Japhet

Tecamp Puma 1x12. A little gem.

I've not tried one but I like the sound of the EBS Reidmar.

Anything off this album;

The feel comes from playing in front of or sometimes behind the beat. It makes the bass drum and snare stand out by not cluttering up the sound but also serves to give the music a swing or lilt. Don't be afraid to leave spaces either, especially under the 1st and 2nd beats of a bar and you can offset this with clusters of notes under beats 3 and 4. This is what I've found, although opinions may well vary.

When I played in a functions band (many years ago) we were always looked after apart from one quite astonishing incident. We went down to the South coast to play a function for an obscenely wealthy individual. He had personaally finance the UK entry in the Americas Cup ocean going yacht race one year - yes, that wealthy! We'd driven a long way and it was a long day. We were given a plate of cheese sandwiches (1 each) and that a bottle of beer was £2. We were surrounded by toffs spraying each other with bottles of Bollinger and throwing platefuls of lobster in the bin. Quite bizarre really. We'd charged a decent but not extortionate fee but we really were made to feel like the hired help. One of those things you often wonder if it really happened - but it did.

Bargain!!

You could turn down the volume pot on the active bass but it might affect your sound.

I've seen Robin Trower a few times in recent years and watching this old, grey bloke come on stage and then proceed to melt your face with his guitar work is a wonderful thing to behold, especially since I'm not that far behind him in years.If people want to pay to watch you do your thing, I couldn't care less how old you are.

As far as I know, Walter Trout has been using the same Squier Strat for decades.

I'm sure it sounds great. I had a MB Fusion 500 which was lovely. I only sold it to pay some bills and have regretted it on many occasions. I'm not a fan of the motorised controls though - looks like a big repair bill waiting to happen to me.

Was interested in a Fusion 550. Think I'll give it a miss now.

He did some lovely stuff for sure. Lady Grinning Soul is one of my favorite ever basslines.

Saw Snow Boy and The Latin Section last night. Fabulous. If you like Latin/Cuban/Afro stuff you must see these. Drums, congas, bongos, Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass and Keys making a joyful sound. Best gig I've been to in ages, not least because it's such an unusual style.

Combo and separates both have their merits, obviously. Separates you have to connect everything up and you don't forget to bring the speaker lead etc.. I've had Eich gear in its' earlier guises (TechSoundsystems and Tecamp) for years and it's all been absolute quality.

I wish I could tell you in detail how totally (dare I say spookily) spot on your assertion is.

The funny thing was that he also gave the guitarist a lecture on how to EQ his amp. The guitarist then went and fiddled about with the EQ knobs on his amp until the Sir Richard Head III bloke gave him a big thumbs up. The guitarist hadn't actually altered anything at all on the amp but Mr Sir Richard Head III told him after the gig that his sound was immeasurably better in the 2nd set. This was a few years back but I think he's now been banned from the pub for pi55ing too many people off.

Sounds like a 6 stringer masquerading as a bass player to me. I had one experience with some bloke in the audience who I'd been warned about. During the break between sets he told me that what I was playing sounded OK, but my technique needed a lot of work. He offered to give me lessons (which I had been told he frequently did even though he couldn't play a note), so I feigned eagerness and asked for his phone number. When he gave it to me I dropped it straight on the floor and walked off.

One of my favorites is Lee Sklar. One minute he's playing one note per bar behind James Taylor and the next he's laying down the groove on Billy Cobham's Stratus. No wonder he's stayed busy all these years.

I've never needed to use mine but we did have our PA Mixer pack up on a gig once and we put the vocals through my back up (Streamliner 600), and it sounded surprisingly good.

Robin Trower. Was buried in Procul Harem but what a solo guitarist.

My GAS has been cured by some a**ewipe going bust on me. Owed me 7k but apparently went under owing in excess of 200k. Will probably start up again next week with his dog as head of the company.

To flip the question on its' head, I loved a lot of Nils Lofgren's stuff and saw some great live shows by him before he became one of Bruce Springsteen's sidekicks.

Roland Cube has a whole load of effects on board and headphones socket. Pretty much all you need for a no fuss practice rig.

I'd say it's more than 'a bit sneaky'. TC would be well aware that many people shopping for an amp would be swayed by the manufacturer's jargon. Buyers would be well aware that a 100 watt amp (or whatever) wouldn't meet their needs and would most likely have a wattage figure in mind as an indicator of how loud the amp would be. Before Basschat, I would most likely have been one of those people, but I've now been educated by people who aren't trying to flog something to me. It would be like buying a car and only finding out when you put a caravan on the back of it that it couldn't pull the thing up a hill and subsequently being told that the manufacturer's horsepower figures were 50% of what they said. I've never used a TC head so I wouldn't know how they stack up, but there are as many people disappointed as happy with the volume they produce, but I'd hazard a guess that the disappointed contingent push their amps a lot harder (maybe through inefficient cabs). Either way, advertised wattage is a big selling point.