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    Back into bass playing after a long time away ...

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Hi Mike!

    :crigon_04:


    [quote name='Mick Kahn't' timestamp='1347657085' post='1803813']
    [size=5][sub]seems you rest it on the pick up nowadays.[/sub][/size]
    [/quote]

    I love this: You're a dude for sure! B) Yeah thumb rests seemed to have been abandoned completely. I'm sure there are soeme guys on here who know exactly [i]when [/i]and [i]why[/i] their demise arrived. There are plenty of fellas on here who have some very solid knowledge in their areas so you've come to the right place!


    Be interested to see how you think things have changed in this crazy scene :)

    Sansamp Bass Driver (or similar) Live...?

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1347572077' post='1802719']
    I use mine after a compressor
    [/quote]

    Hmmm interesting approach - should give more consistent tone drive wise. I may just try that if I ever get around to organising a comp pedal and stop being lazy and using the one on my amp.

    EBS Reidmar + 2x Classic Line 112

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='1976fenderhead' timestamp='1347488250' post='1801681']
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The head is modern and clean, super transparent and focused, super fast attack, loads of definition, you can hear every little thing you do. Leads to your playing becoming more effortless as everything you play even lightly can be heard so well. Flat EQ really sounds flat (or flatter than most amps) and the EQ is very powerful giving you a lot of versatility. If you increase gain you get a bit of drive which sounds pretty good too (not as organic as the drive in the Aguilar TH500 for example, but quite pleasant). The compressor is very effective and made me put my MXR Bass Comp away. I'm only selling because I've been playing valves for 10 years and just couldn't get used to solid state tone.[/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The cabs sound darker and offer a good counterpoint to the liveliness of the amp, balancing the whole thing up. Old-school sounding and with a very well balanced tweeter you don't feel the need to attenuate at all (as is usually the case with EBS). I think they sound a bit like some MarkBass cabs to my ears on the lows and mids, but with a much better tweeter.[/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]You're welcome to come over and try it out, since you're in London.[/font][/color]
    [/quote]

    Thanks for the info and offer mate, will have a ponder over monies!

    Do you stick to 4/5/6 strings, are you a hot swapper or in between!?!

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    [quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1347584420' post='1802854']
    I'm not bothered what people think of the 6er when im on stage, Only what they think is good/bad about my playing and whether or not they enjoyed the show, which at the end of the day is what matters :) proper bass players? Anthony Jackson and John Patitucci are about as proper as bass players get. End of
    [/quote]

    I fully agree my man and it's great to see you're using the instrument(s) that're best for you.

    Although the main aim of that question was to ask opinions on the pressure that many players may feel about what basses and how many strings they should be playin. Whether from a snooty jazz player or old rocker they look up to, the latest teen 'bands' who are all seen with Vintage Fender Jazzes or a popular player who is always seen slappin the life out of an active 6'r... whatever... - how much do we make our instrument decisions based on what is good in our hands and our ears and how much because we've been told its fantastic? :huh:

    ROLAND CUBE-100 BASS COMBO

    in Amps & Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='grandad' timestamp='1345884015' post='1782665']
    have also purchased a DBass 115.
    [/quote]

    I have used a d-bass 210 for a number of years now and it has served me very very well. Picked it up for a really silly price from sound control in central and carried the box, foot by foot, to deep essex on the trains lol.

    You don't see these about much due to the fact that they simply disappeared from the face of the earth! But the weight, or lack of, paired with a solid sound delivering 500W is something I wouldn't give up easily even though when I hear a Genz Benz or Eden it makes me melt. The 210 is just for to convenient for me at the moment and it punches above it's weight rep wise.

    [b]Glad to see you guys are also enjoying the fruits of Roland amps :)[/b]

