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Check out Sheehan's boots, immense! What's the point of having a double neck with two necks exactly the same though? Am I missing something, or is it just for showmanship?

Sounds excellent Nick! I love doing theatre work, it's a great feeling towards the end of the week when you start to anticipate your favourite sections in advance, and memorise them instead of just reading. Let us know how the live shows go! Danny

I've always loved the sound from my ABM 500w 2x10 combo, not a bit wooly but with plenty of warmth on tap if need be. The option to blend a valve pre with a SS one means you can get many usable tones without even having to change the EQ settings. I have, however, had to get it repaired in the past, and I have a feeling the speakers need replacing very soon, but it doesn't put me off using them at all - I don't mind maintaining good sounding gear which has paid for itself over and over!

What a great tone!

I think it diminishes the value to a collector, but it would probably be worth around the same for someone who was going to actually play it. I know I'd rather have frets in decent nick if I was buying a vintage bass to play regularly - surely most of us on here would feel the same?

Probably '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' by Tony Christie, or 'Angels' by Robbie Williams. I don't mind playing the first one actually, quite an interesting bassline, but the second one is just awful.

Minor Pentatonic I think, although the progression is I-IV-V (blues style)

I almost exclusively use Major, Minor, Pentatonic and Blues scales. Sometimes the harmonic minor when I'm feeling eastern! I very rarely stick rigidly to the notes in a given scale, however, especially when improvising. There are also a few cases in some songs where a chromatic note actually fits quite well!

Second one was released in 1965 but very much in a 50's vain, Del Shannon is great!

[quote name='Jase' post='573697' date='Aug 19 2009, 12:27 AM']Here's all the answers....according to this chap [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBOFbTYNQcE"]Endorsement secrets[/url][/quote] I must admit - he was grinding on me a bit at the start, but he seems like a really nice guy! Great advice too

In short - nope! Both cabinets are 8 ohms each, which means that your head will be capable of supplying a 4 ohm load which is 1000w according to the manual. Hope this helps Danny

[b]Basses[/b] All original 1960 Fender Jazz (a la Herbie Flowers) Fender Slab Body 1960 Precision (in the famous Olympic White) Custom spec Jazz Bass (Geddy Lee profile graphite neck, ebony board, alder body, olympic white over sunburst nitro finish, top of the range hardware and J-Retro pre) Custom spec fretless Precision (spec as above but with fiesta red over sunburst nitro finish) Warwick Custom Shop 4 String (based on Jack Bruce Cream Reunion Bass) 1960's Rickenbacker (McCartney replica) Hand Carved Double Bass Ned Steinberger CR Electric Double Bass [b]Amps[/b] Hiwatt Danny McCormack Signature 200w Bass Amp Trace Elliot V8 Ampeg Portaflex [b]Cabs[/b] Full Ashdown Entwistle Rig Custom Built 8x10 Custom Built 4x12 (Matching) Custom Built 2x15 (Matching) [b]Extras[/b] A house in the countryside with a big workshop Full set of luthier tools A book cabinet full of luthier books A place on a Jon Shuker course A stack of wood and hardware!

[quote name='Etienne' post='571710' date='Aug 17 2009, 03:42 PM']Check out the DVD 'Live at Montreaux- 1982 & 1985'- two amazing SRV gigs! The band are absolutely smoking in both performances... I'm sure I'm not the only one on BC who covets Tommy's battered white Jazz Bass! Also well worth a look is 'Rory Gallagher- Live at Montreaux'- Rory's long-time bassist Gerry McAvoy could tear it up pretty well on his P-Bass, and his gurning facial expressions onstage would probably win Alex's Midget competition by a fair distance![/quote] +1 to everything you just said, Etienne! Both of those performances are an absolute must-watch if you're a fan of blues bass playing. And that white Jazz...

[url="http://open.spotify.com/track/08oFaldyrcrUpY3f4JonCs"]This[/url] is the song he means. Very Jaco-esque indeed!

[quote name='steantval' post='569547' date='Aug 14 2009, 09:50 PM']Certain key changes totally wreck the feel of certain songs, as I have witnessed on many occasions.[/quote] +1 on this point. I find that 'Summer of 69' sounds totally different when my band does it in C instead of D. I generally rally to include it as little as possible because of this, which is a shame, because it's a great song in D!

[quote name='Veils' post='569178' date='Aug 14 2009, 04:06 PM']We have a useful yet simultaneously unfortunate situation in that our drummer is an awesome FOH. Great in that he can point in house FOH's in the right direction and often make the process quicker and less painless, really frustrating in that we knew if he wasn't behind the kit, he'd make us sound awesome without fail [/quote] Lol, my drummer is EXACTLY the same as that actually, his dad owns one of the largest PA companies in Northern Ireland here too so it's basically in his blood. Sometimes I wonder how he'd react to his role in the band being changed

[quote name='HeavyJay' post='567590' date='Aug 13 2009, 08:06 AM'][/quote] What is it with people doing that to their double basses? Imagine such cruelty!

[quote name='Andyalfa' post='561703' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:10 AM']+1 for Danny Thompson. What TONE. He did a brief solo, backing the Blind Boys of Alabama on Jools Holland which makes the hairs on my neck stand on end every time I hear it. He was also in a band called Pentangle, a top notch jazz/folk combo back in the late 60's. There was some footage of them on BBC4 recently showing yet another wonderful solo from Mr Thompson.[/quote] +1 to everything said above. I haven't seen the Blind Boys Of Alabama video, going to check it out now!

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='567426' date='Aug 12 2009, 10:49 PM']Shingai in the Noisettes uses one[/quote] Great band!

[quote name='bassman2790' post='567122' date='Aug 12 2009, 06:47 PM']Smallest amp I've ever gigged with is the 120 watt Hartke Kickback 12 which, to be honest, did a sterling job and only struggled once when playing to around 100 people at a Christmas party at Old Trafford.[/quote] Coincidentally, this is the same amp I'd been using for gigs for the last year or so, until some reliability issues forced me to retire it unfortunately. It was a real shame, because I loved that amp! Danny

After a gig I played on Saturday where I was supplied with a 15w Kustom Bass combo, I was wondering if anyone else on here has had the same painstaking experiences? It truly was hell, I couldn't hear a single note I was playing and had a total lack of confidence because of it. The guy who supplied backline was thoroughly accosted afterwards! Oh well, it was a one-hand lift I guess. Danny

Very nice! Any pics of the full bass? Post in Gear Porn if you have, I'd love to see it in it's entirety. Danny

[quote name='blazer3' post='566447' date='Aug 12 2009, 02:01 AM']Anyway i may be stuck in the 60s/70s and 80s but i love it and i wouldnt change it for the world.[/quote] I'm exactly the same mate, even though I'm not old enough to remember any of those decades! What an era for music. That Zeppelin performance you're talking about is brill, I think that's the one where Keith Moon can be spotted in the audience. 'How Many More Times' is the epitome of coolness IMO, Jonesy is so fluid on bass, a proper inspiration.

There was a discussion about this a couple of weeks ago [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=55342"]HERE[/url]. Some music shops don't require a receipt, as they can get a replacement cable FOC anyway by sending the faulty one back. Danny