White Cloud

Totally understand this, and can relate to all of the replies! I was obsessed with bass playing from the age of 10 - then hit a wall when I was about 23..and put my P bass in the cupboard for about 9 years and forgot all about it. Strange and tragic turn of life events (wont bore you with the story) led to me finding my way back to it. I will say this; I was an extremely proficient player when I jacked it in...but the break did me a power of good. Obviously I had lost my chops after the break, but I had a completely new approach (because I had become a different person)...I am subsequently a much much better player now! Listen to your instincts and just go with them. There is no point persevering if it doesn't give you satisfaction or pleasure. Put the basses away...if you are meant to play bass then you will come back to them in the end.

Awesome band, great tunes...deceptively good bass lines. Sounds like a great gig. Good luck dude!

Wow, you are having some bad luck with these basses dude. Personally the 1605 doesn't do it for me (grain is too ott)...but it's horses for courses.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1372708216' post='2128991'] I think there may have been some irony in that post, especially given the recent discussion on the Wal sound. It certainly doesn't sound much like a Wal to me, but it does sound like a $$ with some compression to smooth out the playing. Big humbucker sound, some bite but no sharp treble frequencies. [/quote] Mmmmm, just a little bit of irony lol! It does sound good though.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1372706168' post='2128933'] Sweetheart I wouldn't lower myself to his level And good job us women who do play bass do it for the love of the instrument and not to try and be "alluring" to men. Couldn't give a rats arse if blokes fancy me because I hold a bass.... I do care if I can get their feet tapping to the groove. [/quote] Well said!

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1372700789' post='2128806'] Many thanks for that cloudburst! I kind of thought they'd bea little lighter than that due to the thin body, but not exactly heavy nonetheless. How does the the 605 compare to your 1205? If you don't mind me asking, how come you moved the 605 on? Cheers. [/quote] No worries! I was really impressed by the quality of the 605 - the woodworking, fit & finish was perfect. The sculptured swamp Ash body was beautifully executed. The 605 was almost as good as the 1205 - not a huge difference in quality. I moved it on as I needed a four string P type bass for a new rock project, and during these fiscal times I am operating under a strict "one out, one in" policy. Great bass.Try one out, I quite liked the look of them, - but as soon as I got hands on I totally loved it. For what its worth I think Ibanez have totally smashed it with the SR design..perfect balance, sound and playability.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1372694507' post='2128703'] I'm not a misogynist . I'm just a very , very attractive man who needs a cleaner . That sounds even worse , doesn't it ? [/quote] Oh dear...where is this going???

To me yes, they are important. Words can be extremely powerful.

The tone sounds similar to a Wal.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1372679835' post='2128395'] Not a popular model then....... [/quote] Hi, I owned a SR 605 up until about 3 weeks ago, I used it as a gigging back up to my SR 1205. It is a tremendous instrument and I cannot praise them enough....they are very tactile and have to be played to be appreciated as pictures don't just don't do them justice. The design is just so well thought out. Supremely playable, great elecs & pups, wonderful punchy tones ...great hardware. Mine weighed under 8lbs, tremendous for a 5 string bass. Highly recomended.

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1372676591' post='2128341'] The only advantage a designed to be fretless bass might have over a de-fretted bass is the luthier may have chosen a harder or nicer sounding piece of wood for the fingerboard. Not going to make a huge difference in most cases. [/quote] This is a very perceptive observation. Very true!

I enjoyed them at Glasto.....sorry

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1372601199' post='2127548'] You can't be too thin or too rich. And that's the thing... if you're rich you know you can eat wherever you like whenever you like, so half the time you don't bother. When you're poor, you're thinking about food [i]all the bloody time[/i] and then when you [i]can [/i]afford it, you buy jam, cake, crisps, sweets, KFC, McD, and so on and so forth. Because healthy food is expensive and doesn't give you the same instant gratification. Having said that, Eric Pickles is in no way poor and yet you could scoop him out and use him as a houseboat. So what do I know? [/quote] Very true indeed............

Music apart, its incredible how painfully thin these guys are. McCartney falls into the same category. Normal people are not emaciated in this way. They must live on fags.

I owned a killer Lakland Skyline Daryll Jones ( amazing jazz bass) that weighed just under 8lbs...however Laklands vary greatly in weight.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1372509957' post='2126599'] Whatever you think of Seasick Steve. you've got to admit he's in pretty good company, no? And he didn't get his big break until he was 65, which says 'poo' to all those kids on here who think you're finished if you're over forty! So a big 'poo' to you all again!! POO!! [/quote] HA ha...great!

I am pictured here with Allan and Gary Husband. Allan is very self critical and extremely down to earth and humble. [attachment=137954:075.jpg]

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1372508226' post='2126569'] Don't know why but looked like he was suffering from stage fright! His hands were shaking, but maybe that's him? [/quote] See my last post bud

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1372459886' post='2126147'] Yeah, saw him at the renfrew ferry a few years ago. Pretty good even though he looked terrified! [/quote] Lol. I had a beer with him before that show - and I can confirm he was terrified! I also stood about 4 feet in front of him throughout the show and you could easily see his fingers trembling...the amount of sweat on the finger board was another indicator. For those not in the know Allan suffers from chronic stage fright. I find it amazing that one of the greatest ever exponents of the electric guitar suffers in this way when playing to a crowd of 200 admirers!!! On the second occasion that I saw Allan in the Ferry I ended up in deep conversation with Jimmy Johnson who asked me for advice on Sansamp drivers....he asked [u]ME [/u]for advice!! Ridiculous................ I got the hell out of there before I was rumbled as captain bluff of the the 2nd bluff brigade.

Very cool.....nice bass sounds from JPJ

No Scottish date....very unhappy.

Jimmy Moon in Glasgow is the man for the job.

[quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1372422273' post='2125558'] Last month I went to Nashville to do studio cuts for an old friend. I had a Ric 4003 with me. It didn't mix as well as i thought it was going to. I used a Fender American Deluxe Jazz they had in the studio. That made up my mind quick. After getting back to my local shops, a Fender American Deluxe Jazz followed me home. The Fenders are hard to beat. [/quote] You aren't alone - I would say that, from experience, it is much easier for a Fender to sit in the mix than your average Rickenbacker....and I do like Rick's.

Agree with the previous posts - he has great musical energy and is a top improviser. Perhaps blighted by inconsistent material...but some real diamonds.

I know from experience that 35" scale length doesn't really work for me ...I cant explain the whys and the wherefores, it just feels wrong and I cannot live with it. The only 35" bass that ever felt okay was a Lakland 5 string.