Thunderpaws

Listened to mine twice in the car today. Awfully good driving album!! Digging the tunes and Peart's drumming is insane. Geddy is a god as always, though I'm not too sure about the production! Don't know what I'm not too sure about, but it's almost too produced!!

Have a Boss BF-2 on its way that I got off Ebay. Been looking for a DOD, but I believe this will do fine. Anyway, does anyone have favourite settings for one of these that come out well in the recording mix? g

Just been playing along to Feeder Buck Rogers....quality, really quite easy Pearl Jam....lots of groove and not too super difficult for most of us Cream....if you like your blues there are a few that groove and are not to hard to learn There are millions!

sounds Jazz to me!

Your band members are deluded. They have massive misconceptions on what is normal. I'd leave and I'd tell social services. I feel like I should!

Alberta Cross

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1336771783' post='1651003'] I tought him the basics, and that was a few years ago. He's pretty muc hjust been learning on his own since then. He showed some interest in learning the guitar a few months ago but suddenly went off the idea again. I do try to add fills in wherever appropriate, just like on drums. I think the whole point is though that he has just got to accept that the bass is the bass and not the guitar. There is only so far you can go with it. [/quote] I'd be tempted to react angrily to you saying "there is only ......it" but I am not an angry person. Let him breathe.

Is Cosmo Valdemar your real name? If so, it rocks all over the face of Paul_5!

I love Rush. Saw them last time round at £72 and said I would never pay that much again. Freakin' rip off. Can't believe they need to charge these prices...it's not like they're broke! Lost touch with the regular fan. Mind you, the wife wants to see Madonna at £110!!

Is it not illegal to leave kids of that age on their own in a van somewhere strange! Serious parenting issues there! I'd have a word...though that's a hard thing to do. Cheers, g PS: What's your band called:-)?

I have nearly finished my first build from scratch. Need to get the nut done. Been meaning to get the nut done for a year now! Biggest piece of advice from me is, if you start, don't stop until you finish. I lost access to a workshop for a while, but now am re-accessed, so should get finished soon.

Hello, Have recently got me a great wee Boss Micro BR. Mostly for use as a kind of musical sketchbook. When I plug my bass straight in it sounds fine, actually really good. When I try to use the XLR outt from my Amp my level is way down and I can't really get much of a signal. Anyone got a reason why? cheers, g

This is a good thread. It's good to hear people with much more experience than me putting in their tuppence.

I had the very same experience after dragging my wife, brother and sister in law across town just to go to Denmark St. I returned to Edinburgh, went to GuitarGuitar and bought a G&L the next weekend with amazing service after being positively thrown into the booth to try as many guitars as I could handle through a sweet mesa boogie amp. There's something rotten in the state of Denmark st.

Good point! Thought I'd add tot he thread incase this is a big issue and it's not just one or two packs. Cheers, g

I played a gig with a Line6 300 combo DI'd to the PA. It sounded flat and terrible, even with me being positively trebbly with my G&L L2000 active on and trebble boost. I had just finished practising with my Ampeg BA115, which though is relatively cheap, sounded awesome in comparison. Have seen Rush twice and I'm sure Geddy Lee DI's (correct me if I am wrong) and he sounded great both times. Saw the Goo Goo dolls and the whole band seemed to be DI'd and they all sounded terrible. If someone knows what they are doing by pumping you through a DI it's probably not too bad. If you have a good amp that sounds good then at least you know it's always going to sound, repeatably, good. Ta g

Hello there, I am one week into fitting Blue Steels onto my G&L L2000. I thought it might just be my ears but I too have discovered the same problem. EAD absolutely fine, though the G sound insanely weak. It's like it has been cryogenically deactivated. Will be refitting the stock strings tonight. Geraint from Dean Markley, do you want me to send you them back? Thanks, Garry

[quote name='Mr Fudge' post='1232502' date='May 15 2011, 10:03 PM']Greatest band in the world ever .... Not missed them since Signals and seen them multi times on each tour. What am Im going to do? Sit at home and pick my arse when Rush are up the road.[/quote] does anyone know what gear Geddy actually uses for gigs? Does he use the Orange stuff that's listed in the gear bit on the Rush website? It is amazing how good they sound if he does DI into the PA. When I saw The Goo Goo Dolls and they DI'd the sound sucked...such a shame! g

[quote name='deaky' post='1232471' date='May 15 2011, 09:33 PM']Hi Guys Who seen Rush in Glasgow last night? What a fantastic concert. I thought Geddys sound was absolutley amazing. The whole thing was just a joy to watch and a pleasure to listen to. A real inspiration and truly a great bunch of musicians. Stuart[/quote] Oh, what a night! It was great. Great set list (how good was Camera Eye?!) and how good was the set. The big spider light rig was scary! Geddy's sound was immense. Anyone else think it could have been louder overall? I'm sure they turned it up after break number one. What an encore. wow.

