Musicman20

Looks like things really are starting to change: http://m.tesco.com/mt/www.tesco.com/direct/genz-benz-gb-610t-xb2/506-1271.prd I don't mind this to be honest. As long as the service is good and the prices are right. Bizarre though!

As in practice with headphones without the cab? Absolutely

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1357685010' post='1926886'] Thanks for the info so far folks. Musicman, you're in my neck of the woods. If you're getting that kind of money would you care to tell me where? :-p [/quote] Ah, I would for sure, as it is out there. I'm currently now involved in setting up another new band which will no doubt be unpaid but quite fun! What I meant was if I was to get into the paid gigging game again, and it was covers/function work, id expect that amount, otherwise may as well concentrate on work and play for fun.

[quote name='kerley' timestamp='1357654213' post='1926047'] Good point. The argument trotted out many a time is that we must use the bricks and mortar shops otherwise they will dissappear. However, the shops may not be helping their cause if they remove the main reason for going to a shop (i.e. play before you buy) [/quote] I agee in a way, but its inevitable that eventually most normal guitar shops will either change their presence and have a better online presence, or just go out of business. It's not the fault of those who buy from the big box shifters! It was inevitable as its happening to virtually every industry. It's a modern world. If they don't adapt, they have themselves to blame. Again, this is happening in many industries!

In my ex band we usually got £60 ish a night each. Now I wouldn't play covers, etc, for under £75-100 each. No point.

Some of them are fantastic, most of them aren't. It's a lottery. I love my P bass but I was lucky it.

I have a fantastic separates system, which I have owned for about 10 years...something like that. It has been brilliant, and still is. The B&W speakers are absolutely brilliant. It's now boxed up and unused in my music room. I wanted to have it all laid out properly but I just can't fit it in. I love mp3's...no doubt, but I think they have saturated and watered down the music industry. I no longer rush to buy a CD on release day and play it over and over. I just shuffle through. Rubbish.

Most Warwicks, and virtually all headless basses. On the other hand, I think most Dingwalls look class, as do the EBMM Big Al and Bongo basses.

Yeah it's a shame, he was a good chap to have on here.

It's worth bearing in mind that I've played around 12 or more of the 08+ American Standards. I've got an 09' P and a 11' J. Both of them are great, no doubt about that. What it also really shows is that some of them are STILL dogs, as at one point I want 2 Js, and 2 Ps, (with different boards). I gave up because I couldn't find decent ones. I'm still trying to find a good 12' P bass, no matter what colour etc it is. I haven't played the American Special series yet.

I don't think it's through speakon. I think it's through the effects send on the back. There should be detail in the manual

[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1357430727' post='1922703'] I love my valve amps and I see it unlikely that I'll be going back any time soon but... I also really miss my 400SMX as it was probably the best graphic trace I ever owned or indeed built(?). It had plenty of power and looked the nuts with it's UV lamp. For my uses, it was even better than the 600 I had for many years. I should have kept it but sold it to buy motorbikes.. [/quote] I had that amp. Fantastic.

Where do I sign?!

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1357318962' post='1921014'] I thought "hipsters" were those blokes with shoulder-bags and skinny jeans who mince around cities on single-speed racers with tan leather saddles and narrow handlebars. CB [/quote] sh*t I've been caught out.

I just use my digital camera to capture the lot, or my iphone. I was going to invest in some recording equipment but until I upgrade our iMac to a new model I don't see the point. To be honest, 90% of the people will listen to it on a smartphone or through normal computer speakers, so having ridiculously high quality sound isn't hugely necessary. I only did a few, then took them down, but a few people asked how I did it and was suprised that it was just a small digital Sony camera. It actually picks the sound up pretty well, and zero faffing.

Bumping this thread. The project I had going has now finished, so I am definitely available.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1357218439' post='1919208'] My main problem with the Streamliner was how it holds together. I could hear it, but like the TC RH450 (albeit not as severely) at volume it seemed to lose its shape. Something to do with the power management, maybe? I spent a year on it, tweaking it at every gig. All boooooom, and no b*****ks. In the meantime, plenty of other owners were posting about how much they liked it, so I just decided it wasn't to my taste. I'm back in the bosom of the Walkabout, which (in brochure-speak, at least) has nowhere near the output, but holds itself together with such steely resolve I don't have to be loud to be felt and heard. [/quote] Hmm, not sure what it will be.. I've had the Genz INCREDIBLY loud, and then RH450 (when I had it) was used in a few rock bands. I've also had the Genz Smax blasting out with a punk band I was trying to get going in the summer. I've not noticed a problem with transients, or a 'fuller tone'. I think the amount of power on tap with the Streamliner is quite ridiculous. It is like an absolute HAMMER. I do tend to make sure I get a really healthy amount of input gain, but obviously if it needs to be clean, its a case of a little tweaking. One explanation is obviously the Walkabout is perfect for you! Which it is for many. If Mesa ever decide to make a new version with speakons, a few more options on the DI, and perhaps upto 500W, then it would sell like CRAZY. Obviously they don't need to...as the Walkabout is a legendary amp. Another thing, which I might not have experienced as I was usually using practice room cabs, (quite large ones) is that the power of the Streamliner was causing your cabs to start to compress as they couldn't take the full whack, which is totally understandable for any 2x10. I'm very cautious with the Streamliner as it really is a hammer. Of course, you also might not like it, which again is why we have so much choice

I really like a tight low end. I'm not into boomy bass tones. I can't see, unless it bass specific, where the issue is with the bass control on the Streamliner. Simply roll it back to about 10 o'clock. Done. Mids at 1/2, done. That's pretty much flat. Plenty of scope to boost the mids to crazy amounts. The 'everything at 12' that Markbass seemed to make popular isn't really any different. I found that the low control on the LM3 was at too low a freq really, and the low mid wasn't setup for the 'meat' area of low mids. It might be bass specific. None of my cabs seem to have a mid dip from my playing before having the Streamliner.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1357175482' post='1918836'] Headroom is tone, when a ran a 1.6k rig I did so because I wanted the sound of a 1.6k amp running at 160w - not because I wanted to kill small children with sheer volume [/quote] Potentially it does make a difference, but then others prefer an amp that's being pushed, so lower wattage,

They do make a HS Stingray SLO, but it would mean waiting for it. The other thing is that the Sterlinj has ceramic pups, and the Ray has alnico. If you don't mind tinkering with it, have a go, but i reckon the EBMM pups are the best pups to match their pre-amp.

Can this be used as an audio interface as well ?

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1357166325' post='1918667'] 'Scooped' is not a word I'd use to describe my Streamliner. Maybe using it through the BF cabs makes the difference. [/quote] Me neither. A lot of classic tube amps have a slight mid dip...and it can be rectified by moving two knobs ever so slightly on the Streamliner.

[quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1357160208' post='1918498'] Music man don't make it easy for us do they the sterling bass in the first video....... Is it basically like a standard 4 string stingray but with an extra B string ? [/quote] Well, shape wise, SORT of. It's smaller. The pickguard is different...sort of. There is no chrome plate for the controls. The headstock is smaller than a Ray 5. The neck joint is a brilliant piece of engineering. The pups are ceramic, and its all in series on a HH/HS.