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I believe I have this bass now. It is very good indeed.

It’s a short clip of some kid playing, perhaps I missed something, but I can’t for the life of me see where this sort of vitriol comes from or what it achieves?

On the National Express there's a jolly hostess selling crisps and tea She'll provide you with drinks and theatrical winks for a sky-high fee Mini-skirts were in style when she danced down the aisle back in '63 But it's hard to get by when your árse is the size of a small country

Top of Body: Rear of Body:

Your dad is a keeper

Originally custom made for Kev Hopper (like my fretless ACG), this is a stunning little bass with 32" scale and ultra slim neck (1.35" nut). Obviously the design takes inspiration from Carl Thompson. Conveniently the initials are the same as my FaceBook moniker Clarky Bass, in case I forget who I am. Plays super fast and sounds very gnarly. As does my (pictured) sausage dog Pablo

Awesome night

So today I received this beauty from my father as an early 30th birthday present. To say I am lucky to have him as my father is an understatement! Check this beauty out:

I agreed but the B did impede, in the end I had to let it off the lead

heed that i had no need so it had to be freed from my breed, but it is indeed a fantastic steed!

Fair enough. When I originally read your comment it came across as spiteful and pointless. The guy makes no pretence in the video to be a rock god and thank goodness he’s not trying to play yet another slap bass solo like Flea or sub-Jaco noodle. Seems the channel is for a guitar shop. This fella seems to have been given the task of showing off a metal bass and is doing a passable job. Just seems the forum is getting more and more clogged up with finger pointing and negativity. Perhaps I’ve just for a thin skin these days, but he’s playing bass so well done to him!

I have seen Norman himself use one live and it sounded pretty good.

I can see them from that link: https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Sandberg-Bass-Strings-4-Set-040-100-/art-BAS0004133-000 https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Sandberg-Bass-Strings-4-Set-045-105-045-065-085-105-/art-BAS0004134-000 https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Sandberg-Bass-Strings-5-Set-040-128-/art-BAS0004135-000

Just don't let him get a glimpse of your drinks cabinet!!

Time for soundcheck

For reasons too long to put into words, if you like how they both play, then revert to the lowest common denominator, which is the visual aesthetic. Which one looks the nicest, which one do you think would look better on you and which one do you want to keep picking up time and again. Born from a discussion as whether Geddy used a Rickenbacker or a Fender Jazz on Farewell To Kings, Gary/cetera and I put on a bass blind shoot out at last years SE Bass Bash; 25-30 attendees tried to select the correct bass from the fifteen that were submitted for the test. The highest mark was 3.5/4 out of 15, there were quite a few zeros with some people not even recognising how their own basses sounded. It's highly unlikely that once you're in a band environment the nuances that you're applying will make any difference.

...discussion about gay anthems about blowjobs and sucking someone off to orgasm — in pride month — invariably lead to this piece of ghastly corporate rainbow opportunism...

In the long run, picking the least heavy one will be the best choice.

Yep it’s a VM. Much loved - and for the money you’d get selling it, you won’t get a better passive jazz. Great bass for either you or your daughter.

An excelent song, we introduced it and now its normally in our last or near last closing songs, never fails to go down a storm. And I don't see anything wrong with the lyrics either, it is an underage girl coming on to an adult man, and him rebuffing her, which is lets face it, what is supposed to happen. Clair by Gilbert O'Sullivan is an interesting one, which I happened to be reading about recently as I was listening to it* and thought these lyrics sound a bit dodgy, but there is a lot about it on the net, there was a real Clair, and it was a story about him and her and there was nothing dodgy about it. Both of these songs are at the risk of an understandable but very unfortunate backlash against relationships between adult men and young girls that are very important for healthy development for girls. Unfortunately because the risk of abuse (and alarming incidence of it), the pendulum can sometimes swing too far and make innocent relationships seem dodgy. I mean I wouldn't do Clair as a song because it is a god awful song, but the lyrics would seem dodgy now. * because 'alone again, naturally' came on and I realised how dark the lyrics were. Sing something in a gentle way and noone notices.

perhaps he was saying it because of the boring well overlong last 3 minutes, if he wasn't he should have been

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Alternatively, a relatively cheap travel bass may be the answer. Having seen @MacDaddy's folding bass and guitar, I bought @Happy Jack one of these and he seems to like it too.

