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Yup. I asked for one for my first Jake and I got it.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1466441389' post='3075824'] I struggle to think of any track on IWY which doesn't sound like an active MM pup. [/quote] The adventures of Rain Dance Maggie jumps to mind...

[quote name='MilkyBarKid' timestamp='1466448033' post='3075899'] Don't do it - until they start treating Palestinians like people.! [/quote] Because I'm sure the guy selling the bass has a lot to do with the stance of the country as a whole...

[quote name='HMX' timestamp='1466424680' post='3075659'] First impressions of the album: Few decent pop songs on it, but a the rest is a little dull and lacks energy, for me. Best tracks: The Getaway, Dark Necessities, Sick Love (feat. Elton John, don't ya know, which is why it sounds like Bennie and the Jets), Go Robot. [/quote] ... and you just selected the only four tracks that I remembered after the first listen! Those are the best for me too, but there are a couple others that seem to be growing on me...

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1466420763' post='3075620'] I saw them last week and was completely disappointed. They looked and sounded like a band going through the motions. [/quote] funny, the main criticism from my gf was about Kiedis' voice. She said he sounded bored.

I got the album on Friday and waited until Saturday night to listen to it with my gf, by request. Upon first listening I was a bit disappointed... but it was obvious after the first few songs that the disappointment came from wanting another 'classic' RHCP album from the 80s/90s, and that's just not where the band is at right now. However, once we 'ignored' it was RHCP... I actually liked it more the more I listened to it. There's nothing that sounds amazing to me, but there are a few pretty cool tracks and overall I like it a LOT better than 'I'm with you' which I thought was very disappointing except 3 tracks. So... pretty happy with it. I just have to stop expecting another 'Blood Sugar Sex Magic', 'One Hot Minute' or even another 'Californication'...

Bombskare!!! Yeah!!!

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1461157385' post='3031954'] They're German, everything the Germans do is expensive (and generally pretty damn good too) [/quote] They must have been on an off day when they designed my Audi A3

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1459787910' post='3019638'] I bought some EB Cobalts the other day. I had my first proper play with them today and I must say that I'm impressed. None of the stickiness and grot that I have experienced with LaBellas (I gave them a wipe before fitting and there was even the hint of a mark on the white cordon I was using). Tension-wise they seems very similar to my normal 45 -100 D'Addarios and, therefore, I guess similar to Super Slinkys. Do they sound like round wounds? Well this is hard to tell as I have them fitted to a fretless with an MM type p/up on it, whilst my D'Addario round wounds are fitted to a Ric. However, plucking the open strings on both acoustically does produce a similar tone, although the roundwounds seem to have a little more treble, but they may be the Ric's maple construction imparting that. Amplified, the EB's produce a nice parpy tone with a slightly attenuated top end compared to the steel roundwounds this bass came fitted with. They have a good bottom end without being dubby or boomy. In conclusion, I think EB have pretty much achieved what they set out to do with the Cobalts; flatwound feel with roundwound-like tone. I'd buy them again. [/quote] +1 another fan here. They're unlike any other flatwound I ever tried. Mine are on an ATK300. I can still get a decent slap tone out of them if I want to, but I can also get the more traditional flat sound... and they feel great.

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1466238352' post='3074297'] If you're booked, you play imho. It's all about professionalism and the good name of your band. Sometimes you just have to make the best of a situation - especially if you're being paid for it. At the very least you can treat it as a free rehearsal, and it will be something to tell your grandchildren. Often the "challenging" gigs are the ones that you remember when you've racked up several hundreds over the years [/quote] a free (or paid ) rehearsal is one where you're booked and show up and do your thing as if the place were full, when it isn't. It's not as much fun, obviously... but you act professionally and that's it. However, I'd expect a place to be ready to have a band play. If the place is not ready, there's nobody in charge who knows what to do, promoter not contactable... I'd walk, unless the place is full of people eager to see you play. Reputations work both ways. No, you don't want to be the unreliable band who show up late or walk out etc... but no reasonable person is going to blame you for walking out in a situation like the OP describes. You also don't want to be that band who plays the shittiest gigs, because then you become a 'sh*tty band' by association. You play bad gigs often, then you'll get lots more of those. Life's too short to waste it like that.

