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[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1330257368' post='1554626'] [b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]quote:Oh, and the green DR strings glowed nicely under the UV light that was on and they drew a few comments...[/font][/color][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Yeah, but was it worth it if you could see white fluff on your black jacket under the UV? [/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]​well done 'exceptional bassist'! Sometimes you could have 20 fingers and it's the effects-laiden guitarist who gets the plaudits.[/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]ha.... I remember the guitarist in my band doing "Eruption" and his effects were playing up. result: Dry signal made him sound like George Formby getting angry with his banjo. Loved it![/font][/color] [/quote] Fortunately there were other lights so fluff was subdued.. I was kind of surprised by the compliment. I guess he's used to old punk root note plonkers.

Used the B3 last night. Nice to be able to choose lots of different effects pretty much instantly. I'd set up a few patches over the last couple of days, last night I decided to use an auto wah patch to liven up a simple bass line. Worked a treat. I did get a few comments as I had more pedals than our guitarist and the other two bands put together...

Opened for GBH and The Vile last night. Took all our gear (see Bad Amp Share thread) and walked through the door to see they had brought all their own stuff. Then I spotted the GBH bassist was using a tiny Marshall combo that was being pushed to the max and sounded awful. So I was glad I'd taken my old rig (old Peavey head and Laney 4x10). We played our 35 minute set in 25 mins, thanks to the drummer going into gig speed mode! But we had to do a couple of encores, which was a surprise, so we played couple of songs we haven't rehearsed for about 3 months. They went well, the sound guy signalled we'd come to the end of our slot and people were still shouting for more. As I was packing up a guy from the crowd came and had a chat, said we were pretty awesome and he liked my beard . The drummer from GBH actually watched us, the rest of them and The Vile hid upstairs until they played, he also really liked us and told me I was "an exceptional bassist"... I think I replied with "erm... ok... er ta." The Vile were actually pretty good and GBH played a blinder of a set. We talked to a few punk promoters and members of other local, and not so local, bands... All in all a top night!! Oh, and the green DR strings glowed nicely under the UV light that was on and they drew a few comments...

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1330088563' post='1552505'] This is the only deliberately damaged bass I like: [/quote] Is that not the one that was made from an old school desk? So it hasn't [i]really[/i] been deliberately damaged...

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1329950516' post='1550422'] I had the same problem, so ordered a Zoom expression pedal from Thomann. Another annoyance is that there's only one socket so you can connect either an expression or tap tempo pedal but not both. Might see if I can build a mini tap tempo pedal with expression thru jack and extra footswitch to change modes. [/quote] Thought that night be the case. Interesting idea too, will be interested to see if that works...

[quote name='steve' timestamp='1329935275' post='1550057'] have a look in the total settings (the one for each individual patch), you can rescale the XP pedal travel there [/quote] As far as I can tell that just sets the maximum effect level. e.g. Don't open/close a filter fully, but stop at say 75%. So you have 5mm before hitting the 75% limit. Not read the maximum exp. input value as maximum effect level. If you get what I mean...

I got a Moog EP-2 expression pedal today. Unless you can rescale things you get about 5mm of travel before hitting the max...

Last saw them back in the early 90s. My favourite era was the Moose Harris years.

Mine finally got delivered this morning! Shall look forward to playing about with it this evening.

I'm still waiting...

[quote name='S9_S12_Bass' timestamp='1329470621' post='1542833'] I used to play this a fair bit and is nice to play, my only problem was remembering it all as I would be ok until roughly just after the drums come in. [/quote] Same here. I still play the part before the drums to check out Wahs and distortion pedals...

Will hopefully get mine tomorrow...

From 2:10 to where it all kicks back in again in this gives me goose pimples every single time I hear it: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpikug3UCM[/media] Ignore the cheesy WoW video... ta...

I thought I had the cutting out issue, but it turned out that the cab wasn't 4 Ohm, like I was told, but lower. Works fine with a few other cabs I've used.

That's great customer service Richard. A nice and generous gesture. I'm not really after any money back, I'm just impatient.

Ta, that fills me with confidence!

[quote name='deanbean502' timestamp='1329331429' post='1540851'] [left]What! I ordered from them Sunday as well and still no sign [/left] [/quote] I've gotten so used to being emailed at every stage of the ordering process (order confrimation, order processed, Order dispatched etc...) that when I don't get it I think something is wrong...

Effectspowersupplies on Sunday. I'm just being a bit impatient...

[quote name='deanbean502' timestamp='1329328537' post='1540790'] Me to! I was expecting it today. Gutted it hasn't arrived. [/quote] So was I. I was hoping to use it at rehearsal tonight... It's being delivered to work, I don't work Thursdays... I'd rather pay for swifter delivery than have slow free delivery...

Still waiting for my B3 to be delivered...

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1329297811' post='1540093'] WTF?! You provide the gear and no doubt do the setup, the hanging around for hours after you've played and the consequent breakdown for the "honour" of playing support? Nah. Don't care who they are, wouldn't be for me. [/quote] Yeah, part of me feels that way. But then the generous side of me takes over and it is the reason I kept hold of my old Peavey/Laney set up. Also, fortunately the drummer, lives around the corner from the pub and, knows the pub manager pretty well so we can leave the amps and cabs in a safe room. He'll then collect everything and bring it back to us the next day. Of course if the 2 touring bands turn up in a massive van I'll not be best pleased.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1329290679' post='1540001'] It`s an update after yesterdays postal delivery. The postman for my address delivers anywhere between 9.30 and 14.30. Some strange shifts there....... [/quote] for a second there I thought you still had a decent postal service!

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1329271598' post='1539967'] In what much be well over a hundred gigs between them only problem has been someone's bass cab blew while my son was playing. An issue at the time, wasn't his fault (he knows what he's doing) and they came to an amicable arrangement about its repair (son didn't need to pay in the end). Not sure how things would work if everyone said 'not using my gear'. [/quote] I don't have a problem letting people use my amp or cab with prior arrangement or in an emergency. It's when people just show up and expect to use your stuff.