dave_bass5

Nice one, welcome to the club. Ive been doing this for a few years now. While i dont move around much (at all most of the time) its nice to not feel cable around my feet, especially on smaller stages. It also great being able to go out front during sound checks. I stopped using FX etc at about the same time as i didnt want any cables on the floor, although i do have a BDDI sitting on my amp.

Ive probably missed it by im wondering why didnt TC actually make it a 450 "real" watts head, meaning it will be way louder than any other 450watt head on the market? Was it so they didnt loose sales of the 750 i wonder?

[quote name='chris_b' post='1366395' date='Sep 8 2011, 01:53 PM']Sadly, as too many people on Talkbass and here have proved, numbers on paper seem to matter more than the sound coming out of their cabs![/quote] I dont think that's the case here on BC (at least). Hardly anyone has actually said the head isnt up to the job or loud enough, the discussion is about the marketing IMO.

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='1366388' date='Sep 8 2011, 01:47 PM']1. I know what I want before I go in. 2. I briefly ask any relevant questions. 3. I may have a 5 minute test on the purchase if appropriate. 4. I then make payment and leave hopefully within 10 minutes of arrival. All this happens unless I get ignored or the staff are rude or patronising. Or the 5 minute test has had a negative result. Then I go somewhere else. I'm not a natural born shopper.[/quote] wow, i bet Tesco's love you

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1365516' date='Sep 7 2011, 05:49 PM']All this recent talk about music shops made me think. How would you honestly describe yourself as a customer?[/quote] I dont have time to trawl around music shops so other than getting work done at the Gallery occasionally i dont use shops. Sorry but im one of those people who want the best price and it seems the web is the best place for that. I would love to support my local music shops (other than the Gallery i dont actually have any) but i have a family to support as well and they come first.

[quote name='risingson' post='1365160' date='Sep 7 2011, 12:25 PM']I think the main point to take away is that Alex has now personally come on this site and apologised to the OP and what's more has stipulated that he'll make sure it doesn't happen again. You've got to say that's pretty decent. It's less about blowing smoke up their arses and more to do with the admission that nobodies perfect, we all make mistakes and have bad days etc. My experience suggests that these incidents are few and far between.[/quote] Like i said, it wasn't aimed at Alex and my comments were based on the posts before Alex came on here. I shall go and get some sleep now.

[quote name='risingson' post='1365131' date='Sep 7 2011, 12:04 PM']But the Bass Cellar have hardly earned the right to be defended, after all I have never heard a good report from anyone who's been there personally. The guys at the Gallery (after some initial hesitancy) were more than happy to help the first time I visited and utterly brilliant the second time I went down.[/quote] Then you never read any of my old posts, nor spoke to BC customers who were happy ;-) Every shop ive used has had good and bad staff. My point was that if it was someone at the BC people would say thats why i avoid it, yet because its someone we all know and respect its excusable. Ive used the Gallery many times so im well aware of their CS etc, i was really just commenting on some of the early posts and comparing them to the same situation and responses in the BC thread, which seems to be full of people going in to the shop just to have a moan on here about the exact thing the OP posted about. Sorry, im having a rough tiring week, ignore me.

Its funny how OP had a bad experience at the Gallery and a lot of people are defending or making excuses for it, yet if the OP had said Bass Cellar everyone would be slagging the sales guy off. Sorry, no offence to anyone (nor the Gallery and staff, alex has always seemed a bit quiet but very helpful), its just something that struck me after reading just the first page.

[quote name='daz' post='1363689' date='Sep 6 2011, 05:30 AM']you mean Hungerford bridge ?[/quote] Yeah, thats the one. I forgot they all had names. Thanks for reminding me.

[quote name='walbassist' post='1363218' date='Sep 5 2011, 06:34 PM']Has anyone noticed scracthy a scratchy volume pot on the Streamliner? I saw on TB that this is quite common?[/quote] I did under the same conditions as the others mention on TB but never found it a real problem. I assumed it was normal. A bit off topic but personally i found the pots to feel a bit cheap and moved a bit too easily, not smooth like my MB heads.

