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The lowest I've tuned a bass and still liked the tone of it was CGCF, although this took some perseverance to find a gauge of strings that I liked for it. I usually use 40-100's in standard tuning and I settled with Rotosound 45-65-85-115 in the end. The 115 had pretty similar tension to the other strings.

I've been through a few different compressors: EHX Black Finger, DBX 160a, Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter and I've finally settled on a Demeter Compulator for the last few years. I've really liked all the compressors I've owned but the reason I've chopped and changed with them is due to the rest of my setup changing a fair bit. For example I really liked the sound of the DBX with my Markbass rig but couldn't stand it with my Orange AD200B. So my thoughts on compressors echo that of what others are saying. Try them out, if you can run them through your setup that would be very beneficial because that's when you'll really figure out if you like that pedal or not.

Radio 6 for me and a bit of jazz fm if I'm feeling saucy.

Bought a bass from Dave, pleasure to do business with. The bass was well packed and delivered very quickly. Thanks

Stop beating around the bush and play some [i]Queen[/i] songs! Better still, play Killer Queen.

I started playing bass because I was playing guitar in a band that needed a bassist. It was a steep learning curve to get up to scratch but I got so into I joined another band on bass a few months later... here I am 9 years on

That reply to restaurant is absolutely bang on, but this sounds like a bit of a different scenario to me, since it's the village you live in. I agree with Truckstops sentiment.

I've got a Fender MIM jazz that has had 4 different kinds of pickups in it: the standard set, then EMG J-set, then Wizard 84s and finally a set of pickups from an Fender USA Jazz. I like the USA jazz pickups best, but that's just because I like the characteristics of them in my sound. The EMGs and the Wizards were great pickups, but I just prefer the tone of USA jazz set. I'd recommend trying some different sets out, they're easy enough to install and the second hand market for pickups is pretty good on BC.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1334509780' post='1617027'] Listen, if we're going to bash anyone in this thread, why do we have to stick to poor old Peart (and I chose my words...)? From the Bonham era, I have several who could be considered 'bashable', for various reasons. [/quote] I was gunning for a bit of a Bonham appreciation thread when I posted up the link, how did we get to the Peart bashing?

[quote name='Ruiner' timestamp='1334485721' post='1616668'] +1 Couldn't live without my Rusty Box. [/quote] Same here. I put it in my setup about 3 years ago and it's the only part of my rig that hasn't changed whilst most of my other gear has.

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' timestamp='1334446075' post='1616397'] It's a properly aggressive sort of tone that still really cuts through a pair of guitars but backs them up when they're both doing a harmony or whatever. [/quote] If you're after aggressive tone that always cuts through check out the Rusty Box. This solution might avoid having to sell your current setup.

I'm a GK convert and have been very happy with my 800RB over the past few years. Duff used an 800RB back in the day, he bought one when Guns N Roses got their first advance. It's a great amp, but it's not gritty. It's got a punchy character to it and it sounds quite aggressive if the boost is cranked. I use a Rusty Box for adding a bit of dirt and livening up the tone. I'm not sure how the newer GK heads really compare though. If you can find a second hand 800RB they go for around £250-£300, and my opinion on them is that they work great as a solid, fat tone but they need a little something extra to help your sound stand out.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1334416489' post='1615974'] To be fair, Peart has influenced plenty of drummers - just not as many as Bonham...! [/quote] Bonham had a head start too!

I spent quite a few years working in musical instrument retail and those folks at d'addario know how to look after their customers. There's some really terrible distributors out there that cause problems with ridiculous delivery times and poor stock quantities at their warehouses, but in 4 years of dealing with D'Addario (and their previous distribution company) they delivered next day without fail and almost always had their entire catalogue in stock. Really nice bunch of people too

When groove was being dealt out to drummers, Bonham got greedy. Out take from Fool In The Rain: http://www.saladrecords.com/BonhamFile22.mp3 Just a heads up - it starts with him shouting the F-bomb so perhaps NSFW or NSFKE (Not suitable for kids ears).

The nut on my jazz bass is cut from cow bone, it's moosic to my ears.

What kind of work do you need done? I know a chap in Plymouth that's done some great work for me in the past.

There's a unique charm about the feel of these basses that I've always liked. They sound great too

It's really strange how things can pan out like this, small world hey? Congrats on getting it back