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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='869646' date='Jun 17 2010, 08:14 AM']Sometimes, it's not right but I do. He comes across as smug and arrogant, I don't know if that is correct but unfortunately that's how I feel.[/quote] Sorry if I come across as smug or arrogant for my comment One person's arrogance is anothers supreme confidence. I believe that we are born perfect and get contaminated by all and sundry, mainly our parents and that get's reinforced by life experienced through our filters and prejudices (there's plenty of evidence to suggest that Jaco had a childhood that contributed to his unusual behaviour). What people do is behave badly. I would argue that this doesn't make you a bad person. I do believe that just about everyone keeps some of that core of inner perfection intact and that it is reachable and remains significant in our lives. What I'm saying is that I find it really hard to 'hate' or intensely dislike anyone especially when I've not met them. The reality is I've met and in some cases worked with people who have earned reputations or done things that would label them abhorrent. I've never met anyone that was thoroughly dislikeable and I'm pretty sure that if I'd have met Jaco and got in touch with his true self I'd have been entirely entertained and touched. I'm not a naive academic or someone whose led a sheltered existence, this is just my experience of life. So when you say something like that my instinct is to respond Pedro

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='869376' date='Jun 16 2010, 07:59 PM']I try to listen to Jaco but I have such an instant dislike for the man I find it hard to.[/quote] Do you normally have a dislike for people you don't even know?

Excellent choice Rich, excellent

That's a very classy looking bass and I know from 1st hand experience that the product will even exceed it's looks in terms of build quality, tone and playability. I don't think the rear looks better, just different. Welcome to the wonderful world of ACG but just don't tell everyone Peter

[quote name='bassatnight' post='858882' date='Jun 6 2010, 01:57 PM']Lets be honest he has all but vanished from the music scene in the last 25 years.[/quote] He's been very busy in an alternative genre I think. I seriously wish him well though and hope he gets all the support he needs.

Mick Karn plays like a god in my book. I really want to see him overcome his illness but would have thought that financially he'd have been better off than most?? Maybe he's worth more that a normal bass player?

[quote name='witterth' post='853595' date='Jun 1 2010, 02:18 PM']Probably right P, but I just didnt. what can I say? Im only human and certainly no saint!! does no one here ever just get CROSS!! eh? or if they do just cant admit to it? sometimes when youre alone at night with your own thoughts dont you ever just think..... "if only I could go back to that moment I'd............. (insert here)" Oh come on, you know you have![/quote] Nice bit of humanity there

[quote name='Toasted' post='853389' date='Jun 1 2010, 10:47 AM']I'd question the motives of your "friend" who told you all this.[/quote] Yes, getting what he said 2nd hand doesn't warrant how you treated this guy imo. You should have checked it out with him directly and then reacted. Pedro

Sunbeams are my favourite

Just brilliant! Peter

I had TI's on my C64S and they suited it extremely well. In fact I've not heard flats sound as good on any other bass. Pedro

Yes apols for the side track Martin, looking forward to this coming to fruition. Peter

Mersea Island: Colchester: Nuff said?

[quote name='Merton' post='216959' date='Jun 11 2008, 03:30 PM']Good edumacated guess but nope. Tho the guy building it does originally come from Colchester, but that's highly irrelevant to everything really![/quote] With respect Merton no he doesn't. He's a Merseaite and there's a whole world of difference believe me. I err.... grew up with his Mum (who's actually 3 or 4 yrs younger than me)

[quote name='Alien' post='830432' date='May 7 2010, 10:20 AM']Dave's rig is a BFM Omni 15 TB isn't it? The BFM website reckons it can be built with or without a tweeter for bass use. Bear in mind that the 3-way crossover will be cutting some of the higher end of what the midrange driver is capable of producing, so a post crossover tweeter switch will make the rig sound duller than one without a tweeter. A[/quote] Dave's new rig is a home designed Neo 2 x 12" with, if memory serves me correctly one tweeter and one mid range horn. It has a crossover built from individual components and compared with every other cab I've heard, in a real world comparison it's tops the lot, by a significant margin. In that list of cabs would be my EA's (still very good), Bergs and Alex's own. The cab is a real world beater but Dave isn't in the business of making them for a living sadly. Peter

[quote name='Alien' post='830217' date='May 7 2010, 12:22 AM']A couple of years ago me and a mate had a chance to play with a couple of high quality crossovers (4 bands of 48dB/Octave, which we cascaded to make a pair of 96dB/Octaves - virtually a brick wall of crossover!) We found that these frequency bands are where the majority of the 'recognition' of the tone comes from. Obviously, that's not all there is to it (rhythm and lead guitar go from about 100Hz up to 5kHz or even higher, vocals range from maybe 200Hz with overtones and breath sounds all the way up to about 10kHz etc.), but the [b]bulk[/b] of the tone comes from these bands. Interestingly, we also found that for most bass players, even when slapping and popping, there's nothing really useful going on above 5kHz. The Marcus Miller kind of brightness goes up to around 7-8kHz, but how many people need that? It does make me wonder why so many amp makers fit tweeters that go all the way up to 20kHz when that top octave is [b]totally[/b] unnecessary, and the top 2 octaves are pointless in the vast majority of cases. It's something Alex Claber and I agree on - a good midrange driver should give you all the top end you'll ever need. A[/quote] I think you need to speak with Dave Perry. He's living proof (and his home build cab totally tonally awesome including mid drivers tweeter and crossover) that the above isn't necessarily the case Pedro