police squad

As some of you know, I'm in a Police tribute. I've done two in the past 8 or so years but my current one has an amazing Copeland. There is one youtube video of us with me dropping an absolute howler but I'll try and find it I can't paste the link in. I used to be able to. aha done it now, in a slightly later post

all fixable, go for 250 because it needs a proper set up

yep I'm the same

I've auditioned twice. Once for Bernie Torme (ex Ozzy, Gillan, Atomic Rooster) It was a gig I really wanted. I knew the other members really well but I didn't get it. The guy that got it was utter cr*p but he had a white thunderbird. I dressed how I was adviced to. I don't regret it, it was great experience and I've since gigged with Bernie (would you believe in a wedding band). The other audition I went to for fun. A very well known local band with a great following and playing very good, original material. Again, I knew most of the band, I'd played with the drummer and bassist before (I was on guitar for this one). They were fairly grungy but I turned up in cowboy boots and denims. Got the job and changed my attire to suit the band. Got the sack about 18 months later!! Only time I've been sacked

I'd like to think he can still manage. Whole lotta love was good

Rock n Roll sounded a bit weird (at the end). All a bit too low, so I picked up my guitar and they had detuned a whole step and a half

I've finally watched it. Good isn't it. I saw Page and Plant together, in London, with the Egyptian drum band and that was damn good too. Jason Bonham nailed it IMHO Your thoughts fellow BCs

if you listen carefully to every little thing she does is magic you can her the upright on the intro and also on every breath

AFAIK he did buy his first fretless and gigged it that evening. Why can't I use the quote button . I press it but it doesn't do anything

Sting played a few fretless basses during the police. 2 different precisions, Ibanez Musician, a very rare custom built Ibanez Musician with a natural body and maple board, Hamer Blitz 8 string fretless, There was also a fretted Ibanez Musician, not forgetting he used a Steinberger L2 in 1982 and the lovely White Spector NS2. There was also a 60s Precision (fretted) used in the Monserat documentary with Jools Holland and lastly the Van Zalinge upright, endearingly named 'Brian'

ahhh, the Police. Fabbo, well done for discovering them.

Ampeg PF-500 starting cutting out at a gig. We've got a great PA but this particular gig we'd left the subs at home. So I plugged the bass into the desk and had it come through the powered monitor which I then plugged into the 1x15 bass cab (wharfedale powered monitor, has a speaker out to run a passive monitor). It didn't sound perfect but was loud enough and had enough bottom end to finish the gig.

Try Jason at Rotosound

Just needs a hammers logo!!

I have the same problem. Loads of basses but I don't gig enough apart from the Police stuff which I have a choice of basses for that. 3 P basses, spector, Steinberger, Ibanez. Strangley I don't have a Sting J bass a-like (yet)

looks mighty fine Karl. Love the big logo, always have

you have some sort of allowance tax free but check up on it. I always buy strings when I'm in the states

Bass, could be any of my P basses, fretted or fretless, spector, Steinberger, Ibanez musician f/less or stagg upright. Ampeg PF-500, set flat, ultra bass switched in, mark bass club 1x15 direct into the pa. No fx. just bass, cable, amp. When I see video clips of my lot live, I'm always amazed how nice my bass sounds.

west ham 5 : 3 Tottenham hotspur. A score from many years ago (we won't metion this season lol)

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1428388309' post='2740702'] Cool bass, glad you like it. I'd be a bit careful about the venues I gigged it in though - could well be a magnet for idiots to hassle you. [/quote] I only play in West Ham fan's venues lol. I imagine it could cause a stir in there wre a load of football F***wits present

Finally got to gig the Steve Harris bass. It was outside and a tad cold, but what a great bass. Fantastic neck but those strings. OMG. Just too heavy for me. I'm going to stick a standard 45-105 set of swing bass on it. The weight didn't bother me at all. Probably had the bass on for nearly 2 hours.

had I seen this before easter I could have offered The Arches venue in Coventry on good Friday followed by the Marrs bar in Worcester on Saturday but I've only just seen it

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1427191704' post='2726850'] Irrespective of the loveliness expressed in the previous comments, aren't Fender simply alienating potential buyers by selling a West Ham themed bass? Look, I'm never buying another Fender, plus I am a lifelong Chelsea supporter - through the ups and downs - and I wouldn't be seen dead with a bass, irrespective of how good it is, in West Ham livery. P [/quote] I think you're missing the point. This is not about football, it's about a bass guitar based on someone elses bass guitar. If Sting painted his bass guitar in the colours of whomever he supported AND he used it in the Police, I would buy it and use it in my Police tribute. It's about the instrument

Even the strings are claret and blue. Claret at the ball end and blue at the top

Guitar Guitar are showing one in stock if anybody's looking for one