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razze06

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  1. Would you use a guitar/bass shipping box over a hard case?
  2. Hi, I'm in Japan on a long business trip, and i've "accidentally" bought a lovely old MIJ bass that I want to take back to the UK with me. I've managed to get an old hard case for it, but it is not the original one and the fit is ok. Unfortuantely it is a neck-through construction bass,otherwise i would have detached the eck and made my life simpler... I think I have two options, really: * take it with me on the flight back, pay the excess baggage charge, and hope it is handled sufficiently delicately in transit * send it over as a parcel before i go back Does anyone have any recommendation for shipping services they've used from Japan? I'm looking at good old Japan Post and Yamato Transport right now. Cheers, Marco
  3. I'm a mediocre drummer and i've been getting advice and kit (sticks and a kick drum pedal) from DrumCentral in Edinburgh. They're local to me, so i enjoy the popping in to look at some of the stuff they've got when i buy a new drum key or sticks etc
  4. What kind of help would you need? Technical, setup, anything else?
  5. I've just returned from where the bass is kept, and managed to get a few pictures with a tape measure (cms not inches). As you can see the original bridge is a mess to work with, also because the long screws that lengthen and shorten strings are so long that with anything other than high action the screw touches the string... Any suggestion for a suitable replacement bridge?
  6. Quite right. Unfortunately I'll have to wait until next time i go back to italy. Haven't manage to take it over to sunny scotland yet, courtesy of Brexit and restrictive airline carry on luggage policies
  7. In case anyone is interested, i did manage to get the pickup rewound. It took nearly a year and a half, despite identifying a local electronics specialist who was apparently keen to do the job. I'll spare you the gory details of how much effort it took to get the person to actually do the job, so i'll just say that it now plays very well on both pickups and i'm very happy with it electronics wise. Newtone strings went on it, as recommended. Also happy with that. Unfortunately, the bridge is proving really difficult to adjust, so I'm considering swapping it out for another one, and keep the original. Any recommendation for something that keeps with the vibe of the thing?
  8. Powerline adaptors are really bad for jitter. You can expect to see a huge drop in jitter and therefore in overall delay by using ethernet. You will be able to keep the buufer on auto and get low numbers still. I also found that using small network buffers and 2.67ms buffer delay made a huge difference. My normal overall latency from Edinburgh to AWS servers in London is around 27ms.
  9. We only used the WHD kit for one gig, and it worked perfectly well for that. Our drummer replaced the kick drum head with a better quality one, and he said that that made a lot of difference. Of course the volume and depth of sound of a kick drum with no shell will always be lower, but it is totally adequate for small gigs. The entire kit fits in a large backpack cymbal carrier and a small gym bag, and the stability is probably better than the pearl's. At the time of buying it was the drummer who insisted we bought the cheaper WHD kit, as he thought the setup looked more stable, and the quality of the drumsheads was probably what made the pearl kit more expensive. As he was going to change them anyway, he recommended we bought that one from Gear4Music. I think he was right
  10. my experience is that powerline adapters add around 5ms to the ping time, and a significant amount of jitter, but they're better than wifi. Nowhere near as good as ethernet though.
  11. Excellent transaction as usual - quick and simple negotiations, frequent and clear communication, high quality shipping and perfect packaging. And extra strings
  12. my normal overall latency to cloud servers in the UK is around 30ms, which i find pefectly adequate for my playing.
  13. I'v found that playing with around 60ms latency gives my bass playing a good reggae/dub feel
  14. Interesting point. I would recommend the opposite, which is to only turn off direct monitoring and only hear the return signal from your instrument. In that way you can adjust your playing to compensate for latency. Of course that doesn't work for singing or acoustic instruments
  15. I really enjoy the random jams on the public servers, and makes me think that my knowledge of standards is pathetic at best
  16. Yep, lots of bass players on the public servers. Perhaps bassists are more inclined to try new things, and more persistent in getting things to work? Personally only have good things to say about using jamulus. Sound quality is sometimes not great, but I found the overall experience is great.
  17. I've also been using a heavily padded fishing rod case. Bit too long, but well cushioned and lots of pockets!
  18. Stagg makes a EUB hard case. My current Aria Eub came with one, and it works just fine. A quick search for Stagg EDB case will bring up soem options
  19. My Aria EUB also had a problem with a too short endpin. I ended up replacing it with a longer steel rod of the correct calibre (10mm) with a rubber cap at one end. Simplistic, but effective.
  20. In an attempt to reduce my band's footprint and volume without losing the drive and presence of drums, we bought one of these: https://www.gear4music.com/Drums-and-Percussion/WHD-Portable-Busker-Shell-Kit/2Z2D Of course it needs hi hat and a cymbal and a stool and a kick drum pedal, but the main component folds onto itself, and everything now fits in a backpack and a large cymbal bag instead of several bags. The sound is pretty good, especially once you've swapped out the stock skins with your (or our drummer's) favourite ones. Of course, Pearl's offer would be good too: https://www.gear4music.com/Drums-and-Percussion/Pearl-Compact-Traveler-Shell-Pack/1WTH
  21. I'm using the Aria SWB EUB a lot more than I used to, and I am beginning to feel uncomfortable with the original bit of bent steel rod that serves as a body brace. Does anybody know of any replacement braces? Has anyone tried to fit something more ergonomic to it? Perhaps using a brace from a different bass?
  22. Six piece with two singers, guitar, bass, sax, drums. Soul, funk, swing, ska, whatever else captures our fancy - no hard rock or metal. We like to try and gig in small pubs with no designated stage, so the smaller the better Sounds like I should just go for it. I was worried that the small box factor meant just distortion on the low frequencies if slightly pushed, but maybe not.
  23. I am considering using a pair something like the Alto TX208 Active PA Speaker as small wedge monitors for the whole band. Do you think they would take handle bass and DB ok for monitoring purposes? We are not superloud, but we often gig in tiny spaces. We find it tricky to position bass and guitar amps so they can serve as main source of sound for both monitoring and audience. Vocals and sax go through PA, drums are acoustic only.
  24. For a long time I used a PJB Briefcase on double bass. At 100w of hifi sound it won't work in a loud band, but i've successfully used it for both DB and EB in a full band setting with no PA support. Strategic positioning and tilting helped, as well as sympathetic volume setting from the rest of the band. I changed to a bigger PJB rig because too often I didn't have the chance to set up as I needed to to be heard. I miss the portability and form factor, so I bought a second hand Markbass minimark 602, which is louder and lighter than the PJB briefcase.
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