dudewheresmybass

one of my main regular gigs is an ampless/ straight to desk with IEM's.
i use the vxl as my 'amp' and therefore last in the chain utilising the DI out.
my other effects go before as you would if using a physical amp. My chain runs: wireless - boss tu2- EHX micro Q tron - MXR blowtorch - Dod bass grunge - boss HM2 - weeping demon wah -Boss CEB3 - Dod Meatbox - Loop (most likely to contain a marshall echohead or Dod stereo bass flanger) and then the vxl / di

hope this helps / makes sense!

i have been self employed full time as a musician for about three and a half years now.
i teach as well as playing in various bands. to widen my business i also teach guitar, do a bit of MD'ing, and do wedding and party style discos too.
If you are aiming to do this full time, my advice is to hook up with a school or two, otherwise you will only be working evenings, and if your other half is employed externally you'll be literally 'ships that pass in the night'!
My wife and I are both self employed, which can create certain tensions, we aren't struggling, but it can get quite tough at times.
You really have to LOVE playing to make it work!
I'm fortunate to love basses, guitars, and all the assorted cr*p that goes with it, so I believe I am proof of the saying that if you find a job you love - you'll never work a day in your life!
I hope this helps
feel free to PM me if you have any more questions mate!

and equally as classic viewing!!!

This was (and still is ) classic viewing. I can still remember it without even watching it!
the parts that i still think on are Bruce talking about Gene Simmons' stuffed codpiece, napalm death playing you suffer, Tom Araya trying to spin his head off, and the kids skipping in a circle 'dancing' to Nuclear Assault.
Even as i type, i remember even more.
It was great then and even better now!

looks like an igniter shape body. shame about the finish though!.
why oh why do they have to include the testicle rest on the headstock though??!

i think it is something to do with Staus and Ashdown. I seem to remember the bass player from embrace talking about something very similar in an old Bass Guitar Magazine.

Flight case!
holds everything from pedals and wireless system to a small powered monitor and tool kit

great to see another Dean lover!
i love both of my metalman models - i have the ML and Demonator.
Jim is right about the pickups - these are really hot, tight and soooo punchy!!
The main problem is finding cases foer them!!

Cheers dude!

hi could i get a schematic too please?

what impedance is it?

and here's what it sounded like before the overdub

that sounded like my old car!

absolutely, it would be wasted if i didn't use it!
as a former Cellist, my little finger is also quite strong.

Yes they do!
i have one that moves between instruments. I find that it tightens the sound up nicely, and really adds sustain too.

thanks for that dude.
i think this pedal's goimg on the 'want' list!

that's great -
the indent is at the top with 1,4 and 7 down the left sie

cheers!

"Is that TPDT (as in Three Pole Double Throw with 9 contacts on the switch) ?"

that's it!

"Are there any markings on the poles of the switch (other than just numbers) ?"

No numbers, no markings apart from a small indent on one side of the casing.

"Do you have a multimeter at all ?"

Yes I do!

i just got hold of some tpdt switches, however i can't work out which way up to wire it.

is there any way i can tell which way up it (the switch) goes?

TBH i love them.
I picked them both up for as song!, but that aside, i played every bass in the shop looking to spend about a grand and walked away with the demonator initially, and then later the ML
they are really punchy for passive basses, and play fantastically. (I like a reasonable action with 50 -110 strings)
i would definitely replace them if anything happened to them. All i need now is to find hard cases for them!!

any idea of prices you're looking for?

Hi

just acquired an EHX nano clone, as part of my quest to own every pedal in the world mu hah hah!

whilst popping the battery in, i noticed a couple of trim pots inside.

does anyone know what they do, as i don't particularly want to change anything inside without knowing what's what!

cheers!

i have had pupils perform it for years as part of their grade 8 studies. It shows many techniques, and doesn't necessarily have to be played using the effects either - in fact i generally prefer to play it clean and save the tasty muff + wah work to cliff!

anaesthesia?
i used it for an audition once, and was asked once i'd finished if i played anything apart from jazz!?!

please forgive the dodgy pics!








from the top left, we have the Ibanez Rd400, next to the Vox White shadow fretless w/ Badass, followed by my De'Armond by Guild Jetstar, and finally in this row my P bass Lyte (around '94 / 95!)

In front there is my Ibanez BTB405QM, sitting next to the USA S1 p bass, and next to the Dean Metalman ML, and Metalman Demonator.

In the middle of it all is the CH guitars M16 machine gun. Always a hit when i play it in church, and sounds punchy as hell! Also works out fantastically for all of those Steve Harris machine gun type moments!!!

Not included in this rogues gallery are my acoustic bass (a 10 year old westfield), and my Dean Pace bass (known as "The Rake" in these parts!)

thanks for that dude.
a well rounded review!