yituool

I take it noone is going to notice the irony in my post, no?

[quote name='silddx' post='449787' date='Mar 30 2009, 07:08 PM'][size=6][b]Bass Guitar Magazine - April 2009[/b][/size] [font="Georgia"][color="#FF0000"][b]A magazine on a low shelf with a with a big-bottomed British blonde [/b][/color] on the cover is always going to turn heads. So when this skinny wretch turned up there was a big shortage of willing testicles. [b]silddx draws the short straw ...[/b] [size=7]B[/size]ass Guitar Magazine, from virtually unknown publisher Oyster House, has been around for a number of years now. It has a look and identity all of its own and with an ever decreasing popularity why is it often the last choice for many players? [size=3][b]Quality And Features[/b][/size] This particular issue has a high gloss finish, good spine and feels thin. Combines a few bass and amplifier reviews with a "report" from NAMM and interviews with some major name players and some we've never heard of. In addition, there are some full page glossy advertisements and some lessons at the back in how to play like someone else. There is also a five-page Fender catalogue included which is called a "Gear Roundup". There is a picture of a bass guitar on the cover obscured by a logotype proclaiming [size=7]BASS [/size]Guitar Magazine. They claim to be the UK's number one bass guitar magazine, which is true by dint of the fact it is the only UK bass guitar magazine. There are numerous typographical and grammatical errors and the NAMM review also appears to be a catalogue, but for the typographical error pointing to the fact the tea lady put it together. [size=3]Impressions [/size] I was unpleasantly surprised at how dull it was to read and it made my usually invigorating and leisurely morning toilet pass quickly and without note. I considered saving 90 sheets of Andrex this time, but at £3.95 an issue I felt I should read it all first. It is a thin publication with thick paper, so perhaps tomorrow. I decided to play spot the typo and was rewarded with a manufacturer's name being spelled incorrectly. A real bonus. Having spent several days with this magazine I have to admit the advertisements in Bass Player are a better, more informative read than the reviews in BGM, the only spine here is what holds the publication together. [b]Conclusions[/b] Without wishing to upset or denigrate the contributors, to me, this issue of [size=7]BASS[/size] Guitar Magazine was as useful as a "Do Not Touch" sign in braille, and the few reviews contained therein left me in much doubt about which bass I should state on my mortgage application form. The Fender catalogue was very interesting but unfortunately I had one already. The errors in the magazine made me feel I could not trust what little content there was, and the start of my day with my friend Armitage Shanks was unforgivably tainted. [b]silddx[/b] [color="#FF0000"][b]What[/b][/color] I Think [b]Plus:[/b] Nice glossy paper with some good catalogues inside. [b]Minus:[/b] Dull and lifeless. Serious competition from other publishers in this price range. [b]Overall:[/b] A waste of good kebab money. [b]SILDDX RATING OUT OF FIVE[/b] BUILD QUALITY **** CONTENT QUALITY * VALUE FOR MONEY * [/font][/quote] Ever get the feeling you are wasting your life? Are you by any chance someone with crushed dreams of a career in writing? Is that why you feel the need to spend large amounts of your free time lashing out at established journalists and writers with worn out cliches, over petty issues. Disliking a magazine is one thing, but spending this much time moaning over niggles is another. You know you could just not buy the magazine... People like you who use your 'wit' to act upon petty, meaningless issues like this are the ones putting internet debates in a bad light. The media owes you nothing. If you think you are above the writers in the magazine, why don't you put your apparent skills to better use? Aaaaanyway, Bass Guitar Magazine may be a bit too brown nosed, but it's better than nothing.

[quote name='fatgoogle' post='544056' date='Jul 18 2009, 03:28 PM']Also why not second hand, you could get more for your money.[/quote] Then again it's hard to recommend specific second hand gear, as it all depends on what's being sold. Either way, I personally like browsing used gear as I can't afford to shell out for new gear.

[quote name='two1frets' post='544028' date='Jul 18 2009, 03:02 PM']Oh, cool, which one do you have?[/quote] At the mo, I only have a lowly Marshall MB15. But I am hoping to upgrade to a Trace Elliot (GP7SM) next week

[quote name='two1frets' post='544022' date='Jul 18 2009, 02:58 PM']Thanks yituool, do you have a suggestion of an amp or cab?[/quote] I'm a bit of a newbie to bass tbh, I haven't really dabbled in the complicated world of heads and cabs, I just like sticking with combos

[quote name='two1frets' post='544018' date='Jul 18 2009, 02:53 PM']Yes, but that's besides the point. I'm just hoping to get a bunch of opinions.[/quote] I'm not criticising you for that, I just thought the topic was familiar. It's always good to get opinions from all corners of the web.

[quote name='two1frets' post='543962' date='Jul 18 2009, 01:42 PM']Hey, First off, I would like to say that I love the basschat forums. They've helped me a lot. Ok, down to business. This will be my first rig, because I've been mooching off of my dads gear. I have a budget of around $800 dollars, give or take 100. The style that I am into right now is slap bass, which I am playing on a Sting '51 Tele P Bass (I know this isn't the best bass for this style!) I've been looking into some gear, but I'm not 100% sure, so I'd like some of your own opinions. In addition, [b]please do not suggest to buy used gear![/b] Preferably, I would like the gear to be a seperate head and cab, but that's not mandatory. Thanks, and I hope we can find the best gear for around $800! Thanks, two1frets[/quote] Did you post this topic on TalkBass as well?

[quote name='thedonutman' post='541253' date='Jul 15 2009, 01:13 PM']At Download this year Rex Brown was running 8 SVTs into four 8x10 cabs. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHX6yl38PKs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHX6yl38PKs[/url] Only one was mic'd up though. Last time I saw Lamb of God each guitarist had three Framus triple stacks but only two of the cabs were actually loaded with speakers and hooked up to heads.[/quote] That explains why they were so damn loud that day. I'm not complaining though, they were the best band that day!

[quote name='Protium' post='540441' date='Jul 14 2009, 04:20 PM'][/quote] What are there 36 10s in that stack? 20 in one speaker alone

Some people are just desperate for a Ricky, or anything that could look like one if you squint. Don't blame them.