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This is obviously the answer to it all:

[url="http://www.gibson.com/robotguitar/"]Gibson Robot Guitar[/url]

[quote name='OldGit' post='781475' date='Mar 21 2010, 10:42 AM']Oh and there anew TEC Polytune which shows all strings simultaneously now so the guitarist strums all 6 and gets a display to show which need to go up, which are Ok and which need to go down. That should help
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The guitarist in my band mentioned these on Friday. I'm surprised how cheap they are. I wonder how well they work...



EDIT: I guess [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=81528&st=0&#entry781100"]this[/url] answers that question

Probably Metallica's For Whom The Bell Tolls or Seek and Destroy

[quote name='RussFM' post='778144' date='Mar 17 2010, 11:43 PM']We had some done recently, turned out quite well considering it was 9am on a Sunday morning after a heavy Saturday night![/quote]


Who's the Trent Reznor-a-like?

Can't you just remove the scratchplate?

[quote name='Ruck' post='777976' date='Mar 17 2010, 08:59 PM']Meh I quite like it! would like to hear how it sounds too[/quote]

17 or 18 years ago when I did this it sounded great!

These days, sh*t.
All the electrics are shot. If I ever get time I'll redo them all.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='776400' date='Mar 16 2010, 04:27 PM']There is definitely a problem there. I had a BTB405QM with Ibanez pickups in it and it had a very hot output - and sounded absolutely brilliant too![/quote]


Same with my BTB405, higher output than my other active bass...

Shame, because of what I did to it:
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[quote name='Doddy' post='774587' date='Mar 14 2010, 07:19 PM']Better yet..... don't[/quote]


Don't you get hot and sweaty on stage?
With nerves and lights I often feel the need to rehydrate...

After all, I didn't mention alcohol...

[quote name='hitchy64' post='774492' date='Mar 14 2010, 06:01 PM']Hi All,
I'v been on here a while now and enjoyed reading all thats going on.
It's my big night next saturday (20th) as my band perform our 1st gig!!!
I'm about as ready as i'll ever be, and feeling quite confidant. I just thought I'd ask you seasoned players if you have any last minute tips??
Cheers, Hitchy [/quote]


Drink!


As long as you know the songs you'll be fine!!

I love my BTB405. It's super easy to play and sounds great!!

One line of the ad:

"THIS BASS IS MADE IN USA and according to Serial number was manufactured in 1980!"

another line:
"THIS BASS is not Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Korean on Indonesian This is a 1972 made in USA Fender Precision Bass!"

Is it a 1980 or a '72?

[quote name='Bassassin' post='772839' date='Mar 12 2010, 03:15 PM']I say good luck to him, nothing fundamentally wrong with trying to turn a profit.[/quote]

But implying he made the instrument seems a tad off to me...

It was advertised here too:
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=80211&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=80211&hl=[/url]

Moose is definitely an underrated bassist!

He's a super nice guy too!

[quote name='throwoff' post='771577' date='Mar 11 2010, 01:32 PM']But then strangely I worked with two bands recently (one now signed and playing a BIG tour and being played regular on radio one but I wont name) both of whom were balls out rock playing in tiny venues. When I asked them about monitors they said 'we dont care, we know our songs' Went on and played brilliantly.[/quote]

A band I was in a couple of years back opened for Lars Fredericksen and the Bastards for a gig in TJs in Newport. They brought this HUGE desk and PA with them. They then proceeded to spend 2 1/5 hours sound checking, using all the available time and Lars still wasn't happy. I really felt for the sound guy he was running back and forth and got it sounding great as far as everyone else was concerned.

The 2nd on the bill, a German psychobilly band said as there was no time we could use their backline and drum kit. The sound guy asked us about sound checking we just said for him to do it during the first song and to leave the monitors off as we'd never bothered with them before.

From comments by people in the crowd later the guy had done a fantastic job and we sounded the best out of the 3 bands. He also thanked us for making his nightmare a bit more bareable.

One thing I'd learned early was never piss off the sound guy.

[quote name='BruceBass3901' post='772022' date='Mar 11 2010, 07:41 PM']Is this still available?

I ask as you have not answered my PM saying whether or not it is[/quote]


Have you considered he may not be near a computer at the moment?

Didn't last long...

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='771403' date='Mar 11 2010, 11:10 AM']Very Ikea[/quote]

My house is full of IKEA furniture, maybe that's why I like it...

Listen to some NoMeansNo. Rob Wright uses a Marshall guitar stack. It sounds great.

And for the inverse K.K. Null (Zeni Geva) used to play guitar through an octaver, then split the signal with a cross-over. The lows went to a Trace Elliot with a 4x10 and the highs went to a Marshall stack.

I changed the LED in a cheapy Dan Electro distortion, from small red to large-ish white. I swear it added shed loads of noise to the signal.
Haven't bothered to change it back though to see... :blush:

10 songs by a band I've just joined.

[quote name='discreet' post='768097' date='Mar 8 2010, 03:34 PM']Thank you! I hope you don't practise in front of the telly, mate - it doesn't count, you know! [/quote]


It doesn't?

Don't worry, it was merely for show.

Here you go guys. If you want to see here's me, my bass with the 2.75" strap.
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The 3.75" ones are a touch more comfortable, but about £10 more.