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I saw this last night....... can't see why you would want modeling on a wireless system....... and then your limited to using it on bass guitar.... go figure?

Give the Status Hotwires a go..... not bad strings and have a decent price too

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[quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='140596' date='Feb 14 2008, 07:42 PM']The feature on Bernard Edwards is a preview from my forthcoming book: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards - Funk & Disco Grooves. The mag got a bit of a revamp recently - we now have a new approach to reviews, and will only be reviewing new stuff from now on. Stu[/quote] Hey Stu When is this book out for release as Bernie is my hero..... I guess it's gonna be a must read!! Jay

Are these the Purple Chilli cabs he's been thinking about building for some time now....????

|I'm not familiar with your rig but it sounds like your taking the output from the Line out.... which is basically a line level output in which case you would need a powered wedge. Check to see what Impedance your head puts out and what the impedance of your cab is..... if your running at 8 or 4 ohm then you can add an a monitor into the chain..... My advice though would be to purchase a decent make with enough headroom, output and sensitivity. For you info I'm using JBL SRX712M's for monitors.

[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='138328' date='Feb 11 2008, 05:23 PM']Here's a funny one... I'm not sure anyone on this Forum will suffer with EXACTLY the same problem, but there might be a few people who have similar issues. I have badly cauliflowered ears and one of their side effects is it makes sounds come from different directions than if they were coming through a normal shaped ear. As a result I often struggle to hear myself through my amp when we're on stage and it is behind me. As I don't normally play through a PA, I don't use any form of Monitor. I play through a Markbass Little Mark head in to a Schroeder 21012L cabinet, which has an angled speaker (this helps a lot). Other than possibly putting a wedge under the Cab to angle it further upwards, does anyone have any suggestions? Is it possible to run a monitor directly off my amp through the Line Out? If so, what sort of monitor should I use? The handbook says that the maximum output is balanced xlr with a max. voltage of 10vpp. To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what this means (I was the most attentive student as I much preferred the rugby pitch to lessons- hence the ear problem ) Any help/suggestions/sarcastic comments are most welcome.[/quote] I use a wedge monitor run out of the ext. speaker output..... then have this sitting next to my main vocal monitor on stage..... this works very well!!

I have my two Lake placid Blue SX 5 string Jazzers turning up monday..... will get some pics on when they arrive!!

[quote name='SMART' post='136746' date='Feb 8 2008, 06:02 PM']Well, I've actually visited their German show rooms, about 10 years ago in fact when I was visiting German guitar dealers from Hamburg to Munich over a two week period to show off the SimS Custom L.E.D. system fitted to one of my all time fav basses a new WAL 5-string (Mach 3) and a Yamaha Pacifica 604 guitar. They've expanded beyond imagination since then but what I saw and experienced was pretty impressive and I've been in a great deal of music retailers around Europe, the UK and the USA in my time. They are based out in the deepest Bavarian countryside in a very small village. It started as a small family store and then soon after I visited they had just completed an enormous extension which included a modern entrance foyer and each department had its own spacious area for instruments. The guitar and bass department had their own sound proof demo rooms aside from the main show area. At the back there was what I can only describe as a mini theatre to demo PA and lighting systems around a small sound stage, incredibly impressive! The people that work in the 'shop' part were helpful, friendly and knowledgeable but it's a long way to go to find such service levels that all too often are sadly lacking in abundance in the UK stores save a few exceptions (like Martin Peterson and Alex at The Gallery in Camden Town) Obviously, since that visit things have grown and grown. I think I know who the German microphone manufacturer of note is mentioned above as we sell their microphones to our customers and have had similar discussions with them on pricing as a delivered price from Thomann was less than my UK delivered trade price which really caused problems when supplying sound system installs. So Thomann has often been the bane of anyone wishing to do some sensible biz with these superb microphones. The heart of the matter is the European competition law and the regulations that prohibit manufacturers trying to maintain some semblance of sensible pricing structure so that reasonable margins can be maintained by everyone in the business and provide enough income to fund support, service and pay for things like exhibition stands and people at trade and consumer shows. It's all paid for by the margins and when that gets pushed to the smallest degree something has to give. I think sometimes a lot of us out there in muso land think that these things just magically happen and are funded because the manufacturers and retailers are making so much money. Could't be further from the truth! I know of one UK distributor who recently lost a jewel in their acoustic guitar distribution crown that only made a profit of thousands (not even tens of thousands) of pounds on several millions of pounds turnover mainly because of the enormous costs involved in supporting their business and advertising their core brands to the degree demanded by the market and manufacturers. Madness!! The reality is that it is the margins made from selling product that pays the wages, the bills, the ability to give professional support to customers and good customer service. These things all have to be paid for and so the need for a balanced reasonable margin for a retailer or reseller. The manufacturers are really to blame (if they and other retailers are looking to know who is at fault from their point of view) because what started as Thomann being a convenient outlet for their end-of-lines and the desire to shift stock at knock-down prices to make way for new products has grown into a monster with a momentum that is increasingly difficult for them to influence in a balanced way. The net result now in the UK and other European countries is that their sale teams have been emasculated and are now uncompetitive even with generous trade prices because Thomann seek very slim profit margins balanced against a massive volume of turnover. It's short-termism and the pressure to hit annual sales targets and move stock by manufacturers that has created the problem that the major discounting from Thomann is causing them and is now biting them well and truly on their proverbial behind. That is one of the most negative problems with the MI industry, it's full of people not looking at the longer term side of their business. Phew!! What a rant!! But...the pricing Thomann is bringing is great for the end-users!! Can't argue with that but from my point of view as a reseller it is really frustrating when I have to sell a beautiful German microphone at between 5 and 10% margin just so I won't miss the sale! It's almost a favour we do for our customers who buy our custom built guitars and basses. Now let's be honest here, who of us as either craftsmen, trained technicians, experienced managers, trained whatever would work ourselves for that sort of margin if that's all we could make, would we? There would be practically nought to invest in new tools, equipment, materials, etc but when we want to buy something well we don't consider that. But if we all want rock-bottom prices that will eventually stifle or kill off any decent service or retail companies then we can't turn around and start complaining about the lack of really good quality music shops (particularly bass) that we can go and spend time in trying out new and old gear in a great atmosphere with great service, etc, etc, etc. We can't have it both ways. Oscar Wilde said: A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. Just some rambling thoughts on Thomann... Ciao Ian[/quote] Well said that man..... Your exactly right that it is down to the manufacturers..... It will be interesting to se who will be the first to take a stand over this.... I know the Mic company I work for are in the process of doing this so they can regain control of their business...... It's gonna take a long time..... but it's happening...... I was told today from my boss to walk away from a deal I put together for £45k because to meet the margin that they could buy from Europe from was ludicrous.... Let's hope it get resolved eventually!

