Toddy

Thought I would throw this into the Hive for discussion, It's kinda been on my mind for some while, however, I have no technical background on this. I've used most basses and gear over the years, but always seem to return to a late 90s Warwick std, these are excellent but were known for having a MEC pickup with low power output, this never bothered me, as a decent amp and FOH support were always available to me this bass just seems a "Magic Wand" and is more musical, than anything else I've used Ive also recently read that Carole Kaye never had her volume pot on full as cranking it back a touch "sounded better" I even thought I could be that less power = more compression, although thats probably drivel, but its a more balanced musical sound than my other gear, Ive owned high output Fender and Ibanez amongst others. SO, is there a case for low power pickups? vintage stuff still seems highly desirable, or am I talking bollox again lol Like to know thoughts J

Massive love for SWR Stuff, recently bought a workingpro 12 combo, immaculate and with a custom cover for £140, its already done 30 or so gigs on theatre stages, perfectly loud enough for me to hear it (obv needs pa support) and love the damn thing, great sound, looks great, I'm chuffed to bits with it,

If you assign them left and right, via some free software, rather than pan them, it will sort the bleed , enjoy

I know, there isn't one, but having seen the success of the Coventry Music Museum recently, Occurred to me it would be a great hands on idea, Appreciate we have virus issues etc, but in principle, a home for all the prototypes, even famous basses, amps, stories, players, even a meeting place for product launces (The National Motorcycle Museum is brilliant for that kind of stuff as an example ) meet ups and talks, Just a dream, but any thoughts??

UK Gigs as normal for now, Guessing Belfast next week is now off (Ulster Halls), expecting the update today,

interesting topic, Its a tough call if your in that position, I walked off Scunthorpe Steelworks one day and just never went back, financial suicide, luckily as I was now available, doors opened, its a brave decision tho

Hey all, I’m clearly not in a good place at the min, can I apologise, if caused any upset or offence I’m genuinely sorry, best wishes and regards to all of you

private messages, lets bury this thread,,,that's why the pros avoid this forum,,bloody shame, as the bass community deserve better,,good luck with your gig at the dog and duck,,

instantly edited btw (not by me),, my words were stronger

BC at its classic worst,, oh I've been there and done that righteous cow poop,, you not me...

love your input, but feck..were supposed to impress the audience , not ourselves

basically yes,,,do you dance?

no offence meant or taken, its all about the bass,,complete respect

fair comment,, im out , lol,, love to all xxx

I genuinely don't fecking care..its all about the sound, its either right or not,,

er,,nope,, they wont,,what planet are you on?

its all a load of nonsense anyway, any half decent engineer will DI you, your on stage sound is vanity

please note, I'm not trying to pick an argument, but I've a lot of experience, and my ears arnt painted on,

its cool, loading nexo alfa and a piano down a pier or venue every week,,just stick it on wheels,,jobs easy lol

daft lad , lo I play guitar on that gig now,,please don't hate me,,,

I load in and out of theatres, 3 times a week, its fine, nice of you to ask lol

so after 20 yrs of making people dance and have a goo d time, im still convinced, this is a load of bollox,

fecking awful.

Hey all, expect to get a bit of stick for this but hey ho, its bothering me So 20 yrs as a Bass Player, I've been very lucky and successful, most ambitions achieved, (played every major venue in the UK)and open minded too modern ideas etc, had to play a successful event last night (*sold out last November) and in rehearsal my modern ish Bass amp packed in ,,quick ring round, and the drummers brother came to the rescue with a large 80s Peavey tank and an Amp peg cab OMFG, The frequency's were amazing, used a couple of basses, the active cut through , the passive was great I loved it, the engineer loved it, the audience went mad, and even a world class engineer in the audience gave praise, annoyingly this rig has stood unused for 20 yrs, it was far better than any of the rigs I've owned since my Trace Elliot days in the early 90s, I have do desire to be a dinosaur, and no disrespect to the modern light stuff, but cannot these amazing sounds be reproduced, yes I've done the massive 8x10 stuff at festivals, but to get a punch like that in a venue was phenomenal, are we on the right track ?

Hey All, I've a Ashdown combo that used in anger last night the output dropped to almost zero,,worked when I kicked it, but then repeatedly has this massive volume drop issue all evening, is this a familiar and quick fix?,,Ive only one more gig to do later this week, before it retires anyway,,might have to hire in,,any thoughts?