Count Bassy

10 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

The DBS7400? I had one of those, great amp, paired it with a Marshall VBC412 cab, was a set up capable of blowing those doors off that Michael Caine spoke about.

I have one: 400 Watt continous, 4000 Watt peak! (into 2 Ohm)

1 hour ago, Killed_by_Death said:

 

I just find it irrationally annoying to me when folks add a decimal point & then use a smaller unit of measure. It's like commenting that you had 3,000 milligrams of Sodium. NO, you had 3 Grams!

 

What about the otherway round though.

0.005 Metres instead of 5mm?

Looks like the sort of thing you could make for yourself quite easily.

10 hours ago, pst62 said:

This for a long time has been regarded as an urban myth. Hendrix was supposed to have said it in an interview, after the Isle of Wight festival in 1970, even the type of interview is in question, some say it was audio, others swear blind it was a written article. The great man himself (Rory) didn't believe Jimi had said it. No one has ever been able to find the interview.

I'd fallen for the myth, so thanks for putting me right.

On 24/04/2021 at 16:54, Cato said:

I'd happily give the award to Prince.

Not only was he technically superbly proficient he was also a top class songwriter which, for me, tends to be the area where most 'guitar heros' are weakest.

In a nutshell Prince had the talent and he used it to make music that large numbers of people actually wanted to listen to.

But that's not the question. The question is "best guitar player".

If we're taking song writing into account then Richard Thompson must be up there in the top ranks.

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For those who say Hendrix, and I don't dis-agree, he famously reckoned that it was Rory Gallagher.

14 hours ago, Doddy said:

Personally, I like playing with tracks and a click. It generally makes the band sound better and tighter.

For Click tracks I can see what you are saying. For backing tracks it's not the band that are tighter, it's the backing track. Why not go the whole hog and just put a CD on?

Hardly new basses. Just the same old basses in different colours.

I would not want to see (or be in) a band that used backing tracks. But than I prefer bands that have a bit of spontaneity, which(I imagine) a backing track would kill.

5 hours ago, Killed_by_Death said:

 

Apparently 14 AWG isn't great for power cords, because they're too stiff & cause issues, but the SJOOW 14 AWG pair that I used for SpeakON didn't seem stiff.

 

 

14 AWG refers to the overall size/area of the conductor. However a 14 AWG flexible cable comprises of multiple strands of finer wire. If it is a few thicker wires then the cable will be stiffer. If it's a lot of smaller wires then it will be more flexible.

In European terms this is normally indicated by a number and the size of the individual cores e.g: 

   6 mm² CSA ,  84/0.3 mm will be alot more flexible than  6 mm² CSA , 7/1.04 mm

(note that in the "7/1.04 mm" part the size refers to the strand diameter)

3 hours ago, AxelF said:

My, that's a tough listen.

I'm glad someone else said it first!

42 minutes ago, xgsjx said:

The problem with text is there’s no tonal context. Read my comments in a Bob Ross voice. 

Perhaps we need a "Happy little bush" emoji.

1 hour ago, xgsjx said:

The Mrs is partial to a bit of slap.

Sorry, wrong thread. 

and tickle? Or just the slap?

Selmer were definitley available - I know because I had some.

23 hours ago, Kiwi said:

- they're hand built [from CNC rough cut parts]

And the problem with that is??

Personally I would rate a CNC produced part over hand made any day. More accurate, more repeatable, and cheaper (provided the manufacturer has a CNC machine in the first place). No downside at all.

The old Fender Stu Hamm series had a body that was prctically identical to a strat.

17 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

True but I think the US gets quite a bashing at times ... my personal preconceptions have always been shattered whenever I have been there.

Most of the peole I've met over there have been great. However, when out eating/drinking I'm always aware that the person next to you my be 'Carrying'.

7 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

If you can DI to the PA, why have even one bass amp, let alone two?

In case the PA packs up?

On 17/02/2021 at 11:16, Maude said:

Does Alex Horne count? 

More of a frontman to The Horne Section than an actual musician but the unit as a whole is very good. I'm not sure about 'decent musical output' though. 

I used to quite like Richard Digance back in the day, he has comedic and serious acoustic folky output. 

Alex Horne? Really? I didn't realise he was a comedian. Never made me laugh.

On 12/02/2021 at 22:43, Simon. said:

Bill Bailey's musical output is always worth a look. Makes up a fair chunk of his stand-up shows, so he puts plenty of effort on to it.

If you haven't seen it, his Enter Sandman is a work of genius, and his take on the Match of the Day and BBC News theme's are splendid.

The thing with Bill Bailey is that I love his comedy - until he starts playing music and then,  mehh.

EDited to add: To be fair it's not just hime. I've never been a fan of music in comedy. Finales of the Two Ronnies,  Spitting image etc .... all those: time to put the kettle on.

Hardly damaged, barely worth repairing. Squirt some glue down it if you must.

So, will you be selling any good stuff?  (Well someone had to ask!).

Actually I'm in a similar position to yourself. Barely picked up a bass in the last 6 months. Playing concertina (Anglo) more than anything these days.

It doesn't need a custom corner piece, he just needs to glue/screw a small piece of wood behind it. Problem solved.

On 14/11/2020 at 14:28, TheGreek said:

Cat litter in a sock?

Clean or used?

6 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

Anyone see this? The first one was on on Thursday (BBC2 8pm) . Available on I-player I presume.

Basically it's about how pubs are struggling financially. The first episode was pre-covid, and one of the pubs in the first episode featured a pub which prided itself on live Music, but the host questioned them paying as high as £100 for a live band.

IIRC he was commenting on the margin that the landlord paid the band (of the increased take) as opposed to the margin that he was making on his beer, rather than the absolute amount, ie the band did better out of it than the landlord did..