Happy Jack

[quote name='marleaux62' timestamp='1492959014' post='3284374'] Check out the bravewood website he has got a p bass for sale at £1500. I would buy it myself but I want one with a rosewood board. [/quote] http://www.bravewoodguitars.co.uk/page5.html That is just utterly gorgeous. I would need to be barking mad to buy yet another P-bass so I won't, but that just leaves it sat there for any Basschatter with exquisite taste. And £1500.

So [i][b]then [/b][/i]did you hit on her?

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1493029220' post='3284888'] "Play something we know!" Yelled some wag from the crowd. [/quote] Could have been worse. He could have yelled "Play something [u][b]you [/b][/u]know!"

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1493022495' post='3284823'] For tonight's rehearsal though, I need to learn Black Dog, Rock n Roll and Whole Lotta Love. We go with much more Disco, Soul and Pop as a rule. [/quote] Reggae? Do much reggae? http://youtu.be/CZHWy6W00oM

Passive DI works fine with passive basses, but the signal needs to be amplified somewhere in the chain. If you plug a passive bass through a passive DI then you'll need to go into a mic level input on the mixer (almost invariably an XLR socket these days). The mic level input has its own preamp on each channel strip. If you plug a passive bass through an active DI - i.e. an outboard preamp - then the signal reaching the mixer is already at line level and should be go into a line level input on the mixer (almost invariably a 1/4" jack socket). You can plug a line level source into a mic level input but of course it will be very 'hot' for that input, and you should start with the gain set almost to zero to avoid blowing anything. Agreed about the dry mix, and FX pedals can also play havoc with the input levels and screw things up for the sound guy.

Just try not to hit on her ...

That's very nice Raj.

I am really very sorry to hear that. Your gig in Denmark Street remains one of the most memorable I have ever attended.

As far as I'm concerned, "digital aggregation" means counting on your fingers.

£2100

My guess would be West Yorkshire.

Now you need to adapt it so that you can spin the bass like a propellor ...

So with enough effects, some sunglasses, and a few hats, you can make electric guitars sound like a church organ. Who knew?

Ultimately it comes down to who you know. If you buy from / sell to a Basschat newbie with 37 posts then there's not much point expecting anyone to be "community minded". The vast majority of my trading (of which there has probably been far too much) has been with Basschatters I knew, either in the sense of them being long-term regulars on here, or in the sense that I had actually met them in meat-space, had a chat and maybe a beer or two. One of the main reasons why I trade here far less than I used to is that most of the Basschatters I used to trade with are no longer here! My own view is that, once a bass is sold it's sold. It's no longer my property and unless I declared a deliberately below-market price in my sale because [i][b]it's for charidee mate[/b][/i] then what my buyer goes on to sell for is simply not my concern. Don't get too carried away with the HUGE increase in "value / cost / price" when something sold here turns up at The Gallery or Wunjos or wherever. If I sell a bass to Bill for £500 and he decides to flip it immediately, then Bill takes it to a shop and says that whatever the shop can sell it for he wants at least £600 back. The shop also want to make £100 gross profit or there's no point, because they have overheads to meet (staff wages, shop rent & rates, etc.) so that's £700. But they need some wiggle room to allow for haggling so they list it at £800. Except that the shop will have to pay VAT on the profit they make (= the value added). Were they to sell for £800 (i.e. the buyer doesn't haggle them down) and then give £600 to Bill, then their profit will be £200, so they actually have to list the bass at £840. So that's MY £500 bass which suddenly reappears in a shop window listed at £840 - bastards! complete and utter bastards!!! Erm ... no. Nobody is getting rich here, no one is getting ripped off. And there's no guarantee that the shop will be able to sell that bass this side of Xmas. Chill guys, chill.

I haven't listened to it, or read the comments about it, but I just wanted to say how wonderful it was.

Ibanez had this cracked over 40 years ago: [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20SOLD/Ibanez%202366%20FLB%201972%20SOLD/CIMG0142.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Basses%20SOLD/Ibanez%202366%20FLB%201972%20SOLD/CIMG0142.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This is the perfect way to make the transition, IMHO.

Oi! You're not allowed to advertise the work of this particular ... erm ... craftsman. Still, it makes a change from butchered 7-string guitars. Reckon this thing feeds back much?

[quote name='anzoid' timestamp='1492360601' post='3279676'] ... recommendations for an appropriate case and mounting kit welcome. Would like to bring the whole lot in well under £100 if possible but want something reasonably solid (Gator?). [/quote] [quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1492361157' post='3279680'] I prefer proper flight cases - swan fightcases will make you a nice one for under £100.. [/quote] If weight was not an issue then I'd agree with you! Gator cases are not as solid as flightcases, but unless you tour regularly or are incredibly heavy-handed with your kit, you really don't need a flightcase.

A properly upgraded Maya can be an awesome thing. http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/library/Basses%20CURRENT/Maya%20Precision%201970s%20CURRENT