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Really good pics..Thank you

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My dad brought him to Northampton to play at Spinney Hill Hall when I was a kid, I didn't really appreciate what a top musician he was at the time, my dad would have been saddened by the loss of another jazz great

Your problem may well be where your sound is forming, a larger bass speaker is designed to project the sound hence why your audience will tell you it sounds great but you are not hearing it that way, I suffered the same problem in the past....solved it, had a fantastic sound everywhere I played, sold what solved the problem and dispite owning quality gear again now I still find the same issues are back...what solved the problem...a Mesa Boogie 1516 cab with a mix of small speakers (forming the sound closer to you) and bigger speakers projecting the sound to the audience and the other big advantage was the cab stood tall so the speakers were throwing the sound at my body rather than my kneecaps. I have improved things with my current set up by putting the 1x10 below the main cab which helps throw the sound at me rather than my legs and still keeps the sound anchored to the floor and I certainly feel it improves things. I hope this helps a little

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1362506097' post='2000390'] Well, yes. Everything I've ever written was a hit, but the f***wit publishers / record companies / performing artists / record buyers couldn't get their tiny heads around songs about abbatoirs, pelican crossings and chutney. [/quote] +1 to that but for me it was moshing on a zebra crossing how can that not have been a hit?

Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers, some really clever bass lines and the fact no bass tab is available online, to me, is usually the sign of some difficult lines to work out. I have seen SLF many times over the years and despite having had the legendary Bruce Foxton on bass for many years to me they are now better than ever with Ali back in the hotseat

Played a local WMC last night, decent crowd, loads of room on stage and the nicest landlord in the world (quite possibly) and with free sandwiches at the end of the night this has to go in the good gig guide surely? Only played one bum note during the set, but one to many me thinks

Plunge taken! Just brought a Godlyke Desciple 5 via evilbay will collect it this week and let you know how I get on, thanks for all the advice

Me at a festival last year, but you'll be glad to know I have seen the light and returned to a sensible amount of strings!

Yes that kind of thing would suit you ok, The Box stuff is also surprisingly sturdy given its cost, we used the speakers for monitors and FOH for 3 years and still have never had a speaker fail, we still have the amp head as a back up. Radio mike wise be a little wary, a lot of cheaper ones (the likes of Pro-Sound from Maplins) have a built in noise gate (if the mike is not picking up a loud enough signal it will close the gate and shut off the background noise) the only problem is that is is very slow opening back up so effectively you lose the first words of a sentence. It's not too much of a problem for a DJ or a singer but can be a real issue with the spoken word (conferences, sermons etc)

Difficult one! what kind of clout does the agent have? Can he get you gigs that you simply would not be able to get on your own? The agent probably won't be around as long as the venue and venues will talk to one and other so if you blow one venue off to massage the ego of this agent you could find that somewhere down the line the agent has gone and the venues don't want to book you because of your stance on this one. I would have to agree with the other posts on this one unless this agent has a track record of delivering spectacular results

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1362179512' post='1996982'] Not sure why we're owning up to our ages, but what the hell, I'm 52.[/quote] I guess I asked about the age thing because as we get older life pulls from different directions, kids grow up, abillity to practice increases because you are not going to keep waking them up but, work stresses and pressures increase so on the other side life offers less time / desire to practice. Older still and I assume (I will tell you when / if I get there) the work pressures decrease but health becomes more of an issue / influence on our abillity to practice I played a lot more when I was younger but feel that practice time now is far more productive than ever before, I sat down last night and put some compilations on, nothing complex just some songs I like but have never wanted to or been bothered to learn to play, I picked up the acoustic bass and the result was by the end of each song I could play it and understood what the bass was doing

Really the only thing that matters to me is that we can do the song justice and the song will do us justice either one doesn't happen and I will have an issue with doing the song

Just wanted to do a straw poll (whatever that actually means) I am in my 40's and still practice around 10 hours a week, where do I fit in with the rest of you?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1362091571' post='1995821'] Can't beat a proper 90's bass collection [/quote] Thanks I tend to agree, I do like the Bass Collections but I did find the 4 string necks a touch narrow, when playing quickly I found I would kick the G string off the side of the fretboard on occasions so I am a little concened the 5 string may give me the same problems

