stingrayfan

Dress smartly. Don't need to go wild. But no jeans, it's not the pub.

Black shirt, jeans, brown trainers normally. We all wore the same with loose ties for a gig recently and it looked cool. Very Moddy.

Re: Pubic Liability Most stand alone gear insurance policies cover you up to 1 million quid I think.

In the piece, it says about the White Strips that:[i]"On the radio, you'd swear that those creepy, low-register notes were played on a four-string. But White, through crafty detunings and effects pedals, compensates for the band's lack of a bass guitar player."[/i] Detunings...? What, tuning a guitar down so it sounds like a bass? Er.... That's just trying to copy the sound of a bass. You might as well just plug a 4-string in. Actually, I noticed that Jack White from the White Stripes has now started plaing bass on some of the terrible songs they do. They still sound awful (a bit like the sixth-form band I was once in), but he obviously couldn't ignore the draw of the low end.

Been having a bit of a problem with our two powered wedges at the last couple of gigs. They're feeding back the minute you turn them up. Taken all the usual precautions like making sure we're behind the main speaker cabs but I can't figure why they feedback so early. We're a three piece who all have mics, and the two powered wedges run off an Aux feed on our mixer. We only run vocals through the mixer. Is there anything else I should be doing? EQ'ing? Positioning? We've tried doing a monitor mix first and it doesn't help. It's mainly the lead singer's wedge that causes the feedback. Tried changing his mic too.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='57638' date='Sep 9 2007, 10:06 AM']I'd go a little higher up the range & get the BB614... Lovely playing bass & 3-band active eq as well![/quote] +1. You can get a really hot active sound out of the 614. I really like mine - feels and plays like a £500 bass.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='56460' date='Sep 6 2007, 12:40 PM']My advice would be to expect to pay VAT, Duty where it applies and a clearance handling fee on any thing you import over £15 including the postage. That way when you don't get hit for the charges you can be pleasantly surprised.[/quote] +1

Here's what I got stung. I bought a $550 bass with $70 shipping. Customs work it out on the total of the two together. It cost me £70 to land inc an £8 Parcelforce handling fee. I went to the depot and coughed up. That made a total of £350.

Don't do it... £2k's a lot of dosh, left-handed or not left-handed. Shop around and go 2nd hand.

[quote name='Bidd' post='54772' date='Sep 3 2007, 03:16 PM']They did have a Yammy BB614 that I was impressed with. Does anyone have one and would you recommend it, or the BB414?[/quote] Yeah they are. Great feel and tone. Also check out the Yamaha BB414 for sale in the "Basses: For Sale" section. A really good buy.

[quote name='ZPQ' post='54340' date='Sep 2 2007, 07:14 PM']Thanks for the reply, I've seem the 5.1 going for £250 which would seem to be a bit of a bargain for a 500W head if the specs are realistic and the tone and reliability are good. Cheers John[/quote] £250's a good price. I paid £300 for my 5.1. I've been pleased with mine but I wouldn't say it feels like 500w - even with a 4-ohm cab. That said, it sounds really good and does my range of gigs happily. Nice bright modern tone, the compressor is ok and the things like the mute button very useful. I tend to leave mine flat and EQ via the bass and always pretty happy with the sound. Feels chunky and well made, especially when you're lifting it to the car (it's not light).

I've now got one of these and can back up Olie's review. The sound of mine (Blueburst Ash w/rosewood neck) is deep & bright (the hi-fi sound I like), warm and punchy. Like a hotter Stingray. Those pickups are hot hot hot. All the notes ring out thanks to the great p/ups, which is not something I can say about my Stingray (quiet G string, anyone?). To say I'm impressed by this bass is an understatement. Great feel too - smooth neck, not too heavy and comfortable right hand postition. Fit and finish very good. Compares very well with the US version. Yes, the woods used are cheaper and don't look as pretty as the US version, but when they play and sound as good as this, I'm not that bothered. This isn't a cheap guitar, £550+ (I got mine for £350 ex-US Ebay) so should be good quality. It won't be everyone's thing, but defo advise seeking these underrated basses out to try one yourselves. Edit: pic attached

Nice bass! You're going to be a happy man with that I reckon. You'll find it's like a better Stingray. The sound is great. Edit: Oh, let us know what's it's like when you get it. Lots of pics please.

I'm one of the freaks who actually [i]chose[/i] to play bass.... ....although I gave it up in my teens, in favour of guitar (sorry) and have only been playing again for 2/3 years and loving it. Own an electro acoustic and a couple of electrics and try to play whenever I get the chance. Did some acoustic singsong stuff at a party the other night which was fun. Playing bass with a good drummer wins hands down though!

[quote name='krazy_olie' post='51511' date='Aug 27 2007, 11:59 PM']I wish mine was in blue. Good though aren't they [/quote] Yeah they're great. You never can tell though till you use it in anger, can you? So last night it got it's first gig outing at a party we were playing in a field. What a sound. Deep & bright (the hi-fi sound I like), warm, punchy. Like a hotter Stingray. All the notes rang out thanks to the great p/ups, which is not something I can say about my Stingray (quiet G string, anyone?). To say I was impressed by this bass is an understatement. Great feel too - smooth neck, not too heavy and comfortable right hand postition. I think I'm in love. :wub:

[quote name='Bass_Junkie' post='53787' date='Sep 1 2007, 12:57 PM']i love all black bases, specially the headstock being painted, dont like basses with a really long horn cause i like to sling my bass low. probably using it for rock stuff over anything else. about £200-250 pounds any idea?[/quote] This maybe? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1992&hl=bb414"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1992&hl=bb414[/url]

[quote name='ste_m3' post='53723' date='Sep 1 2007, 09:22 AM']Okay! I may have been a little off target with one of my guesses! The bass is actually made in [b]korea[/b] another clue... hmmm. If you belonged to a clan of Luthiers what would you be?[/quote] Give up!

Yamaha BB614. For any of you who's been on the moon for the last few months, I've become a really big fan of mine. Great feel, slim neck and active EQ makes a great playing and sounding bass.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='53761' date='Sep 1 2007, 11:40 AM']...but he say's there's no way he's going out for that kind of money. couple of hours later he rings me up and says that the other two are in agreement that they are taking the p..sand we should forget it.those days are gone when we go out for that kind of money...[/quote] Haha... I used to be in a band like that. Arguing the toss about money when it's a hobby and the cash isn't needed to pay the mortgage. Delusions of grandeur. I can see why he's saying it though. Especially if you're used to getting £100+ from covers gigs. But like you say, a gig's a gig and you might have missed a good night. It's a paid rehearsal, if nothing else.

Fine for bedroom use... If you want to gig them though, suggest going the 2nd hand route for Hartke, Warwick, Peavey etc. All can be had cheaply here or on Ebay. You'll thank yourself in the long run. Behringer mixers are good though - esp 1204FX. Been using one of those for 3 years now for gigs and it's great.

He probably used automatic bidder software called "sniping". Some think it's bad form and unfair, other think it's an easier way of bidding up to you maximum amount, without you having to sit in front of your PC. Auction Sentry is one of the most popular. It bids up to your limit at a pre-agreed point - usually less that 10 seconds to go. Edit: corrcting tpos