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I didn't know half of those, so googling them showed all of them except Max Oleatchik with a different bass (almost all a fender) as the first image. I don't think it is enough to keep a band going that half a list of people quoted as being players of a brand I didn't know and they were playing something else anyway. In fact thinking about it, I have never seen a group who actually play one of those basses, in fact thinking about it, i have never seen one of those basses outside a shop. One shop.

I had a go at that on the Satellite. It was crying out for it, given where the frets end. I’m not sure I have achieved Sire levels of smoothness but it definitely feels nicer.

Amy winehouse?

Except for John Stirratt, Chris Wood, Tame Impala, Tina Weymouth, Robbie Shakespeare, Flabba Holt, Dale Davis, JMJ, Max Oleartchik of Big Thief... Need more?

So, last night we rehearsed in a room about 50m from the room above and it couldn't have been more different. Lovely rehearsal space, very well designed and maintained, but with a Mark Bass head and Ampeg portaflex cab that no matter what I did EQ-wise would not punch through, I had to rely on a nebulous rumble to fill out the bottom end in most songs, bloody glad I had a fretted with me as I simply could not hear the note. Next time we use that room I'm taking my own rig

I've noticed, when I try to film and record separately, I end up with a weird syncing issue: I can get the video to sync with the start of the audio track, but they seem to get more out-of-sync as the video goes on. Am I just two or three frames out when I line them up, and that lag snowballs through the video? Or could it be something to do with sampling rates (my phone camera typically does 25fps; DAW is recording at 44.1 or 48 kHz)? Anyone else found this problem? (If it helps diagnose: I record in Ardour or Audacity; audio and video are edited together in KdenLive.)

Did a quick recording last night. Testing the edge of breakup. I'm using the Modern IsoBlock overdrive channel at low gain. I like some pillowy saturation which cuts nicely in a mix. Tested in song context and played along John Mayer's Vultures and Queen of California. I'm a big PIno and Sean Hurley fan so yeah. The SWE TC650 which is based on the EBS TD650, is an instant slap machine. Great blocks! Yamaha BB434.wav

So I took a slight detour on the way to work yesterday and picked up this rather handsome but weighty unit. I fancied a 4x10 to replace my 2x15 cabs and ended up with a Warwick 4x10 and head. I had a Warwick Sweet 15 combo in the past and was very impressed with it so at the price this was a no brainer. It's been in the freezing cold overnight so I've brought it in to warm up before I test at my lunch break. Depending on how things go this could be... It's the best amp and cab ever, becomes my main rig, Ashdown rig goes on sale; Keep the cab, sell the head. Sell off my Ashdown NEO 15s and run my ABM600 into this cab; It's good but it doesn't beat the Ashdown, so it gets moved on to someone who will give it what it deserves

I revisited this one today. This version has the shout chorus and the ending. It is also counted differently to the previous version I posted on here. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/blues-connotation-head-and-end-only-steve-kahn/

You do if you're watching Chris Wood..... 👍

Hohner should buy it... save me typing in the wrong name all of the time!

The speed and rate of these updates is overwhelming, I'm struggling to keep up - I still haven't done the previous update yet. It's a good job I didn't redo all my presets with the Swirl or Tiny Lark, I may have had to do it agin with the TDS!

Similar to Hiscox - it will emerge in a slightly different form. As others have said, you just don't see them on stages anymore. I wonder if they are more frequently used for recording than we are aware of... Definitely a brand that needs a shot in the arm as I am sure they are quality instruments, even if they aren't "cool"

TIs installed. What more can I say? Great bass, sounds wonderful. Debating modding it with new pups, pots, jack etc. but it sounds great as it is. Absolute steal at this price.

Thomann maybe?

I've noticed a lot of stock in some places (e.g. BassDirect currently have 19), it does seem to me to be a niche brand I never see used outside of Beatles cover bands/collectors walls.

Chris Pea (like the turkey skin he was driving home for)

Very sad news.☹️

Have you read the opening posts and understand how much experience I have in this domain...?

Murder By Numbers - The Police

Thanks everyone! The opening week was wild. We're limited to 70 capacity but the first night was probably slightly over that. We had Static Dress play as their drummer is our best mate. There was only one unforeseen problem. The condensation and spilled beer made a mockery of our consumer grade garage floor paint. People were slip-sliding all over the place. The first job the next day was to mix balsam in with a new tin of paint, and get that down in time for the gig the following night. It did the trick! We had 5 gigs on the opening week, staffed by mates, played by mates, and attended by all and sundry. Loads of people travelled in to Stoke for these gigs and it really felt like the centre of a scene for a moment. And we made money! Then we realised we'd not booked any more gigs, and we have overheads to pay, and big bills to pay, and loads of debt... So now we start the long slog of learning how to make money out of a venue. At 70 capacity it's difficult to appeal to bigger touring bands. The other side of that is an other-worldly PA system that out-classes any venue of this size (that I've seen). Proper lighting, green room, potential for live recording etc. so we hope to tempt some names in for "secret" or "super intimate" shows. Otherwise we're perfectly suited to local multi-band line-ups, and the "toilet circuit" in general. Any advice on promoting gigs would be gratefully received, and if any of you are promoters that would like to put on a gig at Riff Factory, please get in touch

My current faves are… The Greedies - A Merry Jingle (3/5 of Lizzy + 50% Pistols) Mannheim Steamroller Thea Gilmore - That’ll Be Christmas The Barenaked Ladies - Santa Sabbath (basically a festive version of War Pigs!!!!!!) Marillion - Carol of the Bells

Sad news indeed.

Ultimate kudos for suggesting the ‘Slips! Love this song! So I’ll add a winter (if not Xmas) one too…