BassTractor

Welcome, John! (btw, it's not called "expand". It's called "turning the volume knob clockwise".) bert

Welcome, aalam! Great intro. Enjoy the bass and BC! bert

Ours was a viola da gamba (bass viola much like a cello). Happily I was allowed to take it home to practise, and so could ditch the bow, hold it horizontally sitting on my lap, and pluck it as if it was a real instrument. Also, it helped with a microphone into a mixer and that signal fed into a Small Stone (IMS) and certainly a Big Muff Pi. Great days! BTW, music teacher was not too convinced about my progress with bow playing.

Welcome, smokin! bert

New tracks to be included on the re-release of The Next Day, which is coming next week. I hope people outside Norway can hear these: http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Her-kan-du-hore-fem-nye-later-fra-David-Bowie-7356175.html#.UnDxdxAb_kc

[quote name='Wylie' timestamp='1383008679' post='2259171'] Wouldn't make me a better player, but would make me a better person. [/quote] Nonsense! You're a better person already. It's the Geddy Lee!

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1382956359' post='2258315'] Visual fail, so it's a no from me [/quote] Doesn't matter to us at all. We still need out gut shots!

Welcome, Julius! bert

Those who do not love jazz are time and again described as lesser specimen, but in fact some of the most musical people dislike jazz. I think it is much about what way you listen to music, and to what degree you can accept the enormous amounts of weak choices that are made in jazz. I personally can accept those weak choices (and love jazz), but some people just can't.

Welcome, Andy! bert

Two 112EXTs, a Midget and a Compact. Yup, I'm looking forward to it.

Sorry if this seems harsh, and I don't mean to be harsh, but me, I can't manage to get my head around why anyone would think they were in any way served by adopting a name they know is already in use. This has boggled my mind for decades if not centuries. That and the very notion that you have to walk around knowing you hadn't been able to come up with a name that is unique and works well with Google. My take: open dictionary, blindfoldedly pick a set of words, combine several of them and repeat until reasonably satisfied, check for availability. Done.

Well, at any rate it's a lot lighter in weight than a Streamliner with attached 19" rack module, so my back is safe!

Update: Thanks to you guys' info, I went for both lines, and have these last weeks taken reception of a Streamliner as well as a GBE instead of a Max. The way I understood it, the best argument for the ShuttleMax over the GBE is weight, so I assume that the GBE is not a worse amp. Even when shoved through Ashdown LB 112 cabs (made for the Little Bastard), the GBE was mighty, open and airy, and responded to every little change in my "playing". I guess this will get even better when shoving it through Vanderfaceds. Not tried the Streamliner yet. So: thanks again! Playing bass became more fun.

Welcome, Peter! bert

Welcome! bert

Welcome, Rob! bert (sold two cars to get basses, but then I'm obsessed)

Welcome, Adam! bert

Kevin Gilbert: Tea For One from the album Thud. Gilbert (deceased in '96) seems rather unknown, but is highly regarded in some circles, and everyone has heard his work on Sheryl Crow's "Tuesday Night Music Club". http://youtu.be/RkgsNx0mdCI

[quote name='pst62' timestamp='1382438671' post='2252069'] The only difference between the 2cv4 and 2cv6 is the engine size, [/quote] Exactly! Total crumbling AND no speed! Perfec. Physics! On a serious note though, I protect my stuff adequately, if only so some helpful numptie doesn't damage it while trying to carry it through the door opening whilst banging it against the door frame. A recent experience of that type renewed my religious faith that people can't be bothered to take care. My basses herefter will be in cases, simply because I feel cases are better when putting many basses on top of each other, and because cases can be at the bottom of the car's load area, whilst a bass in a gig bag would always be on top. Last time I drove 2,000 miles with instruments, these were in gigbags on top of all other luggage, and not only could easily become projectiles, but also were visible to possible thieves. This no more.

[quote name='pst62' timestamp='1382427313' post='2251876'] You can't knock him for that! If ever a flight case was justified for short journeys, putting them in a 2cv6's is it! [/quote] I'm convinced that one was a 2cv4 though, so he [b]can[/b] knock him for that.

Got it already, A Bongo Dargie Delight in Logan Green (the one below). That said, I'm a noob, and might change this quickly as I gain more experience. For example, the fretless StingRay 5 took me by storm, and I might switch to that one given some more practising. Also, of my life's dream basses, I still have not owned a Longhorn 58, Rick, Mockingbird, Alembic, Streamer or Wal, so maybe one of them could be the one. [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/mm-bongo-hh-dargie-delight-_zpsa7e53372.jpg.html"][/url]

Wow! Thanks, man!

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1382361364' post='2251139'] I doubt that many classical (or other music types) musicians would be efficient at playing say....Mingus, but doubt that a jazz player would have any major problems playing other music forms. [/quote] I'm not confident that I understand this text, but whatever you may mean, IME: - most classical players stink at jazz, and are mostly very aware of this. - most jazz players stink at playing classical, whilst thinking they do a good job. No time to go into detail right now.

Reminds me of this saxophone player who dies and, against all tradition, signs and expectation, finds himself allowed into Heaven. He even gets to play in the Heavenly Big Band. Great players, great scores, inspiring solos ... he's having a great time. Then suddenly he notices this slim trumpet player in a tight cut Italian suit, soloing, with his back to the audience, on a stopped horn. Our saxophone player asks who the Hull that is. - That? Oh, that's God. He thinks he's Miles Davis!....