Rich

The reviews on HC are of tremendous value. They have made me larf my nads off on many a dull afternoon.

Synth bass can be great, and so yes go for it I reckon. Many moons ago I had an old Roland SH-09 mono synth which I used for bass... big fat (sorry, [i]phat[/i]) Moogesque noises, god it was great. How much do I wish I still had it.

The tone he gets from that old violin bass is almost enough to make me want to breathe some life back into my old Höfner Artist bass. What a great sound. It can't all be down to the Mesa rig. [quote name='Huge Hands' post='685026' date='Dec 15 2009, 12:08 PM']I laughed my head off at a friend's status on Facebook last night. He was arguing about why such an amazing music icon should be on such a show that idolises karaoke and non-originality (his words not mine) when a young girl he obviously knows suddenly wrote: [i]"Karaoke? Well Macca is no better. He got up and sang a Guns 'N' Roses song".[/i] At first I thought it was sarcasm, until I read her responses when people tried to correct her. Classic! [/quote][quote name='tonybassplayer' post='685082' date='Dec 15 2009, 12:44 PM']PMSL [/quote] PMSL2 :lol:

I saw Rush at the NEC in 1989 and couldn't hear the bass. Not a single note. Saw them there again on the R30 tour, and the sound was brilliant for such a barn of a venue. I saw Yes at St. David's Hall in Cardiff a couple of years back, we were towards the front on Chris Squire's side and all I could hear for much of the gig was his backline thundering away... when he jumped on the bass pedals, I thought I was going to lose a filling. On my way back from a 'comfort break', I paused by the desk to see how it sounded... oh it was lovely. A perfect mix of everything. I wish to god we'd been sitting up there rather than down the front.

Surely volume is measured in cubic metres..?

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='682362' date='Dec 12 2009, 05:48 PM']The british equivalent,BGM is getting worse[/quote] Blimey, we must be reading a different BGM. I think it's getting better every month. [quote name='NancyJohnson' post='682790' date='Dec 13 2009, 09:01 AM']This month: 28 pages of adverts against 45 pages of editorial.[/quote] Outrageous. There is no excuse for that. [quote name='Rayman' post='682415' date='Dec 12 2009, 06:33 PM']Actually, I take it back, it [i]is[/i] quite a good magazine, for lining the hamsters cage with.[/quote] A Dibley farmer writes: "I like Bass Player magazine. It's not too rough on the buttocks."

My Status had a few dings when I got it, so I don't mind if it picks up a few more. Shuker and Wal are another matter though... regular cleaning and well protected.

Tune WoodBass, if you can find one.

[quote name='Marky L' post='681333' date='Dec 11 2009, 01:50 PM']Yeah, my only hope of sneaking it by customs would be to bring it back personally I guess.. "yes Mr Customs & Excise Man, it's been with a friend who has been touring with it and did some repair work for me too.."[/quote] That won't cut any mustard with them either, unless you can demonstrate that you bought it in the UK (e.g. a receipt). Otherwise they'll sting you for duty anyway. C&E are very powerful, and they know it.

And don't try to fool them by declaring the value as £200 or something. They ain't daft, unfortunately.

[quote name='garethox' post='681302' date='Dec 11 2009, 01:33 PM']Thing to do is to treat it as a paid rehearsal, that's what we do.[/quote] Likewise.

[quote name='Doddy' post='680283' date='Dec 10 2009, 02:27 PM']What do you mean by 'HDSQ's'? I'm crap with acronyms-only just sussed what 'LOL' means.[/quote] Hairy Dairy Sex Queen

Dextrous, musical picking impresses me. Speedy sweepy nonsense does not, however. [quote name='silddx' post='680207' date='Dec 10 2009, 01:19 PM']I use what's appropriate, which is fingers 95% of the time.[/quote] Ditto. I'll use whatever works best for the song... fingers, thumb, pick, gerbil, whatever. I remember doing a studio sesh once, and the producer asked me if I'd mind using a pick as the tone might work better. The way he asked it was almost apologetic, as if he thought I might find the suggestion offensive. He seemed quite amazed when I told him I was happy to do so and whipped out my Dunlop (ooer missus). Do we as bassists have a reputation of generally hating picks or something?

