Rayman

It's a great place, a mate of mine has bought a couple of Dingwals from there. Again, thank the lord it's a couple of hours away from me.

Glass slides give you a warmer tone, whereas brass (or metal) slides give you a slightly brighter, thinner sound, at least to my ears that is. I ended up with a ceramic one, it's a Joe Perry signature one, trouble is, with my sausage fingers, it's not really large enough for me, and only fits on the top part of my finger. It's all in the ear of the beholder, but I prefer a warmer tone, so glass would be my first choice, and the neck of a beer bottle seems to have the edge, can't think why.

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' timestamp='1344120762' post='1760212'] I'm the opposite, I thought DiAnno was the man ! [/quote] Yes !! Thank you, I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that. I saw them in er....1980ish with the original line up, and was blown away, haven't seen them since. "Iron Maiden" and "Killers" are the best 2 albums,[i] IMHO[/i] of course. I don't mind the Bruce years stuff though, and quite enjoyed the documentary, but the concert was a bit dull. Stevie Harris is still the man though, great bass player, and a big influence on me.

Creating a JJB growl can be difficult, but an NY baseball cap, some Reebok trainers and an Adidas shell suit should get you close. Seriously though, it's been covered above, valve guitar heads through knackered speakers, via a pick and a Fender Precision. That's all as far as I'm aware.

3mm for me at the 12th. Any lower than that is too low for me, as I tend to clatter the strings like heard of stampeding water buffalo, especially when playing with the rock band. To be honest, even when I'm playing at home, and much more softly to jazz or funk, I prefer a decent amount of daylight under the strings, I guess it's just what you're used to.

Yeah, I fancy it too, but I have the Ashdown Envelope filter, and never use it, because it's too ruddy big to fit in my bits box. I might try the Bad Monkey.

Is the Bad Monkey any good for bass? No loss of bottom end? I've got one (for guitar) never tried it with the basses. The Ibanez PD7 I[i] do[/i] use live isn't that great to be honest.

Yep, my sound is in my head, and no matter what bass I'm playing, and through most amps, I get there or there abouts on any of them generally. There's artistic license there of course, a Precision through an Ampeg, and a Stingray through an EBS, will sound pretty different of course, but then I wouldn't play a Precision through an Ampeg anyway!! You get my point though.

In fact I'll buy the Elixirs back Nick if you don't want them? My Thunderbird could use them.

Yep, I think that's the option. I think we'll just avoid the venues that have them altogether though from now on.

I see your point Chris, but in our case the venue knew very well what they were getting, and assured us there'd be no problem.

I couldn't agree more with all the comments, and best of luck to one and all. I used to be very fit, I was into the gym big time about ten years ago, and rode mountain bikes regularly, but anyone who knows me knows that I'm now a tub of lard with knackered knees, 6'3" and 18st....and 47 years old. I REALLY need to loose some weight.[i] Really[/i].

Beautiful basses both , did you not fancy the Elixirs on it? They're literally days old, so I'd flog them if you can. In fact the empty box is still on my kitchen table!!