Bassman Sam

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I've just found this via another thread ,Stunning, I love it. Can I hear more and where?

Guys, some great choons on there, subscribed. Cheers.

I'll give it a go, not been to one since the '80's in London but even that was a slapfest. It will be nice to check out new amps. I hope Barefaced make an appearance as I would love to hear one.

Get it refretted and enjoy playing it, no point in having it if you don't.

Shame I can't afford to buy her back, looking great and David's a top bloke to deal with.

Dave, I can't believe that's the old gal, looks stunning. Dave Wilson is a star.

I can ever understand the Guy Pratt bashing, is it jealousy? I wish I had his talent.

I bought a Zoom pedal from Ian. Great communication and well packed. Top banana.

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1317895' date='Jul 27 2011, 02:53 AM']If I was buying an acoustic instrument, like a double bass or a quality acoustic guitar, I would expect to hear the difference the wood makes. But electric bass guitars? Do me a favour. Strings and pickups and amplification are much more important, and you will pay a lot less for those.[/quote]

Nail - Head!

My ears couldn't tell the difference between woods on a solid body electric bass but then again, I'm an old fart.

I don't know what the bass is but it's great to see Jethro anytime. Ace.

i love it, used it for years.

BigFish is just thing, cheers, but the other site don't work on my laptop.

Hi Guys and Gals,

I use a small 50w combo to rehears with and the band are hoping to do a couple of charity gigs later this year or early next year.

Where, in the North West, can I hire a decent bass rig and maybe a guitar rig and a PA for vocals and how much would it cost. I can't justify buying at the moment as I am saving of a holiday and any gear would just be gathering dust between gigs.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Sam

My mate's bass player has a problem with his 450 and was has been told it's due to dry solder joints and that it's a common problem now that the amps are being built in China. It would seem that the QC is a bit lax and the tech he spoke to in Edinburgh says that he has repaired 4 or 5 in the last 6 weeks.

I have found that the tone I want has changed form a Rick sound to a P bass over the years and I am thinking of going to flats for the first time ever. I going from the clanky sound to old school thump, might be old age tho'.

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I got the same messege yesterday.

I did a tour of the Republic of Ireland in '98 with my last band. We were to play 8 gigs over 9 nights across the country. We arrived in Dublin for the 1st gig to find that one of the promoter's had gone bust and 5 of the gigs had been cancelled.
That left us with the situation that we would make a profit of £30 each for all of the remaining gigs if we did not eat or drink for 9 days.

My ex-wife was not impressed when our joint bank statement came through and found out how much the tour had cost her.

Thanks for your comments everyone, I'll keep you updated on my progress in the band. Looking forward to the next rehearsal.

Thanks for all the great comments guys, I'm still on a high. The RA has reared to head this morning in my plucking hand but it's worth it for the buzz I got at yesterday's jam. If all I'm going to get is a bit of discomfort the next day when I play then bring it on. Up until now I have not played for more than 30-40 minutes due to the pain but the new meds seem to be bringing benefits so happy days.

I had my first audition in 15 years today and I got the gig. 3 piece band playing blues and '70's rock. The guitarist does the vocals and his brother plays drums and I am now the bassist. I am sooo made up by this as I suffer from RA and I couldn't play for 3 years. It's only been in the last few weeks that I could practise pain free. Today I got a big blister on my middle finger of my plucking hand and it feels like a medal of honor.

We jammed for 3 hours and it passed in a flash. I haven't played that long for ages and I loved every minute of it. The plan is to rehearse towards recording a few tracks for a limit run of CD's and doing a few fundraising gigs for charities.

As I've posted before, I don't think that I would have even tried if it had not been for this wonderful forum. Thanks to everyone involved in running it and for the input of all it's members. Now cure me of GAS.


I am now going to give a bottle of gin a good slap to celebrate.

Nice one Dave, I'm in a similar position. I've got my 1st audition for 15 yrs on Saturday and I don't think I would have bothered if it hadn't been for BC. I hope I don't blow it.

I had a fretless Rickenbacker 4001 in the early '70's and used it in a rock covers band for 2 years. Wish I still had it. I've played fretted ever since but would like to revisit fretless some time.

Cee Lo Green's band sound pretty good and tight. Nice bass sound. Shame about the hedgehog look.