MIJ-VI

Get two of these and stack them? Stacked, they'll be easier to hear and will offer better horizontal dispersion of mids & highs compared to a 4x10. Bonus feature: their tweeter can be switched completely off. Gallien Krueger 210MBE 8 Ohm, Bass Cabinet, 400 Watt @ 8 Ohm, 2x10" Neodymium Speaker, 1x Speakon and 1x 1/4" Speaker Input, Dimension 597x 495x 375mm, Weight 13,6 kg [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/gallien_krueger_210mbe.htm?feedid=4828"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/gallien_krueger_2...htm?feedid=4828[/url] BTW. According to Bob Gallien these cabinets use the same drivers as are employed in G-K's Neo Series 10" bass cabs.

[quote name='Bankai' post='774491' date='Mar 14 2010, 01:01 PM']How about a cover of that one? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDuExiVYTI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDuExiVYTI[/url] What do ye think of them?[/quote] They've got it!

Billy Sheehan: a bassist who has worked very hard to earn a decent living playing music he loves for throngs of adoring fans. [b][size=7][i]GET 'IM!!![/i][/size][/b]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='774903' date='Mar 15 2010, 02:47 AM']I've had my ears tested a few times and they reckon it's not wax but [u]damage due to years of being pummelled by extreme noise, especially standing next to cymbals. [/u] I've considered digital hearing aids but they are a bit pricey for me at the mo.[/quote] 'Same here. Cramped stages... My right ear no longer hears mids very well. -------- All you younger players out there would do well to invest in good hearing protection--seriously. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3743"]Hearing Loss and Ear Plugs[/url] Also: the relevant link in my signature.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='774567' date='Mar 14 2010, 02:04 PM']Cheers. If the cab is too low, I just hear the low end and not the note definition. Any beginners out there, get some earplugs. You be thankful in years to come.[/quote] Have you visited an audiologist? Excess ear wax (which absorbs the mids our ears are most sensitive to) is produced in response to prolonged exposure to LOUD sounds. As well, most bass cabs are rather directional in the upper midrange and highs anyhow. I once installed Fender Twin Reverb tilt-back legs on a 15" TL cab so that I could better hear the fretless P I was gigging at the time.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='773320' date='Mar 12 2010, 08:16 PM']I thought it was ok - obviously not as much as my fellow Aberdonian above () as now I've heard it I can let it go. They looked like they were having fun. Why knock it? It is what it is - 2 guys with a talent for the widdely-widdely playing to a happy audience that paid to see them do that kind of stuff. As for why the both had twin necked guitars but only played one in this 4 minute video - well, [u][b]*taken out of context[/b][/u] it seems absurd but do we know that they didn't use them during the rest of the performance? If anything's "up it's own arse" it's this thread for [u][b]**ripping into a piece of music TalkBass style[/b][/u] for not being perfect or normal or not being verse chorus verse chorus so you can dance to it. [/quote] *Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! ** BTW. I wonder what Billy's detractors would think of him if he slapped?

Here's some guy playing cello on bass: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WMO0nJRWAM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WMO0nJRWAM[/url]

IMO they're both excellent musicians who compose and play well together.

OP, try tethering one strap end to the headstock just behind the nut acoustic guitar style. 1960's Fender P and J Basses had a 2nd string tree screwed to the back of their head-stocks to facilitate said folky strap attachment. BTW. P-Basses usually balance nicely when worn higher so that the weight of one's plucking hand's forearm rests on their body's upper rear bout. However, in your case, wearing the P higher would make playing notes in the first position near impossible without crooking your left wrist at a severe angle for prolonged periods thus risking the development of RSI. (Been there. Done that. Please don't.)

[quote name='JordanRLS' post='766473' date='Mar 6 2010, 04:07 PM']As a recent beginner, i have moved into the territory of learning to improvise my own lines. this is, however, difficult to do without access to guitar and drum tracks of which i [i]know[/i] which chords are being played on the guitar. Anybody know of any sources of tracks like this, which have the chords being played on display? or even an alternative solution? thanks in advance [/quote] Hi JordanRLS. Congratulations on realizing the value of being original in your playing. There may be something useful [url="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Guitar+chord+charts%2C+popular+songs.&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq="]here[/url]. One approach to composing one's own bass lines is to orbit around, play counterpoint to, and otherwise underpin the vocal melody while following the chord roots. [url="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=James+Jamerson&meta=&btnG=Google+Search"]James Jamerson[/url] was a master at this.

I now use flatwounds, but what the heck, happy birthday Chris!

[quote name='M4L666' post='764468' date='Mar 4 2010, 04:09 PM']I'm never allowed to use my own gear. I've also played gigs where I'm not allowed to EQ :/[/quote] Perhaps a [url="http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/characterseries.html"]VT Bass Deluxe[/url] would be useful?

Two 1961 Fender VIs.

I expect that this was M.J.'s way of getting in the last word on how he'll be remembered...

[quote name='StevieC' post='758380' date='Feb 26 2010, 11:56 AM']Afternoon All Excuse the rant but what's with bands who turn up [b]without[/b] their own bass amps, guitar amps and drum kits??? We're playing another gig tomorrow night with three other bands. [u]The promoter told us earlier this week asking if it would be OK if the two bands on before us could use our backline, as they didn't have any.[/u] As it goes, we don't mind, but how do these people practice or gig on their own? Is their own gear so bad that they daren't show it in public? Or is it that they just can't be bothered? Don't they care how they might sound? The last time we turned up for a gig, the band billed before us didn't even know if we would be bringing any gear with us. What did they think they were going to do? Lots of questions but here's to a good gig tomorrow night - with my very own gear!! End of Rant... StevieC[/quote] Hi StevieC. Have you seen this relevant thread? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76099"]Some people are unbelievable.[/url] Gary

Both of these are free. U.S.-based: [url="http://www.soundclick.com/"]http://www.soundclick.com/[/url] -------- Belgium-based: [url="http://www.jamendo.com/en/"]http://www.jamendo.com/en/[/url] (This one has better sounding audio on slow Internet connections.)

