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This morning I found myself staring into the bathroom cabinet with an electric toothbrush in my hand trying to remember what I was looking for... toothpaste of course. Oh dear!

That's my Sunday evening taken care of then

[quote name='beerdragon' post='579718' date='Aug 24 2009, 11:49 PM']Whats wrong with Humphrey Lyttelton![/quote] He died a while ago

[quote name='Stingray5' post='579607' date='Aug 24 2009, 09:55 PM']Yo, 'Blind [i]Sugar[/i] Jones' here! [/quote] We must be related Regards Jailhouse Sugar hopkins

[quote name='steve' post='577928' date='Aug 22 2009, 11:04 PM']I know what you mean, I'm by no means a fan of Abba, but some of the bass lines are excellent[/quote] They sure are. We used to play Dancing Queen in my old band.

It's actually a really good bass part, (played brilliantly by Dioon Estus), but I can't get that George Michael/Lady Di hair out of my mind's eye while trying to learn it.

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='577145' date='Aug 21 2009, 09:57 PM']I have hit the limiter on my old LM2 at 300w - where it wont go any louder, so just would prefer the full 500w headroom[/quote] Jeez youmust be so loud

Anyone have an accurate tab for this so I don't have to keep listening to it please?

That's very nice. I want one

[quote name='mrcrow' post='563390' date='Aug 8 2009, 11:38 AM']i have noticed if i take off the strings for any work on the bass they sound brighter for a bit when i put them back on this leads me to think that coiling and coiling them several times with the application of a string cleaner may help to ease out dirt, sweat and skin cells string coatings imho are a step forward but i have seen elixirs exhibiting breakdown in the coating on the well rubbed fretted section maybe trapping sweat etc in boiling i feel is a no way situation with water just dying to corrode the wraps and core better with an inert light cleaner with lubricating qualities...i havent tried fast fret...but coud asssume meths would do the job what is generall known as trike was a favourite for cleaning engine parts when i used to spend my life doing bike engines. just a thought [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene"]TRIKE[/url][/quote] Isn't Trich carcinogenic?

What is it you don't like about fast fret Pete? I've just tried Ernie Ball Regular Slinky over Rotosound Swing Bass s/s which I've used since I was an egg. Much nicer feel but can't comment on longevity yet. String prices,I use Strings Direct, seem to have shot up drastically from around £13- £18 for a set of four since I last bought a set. I'd like to try DR's but I can't afford them!

I find that the CMD102p does everything I need in my covers band.

Very nice bass Molan. I'd like one of these

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='555016' date='Jul 29 2009, 12:42 PM']Wow that a bassline Z x[/quote] Great isn't it? Should be easy for a player of your calibre after learning Rhythm Stick!

[quote name='~tl' post='553129' date='Jul 27 2009, 08:08 PM']Great tune. Another one for the "to make a very bad attempt at learning" list...[/quote] It's now on mine too. Having taken a large part of my adult life trying nail Sir Duke and I wish this should keep me busy for a while. Anyone got a tab?

[quote name='nottswarwick' post='542979' date='Jul 17 2009, 10:10 AM']try runnig the EQ flat, and put the filters both at 9.00. Then possible reduce one or both of the mid controls or increase the VPF filter, if you like a bit more mid scoop. But the small combo will have limitations (I have one and use a2*10, at whcih point it is a monster). Edit - the only time I use my combo alone is in a large function band, where the onstage monitoring is big. I just tilt it back, and it is my monitor, with huge PA doign th ework. C[/quote] I'm going to try this at tomorrow's rehearsal.

I use a markbass 2x10 with US Jazz bass and really like the fundamental sound of everything in the middle most of the time. I tend not to bother with the filters and have most of the controls at 12o/c, sometimes with bass at 1-2o/c for a bit more bottom. The scooped VPF is nice and fun for slapping but doesn't always cut through live. Never really found much use for the VLE filter. Boosting the low mid really helps cut through on stage especially with a bit of jazz bass growl. I probably alter my tone more via pickup balance and hand position than twiddling amp knobs.

[quote name='rmorris' post='536355' date='Jul 9 2009, 12:28 PM']I've heard of people doing that for practice / strengthening purposes. But it seems wrong as a playing solution to make life more difficult for yourself and limit your options. And also it sounds odd coming from a 'top notch' luthier who could, presumably, set up the instrument as required.[/quote] He made this point after setting up a problematic Strat with a fairly high but perfectly playable action which ultimately suited the type of material that I was playing in a blues band at the time. It was just right for this guitar and the style of bendy stuff that I was playing once I got used to it.

[quote name='JTUK' post='533006' date='Jul 5 2009, 01:58 PM']sorry my mistake...give these guys a call.. [url="http://www.audioloudspeakers.co.uk/main.shtml"]http://www.audioloudspeakers.co.uk/main.shtml[/url] They say they aren't bothered about getting cones supplied as they can spec their own... when they inspect the speaker we will talk about the next options ..with a view to EQ bias and power etc etc.. My problem was getting PAS cones from the States, so I was considering getting Eminence Neo drivers which would have a power gain and a weights saving. It also depends on how long repair/recones takes them and how busy they are... You might not like the turnaround time... Other than that...I would look at Emenence site or someone like these [url="http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php"]http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php[/url] and something like 300watts at 8 ohms I have used a 250w Ashdown 15" combo and it was pretty useful for smallish gigs so the £109 for a replacement seems good to me as well... At least you then know exactly what you are getting.[/quote] £109 is an awful lot of money for an Ashdown branded Jensen speaker. The celestion BL400 that I paid £59 sounded so much better.

One other viewpoint that I picked up from my old g**tar teacher who was also a top notch luthier was that rather than spend hour fiddling to get the " perfect" set up for you is to adapt your technique and playing to suit the instrument's action and characteristics.

I blew the speaker in my mag 115 bcab years ago and replaced it with the Celestion that you mentioned. It was a vast improvement over the Ashdown Blueline (Jensen) original. Best 60 quid I ever spent. I seriously considered blowing the drivers on my 4x10 too!

I find that Fender set up specs work well for me on both my Fender Jazz and Peavey TL5, although the action on this will go a fair bit lower and still no buzzes. Another related tip that I picked up was in a Gary Willis book oor another self-help book for bassisists. If you fret a string and reduce your finger pressure slightly until the string starts to buzz and then press until it just plays cleanly with a good setup you'd be surprised how little pressure you need. Get used to playing like this. Makes for a lighter touch and a lot less hand fatigue. Also fret right over the fret on bass.

I've never felt the need for effects on bass with any covers band that I've played with. It's all in the fingers maan! Well that and playing in different right hand positions relative to the neck/bridge and the odd tweak of a tone control, switching from fingers to pick, and very occasionally using the VLE or whatever the other one is on my Markbass amp does it all for me. Suppose I could do with an octave pedal and a compressor for Sledgehammer although no one's asked for their money back so far so I won't bother.