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[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='617219' date='Oct 5 2009, 11:26 AM'](in hushed tones) It's my day off. I am about to achieve a quest. A delivery is due any moment. I've lusted for one of these, and posted on Basschat to see if anyone has one I can try (to no avail). They don't come up for sale in the UK very often. I can't afford it, but an ancient eBay search popped up and I had to act. I have a notice sellotaped on the front door "I'm in, so knock hard", I daren't go to the loo, no music playing, porch door open to aid hearing knock at the door. [/quote] It all sounds very mysterious and a tad exciting. Bated breath, details photos soonest please. Despite all your precautions you'll probably wait til 5.30pm before finding a failed delivery note tucked into your gatepost

Hiya Have you looked into the ACG filter based pre-amps. You'll get a greater range of tone than any other pre imo and I suspect is would complement the Sei perfectly. I'm a fan of the Retro series, John East makes the ACG pre too. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php"]http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php[/url] You're welcome to try mine out if you're passing

EMG's go up to 27V, why stop at 18

[quote name='MythSte' post='616668' date='Oct 4 2009, 05:47 PM']If i've intereperated that correctly, does that mean that treble is semi paremetric on these heads? Nice.[/quote] Yep, all 4 EQ's are semi parametric. A brief explanation of THD, AP etc for myself would help here guys

[quote name='4000' post='616729' date='Oct 4 2009, 07:01 PM']I don't think it really changed mine very much at all, but then I have generally always been more interested in songs and music than just bass (although I might not have been so mad about Stanley Clarke otherwise. ). Most of the music I still love most is music that I loved way before I ever picked up an instrument; pop, rock, jazz, prog etc. The only thing it really did do was negative, in that I stopped being able to enjoy music in the same way I did before I was a player; now I tend to find myself listening to the playing or the mix or whatever instead of being able to enjoy the music for what it is. I think that my point is that musicians can sometimes end up looking at music like spellchecker looks at text, i.e. missing the bigger picture. Great mask by the way. "Behind this mask is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof!".[/quote] Thank you, I'm trying to persuade the band that fancy dress is in order for our Guy Fawkes charity gig on the 6th of Nov. I've always loved music and now enjoy it even more. I just appreciate a good bassline more than I used to.

It'll be interesting to know what the entirety of the tweaks are on this version. With RP's 1st: Tone Control Bass Center Freq: 125Hz (range: 71-1.12kHz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Low Mid Center Freq: 224Hz (range: 100-1.6kHz, Gain: +15/-15dB) High Mid Center Freq: 630Hz (range: 200-3.25kHz, Gain: +15/-15dB) Treble Center Freq: 6.3kHz (range: 4kHz – 10kHz, Gain: +12/-24dB) RH450 Tone control Bass Center Freq: 280Hz (range: 71-1120Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Low Mid Center Freq: 400Hz (range: 100-1600Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) High Mid Center Freq: 800Hz (range: 200-3150Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Treble Center Freq: 1600Hz (range: 400-6300Hz, Gain: +12/-24dB) Interesting. So how does in sound compared to the RH450? Peter

[quote name='4000' post='616495' date='Oct 4 2009, 01:48 PM']I'm not sure it's discerning taste. Sometimes I think we get far too carried away with things that have nothing to do with communication, which is what music is really all about. Oh, and surely we ARE part of the public? Can't say I'm keen on the I/we know better philosophy; there's a dark place at the end of that road.[/quote] I can only speak for myself but I do know that picking up an instrument changed my taste in music. Doesn't make me better but certainly makes me different.

Very nice Rich. I'm kinda chuffed you rated my P You have a pm.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='616416' date='Oct 4 2009, 12:26 PM']These days I always try to say 'I don't like something' rather than 'it/he/she's crap!' Doddy told me about a converation he had with a guitar teacher. The teacher cited Flea as being probably the world's best player, only because Flea was probably the only bass player he'd taken notice of. In the land of the blind, the manic slap player is king. [/quote] No pun intended?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='616391' date='Oct 4 2009, 12:04 PM']i apologise for my close minded rant...its never a good idea to post anything after you have been out for the evening....i really like some of Fleas playing..my comments were a little immature..[/quote] Sometimes perhaps I feel that players deserve more recognition than others seem to get. This can be frustrating. However the musical tastes of the public are not our own. As a musician (I'm not sure I qualify) we tend to have discerning taste perhaps?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='616243' date='Oct 4 2009, 09:15 AM']I still think 'Blood Sugar' is one of the best albums ever, and is a bass tour-de-force. 'Mellowship Slinky' is amazing...and bloody hard to play![/quote] +1 I'm a VW and MM fan too btw. We don't need to be mutually exclusive here

