Delberthot

I use a Genz Shuttle 6.0 and Schroeder 1212L for everything - whether as a monitor or for my out front sound. Light as a feather and in and out of a gig in one trip. Doesn't stop me wanting a Marshall VBA400 and one of Alex' Vintage cabs though!

What does a guy with a 2 foot cock have for breakfast? this morning I had a boiled egg Boom Boom. I thank you

hernia, bad back, osteopath etc I've got deja vu. Have I said that before?

I bought a Midnight blue Rickenbacker from the Glasgow shop a couple of years ago. About a month later it developed the famous running paint problem which effectively turned the binding on the neck pale blue. i went back and they refunded me the full cost of the bass no questions asked as they never had any other colours in stock at the time.

One thing I found out the other week is that wearing ear plugs causes your ears to produce wax as they effectively have a foreign body inserted into them and so do this to protect themselves. This will result in the occasional trip to the nurse to get them syringed but at least you're saving your hearing. I've only had mine done a couple of times but it is absolutely amazing how much you can hear immediately after having them done

if i don't have my fan pointed at my fingers, I have to lick them every so often but immediately wipe them on my trousers to dry them. I do it when my fingers feel sticky. Jaco used chicken grease etc etc etc

Have you tried changing the valve in the preamp? that can make a difference as normally you find cheaper tubes in there. Also, you can rack mount your amp.You just need a set of rack ears. there are 2 screws on each side of the amp that you just undo and it will slip out of the sleeve.

I would love to try the Duck Dunn to find out if it sounds as good as it looks. Absolutely stunning bass

$18 for a cap. I got a dozen 1mF paper in oil caps from a guy in Belgium for less than a fiver. Bloody good they are too. I had one of the Luxe ones in my '57 Warmoth single coil bass. They do sound good and look original but if you are looking for a PIO cap which IMO are far better than standard ones, then have a look on Ebay. there's loads to be had for much cheapness.

[quote name='Cantdosleepy' post='415990' date='Feb 21 2009, 09:48 AM']I don't see why that would necessarily be the case. The vast majority of upgrades make an indistinguishable difference in a live setting where the main issue with the sound is the venue and the mix, where noone in the crowd is going to have magic ears, and most of them are drunk. As much as I like the gear talk on here, frankly if the pickup sounds passable (as even my Yamaha Pacifica does) and stays in tune then nothing else really matters. Certainly the case with the the Peppers, who aren't a big 'texture' band. I think the notion here that everybody who makes a living playing bass has extraordinarily modified instruments is a bit wide of the mark.[/quote] Totally agree. As I've mentioned before: while my Warmoth was being made, I used a no name jazz copy that cost me about £20 for a lot of gigs.

I've never found a MIA or MIM that I've liked. Japanese Fenders are the bollocks. One of the only basses I ever regret selling was a Coral Pink P bass with a maple fretboard. f***ing fantastic bass. If I were to buy another Fender, it would only be a CIJ - whether one of the regular models or an import

Holy Jebus I've just spotted the new neck through epiphone thunderbird - £349! Everything's going tits up with the Pound going up, down, round and round, looping the loop and defying the ground.

Sounds like a smart move, surprised he is only doing it now. He must be one of the best known mainstream bass players out there so for a lot of people looking to pick up a bass for the first time or as a backup, to have something with such a high profile player's name on it for such a low price is fantastic. I can't see him doing a higher spec version unless it is going to be made by a well known company.

I've been using mine for a couple of years now and its just as good as it was when I got it. I have the cross-walker model with the packpack attached but I normally keep them separately as my bass is a heavy bugger to begin with without having a bag full of cables attached. Both components are gigged regularly and still look brand new.

My understanding of the system is that they use the same frequency as wireless routers use. My router is in the opposite corner of the house to the computer that I am typing this with. I think they're just saying that if you have line of sight you can get up to 300 feet away from the receiver with no signal loss. You'd have to be playing somewhere like Wembley to be able to get that kind of distance. They are selling a lot of the broadcasting frequencies, this system goes down to 20Hz, it has a quick charge which means that you can set up your gear and come back to it an hour later with 4 hours worth of playing time in it, it doesn't have a big pack that you need to attach to your strap. Personally, the size of the bug, the battery life, the way that it charges and the frequency it uses are the big selling points for me.

I like cheese

I can see where you guys are going wrong - it actually a '1978 Fender bass percussion'. That would explain the state of the side of the neck - its been used to perform rim shots on a huge drum. (please note that this is a drumming term and not some perverse sexual practice) Jeez, it looks like someone's been trying to gnaw away at the edge of the neck

I use a Shuttle and a Schroeder 1212L for everything, whether as my backline or out front sound and its never let me down. I think BassFerret uses the shuttle with 2 12" Genz cabs.

We do Dani California with the rock band. 20+ years later I finally manage to get a band to play a bloody Chilis song (we also do Ender the Bridge) With the wedding band we do Chelsea Dagger and its the only song that I ever use a plectrum and like to give it loads. I would absolutely love to do a Yes track one of these days

Genesis - Selling England by the Pound I love that pretentious prog rock stuff

My 1212L is 42lbs so 50lbs aint that much more. I've actually just realised that this is the Vintage model. That is the one that I would like to see and hear.

Quite a variety of different syles although if someone called and asked me to do Sit Down by James I would hang up.