Hi guys and gals, I am thinking of stepping over to the darkside and trying a 5 string bass again (had a squier hm? thing years back and hated it) I am thinking about something Bass Collection/ Yamaha TRB ish. I don't want to spend too much as to be honest I don't want to open pandora's box and end up wanting to trade off half of my 4 string stuff, I am looking at the idea of it being an addition to my current gear, something that will record ok and isn't too heavy (key buying point) Looking on evil bay at the moment there is a used Samick Fairline at £249 and a used Bass Collection at £330 ish, any recommendations would be greatly received Thanks

I'm still having the same issues, the rest of the band decided they wanted to do Moves Like Jagger which I detest with a total passion, in the end it lead to me leaving the band, in my abscence they tried it, realised it sounded sh1t and dropped it, I was then approached to rejoin the band, which I said I would do...now 2 gigs down the line I notice the singer has put it in the encore list, not in a position where we will play it but he has put it back non the less....I see another argument approaching!

Ok so it's not a bass but it looks like cracking value at more than double it's original new price, I was trying to work out what makes it so rare and the only thing I can come up with is that it is the only one in this country with that serial number! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-music-man-electric-guitar-very-rare-floyd-rose-trem-fully-set-up-/271163491003?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f229a82bb"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-music-man-electric-guitar-very-rare-floyd-rose-trem-fully-set-up-/271163491003?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3f229a82bb[/url]

Moves Like Jagger.....hateful song, the rest of the band all thought it was a good choice for a younger audience, as we are all in our mid 40's/ early 50's I suggested that the line "do you want to see some puppies" might also appeal to the same audience

Lack of room necessitates one in one out at the moment so I can't really argue when my good lady says "by all means but where are you going to keep it"

We are using a pair of old Martin CX2's powered via a Peavey XR680 and an LD powered sub to give some low end clout, it sounds fantastic but the CX2's came with some big problems as in replacement diaphragms for the duel concentric horn are quite simply unavailable anyway anyhow. I have had the internal crossover altered so we now run a pair of Beyma CP25's in a little horn box on top of each Martin cab to give us the top end

I think it would be a shame, sure the bulk of current musical offerings I hear don't rock my world but occasionally something new comes along that just gives that same buzz I used to get when I first started discovering new music in my teens

I find I can struggle when sitting down with a bass and when playing guitar if the strap in not adjusted perfectly, I think it is a lot down to posture and the correct playing positions and as other posts have said being tense. I only ever had one bass lesson many years ago (Eddie Reader's bassist) who took one look at the fretting hand and general posture and basically said it was crap and if I wanted to play to a decent standard go away and adopt the posture / fretting hand that he showed me....It took 2 years to really get it ingrained.....the best bass lesson I ever had!

I have to agree with a lot of the comments about the overhyped experience of playing the likes of the Bull and Gate back in the 90's I found it quite frankly a soul destroying experience but I think that said more about the London thing than promoters in general, we played Cambridge's Boat Race, Leicester's Princes Charlotte, Reading's Alley Cat and a few others always as a support to a local band with a good following and always played to good crowds. I have to say we are now along way from that type of scene and am actually quite thankful that covers bands seem to be in such demand

I went almost exclusively from bass to guitar about 4 years ago, for a while it's great as your playing comes on really quickly, I have learnt some of the stuff you mentioned and with a lot of practice it is not that hard to become a competent guitarist especially rythym based, however your friend may find quite quickly that he is having to work so much harder when playing the guitar, it doesn't flow like playing the bass and the enjoyment is not the same. We were forced to release our first bass player last year and I stood in on bass for a couple of months whilst his replacement got up to speed (I had been asked to do it full time but didn't actually realise at the time just how much I wasn't enjoying playing the guitar) I ended up quiting the band late last year as when I went back onto guitar it really brought home how much more I enjoyed playing bass, anyway to cut to the chase the current bass player anounced he was leaving a couple of weeks ago the band rang and asked if I would stand in again I said no but I will come back as your full time bassist, set up to speed and enthusiasm set to gas mak 10 again. So yes the transition can be made and with practice fairly comfortably but behind the public face the desire to return to bass may well scratch away