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Bassday just wouldn't work if the only time you could try equipment is when no act is on. You'd have how ever many hundred people trying to play whatever they could in half hour blocks. They had this problem in the first couple of bass days at life cafe when it's all essentially in the same room, this one had far better isolation. towards the end of the day when no one was playing and an act was on you couldn't hear anything outside of the auditorium, but as soon as someone came out and the doors opened, could hear everything really well and really loud, seems to me it was very well soundproofed but I could be wrong. Would anyone mind filling me on what Nathan East discussed like I said i wanted to see it but it was so nice and quiet when he was on outside I just couldn't bring myself to go inside.

To be fair thinking about this show I remember the last one i went to before this the 2nd one Janek played at I think 2007? maybe 2006? All I thought then was to much of that 4 finger turbo playing, so maybe each year another nasty trend bucks it's head up. I hope I go to the one where people get sick to death of Motown and P funk riffs

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='662780' date='Nov 23 2009, 03:36 PM']All i saw Yolanda do was slap? =/[/quote] Maybe we were watching different Yolanda's I know she did slap but definately didn't do the machine gun slapping I heard for most of the day

[quote name='TheButler' post='662731' date='Nov 23 2009, 02:50 PM']If we go on the £6.50 per watt assumption (that is farfetched and rediculous) then i could get a '' GT100 '' for £650.. right? right? Okay, i'll maybe just keep saving then Or buy Steve's 400+ to ''see me through'' [/quote] Either way a GT200 is getting bought

[quote name='fingerz' post='662707' date='Nov 23 2009, 02:33 PM']Who's doing all the slapping then?? Everyone seems to agree that it is inappropriate and only one of the many styles you would want to try out when serious about some gear...? Stevie W puts lots of work into that day so its a shame people feel those who attend are slapping the pleasure out of going.[/quote] Hmmm I seem to recall a certain gentleman on the Rotosound stand and someone in a Shuker T-shirt being the worst offenders.

[quote name='TheButler' post='662681' date='Nov 23 2009, 02:08 PM']See if they could make me a nice wee 100W all-valve head for sub-£800 i'd jump on the bandwagon, but right now i've just not got the money, noo! How much are these GT200's costing folk? £1300-ish?[/quote] Retail is 1399, Factory Direct is 1299

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='662677' date='Nov 23 2009, 02:06 PM']Steve, I was hoping you wouldn't take this as i dig at you in the slightest. You weren't anywhere near my thoughts when I wrote the above and it was great to see you! Please note that by no means everyone who tried a bass came into the above description [/quote] Oh no I know but it did make me laugh because is exactly what I said to ACG but only for the reasons above. Was nice to see you again.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='662652' date='Nov 23 2009, 01:42 PM']Yes, the pre-amp is a bit different maybe I can go through it with you? No, I know how it works[/quote] See I did that to ACG basses but in my defense you showed me and I have used Wal's and Alembics before I then proceeded to dial my tone in very quickly and then debated which is better this or the new 2 knob one East has made. I also didn't slap on it But in all seriousness, yes it was horrible the whole day really got to me, to the point I didn't watch any of the shows not even Nathan East. Luckily I was surrounded by some very talented none slap happy players, Yolanda and the guy that came with Ged Greene I think Bassday should really have like some quiet time, like a block of 20minutes per hour where all testing has to be off and people can just talk to the people that run the stalls. I got the most info during the Nathan East block, no one was playing I spoke to Bulldog, East and Ged Greene all of whom I'm having work done in the next 2-3 weeks.

Yeah I want to call them but no readies to buy anything. Also want to call Matamp but again

[quote name='Toasted' post='662444' date='Nov 23 2009, 10:18 AM']Loz - just put on a tune that really inspires you (It's YYZ for me, but I understand that's fair personal!) and I'm sure you'll be back into playing in no time. The slap-fest really can take it out of you - which is one of the reasons I loved the ACG weekend - almost no slap at all.[/quote] I'm in the process of hacking my thumb off, I've seen the damage that can be done and though not guilty yet, power corrupts.

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='662443' date='Nov 23 2009, 10:17 AM']Alas, I think it will be overwater this time! T[/quote] Is it that Natural Jazz or something new? I really want the Burl one

[quote name='umcoo' post='662415' date='Nov 23 2009, 09:52 AM']PICS OF MATAMPZZZ NOW PLZ?!!?!?[/quote] I didn't take any, but it was cool hearing Yolanda play through a GT200 and 2 8x10's, wasn't too bad when I played through it either. Sure people will have loads, I think Andrew from matamp has video of the Jam.

Phew don't know where to start. I was there from 9.30am so anyone that saw near the end of the day I apologise, I was seriously %^&*ed. Highlight for me was jammin with Yolanda, you know obviously. I didn't watch any of the performers I wanted to see Nathan East but I was just so braindead by that time of the day, I didn't even attempt to watch. Gearwise it just hit home I'd made the right choices, best basses I played all day other than mine were Overwater and the sooner I can shift my 400+ for a GT200 the better. I greatly enjoyed trying out the John East preamps but didn't really fall in love with the basses they we're in. At the moment seriously considering gutting my Overwaters for this new 2 concentric knob preamp John has made, I really liked the filter one but the new one has some great sounds very quickly and far less knobs. Think I'll be taking a few of my basses to Ged Green for a setup and speaking to Stevie about having some lessons, lord knows he needs them (jking). The barage of slap was insane and really got on my tits after 12 hours luckily I had Yolanda sat in the booth oposite me playing bass how it should be played, soulful and so in the pocket. I think I walked past Ped for sure, don't know about any other Bass Chatters. But was nice to see you all and I really wish I wasn't in work today

[quote name='sshorepunk' post='662401' date='Nov 23 2009, 09:35 AM']Great day, got a bit of an hangover this morning, I was in the vicinity of MB1 for most of the day, we had a few beers! We were in an area where stevie threw a set of strings, it hit MB1's pint and drowned me! Got some GAS, which I will be moving on today, could go in one of two directions, still mulling it over T[/quote] I tried that Blue Jazz, very nice just sayin.

[quote name='garethox' post='653937' date='Nov 13 2009, 06:44 PM']OK... you can tell this is all new to me! I will be using the 2 amps merely as Power Amps so the EQ on those will be bypassed. The preamp will provide the EQ. Ashdown have told me the crossover outputs from the RPM1 need to be connected to the effects return of each amp to avoid damage... Yours sincerely, Confused from Derbyshire!!!! ;-) Might be easier for you to show me as you say.... hopefully next week sometime when the RPM gets to me.....![/quote] True going through the fx return would bypass the preamp and most likely be safer but that's not to say you can't have a very guitar style eq on on the 2120

Easy bass into rpm fx send to 2120 line level input to 1st amp eq'd for highs then rpm normal output to amp 2 eq'd for lows this is you're rpm sending 2 identical signals to be processed differently

Well what you might not know is john didn't really send highs and lows to different amps he just sent a full range signal around but eqed it as highs and lows. We could mess around with this when we meet up if you want

Checked set the 2120 to -10db output and then you can plug it into the input on the RPM-1 But what you are doing seems like it will create some feedback by refeeding it between the 2 units. Can you explina in more depth what you are trying to do.

Is the 2120 all that amplified? If it runs at line level then don't plug it into the input of the RPM it would have to run in the fx loop. I'll have a look at both online and tell you what you are best doing. I assume you are biamping? and want to effect the highs and lows separately? Cheers