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[quote name='RIM Basses' post='128752' date='Jan 27 2008, 05:09 PM']My feeling is the paper will come away from the Aluminium over time, best of both worlds? More like jack of trades master of None? I think Stu hamm will leave Hartke next year, those hydrives sound bad on the youtube clips.[/quote] I found this thread by searching for info on the new Kilo 1000 amp. I looked at that YouTube video, and it's the same one as on the [url="http://www.whyhydrive.com/"]official site[/url], but the sound must have gotten trashed in the conversion to YouTube format. The original video has stereo sound and more high end. I'm looking at the 2x10, but I'm a little disappointed in the FX loop: just mono send & return, no blend control. The simple footswitch facility looks useful, though. They're actually on sale in the UK now, e.g. [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/49119/"]DV247[/url] has the 2x10 for £499. The weight is a huge turnoff, however: 62lbs!

I don't buy many actual soundtrack albums, but one was for the 1995 movie [url="http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/heat"]Heat[/url], which is pretty avant-garde stuff. The original soundtrack pieces are by Elliot Goldenthal and the "Dead Elk Guitar Orchestra", plus it has tracks by the likes of Terje Rypdal, Moby, and Michael Brook. One I didn't buy, but was impressed by, was Trevor Rabin's soundtrack to the thriller [url="http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/sixthday"]The 6th Day[/url]. Unlike most of Trevor's soundtrack work (Armageddon, Con Air, etc.), it actually sounds like him, and you can tell the film makers liked it: the DVD has a soundtrack-only channel. For sheer mind-blowing power, I have to mention the soundtrack to [url="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/"]Ghost In The Shell[/url]: mostly original pieces by Kenji Kawai. The opening credits has a vocal piece in an ancient Japanese dialect, that sounds like nothing I've ever heard before. The animation may be slightly NSFW:

Well, I live in the capital city of Ireland, which has about 5 music shops in total, and none of them carry anything but standard 4- and 5-string sets. No 6-string sets, and definitely no double-ball sets. Two of my three basses are headless. While I have tried bodging one of them to use standard strings, it's better for me to order strings from the UK, so I know I can get what I want. I might try that XL2XL site: it looks like I can put together a 5-string High C set of round core Nickel Signatures for about £23.50, though that is a bit more expensive than a Status Graphite custom SS hex core set (£19.56).

[quote name='bremen' post='236516' date='Jul 10 2008, 01:45 PM']Where from?[/quote] Sorry - I meant to put a link in.

I used the Elites before on my B2V (5-string): they were OK, but the life was not great. More recently I've been using Status Graphite strings on my Hohners, because I wanted a custom High-C 5-string set, and they seem to me to last longer. They want £ 13.57 + VAT for the set you're after, which might not be the absolute cheapest, but still good value IMHO.

You don't happen to work for the BBC. do you? Don't get me started on glasses... any 2-for-1 special offers seem to evaporate when they see me coming. I think they have to tool up specially to make these lenses (-10L -8R)

Hmmm. Will there be any kind of truss rod, for stiffening? I doubt that a thin slab of Ash can handle the tension on its own.

[quote name='Zach' post='235882' date='Jul 9 2008, 04:57 PM']I dont bother with proper bass magazines, I do read www.bass-musician-magazine.com though[/quote] Why haven't I heard of this before? Their list of writers and contributors is jaw-dropping.

My favourite Level 42 album is Running In The Family, which features some of MK's least flashy and most musical playing. There are some tracks with little or no slapping, such as [i]Children Say[/i] and [i]The Sleepwalkers[/i]. So I'm not inclined to dismiss MK as a slapper..!

I just did an export of a Hydrogen pattern, and it did what I expected: one big General MIDI file, channel 10, standard assignments e.g. BD on note 36. Note that you probably don't need to consider putting each drum on its own track - it would just make for more work. You can make things easier by grouping e.g. putting all the toms on one track, cymbals on another, etc. I think the Cubase command you're after is MIDI > Dissolve Part.

One reason I bought a Chapman Stick, back in 2000, was the tone. If any of you have heard Dream Theater's New Millennium, you'll have an idea of what I'm on about. I also dabble with synth bass at times (Kawai K5000S and Novation XioSynth). Whatever the technology, I want a strong fundamental tone before all else, so if I look at another 5-er, or even a 6-er, I'll want a 35" scale. Maybe even a Dingwall Fanned Fret job. Plus the amp & speakers to faithfully project that tone. I'm a long way from that goal: in fact, I don't even own an amp of any sort, since I have no way to transport it (can't drive), nowhere to put it (small rented flat), and I would not be able to turn it up at any time of day or night (neighbours).

