Barefootbassplayer

I can pick my cab up next friday!!!!! You guys can't see me.....but I'm doing a little jig around the room at the moment

I got confirmation of my deposit from Alex however when I paid the balance I didn't receive anything. I did later speak to Alex, a weak willed moment where I wanted an update , and double checked he had received it.

I'd also previously spoken with him about cabs so didn't get the phone call after paying the deposit...which is fair enough

Yep, 17th Jan!! As I understand it they're finally catching up so hopefully you won't be waiting as long Twigman and as other people have said once I get my greasy mitts on it all will be forgotten and it will have been worth it!

Dig in for the long haul guys....I'm into my 17th week of waiting for my big twin! I swear my 4 x 12 gets heavier every week!

I owned one of these for ten very happy years! After a couple of years of heavy gigging it did overheat and cut out a couple of times and so I got an electrician to do exactly the same. Hey presto, amp ran a lot cooler and never had an issue with it again!

I would not worry at all as long as you're happy it has been carried out by someone who knows what they are doing!

For a while now I have been noticing the tone of the SWR becoming more distorted the longer it is left on, which actually sounds nice but I use this for a clean sound and have no control!!

I'm thinking it could be the tubes although this is not something I am particularly familiar with. I have had a friend tell me tubes should be renewed every couple of years? I have had this since they first released them back in 2008 or whenever it was and it has been very well gigged in that time!

I know it uses a 12AX7 Dual Triode tube.......what ever the hell that is, if anyone knows where I can get these from and also tell me if they are relatively straight forward to replace. I can replace fuses, make cables, diagnose a few standard faults so not a complete newb to electronics although i am no electrician!!!


Thanks for your help guys

Woohoo, finally the weekend is here this tomorrow I could have an armful of new gear and a very pissed off bank manager!!!

I tend to go to gigs like these always taking my own amp and generally I am happy for people to use it. I always make sure I meet every bass player who is going to plug into it and give a quick run down as its a bit conveluted. I do ask them not to knob twiddle though. If someone wants their own sound, use your own amp....if you want to borrow mine be happy with the controls on your bass being the only varient. I don't actually think this is pedantic or picky, I think its good manners. Most people have been cool and appreciative, a few have been dicks. If I witness someone pissing around mith my gear despite being asked nicely not too I tend to ask not so nicely once and then suggest a new way of wearing their bass guitar but it has only happened once in years!

It is about being friendly and helpful but that is definitley a two way street, and if someone adamantly says no just remember they have probably got to that point thanks to some inconsiderable git previously!

Count me in for the saturday! Always a good laugh here and stoked that Warwick have finally succumbed!

Mark Knopfler, not only for my own enjoyment but just to see the look on my dads face

Damn it!!!! I had no idea they were touring as would have loved to have seen them. Awesome band with some sublime bass playing!

Congrats very jealous! If I ever got that chance I think my dad would have a heart attack given he got me into Dire Straits from a very young age!

As bassman steve says, you just need to get a splitter box to seperate the signal and you can then play one bass into two completely differant amps with free control over all eq, compression settings on each.

A cab is more than just the sum of the speakers put in it. Dimensions, bracing, porting, materials, crossovers....all go a long way to giving the final tone. Then of course fashion enters the mix, personally I bought my 4 x 12 from the factory in Essex not only because I loved the sound of it but because it was green

I have to agree with a lot of the other posts though, I haven't seen TE gear go for reasonable money in a considerable time....personally I think the (IMO) rubbish they put out after leaving these shores has damaged the resale value and name. Although some demos of the brand new models sound like a definite step in the right direction.

Payed my deposit last week for a Barefaced Big Twin....something I have researched and thus wanted for a while! Now just have to develop enough patience to last the wait!!! Will give my final thoughts and photos once it arrives!!

Take dog biscuits and give Ruby a stroke for me!!! You'll have a blast, Jon is fantastic!

Pretty much any session work I have done has come from recommendations from people I know. Jam nights are a great source for meeting people and getting your name known, those people know other people and you want to be in a position where if someone is asking around for a bass player your name comes up in the mix. Once you can get in with a producer as his first call you'll find he talks to other guys and your name gets about quicker. The musicial prostitue comment is a great analogy and I have referred to myself as a musical whore for years meet people, don't be afraid to do unpaid work if you have a spare moment as for me those unpaid gigs/bands/sessions have often led to paid work with other people as well as give me a few interesting things to include on showreels/cv.