I was walking under Charing cross bridge and saw a great band playing outdoors but as i had my 7 year old with me who had spotted the funfair i couldn't hang around. The band sounded fantastic and i was very impressed with the bass player (playing a Fender Jazz). I'd love to know who there were.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1362678' date='Sep 5 2011, 10:53 AM']Well there's the solution... Swap gigs with the OP asnd you'll both be happy [/quote] yeah, that could work but london is a big place. Shame im already in a band or i would be happy to give it a go.

Living and working in the centre of London im always moaning that we have to travel out of the capital to play most of our gigs, an dit would be great to play one where i can walk or just get a tube to it. Saying that, on the odd occasions that we have had inner London gigs they have been a right pain to get to, load in (especially), park etc so i dont blame anyone for not relishing playing in London, but i would never turn a paying gig down just because its more hassle (as much as i would like to sometimes)

Ive gone through 3 bridges on my Squier CVP. The original HM, a Fender (BBOT) vintage and a Gotoh 201. I didn't notice much difference in tone or sustain, but i much prefer the feel of the Gotoh when im resting the side of my hand on it, and i think it looks the best. Good enough reason for me to have done the upgrade IMO.

This reminds me of my old Ashdown ABM head. A big plus for me was it had a mute. Not only did it click when engaged it never actually muted either. It would attenuate the signal quite a bit but it would never 100% silence my bass. Even at home levels i noticed this. Ashdown seemed to think this was normal when questioned. Never again.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1356892' date='Aug 30 2011, 09:27 PM']+1 for the Auralex Gramma Pad.[/quote] Same here. Having played the same few boomy stages of the past few years my tone has become a lot cleaner, with no loss of low end, since i got my GP. Now i wouldn't gig without it, even if i dont actually always need it.

[quote name='bremen' post='1358975' date='Sep 1 2011, 04:43 PM']Nice demo here: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_56iFr402U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_56iFr402U[/url][/quote] Yeah, its probably the best ive seen, mainly as it covers a few different styles and not just that "how to sound like you have an Ampeg" tone.

Having used MB heads for a few years with no FX etc i now couldn't (or rather wouldn't like to) gig without my BDDI. I dont use it for any of that Ampeg nonsense, nor for any distortion but it does seem to bring my tone to life with just a small amount on the blend knob. A nicer, deeper low end and some nice sparkle. Seems to work well with MB heads. The Behringer BDI21 9BDDI clone) is under £30 and well worth a try IMO, and almost as good as the real thing.

I had 3 MIA Jazz basses last year and all had defects that my HW-1/one and Squiers (in fact all my past basses) didnt have. I had a MIM classic 70s Jazz that had a raised 12th fret as well. Dont go on cost, go on what feels best/sounds best, higher cost doesn't guarantee getting the best these days. They all offer different features as well so its worth looking at the specs rather than just what type of bass and where its made. Ive owned some nice Laklands and MIA Fender's but quite happy with my Squiere's these days. They all do the job, why pay more for something that probably wont do it any better than a bass that costs half the price.

Beat ya to it ;-) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=151175"]VM Mustang[/url]

Happy Birthday Neil. I had a black Ray34 for a few months last year and loved it. The only issue i had was i still felt the neck was a bit wider than i cared for, but i could live with it if i had to. While they cost a bit more now i still think they are good in their own right. Lots of people say its better to get a secondhand SR4 but its not always that easy to get one that looks as nice as the Ray34 with its matching headstock at that price. I do have GAS for a Ray34CA but doubt ill get one.

Ive got a Peterson Strobo-clip and a Snark and both work really well. I too was a bit sceptical about this type of tuner but ive not had any problems with mine. I only really use the Peterson when i change strings or do a set up as its not cheap and doesn't look like it will hold up to a lot of gigging. The Snark is good enough for gig tuning and it looks pretty good as well. Both work very well in loud environments.

[quote name='Alec' post='1352619' date='Aug 26 2011, 03:44 PM']I'd always been struck by how many posts there were saying how good the Genz team were at resolving the problems they've had - I'd rather see fewer posts about having had problems![/quote] I got flamed by a few members for saying that (even had one irate PM). its a pretty tight knit community over there, more so in the mega threads.