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[quote name='Shaggy' post='696402' date='Dec 30 2009, 03:35 PM']Some info on this recent thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71270"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71270[/url] and I guess the mods will probably move this to the amps section too. I'd say around £300 in good nick (what I'm selling mine for if anyone's interested!). These cope with the average pub gig fine, but I guess would be underpowered for anything much bigger. Plus points are the tone - gives me a gorgeous buttery tone on fretless I can't get with any other amp; it's really compact and portable for an all-valve head, and of course it's vintage Trace.[/quote] Mine may have needed new valves

Well respected amp series but the Twin would have problems keeping up in a traditional two guitars, bass and drums band (or mine did). It's about as loud as a 100 watt tranny amp. The Quad and Hexa are pretty expensive but the Twin is an oddie because of its relatively small volume output, Very nice sound though so if volume is not needed it would be a good one to have, especially with good valves. Sorry I'm not up on prices as I've not seen many come up for sale.

Oh and the Jazz and Precision basses are very often referred to as J and P basses The main difference between P and J pickups referred to up the thread (at this stage anyway) is the shape. A Jazz Bass has two pickups shaped like this and Precision has one pickup, in two parts, shaped like this:

May I recommend a few hours reading the Wiki here (look to teh top right of the page, near the "search" link. In there you will find many questions and answers and most of the stuff you've been asking about. It's less fun than asking the questions and interacting with us, though, so feel free to carry on. You just might progress a bit faster if you read the Wiki too Meanwhile +1 on buying used from here and with our guidance. and ... Find a local bass tutor and spend a few quid on some lessons, at least to get you going. Your local tutir may well know of students who have upgraded and who have beginners' basses and amps for sale.

[quote name='Rasta' post='695146' date='Dec 28 2009, 08:42 PM']Would love too, in fact i think the covers band want to concentrate on more gigs in 2010 but there is a bit of politics on monies as some of the band have set a minimum price limit whereas i just like to play for a good time.....but the money is a bonus. We did a few weddings last year with one being in Bristol - that was fun. We tend to play local clubs in Plymouth and have got something in January with the local Navy.... i think we've got an audition for Butlins too apparently :blush: ...not exactly Rock n Roll but pays well. If you can get us any gigs that would be great [/quote] Next time I'm headlining the Stadium I'll get you the opening slot. OK?

Add a new instrument to your life. Something non stringy that plays melodies? Plenty of GAS potential in both the Saxophone and Harmonica, so I have found

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='695462' date='Dec 29 2009, 11:03 AM']A little request to any BGM instrument reviewers that might be reading: --snip-- I should point out that, although every month I come on here and point out a few of the glaring mistakes I've noticed, I like BGM a lot and it's improving every month. [/quote] +1 It's fairly safe to assume readers have some knowledge of the basic stuff, surely. There again when a reviewer can't count frets and describes a p pickup and a pair I guess it's not just the reader who needs a basic explaination ...

Some of those remind me of the begging adverts in Private Eye "trouble paying child's school fees. Please sent £50" etc .. Incidentally I often ask the reserve and always tell people if they ask. I don't see the problem.

[quote name='Rasta' post='692965' date='Dec 24 2009, 02:21 PM']Thats Real Rock riddim, great tune [/quote] Well I have a lot of listening to do It's going to be fun. Every get up to Cardiff with your gigs Rasta?

[quote name='HartkeUK' post='694593' date='Dec 27 2009, 11:27 PM']If only you had asked me before xmas I could have sorted a present out for you. But it is all over now! Have a great new year anyway. Gareth[/quote] You did mate! Gareth gave us Hartke strings and pedal for the raffle or teh South Wales Bass Bash. Thanks again!

Oh good for whomever gave you that.. Good choice. What's it like?

