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Beedster
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Did I sell you that Jay, if so I regret it also -
We should probably start a thread about it 😀
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A beaut, contender for best all round bass of all time?
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When I was a kid in the late 70's my music teacher told me I needed to buy my own violin if i wanted to progress, I had passed Grade V and was aiming higher. She told me which shop to go to, and a list of instruments I should look at and play. But she gave ma a warning, you must be polite and respectful to the owner to get the best out of him, in short to ensure that he sold me the best instrument for me. Plenty of other music shops in the 70's sold violins, I could have gone anywhere, but she knew that all going he would take the time, give me honest advice and make sure I had the best instrument. Sure enough he was a cantankerous old boy who made me and my dad feel extraordinarily unwelcome and inferior. When my dad told him our budget he shook his head and audibly tutted. But we spent about two hours in there and I came away with a decent instrument at a decent price, and my teacher was very happy with it. I went into the shop about two years later to buy some strings, he remembered my name and said that he'd heard (from my teacher) that my playing was going well. Funny that it's that 20 seconds of positive that stands out in my memory. And the idea that people who really know their stuff can also be really opinionated, rude, and disorganised kinda stuck with me from that point on. And I'd still rather deal with them than most polite people who don't know their stuff and will gladly sell you any old crap to get you out of the door and keep the bank balance in the black 👍
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He’ll be on site and face to face when organising future prison gigs, should avoid further miscommunication? -
Yep, as the economy gets tougher people aren’t going to be so happy to write this stuff off
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Multiple ‘minor’ offences each of which individually he can probably blag an excuse/apology for and render the whole thing ultimately a PITA to prosecute? Law enforcement will see a lot if it as caveat emptor, and other stuff requires a lot of proof that musicians who tend to be quite a trusting bunch might not be able to produce. He’s learned from experience to keep his crimes below a certain threshold on the above basis 😟
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Have to say that of all the music stores I've used in the UK Bass Direct have been about the best. Doesn't help the OP of course, but just saying 👍
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I bought this in mid-2020 as lockdown forced me to produce all my educational content online. It enabled me to not only exclude external noise but also to have a very nicely controlled room acoustically. We're moving house and as part of that move I'm anticipating a larger studio build. As I'm going to have to dismantle and move the sound booth anyway, and as I suspect that in reality I won't be rebuilding it anytime soon if at all, seems it might a good idea to sell it now. It's great for recording vocals whether sung or spoken, loud instruments (brass) and even drums assuming your drummist is happy with a pretty small kit (PS that's my daughter's kit and not currently set up to play before any drummists comment!!). Also very good for DB as while the room is arguably a little dead for DB it does at least control the things that can make recording DB such a pain, it's easier to introduce some wanted ambience in the mix than get rid of the unwanted ambience in a room (DB in the photos is a very large 4/4 BTW). It's also a very useful rehearsal space if you have close neighbours (I know of an orchestral trumpet player who has one of these in his London flat for practice). Obviously it would be collection only and would require a van or large estate car. I'll take some more photos once I've clear the area around it. Happy to talk trades on this also 👍 Booth Size: 1.6m x 1.6m x 2.05m · Double thickness walls (44mm) · Acoustic foam (internal) · Acoustic grey carpet liner (internal + external) · Fan assisted active ventilation · LED downlight with ceiling ambient rgbw glow · Door glazed with multilayer acoustic designed glass · Wireless power remotes for lights and ventilation -
That's the irony here, if you email PJB you get a quick reply from the man himself (as I did on a few occasions), yet you try to contact the company that he's paying to look after his UK business..... If I compare the details above with Westside who used to look after Mesa Boogie in the UK there's no contest; strikes me PJB should move to Westside
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That was certainly my thinking also
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This really is special, in my five string days this would have ticked every single box for me, in fact I suspect it still does 👍 -
Although to provide some context, the above is pretty normal behaviours for many lead guitarists
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If there's anyone out there wondering "Wy do all the old farts go on about big and heavy tube amps all the time when there are so many high quality lightweight and compact bass amps on the market", right here is the answer. Once you have played through an SVT-II, while other amps might sound close, they will never be close enough -
Exactly my thinking mate, thanks 👍
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And wow, they have got back to me already, awesome 👍
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I've message these guys via Gearslutz/Gearspace http://xaudia.com/contact/ Other suggestions welcome
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The bear appears rather disinterested given the situation?
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Unlike you it would seem 😀 -
Unusually for a bass solo that brought a smile to my face (was s/he schooled in Greek balalaika/bluegrass mandolin), just a pure comedy solo and completely not right for the track. Brilliant
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Tell me about it, although I was never a pedals man which probably saved me quite a lot of pain and cash 👍
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Just checking my mics and I've found that pair of Samson VR-88s no longer sound matched. I've never really used them as a pair so it's possible that they were never well matched, and in fact they both sound rather nice, but side by side they have a slightly different output and, to my ear, a slightly different response. I was wondering if there's anyone in the UK I could send them to to get them checked and if necessary repaired?
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No, my bad, I didn't realise it was the Townsend you'd used, re-reading your first post again it's clear that it was as you also mentioned the UAD platform. Good to hear you found it a decent setup, thanks. Totally agree, I'm used to using a SM7B on my voice and a PR40 on my double bass and there is something very comforting about knowing that you can reliably achieve the same decent quality recording every time. But I'm recording a lot of other people's voices now also, and it's because I really don't know what I need in terms of the vocal mic cupboard that a modelling system appeals. To me, £1K is a lot of money to spend on a mic, but I guess that if it's as good as people say, I'm spending £1K on several mics, that it can be configured as a stereo mic only adds to the value from my POV.
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For me it's really about the voice and playing with mic models both during and following tracking. I've done a lot of reading around the tech, it's just not something I can try before I buy really, not like walking into Denmark St with your credit card and a whole list of basses to play! I think I'm going for it on the basis that should I find in a few months it was a waste of time I'll at least be able to recoup most of the spend going on current used prices, and in doing so I'll be seeing as mostly as a short/mid-term learning tool as opposed to a long-term investment in a quality mic, although of course I may find the latter emerges. Having said that, a big part of the sell for me is that everyone seems to think the mic is a very high quality unit in it's own right
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Another aspect of the Townsend I like is the ability to switch mic models/response post-tracking, which is to my mind a great way to really get a feel for the mic models in question?
