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  1. There's loads for me but it's usually more about the musical setting they're in which makes me like them/not like them. So I'm into prog which means I love the usual suspects but I don't particularly like soul music (Heresy!) so I don't particularly like a stellar list of classic bass players who I acknowledge are great musicians but I they just don't speak to me. Don't have a cow. Just go with what you like. Give respect where due to what you don't like but what is objectively good. For the record and the thread, I'm all in with Jaco - whether solo, with Weather Report or Joni and Victor who's rhythmic concept, regardless of the theatrics, is deep! Witness his gigs with Mike Stern a couple of weeks ago. Relatively little flash - just canyon-wide pocket.
  2. Larger than life character... Played with everyone. Dominated the Warwick bass channel with his intro for many years. A nice guy by many accounts of his appearances at the London Bass Guitar show.
  3. I win this week! Mike Stern at Birdland, NYC. Great gig with his wife Leni, Bob Franceschini who I'd not hear of, but was awesome on sax... but then we had the rhythm section... only Dennis Chambers on drums and Victor on bass! Great gig - Mike on top form and eviscerated by Vic and Dennis.
  4. I think it sounds ok, good with new strings but I do take your point - there's a lot you can do with the active circuit. That said, the passive mode is a lifesaver (battery-saver) for me as I spend loads of time noodling on my DAW when I'm using the bass. Edit: Yes, the new finishes look great... I've got the Chad Valley 'My First Guitar - silver sparkle' finish which is the worst in the range but I don't care, my EHiBby is my 'lighter than air' beater and it's great.
  5. Whoa that's has some 'play me!' appeal! Congratulations.
  6. Really!? Mine's a HH (I think) as many others I've seen. It's super quiet and hi-fi sounding.
  7. Oh dear... very sad news. He was a luthier of such renown, building for Tony Iommi as well as Mark King.
  8. Don't think this has been posted yet but here's a well filmed YT mini documentary on Alembic. Good explanation and sounds of the Q circuit.
  9. Not sure that's right. Maybe for the B3n unit, it's non-proprietary software but the GT-1B is official Boss software and very good. However @Bleat is correct in that the synth sounds are dire - or I think, sound good but the tracking is awful so either way, unusable.
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    Boss GT-1b tones

    @Diew919, There's very little coverage of this unit on the Net and even from Boss themselves - only 3 contributors to the online library and their patches are frankly terrible and unusable with hugely varying levels. I suggest you search instead for coverage of its guitar brother, GT-1 which has some helpful videos. I'd also just try experimenting yourself with the Tone Studio editor - it's quick to trial different effects chains, parameters and pedal orders. Finally, I've not had much success with the Pre-amps which all make the sound 'boxy'. Would love to hear from anyone who's made progress with these?
  11. I played @Dood's 7-string Shuker at a bass show years ago and it was very impressive...
  12. Agree - completely random. All good players of course but Top-10? Thing is everyone reading this thread has looked at the list right? It's just click-bait psychology. We all love a list. P.s. you know it's real click-baity when they go, 'You won't believe who's at #3'...
  13. Great show- saw them at the Lowry in Manchester. As with other posters, agree that the Christians were good too! The L42 rhythm section were on fire! MK obvs but that drummer. Horns well integrated too. Fantastic show.
  14. Not seen one of those before. Looks like a pre-evolution of the Grooveline series. Full marks to Ibanez for bass innovation and experimentation over the years.
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