Santa bought me some ACS T15 Custom Modular Monitor drivers for my ACS custom mold earplugs so I can listen to my iPod quietly

[quote name='dubby' post='692587' date='Dec 23 2009, 09:16 PM']Reggaefy-ing contemporary hits is a good idea, especially if you are playing to Reggae-Virgins or Hairy-Bikers. The Easy Star All Stars got it right wi Floyd (but not their Radiohead stuff). Beatles stuff is a must, "Obla-de" is almost Reggae, as so is "Hotel California" by The Eagles. "Knocking on Heavans Door" and "Hey Joe" lend themselves well to Reggae dropping into Heavy Dub sections half way thro. Country and Western ??? And musos should be aware that Scottish Country Dance music is 99% Ska !!! Roots Mon! [b]But ! Reggaefying pop will be heavily dependant on your Kick-Partner's (Drummer) understanding and feel for the Genre.[/b] If not, then you'll end up sounding like "Men At Work" (Gosh! I've just made myself throw up) Oh ! Another track that gets my Hips going is "Stop that Train" by Clint Eastwood & General Saint.[/quote] Good points I've got a list of cod reggae pop stuff like Obla-de .. playing it threetimes a weekend for about 10 years in a club band puts me off that one a bit but not totally My English Ceilidh band does some reggae as you are right the slower stuff does lend itself but the drummer in that outfit has never really got it New band drummer is a Reggae and Dub fan though and I hope he can play it.. We will see. Hotel California, Take on Me (and loads of others) by Reel Big Fish are favourites Wonderfully mad band

[quote name='dubby' post='692324' date='Dec 23 2009, 01:38 PM']I could go on ........ One Love Dubby[/quote] Oh please do .. How do you handle the riddim thing? For the general public I guess you have to stick to the versions that are well known or do you pile in and hope they catch on and don't think you are playing it wrong There's lots of my favourites on your list (and the others) No no no and uptown top ranking are certainly in (even though at this point we don't anticipate having a female singer.) Planning to play someof the Easy Star All Stars re-visioning tracks too, Dub Side of The Moon but probably not the Sergeant Pepper ones which I don't think work nearly as well. What about reggaefied contemporary hits? Do you do any of that?

Welcome Jack +1 for a web monkey type online survey And please ask one question at a time Do you just mean a full bodied double bass or are Electric Upright Basses included? 1) How long have you been playing Bass Guitar/String Bass for or both? - Which question do you want answered? 4) Do you think that both the bass guitar and string bass are important as bass instruments? - You'd get more useful information using open questions.. I guess this may be your intent. 6) Do you think electric guitarists can learn to play bass guitar more than string bass? - ha ha that's fightin' talk round these parts .. Oh and do you mean really play or play a bit? 9) What do you think of bass guitars such as 5 string/6 string e.g. as being an add-on to the bass players role? - more fightin' talk You havn't been sent by that drummers' forum have you? Good luck OG

[quote name='Rayman' post='692237' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:11 PM'] my wife found a copy of the best of UB40 in my CD collection and filed for divorce the next day.[/quote] Quite like chasing back up to the orginals of their stuff though.

[quote name='Balcro' post='692236' date='Dec 23 2009, 12:08 PM']"Return to Django" by the Upsettters. Oh, I'm old. Balcro.[/quote] Ha ha Oh yes! I have about 4 yards of reggae CD's and the first half are the UK hits from that era 'cos I'm old too So the Trojan boxed sets, Young Gifted and Black series and various Ska hits compilations are already providing set ideas. However I am not that confident that what gets my hips moving is what will work on a contemporary general audience so this is the point of the post; Actual empirical research results from working bands I'm hoping to jump over the "I wonder if this will work" part to the "this works fine for Rasta so should be fine here too" stage..

[quote name='Rayman' post='692120' date='Dec 23 2009, 09:55 AM']Too much Too Young by the Specials. Not exactly reggae, but it fills the floor every time. Excellent list from Rasta, that's given me some [b]food for thought[/b] too.[/quote] Hummmmmmm Not sure I want to do UB40 ones

@rasta That's great, thanks. That riddim database is brilliant.

Great, Thanks, keep 'em coming

I've got a new reggae band possibly happening in the New Year so I'm looking for tracks to play that really work. We have the "floor fillers" thread for pop/rock etc [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=8685&view=findpost&p=90010"]here[/url] but I'm looking for the reggae ones. Complete sets for reggae bands would be good as well. Chuck in your ska top tracks too if you like though this project is decidedly more reggae than ska Thanks

Oh wow! You are not kidding. Stunning but undertstated .. Enrico and Erick really do have something special going on I think we may have to have a W&T owners' bash

[quote name='geoffbyrne' post='690256' date='Dec 20 2009, 11:09 PM']Ditch the wobbler & hire the singer's old drummer - no brainer! G.[/quote] +1 Go for it.