querie from the UK. 
What is the usual way of sorting this? I have heard from no-one and Gruvgear are just saying I have to pay the duty to get it released. I have no problem with that but do not know how to do that. 
 

Any ideas?

Before moving onto the Peterson Strobestomp and Stroboclip HD, I too went from Poly to Unitune. Having said that the Stroboclip also sometime calls a B and E. No problems with the Polytune or Strobostomp, however.

I think the clips really need to have their placement right to avoid that B/E issue.

58 minutes ago, Bill Wy,Aye,Man said:

Belinda Carlisle would gain more credibility if she re recorded her hit as Hebburn (Tyne and Wear) is a Place on Earth. Likewise Bryan Adam's with, (I'm Finding it Hard to Believe) We're in Hebburn

To be fair, I am sure Fred Astaire sang “Hebburn, I’m in Hebburn” which was followed up by “I’m singing in the rain...” 😀

22 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Isn't that "the road to hell"?

Do you mean the M62? I was thinking of the AC/DC album. 😀

Highway to Hell? Rather than accuse this of being a lie, I will graciously assume a minor spelling mistake and believe you are fact referring to the M62  

Cause I’ve got a brand new combine harvester and I’ll give you the key... Well Mr Wurzel that was back in 1976 and I am still waiting. Was this in fact a lie? Is the harvester still serviceable?  Hmm, I doubt it. 

20 minutes ago, Beedster said:

Best thread ever

This was also done a few years ago but agreed. I am chortling to myself nonstop through this whole thread. 

The King of Wishful Thinking huh? So when and where was the coronation then? Who proclaimed this? Sounds not quite right to me!