Dr.Dave

If you seek a title like that you fail before you begin!

I have a GK head and a tuner in a 3u shallow rack bag. Ventilation is an issue the sensible should consider but it hasn't been a problem to me. I like rack bags because I can lay my bass on the soft top BUT ...like anything with a zip , that's the weak point. Bloody things - they get so stuck that sometimes I can't open them. Fpr that reason I'm going with hard shell next time even though it means unpacking a stand every gig. I mounted a 4 gang mains socket inside - obviously that's 2 spare plug sockets in my case - I put baby nightlights in them so I can see in from the back (I painted the inside white too) . The nightlights are a couple of quid from Wilkinson. Just a couple of tips I find useful.

[quote name='silddx' post='752014' date='Feb 20 2010, 06:20 PM']If you have money to burn, no problem.[/quote] Maybe not a problem in a financial sense but there's still an issue for me. I hope if my 6 numbers ever come up I'll still find a better use for 3 and a half grand. I'm happy to say I have a couple of 'high end' basses but I can't ever see myself spending in excess of 12 or 1500 for a bass guitar unless it was a vintage Fender made on my birthday and then it would be for it's investment value rather than as an instrument. But - if you've access to 5 grand plus and you want one - no problem - have it . The only person you (should) have to 'justify' that to is yourself.

[quote name='merello' post='747780' date='Feb 16 2010, 09:55 PM']Tell the singer that in his case, his face needs an aggressive sound![/quote] And I'm for an even more aggressive approach............. !!! Fair play - it's good for band members to discuss each others sound. The whole point of a band is for it to sound good as a unit BUT it's your sound and you seem happy with it. You also have the Status and mention it's versatility. Should you get a Jazz?? Yes , because you've liked the ones you've had - Yes , if you fancy one - Yes , if you think , on reflection , it would make a real contribution to your band's sound that your other instruments can't - Yes for a thousand reasons ...... But if it's just because the singer thinks you should...... NO !!!!

[quote name='deaver' post='751684' date='Feb 20 2010, 11:56 AM']Uh oh, I can feel myself getting drawn to light, powerless to resist, again...[/quote] oops - sorry mate....er.... if you're a died in the wool Precision lover you'll f****g hate a Stingray !!! (Hope that helps)

In my mind I like to imagine that M M went up to Leo Fender and said 'OK - if you could design the Precision again what changes would you make?' and he said 'Let's have rid of the lightweight bridge , let's go a step further than the split pup , let's have a bit more tone control and let's make the truss rod adjustable without needing a trained ferret'. I love Stingrays even though I don't currently have one. It's a cliche but if you're a died in the wool Precision lover it's the obvious next step. I read somewhere that a guitarist can make any noise/do any job he wants with 4 guitars - a tele , a strat , a les paul and a 335. I reckon we can do it in 3 - a Precision , a Jazz and a Stingray (in fretted 4 terms anyway)

I think it's great - you could have a ball pimping that. Bit too much coin , though , for a fun bass.

Is it just me that thinks a) it's all a marketing ploy to persuade us to buy an amp called 'bastard' for the gag b ) there'll be a 'big bastard' along at some point

[quote name='Tinman' post='745033' date='Feb 14 2010, 05:47 PM']Yep, see if you can see 'em [/quote] That's a bunny rabbit at the top , isn't it?? Awwwwwwwwwwww. I'd be emailing the Sport and telling them it's Jesus - got to be a few quid in that !!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='715998' date='Jan 17 2010, 08:50 PM']I don't know TBH I'm really enjoying just playing it at the moment, I'm sure I'll get an aesthetic idea for it at some point that'll probably involve little squares.[/quote] Most def. you should - I like your trademark. Like I say about my Blueflower... I'd rather the answer to the question 'What was last night's bass player like?' be 'some fat bastard with a flowery bass and red dice knobs' than 'can't remember'. I don't think you or I were invented to blend in , Wayne !!

