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And since when were Gibson Grabbers built in the 60's ....?

Great kit for the money. Not sure if they run comfortably into 2 ohms as Peavey claim though -anyone have experience of this?

[quote name='davidmpires' post='549744' date='Jul 24 2009, 08:56 AM']Someone also said that a bass player doesn't need to play fast, but it needs to be able to listen fast. Chill out, keep it simple, try to keep it with the drum kick, and pay attention to the accents, but most of all just enjoy the experience, it's always good to play with people more experienced than ourselves. Providing they are cool people of course. [/quote] +1 to all of that. However, a drummer I play with regularly plays 'pushed' accents so much that if we both played them the song would have no groove at all... He also plays accents with the horn section parts, so that it makes them sound really obvious. A lot of the songs we cover (especially soul stuff etc.) rely on a solid bass/drum foundation with other instruments providing the accents and pushes-this is what makes the song come alive and creates interest. (I find myself playing less in order to try to restore some balance sometimes!) Another drummer I play with is the complete opposite of this-plays really simple and solid with very little 'embellishment', and of course it works like a dream. The songs seem to just gel more, and am sure makes it better for the audience to dance to as well.

Used but still some life left in them - off my Hohner B2A Steinberger thing. Yours for the p&p ! (A quid should cover it).

[quote name='geoffbassist' post='545702' date='Jul 20 2009, 08:20 PM']i think that was me.....i had it serviced and its working great, im using a newer head most of the time but its great to have it it about.....[/quote] Glad to hear its okay for you, should've kept it really. The guy who fixes my gear said it was a doddle to service/obtain parts for, and would last eons! Mind you he does love old school British kit-mention Mark Bass etc and stand back!

I had a Delta 600 head. Good solid (heavy!)build, reliable bit of kit. Was a bit 'middly' IIRC,but okay. Sold it on here for a song.....

The Mark 111 series (and also the Mark 4 come to think of it) had a different layout to the Mark 5 IIRC. That deal for the whole setup is so good - get it! Had a Mark 111 years ago and it was a belter! The cabs were okay too (even better with Black Widow spkrs which were an option), and with the build quality being so bomb-proof would be okay if you needed to upgrade the drivers at a later date. Will blow your Hartke away-just get a mate to help you with the stairs though....

East Yorkshire ( near Hull ) - please add me to the list Alex. Great idea! Cheers.

Roundwounds they are! PM'd.

Set of Elites off my Hohner B2A Steinberger bass (may actually have another set if I can find them too!) . 40-60-80-100 gauge. Used but not completely shot ! Yours for the p&p. NOW GONE!

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='531841' date='Jul 3 2009, 05:04 PM']DAMN! You beat my deal! Did you get a chrome grilled one or a black grill? I grabbed one of these from a local PMT for £500, when they had £700 on the price tag (if you don't ask, you don't get!). They are excellent amps, mine recently died mid-gig, but i think this is due to spending all it's time in a slightly damp van. It's currently at an amp repair guy, paid for by PMT! Your very cheap price is more than likely due to SWR discontinuing them recently. There's an owners manual [url="http://www.swrsound.com/support/manuals/pdfs/blackbeauty_om.PDF"]here[/url] if you want to see what you've got yourself in for. It's very clear and powerful for a 15 incher, but sounds even better with a 2x10 on top (preferably 4 ohm, which boosts the amps power from 300 to 350 watts. A 2 ohm cab would boost it to 400.) I like it with the tweeter set to -6db. By the way.... The Aural Enhancer is best set at 2 o'clock. [/quote] A 2 ohm cab.....really?

