acidbass

Fantastic live band! Saw them in Dublin about 4 years ago, was about 3 rows from the front in the standing section right in front of Steve Harris, absolutely amazing!

I was actually wondering this myself yesterday as I am going to go for a set of Half Wounds on my fretless once it's had some work done to it. I came to the conclusion that Long Scale was the best option as they're made for basses with a 34" scale length (AFAIK)

You come onto a bass forum asking if you should buy another bass? Probably not the best financial advisory solution!

After the first set of clips, I was sure the Stingray was number 2, but the second set of clips definitely makes me think number 1. It definitely sounds more bridge-y after being coil tapped (is that the correct phrase?) and the second clip sounds better IMO, therefore it has to be the Sandberg! Number 1 for me

John Giblin

Did a great gig tonight in a hotel called the Kilmorey Arms in the coastal town of Kilkeel in Northern Ireland. Wedding reception with crazy guests, a great buffet and an early finish - fantastic! That was the fourth of seven gigs in six days, tough going but we're now on the home straight! Used my Bravewood Jazz DI'd to the PA, an Ibanez Promethean for onstage monitoring and Sennheiser G3 In Ears.

I might be wrong, but I believe it's due to the fact that the soapbars are hum-cancelling, and maybe the P/J set up is still just two single coils running in parallel. Maybe that's the reason for the difference in tone?

Another user of the 1x10 here - gigging it 7 times this week! Have ordered the 1x10 extension cab and can't wait to use it in anger next week, going to order a couple of custom covers for the combo and cab also. Superb piece of kit!

[quote name='bode' post='1297864' date='Jul 9 2011, 12:17 AM']If you can get past the folky bit, this is the first track I heard Danny Thompson. From Pentangle's Basket of Light album....£2.99 delivered on Amazon UK![/quote] Absolutely LOVE Pentangle! Jansch and Renbourn are complete monsters on the guitar, McShee is a wonderful vocalist and of course Danny's playing is outstanding ('In Time' being a personal favourite, or some fantastic bow work on 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme')

[quote name='Marvin' post='1294326' date='Jul 6 2011, 09:07 AM']Danny Thompson and John Martyn apparently, although very good friends, also used to fight like cat and dog at times. They did a rather amusing interview about their relationship.[/quote] I've met Danny a couple of times when he was in Belfast with the Transatlantic Sessions On Tour - he's a wonderful bass player and a top chap. He tells a story about one time John and him went into a bar for a drink, John ordered a couple of pints and a couple of whiskeys and overpaid the barman by about double what the round cost, telling him to 'keep the rest for the damage'. The barman was stumped but later in the evening Danny and John had a huge ruckus and wrecked the entire bar! I actually followed a recommendation on Basschat about a year ago now to listen to the Solid Air album - wish I could remember who it was so I could thank them, ever since I've been a huge John Martyn/Danny Thompson fan. Fantastic, moving stuff. My recommendations for a first time listener would be Small Hours, Discover The Lover, Hurt In Your Heart and Bless The Weather. John Giblin too, check out his fretless playing on the Grace and Danger album! Amazing!

I for one love the white Precision - I have a view to maybe investing in one soon to match my Jazz which has exactly the same colour combination (bar a tort guard which I think would make it look even better!) I really like these!

+1 on the Sennheiser. Our singer is using the new G3 mic, and a couple of us are using the G3 bodypack transmitters. Excellent pieces of kit!

Pop.

RIP John. Fondly remembered on a daily basis when one of his basslines pops into my playlist frequently! One of my main inspirations.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1273470' date='Jun 18 2011, 09:15 AM']Perfect! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=141758"]More here....[/url] [/quote] Wow, that looks the business! Going to order one at the start of next week methinks.

When I worked full-time in an office, I used to get really bad RSI from sitting at a desk all day typing and using a mouse, which impacted on my playing that night a lot of the time. I recall one gig where I couldn't even grip a plectrum! Needless to say, I chose the better option in the end and went back to being a full-time musician

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1242612' date='May 24 2011, 08:53 AM']Glad you like it! I wouldn't give the bag a pat on the back yet. IME, it's a pain in the arse to lug about, and the steel loops will eventually bend and make it unsafe to use. ...unless they've since revised the design.[/quote] Yeah, I find the bag to be a bit of a nuisance too, to be honest. Considering going for a Silverstone Amp cover or something similar with a little slot in it for the top handle - makes more sense to me.

Never knew these amps existed! They look lovely! 400w of valve amplification though? I would have no conceivable situation to be able to use that but I WANT!!!

I think a lot of drummers actually prefer to have a stage monitor when listening to the click, instead of headphones, as they get a more general idea of what's going on and avoid feeling isolated. You have to remember that they're musicians too (apparently?) and not just timekeepers. I read a good article a few weeks ago about panning the click to the left and the music to the right - is this the way it's normally done?

There are a few websites on the net where you can download backing tracks for songs, on which you can select which instruments you want in and out of the track (like a tick box exercise). I play as part of a 3 piece band (drums, guitar/vox, bass/vox) and we are considering going down the backing track route for songs such as Rosanna. I have yet to look into pricing however!

[url="http://www.basspartsresource.com/bass_electricalwiringkits.htm"]Try this one[/url] for size - I think it has all you require! It's the one on the bottom left.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1229120' date='May 12 2011, 06:19 PM']Did you get it anywhere local or ordered in??[/quote] I wish I could find one locally! I ordered it plus the carrybag from Thomann. You're more than welcome to come and try it out if you're thinking of buying one?

Just used my new Promethean at a gig tonight for the first time - my word! Who'd have thought that such a little box could produce a huge sound? Loads of bottom end and mids for onstage monitoring - we used a PA aswell. The lads in the band were commenting on how clean it sounded at high volumes and they never usually notice my playing at all! Great buy - already thinking about getting the extension cabinet.

A good drummer.