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Had an issue with my Thumb bass when i bought it back in 89. Bass was shipped back to them as local luthiers unable to determine the fault in electronics somewhere. They covered all costs (was under warranty anyway) to Germany and back and returned it with 3 sets of Elite strings, Warwick sweatshirt, signed posters by various artists, pens and headed notepaper and a very nice pigeon English letter of apology which i believe i might still have. Few yrs ago i needed to replace the electronic module and they were helpful in telling me the original EMG module was no longer manufactuured and the MEC one would be suitable. Was posted and recieved within the week altho they didn't sent any correspondence or emails to let me know it was on its way but that's being picky i think. Local luthier in Edinburgh did the work and bass is good as new. I've heard a lot of poor stories too in fact the repair guy in Edinburgh won't even contact them for parts or advice saying they are just not helpful. Dave

Was never a Duran Duran fan but have to admit to being impressed with JT's bass lines. Don't see any reason to doubt its him on this. As mentioned earlier some great bassists from that time. Dave

Its a return to better songs i think. Was a huge fan years ago but stopped buying after Station to Station. This is good tho. Dave

Yep i went for the jamman and it does what it says on the tin. Easy to use too as i'm not really into fiddling with intricate effects. This was good and not too expensive either. Should pick one up on evilbay. Dave

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1452261459' post='2948192'] PITA. I always gently explain to anybody who wants to use y gear, that they aren't insured to use it. If they persist, they are told they can use it if they sign my form and make a refundable deposit of £500 cash. Get a bit of abuse, but they only pester me once. Give the gig up, just looking for grief going back imo. [/quote] Like this approach Karl LOL Dave

Loved the 1st track. Really nice sound. 2nd & 3rd tracks were good too but the first one was exceptional nice and funky. If your in Scotland at any time i'd come along to see you guys. Nice welcome change from the usual pub stuff. Well done. Dave

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1451943311' post='2944946'] I've written an introductory guide in another forum [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?p=31138246#post31138246"]http://www.ultimate-...46#post31138246[/url] hope it is useful. My advice would be to start off with something relatively simple that will just do your vocals, then add as you go along. As well as mics/leads/stands you'll probably need some sort of vocal monitor so your singer will hear themselves over the band, you did say Foo Fighters didn't you ?! Best bet is probably a fairly cheap mixer and powered speakers to start. Probably 12"+horns The Behringer mixer is OK (I've used the 1204) but the Yamaha MG series mixers sound a bit better. The Mackie SRM's are OK but Yamaha,EV,JBL and Wharfedale are just as good. RCF and QSC are a step up. The Peaveys are cheap and reliable but the sound of old Peaveys is not up to modern standards. If you don't mind fiddling with separate amps and a few extra cables there's a lot of old passive speakers up for sale with a good sound for little money. I was using Yamaha S112V's until recently and they sound as good as pretty much any other pub band, we got a lot of encouraging comments about our vocal sound. We started with the Samson Q7 a few years back and they do the job at a bargain price but I'd recommend the AKG D5 at it's current price as a vocal mic. Bargain. [/quote] Thanks Phil this was a great help and i'll get a look at your link too. Dave

Thanks guys. Band is only just together and not yet at 1st rehearsal so its early days and i have few weeks maybe months to sort out PA. Some good options there. I prefer everything via the PA to give more control over FOH sound but obviously small gigs that isn't always possible and drums will determine actual volumes. I hadn't thought about mics and leads so that was an excellent reminder. Any other suggestions are very welcome. Dave

Starting with a new band from scratch doing our own material similar to Foo Fighters / Pearl Jam style. Going to be a 3 piece with gtr doing main vox with bass and drums covering backing vox. Any suggestions on PA's without going daft money. Budget anywhere from £500 - £1000 2nd hand. (is that a reasonable assumption on budget ?) Looking at using it for smaller to medium sized pub venues. Most Rock bands i've been in have used venue PA's but as this is a new project with no live recognition as yet we think best to have some kind of PA ourselves. Last time i looked at PA's was in 80's and a little out of touch with it to be honest. Any advice welcome. Dave

