TheRev

Hi S'manth

I have a Markbass LM2 that ticks all your boxes and is currently surplus to requirements....

Dave

For me, a very recent rediscovery was Skunk Anansie. Saw them loads back in the day, then over the years drifted off into other genres. Seeing Bob Vylan recently just reminded me of SA and the pure intensity of their live shows.

On 24/10/2023 at 10:56, bassace said:

I’ve had ‘em all but I’m now happy with this somewhat minimalist rig. Sounds wonderful.

 

What's the pre/DI on top of the Puma?

On 23/10/2023 at 07:47, Phil Starr said:

Did you go for the Turbosounds in the end Dave? Wondered how you got on with them?

No - didn't buy anything the end. I managed to get one of my Altos working through a gig by stripping it down and cleaning out all the layer of cider infused floor gunk, so hopefully the sme process will resurrect the other two.    It's also coincided with a bit of a band discussion on whether we should continue to even own a PA any more, given that we use it 3 or 4 times a year and can easily hire in if we need to.  

Oooh - your neck is prettier than mine.

1 minute ago, Rich said:

Pretty sure that's a Sire D5.

Churrz Rich.

Looks like a fantastic do as always, genuinely sad that I couldn't fit it in.

In the photo with the Reverend, the Harley Benton semi and the Explorer on the table, what is the '51 style P bass? Looks gurt lush.

Dave

Went to see Random Hand and Popes of Chillitown with Roshambo at the Fleece in Bristol last weekend. Fantastic night of ska punk 

Unfortunately I'm going to have to miss this one - couple of busy gig weekend coming up and I've left myself with too much to do this weekend.

Have fun everyone!

Dave.

I recently bought a Roth & Junius BSB06 which I'm very happy with.  Quality is great and it fits my large ¾ perfectly.

It replaced my Christopher bag, which is still going strong after 10 years, apart from the anchor point for the back straps.  Zips and everything else is fine - you're welcome to it if you want it.

The best* single combo offering for upright and bass guitar is probably one if the twin channel combos from AER. They're not cheap and they're heavy by current standards but they sound amazing.

There's a handful of 2 channel amp heads aimed at players who double on upright and bass guitar (different EQ centres on each channel)- the Acoustic Image Clarus S2 being the primary example.  There's also the,  now discontinued, Euphonic Audio Doubler. I have one of these and it's a great amp. I note that there's one for sale in the classifieds forum at the moment... (no affiliation).  The benefit of going with the likes of AER/AI/EA is that the input on the double bass channel will be high impedance to match the requirements of piezo pickups, so you don't need a buffering preamp.

Cabinet wise, for upright I much prefer lots of small speakers (6" or 8") to single 10s or 12s. Notable exceptions* are the Barefaced One10 and the LFSys Monaco.  I tried the Monaco at last year's SW bass bash and thought it was a great cab for double bass - the notes on the E string had plenty of separation/articulation, which is rarely the case with 12" cabs*

*IMO/IME

Dave

I use a Fishman Platinum Pro analog in my live seup and use it's predecessor in our rehearsal room.  I really like it -  high impedance preamp, HPF, DI and tuner all in one box.  I don't tend to use the EQ much, but its' useful to have.  The ability to be able to switch the EQ centres between 'guitar' and 'bass' is handy if you play other instruments.

Cheers Phil.

RCF would have been my choice if we were using our own PA for every gig,  but I can't justify the cost for the handufl of pub gigs we still do each year.

The specs on the Turbosound pretty much line up with everything else at that price point, so they certainly can't be any worse than our old Altos, wth the added benefit of DSP. 

Hope to be at the SW bash - just haven't got round to cross checking with Mrs Rev. 

The tailpiece in the Shergold article looks quite small compared to the bridge so I'm guessing it might be a cello tailpiece?  New tailpieces are pretty cheap and if you have the bridge, then all you need is a shout out for a set of used strings and you could be up and playing for £100.  I'd leave getting a setup until you're sure you can tune it up without it folding in half.