Awesome! It makes my RATM band more authentic now

DiMarzio Area J. They are humbuckers but still sound very 'Jazz'. I liked them a lot because I tend to use the bridge pickup a lot in a Jazz, and this one sounded pleasantly meaty compared to others.

I'm a big fan of the DiMarzio Area J pickups, if you don't want to spend a fortune but still sound great. They're humbuckers but very traditional sounding for a humbucker... only fatter. If you don't care about cost, the Nordstrand NJ4SE pickups are my absolute favourite. They sound thick and defined and just lovely all round.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1466091861' post='3073307'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hey everybody! I've been away for quite a while, but it's nice to be back. �� [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Sooooo, the title of my post is a bit inaccurate, but not completely misleading. I'm considering ordering another Sandberg, and I've got it in my head that I really want a Basic 5. I know single humbucker basses, such as a stingray, aren't maybe as versatile as a dual pickup bass, but there's just something special about that single pickup, perfectly placed..... Even more so with the Basic to my ears, because the pickup is slightly further forward than a ray. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Despite the obvious limitations, I think that with eqing, different strings, different techniques, etc, etc, there's probably quite a few sounds to be had. If you compare famous ray players like Bernard Edwards and flea, they have very different sounds, and I know Andrew Levy used a ray on a lot of the early brand new heavies stuff, but I wouldn't have instantly identified it as one. I've also heard people playing rays with a sound not a million miles away from a p bass. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So, I was just interested to know everyone's opinion really, how versatile do you think these sort of basses are? Would you be happy to have a ray as your only bass? Do you feel you could manage to use one in any musical situation? [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks for your input. �� �� [/font][/color] [/quote] If I had only one bass, it would be a Stingray. While a Jazz with its two pickups could arguably be more 'versatile'... a Stingray is not exactly a one trick pony. You can get a wide range of sounds out of a Stingray. It's not just changing pickups, but the EQ and let's not forget the style you play in. You can make a Stingray sit back in the mix or be prominent and cutting, or anything you want. If you *need* a typical two-pickups-on-full-Jazz sound... well, no, the Stingray doesn't make that sound. It doesn't sound like a P if you need that specific sound. But can it sound right for any style? Yes, you can make it sound right. For me, the Stingray sounds great and I don't have problems fitting into any band with it. It feels just right too. That's why it's my favourite bass. If I wanted versatile I'd have kept the L2000 with its two pickups and many switches, or the Warwick Corvette $$ with even more options. But the truth is, to me, the Stingray sounds better than any of the multitude of sounds those two basses can make. So... which is more versatile in the end? The Stingray, for me, as it works for me everywhere.

Is the power cord fully inserted? (probably, but let's make sure we sort the basics first: my CMD121P let me down once... and it was a power cord that had loosened up)

[quote name='Turnaround' timestamp='1465019937' post='3064646'] I've been lucky enough to see Bombskare live a couple of times and they were incredible. The whole audience danced and jumped around all through the show.Midge was right, light touchpaper and stand well back. Female bass player was good, very solid, didn't catch sight of her gear but tone was spot on. [/quote] They're fantastic live... and great guys (and girl, now, for the past year or so). We've shared stages a few times... they are loonies, but the good kind of loonies. Love them!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1465421906' post='3068170'] I played at a private party last year where I brought my 100-year old double bass and wished I'd just brought electric bass instead. It was a party at your classic communal hippy dwelling, with a dancing audience who were in a whole range of altered states. The gig was great fun (as was the rest of the night), but mashed people kept stumbling into the "stage" area and I just spent too much time fielding people away from the double bass, which escaped major damage but did end up with a bent tuner and a couple of new scuffs. [/quote] a double bass, or an acoustic guitar, is a different matter as they're rather more fragile. Didn't you watch The Hateful Eight?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1465382944' post='3067659'] At the sort of venue where there was a real risk to my musical equipment I would be far more worried about my own personal safety. Instruments can be repaired or replaced, that what you have insurance for - you do have insurance don't you? Human body parts aren't so easy to repair and replace, at least not to the standard where I would be able to carry on doing my job and enjoy playing in a band. [/quote] I have to agree with this. I can't imagine playing somewhere where I really would worry about my instrument... There's only been two situations where I took a not-my-favourite bass: 1) we were busking all day and we were going to be here there and everywhere, with chances of rain... 2) an unusual gig in a muddy forest (a motorway construction protest site actually) The only issue being that the likelihood of coming home with dirty stuff was high. So not really a big deal after all. I have a favourite bass for a reason, it seems a shame not to play it -the bass I like best and enjoy the most- because I'm afraid it may get dirty... I never played in a warzone what kind of 'dangerous' places people play?

[quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1465116642' post='3065322'] So I've read about this phenomenon but playing in a classic rock band it's never crossed my mind when I got a new LM3, until last night when a little impromptu jam between songs turned into a slap fest by yours truly and a total amp cut out! Switched off, switched back on and all was good! Anyone else had this? I'm pretty sure I wasn't lighting up the input gain, I use a Spectracomp that that limits quite nicely too! Am I destined to never slap my bass whilst I have this amp!!!!!????? [/quote] I used an LM3 in a RHCP tribute band a while ago, so... no, you can certainly slap with that amp. Whether your bandmates think you should, that's another matter.

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1465121401' post='3065388'] QTX make some battery powered mini PAs. I have the 10" version, QTXqr10pa, although I think they also make 12 and 15" versions. Cheap and reasonably effective, with very good battery life. [/quote] This. I've had mine for 3 years now. Tonally is not the best bass sound ever, but it is not bad at all, and it gets surprisingly loud for surprisingly long. Certainly louder than we're allowed while busking over here. I used it in my band with two trumpets and a sax (unamplified), reduced acoustic kit (hi-hats, snare and bass drum), and three guitars through Roland micro thingies. I have more than enough headroom. I recommend an EQ pedal or a bass with active EQ, as the built in tone controls are not great for bass. I think the 10" is perfect, as it gives more than enough bass (for my needs, anyway) and it's light, small, and the battery last AGES. It will distort the bass if you push it, if the battery starts to run out, but that's to be expected.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1465552429' post='3069140'] I think it's probably because Alex (and Bill for that matter) had the cheek to tell us that our favourite cabs had been badly designed and that they could do a far better job. Some people don't like being told that. Personally one the reasons I read these forums is to learn. I'll make up my own mind about Barefaced when I get the chance to properly try out some of their cabs in a serious gigging environment. [/quote] You're too reasonable. Didn't you read the memo? That's not how you behave on internet!

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1463589446' post='3052654'] As for the standard tiny, heaving pub, that is where live music really 'lives'. There is an element of risk, so as guys have been saying, keep gear to a minimum and keep it as out of the way as possible. If the mood is good, then get stuck in and enjoy the vibe! Don't take it personally when drunkards tumble into you, and don't expect them to take it personally when you nudge them back towards their mates- it's all part of the crackling vibe of a real gig! Usually any real trouble makers will be ejected by crowd osmosis- the one or two guys causing trouble are usually as much disliked by the rest of the room as they are by the band. You [i]may[/i] have to repair a jack socket or two, and you might have to wipe some booze off your bass, but chances are you'll do it with a smile on your face. Enjoy! [/quote] smile on the face? It sounds like one variation of my idea of Hell...

[quote name='sellisnba' timestamp='1463428534' post='3051320'] Hi all, I'm thinking of changing to flat wound strings, I currently have rotosound strings on the bass. Great strings but I really can't get past the scratchy sound. My question is, if I stick to same string gauge will I have to get the bass setup at all. I'm thinking of giving Ernie ball cobalt flats a try, I've tried Fender flats but found the tension a bit high. [/quote] I find the Cobalts a bit more 'compliant' than the Fenders. I doubt you'll need to adjust the bass, but at most you'll have to turn the truss rod nut a fraction one way or the other, nothing else. The Cobalt flats are really cool. They are a bit like slightly used rounds, nowhere as dull as flats so if you don't want to change your sound drastically these are a good compromise... and smooth, so no finger noise. Love them.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1463839460' post='3054493'] Nice well built basses. Very large necks however. [/quote] one person's 'large' is another's 'just right'. I can't stand Jazz basses because of their slim necks

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1462707550' post='3045012'] Try the EB Slinky Cobalts, quite roundwound sounding to my ears, but with a far more polite top end. [/quote] +1 and you can make them darker with EQ/tone control if you wish.