Rich

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='14530' date='Jun 9 2007, 09:56 AM']Is it just me or is it becoming increasingly apparent that putting in an honest days graft is just too much for many people?[/quote]I put in a pretty standard white-collar 37.5-hour working week. There's a bit of a difference between that and "8-12 hours a day, 5/6 days a week". There's really no need for those sort of hours at the age of 16, and if someone doesn't want to work that sort of schedule, it doesn't make them lazy or idle. I certainly don't consider myself to be any sort of slacker.

[quote name='BOD2' post='3799' date='May 21 2007, 05:54 PM']lol, I was going to edit the post then I realised no one would have a clue what you were talking about, so I've left it in. Actually "evening out the sound" is best done in conjunction with treating the neck. [/quote] And presumably the tweaking, plucking and slapping comes later after the romantic meal and the fancy-coming-back-to-mine-for-coffee..?

[quote name='dood' post='918' date='May 17 2007, 11:42 PM'][/quote]Do my eyes deceive me, or is that string really 5mm thick..??? [size=1]Oh, and if you're getting a string deal from Warwick, put in a good word for me eh? [/size]

I would LOVE a string deal. Ahem. Buy WARWICK strings, that's WARWICK strings, 'cos they're really really good. Don't forget, that's WARWICK strings. D'you reckon that would do it?

I had one of those expensive looking Wolf/Mazeti 6-string fretless basses for a while. It played really well (when sitting down, anyway) and sounded superb. Terrible neck-dive though, very very neck heavy.

Bank transfer only? AVOID at all costs. If there's no option for picking it up in person and paying cash (& not even Paypal), forget it. Shame, 'cos it does look bloody nice too.

Yeah, the MIDI Mouse is a cute little thing. I've got one and it's great.

I got mine from the Bass Centre, remarkably they actually had them in stock at the time. Anderton's in Guildford also do them.

I recently got hold of an old TE dual comp pedal too, and it's just as good as I remember it being on my old SMX head. Marvellous thing. Incidentally, for anyone who hasn't read it, I can recommend [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=337"]BOD2's excellent sticky on the whole subject of compression and limiting and so on[/url].

BOD, that is one of the most useful & informative FX articles I have ever read. Many thanx. I was quite intrigued by the idea of an “evening out” of the overall sound... do you take it to the pub? The flicks? A romantic meal for two?

Well, the Akai works for me simply because: a} I've already got one, and b} I can't be arsed to flog it and get a load of separates I don't use a synth effect all that often anyway, so for my limited needs it's just fine. Just out of interest, which individual stomps do you use to get your synth sounds Joe? Don't worry, you don't have to give away any closely guarded secrets

I have the Eden [b]Nemesis NSP115 [/b]1x15" (plus horn) cab -- very dinky, [i]very[/i] lightweight ported cab. Handling 250W RMS Frequency Response 38hz - 18khz ±2dB Sensitivity 100dB SPL@1W1M Impedance 8ohms Dimensions 24.75"w x 17.25"h x 16.25"d Weight 32 LBS Absolutely brilliant VFM if you ask me... very loud and sounds great (not tons of ultra low-end due to its small dimensions, it'd never make a dub reggae cab, but the small-and-light-ness is why I bought it, so I don't care!). I also have the [b]Nemesis NSP210[/b] 2x10" (again, plus horn) cab -- again it's very dinky and lightweight, obviously being 10s it's a lot punchier and less warm than the 115. Handling 300W RMS Frequency Response 35hz - 18khz ±2dB Sensitivity 102dB SPL@1W1M Impedance 4 or 8ohms Dimensions 24.75"w x 16.25"h x 16.25"d Weight 47 LBS I'd take some of those figures with a pinch of salt... it's definitely not 15lbs heavier than the 115 for a start, their weights are very close. Like the 115 it's very loud for its size... check the sensitivity figures. The 115 and 210 do go very well together, although on reflection I wish I'd tried a pair of the 115 cabs out too... I love these cabs, especially the 115 (as you can probably tell!), the only problem with them is that the HF horn has no attenuator and can be very harsh. I have disabled the horn on the 210 cab, but it is possible to make an adjustment to reduce its output somewhat. That notwithstanding, I think they're brilliant.... for my money, far and away the best in their price range. And here they are together (the basses give an idea of scale)...

