GremlinAndy

Message sent this morning , re the OCD.  Get back to me when you read it.   
cheers.

I bought and tried quite a few.   
the Empress Bass Compressor is easily the winner for me personally.

I use it at the start of my chain just to even out my playing a little without destroying the dynamics completely. 
It can be transparent or can add colour depending on the settings.  
The fact that it has separate input and output LEDs means you always have a much better idea, visually, of exactly what it’s doing.   
 

Not cheap, but the most expensive part of buying the right compressor for me, was buying 3 or 4 before finding the one which suited me the most.

The ones I didn’t get to try which seem to be highly regarded are the Cali76 and the Keeley.   Neither have the twin level LEDs, but I didn’t get to compare sounds so can’t say.

Compressors can be a difficult thing to get right, and opinions are subjective, so I wouldn’t recommend you buy it based on my say so.  …But I would strongly recommend you try one if possible.   

Like a nightmare - Motörhead.   (A road back into horses again there if you want to take it!).

Dream On - Aerosmith

Pony - Rex Orange County (Feat Pino Palomino)

Come on… that’s gotta be worth a bonus point!

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Employee of demon th.  - They might be giants.

Nights in White satin.  Moody Blues

Sild Love Songs.  Paul McCartney

Beaches - The Stranglers

Clapham Common People - Pulp

Rotherham all over the World - Status Quo

Space Oddity - Bowie

Crazy train - Ozzy Osborne

quote:  *Welcome* To The Machine - Floyd
 

Matthew and Son - Cat Stephens. 

Dutchwife.   I can’t see the connections to your posts with the previous ones.   Are you being more cryptic than I’m giving you credit for, or do you not know how this works?

Down down - Status Quo

EBay and Facebook marketplace are usable if you’re within driving distance and arrange cash on receipt, for bass gear.

Basschat is WAY safer.   It’s a good community and kind of self regulates, by outing bad guys.

There are real people with real reviews, for previous transactions which you can turn to.

I’ve had MANY purchases on Basschat, and I’ve placed my trust, and never been let down yet.   
obviously that doesn’t mean there can’t be one rotten egg, but you’re much less likely to fall foul.  The only thing I don’t like about purchases on BC is the prevalence of F&F payment.  I prefer to pay the PayPal charge and maintain my buyers rights, for an extra layer of safety.

In Sheffield there is a non-profit organisation based in an old school.  (The one featured in “the Full Monty” as it happens)

“The Burton Street foundation”.

http://burtonstreet.org.uk/spaces/

Sheffield probably isn’t the location you might be thinking of, but I’m sure there are places like this all over the country.

On 13/06/2022 at 11:43, Kiwi said:

Funnily enough, I've been toying with the idea recently but please don't read too much in that.

The LGBS has gone and while it's been rebranded as the UK Bass Guitar Show in Manchester, many were disappointed at the 2020 show.  Stevie Williams stopped organising the UK Bass Show to focus on other things.  I hope he won't mind me mentioning this but many years ago he told me that that if he broke even on a show, he considered it a success.

So while there seems to be a gap in the market, it's fraught with financial risk for the organisers.  it involves a lot of work from a team of people and up front financial investment in booking venues, promoting and securing (often paid) artists to provide assurance of value for money to everyone.   And that's pre COVID.  Post COVID, the industry has been squeezed generally.  Unlike the US, turnover is down and promotional budgets within the industry are tighter.

 

I was looking into exhibiting at a London construction show a few months ago and faced the prospect of being charged 75 quid for a plate of sandwiches if I wanted to buy food on site.  Then there are the mandatory PL insurances, health and safety risk assessments, the cost of storing kit away from the stand etc. etc.  It was like being nailed to the wall and slowly drained of outrageous amounts of money.  But the construction industry is a bit bigger than the musical instrument industry.

 

So while its possible, I think a lot depends on finding the right venue.  Maybe somewhere in the non-for-profit sector like a school, charity or trust.

I wonder if it would be possible to arrange it as a kickstarter?   I’ve never arranged one myself but it seems like the money you need would happen up front, and if the money doesn’t come in the project doesn’t go ahead.

seems like the best way to spread the cost between everyone with less risk on the good folk organising.

various levels of buying in would provide a scalable amount of things available. 
 

Eight days a week.   (The Beatles)

Glad to have you aboard!

Personally, I want to hear about it.   Calling it “not classy” isn’t classy, and imo, beneath a moderator.

If I’d payed for a new bass I’d expect exactly that.  Plus, in the expectation of getting a perfect bass, the OP has committed to some other bits.  I think he has the right to be miffed at them for apparently not even quality checking the stuff they send out. 
 

Glad to see it all settled in the end though.

Eh-up ahr kid.

Saying Hi from Sheff’ld

Absolutely brilliant bit of kit.   I had the primitive Tascam bass trainer CD.   Then the almost equally primitive Tascam MP3 bass trainer, then the PJB big head…

 But with all its features the Elements is way and above the best thing out there for playing along and silent practicing.

Its not even a close race, there’s nothing else like it really.

Apply Velcro to the top, flip it over and booya, you’re done!   No need to thank me.

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