dave_bass5

Im not sure if this has been posted already, apologies if it has, i dont click on many YT links [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYZxdhiPJE"]https://www.youtube....h?v=pMYZxdhiPJE[/url] Not funny at all IMO.

I meant no disrespect to any northerners, it wasnt a dig or anything, but all the girls on the mic's all tend to sound like they came from the same place. We've been amazed that no matter where the camp is, the "entertainments" manager has the same accent and patter. Clones maybe ;-)

Get used to hearing "iiiiiits Cabaret show time" and "Big fish, little fish cardboard box" :-( Has anyone noticed that the compares all have exactly the same, northern voice, no matter where they come from? They dont sound like that until they get the mic in their hands so maybe they use a special voice changing mic or something lol.

What parks are you playing? Ive done quite a few Haven gigs in the past. Ive found all the cheesy stuff works, as does chart stuff, as they are full of families with young kids. The Motown stuff goes down well with the mums and dads, as do things like the Jam/Weller for the middle aged blokes. Really, its just like a social club, only sometimes a bit more social. Generally you only play 2x 45 sets.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1366285638' post='2050476'] Does anyone know why Digital Village have stopped stocking Fender? [/quote] In case Gareth wants to buy one No offence meant to Gareth, just having a laugh.

I think the face was directed at Jools. Every time he walk towards his piano she would growl at him lol. Anyone notice if he feet were actually touching the ground?

I took a weak sounding Squire pup out of my CV P and now have a £120 Fralin in it. If i was to sell my bass id make sure i got something back for the Fralin, although i would include the stock pup as well. The first pup that went in was a Thumper, that cost £50, the next was a Fender Original, that cost £69 and now the Fralin. Each has sounded different, although not by a lot, but the Fralin now gives me the tone i want. Im not sure about most costing the same though.

[quote name='6v6' timestamp='1366815401' post='2057559'] FWIW, I disagree - I personally would find a reciept from a reputable luthier for a recent fret-dress+setup a much better selling point that some fancy scratchplate or other modifications (which IMHO mostly *reduce* the value of the bass, contrary to most sellers belief AFAICT) The point being that it's somewhat less likely that you'll immediately have to spend £50+ getting it fully set-up, fret-dress, nut re-cut etc (even if you do have to tweak the action/strings to personal preference) - my experience of playing brand-new instruments (particularly Fenders) is that the stock setup is terrible and luthier attention would be required. [/quote] Well yeah, if your talking about the whole, but thats not always the case. Some people dont know how to adjust things like truss rod, bridge etc when they change strings. This is the sort of set up i mean, and ive seen this mentioned a few times in adds. If you are going tot buy a bass and put your fav stings on it there is a chance that you would want to make your own adjustments anyway. For what its worth if i buy a new bass and it needs a fret dressing or nut cutting it will go back, i cant imagine people spending money on a good bass and then spending more to get it up to standard. Thats mad IMO.

[quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1366790921' post='2057246'] Just something I've been thinking about recently, there's a few of basses for sale on here and elsewhere on the internet advertised as being "upgraded". In most cases it's a new pickup, bridge or scratchplate, but are any of these really upgrades? Surely the word upgrade implies that it's an improvement over the original model, but in the world of bass where almost everything is subjective, could you really say that a Dimarzio P pickup is an improvement a stock Fender, or that a Badass bridge is better than a BBOT? Surely if a prospective buyer didn't want those "upgrades", then it can't be considered to be so? Perhaps sellers may be best returning their instruments to an as original state as possible to sell it, and flog the replacement parts seperately? Just my 2p. [/quote] Well if the seller is happier with the new hardware then yes, its an upgrade. I think this is nit picking though, its just an indication of the fact that the bass isnt stock. The buyer can make of that what they will, but wont be in for any surprises when it arrives and its not exactly as the stock images on the manufacturers website. My Squire has a Lakland neck, a Fralin pup, Gotoh bridge and a different pick guard. If i ever sell it its these features that would attract someone, not a stock Squier. What i do find funny is when a bass is advertised as "set up by a professional at £xx" and they add a bit on to the cost of the bass. Now that really is subjective and i really cant see why people expect others to pay that extra cost, unless the bass was set up for the buyer at request.