Cool, ta. I guessed right then

At the moment my signal chain is simply: [i]Bass --> Trace Elliot dual compressor --> Boss volume pedal (tuner in sidechain) --> Amp[/i] although at some point the Deep Impact will probably work its way in (for the octaver settings if nothing else). I'm guessing it'd be best placed before the compressor to keep the playing dynamics..?

Sorry, I can't have been concentrating. Where did he say 'fact'?

Yup, it appears to be stuck on GMT+2.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='2606' date='May 20 2007, 01:05 AM']If only Doctor Who owned a fender jazz, eh?[/quote] In which case it'd be www.basstransdimensionalspiralencompassingeverypointandeventinthespacetimecontinuum.co.uk Name's immaterial to me. Just so long as it's friendly & cool & informative & bassy & stuff.

Make that 20-year-old Labella flats. [quote name='dlloyd' post='2478' date='May 19 2007, 09:36 PM']It's covered in depth on this page: [url="http://bassland.net/jamerson.html#new"]http://bassland.net/jamerson.html#new[/url] Scroll down to "Who Played Bass on Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her"?"[/quote] Have you listened to the Joe Osborn interview on there? The disgust in his voice is quite amazing... he ain't too impressed with a certain somebody

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='836' date='May 17 2007, 10:27 PM']Thought long and hard about the colour but in the end decided it had to be black with chrome, standard Spitfire build (GB Pups, GB Active, Schaller 200 Bridge and Hipshot Ultralights). Its made from swamp ash so is nice and light. I did consider a Status Retro in black but I wanted an in-between neck and Status only did P or J. One extra was some rather fetching blue LED's as playing fretless on a blacked out stage can be a bitch.[/quote]After seeing thumbo's stealth Jazz, I reckon you should definitely go the black hardware route with your lovely fretless GB. It already looks good, but with black bits it'd be the bomb.

And they are..? C'mon, spill the beans! PS when you see the original, it'll blow your mind.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='2625' date='May 20 2007, 01:42 AM']This is the only custom bass I've ever had made. It ended up being a bit of a mess at the end of the day.[/quote]Well I liked it. This is my custom Shuker J5... body is burl maple on English white ash in satin 'baccy sunburst, neck is maple/wenge/flamed maple with birdseye maple fingerboard & orange side LEDs, pickups are EMG-40TWs with 'coil taps' & Jon Shuker's superb 3-band EQ.

[quote name='Toasted' post='2698' date='May 20 2007, 09:30 AM']I'll post come more pics later - sorry for being sucha tease [/quote]Ooh you bitch, you love it don't you? Ahem... sorry, a disturbing glimpse into my private life there. C'mon, more pics! [size=1]please.[/size]

When I get round to it, my rack will be a 4U one containing EA iAmp350 head, Trantec S3.5 wireless receiver and Yamaha FX500 multi-FX unit. The remaining 1U space will hopefully get filled with one of these [url="http://www.audioagencyeurope.com/funk_logic.html"]Funk Logic[/url] puppies... at last, a 'Vintagerator' control that goes from 'Ugh' to '1001001'..!

[quote name='dr.funk' post='2256' date='May 19 2007, 03:50 PM']I use a Pearl Octaver which sounds fantastic, quite a dirty almost synthy tone. Mind you they are quite expensive on ebay (no longer in production) I am borrowing mine of my bass teacher.[/quote]+1 for the old Pearl 8ve pedal... I have one and the sound is superb, it knocks seven shades of sheeite out of the Boss IMO. It has an 'octave up' feature too, which to be honest is pretty crap, but the usual octaves down are tremendous. They are fetching absurd amounts on fleaBay at the moment. Glad you're still liking the EH pedal Nick!

Status, Shuker, Trantec wireless, Euphonic Audio iAmp350 head, Nemesis 2x10 and 1x15 cabs, Trace Elliot compressor, Boss volume pedal, Korg tuner. Fairly soon the EA head will be going into a 4U case along with a newer Trantec receiver and an old Yamaha FX500 ½-rack FX unit.