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Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
I'll whip out the tape measure when mine appears and check that the 12th fret is in the right place. I'm sure someone would have noticed the intonation being out already though - it wouldn't be a subtle thing. -
If you can measure the internal dimensions of the box and the diameter and length of any ports, people might be a little more forthcoming with recommendations.
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Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1421085145' post='2656980'] [/quote] You're welcome to check it out once it's officially unwrapped... -
Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
Cheers for the tape-measuring! I think my D'Addario tapes should be OK, since they start from a .050" gauge G rather than a .065" like the Rotosounds do. I took them off my electric bass because I found the tension a little too low, but with slightly higher action on an acoustic I'd imagine they'll work well. -
Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
I've ordered the five string fretted. I'll have a quick peek at it when it arrives just to check it's OK, then we put it away until my birthday on the 29th. It was all of £32 including delivery after the voucher was deducted! I went for the fretted version as when I've borrowed my friend's acoustic bass I like to play it with the heftiest pick I can find, a couple of inches from the bridge for a sort of clanky thump. I feel like a fretted bass might be better for that. I've got some D'Addario tapewounds in my used string stash, so those will probably be going on it. -
Would a bad Keyboard Player make you quit a band ?
Beer of the Bass replied to KennysFord's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1421076644' post='2656861'] In a prog band, his left hand should be operating another synthesizer, or maybe pushing his cape out of the way ... [/quote] Or fiddling with the drawbars and flicking the Leslie switch every now and then! I love hearing proper organ in a band... -
If it's a Markbass solid-state power amp, I wonder if the bottom half of the box is empty?
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Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
I play five string electric, it's just I'm not sure I feel the need for it on acoustic. Still, I guess it would make a good thumbrest, or perhaps a high-C could be fun to experiment with. -
Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
I've just got a 35 Euro voucher for reviewing some bits and pieces I bought in the last couple of years. This kind of makes it hard not to spring for one of the cheap acoustics. It'd be less than £35 delivered - I've had sets of strings more expensive than that! I'm choosing between the black four string fretted and the five string fretted and fretless. I'm leaning towards fretted (since it'll sound like its own thing rather than a double bass imitation), just not sure how useful the B string is on an acoustic. I like the natural better than the black though, which nudges me back towards the 5-string since the natural 4-strings have sold out. -
Would a bad Keyboard Player make you quit a band ?
Beer of the Bass replied to KennysFord's topic in General Discussion
When I was at uni I played in a band with a piano player who drove us up the wall. Everything he played sounded like Bill Bailey doing a cockney knees-up, and we were trying to play jazz. Me and the drummer broke up the band on some pretext or other, then formed a new band without him in it. It seemed like a great idea until we bumped into him on the way to a rehearsal! That was awkward... -
Well, we brought the kit, used it as-is without the hole and it was fine. The sound guy suggested taking the skin off, but he wasn't going to push the point. He miced it from the front and the FOH sound was perhaps a little less immediate and punchy than with a mic inside, but the mix was fine and it didn't seem to deter anyone from dancing. After that, I really don't get why the promoter was so adamant about it before the gig. Because we were sharing gear, I was obliged to stay around after my band had played, drink a couple of beers and dance to McNach's band. There are worse ways to spend a chilly Saturday night in January!
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I've installed my master volume on the back panel and given it a quick try. It seems to work more or less as expected; with the original volume turned around halfway and the master reduced to taste it does a decent job of adding just a little hair on the peaks of my clean tone. That was what I was aiming for, so it may turn out to be a good solution for me. I'm gigging tonight, so I'll have a chance to check it out in a little more depth. Post-gig update: Yep, it seems to work. Run as described above with the master around halfway, the amp still sounds mostly clean in the mix but it has the tiniest bit of grit on the hardest played notes and feels a little livelier and more fun to play. Set this way, it takes a bit of the rasp off my overdrive pedal too. Our trumpet player tends to grumble if I use too much volume on stage, so keeping the stage volume just where I need it to hear myself and letting the FOH sort out the rest is a good strategy with this band. I can see why people generally don't recommend adding a master volume to a blackface Fender type amp though,as while it's good for adding a tiny bit of grit to your clean sound, cranking it further into overdrive with the master turned down is a little raw and harsh sounding and generally not as satisfying as the right pedal. So you can't really use it the same way as the master volume on a Marshall type preamp, but it's useful for what I'm after.
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Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
Just how big are the acoustics? (Say in terms of how wide the lower bout is). Is the unplugged volume reasonable? I don't expect one to be nearly as loud as a double bass, but some ABGs are more useful than others, and big is good in that respect. I had fun jamming with a cheap ABG I borrowed from a friend last year, so I know I could get some use out of one... -
[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420816075' post='2653824'] Oh, ok, yeah, I agree entirely about that! I'm going to use my red cabs tomorrow. I hope they like the colour [/quote] See, this is why we should use Hamish's kit. Red cabs with black grilles, next to black drums with a red pinstripe. It'll look good!
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[quote name='M@23' timestamp='1420810119' post='2653715'] I think the poster above is refering to the vocal doubling the main bass line? [/quote] Not so much the vocal (which is clearly audible), but listening on the TV speakers when my wife has a music channel on, it sounded to me like there was some kind of synth sound thickening up the bassline too, though the fills are unmistakably bass guitar. Listening again on headphones, I'm not so certain now - it may just be the bass and the low pitched vocal...
