mike257

Yeah, if the LH manual says the FX-out is a line level, then the Pod's line in should be fine, go for it!

Nice to see the bass with its rightful owner - miracles happen at Christmas after all Enjoy it mate! And well done (again) to everyone involved

Bought a fully loaded Geddy Lee control plate from Chris, turned up the next day packaged up a treat too. The man is a proper gent!! Cheers Chris Mike

I've got an Emu 1212M, and have always been happy with both the sound, and the PatchMix software that runs it all, so my recommendation would be the Emu. Haven't tried the USB versions though, mine is PCI.

+1 for Gumtree. I threw an ad on there for a guitarist recently, as a total afterthought to using the dedicated sites, and recieved a deluge of replies, compared to a tiny trickle from the others. Like anywhere else, you'll get some jokers, but definitely recommend it.

Not obscure, but utterly out of context for the setting.... I've re-arranged Bat Out Of Hell for two acoustic guitars and voice, and we're going to start ripping it out at our acoustic shows. I'm (apologies for being a 6-string traitor) playing all the fun guitar bits and can't wait

I don't know the kind of music you're playing, but if the nature of the gig is limiting you to bongos, and playing basslines on a guitar, it might be better off without you. I assume you'd be leaving them with a singer and guitarist, which, on an acoustic night, is enough to get by. I know if I saw a bass player playing the bottom two strings of an acoustic in lieu of a bass, I'd be wondering why they'd bothered coming. I wouldn't get pushed into it. Having just re-read things above me, I've realised that it's now 1am, and the gig was tonight, so me posting any kind of advice is totally without relevance, even more so than usual!! Hope whichever way you decided, it worked out ok I'm after trading one of my excess of basses for a small combo as I'm finding myself in a lot of these 'quiet acoustic gig' kind of scenarios lately, and don't like to be left out!!

[quote name='darwin' post='312165' date='Oct 22 2008, 02:05 PM']I have a tendency to walk/dance/hop round in circles (in the same direction) when I'm playing which always led to a twisted cable. I kept trying to compensate by going the other way when I remembered to but it never seemed to work so I've recently bought a Sennheiser freePort for £109 from iMuso to give me a bit more freedom. It's UHF, multi channel and has diversity which are the three things I wanted and so far no problems - I can go for a little wander whenever I feel that way inclined [/quote] +1 for the Freeport, although it's cheap and cheerful compared to the EW172, I've had mine for a couple of years and never had problems. Four frequencies to pick from, and I've never had interference problems. There's a slight tone loss, but nothing that you or an audience will notice in a live band setting. For the price, they're ace. I know somebody who paid £220 for one and was happy with it, so the iMuso price is a winner.

I've used one of these at an open mic night the last couple of weeks, I just can't decide if I like the shape or not! Feels like it could be a good bass, but the strings appear to have been on since about 1980, and the electrics are on the blink. Maybe I should offer them a fiver for it and see what happens

[quote name='ziggenpuss' post='348578' date='Dec 8 2008, 01:34 PM']Big fan of flats for Motown, Stax and Reggae...oh, and Iron Maiden stuff too![/quote] Yeah, I'm loving the big round bottom end. I hadn't realised Steve Harris played flats, one of the singers I was playing with told me on Sunday! I guess it gives me a reason to keep all these basses - I can have a flats bass and a rounds bass, and erm... a spare of each Honest, I need them all!

Hola! After putting it off for ages, I stuck a set of Webstrings flats on my Sandberg today, and whipped it out for tonights gig. Crikey!! I've never used flats before, but I absolutely loved the tone and the feel of them. I was plugged into someone else's battered old Laney Linebacker, but the bottom end was magic. I was playing with a couple of acoustic guitars and it sounded so much more 'right' than it ever has with rounds. I think i'm converted, at least for my acoustic-based gigs. Can't wait to try it through my rig proper and see how well they rock out So yeah, why have none of you insisted I do this sooner?

