acidbass

I obsess over note length and attack in most genres of music, this definitely comes from my love of synth and keyboard bass. I don't think I'll ever be perfect but I love trying

What are the Sunbeams like in comparison to Nickel Lo Riders? Has anyone had experience of both? Liking the sound of the Sunbeams, may go for a set next.

I use Lo Riders on a passive Jazz Bass - love the nickel variant but I ordered steel by mistake for my current set and don't like them as much. There's a significant difference in tone to my ears - will be going back to nickel as soon as these are done.

Who remembers LOUD cabinets?

Seems reasonable actually?

Unreal! Enjoy every minute of it. Massive respect for Sting, I love virtually everything he has been involved with!

Is there any logic in placing the subs on the floor (audience level) as opposed to on the stage (band level)? I've always thought the bass response to be better on solid ground.

The footprint of a DB/SL112 cab is pretty large compared to most 1x12 cabinets, particularly the new breed lightweight options. I found them somewhat unwieldy at times actually.

Exactly what happens in the band I manage. It's the fairest way and we take into account distance to travel when pricing the gigs, so as to ensure no shortfall.

OT, but a terrible DJ IMO with a serious chip on his shoulder when talking to some callers.

He definitely goes on a bit and I don't particularly like his playing, but I would have loved a resource like SBL to learn from when I started playing.

P Bass with a pick, tone open into Sansamp or SVT = bliss!

Much too basic and rudimentary to be interesting. 8th note pentanonics with the odd blue note WOW! Zero melody or structure really. Also he fluffs his fingering which fails to sound the odd note properly, I think he is possibly drunk. Much prefer his Bullfrog Blues solo.

Love Rory and Gerry but that has to be one of the worst bass solos I have ever heard!

Had a Big Baby 2 for a while and just couldn't get a sound I liked out of it. Tried numerous heads, both lightweight and full fat (Aguilar, Hartke, Ashdown, Bugera) and no joy. Ended up moving it on. I now play Aguilar cabs and they are so sweet.

I like the simplicity of only having one control knob, but does anyone actually play with volume below max? We aren't guitarists trying to drive a preamp for solos. I think volume is the only control on my bass that I never touch.

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I think the whole P Bass tone ideal is a bit of art imitating life. It was the only recorded bass sound throughout the 50s and 60s on 1000s of records which subconsciously dictated how electric bass should sound. Ergo, engineers know how to mix it 'properly' due to years of having that exact tone thrust upon them. My point is that any bass can sound good given the right context, and the P Bass just got a bit lucky.

Are the pickups out of line with the strings? The pole pieces look off.

Horrid

Disappointed they have done away with the Hi Mass bridge on these CVs - probably the most useful upgrade a bass could have. I actually retrofitted these bridges to a few of my other basses! Great piece of kit.

Just do what you do and if a drunk punter addresses you as a member of staff, tell them to f’cough

A real pet hate of mine is bands who just throw songs together and busk them without actually ever really learning the nuances. You are 100% right in your observations. I've had to compromise many times by playing progressions that I just know are plain wrong, just because the guitarist hasn't bothered his derrière to learn the right chords. It seems to be more prevalent in 2/3 piece pub acts where most punters only care about roaring the melody after a skinful. I decided a couple of years ago not to accept mediocrity anymore when learning a song with a band and have been vocal when I have needed to be when things are going wrong. Probably hasn't made me any friends but I don't care, it's the most conscientious of musicians who respect an honest approach and those are the ones I would rather gig with anyway.

Great song but not one I would ever consider covering, I guess it would appeal to the 90s generation. In my experience, you could start a set with the Force Theme and people would start to dance