Michaelg

am i the only one who thought of viz when i read the thread title? when the going gets tough, the tough get billy ocean finance anyone?

we have (very nearly) finished recording an album and i will of course post it up here when its ready. just need to re record the brass sections, mix it, master and press it and we're done! we should have it in a lovely gatefold 12" LP too.

i've been on a few fenders, most of them early 70s ones. they really were well built back then. i've also been on a few newer models and they feel more 'lightweight' without want of a better word. i think if you buy a fender you certainly are buying into the brand and image that fender brings, no question about that! to be honest, amplifiers are more integral to a bass sound

[quote name='51m0n' post='1032546' date='Nov 22 2010, 01:20 PM']She wont be bored, she wants to learn all about compression you see [/quote] i'll be picking your brains, i've just bought a very posh new compression pedal

photos arent really my thing!

i think i try and go for a 'vintage' tone, which for me is heavily compressed, warm, clean and punchy. very little low end boom or high end twang. however i think i end up sounding like a hybrid between the bassists from bands such as i am kloot, decemberists, beatles (sigh), jefferson airplane and fleetwood mac. having said that i happily embrace different gear and drastically different sounds when recording! also during performances i like to vary my sound as much as possible, for some songs i end up trying to sound like andy rourke both tonally and rhythmically

[quote name='Doddy' post='1031492' date='Nov 21 2010, 03:33 PM']Hmmmmmmmm [/quote] i guess i'm not with the times

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031468' date='Nov 21 2010, 03:13 PM']I really like both of those but I'd say over 99% of people wouldn't recognise either of the basslines. EDIT: I don't think they wouldn't recognise the songs let alone the basslines.[/quote] i think a lot of people would recognise the white rabbit bassline, its been used quite a lot (sopranos, alice in wonderland, fear and loathing in las vegas)

white rabbit, for sure: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw[/url] this scott walker track had some groundbreaking bass when it came out: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-zgdGQB4S4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-zgdGQB4S4[/url]

i'll be coming along!

im glad it gets the basschat nod!

hello basschat i own a gretsch broadkaster bass guitar. its a semi acoustic bass guitar and i absolutely love it. its a unique bass i think, i've certainly never seen anything quite like it or played on anything quite like it. it has a short scale fretboard however the body is large - so its technically disproportionate. it has a pick up selector (which is so satisfying to click) along with pickup volume controls for its humbuckers. it also has a floating bridge - correcting the internation on it is SO good. the other 2 knobs control low end and high end respectively. the neck pickup is pretty much a double bass sound and the bridge pickup is quite a nasally rickenbacker sound. i rarely use the bridge pick up. both pickups give a richer tone, a 60s sort of sound. its a quiet bass. i get the feeling it was designed for bluesy music. i'm buying a t rex squeezer compression pedal soon so its going to absolutely sing! the only other bass i can remotely compare it too is a hofner club bass 500/2. i also have an ampeg svt 450 with its 4x10 cabinet. i tried it through lots of different amps and after a solid 3 hour search (i went through oranges, trace elliots, mark basses, marshalls etc) i found the ampeg and was probably one of the most satisfying bass amps i've ever played through. if you have any questions about it ask away! im not very good at pictures so heres my one and the one below it is a google image [attachment=64070:gretsch.JPG]

[quote name='goblin' post='1022074' date='Nov 13 2010, 12:34 AM']MichaelG, slightly off topic I admit but having spotted your signature, which night were you playing at the Albert Hall? I was playing there on Tuesday but was on half way through so had no idea what was going on before![/quote] played on monday, im in doyle & the fourfathers. were you in an orchestra or band?

jack casady scott walker andy rourke

i thought barbarism begins at home would be hard but it wasnt. its even easier if you tune down half a step

you will regret it if you sell it.

i can find it online fine, my question should have been clearer: to whoever has the pedal: how do you rate it against other compression pedals? what alternatives would you suggest, if any?

i have found what is believe to be my dream compression pedal. i've seen and listened to some live demos of the t rex squeezer but the only trouble is i havent found a single shop that stocks them (i've been to music shops in london, manchester, leeds and even chester!) i would use it through a gretsch broadkaster bass with an ampeg svt450 and its 4x10 cab. does anyone here have the pedal? how do they rate it against other compression pedals? thank you for your time

hello basschat! just a little bit about me - i have an ampeg SVT 450 head with the ampeg 4x10 cabinet. i have 2 bass guitars, a practice bass which is an epiphone viola bass and my main bass which is a Gretsch Broadkaster semi hollow body. anyway i joined this forum because i was looking for some buying advice regarding an electic double bass so i will post in the relevant section thanks edit: forgot to mention, i enjoy playing alternative styles of music, sometimes alt-pop and sometimes more heavier. my dream bass would be a Guild starfire II bass (preferably the one Jack Casady had at woodstock )