    South East Bass Bash No.6, Surrey, Saturday 29th September 2012

    in Events

    Posted · Edited by Ashwood1985

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Updated list:[/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Hamster - Fender Hotrod P/J, Bareface Compact, Auralex Gramma Pad, SFX Thumpinator; either Markbass 800 Tube or Ampeg PF500 Portaflex[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. BigBeatNut - Rob Allen Deep 5, Status Electro, Lakland 55-02 Fretless, Markbass CMD121P, a selection of SFX micro pedals[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Stingray5 - Musicman StingRay5 and Stingray fretless, Tune TWB-6, Trace Elliot BLX-80 combo, Boss GT-6B fx, Gramma Pad, (+ raffle bits & freebies).[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]4 OBBM - undecided on basses but Schroeder cab(s) and mini-rack Mk2 (+raffle bits)[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]5. Charic (tentative) - ACG Finn 4 (Drop C tuning), Yamaha RBX6JM, Modded Fender MIM, TC RH450, 2 x TC RS210, Line6 DL4 (delay pedal), Behringer Chorus Pedal[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]6. Happy Jack - Ampeg Baby Bass and (just for OBBM) at last I'll bring along a Hofner Verithin. If there's enough (any) interest, I could also bring along a Fishman Fusion pedal plus a rig to play through.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7. Macdaddy - custom shuker or custom Iceni Zoot or Hamer Blitz + raffle bits[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]8. Billyapple - Gibson Thunderbird, Un-Finished Wishbass Lobe, Matamp GT200 Head, Matamp 212 Cab, DHA VT1 Eq[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]9. Walman - (assuming it'll all fit in the smaller car I got last year as I was cutting down on gear ) Wal Pro1/Custom hybrid, 2 x G&L L2500 US, Tanglewater ClassicJ, Roland PK5 bass pedals w DSI MoPho synth, GenzBenz Streamliner 6, BF Super12T - alternatively a poll on which to bring may be required[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. OliverBlackman- going to bring the Tokai as it seems in a recent thread not many have experienced the 80's Jazz sounds.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Shockwave - Gibson RD and Gibson Grabber or Fender P-J Antigua.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. dc2009 (tentative) - Warwick Corvette $$ 5 Special Edition, Lakland Skyline 55-01. Sansamp, SYB-5, Q-tron+, BSY600. Anything more will need a lift![/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13. Eude (tentative) - ACG Finn SC Classic BO 5 string 33" Scale, ACG Finn SC Classic BO 6 String 33" Scale, Ibanez Promethean 5110C & EAD Foundation 112 3-way Prototype.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14.Bloodaxe (tentative) - Aria SB-1000 Frankenfretless, Ibanez Promethean 5110C [might add the SB-900 & Bloody ZZB Custom to this if anyone's driving from E or SE postcodes & I can blag a lift][/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15. 51m0n - the usual guff (Roscoe, Berg, MB blah blah, if in doubt check my sig) + a very tentative PluxTheDuck & related kit[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. Urb - Sei bass plus laptop (maybe) and my fingers[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Seashell - Fender Precision (MIM) and Ibanez SRX500. No rig![/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. Mikey R - the P bass + possibly the pedal board (if Merton will let me sleep on his sofa that weekend)[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Merton - multiscale 5 prototype, other things maybe, like Mikey's sleeping bag[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. Russ - Sei Bass 5-string fretted singlecut, Sei Bass 5-string fretless J, Ampeg SVT-7, Markbass 106H[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. Silverfoxnik - Roscoe Beck 5, Schecter Diamond P 5, BC Rich Eagle, Hughes & Kettner Bassbase 600 head, SWR Triad, Boss ME-50B[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22.Bassmanady-Yamaha BB 2005,Yamaha BB605[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]23. Hen Barn - Status Kingbass[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]24. 6feet7 - matching pair 1999 Fender Hotrod Precision & Jazz basses, GUS G3 Retro Active[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]25.Barneyg42 -Status S2 classic 5 headless, Status series 1 five, NGC Nanyo Bass Collection fretted and fretless,MXR pre into Crown poweramp into Acme low B and Barefaced Compact[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]26. Ashwood1985 - Streamer $$ 5, Thumb BO4, Silver Series Jazz Squire, maybe SR1000 FL, Roland D-Bass 210 combo, Sansamp BDDI, EBS Unichorus and IQ, maybe Bassmurf[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]27[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]28.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]29.[/font][/color]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]30.[/font][/color]

    Do you stick to 4/5/6 strings, are you a hot swapper or in between!?!

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    Interesting responses!

    And what about practise? Are there any who think it might be a hindrance to settling down really solid and effortless technique and intuition by practising between different string counts a lot?

    Or simply that 'hey, if I play a 6 then why no practise all the time on that so when I'm on my 4 I know I've covered all options in hand positions!'

    Or simply a case of practising fluid movement around runs/lines twice/thrice on different string counts?

    Which then begs another 'why'!

    You see I've got to ask myself: 'what does a 4 give me that a 5 doesn't?'
    My hands a large enough and I enjoy the extra low range for each hand position.
    I course with 5s and 6s being the new kids on the block, Theres a vibe that 'proper' bass players play a 4 on stage. How much do you guys think this influences our decisions?

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