visog

I did post twice but I don't know how? Or how to remove it. AFAIK the Ibanez Artcore is available in a 5.

That is gorgeous.... like the Les Paul vibe about it. How di't sound?

Apparently it's a custom-made Artcore and like John Patitucci's Yamaha is a 'one off' and not likely to be a production. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/thundercats-new-ibanez-6-string.984240/page-2

Loving the new wave of semi-acoustic sixes... with their whumpy arch-top attack... Here's John Patitucci with a Yamaha one: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrW8QdWZbxY#t=39"]https://www.youtube....rW8QdWZbxY#t=39[/url] And here's Thundercat (disappointingly actually called Steven) tearing it up on an Ibanez one, especially around 2:10: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrW8QdWZbxY#t=39"]https://www.youtube....rW8QdWZbxY#t=39[/url] Both look similar kinds of models competing for the same market space... love to know how much? Details anyone? Or what about other makers with similar models?

Loving the new wave of semi-acoustic sixes... with the whumpy arch-top attack... Here's John Patitucci with a Yamaha one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrW8QdWZbxY#t=39 And here's Thundercat (disappointingly actually called Steven) tearing it up on an Ibanez one, especially around 2:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrW8QdWZbxY#t=39 Both look similar kinds of models competing for the same market space... love to know how much? Details anyone? Or what about other makers in this space?

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1425385610' post='2706708'] It's been updated! [/quote] So it has!... Still coming to terms with the Merlin! The design looks better than the Warwick and the Ibanez SC's, but the Foderas have it. In contrast Bernie's super-J Spitfire looks better than most other basses period! IMHO

Actually it's vary rare to get the dots these days I believe. (I'm not a studio musician.) The only times you do are for shows (Lloyd Webber etc), gigs with strings or orchestras, and for top-level studio recordings (say for Barbara Streisand, etc.). For Elton, I don't know but his music director the guitarist Davey Johnstone probably expects you to arrive pretty much with the set under your fingers with rehearsals for honing the arrangements and breaks. And his current bass player is Matt Bissonette who's no slouch. For Pino I'd imagine you pay him for his groove, tone and approach. I don't even know if he can read music - I don't think he can but other BC'ers will advise. I once read Stu Hamm's hilarious account of auditioning for Allan Holdsworth - Stu was asked to prepare from a CD which had drummer Chad Wackerman on it but on the day of the rehearsal, AH's other drummer Gary Husband was in town so they ended up blasting through the material he recorded and Stu Hamm was lost. AH wrote the chords out and poor Stu had to hack through by counting the changes: Cb+6/9, 2, 3, 4.. etc. He didn't get the gig.

Difficult to say what's more cynical: [list] [*]AC's variety of endorsed models or, [*]Warwick's outragoues using up of John Entwistle Buzzard/Explorer parts in a supposed separate model? [/list]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1425668394' post='2709630'] I'm at Brixton [/quote] You're avoiding the issue

I'll pass.. don't want to call your baby ugly but it's got bad tone, bad intonation and substitutes good song-writing for rather studied 'weirdness'.

Hostile/punative venues... Potential audiences stay at home now... massive cultural change over last 20 years - look at the rise in super-market alcohol sales and correlate to pubs closing. When audiences do appear, they generally don't want bands any more - only tunes they recognise are 'classics'/featured in films/featured in X-Factor/Radio which leads me to my next point... Guitar-driven bands old fashioned in this era of Urban/R&B which has been the dominant style form for a little while now.

Isn't 'GuitarChat' down there in the lower forums somewhere? *looks down nose*

That is gorgeous... Is it available in our universe and if so, how many of our earth pounds?

Hi Basschat, Please use your awesome bass recognition skills on this handsome instrument JP is holding but doesn't actually play in this video disappointingly. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDxriM8vgm4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=zDxriM8vgm4[/url] It's a beaut! He used to play Ken Smith and Yamaha. Kinda looks like the latter? visog

Man that's horrid... but each to his own... Didn't Warwick to a 'Katana' named model too? Rather have the Warwick...

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1424900221' post='2701780'] Loved it - Macca is a much-derided (& very talented) man - I wonder how old that clip is? [/quote] I think it's about 10 years old and comes from a special he did from Abbey Road to small audience reminiscing and playing songs and snippets recorded there. He comes across as, amongst other things, a very musical person... And let's not forget, the mighty Jaco, a music snob by all accounts, covered Blackbird.

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1424538500' post='2697486'] Or a gloss black at bass direct , video link on page. [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Warwick_Streamer_Stage_II_4_Black.html"]http://www.bassdirec...II_4_Black.html[/url] [/quote] That's a beaut...

Oh and Bright Size Life - that's a cracker. Him and Metheny were barely out of their teens when they made it.

Can't recall seeing the interview portion of this before so thanks... As for the JayDee I assume he's just borrowed on that gig. Here he is with Jeff Berlin, also at BIT I believe this time on someone's Fender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFbfBGgpbw His demeanour in the clinic is very much like on the DCI video which as others have said, is probably the more lucid side of a troubled individual. Pity bi-polar was not as recognised, and as treatable then. Still we have his solo records, Weather Report and Joni...

Not sure a demo's been posted yet... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7UttqFowU It comes with a wireless transmitter and is sounding pretty cool

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1423473370' post='2685053'] I saw the photo and the price and thought it was a 2x12, I think my eyes popped out cartoon stylie when i realised they wanted £600 for a desktop amp! Eagerly awaiting buying a used one from the one crazy person who buys one. Pretty though �� [/quote] So about the same as the Ashdown....

Well it could be just the thing for me (and Mrs visog). Looking forward to some reviews... Anyone spotted any yet?

You're all thinking it...

Very nice. Coughs *how much did that cost!?*

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1423133250' post='2681093'] You want one that doesn't colour the sound then. Some outboard pres are pretty much a colour box with an eq control, similar to the front end of an amp. [/quote] Not necessarily... Certainly you don't want one that colours it not to you taste but the whole point of the outboard is that you affecting the signal in some way, if only to clean it up, EQ it and boost it. So the MXR, Sadowsky, Aguila, Bassbone are good candidates but I'd encourage you to consider those that add some dirt in your sound too, particularly if you like that vintage rock vibe (Geddy, Chris S, John Wetton). So consider also the Sans Amp range, EBS valve drive and connoisseurs' choice for bass distortion, the Dark Glass B7K.