dave_bass5

Best video device ive used was my Panasonic Lumix TZ7. For a P&S camera its HD recordings are very good. And the audio has always been clear. Its quite a popular camera amongst concert goers. I think the price is down to about £160. Sometimes the audience are worth recording though. This was taken with the camera sitting on my bass amp. Yeah, it was a pretty poor gig although the dance floor was packed by the end of the night. I think she scared a lot of people off. You can also see my Roland R-09HR audio recorder strapped to our singers mic stand. This gives great audio recordings and is placed just right to get a good stereo mix.

[quote name='Conan' post='972672' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:48 PM']Oooh! You tease! [/quote] It just makes for an easy life and its very convenient being in this band. Nothing else really. Having the other band keeps me sane.

[quote name='algmusic' post='972674' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:50 PM']+1 The mids are fine, the blend helps with that and the way you use the bass and treble adds some of the mids... I did a earlier in the year and played through a very tastey SWR vavle pre amp with 6x10.. I thought it sounded great for the 1st set.. for the second set they moved the bass amp we ran out of time to move it back, I used the sanamp just as a DI, and used a wegde to hear myself and everyone inc the sound guy said it sounded miles better.. I don't leave home without it unless I have my own rig.. and sometimes, it's a great spare amp too :-) I'm interested in the mxr bas Di, as a lot of people say it's better, I just haven't tried it yet. They are also built like tanks.. My friend has one and he's had it for years and he's very 'heavy handed', it still works fine.. he never borrow my gear though :-)[/quote] Well i cant say ive had many problems with my BDI21 so im not really worried about the mids. I know what to expect. I did think very hard about the MXR but as i like what i already have i felt it was worth sticking with it, only a bit better. I really dont intend to switch it on and off, and least not during songs as i use a radio system and dont want to have to run any cables on the stage, so to be able to switch channels during a song is of no use to me. It does sound nice though.

[quote name='Conan' post='972647' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:28 PM']So why do you play with the "main" band?! [/quote] For the money ;-) One band offsets the other. We do have good gigs, but when its a crap gig, he is in a cant be bothered mood (or in fact very good mood) it makes it hard for me to enjoy it and get in to it. We do always go down well though so sometimes i think its just me being picky, but it certainly can affect my playing quite a bit. Im not going to discuss why i haven't left though, but i will say the main reason it hasn't happened yet is circumstances.

[quote name='Conan' post='971858' date='Sep 29 2010, 04:57 PM']Someone who is a "bad" bass player in one band might actually be "good" in another band! Assuming they can actually play the instrument, the rest is all about context I would say. A bad bass player does not listen to the drummer (and may not listen to anyone else!) - that's a no brainer![/quote] That pretty much sums me up. Im only average at the best of times alothugh i get the job done. With my main band (both bands playing covers) my drummer is so slack (well, the whorl band is really) and in a world of his own i got so bad recently i almost gave up playing. He doesn't really get the lock in together bit, has no stamina so tempos are all over the place and while i try and lock in with his bass drum the rhythm can change mid verse so i dont really stand a chance. The other band i play in are very together and the drummer is so tight not only is it a pleasure to play with them but i always come away having learnt something.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='972530' date='Sep 30 2010, 11:52 AM']TBH, im shocked it hasnt/didnt sell quicker. SOO many people like those pedals, im really shocked.[/quote] And now there are 3 up for sale last time i looked. Ive had some interest but if nothing happens this weekend im going to keep it and just keep it hooked up to my PC. It works really well like this but i find its too subtle at gigs, whereas the BDI21 is not really needed at home as i run through Amplitube 3 and SVX so i have all the tone i need for practising.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='972510' date='Sep 30 2010, 11:34 AM']Haha, cruel GAS![/quote] Yes but Cheap GAS. Im now cured of my P GAS for at least this weekend. Hopefully im now sorted as far as tone goes and not enough funds to get the P now. And thats a good thing. Shame i got the Sadowsky first as ive been trying to find a use for that and i cant. Its just too subtle.