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='753128' date='Feb 21 2010, 02:21 PM']Very sad story. Will definitely make me think twice when i go into a pub to play in future. It does make you wonder what kind of idiot you have to be to think pyrotechnics indoors is a good idea... The gerb pyrotechnic things fire 15 feet of sparks for 15 seconds, even if there hadn't been dodgy sound insulation [u]that must have been an obvious bad idea from the start to anyone with some common sense[/u]...[/quote] Agreed--especially when there didn't appear to be any fire extinguishers present on stage. However, like many events resulting in a tragic loss of life, there was a preceding sequence of stupidities culminating in the final event... Things which the band didn't have control over: - The Station's owners [i]should've[/i] had a sprinkler system installed when they converted it from a restaurant--as required by law (IIRC). They didn't. - City inspectors [i]should've[/i] insured that said system was installed. They didn't. - The club's owners [i]should've[/i] used fire retardant sound insulation in a venue seating 400 or so patrons. They didn't. Then there's the things which the band [i]did[/i] have control over, and should've done: - Lose the indoor fireworks in favour of firing the crowd's imagination via an inspiring performance. - Instruct their roadies to aid in evacuating people in the event of an emergency, and screw the gear. -------- Before each performance, confirming that fire exits are usable (some open into alleyways which can be blocked by illegally parked vehicles, or large rubbish bins) could be a life-saver. As would knowing the location and condition of fire fighting apparatus and pull-alarm stations. Perhaps e-mailing pub owners a link to that TalkBass thread might be an idea. In the past I've played elderly, frequently remodeled clubs featuring bad wiring, improperly stored paint supplies, and constricted avenues of egress etc--even broken fire exits which were chained shut at show time. :-( Long ago one club band I was in walked out on a gig due to deplorable conditions. Our agent canceled the balance of our bookings. For booking agents, bands are easier to come by than venues... If gigging musicians don't look out for themselves then it's unlikely that anyone else will either.

The Station nightclub fire, Feb. 20th, 2003. Info & updates: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=407994"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=407994[/url]

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=631021"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=631021[/url]

[quote name='stevie' post='750674' date='Feb 19 2010, 06:14 AM']Very good, MIJ! Let me just say that sometimes a bit of bah humbug is sorely needed around here! Oh dear, you seem to have dropped your rattle. Allow me [/quote] [quote name='stevie' post='728798' date='Jan 29 2010, 10:24 AM']Push the cone in using even pressure all round and listen for the coil scraping behind the dustcap. If you smelled burning, it's likely that the driver is damaged. I've just noticed that MIJ has already suggested this. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=75327&view=findpost&p=728798"]Still, great minds and all that[/url] .....[/quote] From one "cretin" to another.

[quote name='stevie' post='744313' date='Feb 13 2010, 03:51 PM']What hostility? I just have a low opinion of much of what seems to pass for advice on that list. The thread discussing your problem absolutely confirms that. Glad to hear you're looking at the reconing option.[/quote] [center][/center]

[quote name='Bassulike66' post='744163' date='Feb 13 2010, 12:24 PM']Ahh!!...now then, i don't use any mids at all if i can help it....i do however use a lot of lows and top end. I'll give those mids a tweakin' next time we rehearse and i'll let you know. 'Rawk'!! at my age!?!?... We do have it large when we get going lol..but it's only really since we've been in this bloody village hall. The drums just sound absolutely huge!! How do you tell a drummer to go lightly???..hahahahahaha.[/quote] Hi Bassulike66. A useful approach to achieving an electric bass tone which defines well in a mix is to... Make sure the bass is properly set up so that it: - plays well (proper neck relief and appropriate string height at its bridge & nut) - plays in tune on every note (correct intonation adjustment at the bass' bridge) - and so that its pickups are adjusted parallel with the pick-guard (this helps insure that all the strings will be amplified to ~ the same apparent volume) and close enough to the strings for a good string capture/strong electrical output, yet far enough away to avoid excess magnet damping of the string's vibrations (leading to a loss of sustain and weird out-of-tune harmonics). An electric bass which has a dynamic acoustic response {a big, loud, ringing timbre}, as well as a good amplified tone, is the goal of this setup procedure. Then... Set the amp's EQ flat (few bass rigs are truly flat, but the aim here is to amplify the instrument's entire frequency range to an equal degree) -->turn the rig up as loud as it needs to be (short of potentially speaker-killing power amp clipping/distortion)-->then [i]tweak[/i] the EQ slightly to compensate for room acoustics and/or competition from other instruments (which tends to mask portions of the bass' sound--especially the mids). Boosting the lows out of proportion with the mids (the scooped mids 'bedroom tone') is a sure-fire way to get a flabby, muddy sound in an ensemble setting which will also eat up power amp headroom to the point where the amp clips more easily thus possibly imperiling speakers. My .02. Gary

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Yes, this should have a reasonable prospect of balancing with a loud drummer and a noisy guitar combo or two. Anyone who can afford to play a boutique bass may wish to audition one of these.