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I believe Carol is a great player and has certainly recorded some amazing bass parts on a lot of the West Coast hits of the late 60s. But her claims regarding the Motown stuff are simply ridiculous. I find her opinions on Facebook grate on me, and they have become particularly outlandish in her old age which is rather sad. I still shiver when I read her frequent claims that '(my) Ibanez sounds more like a Fender Bass than a Fender Bass'. What? Despite this, she remains my Facebook friend out of respect and because she is clearly such a font of knowledge. Also - have used her felt muting technique in studios and the engineers do indeed love it! D

I have heard a lot of similar complaints. Have you tried adjusting the pickup height on the treble side?

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Hi All Quick question - I seem to recall reading that a lot of the Maruszczyk club pay for their instruments using a particularly good-value third party, which helps with the hurt of the exchange rate! Planning to buy from Europe, but the name of the service eludes me. Help?! Thanks Danny

I prefer smaller vintage frets actually, after having played the Squier Classic Vibe series extensively. Fretting a note (seems) to require less effort. Obviously there is less wear and tear in a smaller fret, so if I were getting a neck made, I would specify stainless steel frets.

There's a guy on Facebook getting some great sounds from his Hammersmith basses - check out Remco Hendriks.

The Feeling have loads of good modern rock stuff that's catchy. Love It When You Call and Never Be Lonely are belters

Drumming far too busy for me, Pino definitely more restrained as a result IMO.

In my experience, democracy doesn't work in a band. All the best ones have a dedicated MD, dedicated Manager, booking agent and so on. I love having a place in a band like that actually.

Try practicing restraint rather than embellishment. A much more useful skill.

Hmm slightly concerning. I had one of these on my Christmas list for home practice with an iPad. Are you using an app e.g. Amplitube?

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1478544635' post='3169791'] I have no way of giving you a meaningful answer but I can offer you the chance to hear/try my 3 Barefaced cabs in my signature. I'm in Belfast and gig mainly around Belfast and north Down. Just let me know if you're interested. I have several gigs before Christmas. Frank. [/quote] A top offer from a top man!

Average White Band - Cut The Cake Aretha Franklin - Ain't Necessarily So

Our Pino musn't have been available.

Larry Hartke's bass lounge at Sam Ash is a must visit!

If I was making a living from playing 4 hour bar gigs, I would be considering my options too. Do you teach bass? If so, do you get paid more for doing a 4 hour bar gig (to include expenses and travel time) than you would for teaching for 4 hours in the comfort of your own home? Granted, it may not be as glamorous, but if it's your sole income it's worth a thought.

Yeah Fortress was written about the breakup from his first wife too.

Superb songwriter, lyricist, singer and bass player. Sting is one of my favourite people! Love all of his stuff. Saw him for the first time last year with Paul Simon and it was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. My current favourite tracks (which change every week) are Something The Boy Said and Fortress Around Your Heart. Vinnie just superb on both.

Loved the older Kickback 12 combos (non lightweight) Proper tone and great in an orchestra pit where the tiltback feature meant it could run at minimal volume and still sound good!

Tried em all and settled on La Bella 760FL. Nice strings

My choice for ultra clean would be an EBS 4x10 of some sort!

Any love for Bose? Was contemplating investing in a bluetooth set (Soundlink) over ears type.

There's a guy in Ireland - think his name is Tony Thompson? Builds basses. Model names include Quadra (4 string) and Quinta (5 string)

I use the 410 with a DB751 head, quality thump out of that setup!

Lovely! Enjoy