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    Self Indulgent Moments

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Bloody loads of them.

    In one of my bands, we do "Long Train Running". Never works live, complete indifference from the audience.

    "Hard to Handle" too. Works great if you're the Black Crowes. Not so well if you're us. Especially if the guitar player insists on playing it wrong.

    I could go on....

    :)

    T

    What was your most embarrassing moment at a gig?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Mines from one of my very first gigs in my teens when I was playing g*itar. Young and inexperienced woz I, a right young'un. The band was a typically sh*t heavy rock thing, a mixture of originals and a few covers.

    I had a nightmare of a gig, the guitar I had at the time had a licenced floyd rose which wasn't great at holding tuning. I really had no idea about how to set it up, being a bit of a "tweak it and hope" merchant.

    After 45 minutes of torment with the solitary disinterested man + dog wanting to get on with his pie and pasty in peace, I hit the last note of the last song, disgustedly threw the guitar onto the stand and stormed out to go sulk in the pub garden.

    Unfortunately, it wasn't the last song and the rest of the band were still standing in the pub waiting to play another couple of tunes...

    T

    (Non-)Sparkle Precision Project

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    Have recently made a couple of "pimps" to the Funker Derision.

    Firstly, added a J pickup to turn it into a PJ. I really missed the flexibility of the second pickup and I tend to favour the bridge pickup usually. The modification is detailed here...
    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/158289-p-into-a-pj/"]http://basschat.co.u...89-p-into-a-pj/[/url]

    Last night, I changed the cream pearloid scratchplate for a red tortoiseshell one. That colour was always the intended one but the cream pearloid was delivered by mistake so I stuck that on when I was building it.

    Was a bit of a faff undoing all the controls and then fitting them back onto the new plate. Also managed to short the cap on the tone control against the cavity shielding leading to an output problem. More faff unscrewing it and sorting it out.

    Also removed the blockmarker stickers, going back to the black dot fret markers on the maple board. The "faux pearloid" block markers looked great on the bling version of the bass but the dots look more refined with the tort plate.

    T

    [attachment=92919:P Tort 1.JPG][attachment=92920:P Tort 2.JPG]

    First gig last night with my Auralex Gramma Pad

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1320604528' post='1428892']
    Hmmmm, I've had a problem getting a sound I like with my TC classic 450 and BC 212. So much so that I've considered going back to an Ashdown rig. Maybe I should try a gramma pad?
    [/quote]

    Worth giving the Gramma Pad a go. If it doesn't pan out, you'll probably find loads of people biting your arm off when you sell it on.

    In terms of my RS212 (I know yours is the BC212), I know that on it's own, it's not as immediate in the midrange but it does go lower so I really notice the difference when I use both the RS210 and RS212 together. Sounds obvious really but for me, the 210 does the mids and tops better than the 212 which does the lower mids and bottom much better.

    T

    Lindy Fralin Jazz pickups - SOLD!!

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by tonyf

    [b]SOLD!!!![/b]

    For sale is a pair of Lindy Fralin Jazz pickups taken out of my Lakland Skyline Jo Osborn DPLE.

    The bass originally had these fitted to a East J-Retro preamp when I brought it but these made way for a pair of EMGs and a simple Vol/Vol/Tone. The Lindy's sounded absolutely stunning in the bass but it's not my tone as I've got EMG's in everything else I own.

    £80 posted.

    [attachment=92717:lindy fralin 1.JPG] [attachment=92718:Lindy Fralin 2.JPG]

    First gig last night with my Auralex Gramma Pad

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    Brought an Auralex Gramma pad a few weeks ago and did my first gig last night.

    Done the same venue a few times before and it made a noticeable difference. Recently migrated from a EBS to a TC Classic450/RS210/RS212 rig and I've gotta admit, the jury was still out after struggling to dial in a sound over the past few gigs.