Two of my Alto TS 112 monitors have sucumbed to the intermittent thermal cutout problem that plagues the Alto Mark 1's, so I'm looking to replace them.  We don't use our own PA very often so I don't want to shell out loads of money for something we'll only use 4 or 5 times a year.  I'm intersted in the Turbosound TFX112M-AN active wedges, which seem to offer a lot for under £400 each - has anyone got real world experience with these monitors?

The PA company that does our festivals uses the passive 112 Turbosound monitors so I know they're generally decent.

Churrz!

Dave

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

 

I was at a music festival in Somerset last week. They had doom metal, black metal, prog metal, post metal, blackened post metal, symphonic metal, pagan folk metal, deathcore and blackened doom metal. No Wurzels

ArcTangent?

That's held on the same farm as the festival (OutCider) shown on Country File.

42 minutes ago, fleabag said:

Which one was John Pertwee  ??

He died in 1976, bizarre gardening incident involving a prize winning marrow. The band don't like talking about it.

We've done 50+ support gigs for The Wurzels over the last 10 years -  those guys are total professionals who have earned respect. Pete and Tommy are in their late 70s and early 80s and still doing 70 sold out shows every year.

Mind you, some of the stories they've told us from their 70s heydays.....🤐

3 hours ago, Cliff Edge said:

I stray into the Reddit bass forums from time to time where the youngsters have introduced me to genres of rock that I have never heard of before. 
I’m watching Countryfile at the moment and it’s from a Somerset farm setting up for a small music festival. 
And some Scrumpy and Western music. Can’t wait to hear what that sounds like. I just hope it’s not The Wurzles. 

That was OutCider Festival which is one of four festivals  by Fuelled By Cider, which my band are heavily involved in running.

Scrumpy'n'western was pretty much invented by The Wurzels, but there were lots of other acts doing similar stuff from the 60s onwards. These days it tends to be more of a folk/punk type vibe.

On 30/07/2023 at 18:09, Burns-bass said:

I had to carry mine across Bristol bridge (very busy!) and I only got one idiotic commment. I view that as a good result 

That is good. I carried mine down King Street on a Friday night and was ready to lamp the next person who said 'ere, thats a gurt big violin mate'

Velvet Blues were the 'budget' option in the Velvet catalogue - about £180 a set IIRC.

I reckon that someone who really wants a set would happily pay £100 to replace an expired set of Blues, but as Velvet strings have been closed for 3 years, there can't be many players still using Velvet strings as you really only get 2-3 years out of them (IME) before they noticeably lose their tone.

Only Spiro's sound like Spiros!

Many of us on here have embarked on a very expensive string journey, only to end up back where we started - with Spiros!

For the same sound but lower tension, Spiro solos tuned to orchestra pitch are your best bet.

For a smoother sound, without the nasal Spiro G, that still has plenty of Spirio- like punch, try Pirastro Perpetuals.

For a more traditional sound, try Evah Pirazzi Weich.

7 hours ago, 3below said:

Landed Festival, Mid Wales, Friday night.  Excellent PA and really well mixed.  The stage (trailer) seemed to absorb the sound and for the first time ever, BF Dubster and Peavey Tour 700 required PA support as well.  Chowny fretless (another BC purchase) worked really well.  Band is called Glyderau (a Welsh mountain range), all original material. Magus is Ben Grant, Freelance sound engineer, PA Hire & Location Recording, who ran the sound system - really good.  The chappie on the right clearly enjoyed himself.

 

Nice to see the Chowny getting an outing!

6 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Today at a festival in Dorset, gagglefest (due to it being the gaggle of geese).

 

 

We played the same gig later in the evening (just got home now at 1:30am) shame we missed you.

It was a really nice place, hopefully we'll get invited back next year.

Meh, 7 years isn't excessive for DB strings.

If you fancy a change, try a set of Evah Pirazzi weich?