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I think if I had 3 grand hanging around that was fully disposable income that I could spend on a bass I’d buy a second hand 2012-15 US Fender Jazz, possibly a Rickenbacker and possibly a Gibson Thunderbird. I’m sure I’d have to search to get all three for three grand but I can’t think of any one bass that I’d want to spend a whole 3Gs on.

Fully agree, those 3 are great theme tunes - just go duh duh-duh to anyone of a certain age and they know it’s The Professionals. Even seeing a Ford Capri makes me hum the theme tune with a daft smile on my face.

Not used one but we played with a band whose bassist had a Taurus rig and it sounded great. Cabs were really lightweight as well.

Yes, back off the treble and mids and it`s got a nice warmth and spongeyness to the sound. I`ve just bought a second one, was delivered today so was putting it through its paces and that was one of the sounds I ended up with, nice and Ampeg-like I thought.

I can play one slap bass line and one only, This Is Not A Love Song by Public Image Ltd.

Not heard these ones but my fave which I always recommend are the Fender Custom Shop 62s (not the regular Fender 62s). Amazing pickups.

Yep, a bit like rhythm guitar really, filling out the sound and making sure the backside of the song doesn’t fall out on lead guitar solos. Having trebly/driven sound really helps this.

Yep I’ve one pretty much like that Ebay one. I rarely use it but it’s one of those things that handy to keep in case it’s needed.

You’ve played the Squier and liked it, rather than chance the Gretsch I’d go with the certainty of the Squier.

We also used to do that in our old punk covers band and similarly it always went down well. We were called The Daves so obviously changed one line to incorporate The Davey Boys.

Two G&Ts and a pint of lager please @Dad3353

A bass for bassists who want to be recognised as guitarists 😁 Seriously though, I reckon that LPJ looks really nice.

That’s the way we approached it, it was a gig, same as any other, albeit with a great stage to play on and a very big audience.

I had an Orange Terror paired - very briefly - with a 210AV cab and it sounded really nice. My only reservation would be make sure you use your ears carefully as the power of the OTB is pretty huge, if not used with care you may damage the cabs.

Vintage are a real hidden gem amongst the many brands out there, imo. I have a Tony Butler V4 and have the same opinion, there’s not a grands worth of difference between that and my US Fenders in terms of quality.

Ah, in that case I’ll def have to pass on this but thanks for the info, really appreciated.

I’m not too good with technical stuff, how would I get the signal to my amp doing this as can only see one “out” on the pedal?

No DI, I’ll stick with my Para Driver. It’s too much of a lottery on the shared/provided rigs scene to hope that the sound guys have a DI box -and I’m not buying one to carry around as a just in case. Shame, would have liked to try it but it’s not like I’m missing anything with my Para Driver, best pedal I’ve ever had.

Wowzers, that would have been a great gig. The guy they got was one of their crew/techs, Ritchie I think his name was. Went on to be the singer/bassist in The Stone Gods with Dan and Ed from The Darkness.

Yep, love that tone, Graham Maby was great, good tone and nice inventive playing.

Congrats, and welcome to the forum. ABM cabs are great imo, and on bigger stages lose none of the sound quality, that punch you mention just stays there, solid as a rock. It’s always nice to have gear that will perform no matter what stage you play, and your set up certainly fits the bill in my opinion.

There’s a lot of sense in that, could be why so many of the pro bands I see use MIM Fenders, Epiphones etc.

My thoughts: Was very surprised at the lack of Fender in the programme. Already thought Bernard Edwards was a genius but seeing the clips of him playing blew me away. Likewise Paul McCartney, seems he chose the most difficult songs on bass to sing over. Given that one of the major playing styles of the bass is slap I’m surprised there wasn’t at least a bit of RHCP/Flea in it.

Imo on a big stage, in the mix, they’re the daddy, simply cannot be best. But in a rehearsal room, or played solo I find them a bit meh. And carrying a flightcased SVT head and 810 is something I never want to have to assist with again.