Pinball

I watched this earlier, It was the first link that came up on Yahoo. Why I thought? A total no event. If you haven't seen the vid don't bother honestly. The term overhyped rubbish springs to mind.

A little personal tribute to Lou. I woke up with this in my head last Sunday after watching a band on Saturday who made a big point of playing sweet Jane as their last track. No apologies for the bad timing as it was a one-taker. Hope you likeee [url="https://soundcloud.com/mole-music-1/forward-never-back-2"]https://soundcloud.c...rd-never-back-2[/url]

I'm up for a meeting if its with-in reasonable driving distance. I enjoyed the last one very much.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1384806074' post='2280989'] Sorry - in-joke between Pinball and myself! [/quote] indeedy, still twiddling that moustache I see.

Thanks all

Hi, I'm looking into getting one of these and I notice there are 3 generations of this cab. Can someone tell me what the differences are?

In answer to your question I dunno, maybe they aren't inspired by your band or sales pitch or maybe your not paying enough to get the standard of player you require. I'm sure there are a few on here. You will maybe have to try and woo them

Your looking very dastardly in that profile pic...never noticed that until now

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1384011380' post='2271896'] BTW I dunno if youve managed to source a compact already but I'm look to sell one (have 3 of them currently and cant really justify keeping them all ...), I see your in the bristol area and my missus lives there could arrange a hand over in person. [/quote] Got one thanks

Sorted, I went with the general consensus. Barefaced compact and a GB Streamliner 600. I'm let you know if I'm blown away buy it once I get it all up and running. Now I need to find a way to replenish by bank account

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1383837264' post='2269806'] My 2 pennies, buy a better cab first. Save a bit more and then buy a good D Class head (nice and light) [/quote] Thanks advice taken

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1383829369' post='2269648'] I may be open to trades... [/quote] Cool Conan, we can chat later on to see if I have stuff you may be interested in. [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1383831678' post='2269702'] Your amp will sound OK with a better cab, so if your budget is limited I'd keep the amp a little longer and get a modern cab. [/quote] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]I like my Ashdown fine so will be hanging on to it. The reason I'm looking is that I have a little orange 50b combo at home that doesn't seem to like EMG powered guitars. I was going to upgrade it and then thought "why not upgrade my main kit instead and move the Ashdown into the house?". [/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]The Ashdown is a tatty old thing that I got on the cheap, never serviced, never missed a beat and is not worth selling anyway. [/color][/font] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Going this route I can leave my stuff where I rehearse and also have a spare that sounds decent. It's all part of the master plan![/color][/font]

Thanks for all the advice. That's what I was after and its always good when it points in a general direction. I would love to go the Barefaced/Streamliner route as suggested but in reality its too much of a financial stretch. After doing more research I'm pretty sold on the GB Streamliners. I'm not big on over-complicating things so it looks just the job The only affordable option at the moment looks something like the Streamliner 600 and a FCS115T cab. Either that or I'm no going to get a usable system, I'm assuming that my Ashdown cab isn't going to cope see link [url="http://www.musicstreet.co.uk/ashdown-deep-bass-cabinet-p-4099.html?gclid=CIfJ44HZ0roCFafMtAodxnUAKw"]http://www.musicstreet.co.uk/ashdown-deep-bass-cabinet-p-4099.html?gclid=CIfJ44HZ0roCFafMtAodxnUAKw[/url] I wasn't actually planning on buying just yet..but there you go

Thanks, good advice as ever. I'm discussing needs with the rest of the band

Hi, I know very little about bass amps etc. so a couple of years ago came on here for advice for low budget options and ended up with an Asdown 300 EVOii and 15" Ashown cab. I like this very much but as I have spent quite a bit of time upgrading my other gear I have been wondering if I could do better. The big issues for me are: 1. Weight-I have dodgy shoulders so the separate Ashdown amp and cab option works for me. I would consider a combo if it was light 2. Sound-well I'm in a heavy band playing EMG loaded basses for much of the time so need tone, power and clarity 3. Price-well although I don't want to spend much but its not an urgent purchase so I could save up up if I think its worth it. I'm also happy to by 2nd hand and mix and match. I haven't been able to try many amps out yet. I have tried and Ashdown Spyder? and Ampeg combo, Markbass combo and thats about it. The spyder and Markbass were hitting the spot. Any advice of where to look next would be appreciated.

How heavy are these beasties?

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1382902688' post='2257851'] What a massive influence on so many artists, from Bowie to REM and beyond. Here's my favourite Lou solo tune from a fantastic period of his career where he worked with the late, brilliant Robert Quine, Fred Maher and the amazing Fernando Saunders on Bass [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpUuWYrv1cQ[/media] [/quote] He favoured great bass players and lines in his work. I guess it fitted with his driving drum beats and minimalist guitar. It was his energy, personality and song writing skills that made him so influential, all backed by a good musical ear and distinctive vocals.

and another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA

One of the albums that made me want to play bass and still an all time favourite. Check this out. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxn_B_2XWMs[/media]

wowzers, one of my favourite song writers! No good for me though