I've already got one. Err... well it's got a Sadowsky pre in it anyway

Rich came from home via Liverpool to pick up my G&L Tribute. A very nice guy with oodles of talent and he also brought his Streamline along for me to have a look at. The Streamline is seriously nice. He gave pretty much all my basses a check out and they've all gone on strike now It was Rich, a pleasure. Apols about the soya milk in the tea Peter

[quote name='NickH' post='615749' date='Oct 3 2009, 02:59 PM']What an absolute monkey. Good luck getting the whole crowd in the pub to be quiet while he tunes! Punch in the nose incoming shortly I imagine Seriously, dude - ditch this guy and get someone with a clue. You'll be happier and more relaxed, enjoy the music more, you'll get to do some gigs, [b]and he'll be gently removed from the potential pasting he's very likely to receive[/b]. Everyone's a winner.[/quote]

A great band back then definately. Are they 'The Beat' or 'The English Beat' as they had to rename themselves due a US band with the same name?

I'm a firm believer in that we are all somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum and yes you are right. I don't think he fits particularly into the AS model. His tendency is to spend it fair bit of time down the pub and I think the whole band thing is about his self image as a 'rocker'. I think that unconsciously 'his' band fills his narcissistic needs but the threat from actually performing is to great as he has much insecurity. The only problem with this is if he's not honest about it either to himself or others. It's leading us all up the 'garden path'. I've tried to organise a 2nd local jam night just to get up in front of an audience and he's just a moment ago come up and said that work commitments mean he can't do it yet again.I'm sure it's totally genuine certainly predictable in the extreme. Over a year of practice and one gig - some sort of a record perhaps and I'm slowly losing the will to live

It is covers, I could understand the need to be more creative as a group if it were originals. Oh well, the hint has been made, maybe he'll change. We've all had an honest chat over a pint several times, particularly about the lengthy chord playing, fiddling around and tuning between each song but alas it makes no difference. We've also talked about his need to put the band down, particularly himself when talking to anyone listening. He thinks it's just being self effacing and the rest of us think it's totally wrong. Last night a couple of friends stopped by and off he went again To me it's saying 'we're not very good, and it you enjoy it then your taste is obviously suspect' and is a very dangerous thing to do. As I have said before I hang on in looking for something better. Over 12 months of practise (valuable in itself when you're coming from being a 'bedroom player') and only the one gig with a very 'gentle' audience. That says a lot. I know that my learning curve needs steepening and it's presently flattening right out.

I couldn't comment on either the bass or the bassist unless I actually heard them. So it must at least start with the technician.

A bit of a classic, very nice.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='615348' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:55 PM']Sorry, I should have been clearer in my post. I meant [i]the guitarist [/i]would benefit from practicing the transition - off the chords, tap-dance on the pedals, flick his selector switch, crank the back pick-up, re-arrange fingers, prepare to gurn like an idiot sucking goat's pee through a tiny straw, then do it all again, only in reverse. That sort of thing. It takes practice, y'know. I've amended my post accordingly. Absolutely no crit of your abilities intended. Absolutely. "Shut the f*** up or I'll kill you" usually works.[/quote] No offence taken, I'm on a learning curve and I acknowledge that Reminds of another frustrating practice habit that he can't overcome despite my repeated fairly gentle 'hints'. Between each number we have the shuffle of paperwork (he doesn't learn his lyrics and needs a music stand with chords and words), the playing of random chords and much tuning where everyone has to be quiet despite his inline tuner. We are always waiting around for him. Given a gig he's the same, very amateurish imho. Peter

[quote name='Hutton' post='615333' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:45 PM']I'm definitely in agreement with you on this one. What you have to watch is how you put it to someone (in your case the guitarist) that perhaps the soloing practice should have been done at home. The way we say things can be what is resented with the point or content being of secondary importance. It's all about making your point with senstivity so as not too hurt someone or belittle them.[/quote] I'm usually quite a sensitive kind of bloke, I work as a counsellor and have a great deal of empathy. Sadly sensitive with this guy goes totally over his head Also the actual wording I've used above is written for dramatic emphasis and is probably not the actual words used. At my age it's difficult to remember As I said, I've hinted at this before as have others. I have considered that there is sometimes some net benefit to the band as a whole too and I will try to work that in while somehow not letting band practice become his 'w*nkfest'. Difficult. Anyone in the NW need a bassist? Peter

[quote name='silddx' post='615319' date='Oct 2 2009, 10:27 PM']I think he probably does that to impress, no? It's possibly the only part of the song he enjoys playing, the rest is just some boring chords. He gets a kick from playing his solo in front of you. I can't stand that approach. I'm with you, I'd get pissed off with that sh*t in a rehearsal. Luckily I never get that in my bands. He was probably naffed off at you because he would have been really embarrassed after thinking you might be enjoying it, what a come down.[/quote] There is most definitely a bit of that going on at times. I do appreciate that I'd benefit from learning the transitions too, that and being comfortable with picking up a song anywhere. Hmmm.... Sadly this is the tip of an iceberg