bassbloke

Someone made a good comment on Front Row on radio 4 a few weeks back. They said that bass players are rarely the kind of extroverted individual who wants to front a band or play lead guitar, but are content in knowing that they're hanging back and making everything sound good.

One bassline I can't stand is the intro to 'For whom the bell tolls'. Grated, my dislike of said line was probably made even more intense having heard Geordie White, Scott Reeder, etc... butcher it on 'Some Kind of Monster'

Currently planning on it - I asked t'other half for permission ages ago, so should be good to go. I'll bring my rig which includes a Tech 2 x 12 with speakers verticaly stacked.

silverfoxnik,

Are you coming to the South East bash next month?

I believe the exact size is 1.5x40.

Maplin do a pro's kit screwdriver set with numerus hex,posi, torx and other specialist screwdrivers. I borrowed the 1.4 x40 SNCM one out of a box from work and it fits oerfectly and is much easier to use than an allen key.

I'll be there. I can bring any of the following

Tech TVM600
Tech TVM350 (if Thomas Eich ever replies to my e-mail regarding a replacement power board so I can get it fixed)
Tech ND 212
Tech Mini 15

Fender Jazz Deluxe MIA Ver with maple board
Fender Jazz Deluxe MIA Ver with rosewood board
Stingray V (if my mate permits it)
Stingray V fretless (if my mate permits it)

I have a Citroen Picasso. If I take the seats out and leave the baby seats at home I could easily get another person and a reasonable amount of extra gear in there.

I usually go down the A3, but could easily go Esher, Cobham and down the A3 or Ashtead, Leatherhead, Fetcham way to Guildford if someone wanted a lift.

Either on a wall hanger or a stand in the bedroom/study/lounge/garden

£5 each!!!

Stringsdirect will do you an entire Swing bass set for £13.95!

I am. My band, Lost Planet, will be treating the residents of Croydon to 40 odd minutes of instrumental prog covers - Planet X and Dream Theater.

Our drummer suffers badly from 2nd hand smoke, so we're all looking forward to it.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='23027' date='Jun 25 2007, 03:03 PM']Your Other bitch. I take second place even to that mutt of yours. BTW my gig bag came from the LA Bass exchange c/- Mr Eubassix. Looks a load more study than the rubbish from Ritter that I bought.[/quote]

Do/Did you have the Ritter Superpak? I have one. My basses only just about fit (Fender US Jazz deluxes, so heaven help anyone trying to use one to transport long scale instruments with two octave necks) and there's a huge tear in the stitching from the strain of having two basses in it on several occasions.

[quote name='Sibob' post='24028' date='Jun 27 2007, 03:26 PM']So i just picked up Josh's USA Fender Deluxe, but i wasn't paying attention cos i was excited :-D, whats the layout?
Going from left to right as if the bass was strapped on, is it?:

Volume, Pan, treble (top stack), bass (bottom stack), mid ????

I was a little confused because the mid (if it is that) doesn't have a centre-dent like the other two EQ pots. Its an older Deluxe, from 2003 i think he said, with the single large polepiece pickups (ala stingray)

Cheers
Si[/quote]

A 2003 model would have the newer Fender Noiseless branded pickups with twin pole pieces and a sculpted heel. So, I reckon that particular model would be 2001 or possibly even earlier.

The control closest to the edge of the body is the mid. It should have a centre-dent, bt perhaps it's not as pronounced as it could be - this can be the case on older basses that have seen a lot of use. If the bass is using the stock Fender preamp then it has a marked effect on the sound of the instrument as it controls an 18db cut/boost of the specific mid frequencies - this seriously ups (or lowers) the output of the bass.

I don't know who else heard this, but Guy Pratt was on Radio 4's Front Row on Friday evening talking about his new book 'my bass and other animals' and discussing bass matters in general

[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml"]BBC Listen Again[/url]

[quote name='acidbass' post='20935' date='Jun 20 2007, 06:11 PM']Yes, indeed I am! I'm going for the one cab setup, full range with either 10's or 12's. I'm thinking the 4x12 or the 6x10, I've heard great reviews of both so it's really hard to decide without trying them out!

I'm looking for warmth and bass as much as punch - I may have to use the cab to hold down the low end for some gigs where I won't go through the PA, so low end is a must. The cabs definitely have impressive ratings for both RMS wattage and frequency spectrum though.

Cheers for all the advice guys, it's cleared up things a bit for me! Now - to the bank!

Danny[/quote]

I also reckon that a big partof the name change had to do with them constantly being mistaken for Tech 21.

