Mykesbass

Posted about Moulettes on here before, stunning live band.

Ok, following up on the Groundhog day thread, how about a list of songs that get that "I haven't heard that in ages" response? My starter 1 Drift Away, Dobie Gray

Always tried to offer something different, but it seems there are large numbers of punters out there that want the same old same old. You only need to hear a Radio 2 request show to have this confirmed.

Relisted with an even nicer start price. That could be a cracking bargain (although, as seen here, resale values are not great).

[quote name='Urban Lions' timestamp='1429218392' post='2749473'] Yes that helps a lot thank you. So I should get myself an old ah1000 .... Next question .... Does anyone have one for sale? [/quote] Try Thornybank on here - he seems to have a regular supply of Trace goodies, and is a nice guy to do business with too!

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1437067848' post='2823360'] Well I bought the project for the bridge alone which was needed for my own project - the rest I intended to sell on. There wasn't a grand plan in this but a quick turnover to get my money back and making a few quid to pay off eBay fees is always a bonus. I don't see the issue here. [/quote] Fair enough, I just felt it was a shame that something as rare as this gets split up, and I know the pickups weren't the original but you've amde it a lot harder for the next person to put it all back together. Guess I should stop caring so much

Of course, we should try and get Bootsy666 along with this: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259954-custom-8x15-bass-cabinet/page__pid__2823274__st__240#entry2823274"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/259954-custom-8x15-bass-cabinet/page__pid__2823274__st__240#entry2823274[/url]

I was watching this as well but did think it odd that you didn't offer it all together as you had bought it, which of course is your prerogative, but certainly put me off bidding. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hayman-40-40-bass-guitar-Project-/161726008652?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25a79f0d4c"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hayman-40-40-bass-guitar-Project-/161726008652?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25a79f0d4c[/url]

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1437052774' post='2823176'] I suspect you'd only need to keep an eye on any puddles near your place, they'll ripple when it's being used - even if you don't hear it immediately. [/quote] True, and you only need to watch out for the waves coming your way along the coast!!

Strange that they don't see fit to give more technical information - speaker sensitivity, SPL etc, but go heavily on features like the speaker placement and innovative carrying design (perhaps they saw the posts on here about another well loved manufacturer's handles)

Here's a link to a combo version of the Yamaha - don't quite know what he's getting at about the extra 4x12 cab, and I wouldn't go for the combo as it was early class d, pretty much unrepairable if it goes wrong, but at least you can see the cab. They have cropped up on here every now and again. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-BBT500H-110-BASS-COMBO-Portable-good-cond-Loud-/331593427227?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d3482291b"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-BBT500H-110-BASS-COMBO-Portable-good-cond-Loud-/331593427227?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d3482291b[/url]

If a secondhand Yamaha ever comes up, can't remember the model number, but I used to gig their BB500H and a 110 cab. Tiny loud and well built.

[quote name='tinyd' timestamp='1436880331' post='2821615'] One thing I've found is that when playing in a band (as opposed to at home) the mids are more usable than the bottom end. The low frequencies tend to cause drums to resonate and generally add to an overall 'muddiness' if not used carefully, whereas the mids sit more naturally in the mix. Of course, this depends on your amp, your bass, the music you play, your band mates' sounds etc, but it might we worth thinking about... [/quote] Yes, this is the next step. Once you have "dialled in" your tone, be prepared to throw it all back out when gigging, as often, what you hear up close doesn't work in the room. Try listening out front with a long lead, and you'll be surprised how often you need to turn bass down and mids up - can end up sounding horrid when you are close to your rig, but at least you'll know it sounds good to the punters. Edit - was still typing as PaulWarning said more or less the same, much more succinctly!

[quote name='bootsy666' timestamp='1432681733' post='2783984'] It has a marshall engine, with 8 cylinders. [/quote] Has this thing been fired in anger yet Bootsy666?

As Discreet says, but I'd also take the compressor out to start with. Also, most active basses will have notched controls so you should be able to feel them click into 12 o'clock. Finally, for clean, keep the gain down and the output up relative to each other. To warm up/make the tone aa bit grittier, turn the output down and the gain up.

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1436822091' post='2821199'] ahhh coool...my good deed for the week...! [/quote]

Good work Shonks, it has gone. No doubt will appear again sometime?

Welcome aboard from a former resident of your borough!

Old Crow Medicine Show - would give me the excuse (and possibly enough money) to justify long term double bass gas!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1436529563' post='2818892'] Excellent! I've wanted to try out one of those question marks for ages. Is it any good for metal? [/quote] And there will be two of them - a few more and we could have a ? shoot-out.

Something odd going on here: [url="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/dont-play-neil-young-or-the-doors-bbc-tells-djs-and-programme-makers?CMP=twt_gu"]http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/dont-play-neil-young-or-the-doors-bbc-tells-djs-and-programme-makers?CMP=twt_gu[/url]

[quote name='tedmanzie' timestamp='1436452915' post='2818272'] I understand your point, but I'm not sure this way of looking at the figures stacks up, however I don't know enough about the actual mechanics of the system at this point to form a better argument My gut feeling is that the artist loses out. I know we shouldn't base arguments on gut feeling, but let's take the latest Blur album as an example - I was quite looking forward to it and prepared to shell out £10 for the CD, (or similar for the download). So in that scenario I expect the band might have seen approx 20%, let's say £2. If Spotify pays 0.005p per play (not sure that is 100% correct but it seems to be what i got) then I would have to play the 10 tracks on the album [i]4000 times[/i] in order to 'give' the band £2? Doesn't seem right to me. [/quote] It's probably me, because I like owning tangible thinks, therefore, to me, streaming doesn't equate to owning, so I don't see it as equating to earning when someone buys the album, I see it as equating to earning from the music being broadcast.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1436452279' post='2818265'] Absolutely. But the wandering troubadour got money for his sheet music. Dance bands got paid to play (usually popular covers). Getting heard is one thing.. getting paid for it is a different kettle'o'fish. [/quote] My example was of the music getting sold, so it wasn't the troubadour but the songwriter (or more likely, the publisher) getting paid. Likewise, with the dance bands, yes the bands got paid, but they in turn drove sales for the bandleader's records. Another example would be the juke box. That really helped push rock & roll, but the artist would only get paid once for the sale of the record, and wouldn't make anything (apart from a minuscule payment through PPL) for repeat plays, and yet, being on a juke box was a great driver of sales. I like your quote, but without the first you won't have a chance of getting the second.