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    [quote name='cytania' post='1342684' date='Aug 17 2011, 08:12 AM']I have no plans to go 'non-physical'. It strikes me that the reasons for going 'all MP3' are flawed. Ok so a house fire could take my CD collection. But wouldn't the iPod or Sonos also burn? Indeed one small electrical disaster could wipe out everything. I was on an IT course earlier this year, most of the guys there had gone to hard drive for movies and music. When I asked most of them admitted to losing all their stuff previously due to a hard drive failure. How many now had cast iron backup? Surprisingly few. My theory is that deep down people have grown to relish losing everything. It gives them a chance to redefine their musical tastes by the process of repurchasing. Gives them a killer collection when I still have a seven inch of the Goombay Dance Band somewhere. At this point the hippy skinflint in me rebels. "Hey dude's why you giving all your bread to The Man? Oh and it don't sound as good neither." Don't follow the crowd, you can get the CD off Amazon cheaper than the total album download cost.[/quote] No beause it's all ging to be "in the cloud" innit. You don't hold mp3s you just stream off spotify or wherever. And you don't pay a penny for it either (well ok spotify you pay £5 if you don't want adverts).
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    Awesome, I'm really curious, what is your job, if you don't mind me asking?
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    I just got a Sonos. Connected to my NAS, last.fm and spotify. The sound can't isn't the same as hifi obviously, but its bloody convenient and\or sweet. My records and CDs are stored up in t'loft now. Now I want one in each room.
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    Just stringing my new (to me) lakland decade with labella deep talking flat wounds, thought I'd be fancy and use the string through and lo on the first string as I was tightening the core comes away from the wrapping and the string basically breaks. So, just so you know, labellas and string through do not go. A quic search confirmed it. Er anyone got a single e from the 760fm set?
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    I had one as my first bass and loved it, slightly shorter scale and very thin neck. Same finish too. Price was about 350 10 years ago too. Ended up giving mine to my old drummer though
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    [url="http://thelostcavalry.bandcamp.com/track/desert-tracks-single"]http://thelostcavalry.bandcamp.com/track/d...t-tracks-single[/url] Don't worry you can listen without buying.
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    [quote name='Legion' date='Jul 24 2011, 11:16 AM']oops, how on earth did that happen.[/quote] Wicked cool
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    Volume pedals

    odub replied to odub's topic in Effects

    Have gone for the visual sound, will keep y'posted.
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    Volume pedals

    odub replied to odub's topic in Effects

    [quote name='Truckstop' post='1312412' date='Jul 22 2011, 09:59 AM']I'd get a new pre-amp or change the wiring so that you've got a master volume. If you're used to using your fingers to change the volume, it's a real bastard adapting to using a volume pedal. Volume knobs can also be a bit more precise as I find the sweep on many volume pedals can be quite severe and not as intuitive as you'd think. I use a volume pedal in conjuction with my chorii pedals for swells, but I use the J- East to adjust volume for various sections. Truckstop[/quote] Interesting, though this has been prompted my a new bass (lakland decade) and I want to spend time with it in it's factory intended state at least for a while. thisnameistaken, with regards to pedals my chain is this: DBS Multicomp->EBS microbass 11 Link output -> Sonic labs Strobe tuner Output/di -> Amp Cable is certinaly <20ft, but who knows what the future holds... Nyl Ah didn't look at Morley, will check out now
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    Volume pedals

    odub posted a topic in Effects

    Have gone from one volume knob and little pinky control to jazz layout. I like to fiddle with me volume on stage a lot, so....volume pedal..... Any thoughts? Seems like it's down to Ernie Ball VP JR or the Visual Sounds thing, visual sounds seems to be in the lead: Visual sounds Has flashy lights! The website text was so badly written, it's put me off a bit (At the risk of garnering criticism of my own writing I know) Two inputs, Two outputs, so i could use my two basses 9one active, one passive)
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    Another one for the Sonic Research Turbo Tuner, it's fanastic, very very very quick, never had any kind of problem with it, built like a tank and it's got lots of flashing lights.
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    Very cool and an excuse to post this again: Alright how do you embed youtube? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whUr3Xxl9zc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whUr3Xxl9zc[/url]
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    Well I sold it 5 minutes ago and already regret it . Wasn't getting the use it deserves though.
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    I have a harvest strap and a couple of italia straps and I think the harvest has it on quality, though they're both great and the 4 inch italia is really very wide and comfy
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    Me too, mesa walkabout, don't drive so never take it out of the house. Even when I have it's bascially been my own monitor. Now I have an ebs micro on my pedal board and everything goes through pa and monitors.
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    Had some trade offers but nothing quite right bump
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    Bumpio
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    Core that looks nice, I want it even though I have a asat with the same electronics
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    Corr there are a lot of basses for sale at the moment.
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    Hey, You might be right, I think its uniqueness was one of the things that attracted me to it, but it does put it slightly into the niche market on the wrong side of 1K. To be honest I’m in no particular rush to sell it, my ideal would be someone to come up with an interesting trade which would give me a new toy to play with for a while. I suspect the right thing to do is keep hold of if for quite a few years and ensure it keeps its condition.
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    Hello all I think I've decided to move on the Fretless Ricky that I bought from Happy Jack [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55996&hl=back"]here[/url]. It is not getting the play time it deserves and whilst I was thinking about holding on to it as an investment piece my better half dictates one in one out so I guess that’s that. Happy Jack is 1000 times more knowledgeable than me so I'll use his words to describe it: "Fretless Ricky’s didn’t get into the catalogue until 1984, so this one was a factory special order. It has red dot markers down the binding which seems to be unique; I’ve never seen these on any other Ricky anyway. The phenolic fingerboard has a phenomenal mwah and is completely unmarked. The bass is complete right down to the original horse-shoe pickup cover, and of course comes in the original Rickenbacker hard case. This is just a lovely, lovely instrument. It weighs a lot less than the two basses listed above, but it’s still over 9 lbs and my quest for lightness knows no bounds." -- Happy Jack The original detailed pictures are here: [url="http://tinypic.com/useralbum.php?ua=45It2s124q%2BUMAGAPJsDaw%3D%3D"]pictures[/url] Original thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55996&hl=back&st=0"]here[/url] I used it to record the song "secret steps" available [url="http://www.thelostcavalry.com/index.php?page=music"]here[/url] (probably not the best example of its capabilities) Since owning the bass it hasn't been outside the music room or studio. Now, I'm based in London and don't really want to post this thing, but will if I have to. I'm completely open to trades, with cash going either way, or a straight sale – you can see I bought it for £1200 in August 2010. I think Ricky prices have probably moved a bit since then but not by much.
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    And a video!
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    Hi all, I've been playing in a band for about 6 months now, we've got a few gigs under our belt and just got two decent recordings uploaded to myspace: [url="http://www.myspace.com/thelostcavalry"]http://www.myspace.com/thelostcavalry[/url] If you have a moment check it out (and befriend us). Secret Steps recorded using my Fretless Rickenbacker and EBS Microbass. Oh Sally using my G&L ASAT straight into the desk.
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    The Joint, Kings Cross, tis great.
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    nooooooooooo I think I'm moving soon and to a smaller place, but I've wanted this for so long
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