stingrayPete1977

Elvis Presley.

Steve Lukather played bass on Michael Jackson's beat it.

Regarding organisers "throwing bands together" I'd actually rather watch four very different acts than four 'new wave hypothetical death folk' bands.

I'm not being arsey, I've got a pair of RCF 735s right here, for a typical gig where I don't know the PA situation I could do EXACTLY what you are suggesting but I never have! Getting a complex full range bass mix including lots of FX to the back of a big room without over powering the PA system and keeping a balanced mix across the room is practically impossible using it as backline tucked up one corner, the bass will travel and the intricate bits will get lost, the voice coils are meant to be at ear height for example, I hate it when you go to a gig and the bass sounds brilliant for the first couple of songs then they click a pedal and it's gone! Flea does it even with a pro sound crew!

It's just a lot of work taking your own PA to a gig just so the bass sounds killer even though the FOH PA sounds crap?

I don't miss those gigs really, if there are four bands on with an average of four members per band and I'm in one of them then that's approximately 12 people, if the gig really depends on those 12 it's not much of a gig imo! More the merrier of course and it's the lack of audience that's the killer, IF the fans of each act all came to see you you'd have a good gig and i can see the appeal, I've been there many times but they haven't they've come to see their mates normally and each set of mates mainly watch their friend's band then leave, ah I remember the 'headline slot' back in the day, what was a crowd during the middle bands had become a handful of people and David Badiel once!

I'd rather use the RCF speakers as the FOH then you know you've got a good front of house, if the front of house isn't much cop then chances are you'll struggle to keep your rig volume low enough as it will be moving at lot of air, I struggle with my Genz 2x12T in those situations no matter how low I try and get the volume.

What sort of gigs require a full pa system on stage just for bass monitoring duties?

Tbf I can get a crap mix out of anything, I'm sure I could ruin any benefits these barefaced pa cabs can provide!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1493996898' post='3292507'] It looks like a nice bit of kit [/quote] What is it they say about "one man's treasure"? I've got a bad back just looking at it

I've got a few fivers but the oldest is a 2004 Stingray

Toys, prams and popcorn everywhere but all I can add is a +1 to the RCF tops, they're brilliant! How can one cab handle everything from lovely female vocals to a nice low B and everything in between?!

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1493899183' post='3291618'] Well given that BSSM came out in September 1991 a "Flea era Stingray" is actually spelled "Mark II 4-string Wal bass"... [/quote] Or the five string Stingray he used for some tracks on BSSM, if the Wal was so good why didn't it get on tour? Maybe they are crap live

[quote name='BassApprentice' timestamp='1493885486' post='3291472'] Just to buck the current trend of dates....1991, anybody think of a particularly special bass from that era? [/quote] Got to be a Flea era Stingray, black and rosewood complete with the proper 'Flea' bridge?

I'm still torn on that one, I can see the legal side but it's not what the distance selling rules are for imo, I'd never buy something that can't be resold as new if returned, an opened aftershave is only fit for the charity shop.

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1493627368' post='3289441'] Musicians performing live on TV is good. [/quote] Even that woman banging a drum?!

On it's way.....woosh!

I never use mine!

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1493570436' post='3289168'] Just out of interest. A few months back my nephew bought some aftershave on ebay. The sellers conditions specified 'no returns'. My nephew returned it regardless. After a protracted dispute my nephew won and got his money returned. The seller wasn't very happy, made various threats of legal action/CCJ's and started an action through small claims court. The court case is next Friday? [/quote] I remember that one, I wonder how it will go?!

I wonder what it sounds like?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1493229185' post='3286773'] He he! You might wanna take a screen shot of that as the chances of anything else witty coming from me for the rest of the year is unlikely! [/quote]

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1493226016' post='3286737'] Just spotted this in an episode. I chuckled, thought I'd share it in case others missed it. [/quote] http://youtu.be/i46vNV9RraE

As with most family guy stuff it's really him too.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1493224316' post='3286717'] Any more than four is for people who [i]can[/i] play something else. [/quote] Ha touché, brilliant!