If it wereme, I'd go for the 6 x 10 for the simple reason that it's a much narrower cab than the 4 x 12, which really aids portability. I wsh Tech/TecAmp had designed a taller 4 x 12 with the same dimensions as the 6 x 10. Likewise, I wish they'd produced a 1 x 12 with the same width as the 2 x 12.

Your TE will happily run without a speaker load.

I always try and place mine in the corner of the stage wedged between two walls and angled sightly, as per Alex Claber's suggestion. To be honest I rarely have problem achieving this; the average musician gravitates towards the centre of the stage, so when I offer to position my stuff right in the corner, the request is rarely refused

I own a medium strength one and have had it for years. It's quite a nice gagdet for having on my desk at work, but it hasn't helped my playing in any way.

It's muscle memory as opposed to muscle strength that you need.

I use an old Korg Pandora PX3B that I've owned for about 7 years. It's an amazing tool. I have 3 sets of rechargeable 900ma AAA batteries, so it costs very little to run. IT has a stereo/headphone out and aux in, so I can play along to MP3 using my Creative Zen Jukebox or laptop.

I've recorded using it and can get a decent sound - nice and fat and lots of character.

I'd stick Peavey 4 x 12s and 8 x 10s in every room with much less powerful heads. The sheer surface area of speakers will fill the rooms and satisfy the most idiotic bands.

I'd also make each band pay a rehearsal upfront and keept he money in the kittie. If they don't turn up one week and haven't given notice or damage anything, you at least have some money.

If the band does damage equipment through negligence or stupidity, you always have the option of the small claims court for recouping your losses.

I'm not the moderator arse-kissing type,but I fully support them on this issue.

Companies that block sites due to offensive language don't do it out of prudishness, but prudence. We live in a litigious age and many a company has been taken toa n employment tribunal by a disgruntled ex-employee claiming harassmentor constructive dismissal as a result of seeing offensive or inappropriate materialon a collegue's PC.

Whilst it is unlikely that Basschat will be the cause of a multi-million pound tribunal claim, there is the possibility that it will find itself on a URL blacklist were it to gain the attention of a company like SurfControl.

There's more to freedom of speech than being allowed to say f**k

Do you really need the 23 and 24th frets?

A US Fender will have better residual value than the Ibanez. If you go for a US Deluxe Jazz or Precision,you'll get two extra frets, 18V active circuit and noisless pickups. There's nothing the Fender can't do that the Ibanez could.

I'd guess that if John Henry are selling an item off, it's had a hard life and will probably look the worse for wear.

I owned a F205 with EMG HZ pickups.

My problem with the LTD series instruments is that they have sod all character to the sound (IMHO)

Most of the players I see using the F or be series basses have horribly scooped sounds - too much bass and hissy top end that gets lost amongst guitars and cymbals which totally screw a band's onstage mix.

There's no pleasing some people. He could spend his money on fast cars - maybe a Lamborginhi or a Porsche and you'd all feel righteously justified in slagging him off. He probably drives a nice sensible car and spends his money living out his fantasies as a complete bass gear whore. Good on him.

I'd to add that the main contributing factor to a good slap sound is a nice low action. Witht hat in mind, and your desire to play fingerstyle 12 bvar blues, I'd avoid strings that are too light.

Also, IMHO, if you have been playing for 18 months, the extra effort required by 45-105 guage strings will give you a good workout.

If I were you, I'd go and get myself a decent set of 45-105 strings. If you can bring yourself to shell out £30, try a set of Warwick EMP 45- 105. They're coated strings with a really nice sound. Also, get one of those micro fibre cloths or a pack of j cloths and make a point of wiping down the strings after you finish playing. I get 6 months + out of mine, which is pretty good.

Go and do the job. When you get home make sure you put an hour aside for structured practice. You'll probably accomplish 10x more than you would in a day's worth of nooding in your bedroom.

Don't buy the Fender or Ampeg- stick the money in a high interest account and make a point of looking around everywhere for something really nice - inckludign the small ads.

I made the mistake when I was a student finishing school and before goingto uni (14 years ao) of a getting a well paid job over the Summer and blowingall of the cash. I could have turned up for uni in september with a coupleof grand in the bank but I tutned up with nothing.

I bought a SWR SM400 for Russ and initiated the sale of Russ's Musicman Stingray V fretless to a friend of mine.

Both sales were nice and friendly.

So a thumbs up from me (and my mate)

What's even better is that my mate has left said Stingray V with me for safe keeping whilst he works overseas.