When you get the call you need reliable gear that works as soon as you plug it in (although more and more often producers just have you use virtual gear in my experience....and dismay!) and a good variety of basses to be able to cover different tones ie jazz, precision, humbucker, soapbar

Probably the biggest thing is being able to communicate effectively about parts. Its very very rare I get called in and presented with a fully scored bass part....usually its a sit down with the track and a chat about what the producer has in his head and being able to give him that.

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I guess if you look in a dictionary under contradiction they would of put this but it was too long?
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+1

Having played bass in a Slade tribute for over 4 years I think the man was a genius! His piano playing definitely had an influence on the way he approached bass lines IMO

I don't think you can slam a bass player for playing route notes or simple rythms if that is what is needed....Oasis, AC/DC, Status Quo and god knows how many more spring to mind.

The only examples I can think of of 'super bands' where the bass player could not genuinely play...and this ise from people who worked with the bands...would be

Alec John Such - Bon Jovi.......widely known he didn't record the bass on the albums and could not play the songs live but his image was in keeping

Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols.....all about the image!

Some interesting points being raised, the core of my original post was more the demise of bands supporting fellow bands, I've made a point of trying to chat to fellow band mates, try and get my friends in early to listen to the other guys, I've always been the one to lend out my bass amp for others to use.....although I have had a rethink on this when recently some @rseholes have walked off with some small items of my gear and reset all of my eq settings despite asking them not to.

I guess I find a lack of camaraderie these days between fellow bands which I see as a real shame

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And definitely avoid "head-lining" at such events. All it means is that it will be you and a few die-hard supporters left when you go on
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Ha yep!

Just a general question for you all to consider.....maybe I'm looking back with rose tinted glasses here!

I remember playing on bills with 3, 4, 5 other bands ten years ago and turning up, meeting all of the other bands, hanging out and having a laugh and...most importantly...all of the bands would hang around for each others sets and clap and holler and help create a great vibe. Bearing in mind if its a school night or out of the way venue the other musicians could count for half the audience!!

Over the past few years I've noticed this decline, bands soundchecking and then leaving the venue only to arrive for their stage time, in some very rude cases actually taking their equipment out of the venue post performance through the audience whilst other bands have been playing. I really enjoy checking out other bands and have seen some really great talent doing this, some who have actually gone on to make names for themselves as well. As well as this we've been able to gig swap, form new bands, share horror stories and make new mates.

It just seems a real shame that this side of the 'musicians code', if you like, has fallen away. I actually get a bit annoyed at my fellow band mates when they do this! Am I just grumpy, am I getting old, does this even matter to bands any more?

I think the term promoter has lost its meaning down the years, I remember gigging ten years ago when decent venues would have a booking agent and a promoter. Booking agent would sort the bands out, promoter would get it advertised in the local rags, posters in the venue etc. Now people who are really just booking agents call themselves promoters without taking on that role.

However, one thing I will say. In all of the original bands I have been in, we have always seen it as our responsibility to get people through the door. Advertising ourselves, facebook events, friends, families, drunks from the local pubs down the road...even though we have been fortunate enough to work with some great agencies who do promote their venues. The only thing I ever expect from a promoter is to put bands on the bill with us who will work just as hard to bring their own crowd with them so we can play to new people and they can play to ours.

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Guys, this is nonsense I'm afraid. The show does not influence and distort the music market, it is a PRODUCT of the music market.

As for this concept of the 'musically dumb', well most of us on here are musically dumb, as is the rest of the public. That's why there is simple popular and rock music which sells by the bucketload, and a much smaller market for jazz, avant garde and orchestral music.

People in general don't want to make the effort to develop their musical tastes because they have no concept of the pleasures that may bring. Same with food, clothing, home decor, art, literature and TV .. That's why in Britain today, there will be 10 million people wearing their SuperDry outfit in their magnolia homes with the clip framed Athena poster of a hunk with a baby above the mantlepiece, copy of Fifty Shades of Whatever on the Ikea coffee table, watching the X Factor, while eating fried chicken from a bucket, and looking forward spinning their Adele CD afterwards. Doesn't make them 'dumb' or worthy of hubristic criticism does it?
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Amen to that!