Recent content by GML

Fretted or fretless?

We play 'Our God' regularly and in the key of G. This works range-wise for both male and female WL's and for most people present. I never go below G on the E string so your 4 string should work fine. I play the E's in the song at the 12th fret. In fact I play most of the song on the E string...

We have an Aviom system for the band and any singer that wants IEM's. They usually don't. The room seats about 1400 and the sound system is large. The sound people are excellent. Everything in the Aviom comes in dry; meaning no reverb and no EQ. I run the bass straight into the mixer through...

I started playing paying gigs at age 16 in 1965. At that point 90% of bass amps were white tolex bassman or black face bassman amps. The rest were either the dual showman (for people with money) or the ampeg B15. There weren't many B15's around but they sounded fantastic in the smaller venues...

Whenever I am out playing somewhere I never come across a guitar player who has heard of Zon. And that goes for a surprising number of the bass players too. I sometimes get the impression that people think it's a cheapo Asian instrument ( i.e. a modern day Teisco del Ray) and that they don't...

On a more productive note. Has anyone used the fEarful 15/6/1 (15/6) with a guitar and guitar head? I would appreciate comments on the sound. I would like to put together a rig that handles both bass and guitar and works standalone and/or with DI to FOH. I am considering an AXE-FX + PA amp +...

I agree regarding the word 'slight' and I'm with you on the aesthetic look. It would also look better if one was thinking of having two such cabs stacked. In that case I would mirror image the second one and stack them on their sides so that the ports were in line. As far as awkward goes, I...

I recently had the chance to try out member MX21's 1212/6. There were several bass players present at this particular event and we all got to give it a try. Associated gear was MX's Shuttle 6.0 and my Zon Sonus 5 Custom (w. TI JF's). The sound was unbelievably clean and incisive at any level...

Thanks to all for responding. You've answered my question. Graeme

Can someone please post some information about the '15+6tube'? I've searched and come up empty. What's the performance difference between it and the basic 15+6 other than the standard plans for the 'tube' show no tweeter? Thank you much in advance for your help. Graeme

I had a pair of the Westone customs made two years ago when the band I was in started upping the volume levels. I use the -15dB inserts and they work very well indeed. They took a while to get used to while singing though. They cost me around $150 and came with -24dB inserts as well. One...

There are many very high tech painting methods used by guitar factories. As an individual your best bet is to buy the book on guitar finishing that is published by Stewart Macdonald. I think it's one of Dan McCrostie's (sp?) books. I've used some of the techniques and they work great. Graeme

Could you comment on your experience with the Superalloys and Powerbass strings? I am looking for a round wound 5 string set that is very clean with a reduced amount of growl. (No flames please). I have had the Superalloys on my list of strings to try for some time. Graeme

The BSS AR-133 is a great DI box and it's made in the UK. I use one. The FOH man I work with loves it. Graeme

Could you please describe the condition of the case - scuffs, cracks, missing parts, etc? Thank you.