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Listen to Wayward Son by Kansas and spot many influences on JJ Burnells bass playing. If JJ was unaware of the song at the time then he managed to develop some very similar styles by other means. I don’t say this in a slagging off fashion, I like The Stranglers a lot, I was just rather amazed when learning Wayward Son earlier this year at how similar it is to a lot of their basslines.

Now that sounds like a great night, Rich, fingers crossed it works out ok

Korean Squiers imo are hidden gems, I know I’m more than slightly biased towards Precisions but they really are great basses.

Agree, Mick Karn was a very individual talent.

Decided to take your advice, thanks, one on here for a good price so deal is sealed.

Laney amps often fly under the radar and are def worth checking out.

Good call, great bassline for a pick

I’ve just treated myself to an MXR M81 off of here. I wanted a fairly neutral sounding preamp/DI as current band doesn’t need the Sansamp sound.

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Nothing, am on call for work, but wouldn’t be going out anyway unless I was gigging

Rattus Norvegicus - The Stranglers All Mod Cons & Setting Sons - both by The Jam

Would be my suggestion too

Nice gear to start out on @Gramski, welcome to the forum

So I`m after a fairly neutral sounding preamp/DI pedal. Has to: Be able to be switched on/off and sound still come from the instrument (unlike my Ashdown OriginAl which is either on or no sound). Run on batteries. And ideally have high frequencies no lower than 5kHz. So what`s out there, Tech21 gear as much as I love it is too "flavoured" on the sound, MXR M80 & TC Spectradrive weren`t to my liking.

TC Spark Booster, new rounds and dig in hard. I think much of that sound is how it`s played, as @Downunderwonder says. I`d bet if that bass with the same gear was played softly there wouldn`t be a smidging of overdrive heard.

Def, sounds like a decent chap. I`m quite happy to "go rounds" with my mates but they say we all get one round each then they stick together as expecting me to drink 8 to 10 pints of diet coke over a night is pretty unreasonable (I think I`d combust), plus as you say @ubit there is a lot of difference in cost. I`m not fussed over a drink each but a whole evening, well I`d be bankrupt at todays prices.

Love that, I wonder if it’s just bassists that when they hear that song they listen more to the bass than the singer?

Sounds great Sarah

Yep, thought re-training camps alive & well in the UK, most commonly known as the workplace 🤣

Yup

He’s the one in the yellow jacket standing next to the bloke in red trousers…,

Thing about Coldplay is that although the music is pretty bland & insipid their songs are easily identifiable and can be hummed along to easily. I’m not a fan at all but I think there’s more to them than the blandness would suggest.

And his mate Kevin Facon!