Linus27

Happy Birthday Leo. What I find amazing is how you designed the guitar/bass yet never played. How could he know what angles, shapes, fret spacing, string spacing, neck widths to use. Amazing it ever got of the ground.

Hey all, the new band I am in, The Fleas will be playing at The Boileroom in Guildford on the 26th August 2009. It should be a great night with some good music. We are on second around 9.15pm and entry is £5. Please come down and support us and say hi. I'll be the bass playing surprisingly enough Here is a link to our myspace page which has some out of date songs on, www.myspace.com/thefleasplease Tickets can also be bought here, [url="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54465"]http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54465[/url] Let me if you need any other info and would be great to see some of you there.

Been chatting to some friend who work in the music industry about the current state of affairs, and one thing they said to me was about paying for a promotion company to promote the band when releasing something. Using them to get radio airplay, TV airplay, media promotion etc etc. They said its about £1500 per month and if releasing an album then do 3 months promotion. In my old band we did this and get our songs plugged and played on XFM, Radio 1, in the press etc but the record company sorted all that out for us. Now I am in a new band and its 8 years down the line, we are thinking about doing this ourselves when we release our first couple of singles next year. Just wondering if anyone else has done this and any experience, tips advice etc.

I have a Lakland Darryl Jones (ex Happy Jack) and a Duck Dunn and they are amazing basses. As somebody said to me, Lakland have improved on the original Fender design. The Darryl Jones is my main gigging bass and it is a wonderful, easy to play bass. Big big Lakland fan here and the customer service is amazing. Nothing wrong with Fender and in some ways, they have more of a vintage look with the re-issue stuff but in terms of a better bass then Lakland wins hands down.

Pretty much GAS free at the moment. Bought bass amps and sold bass amps and now settled and very happy with my GB Shuttle 6 with GB NEO 212 cab. As for basses, more than happy with my Lakland Darryl Jones as my main bass and don't really wany any others. However, I would like to sell my Squire Vintage Fretless and buy a Fender CIJ or US Fretless at some point but no rush to do that. What I am after is a white pearl scratchplate for my Lakland Darryl Jones and an Artec Vintage Chorus pedal.

[quote name='Linus27' post='555617' date='Jul 29 2009, 09:34 PM']I have just bought a Shuttle 6 and I love it. I first played it through a borrowed Epifani 310 and it sounded amazing. I then bought the Genz Benz NEO 212 cab and this also sounds great. However, I feel the Epifani with the Shuttle 6 sounded better. Much crisper and precise sounding. However, I will add that I have not really had much chance to fiddle with the Shuttle 6 and NEO 212 together so in time, I may say this setup sounds better. Either way, the Shuttle 6 is awsome.[/quote] Just to say, put new strings on my bass tonight and all the crisp, precise sound is back and the Shuttle and cab sound amazing so a very happy bunny.

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='562513' date='Aug 7 2009, 08:22 AM']Is it me or are those bass strings ridiculously thin? See around 3:16.... I think it's cool bass playing, and cool drumming. The song is good but the performance is a bit boring to watch![/quote] Yeah, some great bass playing. Never realised he was such a comtetant bass player. It's odd as he does not look like a bass player or shall I say, he looks uncomfortable playing bass despite being very good.

[quote name='silddx' post='561613' date='Aug 5 2009, 11:40 PM']I really like Drama by yes, thought he and Geoff Downs did a cracking job.[/quote] My old band, Inter recorded our album in Geoff Downs studio in Wales which was also co-owned with John Payne from Asia. Geoff ended up playing some wicked Hammond on the album and John did some backing vocals on one of the track. Got to play around with all of Geoff's keyboards. So cool.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='562234' date='Aug 6 2009, 08:40 PM']Michael, i was refering to your DJ4 as it has the Audere in it and my battery comment above was refering to the DJ5 IF i put a Audere in it. Sorry for the confusion.[/quote] Mine does not have the Audere in it or not that that I am aware of. Mine is 100% passive as far as I know.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='562204' date='Aug 6 2009, 08:06 PM']Cheers. Can the bass be used if the battery dies? Thats always been my big worry with active basses. Not that ive had it happen.[/quote] Dave, the DJ is passive.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='562124' date='Aug 6 2009, 05:59 PM']What are the stock Lakland pups like? As in Skyline DJ?[/quote] Mine sound lush in my DJ4. More than happy with it.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='562003' date='Aug 6 2009, 02:39 PM']Yeah but i have a Fender not a Fender copy Of course, come this time next month ill be saying how much better Laklands are to Fenders.[/quote] Yeah but your Fender is like the original Beetle where Lakland have improved on the Fender design like Porsche did with the Beetle :):)

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561985' date='Aug 6 2009, 02:20 PM'] Very good. I'll bide my time......and then strike. EDIT: by the way, i had two that both worked :-) [/quote] HAHA I'll be ready for when you strike You may of [b]HAD[/b] two but I [b]HAVE[/b] one now, as well as a Darryl Jones :):)

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561979' date='Aug 6 2009, 02:09 PM']Overcharging again eh [/quote] HAHAHA ok, forget the goats and its yours :) [quote name='dave_bass5' post='561979' date='Aug 6 2009, 02:09 PM']When I do go back to 4 stings I expect I will buy a DD again. I dont really get on with 5 strings.[/quote] I fixed that quote for you

