Roger2611

I struggled the same when I first aquired a 5 string, over time muscle memory has changed and both 4 and 5 strings are easily manageable, not sure I would want to switch between a 4 and a 5 mid gig though so currently I don't gig the 5 string

I have the LM3 a traveller 2x10 and 1x15 cabs and a 4x10 cab, I cannot fault any of them, I use the head as a back up to my Ampeg Pro 7 SVT at the moment as I just like the Ampeg sound but it has all been 100% reliable, it sounds great and is light weight (with the exception of the 4x10 which is still flipping heavy!)

Unfortunately there is no support from Peavey for products sold in the UK anymore, shame really as the PA heads and powered mixers are still bang for buck the best on the market, sadly I was never impressed with their bass amps

I tried it recently with a High Watt hi-gain 100w head, I was dissapointed with the outcome, the set up lacked bass (using a Markbass 1x15 and 4x10 set up) the band never liked the sound, as soon as I switched back to the Markbass head the band all said they much preferred that sound, one High Watt head sold

I do like the look of the head, but do I need a valve head? Probably not for a bass, others have mentioned the HK rig which looks nice, haven't Mesa done something similar recently with the Transalantic head? Again as others have said I can't see the cab working, it needs wadding and baffles to get a good sound, I doubt plexi would give a wood like response, it would be horribly heavy and because of that would easily get scratched and damaged. why not look at a thin plexi screen mounted just proud of the front where the speakers are mounted to and light the gap between them, that could produce a nice effect, if you wanted to tie everything together the cab could uplight the amp if you mounted a light in the top of the cab and had a clear bottom to the amp?

Ok I am right confused, the link is for a £400.00 Stingray Sub, if it was an SGC bass it has serious issues!

For me it's Nirvana, never got them, Mrs2611 likes Muse, Linkin Park and [s]Soggy[/s] Limp Biscuit again they just don't do it for me

So is he suggesting Fender learnt everything they know about relicing from this guy.....they possibly learnt one thing only.....how not to do it!

Embarassingly it was Sid Vicious that made me want to play bass and he wasn't even the third best bass player in the Pistols! I thought he looked cool so that was that.....I wish I could say it was Norman Watt Roy or JJ Bunel but no sadly it was Sid, in my defence I was only 14 at the time m'lud

I have a Rega Planet deck with an exposure amp and CD player and PMC TB2 speakers, yes it sounds great but I still can't be bothered to play vinyl very often, I have an old Dell computer hooked up to the system, it has not been allowed to go online for the last ten years, all music is tranferred to it via memory stick, it works perfectly and just gives me easy access to my full song library, through the amp and speakers it sounds fine

To quote Motorhead "Everything louder than everything else" I think the problem is we tend to use smaller amps with tiny speakers for practice, tiny speakers struggle to deliver much in the way of bass so quiet practice on a small amp will never deliver the balls of a big gig set up

I really liked the first few Kiaser Chief hits, personally I was never an Oasis fan (purely Liam and to a lesser extent Noel's attitude) but I can see why people liked them, I have to admit I have mellowed to Noel a bit more nowadays and he does say some very interesting things, Liam is still a prize cock through!

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1424030896' post='2691810'] Rather unromantically 'Cause we've ended as lovers' from Blow By Blow Jeff Beck. [/quote] Similar to the above, "No More I Love You's" by The Lover Speaks, still listen to it today (the original of course not the Annie Lennox version) Great bass line as well

I tend to pick up the bass for at least a few minutes every day and just play a few lines from either the covers set list or our originals set list, I really try not to be critical of my playing especially when it comes to practice, I am working on a version of Soft Cell's Say Hello Wave Goodbye with a Pino esque frettless bass line, that has inspired me to go back and play the Paul Young stuff again and hence improve my frettless playing again. I don't think I would bother practising if I were just going to be unhappy with the results, think positive you are a far better bass player than most people in this world!

Messing up in the first bar of the first song at your first gig, perfect, you got the cock up out of the way nice and quick then probably relaxed and enjoyed the rest of the gig, welcome to the world of gigging

I am not sure they are especially sought after either!

I came across an 83 JV Squier Jazz today at a local music shop, it's totally original in sunburst with a tort scratch plate and a rosewood neck, it looks to be in very good condition and it comes with a tweed hard case, the shop owner is a bassist so knows what a good bass is, he will take £750.00 for it, if anyone is interested pm me if you want contact details I must add the bass has nothing to do with me, much as I love the look of a Jazz I just cannot get a decent sound out of them! Rog

as others have said, part of the sound track to my life, RIP Steve, I will give Fade To Grey a spin on the turntable tonight

Fantastic amp, I have an Orange covered one, converted to a 12" speaker

As someone else said earlier in this thread a great album that is hiding in plain site, for me, The Cult, Love album fits the bill

Markbass traveller 2x10 and 1x15 here, nice and light, very portable and more than capable alongside any drummer or guitarist I have played with

Your average punter doesn't care what bass you are playing, the only basses that has been deemed worthy of comment in the last few years were my Warwick Corvette $$ German dealer edition (the guy was a bass player and Warwick fan and recognised it was not a standard Warwick) and my £100 Squier Mike Dirnt Precision ( a guy came up and said "like that bass it sounds great") so my most expensive bass drew a comment from a Warwick fan and my cheapest bass drew comment from a general punter.....it does put gear snobbery in to perspective!

Yeah, I also think it is a series 4000 bass, I sold a tatty but standard series 3000 ( same bass but with a wood finish) for £425.00 last year with original hard case and a new set of strings

I have always fancied one of those but have always been put off by the weight of them, I saw a magazine article last year where a guy owned one that weighed in at 23 lbs!!! prey tell how much does your weigh?