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A sensible, GAS-killing, expense-avoiding thread on Basschat?!?! Whatever next?

[quote name='Ziphoblat' timestamp='1431349706' post='2770244'] The sly BF knocking is getting tasteless. Condescending, passive aggressive presentations of one's own opinion as if it were an immovable fact are childish at best. [/quote] I've seen very little BF knocking on this thread (far less than normal, in fact!). I made a somewhat harsh comment earlier in the thread but I have edited that following further thought. I can't see any others?

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1431343108' post='2770125'] I've seen countless references to players varying the volume on a Jazz bass to achieve a seemingly endless blend of tones. Sounds logical. Problem is, I can't seem to be able to do it! What am I doing wrong?! [/quote] Try speaking to KiOgon on here. There may be a wiring or capacitor mod that is easily made that will give you more control... Then again, I may be mistaken!

True. Fish (ex-Marillion frontman) has suffered more than most from this over the years, as he used to sing in a falsetto voice back in the eighties.... But it's not just the keys with Geddy, it's the strange wailing delivery he seems to have adopted too. That changes the whole dynamic of the song IMO. Such is life. I'd still rather listen to current Rush than 99% of other bands currently out there!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1431259264' post='2769291'] I'd be over the moon if they just came over here with a minimal production. A couple of amps, and a few spots. That would be awesome. :-) [/quote]Me too! [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1431265172' post='2769387'] IMO - Geddy's voice renders it unlistenable. He just can't do it any more, which is a real shame. [/quote] Possibly a bit strong... but I see where you are coming from. For a sixty year old he does pretty well, but his voice does sound very strange now on the older material (and not much better on the new stuff!). It doesn't seem to be a problem with range though. Some of the high notes are still there... but his delivery style has changed significantly, and not for the better IMO.

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1431337463' post='2770048'] He (Frank) is a recovering alcoholic. [/quote] Ah. I suspected something like that might be the case.

[quote name='alembic1989' timestamp='1430143867' post='2758347'] If your pots are noisy...change them. You are just delaying the inevitable by using contact cleaners. [/quote] Unless the noise is caused simply by dirt? In which case the problem has been dealt with Do you change your car when it gets dirty?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1431338899' post='2770069']....the classy premiership teams [/quote] As a Newcastle fan I find that a spurious comparison. Some Premiership teams/clubs punch well [b][i]below[/i][/b] their weight but command (undeserved) respect due to their history, and (more importantly), treat their fans/customers with contempt.

Keep the 2010 and put a Wizard Thumper in it. Have you tried swapping the pickups over between your two Ps? If so, how much difference does it make?

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1431335696' post='2770020'] Agree with Mr. Discreet about avoiding the cheaper tort guards. [/quote] The ones that look like they are made of salami?

[quote name='Raggy' timestamp='1431334951' post='2770006'] After owning a Berg AE212 for a while, I switched to a Gen 2 Compact and Midget on a bit of a whim, and did not regret it one bit. [/quote] Exactly! Horses for courses.

[quote name='funky8884' timestamp='1431334373' post='2769998'] I have always wanted a Big One ! [/quote]

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1431332730' post='2769964'] I'm not sure I agree with this at all. Do you use BF cabs? [/quote] Er.... yes. Do you read members' signatures? I've owned and used G1 and G2 Compacts, a Vintage and (currently) a Big One. I've not owned (but have used) G3 Midgets and Super Compacts. I think I know the range quite well... Also, I am far from the only person to hold this opinion. Not that it bothers me much, I tend to judge my gear by how well it works (i.e [i][b]sounds[/b][/i]) rather than how it looks.

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1431332988' post='2769970'] Don't worry we have already had her party and that was a 3am drink orientated bash !!! This is her present from me. [/quote] That's cool - but I was thinking of booking him for my 50th next year...

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1431290486' post='2769746'] The tonepump preamp volume on my Spector Euro is so hot that I have to have my volume at about half way. [/quote] One of the reasons I got rid of my Euro LX! Far too hot!

I'm surprised at how many people "keep a bit in reserve"! I always assumed (rightly or wrongly) that reducing the volume would affect the tone and that basses work best with volumes up full. Better for signal to noise ratio too... but maybe this is not true? Easier on a P bass (or something with only one volume control) but trying to do that on a J could be fiddly as having the two volumes set differently would change the tone (balance of the pickups) a bit I would guess. My problem is that if the volume(s) were less than 100%, I wouldn't quite know where I was! If it is always on full and I knock it slightly, I can quickly check and return it to its "full on" position. OK, so I'm a bit clumsy and often catch my knobs when I am playing...

That's odd. Not sure about that... not that I'm an alcoholic or anything - but if it was my birthday celebration and I wasn't allowed a few drinks before and during a musical performance in my honour.... I'm sure there is a reason why this clause exists, but it seems very strange to me!

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1431244791' post='2769045'] The drumsets are wonderful as well, and the pianos and brass instruments come to that. [/quote] They make pretty good motorbikes and outboard motors too....

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1431330299' post='2769933']No booze before or during but ok after. [/quote] For the audience???

[quote name='terocious' timestamp='1431324404' post='2769882'] +1 TKS 112 [/quote] Yep - good call! Just about on budget, small, light, powerful and good-sounding I'd still advise looking at second-hand cabs on here though. Some great deals to be had, which brings stuff like Aguilar and Barefaced into your budget range...

Aesthetics vs weight is the way I see it. While the quality of fit and finish on the BF cabs has come on leaps and bounds since the old Generation 1 days, they are still not to everyone's taste. If you judge with your ears, there is less between them and again it comes down to personal preference. One SC will easily "cope" with your TB500, but it will obviously be louder with two. They are 8 ohm cabs, but the whole difference between 4 and 8 is nowhere near the big deal that some people make it out to be.... that's another story! There are quite a few Barefaced owners who GAS over Bergantino cabs - so do you really [b][i]need[/i][/b] to change? If weight is the overall driver (see what I did there?) then I'd at least try an SC. You may be close enough to a BF owner to be able to try one (especially if you let them have a go of your Berg!).

[quote name='Black Coffee' timestamp='1427454721' post='2730531'] Geddy Lee sig...I had a CIJ like this and I still don't why I sold it. Probably because I'm stupid. [/quote]Me too! But maybe I'm not so stupid after all because I bought another one a little while later!

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1431018346' post='2766992'] Thing with Barefaced, though, is how do you ever get to hear them? And they are a wee bit expensive to gamble on. [/quote]Fair point. Where are you based? There may well be a BF owner near you who would be happy to let you hear/try their cab... [url="http://barefacedbass.com/barefaced-map.htm"]http://barefacedbass.com/barefaced-map.htm[/url]

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1431013276' post='2766924']Phil Mulford and I exchanged views on the BF Super Compact a few months back and Phil very much didn't like it, and said he much prefers 10s and 15s to 12s and this cab was no different in changing his view that 12s had too much gnarly mids for his taste [/quote]Ha ha! I wonder what he would have thought if he tried the old G1 or G2 Compact? Would all those "gnarly mids" have turned him off fifteens?

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1431008325' post='2766848'] Barefaced I believe now - one of their first endorsing artists. [/quote] Ah! I didn't know that. Any idea which cabs he uses? He's one of my favourite players, so I should have known that!