Rayman

One of these for instance:

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=9341"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=9341[/url]

Check out that colour too, superb bass.

Depends how much you want to spend. A good Squier is hard to beat, and of course Mexican and Japanese Fenders too, if you can find a good one, they're often better than the US ones IMO.

How much dosh are you talking about?

Massive Attack - Safe From Harm.

Fairly simple bassline, but keep it up all the way through without loosing the time. Good practise.

Trevor Horn, yes.

Fingers, pick, flats, rounds, blah blah...........whatever technique anyone has, if it sounds great, then they're doing it right, and that sounds great. Trev's a talented chap.

Session player, Trevor Barry.

He's played with allsorts of folks like Bon Jovi and Celine Dion.

Another top gig last night, Derby Arms, Colne. Nice stage, pity there weren't more people though, maybe bonfire night kept a few away.

First time really I've been able to crank the Pro 400 up to it's full potential. Standing in front of it, taking in some proper chest thumping tone was a real pleasure. Both the Stingray and the jazz sounded immense, and I think now I've found the perfect gigging combination with this setup, effect free tone, punchy and clear, but with some lovely thump too. I reckon with the 1x15 extension cab, taking the rig up to 500W, it'd be absolutely mega, so maybe I'll have a look around for the cab.

I'm finding since the arrival of the amp, I'm using the EQ on the basses more too. I never really explored the pre on the ray before, prefering a flat setting and adjusting the amp. I've decided that I prefer to set the amp up for a general gig tone, and cutting and boosting highs and lows on the bass, it seems a more useable way in a live setting.

Anyway, bring on the next one.

H1 Jazz is a great bass. All my other basses have come and gone, stingrays, Marcus Millers, Geddys, Ibanez etc etc, but the H1 is still by my side, and paired up with my Singray at last nights gig, they were both just awesome. I particularly enjoyed last nights gig as I could crank the amp up and really drive the tone. Together with the Pro 400, the H1 and the 'ray are just brilliant. Enough said.

I like these simple, classy rigs. If I could've afforded to, I'd have gone that way myself recently, but opted for a 2x10 combo.

I've said it before, all you really need is a nice bass you're comfy with, a good quality rig and a cord and you're ready to go.
Either one of these last two setups would've been perfect for me. I have a Stingray and a Jazz too, and I'd [i]love[/i] either of those last two rigs to go with them.

Oh my word.

Robbie Shakespeare is one of my heroes:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAa2ktmWFc"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAa2ktmWFc[/url]

Fender Jazz and TI flats would be my choice, with the top end rolled off. Otherwise, as metioned by Rasta, the Steinberger bat bass has been a popular choice by many, and the Hohner B2a is meant to be a good compromise.

This lad plays plenty off vids on youtube via a Precision in the reggae style:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mpLrdYYooLI"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mpLrdYYooLI[/url]

Doesn't get much better than that set up mate, very nice.

GAHH! Why haven't I ever got any money?

Basswise I can only go off what I've heard, good quality stuff from Ibanez. If you can find a nice jazz for instance at a good price, I'd jump on it. In fact, I've been on the look out for one myself for some time.

I [i]did[/i] have a Cimar lead guitar many years ago, and it was really very very nice indeed. Well made, great player and a great sound. I seem to remember it being a version of the Roadstar.

If one comes up on the bay, you'll have to fight me for it .

That's a rather tasty bit'o'kit. Nice price too, won't be around long.

Link doesn't work for me mate.

So who's the lucky winner then?

Wish I could. It's my ambition to own a Wal one day, but sadly not at this time.

Good luck with it.

[quote name='rayfw' post='315373' date='Oct 26 2008, 09:34 PM']I have a DJ 4 fitted with aeros which I recently put a J retro into. Passive it was a very good sounding bass but the J retro has transformed it. What I find really useful is how the sweepable mid makes it easy to eq for different rooms.
I was saving up for a NYC Sadowsky but I've put that on hold since fitting the J retro - I don't honestly think I can justify the outlay when my DJ sounds so good now.[/quote]

I had this bass before Ray. My favourite tone passive was all up full on the pots, then back the neck pup back by around a quarter of a turn. Lovely jazz honk, and to me, every bit as nice as the JO I used to have with the Fralins in it.

Truely superb bass, I just couldn't resist Rays' Stingray.

Tiny pub, but a great gig, good crowd and really up for it. Pity about the pic taken on a phone. Best gig in a while last night. Fiday night we'd played to a crowd of heavy rockers (we're not heavy rock), but they clapped politely bless 'em.

Stick some pictures up pal, you'll get more interest.

Think of this for sale section as a shop window, no pics, no interest.

Good luck.

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Let the neighbours see what's been disturbing them[/quote]

Y'see.............having gear like that is just illegal...............I'm calling the police.

[quote name='simon1964' post='313123' date='Oct 23 2008, 05:15 PM']But very pleased Colin Moulding has had a vote above - he would be number 4 and is very underrated IMO[/quote]

Ditto. XTC are pound for pound the best band the UK has ever produced. IMO of course. Colin and JJ are the reason I started playing in the early 80s.

It's a lovely bass, but I can't see many people paying a couple of grand for a Stingray, as much as I love them.

If you were in the UK, and were asking for offers around the high hundreds, and I had that kind of money, I'd be contacting you, but it's a negative on all those points for me.

Very very nice bass, and I wish you luck in selling it.

Stuart Zender

Marcus Miller

Jean Jaques Burnel

Anyone turns up and mentions Basschat, I'll buy you a pint.