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='748276' date='Feb 17 2010, 12:07 PM']Do you leave a gap for the amp to have a bit of space for cooling? I'm using the same setup (700RB-II and Korg DTR) in a 4u rack case, it's way bigger than it needs to be though and I'm not convinced the head actually needs an entire rack space when the vent extends beyond the Korg and it never seems to heat up (although it's not had any extended use yet).[/quote] As you say , the vent extends beyond the back of the Korg and I've never had issue with it. It goes on for about 4 hrs a night at gigs I should think , though the GK's (400RB) on mute when I'm not actually playing. Say a couple pf gigs a week on average - amps 3 years old - being Mr 12 oclock when it comes to knobs the gain and master are always straight up the middle.... Just never been an issue for me and I expect the 700s bigger power section would be pissing about at the volume levels I play at. I think it's wise to have considered air space as you have but for practical purposes I went for the 3u shallow. BTW - rack bags - nice soft padded top makes a good home for a resting bass guitar - safer than a stand IMHO if you have the sort of 'carpet carrier' roadie that we do that walks into anything in his....well - 'it's - search for raw meat and females. (Sorry Mark if you're watching!!)

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='747667' date='Feb 16 2010, 07:29 PM']I have a Korg rackmount tuner which will be available for sale in a week or two... it's the reliable one without the bells and whistles! [/quote] Me too but only regarding your second comment - I won't be shifting mine. It's easy to use and see , reliable , wouldn't gig without it. 3u shallow rackbag , Korg tuner , GK head - leave me alone , I'm a happy man with the right tools for my job.

Like many people I started off with a cheap thing to practise on and when the finish started to wear thin I just got some cheap stuff to cover it with........ After I while though when I began to take life more seriously I had a proper refurb done Can you believe it's the same one? Anyway - nothing lasts forever so I got this last year First 'off white ' one I've ever had but I never liked it from day one. So - I just took delivery of a new chocolate leather 3 seater recliner - cost a fortune but it's ace. BTW - sorry about the silly basses getting in the way of the pics.

[quote name='jamesbass116' post='732152' date='Feb 1 2010, 08:15 PM']-Play it like a fretted bass. i.e - don't go sliding up and down to the notes because it's possible to do so. James[/quote] Amen to that ! Have a good old slide about for an hour or so - in private! - and get it out of your system. Then you can think about a slide when it tastefully adds something to the song you're playing which is a harder and more useful thing than wizzing about out of novelty value.

My folks used to run a sub-post office and I blagged a few cloth cash bags - each large enough to hold about 3 leads. Mains in one , mics in another , signal in the third and they go into my gig box which is a sales rep's sample case I found in a skip outside Wilkinsons.

Still at the scanning lark and came across this which shows the vandalism to the Jazz better - truly a shame. It was roughly scratched not just through the finish but into the wood. While on the subject of old Fenders (may have told this tale before - apologies if so - memory and age etc) here's another scanned pic and associated jackanory. The Musicmaster belonged the drummer , or at least most of a Musicmaster did. He'd just bought it for nuts , that afternoon, as a Xmas pressy for his son. On the way to this gig , in the back of an estate car , the guitar player and I wired in a strat pup with insulating tape (it had no pup) - fashioned a nut (missing) out of an acoustic guitar blank with a nail file - strung it with cut down long scales and fixed a camera strap on it with a couple of wood screws as it had no strap buttons. The idea was that if the drummers slightly starry eyed young son saw me play it at a gig he'd consider it a top instrument and certainly good enough to learn on. He was too young to come to a gig , hence the photo as proof. It worked - he started learning bass as a result of our bodge job and is now a pro musician working in the Canaries and on cruise ships.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='722103' date='Jan 23 2010, 12:41 PM'] Great bass Dave! You look like you were in a bit a a trance though; was that just the joy of being at one with your bass or were other factors involved? [/quote] About the ony banned substance I ever bothered with in those days was pies , as you can see! See the hand on the left of the picture?? It's owner was the cause of my distraction. We were using a commercial kitchen - closed - as a dressing room and said guitarist farted just before we were due on - except he didn't fart!!! There was bugger all in the kitchen to clean himself up with so he got a handful of flour and rubbed it down the inside of his black spandex strides to try and soak up the mess. All this while the DJ was announcing us. Bastard stank terrible under the lights - but , hey , that's rock and roll , man.

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='721301' date='Jan 22 2010, 03:24 PM']Love it man! Have you still got the jeans and shirt combo as well? Jez[/quote] I've got them on now !!

OK - anyone of a nervous disposition , look away now.