I'm feeling utterly under-equipped with my 5 - and my girlfriend thinks I have too many :s [i]Sandberg California JM4[/i]: My main squeeze, just put flats on and loving it! [i]MM Stingray 4[/i]: The first 'proper' bass I got. It's been neglected lately, but I'll never part with it. [i]Peavey T-40[/i]: Doesn't really get a look in at the moment, I'd trade it for something interesting if anyone fancies it... [i]Squier P Special[/i]: My first ever bass, currently rebuilding with Badass and Wizards [i]'Extreme' Jazz copy[/i]: Won in the Basschat raffle - the neck is amazingly nice, so I'm modding it up at the mo There's my 6-stringers too (Ibanez Artist, Epiphone LP, Ibanez acoustic), but they don't count, of course!

After a quick dabble with drums, I started on guitar when I was about 13. A year later, when someone cannily pointed out that we didn't have a bass player, I got the 4-string because I was the least capable guitarist!! At the ripe old age of 24, bass is still what floats my boat, and I haven't stopped gigging it in the last 8 years. Still play guitar, mostly for songwriting and recording, but occasionally do some 6-string gigs too. I still like to have a quick dabble with the drums when I get the chance, I think playing bass has made me a much better drummer! The bass to guitar ratio in my collection shows where my true calling lies though

I'm adding a vote for the Crybaby here, it's the closest you'll get to Tim C. I love rocking 'War Within A Breath' on mine!

Nice one mate!! You've snatched a proper bargain getting the SVT cab, it's a monster. Lucky bugger!!

I had an email from Dawsons saying they've reduced their web prices, and they're making the reduction at the checkout in stores (because it's too much hassle changing all the tickets!!), so that's one place worth checking out. My gear budget doesn't stretch past the odd new set of strings at the moment though, so it's lost on me!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='342228' date='Dec 1 2008, 06:52 PM']Try some preamp pedals, Aguilar, Sadowsky or the Electro Harmonix "Knock out" looks good value. In Bass Guitar Mag, it gave it a brilliant review and said it did a great job of making slapping sound good.[/quote] What, it has a mute button? If you're not 100% sure about what you want to go for, a pedal might be a better move. You haven't got to make any irreversible big holes in your bass (I get nervous whenever I go near mine with power tools!), and if you upgrade to something new, your preamp stays with you. It's also a lot less hassle to sell/swap for a different one if you don't like the sound.

For the mods. No question.

There's a tenner in the paypal off me. I'd just like to see Reuel get his bass back now, glad this is all getting resolved. Restored my faith in humanity a bit this week, you lot. Nice one

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-IV-BASS-IN-RARE-CLASSIC-WHITE-LTD_W0QQitemZ320321120171QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item320321120171&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]Here...[/url] I seem to remember a few threads a while ago from people looking for the elusive white Thunderbird, so I thought I'd throw this up here in case anybody wants it. I'd love it, but I'm skint like the rest of us. Ah well. Mike

[quote name='johnnylager' post='337002' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:33 AM'] EDIT: f*** me, there's [url="http://www.adirondackguitar.com/pickguards/Jbass/menu.htm"]loads[/url] of 'em. I'm getting a camo for me KSD I reckon.[/quote] I thought I was buying a diamond-plate metal one for my P a few years ago on ebay, and it turned out to be one of those 'Colorific' printed ones from that site. I was gutted when it arrived, thought it was a bit too much of a bargain to be true I've ordered a 3-ply black, becase every time I come back to this thread and see the first pic Hamster posted, it grows on me that little bit more. And also because I found one for a tenner, and I've spent all my money on an eleccy screwdriver and a new soldering iron! Think I'll throw that on for now, and when I'm not so skint I might try a different one. I like Charla's idea of swapping them to match your mood/outfit!! I'm still pretty taken with the gold one to be honest, but I haven't seen any cheapy ones

[quote name='ARGH' post='335986' date='Nov 25 2008, 01:58 AM']Heather Mill's gammy leg[/quote] [quote name='Hamster' post='335992' date='Nov 25 2008, 07:04 AM'][/quote] Haha, these two are my favourite so far. The gold just hadn't occured to me, but I actually really like the look of that. And ARGH, you're a genius mate