I think I'll wait a while before splashing out...

At the risk of re-opening of an old debate: Carol Kaye claims she played on this, and she was known for doubling bass parts with a Danelectro. (Carol was a session guitarist before taking up the bass too, and becoming more famous for that.)

I looked at this on Friday, and came away thinking "no, no", but couldn't quite fathom why. Now I think about it, I would definitely want to hear it before I could think of buying it. With a weight of just 11lbs, I expect that the stainless steel bars are not solid, but are hollow tubes. If so, this has me thinking that there's a potential for some awkward resonances, uneven frequency response, and feedback. They'd be thinner, so they could be more likely to resonate physically, and then there would be the resonance of the hollow chamber with air in it. The bars have a tapered outside diameter, but I don't know anything about the internal shape of the tubes. I've been thinking about metal bass construction for a while, so this kind of detail intrigues me. :wacko:

[quote name='spog' post='233401' date='Jul 5 2008, 11:54 PM']Agreed. To me, double-thumbing is about as useful as tapping, what is the deal with this chapman stick thing? [/quote] To be fair, the Chapman Stick was designed by a guitarist, and not specifically for bassists. I used to have one, thinking it would let me be "more than a bassist", but I came away thinking that the bass side was an afterthought. When you see a bassist like John Myung or Tony Levin using one they are, strictly speaking, using an incorrect Stick technique: what they're doing can be compared to a pianist playing a bassline on a piano with both hands. Who do we blame for the rash of bad fretless playing in the early 80s? Mick Karn, Pino Palladino, or Paul Webb?

Drama Queen!

Even if you could fix the pots, you probably couldn't trust them again, so it would be far better to replace them. They aren't that expensive, though paying someone to fit them would be a bit more.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='233241' date='Jul 5 2008, 05:04 PM']I really like the original 1976 US Spector SB1! That's really unusual.[/quote] Spector says that about 100 were made, though it's not quite as rare as the 2-pickup SB-2 (< 20 made). This is a bit more GAS than I know how to deal with... I need a drink, or a good cry, or both.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='233251' date='Jul 5 2008, 05:48 PM']Bugger, looks like Cubase LE is not auto mappable... anyone got a copy of Cubase sx they want to sell me [/quote] Which device are you referring to here? If you mean the [url="http://www.novationmusic.com/products/midi_control/remote_zero_sl/"]Novation ReMOTE ZeRO SL[/url] in that ad, the manual says that Automap Universal Mode is supported in Cubase LE 4 - or you can use Sequencer AutoMap mode for other sequencers that don't support AutoMap directly.

Is Jim Glennie on Basschat? The list of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%28band%29#James_support_acts"]James support bands[/url] acts includes bands like Nirvana, Radiohead, Stereophonics, Coldplay...

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='233181' date='Jul 5 2008, 03:20 PM']That looks ace - shame it's not out till Spetember! Any other recommendations around £100?[/quote] Apart from the Behringer BCR2000 already mentioned (£80), Thomann has [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/daw_controllers.html"]some[/url], including the smaller M-Audio X-Session types. As for whether a device supports Cubase: since they all use standard MIDI commands, you should be able to set up Cubase to work with anything, with a little effort. Some makers such as Mackie & Behringer provide compatibility files, so you don't have to go to that hassle.

Korg are about to bring out an extremely tiny one, the [url="http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?a_prod_no=NanoSeries&category_id=8"]nanoKONTROL[/url]. Looks like Digital Village will be selling it for £59.

Don't forget that Steve uses flatwound strings (Rotosound 77), which must be easier on the skin. His signature set is 50-110, fairly heavy, so yeah, I imagine he has some serious finger muscles there.

[quote name='ped' post='232015' date='Jul 3 2008, 02:03 PM']I would like to see the Tune if you can make it! Free flights eh? I bet that is like Ryanair - flight = 5p and taxes and fees etc make it actually cost about £50 (still v cheap admittedly)[/quote] Got it in one: it would be €70 or so. I'd prefer not to fly with a bass, but the ferry+train is more expensive than that, and takes far longer.

I won't know whether I can make it until near the end of August - it depends on my university schedule, and what is scheduled for the Friday. I like to make the occasional trip to London, just to see the place, shop for stuff, and so on. Aer Lingus are offering "free" flights to the UK during September, and if I'm able to make it, I'll get a hard case for the Tune and bring that over.