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The usual Marta thread always descends into pointless garbage. If she was fat and ugly this thread wouldn't even be here.

The Trace Ah250smx brings back some jolly memories for me. Was in my early 20's playing in a loud rock band. There were 2 guitars, one playing through a Marshall Superbass 100w to one side and to the other side having to deal with a Hiwatt 100w valve head. Also had a hard hitting drummer at the time also.I can't remember what I was playing through but I stood no chance volume wise. I really needed something more powerful, and as things were moving forward with bigger and better gigs I just happened to come into some money at the time so off I went to the music shop to investigate the options. I remember Hartke was just starting to make a name over here at the time but didn't do much for me when I tried it out. They had that awful Warwick stuff also. Did nowt for me. Then I had a look round the corner and saw the new Marshall DBS stuff and I was in love instantly . It sounded absolutely killer, looked amazing, but the problem was the cost... That rig was around 2 grand if I remember correctly! Next to it was the Trace Elliot stuff which I didn't know much about but was within the price range. I plugged into the 250SMX rig and it blew me away (literally)… Needless to say it was purchased on the spot. Fast forward to next band practice which at the time took place in a medium sized hall with a big stage. I really wish I had a camera to take a picture of guitarists faces when I bought in my new rig (with a bit of help), and setup up on stage … a Trace 1x15 , 4 x10,and a Trace 250SMX It was truly monolithic.... "ok lads when you're ready ….1-2-3-4 …." Needless to say it solved that volume issue forever anyway. ** EDIT Just noticed it's my 100th post 🤩 … I've only been here since 2007 to be fair though. 😐

It looks good on the website, just the sort of book I would buy EXCEPT for one thing, the tab immediately below the music. At the risk of opening the perennial tab/notation can of worms again, I really hate that, as where my sight reading is right now, I want to concentrate on the notation and not have my 'brain' have a cheeky crib from the tab fingering. Now if the eBook is formatted such that I can see only the music, then I'll buy straight away. Any chance of that please @Rob MacKillop? I guess not, but nevertheless all the best with your venture. Ralph

No Dreadful name, I know, but still very much on-topic... if you get my drift. 😀

This thread would be here, because i posted it due to her abiilty on a bass. I never mentioned anything to do with her looks, or this ballacks about JK. I didnt even know about that story.

Yeah I don't think it will really make a difference to neck stability it's just more annoying than anything Looking at other 4 to 5 string conversions the strings will still sit OK over the poles but if it's not I can just change the pickups for a rail magnet instead White or black body and I think a matching headstock looks nice but I don't think it will suit a blue one but it's certainly not a dull looking bass 😀

Thank You! You really should get patented that body shape - it`s perfect every way and won't be surprised if this design will be stolen from You! and forget to mention headstock shape should be patented too!!!

This has nothing to do with being young, female and attractive. I am going to prove it by uploading a video to You boobs … errr I mean YouTube of me playing my best average renditions of "Sex On Fire" and "You Sexy Thing". I will be naked while I do this. I will be expecting a thread to start shortly afterwards, commenting on what a seriously groovy player I am, and that it has absolutely nothing to do with me being a slightly below average looking white male in his mid 40's being naked. (I'm single by the way).

Reminds me of a gig we did at the Goth and Giggle one night... Moany Ben had worked up an arrangement of Disco Duck and was dressed as Count Duckula. I had misunderstood at rehearsal and I'd learnt Joe Dart's line's from Funky Duck. As we launched into the intro Antwaun Stanley got up and started to sing... Well. Moany Ben was all about the Rick Dees lyrics and Antwaun was all like oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo The crowd loved it. Disco laced with Funky, Goth garnished with Disco cheese... we got a nomination for Mash-up of the Year, a bale of pancakes and a firkin of Hoisin sauce to round the night off. Good times. I just wish Will I Am would stop pestering me to sign up.

Get some step drill bits and a 22mm Forsner bit. The step drill bit drills like a countersink and located inside the hole. Then you can drill until you get a 22mm step, then use the forsner bit to do the rest. The steps means the forsner bit won’t wonder. Step drill bits are very handy to have around.

Hi folks. I just want to mention my Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar has just been published by Mel Bay HERE - which can be downloaded straight away as an eBook, or hard copies are available from the publisher, or one of their sellers. It will take a month or so to reach Amazon UK, I imagine. So, what is it? Half the book is given over to 21 studies by "the Paganini of the bass", Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889), very classical in style, and progressive, from fairly simple to complex. For the second half of the book I commissioned 12 Studies for Bass Guitar by Gilbert Isbin, whose influences run from contemporary classical to jazz, world musics, etc. If you like Charlie Haden, Steve Swallow, etc, you might well like these solo repertoire pieces. Isbin loves yearning, often haunting melodies, and the 12 pieces are generally in two-part counterpoint, or a melody and accompaniment. Every item in the book has a sound file recorded on a fretless 4-string bass by me, but all the pieces could just as well have been played on a fretted 4-string bass. You can see videos and hear soundfiles of every piece from THIS PAGE of my website. Any questions, just ask. Cheers, Rob MacKillop

Following a casual enquiry about a FB ad, I now find myself spending serious guitar practice time trying to play Kid Charlemagne and Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. Yes, that’s right, Kid Charlemagne, the song with the jaw-dropping Larry Carlton solo. I have been sent backing tracks with no guitar, and I have to record whatever lead and/or rhythm parts I choose and then send it back. I am getting there, having combined an old Guitarist mag transcription of the solo, my own transcription of the rest, and Rick Beato’s very useful walk-through on YouTube. I am going to record my parts in as few takes as possible, and fess up to comping the best bits. If I can pull this off I will raise my guitar-playing game a good couple of notches - about time really, I should be a lot better than I am after nearly 40 years of playing! So wish me luck. Any top tips about nailing the Dan thing gratefully accepted...