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Thomann selling Harley Benton basses as 'Decoration only'
Beer of the Bass replied to Annoying Twit's topic in Bass Guitars
Hmm, I really shouldn't be buying instruments. But it's occurred to me, I have a birthday this month, and I could totally use an acoustic bass guitar as a party jamming instrument for the times when I don't want to bring my double bass. I'm kind of tempted... -
I figured it was bass guitar, but doubled with a synth for the main bassline. The production in general is very Parliament-esque, and that's exactly the sort of thing they did on the old P-Funk records.
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Moody Sounds Hjärt Müller lo/fat bassdrive...anyone here tried it?
Beer of the Bass replied to abc's topic in Effects
I have the kit version of the Hjart Muller from a few years ago, I'm not sure if it's the same as the version you're talking about. It's a decent fairly mild overdrive, which doesn't lose too many lows or scoop the mids. Perhaps not the most exciting thing out there, but useful enough. -
[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1420536315' post='2650298'] The mooer di speaker emulation works on the 1/4" out too. I've used on both outputs at different times [/quote] It's a shame the 1/4" output isn't switchable between the emulated output and a straight input link. As a tweeterless cab user with a Superfuzz, I'd like to be able to have the cab emulation on the XLR out and leave the jack output untouched. Perhaps I should look at the Palmer.
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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1420710732' post='2652312'] almost all the multi band bills I've played on there's one kit and the drummers bring their breakables except maybe the headliners, changing a drum kit for every band would be a nightmare. If your drummer insisting on using his own kit I think he's being a bit of an arse, if I've got the wrong end of the stick except my apologies [/quote] There are practical reasons why the other drummer can't bring his kit, so we're supplying the drum kit for the whole night. We're not swapping the kit for one band.
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[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1420672159' post='2652145'] What's all this about the drummer changing his gear just to suit other players? If someone wants to borrow his gear they get [i]his[/i] gear! [/quote] As far as I know the other drummer is fine with it, and the sound guy in this venue has mic'ed this kit before without any major difficulties. It's the promoter who has a bee in his bonnet about it. Promoters are a funny lot...
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[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1420666873' post='2652050'] kick drums without holes have a very particular sound (think 70's bonham as an example) which is right for some bands but not for other i would imagine this is the motivation for Beer of the Bass's promoter asking for a kick with a hole in if theres gear share involved but if you're playing your own gig with your own gear then its up to you how you use your gear. would you for example take out a pedal you were using because the soundman asked you to? i suspect not. [/quote] I've done a fair few gear-share gigs playing bass and guitar, and I've never really given much thought as to whether the gear I bring will suit other peoples tastes or not, just so long as it all works OK and is adequate for the room. I've always assumed that living with the quirks of other people's gear is part of the game at these gigs. I'm sure my 100 watt valve bass rig with just volume, bass and treble controls used to raise a few eyebrows, as has my little single channel guitar combo with no built-in dirt. But I wouldn't think about changing any of it to please anyone but myself! [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420668020' post='2652074'] That promoter... let's just say that a few of us are not exactly in love with him, but Stu deals with him so we're now spared the BS I just do not communicate directly with him anymore, because he annoys me. I already threatened the guy that runs Fortune Promotions for being an utter idiot and wasting our time, and it nearly led to a punch-up (it'd have been short, I'd have dismembered him... no, not angry, why do you say that? ) so when I announce I'd better not deal with someone, the rest of the band lets me stay out Our drummer is away playing a wedding that day, and is expected to arrived at the venue after midnight, so there's no way we can help with drums. Normally Neil would have used his. I'm not sure who the sound guy will be, but the one we had last time there was alright. I thought the sound was good and he was pretty helpful to accommodate our requirements. I'm guessing we must have somebody else this time? If sound guy insists about the drum issue, let the promoter figure it out, honestly. I'll be providing the bass rig (Streamliner with the red TKS cabs), which Pete is more than welcome to use. Just not sure I'll bring the wooly beard It's just Ella+Farhad, NUF and SBK, right? [/quote] My diplomatic solution is to suggest to Hamish that we bring his kit but have a tuning key ready to remove the front skin if they want to mic from the inside. I think Pete is playing with Rhythm Beats Working too, but yeah, he's the only other bassist. It'll be interesting to hear those cabs too.
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If I were in your situation looking for two cabs, I'd try both the 1x15" and the 4x10" and buy two of the one you like the sound of better. A pair of the 4x10s will likely be able to get a little louder, but a pair of decent 15s isn't exactly quiet either.
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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420659482' post='2651896'] Is this for Saturday? [/quote] It is indeed. I'm sure we can sort something between the bands, but it does seem like an odd thing for the promoter to be so preoccupied with.
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Wow, it gets weirder! I messaged the promoter back to say yes, we'd bring a drum kit and guitar amp but the drummer doesn't want to put a hole in his kick (it's a multi-band lineup with some gear sharing going on) and she replied; "I'll see if i can get another kit, i'll let u know if i can. It just compromises the bands sound a bit, and makes sound checks take longer." So this insistence on having a hole in the kick means we're pretty much being told not to use our own kit. How bizarre!