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  1. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361720661' post='1989770']
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    Yes, the OMG principle could have shortened bass history by many years. Below: Dr Arthur Spatula's 'Amplifying Engine' (a precursor to the modern bass pre-amp) provided a 'tone' so remarkable that men were often seen to weep after hearing it.

    Unfortunately it was deemed impractical for gigging purposes as it weighed seven tons. Only three 'Spatulas' were ever made - two of them being installed in British pre-electric recording studios powered by orgone accumulators. [size=4]The third went missing at sea under mysterious circumstances aboard a Mail Steamer bound for Melbourne and was never recovered.[/size]

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    What kind of amplifying engine is best for metal?

  2. I have an Aria EUB that has a magnetic pickup, which looks like a bit of a bodge (a neat bodge, but it does look like an add-on) in that it's a separate module that sits between the end of the fingerboard and the body.

    http://www.ariauk.com/aria-swb-lite-bis-upright-bass/

    I'm sure if you could get hold of one it'd be possible to attach it to the back of the fingerboard on your doghouse.

  3. [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1361544799' post='1987306']
    I agree. The only reason I'd replace a bridge would be for adjustability.
    [/quote]

    Specially if the bass in question is easily the best one by far that you've played in 25 years!

  4. [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1360696862' post='1974970']
    Yes. I'm in a band called Barabajagal and we have been mis-spelled many ways. Perhaps the most feeble effort was Brabber Jack.
    [/quote]

    I was in a band called Filthtones (yes it was very appropriate). We were once billed as Phil Thones...kind of stuck.

  5. [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1361273943' post='1983590']
    No - there's a £10 per posting surcharge for those wishing to add to "The Beatles" thread.
    [/quote]

    Splendid idea.

    How about a surcharge that allows swearing. I'd pay a tenner to be able to say 'f***ing ****' in a thread about, for example, B****** W*****.

  6. [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1361240111' post='1983411']
    Hee, hee. I suppose if he/she did some porn dressed as a schoolboy, paedo's could view it without fear of prosecution, w[size=4]hat with him/her actually being an old woman, and all. The mind boggles.[/size]
    [/quote]

    [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/wi57ly7iuzv5g6e/2011-12-26%2019.35.41.jpg"]https://www.dropbox....%2019.35.41.jpg[/url]

    edit: having a lot of trouble trying to post an image here...

  7. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1361042481' post='1980342']
    All those saying they don't lend or borrow rigs obviously don't play at the lower end of the originals bands circuit.

    For a start most of the time the stage area is tiny with little space left once you've got a drum kit and 2-3 sets of amps up there. Stick another band's amps in front and they are left perched on the edge of the stage. Add a third band and it's simply not going to happen.

    Also at a lot of the venues there isn't anywhere off-stage to store gear that isn't being used at the moment.

    And when you've got a maximum of 30 minutes turn around time between bands, it's just not practical to swap over more than drum breakables and maybe one guitar amp. No matter how well rehearsed your band are at doing this you have to assume that the band on before will be terrible at getting their stuff off stage.

    Remember that it's all about entertaining the audience. You need to get set up and playing as quickly as you can.

    And TBH even though a lot of the band we play with (and indeed ourselves) have a fairly "energetic" on-stage presence, everyone is pleasant and helpful when it comes to making sure that the evening goes well for both those playing and those listening.
    [/quote]

    Yeah this is where I'm at. A blanket ban on anyone using my gear would be very unpopular with my bandmates.

  8. [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1361181562' post='1982186']
    A UPS should certainly solve any PC-related power problems but might not be a full solution if other devices in the audio chain are still connected directly to the mains (e.g. amps, pedals etc). The pops and other noises might be coming from those devices. Also, the PSUs in PCs are usually pretty resilient to mains fluctuations. Still, a UPS might be worth a try and I can't see how it could make things worse.

    I guessing that your location has a lot to do with the supply problems. Do your neighbours have similar problems? Are the problems fairly regular e.g. could it be that your house is supplied by a single mains supply that also powers the milking parlour on the farm next door? (OK, not necessarily that precise scenario, but you get my drift).
    [/quote]

    My sister's house shared a very old cable with the neighbour, who used welders and other heavy sh*t in his workshop. The consequent dimming of the lights was very obvious and quite intrusive. She reported this to the supplier and they installed a recording voltmeter, and eventually upgraded the cables. End of problem.

  9. [quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1360944714' post='1978828']


    [quote] squier? [/quote]


    Yes, i suppose, but aren't the really cheap ones a bit horrible? There are cheap brands out there that do make genuinely good basses for the money!
    [/quote]

    Thing with the really cheap ones (Affinity series) is that they're variable. Some are pigs, right enough, but others you wouldn't know weren't expensive Squiers.

  10. [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1360943060' post='1978787']
    +1

    You never hear a doctor ask 'do you have a stethoscope I could borrow'...
    [/quote]

    Not a great analogy. OK, if someone just turns up without the right gear because they can't be arsed they're going to have to ask [i]very[/i] nicely. But where there's four bands on a tiny stage with 3 minutes changeover surely a bit of sharing is sensible?

    But no, never if they just assume.

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