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Seen any decent EB-650's recently?

It's pretty big in the guitar world what with Helix, FX8 etc. But it's just as relevant for bass players where FOH is DI and you want some dedicated monitoring that you can control directly

Are those two bits linked?

Like most things, the internet as a medium for making money is still in its infancy. By now, it's a screaming toddler in the troublesome twos. There is still a high risk profile for anyone wanting to invest and the returns can be great, but there isn't an accepted norm yet. Just like most shifts in medium it is a process to get to a point where it's got some ground rules and some universal acceptance. Its sort of no different to when the talkies came in with cinema, when radio became universally popular, and then when TV took over from radio. "Digital music will kill the business" - well, it will change it, but kill it? No. In my view, once the really smart business heads get their brains around it, a method for fully exploiting the new way will come to prominence. Regardless of how this happens, an investment won't work without the talent - the really savvy investors know this, and will want to look after their investment. How do you do this? You make sure your investment has enough of a return to not go elsewhere.

You'd be surprised at just how many big name touring artists have no amps or cabs...

Not sure yet - we are recording and so on at the mo - I suspect in December

Full range flat response - means it isn't coloured like a guitar or bass cabinet. Most are powered (with a power amp) and allow you to amplify a source which already has modelling or treatment for a signal which has pre and post amp and speaker cab emulated Line 6 Helix is a guitar and bass multi effect processor with a full range of amplifier and cabinet modelling capability

I'm here all week

I feel slightly funny and need a sit down

Bass Zimmer frame. Either that or it's got a spring in it and it's actually a bass pogo stick.

I guess YouTube is in the cloud

My apologies - that's quite a looker tho

Like I said - you need the original materials to get the original effect. And that way of doing it just ain't gonna work any more.

See my dilemma in my other thread. The tort guard on my 64 Precision is a thing of beauty. There really isn't a modern equivalent. In late 64 Fender stopped using nitro for their pickguards and swapped to vinyl. They did it as they were getting large numbers of warranty claims for shrinkage, warping and other issues. The nitro continues to outgas over time just like the paint, so it never stops shrinking or warping. The Very thing that makes it look so good also spelt its eventual withdrawal. Its not so much the artistry that is dead, more that the vinyl or printed ones don't capture the same look and feel of what was ultimately a flawed product

Sneaky..

So any advice on how to sneak that one past the missus?

Strictly speaking Fender have had slim necks as an option right back to the early 60s. The most common neck was the C neck (1 3/4"), but the slimmer B (1 5/8") and A (1 1/2") were also available. By the late 60s the B neck was more common and pretty much exclusive on Ps by the 70s. Jazz's usually had an A neck. Its not beyond the realms of possibility to find a P with an A neck - or you could custom fit a Jazz neck on a P body.

When the balloon goes up and I'm put in charge I'm going to make posting bass reviews that only have slap in them an offence punishable by electric chair.

Gibson made some basses that make my heart melt.. This is the one from Andy Baxters I mentioned.. *swoon*

Thanks! I probly should have posted a pic so people can see the guard. Ah what the hell.. And looking at that pic I kinda think "why the hell do I want to swap that tort?!" If it does crack I'll just patch it up and keep it on. It's too pretty to swap out.