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Great thread! Find a problem, try to throw money / gadgets at it before realising the simple solution! "My new bass is too bassy!" "What new pedal shall I buy to fix this?" "Lets come up with an uber patch that uses an LPF and multiple parametric EQs!" "Hmm, I'll just turn down the bass on my amp."

OK...so it wasn't technically today but I wanted to at least get a gig under my belt before shouting about it! Limelight 69 P Bass in aged Charcoal Frost. Plays beautifully and is quite a stunner. Looks like a different colour depending on the light!

Small : 1966 Fender Jazz with Daddario EXL165 -> Aguilar AG700 -> Aguilar DB112*2 Big : 2016 Sadowsky NYC Jazz with Blue Label SBS 45 -> Shure GLXD16 -> Aguilar DB751 -> Aguilar GS410*2

Ok, probably around 2 years ago I bought my first stingray 5, and it was a revelation. I decided that I was going to transition to playing 5ers full time, so I sold all my basses (including my previos go to bass a Spector euro) and bought a stingray 5 HS so I would have a spare, and to have some extra versatility. These two basses have served me well, and I thought it had cured GAS, until I woke up one day after a gig with sciatic pain from my lower back through to the back of my knee 😮. It took a couple of weeks to figure out that it was only after playing gigs that this would flair up, and could only put it down to the weight of the ‘rays (10.5 lbs each five or take). So I made the drastic descision to switch back to 4 strings, and today saw these two lovely ladies arrive. I have had limited time on them tonight, but they are just amazing. The fit, feel, weight and tone are perfect, familiar but new at the same time. I am still getting used to no low B, and wider string spacing which will no doubt take a bit but so far couldn’t be happier with the choice. I had forgotten how great these basses really are!!!

Well, after the 12 / 8 string debate, I decided there was no point getting an 8 string. So here it is - took a while to come as Andertons had it in their books but not in their warehouse, and it took a while to come. So it came the other day. I instantly loved it, then went off it and now I like it again - that was in the first two hours. It is harder on the fingers than a 4 but not excessively so. It does bring some more harmonics to the party. So the problem is, I now have this, and I have just got a dean 8 string as well, so I am going to see if I like the dean and if so send this back, otherwise move the dean on

Not quite the same as a neon pink G string so, pass. Sorry. It's completely the wrong gauge for my cleft.

If you're playing in Europe, you probably need to know 'The Final Countdown'. Well, someone had to say it 😁

Just to get back on track, I'm thinking of ordering another Mike Lull with a bradypus pygmaeus body, a brachylophus top and a honey badger fingerboard.

For an enormous chunk of the population of the planet, a bass is a guitar; end of story.

My band play on mainland Europe a fair bit. We approach the power requirement by buying a couple of European plug and change the UK plug on a couple of 2m single socket extension leads. They take up a small amount of additional space, are not expensive and then allow you to use your own extension leads from there on. Generally, the venues will feed and water you too. The audiences are also far more receptive and even seem to appreciate you being there. Pretty much the direct opposite of a UK audience!! If you go through the tunnel to get there, I heartily recommend the burger van in the car park where you queue to board the train. The 'dog and egg' is a wonderful creation (pork burger with a fried egg on top). I can guarantee you'll have a great time and drive on the right. It's always the first roundabout that (almost) catches me out!!

I picked up The Legend Lives On many years ago. I didn't know anything about him at all and have no idea why I bought it. I remember the quizzical looks from friends whenever it went on the CD player. I don't think I understood it either, but it remained one of my favourite CDs for years.

StingrayPete don't dress up as no Fedex guy

Any excuse to pop a picture of this 1981 SBR-150

Weird they became extinct, now I think of it. I mean, ivory nuts are famously less prone to hypothermia or cold shock than regular nuts are.

Well my dream came true..... instant love for me

We now have a great photo from Bleat! Which makes the above messages somewhat mystifying to anyone arriving here now. Which is perfectly fine

Ah, you're a gent. I'm sure they'll get here tomorrow. I'll let you know.

He could play rudimentary bass, bootlegs bear that out. I've no doubt that if he could've got off of the skag and settled down with domestic goddess-in-waiting Nancy Spungen we'd be mentioning his name alongside Jaco now. Probably 😵

Bass heaven Bob Babbitt. Bass hell - Marcus Miller slapping on a Jeff Healey performance of See the Light.

It arrived earlier in the week, a 2018 Wal MK 1. (I'll get some better photo's once there is enough light)

I used to rehearse with mine where there was an electronic drum kit and it was just about OK. However, with an acoustic kit it would've been lost completely. At a gig, it'd be fine as a monitor if you use the DI out into the PA. Great sounding practice amp, it really retains the nuances of the instrument's tone, especially piezo equipped basses.

