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It sounds a bit Purdie shuffle-ish...

Looks OK tO me based on lookin at the pics on a phone screen. S/n is in the correct place, decal looks correct.

FWIW, after about six months of regular gigging with my TC RH450, I pulled the head out of my Promethean and used it at a few gigs just to see how it compared. It sounded - IMO - far, far better. It was still warm, but had a natural unforced clarity the TC lacked. The TC wasn't long for this world after that. Assuming the Harley Benton and RedSub are much of a muchness with the Promethean, they're absolute bargains.

I do wonder. I bought my '71 P in Indianapolis, and my fretless '71 came from Italy. I don't know anything about their histories. However, by '71 J was bought new from Barratt's in Manchester for £247. It was then played by the original owner (I have a letter from him) up until a handful of years ago. It was owned by another chap for a short time, and then it ended up with me. It's completely stock apart from the pickups, which I swapped.

Cheers, all! Here's another - a cover, this time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu0oPdGc9wk

Cheers, all! Here's another... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu0oPdGc9wk

Hi folks One of my bands, [url="http://www.rosieandthehips.co.uk"]Rosie & the Hips[/url], did a radio session on Bishop FM last weekend. They've put some video clips up - here's one. It's my RBIV through a Promethean, into the camera's on-board mic. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S59J0_Fj8o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S59J0_Fj8o[/url]

I do it for my bands (and others).

Hi all i've got some bits and bobs with various bands coming up - it'll be nice to see any BCers who can make it. Monday 9th April, w/ [url="http://www.rosieandthehips.co.uk"]Rosie & the Hips[/url] @ The Ship, Eighton Banks, Gateshead (Bluesy. rocky, souly covers) Friday 13th April, w/ [url="http://www.stevedaggett.co.uk"]Silverdirt[/url] @ The Magnesia Bank, North Shields (Guitary originals, with a few off-the-wall covers) Saturday 5th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://wathfestival.jigsy.com"]Wath Festival[/url], South Yorkshire Sunday 6th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://www.buckhotel.co.uk/"]The Buck Hotel[/url], Reeth, North Yorkshire Friday 18th May, w/ [url="http://www.billymitchell.co.uk"]The Billy Mitchell Band[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle Saturday 19th May w/ [url="http://www.stevedaggett.co.uk"]Silverdirt[/url] @ The Trimmers Arms, South Shields Friday 25th May w/ [url="http://www.thecaffs.com"]The Caffreys[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle Saturday 26th May w/ [url="http://www.thecaffs.com"]The Caffreys[/url] @ [url="http://www.live.org.uk"]The Live Theatre[/url], Newcastle

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1332852956' post='1593942'] My EA Micro has a fan, not very noisy but you can hear it on a very quiet gig. Not a problem, but what puzzles me is why its there at all. I've pushed the amp on a few occasions and it never gets even the slightest bit warm..yet alone hot? [/quote] Sounds like the fan is doing a good job ;-)

Streamliner is really quiet - that said, fan noise generally doesn't bother me.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1332782129' post='1593047'] This "unplugged" nonsense really gets my goat. If it was a truly acoustic session you'd be recording it with a single stereo pair of microphones and achieving the balance of instruments and vocals by positioning the players relative to the microphones. In practice what it means is "sensitive" (read weedier) versions of the songs played on stringed instruments with hollow rather than solid bodies and everything else is pretty much the same as if you were doing a normal gig. "Acoustic" bass guitars (with a couple of exceptions) aren't loud enough to hold their own unamplified against an acoustic guitar, so you'll need one with a pickup on it anyway. Unless you spend a lot of money it'll sound worse than an average solid bass guitar. To stay true to the "acoustic vibe" you really ought to be using an upright bass, but for a radio show this generally defeats the object as the main reason they want you to play "acoustically" is so you don't bring lots of bulky gear to the studio. Besides no one can see what you are playing on the radio. Bring a solid bass (string with flats if you really must) and a decent DI box to be on the safe side. [/quote] [quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1332774902' post='1592918'] Yea. Load of rubbish. An electric bass is fine. Do they need a bass player for the gig? if so, what choice do they have. [/quote] ^^^ both of these. Electric basses have been used with acoustic music since time immemorial. Using acoustic basses was OK on MTV unplugged in 1993, but unless you're going the DB route, just use your regular electric (with flats, IMO).

I had a Geddy and didn't get on with it. It weighed a ton and the neck was akin to a pencil.

IME that mid spot on the Promethean is calmed by pulling the 800Hz slider down a bit. Mind you, that only applies to solo practice. If I do anything with a band, the slider goes back to 0db...

Its cos thuv urnly got fower strings urn, an thats aal wu can coont to.

My P is here too, but only flats allowed. :-)

I've always loved the full-length version of In Your Eyes. It was a shame they had to chop it for the original cut. PG's b-sides around that time were mint. Across the River, Don't Break This Rhythm... Lovely.