Ben Jamin

[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1248036' date='May 28 2011, 11:05 AM']Had a last minute gig last night at a local pub, and it was awesome! I played my Squier P, and oddly enough I got far more compliments about my bass' looks and sound in one evening than I have in numerous gigs with my Warwick... me no understand![/quote] Haha funny that, I was playing the same model Warwick yesterday, judging by your Avatar

Last night I plugged my bass, set flat, into the head, also set flat, and for the first time in the history of the venue the bloke behind the ridiculous £20,000-something desk said "That sounds really cool, I'm just going to leave the EQ flat!" Made my day.

Ah ace! It's cool to see loads of other Church-going bassists on here! I play here! [url="http://www.newlifelincoln.org.uk/"]http://www.newlifelincoln.org.uk/[/url] Been to this Church all my life. Absolutely brilliant place! We run loads of cool community work like: [url="http://www.actstrust.org.uk/"]http://www.actstrust.org.uk/[/url] and put on this massive Christian festival every year at the Lincolnshire Showground: [url="http://www.grapevinecelebration.org.uk/2011/"]http://www.grapevinecelebration.org.uk/2011/[/url], from which we produce an album from the Big Top worship We've got a team about 150 musicians in the worship team (on a rotor of course!) and so I swap between five other bassists. We've got a pretty nice Trace 2x10 and 1x15 rig with a bring-your-own head kind of deal If any of you guys are ever around the Lincoln area you should pop in

From two different ends of the spectrum: Jamiroquai or Muse! Jamiroquai for obvious reasons, Muse because they are, to quote Slash: "probably the last great rock band" (with all the showmanship and ridiculous guitars and stages) and Chris is such an under-rated bassist. I went to their gig in Wembley last September, and the bloke didn't miss a single note, nevermind the fact that he's the KING of bass distortion.

Thanks for all the replies! Sorry for the late response I've been out and about and away from computers for a while! I tried the pliers method but those D'Addarios are SOLID. I thinned them out a bit but they're still just little wide at the waist, so at the moment I've got the old (taperwound) B-string in still. I've had a look at a few taperwound sets but I'm not really a big fan of the sound. After a quick Google it's apparent a few people have filed their bridges to fit the B, which looks to be a better long term solution to me! Sound like a good idea?

So yesterday the D'Addario Pro Steels I ordered for my new five-string $$ Corvette (acquired in a trade with Shawman by the way, top guy) arrived. My friend had recommended them as they sound absolutely ace on his USA Std. Jazz Anyway, I did the silly thing and re-strung them from the G up, only to find when it came to the B the string was too obese at the end to fit the Warwick's crazy two-piece bridge. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem/can recommend any strings that fit? The previous strings had the little thread parts at either end hence why they had no problem. Also is it possible to return the D'Addarios for a new set from Stringsdirect? I figure it's a bit of a long shot because I've already trimmed the other four? Cheers!

Haha - that's an Friedland signature rig right there! Good effort with the hairstyle, but is it complete with the beard and glasses? They may be only small features but tonally I hear they make quite a large difference I've not shaved for a while and I've found the extra mass really contributes to the sustain. ...That's my excuse anyway [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1211156' date='Apr 25 2011, 07:44 PM']Just look at my gear list! I even have his hairstyle [/quote]

Thanks guys! Yeah it looks like a road-trip down to the Bass Merchant is going to have to happen soon! I guess I'll have to try everything out - but brands like Barefaced cabs and some of the other gear I'd never come across, so the comments have been really helpful Oh and like the use of the term 'cab-age'. Cheers!

Haha gotta love a bit o' the Bass Whisperer! I end up wanting pretty much anything he reviews - have to limit how much I watch his videos [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1210450' date='Apr 24 2011, 10:19 PM']Did you watch the ed friedland shuttle vs streamliner test? Makes me want both and an old P Bass![/quote]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1210395' date='Apr 24 2011, 09:36 PM']Genz Streamliner head with the same cab as mine then [/quote] Just looked that up and it looks ace! Certainly portable and it's got everything I'd need without over-complicating things - fits the bill very nicely! Thank-you sir! Now I can't wait 'til Christmas

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1210367' date='Apr 24 2011, 09:09 PM']I should re-phrase my question really as I'm starting to change my opinion that certain amps suit certain styles of music more as I'm finding that most amps can suit most mixes if used properly. What kind of tones do you like? Stuff like Genz and Eden do the super-clean tone really well, the GK artist series does really fat and growly well, I'm finding the MB Fusion is very versatile, with good use of the controls it can do very clean but also the classic GK rumble (though not quite to the extent of the artist stuff, but then it's a different amp that has a different voice).[/quote] Well preferably as transparent as possible! I use a Warwick $$ Corvette and a homemade passive Precision, so I'd like there to be a clear difference more than a specific amp sound like an SVT Ampeg or something. For the rock stuff pretty fat and growly's the way forward, so maybe a tube/decent tube simulator would be good - but I'd need to be able to go back to the super-clean stuff as well for the more chilled out stuff!

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1210346' date='Apr 24 2011, 08:50 PM']I'm going to unashamedly say GK again, as I always do to this kind of thread. I'm touring with an MB Fusion and two NEO212s at the moment and it sounds fantastic and is portable as well. You'd be able to pick up the head and one cab for your budget which would be enough for most gigs. Alternatively you could mix it up a bit and go for a 4x10 or add a 1x15 and get the MB500. Loads of options. There's also the artist series heads that are fantastic too, though a little weighter. My 2001RB-II and 2x 410RBH setup sounds incredible, it's not what you'd call a convenient rig though. What kind of stuff are you playing?[/quote] Yeah GK does look rather good! I play a bit of a mix really - at the bigger venue it's more of a rocked up kinda thing, whereas with my cover band it's just myself, acoustic guitar and two vocals, so it's pretty chilled out stuff. Another band though I'm going to be touring the UK with shortly is also a bit more rock-orientated, so I'll need the rig to suit that too! Bit of a contrast really - but I can only afford the one set-up!

Hey guys, I'm a little stuck on what to buy in terms of one's rig! There's a lot of stuff out there! So far I've been managing with a Crate BT220 combo - solid state 15" thing that's actually pretty good for what it's worth! But I'm going to be playing out of the bedroom a lot more, so I've budgeted for something around the £1000-1300 mark for this coming Christmas. Essentially I'm looking for a head and cab(s). I play quite often in a pretty big venue where there's a 'house cab'/bring-your-own-head kind of vibe, and at the moment I'm having to borrow my friend's EBS HD350 a lot (which is a NICE head! But I don't want to just keep taking advantage of my friends generosity). So perhaps the head is the main thing. Essentially something that's portable, reasonably versatile, reliable and most importantly sounds ace, because I'm probably going to be stuck with it for a while! I also already do lot of smaller pub gigs with my little acoustic(ish) cover band, and it all has to fit in our frontman's car, so 4x10 is perhaps the limit! I just wondered if anyone perhaps had any suggestions, or advice on what to be looking at? I've been looking at some of the TC RH450s/RH750s and wondered if anyone had any thoughts on those? Cheers!

Gary's a top bloke - drove all the way from Dundee to Carlisle to trade a bass! Great, honest, friendly guy. Deal with confidence people Cheers again! Ben