bazzbass

On 25/10/2020 at 01:34, la bam said:

I'll save time and say an 810 is completely out of the question.

then it doesn't matter what you get, the 8x10 is THE Ampeg tone. Any other cab will sound like a similar spec cab of any make

the answer is obvious, buy a Stingray,a P and a Jazz

I don't give a rat's derrière what anyone in the audience thinks. I play solely original music in 3 bands. We play because we like each other's company and the music is fun for us. If any members of the public like it too,that's a bonus. At our age,(over 50) life's too short to worry about if the audience can see my tuner......

engage your brain dude !

Straplocks , don't lift the strap over your head.

put a piece of foam on your ceiling?

but, after you ding it once, you won't do it again

On 05/12/2020 at 06:52, stewblack said:

😂😂

(You'd be surprised actually. Some of the discontinued ones are creeping up in price.) 

blimey, you might have to buy an original pedal, you know, designed and built by the one company.....

PS taking the PI55 , I have high end pedals and Behringer stuff too, 

5 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

I would like to ‘un second’ (and ‘un first’ for that matter) the notion of buying chairs on line. All I did was ask an experienced gamer what he would recommend and ordered one of them. Bit expensive, but oh so worth it. Only problem is, whenever I lean back in it, I fall asleep 😂, it’s that comfortable.

 

when you are on the large side you need to see if you can fit into it first

not your problem, mine 

12 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

if you take a combo to a gig you haven't forgotten to take the head. Which I have done.

If you take a combo to a gig you haven't forgotten to take the cab. Which I have done.

If you take a combo to a gig you haven't forgotten to take the speaker cable. Which I have done.

But yes, a 500w Elf would be awesome  

wow you must smoke way more wacky backy than I do to have such a bad memory lol, but it's impossible to smoke more than I do.....

I second not buying online

I found a nice leather office chair where the arm rests can be raised and lowered. For bass playing, they drop to below thigh tops so perfect for playing.

I'm a hefty fellow so I look for ones with metal leg-thingys

it's title is actually misleading, it is as much about modern western music from the 1920s onwards.

Bing Crosby, staid old, boring old Bing Crosby was actually a trendsetter. He was the first non musician to front a big band. He was also the first to sing into a mic thru a pa. iirc

15 hours ago, leftybassman392 said:

Update: I've invested in a matched pair of Rode M5s.

 

I have those, great for drum overheads and they are good to stereo record acoustic guitars, one near the neck the other near the soundhole.

saw him live in the late 70s, great performer

good on him

I use the Xvives at home. Surprisingly long time on one charge, like hours and hours.

The charger is clever too, can charge both with the one split cable.

super glue the tip to the rest of the earpiece?

it's plastic, it ain't gonna hold a bass, basses a heavy,remember

plus, that is for guitars. they don't weight as much as basses.

I DO like that other method. But I like them in a rack of five, except I now have nine basses lol,who would've thunk it.

we are very lucky Down Under in that our OzBass forum (pop in and say Hi btw) is a tight knit bunch and being a smaller group,we all know each other very well and sell and buy with complete trust.

No qualms in sending $1000 via Paypal family and friends.

One guy posted my pedal to me before payment had been made. I bought a $1,000 amp from interstate,a recording desk ,basses, never a problem. We have a rule where you have to be a 'supporting member" to buy and sell,seems to keep the riffraff away.

9 hours ago, fretmeister said:

I might have to look at plectrum playing. I've played fingerstyle for 30 years.

Not going to be an easy transition - and probably not going to sound right for my big band either - if it ever starts up again.

try wooden picks. I bought some from a Canadian guy, treepicks is the business name.

Has a thicker, deeper attack, no plastic click sound. With flats you definitely can mimic finger plucks.

Not cheap, $20CA for 3. but they are great. Worth a try. I used to use fingers only,but now I can't put these picks down. Have transformed my playing as my plucking hand is getting worse with arthritis and I can't play as fast as I could.

On 04/12/2020 at 23:42, la bam said:

Years and years of tinkering and I discovered one answer....

Run everything flat.

If not happy, then work out what each eq dial/slider does.

If running flat gives a desperate feeling something is missing, then dial in from there. Only if essential.

with my MarkBass Vintage 500 and Blackline 250 amps, I set all controls flat. I get that pure P or Jazz tone. Of course, live I usually have to adjust,in small rooms attenuate the bass a bit usually is all I have to do.

For a laugh,and ease of loading in and out by cab at an outdoor festival,I took my Elf and one 10" cab. The sound crew laughed at first,then at soundcheck were so blown away by it that they added a mic to the DI feed. Was thunderous , from such a tiny amp.

On 20/10/2020 at 23:21, pete.young said:

I have Status half-wound on my Duesenberg, which seems like a good compromise between thump and definition.

agree with pete, I have D'Addario half rounds on a 34" fender p and it's my go to bass for live work.

Like pete said, you can go thumpy with a turn of the tone knob, or grindy roundwound tone by turning it up 

stunning bass, all the best with it.

what strings are you gonna try first?

On 13/08/2020 at 05:34, T-Bay said:

Single cut, never seen one I like.

agree 100%. they are not ugly,they are fugly

relic jobs. If you want a bass to look like you've played it for 20 years,ummmm, PLAY it for 20 years.

Maybe put sandpaper on your forearms? (no cricket jokes,pulease  )

nice. I bought my first Yammy this year, a fiver. No idea what model,I can't remember their stupid model system

16 hours ago, MoJoKe said:

I just bought the new Markbass Vintage preamp, it has exactly the same preamp as the Vintage head but no limiter knob, so the warmth and breakup is gorgeous!  Trust me you'll want both!!!  Imagine being able to rehearse with headphones and have exactly the same tones!  Also, I've never really been into drives, but the Preamp has two different drives, one of which I can really see myself using.

NOOOO I did not need to hear that, LALALALALALALALALA I CANT HEAR YOU LALALALALALALALALALA

I have the MarkBass Vintage amp, man it absolutely gets that tube breakup sound I was striving for. And does crisp clean and all stations in between. The pre amp will be a big hit. If I didn't have the amp......

thanks for the share

I got interesting results from an SE X1 condensor and the Aston Halo reflection filter I use for vocals.

I think best result was with the halo over the soundhole with the mic pointing towards the neck joint.

21 hours ago, Doctor J said:

Nowhere did he say or imply it was a victimless crime. Call off the hounds, lads.

I haven't been on here for a while, 6 months, I can't believe how worse it's become on here, ALMOST like TB, almost. Mostly much better 

What I said was "it's not as bad as if someone who actually owns (and plays it) gets it stolen". sheesh