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[quote name='Waldo' post='337798' date='Nov 26 2008, 10:25 PM']Good stuff, I can remember when the whole Shuker craze kicked off here back in the day. Everyone seems to have one now.[/quote] yeah common as muck

[quote name='Prosebass' post='337748' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:48 PM']If I sold virtually everything I own , had a go at prostitution, became self sufficient food wise with a sideline in Olive Oil when I've moved to rural Portugal and found a property for £50,000 then I just may, make a living out of making basses. It is really enjoyable and unlike a 9am-5pm job I love every minute of my 9am till midnight profession for virtually bugger all profit.... The big difference is I have got to the age where its all "been there done that" so I have found I spend nothing so need to earn very little....and yes Mrs Prosebass has a job, if she didn't we would live in a shed....[/quote] So true (oh and she thinks [i]you[/i] do live in the shed ) Q: How do you make sure a luthier has £1 million by the time he is 30? A: Give him £2 million when he's 29

[quote name='Waldo' post='337785' date='Nov 26 2008, 10:17 PM']I hope he knows how much business he owes to this forum [/quote] he does

[quote name='Veils' post='337012' date='Nov 26 2008, 09:47 AM']My personal response to fight Jon's corner would be this.[/quote] Ha ha No need really, the guy's got a full order book. Nuff said.

[quote name='Danbass7' post='337311' date='Nov 26 2008, 02:41 PM']Thanks guys for your thoughts on this SM58 seems like a decent option I'll probably pick up one on the weekend if I dont come across a better deal by then The beta is going to be a bit out of my price range at the moment but I will look into those in the future. Is there much difference in the quality of the cables and if so, what sorta thing should I be looking at ?[/quote] OBBM on this forum does top quality cables of all kinds for very reasonable costs and fast delivery. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=78&hl="]OBBM's feedback[/url]

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='337244' date='Nov 26 2008, 01:52 PM']John Otway, the man's a genius. I have a Shure PG58-basically a budget SM58. The chap in the shop where I bought it told me that to most people's ears there's very little difference in the sound, it's in the longevity that the difference lies-he reckoned an SM58 ought to be good for 15-20 years' use, whereas a PG58 will probably only last 7 or 8. How much of that is true I don't know. The PG was about £50 ish packaged with a lead, although not a particularly long one. I see GAK do them on their own for £34, and you need to get a lead for it. The SM58 with a lead is £80, the Beta (which I understand is excellent) is £120ish. I have no complaints with mine-obviously I'd like a more expensive one, but it does the job fine.[/quote] My fellow front man has a PG58 (boot sale £20!) and on some nights it's much better than my SM58 for clarity and stuff for both of us .. What are the good Sennheisers? I know they are good but I don't know which ones are the better vox ones.

[quote name='Danbass7' post='337185' date='Nov 26 2008, 12:57 PM']I know this isnt the ideal place to post this, but I know you guys would give me good advice ! I've started doing main/shared vocals in my band whilst holding down the bass duties and now need a mic that is going to be built well and last touring/ intensive gigging. I dont know a hell of a lot about the different standard of mic's out there and would really appreciate a bit of insight from anyone with more knowledge than me in what would be a good buy.[/quote] You'll not go far wrong with a Shure SM58 or SM58 Beta .. or on a budget an SM58PG Tough as old boots and sound pretty good too, specially the Beta version. "Ha, the excellent Mr Otway - for those who don't know of him, he has a habit of violently "nutting" the microphone with such force that he flattens the mesh against the top of the capsule. I did a gig a couple of years ago with him and that well known 'punk poet' Attila the Stockbroker, they play SM58 tennis by having a mike on a boom stand and nutting it to each other garden swing ball fashion - the look on the venue managers face was priceless as the mike flew off into the crowd. I somehow neglected to tell her that Otway always supplies his own mikes ;o) Amazingly, as battered as they are, his mikes still sound like 58`s! read into that what you will."

I understand what you mean. It's a bit like driving. Beginners like to go wild, add interesting things, slap everything, play super dooper runs and stuff all over songs like that. It's good exercise. Once you've done a bit of that you should be able to appreciate that simple isn't always wrong, and that driving nicely isn't wimping out. That bassline is perfect in context and that's what others are talking about here. So by all means noodle all over it in private but if you play that out anywhere play it more or less as Adam does ... Meanwhile, find some "more interesting" basslines and learn them as well. Once you have learned a good few basslines you will have a better palette to chose from when moving within and between chords. Try the Beatles and Mowtown greatest hits CD's and this:

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='335396' date='Nov 24 2008, 12:38 PM']Its the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, not Webley Stadium.[/quote] Webley stadium? Blige I want a bullet proof vest as well then

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='335390' date='Nov 24 2008, 12:26 PM']i currently use a trace elliot v-type pre to send my bass to a MOTU 828mk2 that then sends the audio signal into logic pro on my mac! the sound then comes back at me via some Event TR8xl's.[/quote] Forgive my techie numptyness but ... So they send you a logicpro file and you add a track to that and send it back?

Sounds interesting ... What recording gear do you need to do this?

He's now almost my favorite Marx Brother

[quote name='Beedster' post='335043' date='Nov 23 2008, 06:04 PM']Or possibly his IT-smart rabbit...?[/quote] Would that be this, Chris? [url="http://www.pleasuremenow.com/ProductImages/Internet_Enabled_Rabbit.jpg"]http://www.pleasuremenow.com/ProductImages...bled_Rabbit.jpg[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' post='334727' date='Nov 23 2008, 09:37 AM']I think we all want to know the answer to that. Most likely he won it himself....[/quote] or someone shot him a quick note ...