Job done. I've just ordered a BDDI so hopefully thats the end of it. Ill still keep the BDI21 as a back up but hopefully wont need it. Cheers all.

wow, thats definitely not the tone im after but i really enjoyed listening to it. Cheers. Looks like its going to be an expensive day (again) :-( :-)

Cheers for the reply. Im not after any real distortion or overdrive but i do have the drive on the BDI21 at about 9 o'clock, and it sound just enough but i do hear the same as you, it does sound a bit digital. Fine in a band mix but at home its more prominent. So the BDDI is a bit more natural sounding is it? Then i think its worth getting one. Its a shame i didnt grab one on here a while ago, they all seem to have dried up now. Im in central London so thanks for the offer but im a bit to far away to come over. If i order it on line i cna always send it back if i dont like it so its not really a big gamble.

Cheers Gareth. I know you cant go wrong with the BDDI but my thinking is, if its so close the the BDI21 then it might be money wasted, where as the Paradriver is different so might be worth investigating. Like you say, my cab is very middy anyway so its not really a problem, but i do find some notes still get lost (this D string problem again) so i dont like to loose too much midrange and was wondering if the Paradriver would be the answer. Although the BDDI might well be their best selling product, its very old and we now have other contenders like the TH, MXR80 etc. While none of these appeal to me as much as the BDDI i have considered each of them but still keep coming back to the Sansamp gear, but this is still based on my BDI21. I nee dot know the difference between the two before i can go forward. I was actually going to start a thread about this mid scoop issue that keeps coming up. I cant see why people complain about it if you can just boost the mids on your amp. I know the freq the scoop is at so im going to give this a go at the next gig and see what happens. I suppose if you only use one bass and have the BDDI on all the time then its easy to compensate for it, but if you need to use more than one bass or turn it on and off then i guess you wouldn't want to boost the mids too much on the amp.

[quote name='blind pilot' post='972392' date='Sep 30 2010, 09:47 AM']I too have a BDI21, and a hartke VXL, trying to get the same tone as mr Chancellor, Well yesterday I bit the bullet and bought a BDDi, and to say I am happy is an understatement. The difference between this and my other 2 pedals is huge! cant recommend it enough![/quote] Very timely response as im doing a lot of reading at the moment to see if its worth me getting a BDDI or Paradriver, or sticking with the BDI21. I am tempted to go for the BDDI as i do like what im getting out of the BDI21 at the moment. Can you comment on the difference in tone between the two?

[quote name='KiOgon' post='971072' date='Sep 28 2010, 07:45 PM']Hello - PSU anybody? I don't think you'll do better for the price Cheerz, John[/quote] They look like a real bargain but they also look quite heavy and bulky for me. I only need to power one pedal so the 1 spot seems more suited.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='970666' date='Sep 28 2010, 01:59 PM']I'm clearly missing something here. I just use my finger.....it came free with the rest of my hand.[/quote] Yeah. You can even just put a bit of gaffa tape or electrical tape on the shaft of a jack plug and that will stop it turning when its inserted in to the jack socket.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='970033' date='Sep 27 2010, 09:08 PM']Shall I jump to where this thread always goes? The lovers keep loving and the bemused keep being bemused and the argument is always about comparing a bad EBMM against a great Sterling version? (Which Im sure they are).[/quote] The lovers seem to need to put down the bemused IME. And a lot of the time the lovers have never even played a SBMM. Time to leave this thread and go and wind up some Fender MIM owners because you can get a second hand MIA for not a lot more ;-)

[quote name='ezbass' post='970010' date='Sep 27 2010, 08:53 PM']+1 these SBMMs do seem to get bashed. Here's the bottom line, my current Ray34 sounds better and plays better than my old US 3 band 'Ray, which is why I bought it. YMMV. FWIW all my hardcases live in the loft and I always use a gigbag so that worked for me too. EDIT In case the resale argument is wheeled out again, with the exception of one bass/guitar, I have never bought any instrument with a view to what it will net me if I sell it, I buy them 'cos I like them for what they are, not what they will net me later.[/quote] Well put. As far as second hand value goes, it seems to me most of the SR4s are around half price or just a bit over. Same as the Ray34's (and most other basses) so i dont get the argument. Selling a SR4 you're likely to loose around £400 (based on selling it for £700). Selling a Ray34 you loose around £250. So to me it seems you lose less money, and have paid out less to start with than a SR4. Hows that not cost effective?