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[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1373845677' post='2142285'] And the response is "Eh....whatever." Amazing. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Jaco's best, if not some of THE best bass playing anyone has ever recorded.[/font][/color] [/quote] Really!? - I always thought it was a waste of Jaco. And I find ADM's compositions a bit rambling. Each to his own - I'll stick with the Metheny/Mitchell/Zawinul/solo versions of Jaco which are the best IMHO.

The pick-up covers are worn but the sound is clear and burpy. Perhaps I'll just get her cleaned and properly set-up then decide. Just wondered if there was any particular synergy with a Warwick and Barts that made it a good option. What I'm hearing is that the difference will be minimal and I'm just gassing... It's a lovely bass that sadly I don't play much on account of the Spitfire hogging the limelight.

It's one of the old ones with a 2-band... Not sure if it has a pre-amp? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rYM2-SyJz-A/UdkygnvnTSI/AAAAAAAAABI/zz6TAJJbwic/h120/Streamer.JPG I felt the need to change as it needs a bit of clean-up and I always like the sound of Bart-equipped basses.

[quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1373123401' post='2133966'] Leuk dat je enthousiast bent over mijn favoriete bas, Geert! Ze schoppen kont! Warwick used thick necks a lot in the early 2000's, my '95 pro1 5str. Also has one. Early Dolphins and the current ones have thinner neck profiles though. Switching the twinjazz to its alternate mode makes even the slap tone growly and quite frankly gives the thumb bass a run for its money. These basses are brilliant! ... But also rare. I'm happy to own one and have owned several before. Kept the one I like best... This photo will give ppl an idea of its body size, rather smallish. [/quote] Gorgeous collection - all tones covered

I think it's a bit pointy... so slightly '80s. He's done the same design with loads of companies which I can't remember - Peavey? Purple looks quite nice... Gassing for the Carvin Allan Holdsworth guitar too. Go for it!

Cloudburst, Basses apart, consider the increased whump required from your rig if going '5-live'. You need some serious low-end to do it justice... It's quite an investment overall for just 5 extra notes, both in terms of gear and playing. That said, the new position options with a good 'B' are good fun... Good luck. Visog

Hi, Thinking of changing the pick-ups in an old Warwick Streamer bass, bought from Warwickhunt. I was considering replacing the original EMGs with new Barts in the same PJ config. Perhaps adding a pre-amp? What do we think? Good or bad move? Will it trash the value? Will it have minimal effect? Thoughts and opinions please. Visog

Chris Squire = Bass: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ln9T76ieaA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ln9T76ieaA[/url] @23seconds - now that's an 'E'!

You lost me with 'Metal'.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1372508567' post='2126572'] Thanks, that's really interesting. I've seen him a few times and have never noticed this at all. [/quote] He's quoted as saying that he has to chug a few beers before the start of a show...

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1372454730' post='2126075'] Saw him with UK in '78, classy stuff, still play the vynyl now [/quote] Love all the UK stuff but the first record with AH is a classic!

Short UK tour in November. Jimmy H on bass with drum phenom Virgil Donati. He's Australian but don't let that put you off. Should be a hoot. He's always had good value bass players - I've seen him with Jimmy Johnson and Skuli Sverrisson. Oh and Mark King in his rather curious short Level 42 tenure. [url="http://www.therealallanholdsworth.com/allanlive.htm"]http://www.therealallanholdsworth.com/allanlive.htm[/url]

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1372436246' post='2125789'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laA6k6dnisk[/media] [/quote] eh?

Well the BW hasn't bought one. He's stuck with his regular 'flat' bass arsenal so that probably tells you a lot - especially as he's suffered from tendinitis as he said in this video. BTW I was sad when the BW when back to BP and stopped these video reviews. What's the point in reading a bass review???

Are you serious? Jaco 'wrote the book' on a de-fretted bass. Alembic claim that the tone is better on a fretless without fretlines but Jaco's tone was sublime at his best. So as long as the work is carried out correctly, it's every bit as good. Of course the debate rages about fret lines... but that's more to do with the player than the bass.

Great line. Not so sure about the 'question mark' bass.

Lovely

For the Fusion fans out there, Chic's latest project [b]Vigil [/b]is released today. Gobs of great bass from Hadrien Feraud and I'm only up to track 3. Good so far, sort of an extension of his more latin-sounding late Electric Band work, i.e. Paint the World and To the Stars. ** Update on further listening ** Hadrien continues to shine with loads of great fretless work. Overall I'm now getting a looser early RTF vibe, particularly with the reeds and with the Guitarist Charles Altura not being full on but very subtle - in a good way.

This looks definitive. I can't imagine anyone arguing with this. Glad that's sorted.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1342343430' post='1733353'] I'm sure like everyone else, the "favourite albums" for bass changes from week to week. So, for now, here's some of my current favourites: Rush - Exit Stage Left [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ker-C8FE2c&sns=em[/media] [/quote] Incredibly exciting... best Rush period... Wonder if Bernie G does double-necks?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1342174792' post='1730752'] Yep. Top class player. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lid4mMad8o&feature=related[/media] [/quote] What a bloody racket!?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371409415' post='2113546'] I wonder who will take up the challenge next? [/quote] Dunno but I think if they combine Bootsy's Star bass with Guy's sliding P/ups and Hansford Rowe's just intonation finger-board, they're on to a winner.

[quote name='Urban Bassman' timestamp='1371123008' post='2110048'] Here's mine Chris Squire Geddy Lee J-PJones Eric Czar John Entwhistle Neil Murray Pete Trewavas Sting John Wetton Greg Lake That'll do nicely [/quote] Loving the Squire/Lee prog angle. Eric Czar is amazing so I'll go with your list with perhaps Jaco & Stanley.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1370640809' post='2103978'] Hmm,I think not. I remember Mike Joyce telling me that AR was a little overly funky when he first joined and had to tone it down a bit,but that pushing of the beat remained through all his work. [/quote] [quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1370641102' post='2103982'] Thats not true. [Andy Rourke's playing on The Queen Is Dead album] "[i]is something that no other bass player could match[/i]" --- Johnny Marr [i][color=#405055]"He started off as a really good guitar player, but as I progressed, he got really interested in playing the bass. The two of us had this musical chemistry that everybody can hear in the Smiths. To this day, I’ve never met a bass player who isn’t super impressed by the way Andy Rourke plays. He’s a real one-off." --- [b]Johnny Marr[/b][/color][/i] [i]"When I was fifteen, I formed one of my first bands with my best friend. He was at that time the best musician, one of the best musicians I’d ever heard. We were just kids. Then in 1982, I formed a band in Manchester and I asked my best friend to come play the bass with me. And he was still one of the best musicians I’d ever heard. And tonight thirty years later, I’m gonna invite one of my best friends in the world, and he’s still one of the best musicians I’ve ever heard. From The Smiths... Mr. Andy Rourke! "[/i][color=#405055] - [/color][b]Johnny Marr[/b][color=#405055] (introducing Andy Rourke onto the stage last month)[/color] [/quote] I stand corrected...

I think Johnny Marr composed and played most of the basslines... AR just there for live work.