I do have the ability to play clean as well, Rich! It's amazing. There's this control on my pre-amp that has the word 'GAIN' on it, just roll that knob back and the dirt disappears. Who knew?

I tried with bass guitar and double bass. Its a great little thing but I couldn't use it for anything but the smallest gigs with the most attentive of audiences. May work better if you can DI into a house PA etc but I couldn't make it work..especially if it was a venue I didn't know well in advance. My best experience was with an acoustic bass guitar - it was easy to tuck behind the chair so it was invisible, and it actually felt like the bass was making a good acoustic sound (which it can't do!).

Ooh!

I can't see anything saying they want to rehearse every week. I too think rehearsals are just one of those things, not something I'd do if I didn't need to but I'll do them cheerfully when necessary. The caveats are far from unreasonable, I read it as multiple bands are ok just make sure you've got some time for this and you wouldn't be taking on too much if you joined this band as well. The communication thing is reasonable too. If it takes you 3 days to respond then your pretty much out of the question for any team activity to be honest. The last one is applicable to any band. Les (who wouldn't be interested in this band either)

Clean and simple. It's a beaut.

Had a solo gig at a ski resort here in Maine 17 years ago. Played on the mountain at the main rest/bar Fri. and Sat. nights all winter. They comped me supper and a ski pass but not a room. I had done a lot of winter mountaineering so would sleep in a bag in the back of my truck with the back open. Woke up one night to see a lynx pacing back and forth, eyeing me to figure out if I was it's next meal. Would ski all day Fri and Sat and leave on Sun to return home. On reggae weekend that spring got to hang with members of the Wailers.

Ooh is this a "post a photo of your SB-1000" thread?

Brasschat?

I'm not sure, but it sounded great and you could change the rate/depth etc from the back of the bass

Thieves, the lot of em!!

Yup, been there, walked away from that one too.

It's quite a practical design, really - it doubles up as a bottle opener

Going to get some pictures back of the other colours I was interested in, then I'll order them. I was contemplating doing a B&B Precision, but on second thoughts, that would be immensely wrong.

Never liked any singlecut basses, MusicMan toilet seat basses or those ridiculous 7+ string monstrosities anyone makes....

PM sent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gZAzl38VTg

Actually to be fair when I left school in the 70s I was able to get a job that paid enough for me to live independently. I think that would be next to impossible today and I'd probably end up dead in a ditch within a week. It's heartbreaking that young people now have to live with their parents for years on end because they cant afford to move out. It prevents them from becoming true adults, imho. I think that may be part of the problem.

I don't think they are saying you can't be in other bands , just that they want you to able to attend some rehearsals

One of the bands I've played with for a number of years only plays about that many gigs , advert seems reasonable for me , ideal for a busy person who gigs for fun and can't commit to a full on musical project

Says he's not in a hurry to sell, which is just as well, really, at £600 per item. Dream on

Ooooft. Gorgeous.

Oh no, absolutely, Jah Wobble and JJ Burnel are, between them, the reason I picked a bass up, Metal Box and early Stranglers albums were likewise massively bass formative for me, but Jah Wobble is the pinnacle for me. I am beginning to realise that the reason I left the gig vaguely dissatisfied is because regardless of how much I try to appreciate the man and his current music I can’t help but want something of the past that’s now unobtainable. I suppose instead of trying to recapture something historical by attending such gigs I should maybe make something current that gives me the same or similar vibe.

Loving this thread, keep them coming! This never fails to get me moving -

here's mine: Basses: Sadowsky Will Lee NYC 4 (rounds) Sadowsky Metro MV5 (rounds) Fender Custom Shop Precision bass Pino Palladino (flats) Upright bass thinking about getting a jazz bass passive (but to be honest it's only because I want to get one, not really because I need one, as the Sadowsky 4 is so great) Amp Markbass Combo CMP 121P this is the only amp I got because most of the time the venues I play have an amp for me. But I m think about getting a cab and a head ( markbass or aguilar, not sure right now) Pedals Boss OC2 Boss OC3 Electro harmonix micro Qtron Digitech synth wah envelope filter EBS wah one mxr Dynacomp Ibanez tube screamer Avalon U5

Ever since I missed out on a Fiesta Red Limelight P, with J width neck - I've been kicking myself However, I recently became a convert to the P/J arrangement of pickups.... So I decided to order my very own Fiesta Red P/J from Mark, having reached a milestone in work This bass is absolutely amazing in every way. I've not played a pre-cbs Fender, but I imagine this is how they would feel and sound Very very pleased with my present to myself. Pics courtesy of Mark at Limelight EDIT: PS. Hutton... they are worth the wait

Fotheringay at Newcastle City Hall around 1970-ish. Wonderful Sandy Denny with Jerry Donahue on guitar, Pat Donaldson on bass and the incredible Gerry Conway on drums. It was a magical night and their self titled album is still on of my favourites.