[quote name='alexclaber' post='679923' date='Dec 10 2009, 09:21 AM']Hi Rich, I'm going to turn this into a useful example. Let's say that when you were looking at your Nemesis you were also looking at another cab. Here's the specs for the Nemesis (assuming this is the right model 15, they've been through a few different models): Power Handling 250 Watts RMS Freq. Response 38hz - 18khz Impedance 8Ω Sensitivity 100dB SPL@1W1M Weight 42lbs[/quote]Mine's the older one with a slightly different spec, but that's not really relevant [quote]And lets say you were looking at another cab with the following specs: Power Handling 350 Watts RMS Freq. Response 35hz - 18khz Impedance 8Ω Sensitivity 101dB SPL@1W1M Weights 48lbs So you might think so yourself, well the latter cab is a bit more powerful, a bit more sensitive and goes a bit lower, so it's worth the extra weight. But let's assume that Vd was also quoted. For the Nemesis = 350cc For the Brand X cab = 250cc This means that despite the Nemesis looking like it'll be less loud and fat according to the original (and very open to marketing abuse) specs, it will actually produce greater low frequency SPL. Alternatively you could have an excursion limited power handling figure added to the specs (which would be likely to show the Nemesis as having more) or a true low frequency sensitivity figure (ditto). The product of these two figures would show the Nemesis as having better performance. Alex[/quote] Aha. So to use a motoring metaphor, judging a cab purely on things like sensitivity and frequency is a bit like judging a car purely on horsepower and 0-60 time... the first car has more horse and a quicker 0-60, but when you look closely at the second car it has more torque and a better 30-70 time, which in reality is far more useful. Have I got that right?

Call me a bit of a luddite, but the only specs I tend to look at these days are power handling (just to make sure the amp doesn't woefully over- or under-power them), impedance (amp compatibility), sensitivity (for a rough guide to 'loudness', and yes I admit this is possibly a red herring) and weight. Especially weight. I made the decision to have a go with the Nemesis 1x15s based mainly on back-friendliness! Obviously there will be many folks who will eagerly want to know every single spec, almost right down to the designer's preferred socks. For this reason alone, maybe it's worth researching. But there will also be many of us for whom 'Vd' will really only ever be something we sniggered about in the playground when we were 12.

Given the ludicrous prices Deep Impacts have been going for on fleabay, I'm tempted to flog mine and get the MB unit instead, and pocket the change

[quote name='dood' post='678006' date='Dec 8 2009, 03:07 PM']But what is more wierd? Talking to your pets as if they even remotely understand a word you are saying. Owner: "Who's a good boy? Are you a good boy? Is that your toy. huh? go get it - go on!" Dog: *blank looks*[/quote]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='676440' date='Dec 7 2009, 08:53 AM']I'm hoping for a twin neck t bird, 4 string fretted/fretless.[/quote] Wow, twice the neck dive!

[attachment=37854:shuke_sc_small.jpg] The real thing, not a replica please [attachment=37855:sexonwheels.jpg]

A few years ago, the immediate answer would have been "Yeah, Wapping". Ahhh, they were good days. *wistful sigh*

I used to subscribe to Amnesia Monthly. They were always forgetting to send it out in time, & often it never turned up. But I didn't mind, as I'd forgotten I was expecting it. [size=1]Look, it's first thing on a Monday morning and that's the best I could do, OK..?[/size]

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='675604' date='Dec 6 2009, 12:39 PM']3Oth aniversary eh, I wonder if they'll get the original band back together for that.[/quote] It'd be a must-see... but I get the impression that Phil Gould would rather stab himself in the scrotum with a rusty cheeseknife than work with Kinger again.

Might go to the Bristle Col Snawl on the 13th.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='674602' date='Dec 4 2009, 11:39 PM']I'm also operating a rat on a stick!!![/quote] "OHHHH NO YOU'RE NOT!"

I went to see the local am-dram musical society's xmas show earlier on. They were very good, some excellent singing and hoofing, but let down badly by their pit. The bassist was especially awful, I don't think he managed to put two correct notes side-by-side all night. I wanted to punch the fecker.