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[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1450361354' post='2932034'] I've always liked the saying Guitars hard to pick up easy to master Bass easy to pick up hard to master [/quote] Liking that. I might steal that paragraph for future use

I liked the songs on some of the earlier albums but not because of MK's particular bass style. I just thought they were good pop songs for that era. I'm not a huge fan of slap bass but I do like to hear the odd bit of slap thrown into a good bass players arsenal during a set or a solo spot. Everything or every style in moderation. MK's normal finger style is pretty impressive in its own right too. I can't be bothered with the continuous slap hits just because he can. It doesn't fit the music in many cases and the song would sound better with less than more IMHO. To summarise I think he does the slap thing a bit too much however he is one of the better slap bassists around.

Chris repaired my Warwick Thumb 89 while I waited. Was getting a clicking noise every now and again. He narrowed it down to the encapsulated electronics and suggested it would be cheaper and easier for me to buy direct from Warwick than via himself. He gave me all the part numbers. I ordered and as I said he fitted while I waited one evening after work around 5pm ish. Couldn't be more helpful, pleasant and his cost for labour was a pittance compared to what i'm used to elsewhere. Highly recommended from me if that means anything.

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Prefer natural bass sound but use either a Roland GT6B or TC Electronic delay & Reverb pedals for some variation when required. The Roland is mainly used for quick sound changes while using my Jazz bass I can have natural sound or set similar to a Rik via Valve amp and 15" cabs making it sound quite clicky and slightly overdriven amp and speakers or just a basic Ampeg SVT. Don't generally use it for much more than that.

[sup][size=3][size=5]Mates tribute band Ledd Zepp in Lanark Memorial Hall. Great gig , great night.[/size][/size][/sup]

Used the Zoom HD and it works pretty well. Got mine new from Soundslive in Newcastle for £70 but think they have been bought over by someone ?

Front and Centre where all good bass players should be LOL

Not sure price wise and i'm not a huge fan of them but Hartke HA3500 or bigger amps might suit you. I'm currently using a Markbass combo and like the warmer sound. Other options might be Gallien Krueger amps altho they can be a bit clinical. My fav amp is my Ampeg SVT4Pro with Bergantino HT322 which is the dogs bollocks but daft money even 2nd hand. Had a Warwick amp which was pretty good and they can be picked up 2nd hand at pretty reasonable prices. Not as clinical as GK amps and you do get valve pre-amp versions as well as transistor output versions. Also had a Genz Benz Streamliner 600 which had valve pre-amp and had a nice warm feel to it and lightweight too. Worth a look. Hope that little lot helps. Dave

Fender Jazz into Roland pre-amp cross-over into 2off Matamp power amps into 2x15" cab & 2x10" cab.

Warwick Sweat shirt from 1989 after I had to return my Thumb bass to Germany because of an electronic fault. That and a box full of other goodies like strings and things.

Walked out of Whitesnake at Glasgow Apollo back in early 80's sound was terrible few rows from front at Bernie Marsden side. Also walked out of Peter Gabriel in early 80's too but that was because I wasn't really into it and only went because my mates persuaded me to go.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1448007315' post='2912163'] Rush in Glasgow on the Clockwork Angels tour. Horrendously bad sound mix where I was sitting. This was surprising as I was a few rows directly behind the sound desk! All I could hear was drums and keyboards. I know Alex Lifeson was playing guitar as I could see it on the video screens, but I couldn't hear him or Geddy! I left after about 5 songs. On leaving the hall, the guys checking the tickets said, "don't blame you mate". Hahaha. Real shame, as I love the band. [/quote] I was at the gig too further back from you behind desk and thought it sounded ok. Never a great venue for sound anyways but I could hear everything being played. Think you must have been a bit unlucky there.

[size=5][sub]Buckie is just along from Inverness. This should not be an issue for any courier service. Its normally an issue if its to go to the Islands because of ferry costs but not Moray Firth about an hour (50miles) east of Inverness along the A96. They are taking the piss and should be reported to someone for this crap.[/sub][/size]