    Last night was so different. Plugged in, a few minor tweaks and bang, lo and behold a tighter, more focused and punchy sound. Loads of bottom end still there but it was so much more defined and controlled.

    I'm a happy camper. If you'd had told me how much a difference the Gramma Pad could make, I'd not have believed you. Always been weary of "snake oil" but this is the real deal IMHO. I'd struggle to think of anything sub-£50 which has made such a huge improvement to my sound.

    T

    EBS Reidmar

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1320405284' post='1426333']
    ...You may not like the technology they use on the TC amps to produce this 'pushed tube compression feel' ...[/quote]

    I think you've misunderstood, Gareth, I didn't compain about the technology at all. Personally, I couldn't give a flying foo about how the amp produced the sound, as long as it does and it sounds good and it's loud enough to get above the din that the rest of those other eejiots in the band are making :)

    Guess when you know in your heart when you've finally found something that really works for you.

    I mean, my Classic450 has been a revelation, it's a great product. I think TC have created great amps in the Classic450 and RH450. My Classic450 sounds REALLY good when cranked and I've had enough quality valve amps (Ampeg Pro II and a Trace V8) to know. However, as good as it is, I just fancy moving back to the tone I had with my EBS kit but with a much smaller footprint than the HD350 or TD650/660.

    T

    EBS Reidmar

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1320360162' post='1425993']I heard this at Frankfurt - it did sound awesome. Had the typical EBS tone although not having tried it out in the field, I can't say how it copes in gigging situations yet. Defo watching this one...[/quote]

    When I get mine, pop down the A38 for a listen :)

    EBS Reidmar

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by tonyf

    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1320340072' post='1425606']
    They look lovely.

    250w might not seem like much, but it's 14w more than the TC RH450.

    *ducks behind rock*
    [/quote]

    <HANDBAGS> :)

    I'm seriously thinking of getting one of these when they appear on our shores.

    My last but one amp was a EBS HD-350 which I replaced with a TC Classic450 in order to downsize. However, really missing the tone of the EBS head.

    At the mo, in terms of volume, the Classic450 is more than enough for me, (at those 238 watts ;-) so the 250w of the Reidmar isn't something that I'm not that worried about.

    As long as I can get the EBS tone that I had before in a more portable head, I'll be a happy boy.

    Show us your # 1

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted



    The Spector's the one. Close second is my Yamaha Nathan East which I've had since Adam was a lad but I don't play that live that much now.

    The Spector sounds and plays amazingly every time I use it.

    T

    Tony Butler Signature Bass - Vintage V4MTB

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by tonyf

    [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1320243302' post='1424222']
    It's great to see Tony getting a signature bass. He is one of my absolute favourite players and I always think of him as the most talented UK bassist around, alongside Mark King. His lines are just incredible. I'm going to see Big Country live in February, which is great as they are one of my favourite bands. Absolutely awesome. Tony is the man.
    [/quote]

    +1

    Tony's a great player. Always loved Big Country.

    He's one of those bassists who's got such a signature style and sound. One of those "do exactly what the song needs" players.

    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OycvimPi6Jg[/media]

    Check the wholly appropriate bass solo at 4:34. That's the way to do it.

    Think I'm wearing my kilt at the gig on Saturday.... :)

    T

    Suzi Q

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1320243480' post='1424226']
    And she acted as well, notably in Happy Days, and Minder.
    [/quote]

    Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune, play a really bad bass solo on the theme tune?

    :)

    Where are the UK Warmoth, Mighty Mite and Best Bass Gear?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Delberthot' timestamp='1319984102' post='1420799']
    CH guitars and Twin-cam on Ebay seem to have some decent stuff
    [/quote]

    I built my Funker Derision bitsa PJ from CH Guitars bits ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/96658-non-sparkle-precision-project/page__st__20__p__1307348#entry1307348"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/96658-non-sparkle-precision-project/page__st__20__p__1307348#entry1307348[/url])

    IMHO, they're REALLY good quality for not a huge cost.

    T

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