Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Obrienp

⭐Supporting Member⭐
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    624

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Obrienp

  1. Obrienp
    For what it is worth, I got my V1 through Bass Gallery, so there is an alternative source in the UK. Probably not as good as dealing direct with Nordstrand but at least they handle the importation red tape.
  2. Obrienp
    According to a recent post Sonia made on TalkBass, there are 5 fretless Acinonyx available now (just being finished) . I guess go to the Nordstrand website for details.
  3. Obrienp
    I am sure Sonia will confirm: this already exists (according to TalkBass posts). I haven’t seen any advertised by UK dealers but you could order direct from Nordstrand I guess.
  4. Obrienp
    Interesting looking bass. I was wondering what the specs were and found this web page: https://eastwoodguitars.co.uk/products/airline-map-bass#features-specs.
  5. Obrienp
    What a beautiful instrument! I wish I had the cash but I am sure someone else on BC has. GLWTS.
  6. Obrienp
    There was some discussion over on TalkBass about Nordstrand working on a 5 string version of the Acinonyx. I seem to recall it was confirmed by their media person but she said it was a few years away. I suspect it will have a narrow nut and string spacing, if my V1 is anything to go by.
  7. Obrienp
    Bet it was lighter though, took up less space and was easier to load in and out. However, point taken. There are swings and roundabouts with everything.
  8. Obrienp
    The other benefit of an electronic drum kit is that it is much easier to set up for a gig. The drummer in one of the bands I play in has been using his exclusively for about 5 years. I believe it is a pretty upmarket kit (Roland I think). It seems to all be on a frame with a couple of detachable side supports. Apart from the “cymbals “ and kick drum pedal, there isn’t anything else to attach. Completely unlike the usual monumental effort involved in setting up a kit. No body bag full of stands; no huge pile of drum cases to stash somewhere in a cramped venue and it sounds really good (all 600 plus kits it can mimic). All that and you can turn the volume right down, plus you don’t need half a dozen special mics to get it into the PA.
  9. Obrienp
    Thanks for the encouragement! Yes, I should be able to do it but I definitely don’t remember stuff as well as I used to. I think I will have to have chord sheets on my iPad just in case🤞.
  10. Obrienp
    I haven’t actually broached the subject of money yet. I am assuming it is going to be good for a New Year’s Eve gig. It better be, because I think I am going to have to take my partner out for a very special dinner to make up for not being there. She didn’t seem bothered when I was first asked but she looked a bit unhappy when the reminder came in!
  11. Obrienp
    I would be careful what you wish for regarding depping. I agreed to dep for a New Year’s Eve gig around the beginning of this year and forgot about it. In the meantime I have had a few gigs with the two bands I play in but not a huge number. We have had health issues in both. Anyway, last week I got a set list for the New Year’s Eve gig. 42 songs, of which I have played 10 before. A handful are simple enough for me to be able to pickup the bass line on the first listen but the rest are going to take work. I have gigs coming up with both my existing bands and given we have not been able to practice for months, I have a bit of work to do there. What with booked holidays and a huge DIY backlog complied by the other half to get through, I think I am going to have my work cut out!
  12. Obrienp
    Have to say that his signature Thunderbird is much better value and given the comparable hardware on both, I can’t really understand the ridiculous price differential. After all, you get less wood with the EB0, which looks like a Les Paul Junior anyway.
  13. Obrienp
    Yes, that’s been on my mind for a while but I find it really hard to get down to doing it. It’s probably one of the best legacies you can leave your kids though: nothing to sort through when you are gone (except money in the bank of course).
  14. Obrienp
    I wish I could be GAS free! I get terrible GAS when I look at the basses for sale section in the market place on here. There are several medium scale basses for sale at the moment that are very desirable to me and they don’t come up very often but I know I don’t actually need them. I also know that GAS is some form of internal psychological justification for not practising and challenging myself enough: ” if only I had this, or that much better bass, I would play so much better”. In reality I would sound just as rubbish on a shiny new bass and I still wouldn’t be able to slap! If I stopped wasting time looking at for sale posts and put as much effort into practicing, I might actually play better!
  15. Obrienp
    For sale Orange Terror Bass 500 v2 amplifier head still available with price drop to £380 ono. and two Orange OBC112 cabinets with Roqsolid fitted covers. Cabinets now sold. I’ve agonised about this for a bit but I realise that this rig hasn’t left my studio for over a year. In fact, it has hardly been used. It is just more than I need for the gigs I play with the bands I am in. It doesn’t make sense to have it sitting around unused and gathering dust. This gear has been kept in an insulated and heated space, so it doesn’t smell musty like it sometimes can if stored in a garage. The Terror Bass amp is in near immaculate condition. It has been gigged about half a dozen times and I can’t find any dings or scratches on it. On close inspection, I can see a couple of small marks where it looks like the paint has been rubbed a bit in the gig bag or wasn’t applied evenly in manufacture. It works perfectly and I replaced the valves with tested JJs last year. I used the Mid Gain variant (ECC83 MG) for the main preamp valve. This provides a focused mid boost, plus better detail and headroom, at the expense of out and out gain. I prefer a warm clean valve sound to a distorted one. I have a spare JJ Ecc83 MG to throw in with the amp. The amp will come with original power lead, gig bag and manual. The specs for the Terror amp can be found here on the Orange website: https://orangeamps.com/products/bass-guitar-amps/terror-bass/. Essentially it has a valve preamp and class D power amp rated at 500 watts @ 4 ohms and 250 @ 8 ohms. According to Orange it sounds close to their flagship all valve AD200. It has a clean switch that reduces the overall gain in favour of that nice warm, fat valve amp sound, or you can go full on high gain. There is a valve driven effects loop and DI with ground lift. Terror Bass amplifier: £450 £380 ono still available. You are very welcome to try the amp out in Fakenham, Norfolk. Collection is preferred but I will drive to meet or deliver within a reasonable distance of Fakenham. I have the original box, so can send by courier at buyer’s expense.
