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[quote name='Gweb' timestamp='1374658824' post='2151334']There's a couple of people on a shortlist now...[/quote] Have you met any of them in the flesh? The steaks are high... Just out of interest, is there anything stopping someone just pretending to be a veggie to get the job?
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DR Hi-Beams 50-110 (Unused!) - SOLD
Conan replied to Conan's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Both pickups full-on is my favourite sound from a J bass (or equivalent). You can still make it sound good in a band context by judicious use of EQ, but, to be fair, it will never cut through as much as either pickup soloed. Such is life!
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*SOLD* Bergantino HT112ER / EX112ER stack
Conan replied to wateroftyne's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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DR Hi-Beams 50-110 (Unused!) - SOLD
Conan replied to Conan's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1374152808' post='2145855'] I would discount anything that is based on a Fender. If I want a bass made by a bass maker, I want one of their own designs. Seems reasonable.[/quote] Reasonable indeed...
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Brand new. Packaging unopened! These are surplus to requirements as I have now gone back to a slightly lighter gauge. These are real [i][b]man's[/b][/i] strings, with tone in bucketloads. Nice and bright, with a zing that lasts (which is not to everyone's taste, I realise!). They usually cost £30-33, so I think £25 posted anywhere in the UK is fair? I'm happy to post them outside the UK, but I may have to add a bit more to cover postage costs. PM me if you are interested. Happy to trade if anyone has a similarly unopened pack of 45-95s in Hi-Beam, Lo-Rider or Sun-Beam. Other brands considered, but with the appropriate cash adjustment.
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[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1373999712' post='2144138'] I'm tempted by DR Nickel Lo Riders 40,60,80,100,120, but although they are lighter alot of people talk about them having higher tension than normal strings, which may not work for me... [/quote] Aren't Lo Riders supposed to have a rather higher tension/compliance than other DR sets? I'd go for Sunbeams myself... [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/912193/dr-handmade-4-string-sunbeam-40-100-long-scale-bass-guitar-strings-nlr-40/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/p/912193/dr-handmade-4-string-sunbeam-40-100-long-scale-bass-guitar-strings-nlr-40/[/url]
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It's a lovely dilemma to find yourself in! For me, I'm with Henry Ford.
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Get the Bass Doc to make you one!
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[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1374147709' post='2145756'] Rotosound swing bass strings are pretty low tension anyway. DR strings are great but expensive and IMO higher tension than Rotosound swing bass. [/quote] I would agree with this. Fat beams are not to bad in this respect (certainly less taught than LoRiders) but I wouldn't call them low tension (OK, low [i]compliance[/i]!).
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We're doing a music week at my school at the moment, and the music department have just bought in a few new budget instruments (they get a very hard time from the students!). Anyway, I thought i would have a bit of a play about with one of the bass guitars. It is an Aria STB-JB in black with a white PG, so it has a kind of passing resemblance to a Geddy Lee J... (well, if you half close your eyes!). [url="http://www.ariauk.com/aria-stb-jb-bass-guitar/"]http://www.ariauk.com/aria-stb-jb-bass-guitar/[/url] I wasn't expecting much, as these things retail at around £100-120, but I have to say that I was VERY pleasantly surprised! A lovely Jazz Bass tone and extremely playable. It just feels really sweet in my hands. It hadn't even been set up, so the volume levels were a bit variable across the strings - but that was a five minute fix.Truss rod could probably do with a bit of a tweak too as there was a bit of buzz at around fret 15. No big deal. I even did a bit of recording with it and it sat really well in the mix, with a certain degree of authority! Incredible at this price, and thoroughly recommended to anyone looking for a very good quality beginners' bass or even a reasonable back-up. Even swapping back to my Spector didn't seem like too much of a downward step!! Have a try of one of these if you can
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[quote name='eude' timestamp='1373880907' post='2142454'] EAD Foundation 212 [/quote] Oooh... yes please!
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Isn't it about time you updated your sig then?
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[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1373627321' post='2139790'] I wouldn't use flats on my Spector but I think they work really well on the Fender. They're making me play differently too, which I'm really enjoying. [/quote] Exactly. It's the old "horses f*** horses" thing innit?
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[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1373613933' post='2139556'] I love basses, but they are also tools to be used. [/quote] That's how I feel. Some people get very hung up about how their basses look rather than how they sound or play...
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[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1373586018' post='2139492'] You can practice at home until the cows come home and get your parts nailed...nothing wrong with that. But, working on the band dynamic and making sure the band can perform at a good level is very important. That requires time together playing the music and gelling together. There is no substitute for that. This guy will not work out if he can't make rehearsals. [/quote] This, IME. It sounds like a very odd arrangement to me!
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[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1373452419' post='2137683'] I can say that top mounted handles are a nightmare to sit a amp on the stack. [/quote] Yes, that's what I meant. It's not stacking one cab on top of the other that is the issue because, as WoT says, the top cab has feet that keep it clear of the handle. It is the amp on top of the vertically stacked cabs (or even one single cab for that matter) that is awkward. Just seems a silly place to put a handle of that type...
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They look like some kind of bastard mutated chimaera of BF and Aguilar.... I'm guessing they are 210s? No idea who has made them though... Whatever they are, that top handle is in a silly place if you want to stack them vertically!
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[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1373018663' post='2132792'] If it takes longer the engineer is an idiot. Which is what you think anyway so... [/quote] Ah. Now I understand your earlier post a bit better. Don't take it personally man - I'm sure you are a great engineer and that bands love to work with you, but many of us have experiences that suggest that you are unusual in that respect!
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[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1372980378' post='2132555'] Utter bollocks. [/quote] That's bordering on trolling man. Where is your evidence for this assertion?
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My band has a small PA and we only put the vocals through it. The only monitor wedge "we" use is owned by the drummer, who uses it to boost the level of his kick drum only. We also take a feed from the desk into this monitor to get a very basic (and fairly quiet ) vocal foldback... No way could we put bass through that PA and even if we did there would be no useful way to monitor it. My amp and cab form my monitor and provide the bass sound that the audience hears. That's why I need it. Every pub band I have played in did things pretty much this way. That said, if we turned up to a gig where there was a decent PA, monitoring and sound man; and he suggested DI'ing the bass straight into the desk -I would be perfectly happy to do that. I am not precious about "my tone" particularly (and it comes primarily from my bass anyway) - but I do need to hear myself on stage. As with many questions regarding sound and gear, the answer seems to be a resounding "it depends"!!
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Most of what I've said about playing bass on here is bollocks.
Conan replied to xilddx's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='largo' timestamp='1372864180' post='2130876'] Who is this Jake fellow you keep referring to? [/quote] Don't you know?