molan

Our 'trick' is to make sure our first three songs are the tightest & best rehearsed in the set. They are not neccesarily our strongest songs but they get off to a good start and we've rehearsed them to death so we just breeze through them (usually!). We actually rehearse them as 'trio' of songs with no break for random audience chat as well. Works really well for us

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='810043' date='Apr 18 2010, 09:05 AM']Sure you don't need to edit that link? [/quote] I'm getting virtually zero volume from this? Jacked everything on full and can just about hear something

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='809819' date='Apr 17 2010, 08:17 PM']On tour in the US! [url="http://www.songkick.com/artists/415088-maze-featuring-frankie-beverly"]http://www.songkick.com/artists/415088-maz...frankie-beverly[/url][/quote] Actually they were here just a week ago! 2 nights at the O2. I was supposed to go on the 10th but got a gig so had to pull out

[quote name='bubinga5' post='793805' date='Apr 1 2010, 10:30 PM']a couple LIVE, from the wonderful Boz Scaggs..this is so the sort of soul groove i like..so much space for bass..oh and it makes me want a P bass [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn1sEssGMLk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn1sEssGMLk[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj4JCPXQjk8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj4JCPXQjk8[/url][/quote] Wow, only just listened to these B5. Boz Scaggs Live 2004 is now in the process of downloading to my iPod Here's some Jazzy Funk groove from Pleasure to keep the thread alive:

Would definitely be amped up Just spotted this: [url="http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/ribbecke_halfling_BV_acoustic_electric_bass.htm"]http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/ribbec...ectric_bass.htm[/url] Looks rather nice but $4,500 used. . Seen some nice Rick Turners which along the Godin kind of style which would probably suit me. Will look out for some Godins too

So I may have an 'unplugged' gig and my suggestion of just playing an electric 'quietly' didn't go down very well, lol. I'm fairly picky these days and could probably afford a good quality acoustic but I really have no idea what to look for! My ideal would be something that's actually as close as an electric to play really but still has a good 'woody' acoustic sound & vibe. Any suggestions people. . .

An amp I have sitting at home has all the controls more or less in the same position day in day out & I've noticed a couple of pots getting a little scratchy if I do actually bother to move them. Is there any simple way to clean these up so that they are once again crackle free?

I played a gig last night at a pub with an 'interesting' layout. Overall floor space is Ok but the band area is very restricted. Everyone in our, 7 piece, band agreed to try and get away with the bare minimum of kit and I thought I'd take a risk & use my baby rehearsal Shuttle 3.0 with the 1x10 cab. Bit of a risk as there was no option to got hrough the vocal only PA but I was worried my Berg's would just take up too much space. I took along a Quick-Lock guitar stool which just happens to be the perfect height/width/depth to jack the Shuttle up to above waist level without having too large a stage footprint. With the speaker firing direct at the back of my rib cage I could hear myself perfectly and my 'ears' out in the audience said the bass was perfecgtly clear in the mix with nice depth of tone. I had it set relatively flat to begin with and just hit the bass boost button part way through the evening as I could feel the band slowly getting louder as things warmed up & people were out front dancing & stuff. I didn't particularly watch my volume settings as I was easily loud enough. When we finished the set and the house lights went up I realised the master gain was set at about 11:00 so there was a fair bit of headroom to spare! It's not exactly a classic rock or hi-fi tone but I'm amazed at just how well this tiny little thing performs - even up against a live drummer & in a 7 piece band

[quote name='birdy' post='800881' date='Apr 9 2010, 02:18 PM']The cutaway on the green one looks to start higher up the fretboard presumably to allow better access to the dusty end? I am having trouble keeping up with you Barrie Steve[/quote] I have trouble keeping up with myself! Close to stopping now though

Anyone else noticed that the green one looks slightly more angular than the burgundy mist one? At first I thought it was just the body & guard colours but I have a sneaking suspicion that one or other of the images is slightly out of proportion?

[quote name='Clarky' post='799942' date='Apr 8 2010, 04:26 PM']Now that is some provenance! Nice colour too[/quote] More pics here at the [url="http://ryanowens.net/"]current owner's[/url] site (in the for sale section) I'm not sure how much Willie Weeks actually played it as I haven't ben able to find any pics of him with it - definitely confirmed as the initial owner of the bass by Jimmy C though

[quote name='molan' post='715570' date='Jan 17 2010, 01:07 PM']I'll 'fess up that this is heading my way soon: [/quote] So this bass never quite made it over to me (long story) however, by a series of coincidences it looks like the nice guy who bought it instead is now going to sell me this one: Previously owned by Willie Weeks & fresh back from a world tour with Eric Clapton

[quote name='molan' post='794748' date='Apr 3 2010, 12:02 AM']if the bloody international money exchange people get the funds transferred sometime this century - then this should be heading my way pretty soon as well:[/quote] Deal finally closed - nice trans blue baby heading my way next week