lowhand_mike

[quote name='Naetharu' timestamp='1442505171' post='2867431'] Well I just got my first HB bass today and I have to say I am [b]very [/b]impressed. Considering its a sub £100 bass it plays wonderfully and sounds really nice through my amp. The only down side is that it is heavy - even more so than my Squire P-bass, and its got a bit of neck-dive. However, for playing while sitting down on the couch of an evening its a real gem. [/quote] pics please

thanks muchly

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1442494842' post='2867345'] I always re-adjust a set-up anyway. You set iot up to suit you...and no one knows that better than you do. All you have to do is learn what to adjust. For me, it is string spacing, string height and choke..and be familiar with truss-rod work. Depending on the neck..I find I might have to review this thru the seasons like spring and autumn. My basses might choke if I play in a very laid back position...i,e not sitiing/standing upright. [/quote] 'scuse my ignorance but whats choke?

apparently this features on the new White Stripes album

got to say i'm just glad to be playing, i still love doing the gigs after 7 years of playing pretty much the same stuff, we tweek the set pretty constantly but theres stuff that never gets dropped, we are going through a struggle at the moment as our drummer has taken a job that means he can only rehearse on a sunday (rather than the tuesday nights we used to do) and our singer due to family commitments can only do every other sunday. but i still love the practice as its the only time other than gigs that i pick up my bass as i have no time at home to practice much. Funny thing is this year has eaasily been our busiest to date and we already have booking for next year, just wish we could keep this upward curve going. i think ive been lucky in that the guys i play with are all great blokes first and foremost, and good musicians too, i can play most songs given time to practice them which gets me by and thats enough for me. I'd love to be playing a gig a week (the wife wouldnt) but thats not going to happen as we just cant get our promotional sh*t together. So if anyone has any advice on actually getting gigs (and we have been asked why we arent playing more places(which is nice)) that would be cool

some people have far too much time on their hands

they're probably rare so you could face stiff competion to get one. though having one would be snout to joke about

cash converters near me has got a MIM fender P for £249, not sure if thats a good price, looks in pretty good nick

i'd imagine that its fur-ly expensive you can pick up a reusable water otter from argos

actually thought it was pretty good, didnt notice anything untoward but then i am a neanderthal

The HD205's are pretty good too and you should be able to find them in your price range, they also have a handy swing mechanism on one side should you want single ear monitoring.

nice bass, ibanez certainly know how to produce top quality at good prices, congrats

very nice

looks sweet, sound must be pretty full with those pups. Black strings go nicely too happy NBD

Keep on running, plenty to do but not overly taxing I predict a riot, again enough going on and goes down well

yeah really clever, i heard exactly what you were talking about

very true, though in our case its the whereabouts of the singer

theres a lot of white fabric going on there, just how will they eat their pasta? i'll get round to watching the whole thing later but funky as hell so far

we half fold ous but dont put too much tension on it and then lightly knot, had no problems apart from one cable twisting really badly, weird as all the others a just fine my bass cable i coil over like it was supplied and as such it still has a bit of a coil to it when out but nothing too bad definately dont do the coiling round hand and elbow

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1441382370' post='2858529'] I ring both of them up. [/quote] ^^this we have some stuff on soundcloud and have a facebook page, i dont handle any of it and have no interest, finding out how few followers we have would only depress me

as said by bluray and i used to have the mag 210 combo, very reliable and good al rounder, yeah they have their own sound but then what amp doesnt, if i had the money i'd be upgrading my mag seperates to abm not that i need to though

[quote name='Dapper Bandit' timestamp='1441352432' post='2858108'] Two fantastic recommendations! Transmutation possibly edges out California for me but in that race there are no losers. In that vein I would have to submit "Book of Horizons" by Secret Chiefs 3 [/quote] have to check them out, never got round to listening to them and also in that area Mit Gas by Tomahawk

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1441292109' post='2857646'] Sure. Here's an interesting thought. What if you and your band have a few thousand fans internationally, and you do a European tour. Lot's of young, fresh-faced youngsters are so impressed and inspired by your music, that they decide they want to learn guitar/bass/whatever it is you play. But, being a hardcore fan, they want to sound like Beer from their favourite band (as kids always do). Wouldn't it be nice for your sound to be so accessible that anyone willing to spend a few hundred when starting out could achieve it? Isn't that a nice idea? Would it compromise the enjoyment your fans get? [/quote] there is that thought, i think the bass player from Fallout boy plays a squire and it aint that dear, its a signiture but more in reach of start ups. one thing i have noticed about my new bass is it shows up my playing faults more than before (this may be due to changing to 5 strings but not only that)

yep Mr Bungle California is a master peice, Patton is a genius on that, i wasnt so sure when i first heard it as it wasnt as hatstand bonkers as Disco Volante (another cracker) but it stands out now, theres so much going on in one album The Wonder Stuff - Construction for the Mordern Idiot

i feel better owning nice stuff, i know its not going to make me play any better, it might sound a bit better IMO each to their own i guess if your tools do the job you need then thats enough, doesnt stop us lusting after pretty things though