[quote name='endorka' post='1230863' date='May 14 2011, 12:06 PM']I caved in last night and bought my ticket. We have assumed control!!! Jennifer[/quote] I think it is safe to say that Rush have assumed control....at £70 a ticket!

It's time for me to get on the train, spend the day in Glasgow then go and see Rush with two other Rushmaniacs! Can't wait. g

[quote name='Russ' post='76268' date='Oct 19 2007, 12:15 AM']I played that very same bass at the Bass Cellar a couple of months back. Sounded great, although I found the neck profile to be a bit on the chunky side for me. I also played a maple-fingerboard version in the US last year - felt and sounded quite a bit better to me. The neck profile wasn't as chunky for some reason, and the sound was quite a bit punchier with the maple fingerboard. I'll have to see if I can track one of those down. [/quote] I have just bought one of these. It's a beauty, 3 tone sunburst, maple neck (with some birdseye on the fingerboard). Through my Ampeg BA115 it sounds brilliant, especially on Style setting 5. Style setting 4 (my old favourite) is just too bright now. Fit and Finish (9/10): The paint quality is absolutely gorgeous, where it has been applied! There is a little bit where the neck pocket it, where the black paint has missed. There is also a wee bit on the back that has been missed, though not clearly as it's where one of the neck joint screws are supported. The neck finish is great. I actually went to the shop looking for the custom, carved body, but it has a gloss neck finish which I found harder to play. Ideally I'd take the custom body with my neck. I also tried a blueburst, but the differentiation between blue and black wasn't enough to justify calling it a "burst", more like a slight linear change from midnight to black. Routing around the neck pocket, pup cavities and control cavity seems to be top notch, though there is very slight burr around one edge of the control cavity. there is minimal gap around each cavity. Components (9/10): Pups first. If it's possible for Pups to look mean, then these do. The covers are quality mouldings and the poles are a double ringed affair, maybe to do with the adjustability of each pole. The sounds available are varied and immense. I have managed to get everything I'll need here, so no need for a second bass, untill I have finished building my own. Tuners are quality too. They work. They feel solid. They look nice. Bridge. I think the bridge looks great. It certainly seems to do a good job of joining the strings to the body. Everything I do on the string seems to be transmitted. Everything is intonated perfectly. Switches. I wasn't actually looking for a bass with switches. However, my fears were dispelled when I played with these in the shop. They are feel rugged and have a positive action, which actually makes them a pleasure to flick. Pots. Three pots. One for volume (front), one for treble boost (middle) and one for bass boost (back). The outside two feel as expected. Smooth. I have a problem with the treble boost. It seems to be mounted at a slight angle, enough to make the knob ground/foul on the body of the bass when it turns. More importantly, it crackles when I turn it. Because of this, the bass has gone back to GuitarGuitar in Edinburgh to be fixed. The guitar tech there is atop bloke so hopefully have it back tomorrow. This has been the only downside of this bass so far. Materials (10/10). Body is Swamp Ash and the grain pattern on mine is especially pleasing and sets of the sunburst nicely. Neck is rock maple with a maple fretboard. The maple on my fretboard has birseye so I feel lucky. [attachment=77891:G_L_2.jpg] Playability (10/10). WAHOOOO, it is so easy to play. This is the reason I bought it. I have big hands (hence, Thunderpaws). I tried Laklands 4401, Fenders Jazz and P and Schecters Model T. I would have had the Model T in sunburst of the neck had a satin finish. I'd say the G&L and the Model T feel pretty similar in the hand. Anyway, the neck on this is a pleasure to slide up and down on and fits my hands beautifully. It is wider than a JAzz or P at the nut, but doesn't feel it. the neck shape seems to support my hand better too and I get less fatigue than with my Peavey 5 string. Sounds (10/10). Amazing. Variety is there, aggressive when you want and also able to dial in nice warm P type tones. I have to say the switches do an amazing job. I started with the treble and bass boost pots all the way off. I played with these once I had found the best switch set up for me. The thing will always be in series as it sounds MIGHTY compared to parallel. It will spend most of its time in passive or active, less so in active treble boost. Selecting both pups is great. Clear differentiation between that and neck pup only. Bridge pup only will be used when I learn to slap properly, though it can sound great so far with my limited slap ability or with a pick for some songs. Most of my playing is finger style. The great thing about this bass is that I should always be able to dial in a particular sound for a particular occasion. So, over all I am really bloody happy, apart from not having it here right now because it's in getting fixed. I'm giving it 9.99 out of 10, even though there are a couple of very slight issues (finish on body and more importantly poor pot). Geeez, this is a long review! One last word. The staff at Guitar Guitar in Edinburgh couldn't have been more helpful. g