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Peter - pay a bit more and stick some DR Sunbeams on it, they're worth the extra and last (me) a long time. Both my Spectors are strung with them if you want to try them first on Friday.

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='356636' date='Dec 17 2008, 08:44 AM']Lookin' forward to it Alan. The secret to me is to remember that on the ACG02 one knob does tone (this is of course a simplification but not a lie). So that makes it a lot easier than/more intuitive , if different than a 2/3 EQ system. The other knobs just basically tweak the resultant 'sound'. Basically, I knock off all the treble, bin the peak boost and then get 'my tone' with just the low pass/blend. Then try some resonant peak boost and fill in the treble/upper mids. Really isn't rocket science Peter[/quote] Oh my...I've gone cross-eyed

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='356203' date='Dec 16 2008, 05:27 PM']Al, I had one in a Warwick Rock Bass and found the bass boost was lacking a little. That might say more about the pickups and bass more than the circuit but I thought I'd just chuck it into the mix.[/quote] Thanks for that Steve, also considering an ACG 02 but, being a complete technophobe, I find them a bit complex to use. Gonna try Greene King's ACG loaded posse on Friday before our Kendal gig - I'll make my mind up then.

I'm probably gonna stick the EMG BQC system in my Euro LX after reading the"Tone Dump" thread on Talkbass - some good sound clips on there too.

I thought you might bring that up

See what I can do

Are Lancastrians allowed?

I've been switching between 4s and 5s for a while now but for now, I'm settled on 5s (both 35" scale). I actually prefer a slightly heavier bass and my large mitts are much happier on a wider fretboard. I also like the flexibility of anchoring on the B string cos I've always been at odds whether to anchor on the front or the back pup cos my 'sweet spot' always seems to sit somewhere between the two.

You'll really love it Pedro but turn your gain down before launching into anything - the output on these things is staggering. I'll have mine with me on Friday, fantastic low B.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='354185' date='Dec 14 2008, 12:55 PM']Sorry for being probably more depressing than Homer, but I needed to vent.[/quote] I'm more depressing than than the credit crunch and did I mention that my grandma's a cripple in Nashville? Chin up fella - come up to Preston and help me finish this bottle of Jack

[quote name='Dr.Dave' post='354175' date='Dec 14 2008, 12:45 PM']Don't pack it in ,Alan , there's something out there ideal for you and that'll soon get the smile back on your face. Tank de Lawd your bass wasn't jacobsed !!![/quote] I won't Dave - no real plans to retire yet. I still love playing bass and just want to have a good time. Still fancy doin' some blues.

A gig of mixed fortunes for us - did a Johnny Cash at the local prison. We've been having sound problems the last few gigs so the guitarist and drummer went down the night before to set the drums / PA up and set basic levels. They shouldn't have bothered - when we all fired up the sound was dreadful. It was a high paying gig so nerves were a bit frayed as we couldn't get a decent sound. Who causes the sound problems? The guitarist - with his painful, overly processed solid state mess of a sound. His sound is f*cking awful and the 60 cycle hum from his Telecaster was louder than the bass. It pisses me off (as an ex guitarist). Then the singer announces he's losing his voice - great. Then a bit of good news..."free bar all night lads, don't be shy" ....fantastic! sh*t, no we're all driving Then more good news...." er...instead of your usual 2 x 45 minute sets, can you do 1 x one hour instead?"...Lovely jubbly. We did our one hour set and went down really well. Then the disco fired up as soon as we'd finished and I had to walk past his speakers to put my bass back on it's stand. The 2 million decibels nearly took my head off and I didn't put the bass on the stand properly and I saw it hit the floor spectacularly out of the corner of my eye. It's doesn't appear to have been damaged thank God cos that would have been the final straw. I've told the singer that I'll be looking for something else in the New Year - the spark of enjoyment has gone now and the guitarist is causing problems with his dreadful sound and incompetence (which he won't acknowledge) riding the desk. It's a fantastic band when all is well but time to move on methinks otherwise I'll be hanging my boots up and I don't wanna do that. Excuse the miserable post - I had to get it off my chest.

I've played one of them - couldn't put it down. Jealous of Preston

Thinking about it John

I did my first gig in 1967 on guitar and played in many bands through until 1977 when I got married and stopped playing. I started again in 1995 when the kids had grown a bit and played with the very busy Hugh Jarre Soul Band for about 10 years. The band split up and the other guitarist joined a glam tribute band. They were good but weren't getting the volume of work they wanted so they decided to have a rock band 'offshoot' to get more work. We were out one night watching another band when my mate said it was a pity I didn't play bass cos they were looking for one and I said I'd learn if he was serious. He was, so I sold a Telecaster and bought an American P and a Trace combo on the proceeds and that was it, I've been playing bass for three and a half years now - hardly touched a guitar since. I'm really enjoying bass especially as I've now got about 300 gigs under my belt and know what I want in terms of gear / sound etc.

Please excuse the sh*tty picture - I'll try and do something better at the weekend. My LMII and Genz Benz NEOX 212 - this was taken on the enormous stage in the huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge Tower Ballroom at Blackpool, it coped absolutely brilliantly and it's a superb rig weighing in at < 70lbs in old money.

I'm staying at my friend's house in Wokingham (near Reading)

[quote name='jerseytrev' post='344845' date='Dec 3 2008, 10:12 PM']would he send it to jersey [/quote] Believe it or not, I will be within 40 miles of London this weekend - assuming we don't get snowed in tonight.