lee4

When you're happy to play the simplest of lines,because thats all the song requires.

Played the Rats on Sat;when we were booked,the requirement was 40 punters,we told them as it was Glastonbury weekend,and an early gig(7.15),we would only get about 20 people there.They said that that was OK.So just before the soundcheck,the promoter gives our singer a load of verbal,saying we may as well not bother.We had as many people as the other bands,and we put on a bloody good show! Avoid the Rats,and Monto promotions like the plague,as they clearly don't communicate to each other,and are complete c**ts! PS,as we were leaving,our drummer told the promoter what he thought of him in broad Anglo-Saxon! Bass amp is a TE head and Ampeg cab.I had to run it at full blast to get any decent stage level.Just don't bother with the place!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='519657' date='Jun 20 2009, 10:21 PM']I pull faces when I'm playing and my drummer often calls me a dick. He is not long for the band.[/quote] Our drummer pulls all the faces and has'nt been long in the band! We're going for a gurning contest at the next gig!

I have never played a cover 100% spot on;I try to get close to the feel of it instead of getting it note perfect. And Rich,I've played Good Times at quite a few functions now,and nobody has complained that I've missed any notes!It's YOUR version,go with the feel of it.If the audience is dancing then it's OK!

Ideal bass for your gospel quartet side project!

As you can tell,I suffer from Terminal Procrastination.

I intend to build a pyre from my gear and have my corpse cremated on top. Or I could leave them to my son. Or charity. Or have them buried insted of me in a bizare "defraud the insuarance company"scam. Or leave them to the cats(talented animals). Or leave them to my latest business venture,the Pub Rock Cafe.

Had to completely set my bass up after I put flats on.That,and the extra effort in fingering notes aside(due to extra tension)they are really worth putting on. Played Good Times by Chic last night;bridge pup and flats gave me a great disco/funk sound.

From what you have been telling me,I thought you were going to build a Bootsy Collins tribute bass,with 12 P-bass pups! See me for the body timbers mate.

Had a $$ and all I can say is it had a great sound but was too heavy.

That colour should be made illegal as it's so addictive!I want my basses resprayed!

Flats+bridge pup=bloody great sound. Flats+neck pup=room filling low end.

Cream pup's.Love it!Tres bon,mon ami!

[quote name='sixshooter' post='505467' date='Jun 4 2009, 01:49 PM']It's nice to see all you young players finally getting to grips with the beauty of Flats! What happened to tapewound? can you still get them? The only problem is that now when I go to buy flats instead of the person in the shop saying sorry we have not got any in stock, no one uses them, he now says sorry we don't have any in stock because we have sold out! [/quote] Young?I'm 40 years old.When I was a lad,all this was a ring road! Pity flats are so expensive.My set was given to me by a bass-playng customer.He prefered rounds on his Squier Jazz.

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='505424' date='Jun 4 2009, 12:54 PM']Lee4 - your avatar is like an optical illusion. I thought it looked like an old bald man with a big nose, pointy chin and wobbly neck until I realised there was a hat![/quote] What hat?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='504488' date='Jun 3 2009, 10:10 AM']No celebrity endorsement on Earth could convince me to buy this thing: I mean, I like the idea of 5 pickups and 3 preamps, but... well, I just don't have that much funk in me. But seriously, how many of these can they seriously expect to sell? List price is US$2850...[/quote] And the answer is................sweet F.A!

I finally took the plunge and strung my Yamaha BB414 with a set of flats.Having got used to the heavy guage of them,I can say that I'm smitten.Thay have transformed a clanky beast into a warm old-school thud monster! If yiu hav'nt tried them,go get a set soon!

Warwicks;too heavy. The Cort;a bit Marmite.Looks like the body is uncontoured so expect some forearm pain!

It's in the right place,but I'm concerned that the UHU will give way.

I've re-strung my Yamaha with 45-105 flats,and after a day I found that the E string has broken a chunk off of the nut.Luckily I have found it and glued it in with UHU.Is this going to work,and do I need to re-cut the slots?

[quote name='Spoombung' post='497446' date='May 25 2009, 06:45 PM']Yeah I forgot to ask for hippy fish (that's dolphins) 24 iron crosses, Christmas tree lights, the air freshener option, something to indicate by belief in an imaginary friend... and a tuna wrap![/quote] What fragrence air freshener?Maybe Nutrodol to kill the tuna odour!

I'm sure some of our American members may struggle to get the uniquely British humour in that ad. My anti-gravity failled resulting in an hernia and the purchase of a Markbass head!

Just had aquick scan of some of the posts here and most of the complaints center around too loud guitar rigs.Our lead player has gone from a Fender Deville(about 60 watts I belive)to 2 Cornfords(max 12 watts each).He now has a fantastic tone which does not drown out any other instrument.Turn down,tone in,and play on!

I own a Zoot 2x12 that I run my Markbass head through.They are light and powerful.In fact IMHO it is the ultimate rig!Buy one if you can.