Rayman

I go to Wigan all the time with work mate, if you draw a blank elswhere let me know and I'll sort you out.

I really wanted that red TRB6P that was available recently, yet another bass I've fancied for years but never had one. I really must get myself a nice 6er at some point.

That's utterly fabulous. The nicest looking Shuker I've seen in a while.

I just really don't like distorted lead bass solos. I've never forgiven Steve Lawson for dropping one into one of his tracks on Grace and Gratitude. It's a beautifully atmospheric track (forget the name) then his lobs in this horrendous fizzy bass solo like someone firing up a chainsaw in the middle of Barbers Adagio for Strings, and it's not played very well either. [i]Awful[/i]. Lead bass can be good in the right place, but even when some of my favourite players like Adam Nitti or Stevie Williams do it, I'm not keen. I like the bass to groove within a song, while the guitarist or keyboard player takes the lead glory. Stu Hamm for instance, I [i]love[/i] his playing within a band, but I hate that tapping thing he does.

The Jazz band; Poogie Bell - Drums Adam Nitti - Bass Bluey - Guitar Ronnie Jordan - Guitar The Haggis Horns - Brass Pat Kane - Vocals Sam Brown - Vocals Jamelia - Vocals Herbie Hancock - Keys The Rock band; Neil Peart - Drums Tony Levin - Bass John Petrucci - Guitar Jeff Beck - Guitar Rob Halford - Vocals Jordan Rudess - Keys Both lineups would be different again if I picked them tomorrow.

Bilbo??

Dot at the 21st on the Trib L2500, but not on the US L2000. Not sure of the year of either, but both are 90's models, and the L2000 is older with the 3 bolt neck plate. Edit; both are of course 2000s models, I was rather drunk when I posted this last night .

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='930320' date='Aug 19 2010, 09:30 PM']I believe that Tribes Vibes & Scribes is their best album closely followed by 100 degrees and Rising and then Positivity[/quote] Same order as me

In my years as a front man in the early 90s, I did a gig on the back of a truck in a quarry near Bremen in Germany. We were one of about 6 bands playing a mini festival, on a very cold, damp day. We were also the novelty foriegn band amongst a bunch of local bands, so we had a decent drowd watching us, but it was weird being surrounded by this old quarry, and it poured with rain most of the day. U2 at Red Rock Canyon it was not.

White all the way. Tort looks the dogs on the right colour, to me personally, that's not the right colour for a tort guard. I'd be looking for a cream pearl guard for that.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='928227' date='Aug 18 2010, 12:04 AM']Didn't even know they were touring - thanks for the heads-up. I absolutely LOVE Dub Side Of The Moon. [/quote] DITTO.

Lovely set up. You can keep yer ruddy boutique stuff, all you need at the end of the day is a P and a J, the classic combo. I'll bet they sound sweet through the acoustic too?

Another vote for a Steamer, and if I had a choice I'd go for a Stage 2, just because I think they're little bit brighter and cleaner than the Stage 1 tonewise, and it would have to be a 5 stringer for hip hop IMO. I love playing along to a bit of Jazzmatazz, Guru, Gangstar etc, and you'll definately need the B. Streamer Stage 2 or 1, either will hit the spot.

[quote name='Doctor J' post='927395' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:45 AM']I think the problem with bass cutting through or not is purely down to the player - their technique and how they EQ. I've never encountered a model of bass which wasn't capable of cutting through, just the players change.[/quote] 100%, and also the room you're playing in makes a big difference. I might be the only person on the site who had a problem getting a Stingray to cut through. I never did get to the bottom of it, but I think it was probably down to a 2EQ and lack of mids. No problem at all with the G&Ls, because I find them so much more versatile and controlable, but for pure live punch and honk I always found passive Fender Jazzes were pretty much the best.

I'm very much looking forward to this album. Unlike some, I've loved pretty much everything Jay Kay has produced, regardless of who the bass player is, altough I'm definately a Zender fan. I don't know if it's because I'm a fan, or just because I like the cut of JK's Jib, but I'm yet to hear a [i]bad[/i] Jamiroquai album, although some are of course better than others.

[url="http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=149"]http://www.bassesbyleo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=149[/url] Any help?

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='924320' date='Aug 13 2010, 08:11 PM'] Don't get me wrong, I like players who are technically proficient, to see an artist at the height of their musical prowess and mastery of an instrument, but some players just don't do it for me, and the 3 listed rank at the top of my list. One man's meat and all that! It would be boring if we all liked the same thing [/quote] Absolutely right. Variety is the spice of life. I have to say, out of ALL the bass players mentioned here, I think every single one is important to someone, Tal, Hooky, even the bloke from Fall Out Boy, someone somewhere likes what they do, and to me, that means they're important and valued as musicians, even if they're not to evryone's taste. The only one I still think is/was a waste of oxygen was Sid. I hated him when he was alive and I still do, purely because he was a totally useless musician. Just my opinion of course, I'm sure someone loves him.