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can you post a pic of it fitted? I have an MM and always interested in potential improvements.

Hi guys, new band. Recorded a few quick demos to hook a drummer. Various basses straight into Guitar Rig Session I/O. Any thoughts? [url="http://www.myspace.com/edinburghdrummerwanted"]MySpace site here [/url]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1214849' date='Apr 29 2011, 01:28 PM']i think i need to analise my playing[/quote] that sounds painful You are getting some magic advice from your fellows - I have been in and out of playing for years now. Each time out the buzz brings me back. Take the best advice and get busy.

[quote name='Salt on your Bass?' post='1214048' date='Apr 28 2011, 06:33 PM']Incoming rant! Bought a new pedal online. Brilliant!! Cant wait to get it! Shop advises the peda is next day delivery. It arrives but noones home so I get a calling card. Its dpd! Aaaaaahhhhh! I hate this organisation!! I cant speak to anyone to assist me its automated phones and a tick box website. I cant change delivery address as the receiver They only deliver 9-5 monday to friday - thats when I work!! Saturday delivery costs an additional 12 quid!! Bank holidays are a no go. Did I say they ony deliver when im at work!!!! Why would anyone use these. I hate faceless organisations. I hate paying for a Service that I have no control over!! I just want my freakin pedal and its in a warehouse somewhere I cant get to!!!!! Hows that gonna help my gas!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! :@ Clling the shop tomorrow to see if theyll help. Past experience indicates its gonna be a pain in the arsr. This is the third time with this company!!! I just want my bass gear!![/quote] in a civilised world (the one we dont live in obviously) delivery would be a customer focused business in which evening or weekend delivery would be standard. I expect it is in Sweden or Norway (or even Finland).

great review, thanks. I have these kinds of thoughts the whole time but struggle to explain, you've captured your thoughts really well.

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='1213359' date='Apr 27 2011, 11:49 PM']1) He ended up using a Marcus Miller Jazz tonight[/quote] as a proud Marcus player this makes me happy, luck or not.

I use Tapatalk for a couple of my most used sites - it is a god send. I often use my iPod in the house to avoid booting up the laptop or cause I am wanting a very portable option. Safari is a pain on the iPod compared with Tapatalk. Obviously, like now, I still use a full scale browser when I am on my laptop but would really appreciate the option.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' post='1205020' date='Apr 19 2011, 06:04 PM']Well I love it!![/quote] me too!

[quote name='Big_Stu' post='1201109' date='Apr 15 2011, 07:51 PM']I didn't know Mev Taylors was still going, assumed it was down the pan along with Sound Control. It was always a great shop since the Morrison St days. Is that the old "Rainbow Music" shop?[/quote] the good old days, every saturday starting at Sound Control on St Mary's Street, then Live Music on Candlemaker Row, down to Mev's on Morrison St, and probably Rikki's on the way home.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='1199775' date='Apr 14 2011, 07:10 PM']I couldn't make my mind up what to buy for the house so today, I bought myself a PJ Bass Buddy. I can also use it is as a back up DI and for recording.[/quote] great choice BTW, brilliant for recording etc and with its 10W power output, perfectly decent as living room amp. Mine's plugged into my barefaced midget t!!!

Shep - just listened to your EP - fcukin awesome! Congrats on the endorsement, well deserved by the sound of it.

[quote name='themurm523' post='1200973' date='Apr 15 2011, 05:13 PM']So I'm writing a paper in one of my classes which about guitars/basses in culture. The paper can pretty much be about anything, so I decided to do one about the Wal Bass and Electric Wood. I have always been fascinated with the basses, how they sound, look, are made, designed and so forth. I have gathered a bunch of information off the website, but I wanted to ask real players as well. Thats where [size=3]BASSCHAT.CO.UK[/size] comes in. Basically what I am trying to do is find out about the company, I know the basic information off the site, but was wondering if there are on interesting facts that are not on the website. Also what players use wals. (I know Justin Chancellor, Geddy Lee, Paul McArtney, Jeff Ament, Mick Karn, and Flea all use(d) one.) But perhaps any other famous people I should know about. Another thing would be the debate over which wal's are better the older ones or the more recently made ones since they returned into production. Any and all information would be very much appreciated.[/quote] fixed it for you. really interesting topic for a paper, sorry I dont know anything though. Best of luck!

