Merton

[quote name='nash' post='40116' date='Aug 1 2007, 06:09 PM']whatever you are most comfortable with. be it low as hell or high as hell. mine is low at the moment because i like it low for the music i play. if i was playing something more techy i would have it high[/quote] +1. I change now and then, and each bass is slightly different anyway. I'm starting to raise the strap a bit at the mo coz it's more comfortable on a longer gig, but if I'm playing in the originals band I tend to have it a bit lower to throw the bass around a bit ;-)

Amps - Trace Basses - Status (oooh, close!) Strings - Status or DR (got some Black Beauties for my Retroactive, can't wait to put em on and lose the strings in the infinite blackness, wooo) I'll go back to packing up my flat so I can move

Write left handed, do everything else right-handed. Always wanted a LH drive car when I was first learning coz the gear stick seemed in the wrong place, but got over that after about 5 minutes. Been told by my chiropractor I'm actually right hand-dominant, which makes sense. Can't play bass left-handed at all, or squash.

Isn't H sometimes B in German music? Or is it Bb? F**k me I can't remember. I know it does get used tho. As for the valve amps - look lovely but yes, "Heat" and "Balls" puts me off! Oh, Oxblood, the thing you said about "sag", is that something which SS power amps are susceptible to as well?

[quote name='OldGit' post='39228' date='Jul 30 2007, 09:02 PM']Well the bits might be good for upgrading a status copy I guess.[/quote] Yeah, an easy way to get Status electronics, pickups and hardware. But a fookin travesty for anything else!

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='27189' date='Jul 4 2007, 09:32 PM']NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GOLD! Black is the way forward G (gold hardware detestee)[/quote] +1, Loving the work on it, keep it black coz th egold will ruin it!!

[quote name='Wil' post='38784' date='Jul 30 2007, 09:30 AM']Cass Lewis is at the top of my cool list.[/quote] Ditto

I have some Schaller PUs in my J copy (all passive), they have a higher output than my 5 string Groove bass in active mode.

[quote name='bobpalt' post='33243' date='Jul 17 2007, 08:01 PM']Looks like there is to be a happy ending to my problem, and Trace Elliot are doing the decent thing. Whilst they wouldnt agree to swapping the 715X and 2x10 cab for a seperate head, 1x15 and 2x10 cabs, they have agreed to build me a one off, 2x10 715 combo, and swap the 2x10 cab I have for a 1x15. This should be a brilliant solution, allowing the 2x10s to sit on top of the physically deeper 1x15 cab. I did use my current set up at a gig last night, with the 2x10 on the floor, and it really didn't sound right at all, especially on a wobbly stage. Thanks to the designer, Paul, at Trace Elliot for all his help, but of course, it should never have happened in the first place![/quote] That's jolly good of them! A totally unique Trace amp eh? B*st*rd!!

[quote name='ste_m3' post='31952' date='Jul 15 2007, 12:33 AM']euurrrghhhh that 810! this is cringey, Do you think me 'rents will believe me if i tell them itll be an investment in me?[/quote] Yes. Absolutely. Please buy it before I do

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='31583' date='Jul 13 2007, 09:53 PM']once up to speed its a pretty simple tune but, IMHO, it gets MURDERED live from bands that play it way too fast. Sit back on it, muse don't play it any faster live. G[/quote] +1. I've seen and heard some awful versions. Take it easy, relax and it's a piece of piss

[quote name='bobpalt' post='30395' date='Jul 11 2007, 06:56 PM']...but the thing that peeved me was that the Trace brochure clearly showed that it was possible to stack the cab on top of the combo, which would have made for a lovely, compact stack, but you can't! I thought because it was described as a compact cab, it was, in some way smaller than a normal 2 x 10?[/quote] Fair point. I think it's just "compact" coz it's a 2x10 to be honest!! IIRC the old Trace catalogues did similar silly things. Maybe they're put together by someone with no idea at all.

I'm not surprised or amazed and don't think it's really that shocking. The old Trace stuff was the same, as is the Ashdown stuff. The cabs are generally deeper for the bass response, combos are a compromise between portability and tone. All the Trace cabs are deeper than their combos I'm afraid.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='25576' date='Jul 1 2007, 12:34 PM']Shame you can't make it as this was your idea! We'll put up a cardboard cut-out of you in your honour [/quote] Sounds like a plan

[quote name='obbm' post='21194' date='Jun 21 2007, 07:57 AM']At £10 per head, 10 is the break even point so it looks like its a go. There are still a few other locals who haven't signed up yet - Merton? Walbassist? Wildman? plus some in London expressed an interest. It's a quick 40-minute train ride to Guildford and a 5-minute walk from the station.[/quote] Hi guys, sorry I've been so quiet, the last few weeks have been manic at work and gigging so barely been on here. Unfortunately both dates are out for me coz of gigs or weddings but have a good one (looks like the 18th has been chosen anyway)! I'll definitely make the next one, promise...

[quote name='Musky' post='25559' date='Jul 1 2007, 11:43 AM']To be fair, most of those suggestions are just simple basslines - which doesn't make them crap per se. A crap bassline IMHO is one that actually detracts from a song.[/quote] +1. Or something which is out of time or out of tune (which is unforgiveable thesedays!). Simple basslines are effective supporting other parts of the music, ook they may be boring but they're not by default "crap"

Er, early Ashdowns used Celestions (my old MAG cab had 'em and the Klystrons did), but all the Blueline speakers are made in Italy to Ashdwon specs, the name of the comapny has escaped me for a second tho. Don't know if the ABM series (as opposed to the original Klystrons) came out before or after the Blueline speakers tho.