Guys I work for one of the worlds largest Microphone and pro audio manufacturers.... I'm just back from a sales meet where we discussed the issues with the Euro and issues with Thomann..... Main issues that affect our industry is here The fact we are currently F****d with the euro..... I work for a German company.... our cost prices to the UK have just risen by 3%.... we have had to introduce a price increase on certain product lines by 5%.... and on top of all of this we have lost 9% on the euro from last quarter.... So you can see that we are up against it, we are paying more for certain products that are available in Europe for less. If you also add into the equation of Shipping from europe.... it's a tough call. Now fortunately we are No 1 or 2 in the market place here and have an exceptionally good management and sales team... So with forward thinking we will protect our turnover. I have worked in this industry for 18 years now and every company I have worked for have all suffered the same problem with Thomann.... Now I'm not trying to spin a negative about Thomann.... I think they are extremely good at what they do... Majority of the time the problem lies with the manufacturers..... I'll give you an example... one of our main competitors, their German distribution has 70% of their business go through Thomann.... That's not something they can just walk away from... I'm sure the company I work for are in a similar situation.... but not to the same extent. I would love to get your views on how you think this situation could be resolved so that we could be more competitive here in the UK Cheers

It's like Darth Vadars set-up....... very kool!!

Again..... why would you need a back up..... ??? I take two basses on stage.... my main bass is a 5 stringer and the other bass is a 4 string. I generally use the 4 string on songs that are Slap heavy.

Kool... How did the import duty and vat work out for you.... as much as you expected?

Ok... Cheers for the heads upon the import duty thang...... Just ordered a 5 string fretted and a 5 string frettless Jazz... both in Lake Placid Blue.... Will let you know when I take delivery. Cheers

You must go see them..... it's the law!

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='130196' date='Jan 29 2008, 06:18 PM']This isn't a bass amp (guitar amp, booo), what should I set it to? 240v in UK isn't it? I have options of 220/230 or 240! Danke.[/quote] yeah 240v

[quote name='OldGit' post='130092' date='Jan 29 2008, 04:03 PM']In general a 110 dollar bass from Rondo will end up costing you about £140 all in, once you've paid the bill for the duty (which comes along a few days later than the bass.)[/quote] so a safe bet is roughly twice the GBP cost of the bass??

Ok no probs..... so anyone know what the Customs/duty/etc works out at?

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='130007' date='Jan 29 2008, 01:52 PM']hmm i went there once, to look for cab that their website said they had. Despite me able to see a pile of stuff made by the same manufacturer i was ignored and when i asked taken to something else and just left there. They had no interest in selling me anything and were rude. Mike at the Bass merchant/iceni zoot however responded to speculative emails chatted to me for ages, was friendly, offered me a tour of the zoot bass workshop if i ever came down and was generrally ace- even after he had got my money. And sold me a great amp at a silly price. One is still in business one isn't.[/quote] +1000 for Mike