RussFM

Flea, Timmy C and Duff were the reason I picked up a bass in the first place. None of them have any real influence on my style anymore, but I learnt from playing their songs. [quote name='HMX' post='748421' date='Feb 17 2010, 01:45 PM']In terms of inspirational bass players, Mic Todd from Coheed and Cambria is definietely one. As for others, they change in order of what music I'm currently listening to.[/quote] +1 for modern players that keep me inspired!

An SR300 was my first bass in 1998, great basses, and the new ones look even better. I'd definitely consider another if I could spare the cash!

My first gig rig was Trace Elliot AH300, Peavey 4x10 and 1x15, which I got for the bargain price of £300

That's exactly why I love the Spector shape, fits over my beer belly! But as far as I know, the only contoured Les Paul is the Ultra six string.

If it was SRX rather than ATK might have been the SRX08LTD?

I want it

[quote name='Bassassin' post='742925' date='Feb 12 2010, 11:19 AM']Plenty of people will tell you that the bent tin bridge does exactly the same job as a Badass (or any other aftermarket upgrade) & if it was good enough for Uncle Leo then we have nothing to moan about. They might have a point.[/quote] Try telling that to Traben!

The headstock alone would stop me from buying one.

Agreed. I get a better core tone out of my Jazz, but I pretty much only play my Spector now, because the neck and body are more comfortable. They're both active, and I get a tone I'm happy with from both basses through my Tecamp. Although saying that, the best tone I had recently was a gig where I didn't take my amp and left it entirely up to the soundman!

I love mine. I bought one a few years ago for £330 from Sound Control, but it didn't suit my band. Of course, that band split and I regretted selling it, so I bought another. Good build quality, plenty of tonal variation from the Tone Pump Jr EQ and passive EMG pickups. The older versions come with EMG-HZs, and the newer ones have EMG-SSDs, which have a bit more mid-range. I've got some recent recordings using it, if you PM me your email address I'll send you some. So a great bass, with the most comfortable body shape ever designed. But would I buy one new since the price hike? No. Look for second-hand Rebop instead, better build quality and hardware (but same pickups). Search the For Sale forum to find Josh's (and stop me from buying it! ), cheaper than a new Legend.

The Riot Before - 5 to 9. I'm have a punk day!

A few years ago I took my old Trace AH-300 to Sound Services on Tan Bank in Wellington after my guitarist fried it. They did a good job, and didn't cost much. A few friends have used them in the past too, never heard any complaints about them.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='731170' date='Jan 31 2010, 10:53 PM']I think it's one of those basslines that was written & recorded on a synth, which might explain why I'm having particular trouble with it?[/quote] Must be, aren't Keane just drums, keyboard and vocals?

My first rig (Trace AH300, Peavey 410 and 115) I bought from my drummer's old bassist for the bargain price of £300, but after that, everything has been bought blind, but with reviews from people on here. GK 1001RB-II and GK Neo 212 were a great buy, always regret having to sell them, then I bought some second-hand gear blind, which served it's purpose, then the current TecAmp rig, based on people's praise of the old Tech gear. This one's definitely a keeper!

Legend. Saw him a few years back with All, great player!

You mean there are different kinds of country!? It's not something I'd normally listen to to be honest, but I'm enjoying playing in the band, very different to what I've done previously. There's three recent recordings up on our myspace though - [url="http://www.myspace.com/liberationworksuk"]http://www.myspace.com/liberationworksuk[/url]

Something I thought about this week, is in my old punk band, I loved playing my Jazz, always really comfortable, but in my current (country) band, where I often play higher up the neck, I often get hand cramps during a gig, so I've taken to playing my Spector, which is much more comfortable higher up the neck. So i just compared the necks, and although the Jazz is slightly narrower at the nut, it's much wider at the end of the neck, where as the Spector is only slightly wider than it is at the nut. I guess that's why I prefer it when I'm playing higher up. So... is this a common thing? I assume it is on all Fender-types? Are there basses with no taper at all? Not that there's much on the Spector, and I'm happy playing it, I'd just like to try out a couple of others and see what I might find more comfortable during a gig.

I tried one out a few years ago when I bought my first Legend. Nice slim neck (I played a 4 though), nice tones, good quality. I think they were about £400 at the time but Spector had a price hike last year.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='711166' date='Jan 13 2010, 12:20 PM']Yeah it's alright, obviously takes a lot of getting use to but the Bass VI isn't really designed to just be a bass so it's good your hitting other strings, just play everything with a 5th added [/quote] Cool, I want something I can play bass on, but then add some nice chords underneath the guitar. Seems ideal.

I really want one of those. How well does it play as a bass, with the narrow string spacing? Easy to get used to?