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You absolutely cannot beat an SVT CL and 810. Sounds like nothing else and is the ultimate live rig IMHO. Standing in front of this set up on stage is such a blast - it's almost worth the bulk, mass and inconvenience.

That was another early contender, making sure the string comes off the tuner as low as possible. A good reason for not trimming too much off the E and A strings before fitting them. Also why I don't like those modern tuner pegs that are concave in the middle, so you can't wind the string down to the bottom of the tuner. Lame!

[quote name='deaky' timestamp='1440261067' post='2849444'] Cool what's the website called? [/quote] [url="http://www.stringping.com/"]http://www.stringping.com/[/url]

Well maybe buzzing more than rattling - definitely not fret buzz though, it was happening on the open strings too. Getting the saddles level was one of the first things I tried, to no avail. Obviously the new screws fit better in the threads than the old ones, and all is much improved.

Ooh. Ask him if he's still committed to the Black Keys and when their next album is out.

Good, thanks... Welcome to the forum.

Having followed that old link, I like Happy Jack's suggestion: [size=5]Dirty Mojo[/size]

Vibration won't be an issue, but you might pull the amp off the cab with your bass... however, if you thread the cable through the side handle of the Midget before plugging it into the amp, you should be good to go. Or follow paulbass's example, above - heavy rock. Boom, tish!

It probably will go for more - it's an auction, not a Buy-It-Now.

[quote name='julietgreen' timestamp='1439747088' post='2845443'] Saying anything makes me feel churlish. [/quote] You should definitely say something. Of all the 'celebration' gigs, NYE is the big payer. No-one should ever do it for little or nothing. The whole point is that you should be compensated for the fact that you won't be celebrating yourself because you're working! Double bubble at least! And you're not being churlish at all, tell your bandmates exactly what you think. I didn't get where I am today by not telling my bandmates exactly what I thought.

Too much chat and not enough playing, but having said that I always take something useful away, so...

[b]Strings Rattling On A P Bass[/b] Noticed my strings were rattling when playing acoustically on my P Bass. Definitely not fret buzz, as it was the same on open strings. Nothing evident when played through an amp, but still really annoying. Anyway long story short, after a process of elimination over a few days, replacement of the saddle-height screws sorted it completely. I've had the bass from new, but obviously forty years of action adjustment had worn the screws and they were ratting in the saddles. If you're having the same problem, this may fix it - but of course it may not. I ordered the screws from Strings Direct - they had no Fender Bass vintage slotted saddle screws in stock, but I can tell you that Fender Telecaster saddle screws (vintage slotted) are exactly the same.

[quote name='paulbass' timestamp='1440164882' post='2848776'] Why do bass players always get put in this situation! [/quote] Nobody bothers the drummer with this kind of thing, because obviously they have their own cross to bear. And the guitarist and vocalist are usually that brilliant that they can't even be informed about such tedious worldly practicalities in the first place in case it upsets them, what with them being so artistically creative and sensitive and all. So it's usually left to the bass player (being a down-to-earth, grounded type), who naturally will have a car and a lightweight rig, so plenty of room for everything else, surely? And if you could just drive forty miles out of your way to give my mate a lift to and from the gig because he wants to get pissed and shout insults at us from the back of the room. OK, then? Good. I put my foot down years ago. In my book it's each band member's responsibility to know where the gig is and to make their own way to and from it with whatever gear they need to do the job, AND be on bloody time. In return, I'll do the same. That's the end of it. The type of gigs we do usually involve a house PA, so it really shouldn't be much of a problem, should it? Last-minute phone calls or excuses (I can't find the venue! My guitar won't work! My car's broken down! I left my microphone on the bus!) will be given very short shrift, involving a tirade of abuse featuring the 'F' word in conjunction with the 'C' word and featuring the 'W' word.

I too will drop the N-bomb. Nothing else comes close, imho.

I've bought lots of strings from Amazon and they've been perfectly OK. Genuine product, proper packaging, etc. Amazon is not eBay! It has never even occurred to me that there might be anything amiss with anything I've bought from Amazon. Obviously I can't guarantee you a positive buying experience but I'm guessing you'll be fine. Edit. I would also recommend StringsDirect, their prices are competitive and they deliver very quickly, usually next.day.

Like the way they're selling them by weight. Looks like the aftermath of a particularly successful Who gig.

Nice gear.

Very good!

Hello from S London.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1440097259' post='2848339'] I've just got the second cab and that is now loud with the TH500. My concern was that the VT500 doesn't seem as loud as the TH500 although both are, on paper, rated at 500-watts. My hour of playing was in the garage with the door open so not a fair assessment. I will use the VT500 at rehearsal on Monday and see what happens. [/quote] Will look forward to hearing your views on that. Wattage-spec on paper means not a lot, really. But I hope it's not too weedy. If only Tech-21 could produce some sort of pedal or tone-shaper with the VT500 preamp in it that you could use with your own power amp!

920, but then my natural timing is based on the vibration of an atom of elemental Cesium in my cerebellum.

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1440075424' post='2848059'] Now this, pretty much word for word, is why I set off looking for a head which could do the 'BDDI and LMIII' thing in one unit. After a lot of faffing about that was also a lot of fun, I ended up with the Streamliner. I have a cunning plan in the offing which involves my secondary MB 2 x 15" stack and swapping the LM out for the VT500 in the combo...bwahahahaaaaaakoffkoffkoffff... [/quote] I ended up with the G-K MB500 Fusion, same reason. And tried a Streamliner for a while. Now I've got an ABM EVO II and enjoying that.

Hello from SE London! Your sig is very bold, nicely done.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1440064721' post='2847938'] I'd also be confident that you could drop a Sansamp Bass DI down a few flights of stairs without anything but cosmetic damage, the Behringer equivalent probably wouldn't fare so well... [/quote] I've punished a few of these over the years and I think you'd be surprised. Some of Behringer's pedals are pretty weak, but I've never heard of or personally experienced a single incidence of a BDI breaking or becoming damaged in use (waits for inevitable anecdotal backlash). Mind you, they can and do go tits-up electronically, the most common fault being a definite liking for battery power instead of mains, but hey. I'd challenge anyone to tell the difference in sound between a BDI and a SansAmp in a blind A/B test.