dave_bass5

Lets hope so. Funny enough i was thinking of putting my F1 up for a Streamliner trade but came here to see what all the fuss was about (thanks Michael ;-) and now not so sure.

Another vote for a Tech21 pedal in front of the LMIII. In my case i'd say a BDDI as that worked for me but i know the VT Bass offers more in the way of tone changing options. I would say a MB F500 would do punchy attack, very flexible mids control but not the OD/distortion, then again i dont really have experience with much else. The GB Streamliner could do the punch and warm OD but i found the mid control to be pretty basic. Great tone though and there was a thickness to every note that ive not heard from a MB head.

[quote name='Matt_UK' timestamp='1329849256' post='1548530'] Same here, but a 4 banger. Been wanting an all white DJ4 for a while... Wonder if they've fixed the QC issues (string to p'up alignment) that seemed a problem with the older ones? [/quote] I had one delivered from Thomanns and never even opened it. Just sent it straight back as i had already brought a Duck Dunn off them, changed my mind, ordered the DJ and then decided to keep the DD. I really wish i had played it as it would have put me off the DJ5. @Maverick. yes, it took a while to sell but i know its been sold on at least once more. It was made active but i think its now been put back to stock, as a Jazz.

Out of all the amps i've read about over the past few years it seems to me the Streamliner had the most issues. I know of at least 4 that were faulty. I expect this was just teething troubles but i can name any other brand off the top of my head......oh wait, then there was Ashdown ;-)

I believe the Skylines are made in the Cort Factory, same as many other good mid range basses, and then have the hardware and electrics added in Chicago.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1329830717' post='1548010'] . On the basis of the youtube clips I wouldn't pay to go see X-UFO I'm afraid. [/quote] I have seen and heard a lot better, but not by an tribute type of band. Then again, this band dont sound great either ;-) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXnT4F4Kkc&feature=related[/media]

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1329829389' post='1547973'] Agree with the post where packing up too early is a little unseemly- especially on a wedding gig. Don't do it people this will piss loads of paying punters off. [/quote] Agree with this. We always walk off stage/playing area and giv eit 5mins or so before coming back and breaking the gear down. I've always thought it looks a bit rude doing it the moment the last note stops, certainly at functions etc. As for pubs, well i guess thats another world. I still cant get over the amount of people who dont seem to help out with the rest of the gear, unless you're depping of course.

I used to be a huge UFO/MSG fan back in the day. I still love listening to the old albums but i must admit to not following the various bands/member's since the late 90's. I do have a live at the BBC (IIR)recording and there are so many mistakes (for an establish pro band) that i sort of went off them live. i didnt realise all this was going on so thanks for posting the video clip, and to Kev for the heads up about the live dates.

Bugger. I started reading this thread just to see what people thought of this head, and you can guess the rest

Its a shame i never really got on with mine when i had it, i do now regret selling it. Not keen on the Skyline colours though, i still prefer the Black sparkle

Although i dont have them any more ive had 3 over the past 7 years. An original HW-1 Jazz, a HW-one P and a HW-one Jazz. Loved them all. The first. This was the bass that replaced my Squier JV P. I went out looking for a red bass and out of all the red basses in the Bass Centre this one played and sounded the best. The HW-one P. Horrible pick guard. I only put it on to see what it would look like. I hated it. I sold it on here and last tiem i looked it was all black, even the hardware. This was the bass i settled on when i couldn't get a decently made MIA back in 2010. I sold this on as although it was a better bass i actually preferred my CV Jazz neck.

