Rayman

My mate has one. Not my bag, but it's his pride and joy, and the favourite of all his Rics.

That'd be great, however, she told me recently that they had no plans to come here, as much as they'd like to.

As far as the day itself goes, I'd say this:

Venue excellent, much better than the previous two. Organisation excellent, timing excellent, food better too, generally a much more polished event than before, so congrats to Gary, Steve, Pris and all else involved.

Now the downside for me. The acts. I must admit to being a bit of a Stevie Williams fan, and I'm always a bit gutted when we only get 10 minutes of him playing, but hey ho. It was a [i]very[/i] jazz orientated bass day this year, and to be honest, after listening to half a dozen acts including Laurence Cottle, and Jeff Berlin, all playing very simillar styles of jazz, I'd had enough. I turned around to Kev as we waited to the bitter end to see the last act, and said, "if this is yet another jazz player, I'm off", it was, and I was too.

This event needs to appeal to a broader range of people if it's going to survive. There should be a mix of rock, jazz, funk, something for everyone, and I for one would [i]love[/i] to see some upright bass too, maybe some rockabilly slap.

Another point. If the equipment dealers want to sell gear, I think they should bring low/mid priced stuff too, not just 1965 Fender P's worth 4 grand and the like.
It's different for the custom builders of course, but the bass shops should bring more affordable stuff, then they might make a sale.

A good day generally for me, but I needed the 3 pints of Guiness to get me through all that jazz. Last year was still the best for me so far, but I'm looking forward to the next one.

Again, [i]BIG[/i] up to the organisers, top job, I just needed more variety in the music.

PM'd

I'm going to see Rush so I can't go. Anyone want the ticket, you'll have to call at my house sometime before tomorrow night.

I'd rather a fellow bass player used it, than it went in the bin.

PM me if you want it, but be quick.

Cheers Dale, but it's already gone up to £28.

Ha ha, well Pete I dunno, it cost me 50 quid from a BCer a couple of weeks ago, so I guess I'd want that for it.

Couple of days to go bump.

Sei, ACG, Overwater, Shuker, doesn't get much better than those does it?

Wicked Dave.

Well I've got to take my vote back. I've ended up using a plec for the first time in about 10 years on a new song in the set. It sounds so much better with a plec, and to be honest, I've enjoyed the feel of it again, so I guess I'm now "pluck and plec" guy too.

Anyway, like I said on page one, I've bought a PD-7, thanks for the input.

Super Slinkys on the Stingray, TI flats on the jazz.

Yamaha NE-1 Nathan East EQ on the bay:

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Tone Factor 442 Envelope Filter:

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I've been trying a few pedals recently, and I'm discovering quickly that I'm not a pedal person, so these are up for sale.

Nice bass indeed.

Unfortunately, if I want to find my dream bass, a Fender Jazz from the year of my birth, I'd better start saving, because it'd be a '65.

OOOOOHHHHH it's the Aerosmith bass, very very nice indeed.





[quote name='Wil' post='39495' date='Jul 31 2007, 01:10 PM']Can the 2EQ stingray cut through as much as the 3EQ?[/quote]

[b][size=4]YES[/size][/b]

If anyone gets the chance to go and see Alans band " Nice Guy Eddie" do so, they're such a great band, cool as f*** and tight as a fishes arse (especially when it's their round at the bar).

I'm not a soul man particularly, but I loved the set when I saw them. Give me that over some tosser spinning disks, every time.

[quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='39142' date='Jul 30 2007, 06:38 PM']Paul Simonon...end of debate.[/quote]

Yes, saw him with The Good The Bad and The Queen a few months back, a very dapper chap indeed.

Will do. I just finished learning "Hysteria" for Wednesday, but I doubt the pedal will be here in time for that.

Sorted, PD7 on its way to me.

Thanks for that.

Yeah I just had a look at your list. Tempting, It's a bit more than I wanted to spend really. I'm not generally big on effects, but need some for this new band, I'll give it some thought, thanks.

[quote name='Higgie' post='39053' date='Jul 30 2007, 04:23 PM']How much are you looking to spend?[/quote]

Erm, well I guess £40 or there abouts, less if possible. I can't remember if you had something on your list? If I can find a second hand unit all the better.

[quote name='Higgie' post='39041' date='Jul 30 2007, 04:11 PM']Zender takes the top spot for me...But Paul Turner is definitely a VERY cool cat indeed.[/quote]

Amen brother.

Big Dave Swift is a top geezer, seen him play a couple of times, and yes he nails it every time. Mind you, even if he played a bum note, I doubt anyone would have the guts to tell him.

Well it all depends on the kind of stuff you play, and the kind of sound you want. All I can say is, the Squier is a great little bass, but so's the OLP, which as you say, has more strings to its bow, litterally.

No-one can decide but you, however, if you jump on the Squier VMJ, you won't be sorry, IMO.