[quote name='steve-soar' post='516020' date='Jun 17 2009, 07:20 AM']Correct. It's an extremely articulate album but it don't swing, Dadd-e-o.[/quote] +1

[quote name='rslaing' post='515883' date='Jun 16 2009, 11:05 PM']It's well documented that both Fagen and Becker are notorious for attention to detail, even down to mixing the contributions of various drummers on the same track. I mean, even taking the snare of one drummer, the bass drum of another, and the high hat of another, and combining them whilst excluding other elements of their drum kits, to finish the track. There is a video of Chuck Rainey somewhere, when he is casting some extremely disparaging remarks about Fagen and his approach in the recording process. He may have been "doing a wind up" but from what I recall, it didn't sound like it. It's such a shame that Fagen, being a brilliant songwriter, is losing his vocal range/ability (not that it was his strong point in the first place) as can be heard in some of his live recordings on Youtube. They certainly recruited some of the best musicians and bass players that would fit their genre, and to me, Tom Barney has to rank somewhere near the top. But Carolyn Leonhart (the best singer they have employed in the back line) has to be the best "member" of all time to watch Yes, she's the one in the red trousers :brow: And just how musical is the solo by Jon Hetherington the guitarist? Pass the tissues.............. [/quote] Just a shame the guitar sounds like a wasp in a jam jar.....

Peavey did make the 410TVX in both 8 and also 4 ohm versions - I had a 4 ohm job and it sounded fine. Pick one up on ebay for around £140.

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='503671' date='Jun 2 2009, 12:15 PM']Didn't one of the guys from The Real thing write Thriller for Michael Jackson?[/quote] Think you're thinking of Rod Temperton from the UK disco band 'Heatwave'. They had hits around the same time as The Real Thing, and Rod went on to do some stuff with Quincy Jones on early Michael Jackson album 'Off the Wall' and also 'Thriller'. Heatwave were based in my area for a while (then called Chicago Heatwave I believe), and I saw them once in a local club. They went on to do really well with stuff like 'Always and Forever' and 'Boogie Nights', which had a good bassline too.

How about the early singles by the Real Thing- 'You to me are everything', and 'Cant get by without you' ? Both well crafted pop songs (okay both v.similar) with great bass lines, yet predating a lot of the great US disco era stuff too. Saw them live in the late 70's and they were ace.

[quote name='OldGit' post='497786' date='May 26 2009, 09:41 AM']Speaking of bands playing with two bass players ... [/quote] Sounds like Chuck's 'Let it Rock' to me, not Johnny B.Goode. (Great version by the Stones on original 'B' side of 'Brown Sugar' too)

I only ever get jittery if someone else in the band is! Also especially when we have a dep singer! Am so used to waiting to play (functions eh!) that getting nervous would be a potential few hours nightmare every gig, so I usually eat/drink/listen to MP3/go for a walk etc to kill the time. Think it was Charlie Watts (or maybe Bill Wyman?) who said the being in the Stones had been over 40 years of rushing to end up then hanging around for gig time.

Anybody catch this concert on BBC4 ? Filmed at St Lukes. Great band, with not one but TWO bass players!!! There was an older guy playing great lines on a 5 string behind James, and then up on a riser to the right another bloke with a Stingray who apparently was only doing the occasional run/fill whilst his mate kept the bottom end covered! I once saw Little Richard live with a similar setup - oldish guy playing great solid lines whilst another bassist (who looked a lot like a young Prince!) just riffed away in the upper register. Strange,but somehow great!

[quote name='bassmanbish' post='140901' date='Feb 15 2008, 11:48 AM']Not sure if this belongs in here or in the ‘Tenuous claims to fame’ thread as it’s about someone my wife met... The missus used to work at ‘Andy’s Records’ in Beverley, East Yorkshire. The Beverley Playhouse was quite nearby so they used to get a bit of passing trade from acts performing there - some fairly well known. One day she served a chap and, as he was leaving, one of her workmates, Andy (not the owner) said to her “er, do you know who that was?”. She didn’t. “Pino Palladino!” Obviously I wasn’t there and part of me wishes she hadn’t told me the tale. Matt[/quote] That was probably the gig when Pino was playing with The Robbie McIntosh band at the Beverley Playhouse, which I saw. Great band (incl.Mark Feltham and Melvin Duffy IIRC ) in a great venue too. Pino had his pink Precision-sounded fine!