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[quote name='silddx' post='1142298' date='Feb 26 2011, 01:10 PM']Jaco's amazing though because he had all the elements of a great musician. I don't like his tone and most of the music I've heard from him, but that's just my taste.[/quote] see...[i]that's[/i] what i'm talking about

[quote name='leschirons' post='1141962' date='Feb 25 2011, 11:34 PM']Great playing, but a little too up front in the mix for me. I think it detracts from what she's doing a tad[/quote] plus the one, a bit...but it's sure brightened up my lunch break at work ! as an aside: the problem with sacred cows is that they're either grazing someone else's prairie or getting rustled and branded. a hefty does of "agree to differ" is needed on basschat these days... ymmv

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why can't a woman be more like a man ?

[quote name='dmccombe7' post='1136270' date='Feb 21 2011, 09:05 PM']Bassist Tool Belt - Put me down for one of those.[/quote] i do hope it would have special anti-buckle rash padding !!!!

plus the one fantastic music

[quote name='gafbass02' post='1134015' date='Feb 20 2011, 07:53 AM']Really appreciate the hard work you guys do on our behalf.[/quote] plus the one

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1135254' date='Feb 21 2011, 11:16 AM']Yes sure they are tools, but normally nobody is watching me when I'm using my screwdriver, but when I'm playing music on stage to a possible audience of 100s (and hopefully maybe even 1000s) then IMO how I look and how my instrument looks is very important to me (although playability and tone is just as important).[/quote] oddly, it doesn't bother what other people think any of my basses looks, just whether i like it or not. they are just tools, but using jennifer's example, a screwdriver is designed primarily for function so aesthitics aren't that much of an issue - the materials and ergonomics are the key. basses can be functional as well as pretty, so why not chose one that does both...if you can. (btw - after two hours last night with my new swr head...i am getting into the sound of my fortress)

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1134674' date='Feb 20 2011, 07:09 PM']Can we put this thread to sleep? Why are you all bickering, I don't understand. The way I see it people are entitled to spend their pennies how they wish. If a £60 bass is available for sale you would buy with the understanding that it is a bodged job and not a Stradivarius, that you either make do with it or try it to improve it within reasons. After all we all know you can't polish a turd but... from a charitable point of view Sue Ryder is indeed a charity and when you buy their cheap basses or guitar, your purchase will have contributed to saving a life or making life better for terminally ill people You have made a difference for someone, and that is all that matters. Maybe you all need to be reminded who and what Sue Ryder does: [i][b]Sue Ryder Care supports people with specialist palliative, end of life and long-term neurological care needs. Each year they provide 4 million hours of care to people living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, stroke and brain injury.[/b][/i][/quote] /standing ovation/

each to their own, but i think the fortress is one of the best looking wariwck models there is, but [i]i'm[/i] struggling to get on with the tone. jack spratt and all that !

good sounds but as always, it's neck pickup for me on a jazz, all the way

[quote name='lushuk' post='1128136' date='Feb 15 2011, 11:21 AM']...is there a reason for this or is it just a trend at the moment?[/quote] GAS.

i've got a the aforementioned johnny shredfreak and also a bog-standard maplins 'block'style psu. to be honest i've found the switching supply from johnny shredfreak a little more prone to mains noise on-stage, but there's not a lot of difference in my mind. the switching unit is a lot smaller, so if space is a premium, it's deffo an option.