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    It's not an uncommon setup. I first saw it used by Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. Using an Ampeg SVT and Peavey 5150 guitar amp and it sounded absolutely filthy! So much better than overdrive pedals.
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    When my last band recorded, the oroducer used amp sims to great effect. My bass signal went through an SVT for clean channel and a Marshall plexi for the dirt. It sounded amazing.
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    I've always managed to get those but then I've never travelled too far to gigs. £150 seems to be the max unless you're well known. I know Damnation and Arctangent pay £150 plus a case of beer for their bottom tier bands so most of those bands will be losing money on travel and accommodation and just playing for the love of it. A mate of mine played Bloodstock after winning a battle of the bands competition and they weren't paid at all but he had a hell of a weekend hanging out with rockstars and playing to his biggest ever audience by a big margin.
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    All have full lineups now and only book bands with a good UK following who will add ticket sales. There's lots of small venues who put on bands with little to no UK following, just don't expect to get more than fuel money and a free pint.
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    That ones all yours. Wrong colour for me
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    I'll try to remember that!
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    I'm probably going to do that. Just need to work out an interesting route for a trip on the motorbike.
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    Not sure yet but probably a Euro 5 LX
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    Longer I think. 5 is 35" the 4 multi is 36" - 34". The 5 multi is 37 - 34
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    All their songs seem to be in C#. The Dimension 4 just has the bonus of the 36" scale on the E string which will give extra tension or allow lighter strings.
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    Change in the house of flies - Deftones
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    The Pulse does sound great in the videos I've seen. I think it would suit me better than the Ethos. The Euro LX is pushing the budget a bit but definitely a possibility. I'm currently trying to decide whether to go 4 string and tune down to C# for the new band or just go 5 string. If I go 5 it'll avoid setup issues but the G string will probably never get used. There's also the multi scale Dimension 4 confusing matters.
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    Hi everyone. I'm starting to look for a Spector, really wanting that classic Spector sound (Rex Brown, Mike Starr) and a decent quality model. Which would be the models to go for? Is the Rebop any good? There seems to be quite a few for sale but I can't find much info about them. Should I spend the extra for an NS Pulse or Euro LX?
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    Caught By The Fuzz was the best song of that Brit rock scene at the time. I'd rate them well above Blur (boring) and Oasis (a bit crap) That Wembley gig was amazing. I'm not a huge Foo Fighters fan but to see them with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones was very cool plus Dave on drums is always a treat.
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    I saw Supergrass open for Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium many years ago. They were great but the sound sucked. They're all local to me and quite often see one or more of them out at local gigs in town. It's nice to see seriously successful pros out enjoying amateur local bands playing in a pub/park/festival.
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    If you want a cheap bass that will do the job without any upgrades or extra spending, why not get a used Ibanez SR300. They're not good for the price, they're just good.
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    I'm just about ready to buy a nice Spector 5 string and was reminded that previously with 5 strings, I've had a nightmare trying to sell them when ready for a change. Are 5 string basses typically difficult to sell or have I just had the wrong ones? Previous 5's include Ibanez SRMS805 Ibanez SR505 and Sterling Ray35 (very nice budget stingray)
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    The two worst basses I've owned were a MIM Fender Jazz Squier series (weird one, it was an actual Fender, not a Squier) and my last MIM Precision. Sometimes cheap copies are better than the real thing.
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    Gary Numan playing a Glastonbury warm up at Cheese & Grain in Frome. The show sold out extremely quickly but its my local venue so I was signed up for presales. I've seen Gary once before as a special guest with Nine Inch Nails and he was extremely good so I'm really looking forward to this one
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    I'm not sure it's going to work. Their new material is written in drop G. I can't get my 5 string that low without the first seven frets on the bottom string all sounding the same. I think it needs an extra long multiscale and I'm not sure I want to invest £1000+ in a Spector Dimension or Dingwall (cheaper multiscales are a bit shorter) without knowing it'll work out.
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    Not yet. We'll see how this goes. It's a possibility but I'm not buying a new Spector quite yet.
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    There's been a bit of a development. I was talking to a band a while ago but it all went quiet. Yesterday I heard from them again and they sent over some new material and it's really good. I'm going to give it a good go, write some bass parts and see how it goes.
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    Two Notes Revolt Bass preamp / DI. In great condition and with the original box and power adapter. Check out the YouTube reviews. The range of tones from this thing is amazing. Beautiful creamy clean to filthy high gain metal clanky tones and everything between.
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    Ashdown ABM600 EVO head in great condition and includes a Roqsolid cover
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    I may choose to visit the statue at Hellfest in France rather than Stoke on Trent. It does look really good though.
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