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561792' date='Aug 6 2009, 10:41 AM']Hmm, maybe i should buy a Duck Dunn then :-)[/quote] I have one for sale, you can have for 4 goats, a can of special brew and a packet of space dust

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561745' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:54 AM']Oi, thats bit off. what do you mean a "proper" bass player. Ive never been insulted in all my life (to my face anyway;-). Why do i need even 4 strings? I only use one pick. Am i supposed to pluck the thumb rest as well then [/quote] hehehehe well a proper car has four wheels, a proper violin has four strings and a proper bass has 4 strings. It's your destiny ...... my son. May the four be with you :)

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='561704' date='Aug 6 2009, 09:11 AM']Cheers guys (even Michael, thanks father ;-). I think ill have to sell the P5 at some point as it wont get used but for now i think under the bad is a good idea. Out of sight out of mind etc. Until the Mastercard bill comes in. Ive read so many good things about the DJ5 that im not bothered that its a Jazz. Nothing wrong with that of course but its what ive been trying to get away form for the past few years. Im sure im going to love the neck and thats the main reason. Nancy. When i first saw my P5 i wasnt impressed as i was hoping for a whiter white but i thought it played well And it does and for me that the important thing. If only i hadn't played a JO5 last month i would be more than happy to keep the P5. It will be nice to get back to Lakland though.[/quote] This is great news and you will love the Lakland. All we have to do now is fix the string problem and get you back to 4 and you'll be back to being a proper bass player soon again :)

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='559294' date='Aug 3 2009, 03:34 PM']Blah Blah Blah some rubbish about Fenders, white basses, too many strings etc etc Blah Blah Blah Cheers. [b]Before you say anything Michael, yeah, i cracked a lot sooner than expected :-([/b][/quote] Your powers are weak old man, together with our Lakland's we can rule the whole of basschat. Now our Lakland's are fully operational, we can rule the forum together. Welcome to the dark side ...... my son :)

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='560908' date='Aug 5 2009, 09:34 AM']That's a really nice-looking SB310. On eBay it would probably go for a pathetic £150 +/- £25. At £150 that's a helluva lot of bass for the money ... if you can get it for £100 then you're doing really well. Mind you, these numbers are so laughably small (50 quid each way!) that it almost doesn't matter. Assuming that bass has no "issues", then as a player it will easily blow away any Encore-type copy of a Fender, IMO it will do the same for any Squier-type copy, and quite frankly it will also blow away any MIM Fender. It won't be fashionable and you'll never make much of a trading profit, but you won't regret playing it. [/quote] Have to agree with Happy Jack here 100%. For £150, you are getting a bass that is comparable to far more expensive basses. As long as the style and design is to your liking, then you should swap it up. Amazing basses.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='560873' date='Aug 5 2009, 08:34 AM']I'd want it painted orange [/quote] I said to my wife last night that I want orange bass (only to match Hayley from paramore's hair colour) and she was not overly impressed. A bright Orange Stingray like Perry had would be lush

[quote name='Hamster' post='559969' date='Aug 4 2009, 09:59 AM']AnalogMan Mini Chorus with deep mod - perfect for me[/quote] Where can I buy this in the UK?

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='558799' date='Aug 2 2009, 10:43 PM'] With the amount of free music available in west / southwest London, I can't imagine paying anything to see a band if they weren't a 'name' band.[/quote] I used to play in an originals band about 8 years ago. We went through the slog of playing up and down the country, building a following and didn't have that much of a problem getting people across the country to see us play. There also seemed to be more of a scene where people would go out and just see bands play live. I now play in a new originals band and we are just starting to get gigs from September to December. Boy is it hard work. Most venues want to know if you can bring anyone rather than reply on people coming out to see bands play and a lot are saying they don't book bands from out of the area. It's certainly a lot harder these days to get gigs.

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='558652' date='Aug 2 2009, 06:26 PM']I think it is better to use the one that sounds better If you are happy with the sound of the XLR out of your amp and you are not looking for new ways to improve your sound there is no reason to use a separate DI box. Technically speaking, if the DI box is inserted just before the amp input, the signal sent to the PA doesn't go through the first stages of the amp so you instrument is likely it sounds cleaner. It depends on the amp but with a good DI (something like an Avalon U5 for example) I would very surprised if you couldn't hear the difference. “Clean” doesn’t necessarily mean better of course. If you like the sound of an old Ampeg working near the saturation point, you may not like the ultra-clean sound of the bass coming out of a good quality DI. Personally, I love the sound of a very linear, zero-distortion preamplification. I have the feeling it is the real sound of my bass (and my fingers) but I understand it is not for everybody.[/quote] To be honest, I don't know what I prefer as I have not gigged the shuttle 6 yet. I was just wondering if there really was a peference to which is considered the better option, DI Box or DI on the head. I guess with all things, there is no easy answer

Sorry if this has been posted before. Found this really nice clip of what appears to be someone busking with a bass. Not a fan of slap but this is done so nicely and subtle. It still remains its melody. Anyway, enjoy. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy3V2Tl4g3s&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy3V2Tl4g3s...feature=related[/url]

Sorry if a bit of a thread hi-jack but is it best to use the DI on the amp head (Shuttle 6 in this case) or to always use a DI box? If a DI Box is the better method then I to will be looking for a DI Box.