[quote name='mcnach' post='1198519' date='Apr 13 2011, 06:41 PM']welcome to the club! I first tried the MMSR preamp: fantastic then the J-Retro. What you said. I am currently waiting for the mailman to bring me a P-retro as well! [/quote] i am slowly going all East - P retro next then I want a 4 knob deluxe for my $$. Wont ever miss the chance to promote John East's products.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1197512' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:42 PM']No one is bashing Mark nor suggesting he is a fraudulent seller the comments are no different to commenting on customer service by other shops or manufacturers (see the Ampeg oh dear thread).[/quote] dont really agree mate. Let's be clear if this isn't resolved and even more so, a pattern emerges then I will be first in line looking to name and shame BUT this has not concluded, it is only one sale and whatever you say I am afraid we have 4 pages of comment that may well have suggested to some that Bass Direct are not always a reliable vendor. However, if people are getting something from this I'll leave people to it.

[quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1197490' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:31 PM']I feel that this will, without doubt, damage Mark's reputation whatever the outcome. This should have been settled before becoming public. I hope we all get to see this sorted out quickly.[/quote] totally agree, this should be ended now. I have never bought a thing from Bass Direct and in fact I would have no hesitation is doing so (partly because it didn't take this for me to be hyper cautious in big purchases). However, one disagreement does not make a business a bad one.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1197469' date='Apr 12 2011, 10:22 PM']Although obviously the legalities are important (it shouldn't even come to that stage on a community forum like this IMO), the moral implications are strong too. Mark has a very good reputation on this forum, a lot of people that wouldn't buy vintage instruments because of this kind of thing may be (possibly past tense if this doesn't get resolved) more inclined to from him because of his reputation. There's no denying that this forum will be bringing him a lot of sales, both because of his reputation and general publicity (people will often talk about it in various threads suggestion others go see what he has in). Mark's always come across as a very knowledgable guy about basses and very happy to help, in a situation like this, he stands to lose up to a couple of hundred pounds by admitting a mistake and taking the hit, or potentially losing out on hundreds of sales (without even looking at the legal side, where he may be forced to pay up as well as losing the other sales). People shouldn't have to double check everything they're told in shops by anyone, it's never a bad idea because anyone can make mistakes (I honestly doubt that Mark deliberately mis-sold the bass) but what happens after is every bit as what happens before the sale if there's a problem. If the person that sold the bass to Mark is "a good customer", as Mark said, surely Mark can go back to him and try and work something out at that end too, so he might not even lose as much as he thinks. Personally, I think Truckstop has potentially (depending on how it works out) had a lucky escape. A LOT of people (me included) never take necks off their basses, if I'd have bought a "vintage" instrument that turned out fake, I'd probably never have known. If I was buying from someone like Mark, I'd have taken his word as fact as he has a good reputation that I don't expect him to take advantage of. Not pointing fingers, just saying that from a moral standpoint, Mark has a lot to lose. From a business view, he could potentially lose out on a lot of sales if he's deemed untrustworthy by the community (a few people have already said on this thread that they won't be buying from him, so potentially he's already losing sales). Legally, I can't say as I'm not informed, but from what others have said, so long as Truckstop's not had the bass too long, it looks like it'd go in his favour anyway as the bass is clearly not as described.[/quote] all good points. However I am not sure why this is playing out in public. What many people say is a reliable business and individual are taking a battering here without all the facts out there, and quite frankly it's not our business (when tied to an actual single sale, rather than evidence of regular misselling or fraud).

[quote name='alexclaber' post='1186310' date='Apr 2 2011, 11:27 PM']The cost of the raw neodymium in our drivers has gone from about £5 to £50 per woofer, in the last year.[/quote] wow - i think for just so many things we are going to look back at recent days and say "we never had it so good", when our kids are paying £100K to go to Uni and we are paying £2k for a barely decent 4x10.

I use on 4 and 5 and I too love it. Reliable, looks good, dont think it blows everything else away but I see no need to want any other product.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=129026"]Corvette $$[/url] assume 4 string, last one on here offers around £450. As Kev says lunatic money (I have a 5 string $$, which I love) but the 2nd hand market is particularly rough on Warwicks.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1176443' date='Mar 25 2011, 07:48 PM']Having read this month's BGM 's Bass Scholarship with Jon Clements, I had a look at his YouTube channel. Some great stuff by him and interesting footage, too. [url="http://www.youtube.com/casime"]http://www.youtube.com/casime[/url][/quote] your link should be casimer not casime [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/casimer?blend=2&ob=1"]Casimer[/url] "Casimer" was a Marlowe DK guest tutor. He was cool with his Warwick Corvette and some great riffs. Took me a while to realise he was the same guy now appearing in the BGM column (which TBH I tend to skip through). Getting used to him with his endorsement Stingray.

some great pedals mentioned so far and most would make a great addition to a board. I would like to big up Max's (SFX's) micro fuzz. Titchy tiny and well suited to bass.