I had one in my P for a few months. Its really nice and very versatile, but that was what i didnt get on with I thought it took a bit away from what a P bass means to me. Ive always been happy with volume up, play with the tone knob a couple of times per gig for certain songs. Job done. Having all that control on board just wasn't needed in my case, and i found myself thinking too much about tweaking and it became a distraction. Maybe that just me though. I also run a Paradriver or BDDI before my amp, and these have more than enough EQ in them, let alone using the amp EQ so it was also not really needed.

I have no issues at all with how BC is run, although i do find the fun seems ot have gone a bit these days. What i have noticed is that deleting threads seems to get a few peoples backs up, and generally helps create new threads to talk about them. How about archiving these threads, maybe in a separate area for members only, so the mods dont get accused of covering anything up etc, and we can use them as reference or whatever if needed. This is one of the friendliest forums on the net IMO, but its only natural not everyone agrees with everything that's said, just like real life.

Ah, so the original add wasnt for this item? That makes sense then. If thats the case then yes, it will be deleted i expect. I wanted to bump my old thread for my MX87 that was on hold, but found it locked.

Sorry, i noticed my comment about the fees was a bit out of order, seeing as you placed the add before they came in to effect. For what its worth im in the same boat. I got mine on a whim and although its the best ive owned i hardly use it, and did place a for sale add as well, although i withdrew it temporarily. This reminds me ill need to sort that out, although ill wait for yours to go first.

You cant get around the fee system by posting that here, it will be deleted. Oh, and how did you mange to post the add in Aug 2012, saying it was 4 months old, but didnt buy the pedal until Dec 2012? Are you a time lord lol

[quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1365806201' post='2044917'] £115 Lindy Fralin should be there [/quote] Agreed. I've gone from a Wizard Thumper, and Fender 62 Original pup to a Fralin in my P bass, and the Fralin definitely sounds better to my ears. It's the third Fralin I've had and all have made a great difference to the basses they have been in.

Horrible looking bass IMO, but I do like the tone.

Thats what i did with my old Lakland DJ5 that i had converted to a PJ. At first i kept the original bridge pup in but it really didnt sound good (i dont use the bridge pup on a jazz soloed anyway), but putting a Jazz HB in made it seem more worthwhile having a pup in the position.

Yeah, i can see the connection. Id call it music to trip over to lol (i do like a bit of old school Prog though). I cant comment on the Overwater pups but i dont think cost has much to do with it these days. The Wizards have a good rep on here, but if you dont like the tone then its a waste of money. I would say that out do all the more Boutique pups the wizards are probably the cheapest, and you wouldn't loose much if you had to sell one on. Personally i didnt like the Thumper i had, it just wasn't the tone i was looking for, although i did live with ti for a good few months. I got a Fender 62RI to replace it and much preferred that, but recently got a Fralin (at almost twice the price) and really dont notice much difference. Each has a different tone though and i wouldn't say one was better than the other, just different. As already suggested give Andy a call or email and explain what you want or are hoping to achieve, and he will either guide you in the right direction, or maybe even custom wind a set to meet your requirements. He did this with my 74's, at no extra cost, and took the 84's i had back as i didnt like them. Fantastic service.

Ah right, one of those made up names for something that already existed under another name lol. Cheers.

Ive used Wizards and they are good pups. Ive got 74's in my Jazz. A bit less dark sounding compared to the 84's but still with a bit more punch than the more traditional sounding 64's. Please, what is Math rock. Its a phrase i have never heard of before.

No problem, just thought you would get more replies as its always quite busy there. Funny enough I sold one a while ago to get a Paradriver but i miss the BDDI so I'm going to be looking for another, but ill hold off until you're sorted. Good luck.

Wrong forum. This should be in the wanted forum, unless you also want to discuss the BDDI.

Met up with Nigel today and although it was a very short meeting It was a very pleasant 5mins There isn't much to add that hasn't already been said, but I would like to say how nice it is to meet a guy like Nigel. Full of energy, smiling and very friendly. It brightened my day up. Oh, and thanks very much for the gifts. Much appreciated. In fact one is getting appreciated as I type this, the other, well, I can look at it if nothing else lol. Cheers mate, one of the good guys.

Wrong forum. Not trying to get away with not paying the fee are you ;-)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1365092999' post='2035268'] Thanks for that! It's got the D-Comp, BassDrive, MarkB and SVT sims, so I'm in! Edit: Ah, but no balanced XLR out... can the 'Right' 6.3mm jack out be routed to FOH using mono FX/sims, d'you think? [/quote] The link I posted a day or so ago has the manual and list of FX. Should be all the info there.