MoJoKe

MarkBass CMD151, great on its own or with 104 cab sounds a dream, and one in each hand for get-in/out. I used to tour with TE AH400 with 410 and 115, needed its own truck and crew. Before that I had an old "quilted" Kustomsound head with a 2 x 15 fender cab, which was the heaviest but best sounding rig i ever had, but it eventually shook itself apart! +1 to never go back to big/heavy!

I'm blessed with distinctly unsuperior ears I do know that no amount of boiling will remove tarnish, rust spots or the effects of aging when strings have been used a while and boiled a few times! Sadly the gloss [i]will [/i]fade. If you want to save a few bob then boil away, I did for years! It would be interesting to get the feedback on this topic from a manufacturer, other than the obvious " don't do it as we can sell more"

my two 4 strings tend to get ignored these days... dreadful as my fretless is a Wal I'd trade it for a 5 string fretless tomorrow if a. it was a good deal and b. it was another Wal! I couldn't sell either, as one is a JV 57 precision bought new in '81, first "decent" bass, the other is a Wal!

I'm so grateful for all your feedback. This was filmed when I was really good, but my technique has lapsed a bit since....

I love all his sounds... I'd love to be that technical but also such a natural player. ...its not always [i]what [/i]you play...

How about a nice cloth cap, like the Rubettes.... now you're talking!

That was when I was at my best... sadly i got worse as I got older.... I do appreciate the criitique though!

[quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1316705542' post='1381748'] I've cleaned my strings in a dishwasher in the past. Works a treat. [/quote] top or bottom shelf?

yeehar

you can also add a bit of vinegar, supposedly helps to remove your greasy deposits... All it actually does is stink out the kitchen!

but they are never as bright as they were before, or for as long!

this is why Elixir were invented... I used to boil too, but even then didn't give as good life as Elixir

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1316548312' post='1379608'] I wanted to add the next Rattlin Bone gig to the calendar but cannot see the button for this anywhere? In a similar vein, are member's birthdays no longer highlighted anywhere? All help gratefully received, cheers! [/quote] Knew it used to highlight birthdays, but didn't know it had a calendar before. that'd be useful! Also, has anyone suggested a "dep needed" sub forum?

[quote name='MoJoKe' timestamp='1316557144' post='1379779'] For those lucky enough to have massive screens this probably isn't an issue, but I have a little laptop and have to do shedloads of scrolling to peruse the "fora". In spite of having crappy 50+yr old eyes and needing reading glasses, I find bold but smaller fonts easier to see and scan. Tighter with smaller font size would definitely be better! [/quote] ....pretty please!

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1316527513' post='1379212'] 1. Everythings a bit 'spaced out' and could be tighter... [/quote] For those lucky enough to have massive screens this probably isn't an issue, but I have a little laptop and have to do shedloads of scrolling to peruse the "fora". In spite of having crappy 50+yr old eyes and needing reading glasses, I find bold but smaller fonts easier to see and scan. Tighter with smaller font size would definitely be better!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1316438787' post='1377982'] FWIW, the way I use BC means the number of sub-forums is irrelevant to me. The only time I look for a specific forum is when I'm perusing the for sale areas. Other than that, it's 'view new posts' or the search function. [/quote] I'm starting to use that way too since the new look...

+1!

I like that most are beautiful woods, but most look unbalanced and clunky, (though I accept the word of owners they are mostly not!), but I cannot help thinking that they are another fad. Nothing wrong with different, but I find other different things more aesthetically pleasing!

I've found a section in preferences where you can associate file types in the tone locker. I have selected all three types and chosen apply and OK, but it is not saving my selections... is this just rubbishy sortware or am I doing something wrong!!

Hi guys, can someone help please!! I didn't think I could be this stupid, but I cannot for the life of me work out how to download tones from Customtone for my BassPod XT Live. I have found a tone I want, but when I click on "get tone" the download box appears but is hidden by a second box asking if i want to "find" a program to open it or do i want to "save". if I click save, both dialog boxes disappear and nothing has been downloaded either to my usual downloads folder in W7 or to the Tone Locker folder... I must be doing something idiotically stupid here, but its driving me mental!!! Thank you in anticipation!!

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1312424' date='Jul 22 2011, 10:11 AM']Scroll down.....[/quote] I did, but just saw a whole bunch of "mood lit" images where most of the bass was in darkness or blurry! I suppose anyone committed enough might print and cut out the bits that were brightly lit and assemble a collage, but you still wouldn't have enough to make a whole pic of a well lit bass! Unless much mistaken its not new, and for this much I'd want to see what I was buying, not how "arty" the photographer!!

no carbon fibre to be seen anywhere though!

My first 5 string was an Ibanez Ergodyne EDA905. Some kind of plastic I think. Interesting sound as had fishman pickup on the bridge, so sounded quite piano-y a challenge to look at too, but light and very playable!

Never really been a fan of Ricks, but apart from that, if I was planning on spendng that amount of money on a bass I'd have to see it in the flesh, but to get my interest in the first place some better, clearer, pictures!