Attention Geddy fans, he's on BBC 6music tomorrow (Tuesday 11th) on Shaun Keaveny's programme, show starts 1pm.

Check out the video the lad posted above. He's a youngster who obviously has no technical background. Looking back at this thread and the soundonsound one it's pretty obvious that every time he asks a 'simple' question he gets long answers that make him, in his uncertainty and insecurity, start worrying about other issues. I feel sorry for the guy, he's branded a troll when I can't help feeling its the '15" speakers are for discos' and 'you need to look at the SPL not the wattage' posts that are putting him in a spin. The Thomann boxes are ideal for what he wants to do, the only advice he needs is to find someone who will help him set it up to suit his style.

I mostly us my TC BH550 head for the larger gigs. No complaints from me. It's a great head - though I'm using it with Markbass and / or Epifani speakers (depending on band / venue / configuration I need etc). I also have a TC BG208 combo, which is such a small, portable amp - for those smaller or acoustic gigs. If I'm completely honest, I do sometimes find them just a tad lacking in "colour" (perhaps some might call it a little "flat") - but I usually use a Dunlop Bass DI / EQ pedal, which just gives me a bit more tweakability and "bite" to my sound....

IME unless you only run one program at a time you should go for 8GB RAM as a minimum. Always choose an SSD over a HD drive as that is probably the biggest speed improvement you can get. Other than that, so long as the Mac you choose will run the OS version you need they are all plenty fast and powerful enough for everyone expect high-res video and 3D graphics professionals. I'm still running a 2012 MacBook Pro and a 2008 Mac Pro which are fine for all my needs. I am going to be upgrading my Mac Pro, but only because some of the programs I haver to run for my work, require a newer version of Mac OS than El Capitan. If it wasn't for this, the Mac would be more than adequate.

Holy crap mate, that is stunning!

I find the pickup balance to be fine on mine although admittedly I don't use the J pickup on its own as that sound isn't for me. But the stock pickups on mine sound great and complement one another really well. I play varying the blend (I had the 3 way switch changed for a blend pot, that's the only mod on mine) between P only, both pickups 50:50 and my favourite setting of P on full with the J at about 30-40%. I've had a play with an American performer in PMT in Northampton, it was a good bass but I struggled to see where the extra money was going in comparison to my Mexican P/J version.

It certainly was an easy gig playing this bass, thoroughly recommended.

Heresy maybe, but I preferred his Precision/Jazz tone. Admittedly not a lot in it though. It's still Joe Dart. Peace Davo

Cheers mate. Thanks for the tips. I'm trying out both this week at different gigs

There's just something about the maple isn't there.

Not abroad, but I've taken a silent travel bass on the last two UK holidays. I'm still a relative newbie, so not playing for a whole week sets my muscle memory back aeons. And I intend to continue that argument even if one day I can play entire Yes albums from memory! 👍

My current faves are EB Cobalts but I think you have that area covered with the TIs. Given the big band, I'd personally try some nylon flats on the second - I think they would play to the Ps strengths in the lows and mids, with a natural warmth that should suit the band. I'll watch out to see what direction you go in.

I was searching Google for "medium scale fender precision bass", and it came up.

Every time I see a Nate Smith video I send it to my drummer.

60s reissue with P pup & KiOgon 62 stacked knobs & wiring loom.

Just back from practice, where I had my first real chance to test the quilter on it's own, and tinker with the sound. All other times have been straight into a gig and away, so I used helix presets. Tonight I used just the quilter units own and wow. Amazing clarity. And I mean amazing. You know how you can normally hear your open e string with authority, and other strings and notes are less noticeable? Well, it's like an open e on every string. I'd been playing with the gain and master to get a rich, slightly compressing sound, and boy, did it work. I seem to suck the mids out of whatever bass or amp I play, so tonight genuinely was the first time in 25 years I've had a great sound that also sat great in the mix. Lovely and even and crystal clear without being harsh. I've been having gas for a full on svt, and svtii for the last 3 weeks. Nearly bit the bullet a few times. But after tonight? No. Not interested one bit. I've found the tone I'm after. Love it. Any who, for those interested here are 2 sounds I had. The first was at very low levels in the house, playing just the bass. The other is at practice in the band setting. Playing through a g&l lb100 and laney 4x10 n cab. Interesting how live in the band setting the bass is rolled back, and mid/high lowered.

Makes them pretty secure but hard to get them off the wall when you want to play them!