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I usually start with either a bassline or a melody. Voice memos on the iphone is a very handy thing for times when you can't get to a daw. This month's might get done for the repeat next year at the rate I'm going. I managed to sort a little more guitar & then turned the xbox on after 15 mins.

I've got PLI through New Moon. They cover my bass & I get it with it. £25 p/a.

I don't know how an accurate list could be made unless the same bass & cab is used with every comparison. A couple of pedals & almost any amp can sound similar to any other, the only difference being the quality of the gear & the overall sound coming out. When it comes to studio recording, the producer can make your bass sound like anyhing you want. I still don't get why someone wants to sound like "insert your fave bass player here"? Unless you're playing in a tribute band. "Yay, you sound just like JJ, but not as good at playing". What a compliment!

Still working on mine. Just not getting the moments that I want to play things. I'll try just now Nope, I'm gonna listen to some entries first!

A 1/2 decent compressor would easily cost as much as a M5. I think your best option would be to find some local shops that have various compressors & limiters, take your gear along & try until you find what you like the sound of.

What about a Line 6 M5, M9 or M13? Would give you what you want & some other effects to play with too.

You could use the PA instead of a combo. I'm not sure that the POG has dry & wet outs, but if you want fuzz bass at the same time, then that wouldn't be an issue & you could put it all to your bass amp.

EHX Micro POG. Set it to dry & Octave up, stick dirt on the effect out & send it to a guitar combo, pop the dry out to your bass rig & robert is yer gramps other son. Edited to let you know that I do something similar, but more complex using a Boss OC3, a Bass Murf & a cheap dirt pedal.

Wow! I type way to slow!

I believe the closing date is 7 days before mumph end. As for mixing & monitoring, I used to have a set of Yamaha monitors & a Sennhesser cans, but now I mix through a set of Sony earbuds & then unplug them from the mac & use it's own speakers. If it still sounds good, then it does for me (I wouldn't sell it though).

A couple of £ will get you a large black (or whatever colour you like) permanent marker. Pop the grille off the MB & colour the cone, problem solved.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1352565887' post='1864707'] I don't know if 'virtuoso' is the right word. Certainly he's very clever and worked hard to add hooks with the bass, which is what we should all aspire to do. I suppose it comes down to him being so musical, generally, that he got a lot out of the bass. [/quote] I don't know. I would have thought that being able to play a busy bassline & sing really well would be classed as a virtuoso skill.

A lot of the Beatles albums had Bass & drums on one channel & guitars & singing on the other, or similar (a good use of stereo for us musicians).

The White album is an excellent listen. I also like playing things like Taxman, Come Together, Rain Dear Prudence & Something. All good fun.

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1352494721' post='1863949'] He was the rough looking one in Auf Wiedersehen Pet, pet. [/quote] Ahh! #Crocodile Shoo oo ooes, crocodile shoes# Only messin. Nice one.

Who's Mark Knopfler?

All the above are good suggestions & a lot is similar to what I started out learning. If you like U2, they're good for getting good steady basslines & there's nothing hard about any of them. New Years Day was one of the 1st songs that I learned & it's still fun to play along to almost 30 years on.

I'd be inclined to ask if he doesn't have a camera. If they've got feedback on here & it's good, then I'd maybe go for it. If not, then use your judgement wisely.

[quote name='Stephen Houghton' timestamp='1352317128' post='1861622'] F..k its a real song Nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Start all over again [/quote] Don't worry. It's not got any drums, bass, solo, etc.

6 minutes for a song! It better be good. I usually get bored after 30 seconds. Only kidding. I'm not bothered how long a song is (some of my faves go on well in excess of 10 mins). I've got mine sorted out in my head, but can't get started until the weekend at the earliest. I'm gonna have to try & make the acoustic sound like an electrik geetah for what I want to do.

I used to fit a 4x10 Trace Elliot combo in the boot of a corsa. The TE combo was guff. Get a decent 2x10 or 1x15 instead.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1352281644' post='1860964'] The trap most bass players fall into is that they listen with their eyes. The [i]big is best[/i] mantra is so ingrained that the first hurdle these days is to [i]believe[/i] that a small cab can make a great sound and be loud enough. Some 112 cabs won't be up to the job but there are plenty that are. For anything louder than a quiet gig I would always use 2 112 cabs. My Bergantios are powerful enough together to cover all but the loudest bands, they sound great and they only weigh 30 lbs each. Thanks to good modern cab and speaker design, unless you're in a heavy metal band, there really is no downside to using good 112 cabs. [/quote] +1 Id probably even say that you may even be able to use them in a heavy metal band also as the bass usually has more of a mid thaing & not so much low end (not always though).

Like the above say, ignore the watts, get more speakers (or more sensitive speakers).

But would anyone really notice the difference in volume between an 8 ohm & a 4 ohm 2x12 (both of the same brand, etc)? Regardless, one of either would probably be adequate for most gigs.

I think being able to read helps you understand music better. You might never need to read in a band, but knowing a little theory behind things can give you more freedom to play what you want if your song doesn't need to be an exact copy. It's just like any language, people speak English without knowing how to read.