uncle psychosis

[quote name='buckers' timestamp='1358849391' post='1945866'] This also happens on mine and I presume its capacitors discharging. I simply turn down the volume control prior to switch off - switch off with no thump - then put the volume control back up to its original position again a few seconds later. [/quote] I always make sure the volume on any amp is turned down before I turn it on or off. Its maybe a bit paranoid, but it saves you from nasty surprises if things aren't set where they're supposed to be.

[quote name='rasher80' timestamp='1358523473' post='1940834'] Crikey, just Googled the Yamaha THR10 and was a bit taken aback by the price - i am after cheap and cheerful really (and i know by-and-large you get what you pay for) as I am a rubbish guitarist and just looking for something to noodle through when I get a bit of free time! [/quote] I think the Cube will suit you nicely. A lot of the guys over at musicradar recommend them highly.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1358844266' post='1945795'] It's a bit of a cop-out though isn't it? For people too vanilla to buy a Thunderbird-shaped T-Bass. [/quote] I'd happily have both

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1358857319' post='1946021'] I read the wikipedia entry, and now I'm wondering what post-hardcore and math-rock sound like I must get out more... [/quote] Math Rock tends to be really riffy, but the riffs are all in odd time signatures (or keep changing time signature) and fast tempos. Some of its really good, but I find most of it to be too annoying to get into---everytime it sounds like they get into a groove it changes

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1358857385' post='1946025'] Which is ok if you know it's a demo model and you've had a chance to inspect it but if you order a new bass online I'd expect it to be new. [/quote] The Distance Selling Regs exist to allow you to inspect an instrument. I don't have a problem with shops shipping the instrument from the shop floor so long as they've looked after it. Its a personal thing though. Some people get really picky about it---"I want an unplayed one" but forget that it's probably already been played at the factory and maybe again by the shop staff if they set it up before sending it out.

Just stick them in a tupperware box or something and put them in the cupboard. Remember even "new" bass strings have probably sat on the shelf in the factory/shop for months anyway.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1358853256' post='1945933'] If I discovered them all by myself I'd have embarrassed myself by calling them prog-rock, having never heard of post-rock [/quote] I think post-rock is a lot like prog-rock, except without all the w**ky soloing that makes prog-rock unlistenable Mogwai are an astoundingly good band IMO, but I've never really tried to learn any of their songs---its not the kind of music that lends itself to playing on your own in the house!

[quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1358853831' post='1945950'] Loads of shops do this, they think it's ok to sell the one off the wall that everybodies played & still claim it's new. [/quote] On the flipside, I've happily bought the shop "display" model because I don't see the point in saying "yeah, this one plays nice, now give me a totally different unseen one thats boxed up through in the back...". [b]As long as a shop looks after its gear[/b] I have no problem with them selling the display ones as new.

Apologies if this comes across as patronising, but better to err on the side of caution... Make sure you tighten the screws up evenly. I've seen people assemble things by inserting one screw at a time, fully tightening it, and then moving onto the next screw. This always ends badly---better to get each screw started, then tighten them up evenly a few turns at a time. This way you should get a nice tight, even fit.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1358848285' post='1945847'] So... you're saying to ignore poor manufacture quality in favor of the sound? Ok... i can see a very, very small valid point in this one if you were buying second hand gear but what you're saying seems to me the same thing that entering a BMW stand and buying a new car with chipped paintwork and not bothering about it just because it works properly when you turn the key! All i tried to say in my posts was if i'm paying £1000 plus for a bass i demand that it comes with quality build and finish... [/quote] And all I'm saying is that a neck pocket gap is only "poor quality" [b]if[/b] the bass has bad sustain. If the bass sustains well then the fit of the neck pocket is not an issue. Chipped paintwork is an entirely different problem and is not what we're discussing.

I'd be interested in trying the FatBeams. My TRB came with DR roundwounds but the seller couldn't remember which variety. They lasted *ages* (I've had the bass for nearly 18 months now and the strings are still OK---I took them off to put flats on last month but they're otherwise fine) and sounded good. I'll probably buy more but £35 is quite a lot to gamble! Certainly, your photo is consistent with what my DR strings look like.

One other thing that I've learned is that the gear you use isn't all that important. I've seen enough pros just using "any old gear" now to realise that so long as your gear is setup well and in tune talent and hard work are more important than the name on the headstock or amp.

This is an area Fender really need to improve on. Their Mexican basses don't come with a lot (I thought it was just manual / allen keys / tags) but because they don't make it clear it means that retailers just send any old junk and hope you'll accept it.

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1358810859' post='1945630'] Is it still panto season??? [/quote] No. It's behind you.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1358810424' post='1945621'] It'll sound very different though . [/quote] True, I'll need to buy both

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1358787047' post='1944981'] EDIT: if so, why don't they just say so? why hide behind meaningless acronyms? [/quote] Given how many pedals these days are cloned and copied I can forgive a company for being slightly circumspect about giving away details of how something new works.

The MO-2 looks cool. Not convinced by the marketing spiel---from the description and sounds, I'd guess that they're splitting the signal into different frequency regions and applying the effect slightly different to each one?

Its not a *million* miles away from this other beauty: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/192862-fs-fender-roscoe-beck-v-green-teal-metallic-2003-great-condition-new-price/

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1358781954' post='1944859'] I would never buy a bass with bad assembly/fit/finish, if i'm paying a considerable amount of money i expect the bass to be well buildt. [b]A neck pocket gap is a big flaw[/b] and there's no mass production story that justifies such thing. [/quote] Is it, though? Really? I'm not convinced it is. I've played enough basses now to know that some set-neck basses have rubbish sustain and some bolt-ons with neck pocket gaps have sustain in abundance. Sure, if you pick up a bass and play it, and the sustain is rubbish, then by all means discount that instrument. But just looking at the neck pocket and deciding---without playing it---that it isn't going to sound good is (IMO) almost as silly as judging the pickups before you've plugged the thing in.

I thought I'd finally cured myself of any real GAS. But the last few weeks there's been so much nice stuff that I've been bad and just bought something...

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1358702654' post='1943648'] [font=Verdana,Arial]Well, the bass sounds great at gig volumes. But two songs in, and it was history! I can still feel it 18 hours later! [/font] [font=Verdana,Arial]But for home/sit-down gigs/rehearsal/recording - it's the one![/font] [/quote] Doh! Seems a bit silly to have a really cool plexi bass and keep it hidden away though

Wow. Just wow. Want.

Last time I went "serious" bass shopping I tried a whole load of Ibanez basses, some Laklands, and some Fenders (I bought a Yamaha, but thats another story). The Ibanez basses (three or four of them) had horrid setups and the Laklands were no better than the Fenders at the same price point. I'm sure that there are Fenders out there that have issues---they are mass produced instruments, after all---but I honestly think that some people are imagining QC faults that, well, aren't, and are just parroting things they've read on the internet. I'm not sure that a neck pocket gap is necessarily a bad thing. It [b]may[/b] be, but you should judge a bass by picking it up and playing it, not looking at it and thinking "oh, neck pocket gap, must be crap". I'm sure if you asked people to play these basses blind they wouldn't be aware of many of the supposed "flaws".