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Often overlooked when folk come to talking about top slide players, but Chris had both great chops and tone. Stainsbury Girls if the standout track for me. Sad day.

Lurksalittle couldn't salvage mine, could she? My singer mate has a cold (yeah, right, he just can't be arsed) and I'll have to do it otherwise. Actually, remembering that the lyrics are a little 'spicy', best I have a crack at it. Sorry to bother you. As you were

Get them told! What next, supporting the "wrong" football team? It's a slippery slope...

Nope you’re doing exactly as it says @Clarky. Ultimately if you plug into the “Power amp in” you are simply using the TE1200 as a power amp with the volume open up 100%. I tend to run a preamp In front of the amp, and use the Trace preamp to take out any boom or add a bit of mid as needed for the room, that way I also control the volume from the amp

I was sort of agreeing with your original statement, in that I pick the bass that makes me look good in the band (in my head, looking fancy). Another consideration is the bass that makes me feel good - that I love playing, that will get me 'that' sound. When I'm in the zone with the bass, I'm probably looking as good as I ever will. 🙂

I'm gutted. I remember I discovered his music when I was at uni in the 80s . "Shamrock Diaries" and especially "On the Beach" were go to CDs for much of the time. The latter is still one of my favourite albums. RIP Chris 🫶

Can I be cheeky and piggyback here? I have a TE 1200 which sounds great on its own. However I just got a Bassrig 15 preamp pedal for an old school B15 sound and tried to use the TE 1200 as a power amp. It works through the Power Amp In (rather than Effects return) input on the rear panel. However, the volume can only be controlled by the Bassrig, not the TE 1200 which seems weird to me. The manual says "To use the TE1200 as a power amplifier only, apply the signal to the power amp input. This loop is after the OUTPUT Level knob". Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance

He’s always been there hasn’t he, calmly doing his thing. If I was gonna be a rock star, I’d want to be the Chris Rea type of rock star. RIP Chris 🙏

Sad news, a fine musician and songsmith.

Ah no, that’s really sad. Was just listening to Driving Home for Christmas the other day and enjoying his voice. Tasty guitarist too by all accounts.

Alas, it is guitar and drums which are their calling….

Sorry to hear about your partner. That's a real pain just before Xmas. Pass on our best wishes for a speedy recovery I have no idea what this thread all about, but it's really interesting. Rob

Great guitarist, great voice and always came across as a really down to earth nice person. RIP

Just curious (and to repeat what's already been asked) - do we know for sure that these are a bass-killer? I prefer the idea of the Ambients in principle, but not if they sound like an old-timey radio.

Having only two basses (for now) I try and rotate them so as to avoid having a favourite. I love them both for different reasons so giving them both a run out seems right.

Sadly Chris Rea has just died Awesome singer and guitarist

Makes note to buy £5k bass so that I get offered more pub gigs.

I think that’s a unique case. on the facts … they’re kids and cannot afford to tread the righteous path of bass on their own. @bassbiscuits isn’t playing the bass himself, I assume, other than to educate at least they won’t become guitards So…. I would say this is a situation to be merciful given the greater picture of “more people playing bass”

Lovely bass, and yes some basses prefer low tech bridges 👌

Exactly this. The replacement cost of the bass I gig with is £4500, and my rig tops £2000. My backup gear is approximately £2500. So I walk into every gig with about £9000 of gear. We had a blinder of a gig last night with a mostly originals band. The bass sounded fantastic (it was a good room) and I loved every second. I think I played better as a result. Every gig is an audition. I get a lot of gigs by recommendation and people have walked up after a set and asked if I'll do their gig. I know it's down to the playing, but the playing is always affected by the gear.

I have a project turntable bought 20 years ago to replace a project I'd bought 5 years prior and had burned the motor out on. I forget exactly what debut model, but it would be lower mid range in their current debut line up with upgraded cartridge and some other tweaks etc. It extracts what I want from a record, but it is a painfully dull, pseudo minimalist, pedestrian piece. If I had a Dual 505 I would be excited to play records in a way I'm not with the project. Get a new belt and drop the cash on a new stylus or even a whole new cartridge and enjoy the music.

I have the opportunity to buy one with two Ashdown 410 cabs at a good price. That's why I ask...

This thread has reminded me that I have a toltec four pole musicmaster bass pickup sitting in a box that I need to get around to fitting in one of my '72 musicmasters.