brucew

Just wondered what peoples opinions are on cabs that have some form of insulation on the inside , either foam or the stuff that looks like what you put in your loft ! whats the theory behind it? does it work ? ive got two cabs, the oldest has nothing in it, the newest has, for what its worth i prefer the sound of the older cab.

My first bass was a 1979 natural Musicman stingray, bought in 1982 for £250 or £200, cant remember, still got it, still gig it, brilliant bass. . .

BigRedX is spot on with regards your amp and speakers, l use an old valve amp, don't normally need to 'mic up' when l do it'll be some local 'fest' or decent function, l've got a Shure PG52 XLR, it does the the job really well & they're not overly priced . . . . . its great to walk out front during SC & hear 'your sound' opposed the 'techs' sound, but you've got to argue the toss with first . .

'Flying saucer attack' by the the Rezilos, you can argue whether its the best but its pretty decent, l used to do it in a covers band (drummers idea) once you'd started it there was no hiding place.

Beatles win for me, they did all the harmonies themselves right from the early days, & could do it live, i think the 'Ivy League' were used on the Who's early stuff for B.V.'s , but to be fair tho the vocals on the Who's tracks did improve album by album.

Randle & Hopkirk deceased, Get Carter, Big Country (old western, not the band) . . .

You could try a phone call to 'old hat guitars' in Horncastle, not a million miles away, they specialise in repairs & classic equipment.

Interesting post, nice to see this song get a mention, albeit brief, 'Everlasting love' is a great bit of 60's 'pop', fantastic bassline too, l think you're probably right about the bassline over the chorus, unique at the time, puts a great slant on a simple chord progression, what also helped IMO was that classic 60's plectrum style that Russ had (l'm a big fan of that) Loads of energy from the rhythm section, Clem Cattini on drums ! ? Good point you make about Peter Hook, and fair too, tho l would suspect that Lemmy may have done a bit of 'drone' stuff before Hook ? but he's earned his stripes, been there done it etc, played some catchy lines in an original style. BTW 'DunRockin' , l've been playing 'Everlasting love' for donkey's, and l've always played 3 note's to every chord on the chorus, and l've always thought it sounded OK, surprising how differerent players hear the same song ? irregardless of ability.

Good question, & probably a question that most of us have asked ourselves . . ' how good a bassist am i . . actually ' lve been gigging 34 years since i was 17, done a fair bit of dep work, my strong points are a decent ear, my experience & the ability to think on my feet. l would say im a 6 out of 10, taking 10 as being the world greatest player ! whoever that may be, l say this from being lucky enough to have played with a few pro's who had decent chart success. lts a good way gauge your ability if your ever lucky enough to find yourself in such company, but you have to be honest to yourself. Whilst on one a dep job l knew that the drummer (also a dep) probably found me a bit limited, body language etc, he was a very good session player & i felt he had to play to my limitations. Thats the only time i've felt like that, it was'nt very nice but l took it on the chin, don't get me wrong, he was friendly enough, we had good eye contact & it was a good gig, l kept it plain & simple all night, nothing off the cuff, would'nt want to play like that on a regular basis, all part ot the learnig curve i guess.

, , , reluctantly so . . .

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Better late than never!!!

The Ramone's cover of 'What a wonderful world' always goes down well, fun to play too . . .

. . or is it Shure ? did'nt look wr . . right . .

Although for different reasons I bought a Sure PG52 bass mic about 2 years ago , l think off the top of my head, about £120, not the best l know but it works fine, gets me the the sound out front that l like, opposed to what the soundman likes ! tho you'll find a lot of tech's dont like doing this, prefer the ease of the DI .

Clarky72 . . . sorry but i'd pretty much forgot about this post TBH, did'nt expect it to resurface, Santa's dropped me a new phone off early of which l can just about turn on, so it may take time but i'll try to post some pic's, l think you'd call the colour 'cherryburst' . . opposed to 'sunburst' ? the F/B's maple. Cheers.

33 years gigging (that's scary in itself) . . ALL with pre E.B. stingray's, does that make me small minded ? . . anyhow, Pete, if you just need someone to talk to, get in touch, it's better if you share your problems . . !

'equidistant from Hull & Grimsby' ! thats either lmmingham-ish, or your very wet, anyhow, hello & welcome, hope this place will be of some help to you . .

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1404633356' post='2494213']
Hi Bruce, sorry to see that you're selling her, I would have kept her myself but had a longing to hold some graphite and there was no way the wife would let me have the two, looking back on my old add I forgot how nice the bass looks!
I've put a link the my original add below.
Good luck.

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[/quote]Thank you indeed Mr Chrisanthony for taking the time to add that link, T.B.H. l'm really not bothered if l don't sell 'her'., it play's like l'd hoped & l do like the look of it. For various reasons l ain't got too many gigs at the mo & l could've done with the money but a couple of probs have sorted themselves out & l've got a run of gigs sorted in the run up to xmas & into the newyear, so unless l get what l want l won't be selling.
Cheers, Bruce.

Well . . after a very relaxing & hot 2 weeks in Tunisia, paying no attention to the holiday budget l'd set in place, l suppose l'd better give this another whirl . . .

. . . and one more stint on the treadmill . . yea, bring it on . .

No, sale only thanks.

. . . just doing the treadmill . . .

Personnel circumstance forces this reluctant sale, l bought this via basschat from chrisanthony1211 in Jan this year, if you go to page 29 you'll see his add & pic's dated Jan 21. l don't mean to appear lazy or indeed to be taking the pi$s but at the mo i'm not in a position to post pic's. The bass is still in the same condition, i've gigged it about 6 times, great bass & as chrisanthony say's the extra pick up and relevant setting's does give you plenty of different sound options, i've had 79 ray for 33 year's so l can speak from experience, i've set the action a wee bit higher as l always play with a pick and have a fairly aggressive style, so suits me better.
Still with original case and straplocks, buyer is responsible for collection . . thanks for taking the time. SAD TO SEE IT GO.

Interesting, l've quickly thumbed thru this thread & l don't think there's one mention of ' your tone ' or as l still like to call it, ' bass sound '. l play an old valve amp with a 2x15 cab, whenever l'm D I'd, to my ear's (admittedly awash with tinnitus) l sound like most other bassist's (sorry) The thought of being DI'd all the time would probably make me knock it on the head, l suppose it maybe depend's on what style of music you play or how far ' up the ladder ' you are with regards to a regular engineer & freedom of the desk . . . not for me tho.