Doesn't anyone stay and help pack the rest of the gear away any more

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1329766548' post='1547040'] What's he supposed to do, play it out of tune fer chrissakes? [/quote] Make sure he does all he can so it doesn't interfere with the flow of the gig. If its constantly happening with just one guitar then i would expect that guitar to be used as a back up only.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329753165' post='1546780'] Pah! I like the attack, the definition and the control, especially combined with palm muting. And there is a rich heritage of talented pick players... Paul McCartney, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, John Paul Jones, Chris Squire, Sting, Rick Danko, Bill Wyman, Jack Bruce, Roger Waters, John Deacon... the list goes on! Be proud! Having said that, I will play finger style if it suits the song. Don't like it, though. [/quote] Oh, i am proud, i just find some songs would suit finger style better. Funny but i can play Rio finger style fine, but not all shook up I do like the filters though, and i think these are why ive stuck with MB for the past 7 years, excluding a few moments of madness.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1329752613' post='1546764'] secondly - electric shock therapy for the guitarist. This may include running ample amounts of current through the tuners of his 'axe' - he'll soon stop fiddling with them. g. [/quote] Or get him one of these [url="http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/"]http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329752590' post='1546763'] I can sympathise with this. Bad enough to be tuning between numbers, but there's no excuse for doing it audibly! [/quote] And still being out of tune lol.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329752364' post='1546759'] Also, I only ever play with a pick, which of course introduces another set of variables. [/quote] Me too. As much as i'd love to play finger style i just cant manage it :-(

I just start playing the next song. Ive actually work out quite a few intros that are normally played on guitar but the bugger takes so long to start them that i now just tell the drummer what we are going to play and we get on with it. It is very embarrassing when both singer and guitarist are tuning up (audibly in the singer/guitarist's case) and then need to take a swig of water, one after the other.

While i also have mine set up like yours i do think that if the VPF is used (much) it will cut the mids and so wont help in getting the tone the OP is asking about. Then again my cab is so middy ive never noticed a lack of them no matter what setting i use.

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1329728967' post='1546323'] thanks for the reply. when you say leave the VLE and VPF off, do you mean at 12 o clock? [/quote] No, 12 is half on. 0 is off, all the way to the left.

[quote name='Sparky Mark' timestamp='1329687622' post='1546049'] Try to audition a Tech21 VT Bass pedal, It will give you a whole new palette of rock tones and works a treat with LM heads. [/quote] I found just adding a BDDI made a big difference. The VT Bass will take it to another level. I had one but found it was a bit too much for what i needed but the BDDI adds just enough, with more on tap. These pedals seem to work well with MB heads.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1329651264' post='1545270'] The 'our version' chestnut! This used to bother me with a band I was in. The keyboard player always trotted that out as an excuse for not learning the part properly or not being able to do it properly. You end up with a set full of homogenised junk with all the highs and lows knocked out of it. [/quote] Youve been to my gigs then ;-)

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1329649818' post='1545243'] I spent a whole afternoon perfecting the bassline to 'The Seeker' by The Who, only to find that the drummer was playing something completely different to the original version, when I asked him he said it wasnt important to play it to the record. This caused a complete racket as the bass and drums clashed, so I had to play 4 to the bar instead. So the moral is, if you have to play it note for note, make sure your drummer does too! [/quote] Happens to me quite a bit. This then makes the song "our version", which to me means its a cocked up version that hasn't been re arranged, its just that someone couldn't be bothered to learn it and so we all have wasted our time

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1329649342' post='1545224'] They then do a cover of a someone else's well known song, but with a slight difference, which makes identifiable as them doing it. Smooth Criminal by Animal Ant Farm comes to mind. It's often down to arrangement. [/quote] In a band i used to dep with we were once asked to do the Michael Jackson version of the Alien Ant Farm song at a wedding. I kid you not

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1329646280' post='1545149'] We as musicians also seem quite hypocritical about covers. If a covers band move away from the original it's seen as a sin, but if an established act decides to do a totally different cover of a song, everyone raves about how great it is. Why can't a covers band have that freedom too? [/quote] My thinking about this is that if i go and see an established band (i assume you mean originals) then im going to hear those songs, not covers. If they throw one or two in, in their own style i probably enjoy them. If i go and see a covers band then im expecting to hear songs i like and know. I dont mind if they deviate a bit, and would expect it, but some bands go way off tangent with covers, to the point that they loose the original feel. I would say we (or actually some) musicians feel they need to make their mark on everything, or they think they can do it better, so do change things, not for the better, but so they can feel they have been "creative". It doesn't always work.