I won't go into the details of what happened but while setting up at last night's gig our guitarist had a little 'toys out the pram' moment. This morning we all had this email; "Just want to say sorry for my tantrum last night, no excuses, I was a tool!" Obviously I accepted his apology and replied telling him he was a d!ckhead. See, they're not that bad after all

Ooft! Good luck fella, that will be a cool gig to get

Ordered, as hard copy, through Amazon France; it'll arrive when it arrives. No rush, as I'm a drummer, anyway. What would I know about Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar..? I'd like to add that, in my opinion and experience, Rob is a Good Egg, well known for having done sterling work for guitar, in many styles, especially bringing his acute eye and ear to the Mickey Baker guitar books, for which I'd again thank him. I just hope now that he's at least half as good with bass stuff. Wishing all the best for this new venture.

The rack's got a dbx 2 channel compressor, a BBE pre and a Marshall Jubilee being used as power amp. The enormously heavy cab is a Yamaha 1x15" currently housing a Precision Devices 600w 15". 10cc? Eek! It's to teach the drummer to dance... It's the only way I can get some funk into the rest of the band!

AFAIK, all Poly apart from the face of the headstock which is why it goes that sort of David Dickinson colour. (Edit: just looked at other thread and someone's already pointed this out).

No, it's for the guitar player, of course. Just to remind him not to try to start soloing.

Is this decorative too or does it come with rubber pellets for the 10cc section of your set?

I am a 40 year Yes fan and would have to give my vote to the CTTE line-up but, for me, THE defining characteristic of Yes was always Jon Anderson. Listening to JA's solo albums suggests to me that his role was central to the Yes aesthetic. I love it all, though, and think that bad Yes is better than most other Prog/Rock/Pop. Rabin was, for me, too conventional a player to interest me and his involvement in Yes could have been any session guy. But it's all good. I love Tormato, Drama, Relayer, Tales of Top: all of it.

That would the adventure of a lifetime. I bet it was amazing. With this kind of thing, if you approach it right, you can come away with ideas that you can keep dipping into whenever you need to. I did a weekend thing with 6 string player Todd Johnson about 8 years ago. He did a lot of chord melody playing and soloing concepts. Things that take ages to assimilate into your playing anyway. There were things that he covered that every now and then I think ah yes!

+1 for Dave Marks. His masterclass at one of the early LBGS with Darby Todd still remains one of the best things I’ve seen there. Add to to that, he’s a very nice chap into the bargain.

Well, I guess bass will always be there but the satisfaction of clanging out a ride driven jazz groove is hugely satisfying..guess a goodly long break from four strings might do me good.

Really enjoyed the podcast, the CHOWNY interview was great, the Q&A interesting and fun, the pedal review was cool (great pedal for the cost) and the rest superb, I didn't mind the length at all, I just listened at a few differnet times, great work guys John

A popular option these days seems to be re-housing the head independently to pair with a lightweight cab. That’s what i’d do with that bad boy.

At long last. Someone who can finally explain who the flipping walrus was and where Paul was buried. Oh yeah, and Happy Sixty Fourth you old scrote!

I haven't seen Marta doing it either. I genuinely don't, I am genuinely just seeing you complaining that this woman is trading on her looks and miming. WTF?? Now I am not allowed to have an avatar that I want because I am hiding behind a cartoon? I wasn't aware that someone had died and made you the avatar police. Maybe I am am concerned that people like you would think I am just trading on my good looks?

I've trimmed this down now and fitted the threaded inserts. The repair isn't a perfect alignment but it is near enough as it is in a place where it won't be seen.

Cheesy knobs??...I don't like where this is going

Thanks, Neil and all you others. I was doing so well until the end of the England match when, in the excitement, I went down and cut a few bits of wood: "Oh no - he's not going to try an make his own knobs again, is he???"

I'll remember that. Shipping doesn't look too bad, quotes I see are $200 to $250. One TNT quote did say $150 but with the 2 other TNT quotes giving prices then saying "service not available between these addresses", it'll need further investigation.

We were setting up for an outdoor cider festival when some bloke just started giving us grief - 'This band's s**t' , 'f**k off' etc, etc. We ignored him and got on with our job. Two songs in and he's standing at the side of the bandstand shouting: 'Skimmity Hitchers! Just finish your set and f**k off!' 'Um, yes pal, that's exactly what we intend to do....play our set and go home'

OK, I'll play... I like to keep things simple, obviously.

Look like Re-issues of the early ones. I have owned “L2000e and L-1000 in various finishes. The L1k is stellar but both of the L2ks seemed to be over 12lbs. Hope these Re-issues don’t replicate that feature. I currently own an Empress Wood L2k which is under 8 lbs. My best L1k had a MM neck shape and smallish frets which contrasts with the latest Empress featuring huge (to me!) frets. My friend in Seattle is Hip to all things G&L and he will be able to shed some light on these models. Will update when I hear back from him.

Bruce Springsteen, I have tried but

Korg Pitchblack works well for me, big display, easy to use, handles low B no problem.

There's an ABCD trib act. And a Bon Jovial Dread Zeppelin are real as stated earlier and i have their first album, and it's a killer. If you haven't seen or heard them, the singer , Tortelvis , dresses and sings like... well , you know. They cover mostly LZ tracks but done reggae style. Weird and brillliant This cracks me up..

Ok, I'll play! Clean bass, then adding the layers of Diabolik, Octabvre Mini, MXR Bass Envelope Filter, MXR Carbon Copy: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApKsVfvGwYkOiqkL9mVycX-u9kCMAA Chain is in that order, octave after the fuzz to keep the low end clean. Recorded direct, no amp or speakers involved.