Bassman Steve

BCS near Portsmouth if that's vaguely local to you. Very reasonable and excellent quality.

Wonderful basses and that's a beauty. No need for a GLWTS it appears!

Just revisited this thread. Thanks for the 'tone testimonials' chaps.

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Wrong album.
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Gosh, I had no idea.

Tommy Bolin anyone? 'ducks'

DI'ing can be a real sod (just listen to those isolated bass tracks) so I understand what's meant. I know a lot gets lost in the mix but I'm a big DI and mic fan and always do this when possible.

I find flats are worse. I figure that this is because they have more surface area on the skin (like a racing slick).

The other trick is to plunge your fingertips into the hottest water you can stand. The fretting crushes the little blood vessels in your fingertips and the hot water opens them back up again.

I love the way the perspective gives you the impression the average human being would only come up to the level of the bottom cab.

My old Fender Japanese A/E fretless pretty much nails it, to my ears - obviously with flats. I do also find the way you play it has bearing. If you play it in the manner of an upright it responds accordingly.

Flight of the bumble bee.

I use my Walkabout for rehearsals, the main rig isn't suited to a rehearsal room environment.

Bet they're great for metal! :-)

Or is it reverse psychology and you're hoping for a freebie?

To what extent do you think you need to keep repeating that?

I reckon a subject title 'A Rickenbacker is a waste of 1500 quid' would have been all you needed to say and we could all have an hour of our lives back.

Gareth is a thoroughly dependable and up-straight guy so there is no danger in helping his band out if anyone knows someone who can help.

I'm just wondering how they got it through the hatch.

They might do at home, for all any of us know.

Kent Armstrong vintage P - have them in all my PB70's (bar one) - more depth and thump than the DiMarzio in the other one.

Hi, where are you please (guessing London but you never know)?

Just get your singer to take his shoes and socks off. :-)

Not qualified to state for certain but I am thinking rubber tyres on the vehicle providing protection (as they do when driving through a storm).

I would explore the jam night route, to give a serious response. There will be many bedroom players but some real talent can crop up - I know someone who clams to have seen Steve Lukather rock up at one.

According to the joke (slightly re-worked to introduce realism to the light bulb scenario) you would head to either pole where the world will be rotating around them.

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I think we should send across the top gear band
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What, the Allman Brothers? Unlikely.

If it helps, the instructions for Boogie Bass 400 and 400+ amps states that you get no more clean volume above 5 on the master so I tend to have mine on about 4 and use the channel as the volume control - it rarely gets above 3.

Don't bu99er about in the studio. Leave the twiddling for the bedroom - guess who's that aimed at!!

Be focussed and, when getting sounds together, play what you are going to be playing and at the volume you'll be playing it. Like a soundcheck, it's pointless if you immediately start thrashing after a nice measured level check.