  16. Obrienp
    I was idly looking at the short scale basses for sale on Reverb the other day and I noticed that EBMM shop are advertising two USA made short scale Stingrays for around £2,100 each. Shipping was quoted as around £160, if I recall correctly but I guess there would be import duties to pay on top of that. The basic specs seemed to be identical to the Sterling SS Rays: 38mm nut, passive electronics with the 3 way selector knob for series/single/parallel modes, etc. The finishes looked nicer though. I wonder if the USA made tag really warrants them being around 3 times the price of the Sterling models? Anyway, they might be of interest to somebody on here. Less pricey than the Comerford specials but still out of my league. P.S. There are 5 on there today. I particularly like the “Brûlée “ finish with Ebony fingerboard.
  17. Obrienp
    I didn’t know that but it explains quite a lot! As I said, it was OKish (no more). I set the volume with both earbuds in, then removed one. I have had a problem with ringing ears after using IEMs with another band and that was when using both earbuds, so I am quite careful about the volume I am giving them. I found the single earbud helped fill in the mids and highs a bit. The lows I was getting anyway. Obviously much better if everything goes into the PA and you can use both earbuds at a sensible volume. I have since cured the cramped space inaudibility problem by getting a combo with a slanted speaker baffle (Peavey Max 150). It’s loud enough for the gigs this band does and has quite a good DI out as well.
  18. Obrienp
    I get this a lot with one band and I have been trying to get them to try IEMs but one of the guitarists “doesn’t like having anything in his ears”. I went as far as buying a cheap system from Gear4Music but so far it has not been tried by the band. However, I used it once to hear myself better, taking the feed from my amp’s DI out (as it was a small venue and I wasn’t going into the PA). It worked OKish using one earbud, so I could hear the rest of the band with my other ear. Obviously, much better if everything is going into the PA and you can use both earbuds. Despite the set-up annoyances, I’m sticking with this band because the other guys are really good musicians and I think we sound great.
  19. Obrienp
    Fantastic basses. Love mine. Light and easy to play, with a good range of tones. Ideal for those long gigs. I am surprised to see this still unsold. GLWTS.
  20. Obrienp
    Same story with the Barts on the EHB1000S. Although to give Ibby their due, they do describe the pickups as Bartolini BH2s and I can’t find that model on the Bartolini website. The nearest I can see is the BC4C and that doesn’t sound as muddy to my ears. Perhaps they have a deal with Bart to use their discontinued designs under license. I suspect sourcing of components for Far Eastern manufacture is dictated by price, rather than a strict adherence to specification.
  21. Obrienp
    First gig back with covers band after me being hospitalised last month. We hadn’t played together for over two months because of all kinds of disruption but it worked pretty well, even though we were without our keyboard player. Small but enthusiastic audience in a village hall, with lots of dancing from the get go: possibly fuelled by the free wine that had been provided earlier. I played my Nordstrand Acononyx throughout, as it is my lightest bass and I was worried about getting through 2 hours (turned onto 2 1/2 with encores) with the after effects of a broken rib. It did the job really well, both from the comfort perspective and tone wise.
  22. Obrienp
    Yep and both times it didn’t work out too well. First time was when a band pulled out because of Covid. The drummer and I both caught Covid at the gig! Second time was this July and I ended up in hospital 10 days later! However, my experience doesn’t have to be yours! Good luck!
  23. Obrienp
    I like the tone of the Elf but the fan is pretty noisy and it comes on quickly. Probably not a problem in most scenarios but it was enough to swing me to the Warwick Gnome, which is also significantly cheaper.
  24. Obrienp
    I try to keep my amp list to one combo and one (or two) decent cabs, plus a main head and compact spare (for gigs). At the moment I am in transit from valve/class D hybrid to clean class D, so I have more gear than I need. I have a Peavey MiniMax 150 combo that I use for rehearsals with both bands and gigs with one. I also have an Orange Terror II 500 head and 2 x Orange 112 cabs, which I gigged with the blues band I play in but i have found that the rig is more than I need for our gigs. I keep a Warwick Gnome iPro (280 watts) in the gig bag as a spare and tried it out of curiosity at one gig, only to decide that I actually prefer the cleaner sound. This has lead me on a quest to find a clean head with more EQ options. I also decided I didn’t need to be lugging 2 x 12 cabs to all gigs and bought a well used Barefaced Two10. I love the Two10 but not with the Terror head: too much old school but it is great with the Gnome. I just bought a Mark Bass LM III on the market place and I am hoping it is going to pair nicely with the Two10. If it does, there is going to be a barely used Orange Terror rig on the market place.
  25. Obrienp
    Sent you a PM.
×
×
  • Create New...