Kiwi

Yeah I know.  BUT it's a great dance track and I'm surprised it took them so long to do one.  In some ways I think they missed their calling in the noughties, more tracks like this this could have kept them relevant.  However, admittedly,  it's not exactly had the music press raving. 

On 25/05/2021 at 04:21, pete.young said:

Yet more evidence to support my contention that Norton is a worthless heap of junk. I certainly wouldn't pay money for it when there are many better free alternatives.

I wish Symantec was easier to uninstall than it is.  In some cases, you need to download a special tool from an independent supplier to free the PC from the clutches of it's code.  A bit like a virus. 

Kaspersky is leagues better.

Danelectro FAB Tone. 

It's a guitar pedal but it has one of the rawest, hottest, tightest distortions for bass I've ever heard.  No muddiness at all. 

5 hours ago, BillyHunt said:

I'm curious how he gets this tone. Is it the voicing of the bass plus his technique or is he using some sort of effect?

Mostly wood plus bridge single coil pickup.  The bass is almost entirely made from mahogany and I believe the fingerboard is some kind of composite or resin unless that's one of the originals, in which case it'll be rosewood.  The single coil pickup adds some focus.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/301864544359

Fender have been offering the chrome on brass scratchplate for quite some time. 

1 minute ago, cetera said:

 

.... to a Spector

 

I deleted my post as I hadn't read earlier comments.  Sorry. 

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I think John Shuker is great, but about 10 years back EVERYONE on here seemed to own one of his bases

We still do,  mainly because they were fantastic value

3 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GFWGTRAMP100--gator-frameworks-gfwgtramp100-collapsible-combo-amp-stand

3 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

You need the ACME Downunderwonder foldup cardboard stand.

Thanks guys, I have a couple of fEARless F112 cabs that do the trick and am pretty happy with them so far although they're not as light as the Barefaced equivalents.

I've not owned one but I've played through a couple.  The light weight is a revelation.  I'm not convinced on the cabs being transparent tonally, I can hear differences in the high end but Alex definitely maximises efficiency and the tonal differences between BF cabs and alternatives are not going to add up to much in the on stage mix.  I don't own one because Alex has never been keen on tilt back cabs. I like tilt back because it helps to avoid most of my monitoring blasting past my knees.

22 minutes ago, SumOne said:

 

I've used DAWs a lot over they years (Reason, Logic, Cubase, Ableton, Reaper, Cakewalk), they are definitely the best value for money (some are free, or free trials)  but I'm not finding them very inspiring for the earlier stages of developing tunes/jamming/creating rhythms/editing and playing along to with Bass so am looking to go back to hardware - years ago I had an MC505 which was good for making electronic stuff but now I'm more keen on live sounding drums for Funk and Dub/Reggae so want something that can play sampled drum hits. 

An MPC looks ideal but is about double my budget so I've gone and bought the Elektron Model:Samples (£251) so will be able to let you know what I think of that in a few days.

I'm thinking something similar.  By the time everything's set up and trouble shot, I've lost the inspiration. Tascam digital workstations are interesting me atm too but a drum box that can play slightly ahead and behind the best would be great. 

On 20/03/2021 at 22:25, Cosmo Valdemar said:

It's not made anymore but they pop up on Ebay from time to time.

It's a preamp, designed to emulate an old Hiwatt. It's not a specific guitar or bass pedal - it's designed to work with both. I've used it as a bass preamp for years and it's much more to my taste than the VT Bass.

How about this? 

Prince was phenomenally versatile.  I am a huge fan of his improvised live jams.  His guitar didn't really inspire me though. 

Alan Murphy on the other hand...

Unfortunately, there's no setting for the number of TLRT's in the forum software.  There's nothing I can do at the moment to change it, I'm sorry.

42 minutes ago, BassTool said:

I've just put up a renovation thread for my headless

This is my 1985 Westone Superheadless that's been modified by me. I got Wizard to make me some custom pups and married them up to a Nordstrand preamp with Vol/pull passive, pan pot, B/M/T, twin midrange pullpot selector.

It's battle scarred, but was my go to bass for a long time. A Christmas present from my wife, it'll never be sold by me, certainly not for £30 @Bassassin   😆

I remember playing one of those back in the 80's in a local music shop.  I'd never seen one before and, not being a fan of Westone at all as an owner, I was very impressed with how it sounded and played.  It made me question even more the POS Westone I had at the time.

6 hours ago, nobodysprefect said:

I dunno man, he has a fair number of pretty fine moments.

https://youtu.be/VMXW6hfJ-r4
TBH, I find it more interesting to compare him and Justin Raines. Same generation, very different players
Justin's just so exuberant!
https://youtu.be/oVKM0-j04dc

Well we're all going to hold our own opinions but when that boy was in the pocket live, he was letting it all hang out.  In the studio he seems a little more reserved.

Speaking of balancing restraint vs expression.  This guy is chill but his fingers are doing the talking. 

18 minutes ago, deepbass5 said:

I loved this post from AxelF

Just look at all those bass Apostles sat round the pit, taking it all in, beautiful.

Still his finest moment,  all that theory training is being put to work. 

I haven't checked previous posts for a mention but Reverb are offering free samples and loops to download.
https://reverb.com/c/software

On 17/03/2021 at 06:39, Frank Blank said:

As does Bobby Crush whose high steppin’ piaffe-type dressage approach to striking the keyboard is something I’m trying to adapt into my bass technique.

 

Let's not forget the magnificent stylings of Tommy Seebach.  A man whose desperation for musical immortality via the Eurovision Song Contest was only just eclipsed by his desperate and premature demise at the age of 53.

I approached Alex about tilt back cabs back when he was starting out and he didn't see them as something he wanted to do.  So fEARless were the best option available. 

A Mesa Bass 400+ was the best valve head I've ever owned.  But it doesn't do overdrive.  That's a more modern thing. 

On 24/03/2021 at 22:16, Happy Jack said:

I think I met him at a Bass Bash once, long ago.

Yeah Sharay is an absolute gospel improv monster thanks to his theory training.  But he plays a lot of bland, easy listening, worship stuff and it kind of squashes his buzz a bit. 

7 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

Can I check what you mean when you say "FRFR"?  Because a BB2 and a clean head is full-range and flat-response.  Do you mean "a powered speaker"?  In which case yes, I do think my RCF 732A is as good as - if not better than - my BB2 setup.  They both sound really good: loud, clear, etc - all the usual properties one desires.  BB2 weighs less though, clear winner.

With my BB2, I used a Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2.  It seems pretty flat and uncoloured with the drive turned down, and EQ controls at noon.  I didn't do any scientific tests.
 

All cabs have some form of colouring.  There was a comparison of 1x12 cabs at the SE Bass Bash in 2015 and the BB2 showed some colouring in the higher frequencies, to my ears, perhaps not due to the design as much as the tweeter. But there were others that were more coloured and remained surprisingly popular amongst attendees. Some colouring can also help with monitoring in a crowded on stage mix. 

My fEARless F112 cabs are more like PA cabs but they're not as light as a BB2.  Maybe they're a little too sweet for live use. I run them each with a GB shuttle 6

50 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Great P tone. However, at the risk of being burned at the stake for heresy, is that an MSG I spy there @Kiwi?

It is!  I also spotted it last week while reviewing the video.  Very unusual to see one played live!! 

Phenomenal playing from both,  metronome precision yet they groove brutally.  No wonder Quincy used LJ in the studio so often. 

29 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

As does Bobby Crush whose high steppin’ piaffe type dressage approach to striking the keyboard is something I’m trying to adapt into my bass technique.

 

I think you could do better...