chris_b

I have a TH500 and love the full, warm, clear and punchy tone through my Bergantino cabs. I hardly have to EQ the amp to get a great sound out of it. I'm looking to buy another as a backup. I knoiw there's a lot of love for the Streamliner amps but even though I haven't heard one I know, from the reviews, that I wouldn't like the big, pillowy low end.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1372068619' post='2121124'] ....I do like a busy JT bassline..... [/quote] That's what the marching powder will do for you.

I think that problems with products in all areas have always been talked about. Alfasud anyone? If Mr A doesn't like that then the answer is to focus more on his QC. The fact that he doesn't like people pointing out the problems, is part of his problem.

Let us know if the mimed to that as well.

Are you gigging? Just make sure you concentrate on what you need to know in order to play what you have to play, before you do all the other stuff.

I'd have the P pickup full up and dial as much J as you need and run the amp with the same gain and just push the master up. Also the PJ might need the EQ moving from bass to the mids.

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1391432425' post='2357023'] ....I put a lot of effort into learning the material, and I am well prepared.... [/quote] +1 When I dep, my objective is to play the numbers better than the original bass player. When playing in a band I need to know what I'm doing so if anyone goes wrong I know where I should be and don't follow them. Lee Sklar summed up his attitude to playing.... "I give a sh*t". I think that hits the nail right on the head.

For 2 frets and 2 strings apart, use your index finger on the lower note and your little finger on the octave. Always move your hand in order to place your fingers over the right note.... don't stretch. If you find something difficult or awkward to play, start slowly and keep playing it until it's easy.

I've played through some great rigs, Ampeg SVT's etc, but the best head/cab combo I've owned is my current rig (Aguilar TH500 through Bergantino CN212). That's why it replaced the last one (Thunderfunk TFB750 through 1, 2 or 3 Bergantino AE112 cabs), which is still good enough to get the occasional outing.

Great RS interview. Why should stupid question get nice answers.

Nothing anyone can complain about here. Very good version.

At the moment Bell's is empty. Last used as a discount footwear store.

How good are these players? If it was just me depping in an existing unit then I wouldn't need any rehearsals. If it is a whole band then 1 rehearsal max. Everyone should know their parts when they turn up and the rehearsal should just be to "top and tail" the numbers and play through once.

Polishing your frets? You're not gigging enough!

I had to pinch myself!

Why not. Bootlegs, illegal downloads, it's all stealing.

Domestic leads are white, so whatever you get, go for the professional look and get it in black. Then the leads won't stand out on a dark stage.

I don't play for free. Never have. Never will. I'm there to provide entertainment to the people the venue brings in. I don't bring an audience from "out of town". My aim is to make the people who frequent the venue happy. We are not a bunch of hobbyists, and it's a long time since I had mates who thought it was cool to hang out with a mate in a band. I play between 120 and 150 gigs a year between Bristol and Margate and Glasgow and Brighton. Let's be realistic, how is a Surrey band going to bring many people to that spread of gigs on a weekly basis? I turn up at a gig 2 or 3 times a year and expect the promoter and the other bands to have done a good enough job in between so that the venue has a core audience. We actively promote ourselves and the name on the poster is our guarantee of a good gig. An audience will come out for us but not if they have to put up with crap bands in a crap gig for the 15 weeks between our appearances.

I'm not going to call you a numpty, but you really shouldn't be doing this. It could be that the transistors need rebiasing and be nothing to do with the valves at all. It'll cost more to fix when you're done with it than if you took it in for a service in the first place.

Anything by Vince Gill. Checkout his YouTube's with Delbert McClinton and Keb Mo..... then get into the rest of his catalogue. He's the best.

[quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1390741909' post='2348828'] ....Interesting comment on the Lakland strings - I was using DR until fairly recently.... [/quote] I'm using DR Lo-Riders on the Lakland. They still sound good on an active bass.

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1390735903' post='2348723'] .... still I wouldn't be able to play with an amp with that sort of hum, even it that's how it supposed to be.... [/quote] Me too. I think this was just a nostalgia trip because I've seen him using Glockenklang in other videos. Even without the hum I was never a fan of Acoustic amps. How could they have been designed by 2 of the best amp designers, Russ Allee (AMP and Thunderfunk) and Steve Rabe (SWR)!

[quote name='MarkW' timestamp='1390689827' post='2348418'] ....Will I ever be able to go back I wonder, or am I going to end up having to put my collection of fretted basses up for sale? I'm kind of curious what flats would sound like on a fretted bass.... [/quote] Lakland flats sound better on my fretted bass than the previous set of DR rounds did. Everything is about tone so, for me, flats will be on that bass from now on. You don't need frets to play any style. I know a couple of fretless rock bass players who sound great. You've moved on, so whether you sell some fretted basses and buy some more fretless basses is up to you. If you do that it won't be a bad thing, just another step in your development as a bass player.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1390728701' post='2348583'] ....Size of hands has very little to do with neck width preference.... [/quote] +1 Hand size shouldn't matter if your technique is right. Get the bass that sounds the best.

For years I owned big and heavy valve amps (last was a Mesa Boogie 400+) and I can truthfully say that I don't miss them at all. I'm happy with my choices and these days my sound gets as many compliments as ever it did in the days of valves.