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Although I'm not a Fender fan, I do know what you mean. I'm considering getting a 5 string (corvette has caught my interest) but will it replace the bass I've been playing for the past 20 years? I doubt it. It has the sound & feel that I know & love. Not tried an Ibby 5 string tho so might try a new 1005 to see how they are (if I can find one up here).

We (BigRoom) had a gig on Thursday night there at Brennan's in Perth. We turned up for a soundcheck at 8pm & the only folk in the place was 2 sound engineers & a guitarist/singer & thought "oh dear". 9pm came and then quite a few folk turned up & the night opened with a female duo on guitar & djembe, these two was quite amazing & had a big sound for a 2 piece. The following act was the singer/guitarist who was due to finish the evening but asked if we'd like to swap places. We then went on & got an unexpectedly good response & really enjoyed every minute of it. For the closing number we decided to ask the djembe player if she'd like to join in as it's a straight forward rock song done on bass, acc guitar & mandolin. She done a better job of the percussion than what our drummer does in the rock band (Frigorifico). If any of you would like to play at this venue (it's pretty much just started) then send me a pm with a link to some songs & I'll pop em forward to the promoter as she's looking for bands (preferably acoustic, but can take a smallish drum kit) to play in the coming year. G

[quote]I always say bass is easy to play, but it's hard to play well![/quote] I've said that many a time to people wanting to learn an instrument. Guitarists get away with playing any p!sh at any timing but the Drummer & the Bassist need to be on the money to start with. Add in some soloing & tapping & so on for bass, then guitar becomes a much easier instrument to learn in the long run (smaller frets, lighter strings,etc). My other half once said that the guitarist & the singer was the ones that you would notice any mistakes on, the next gig she was at I played some intentional (& unintentional) bad notes & a bit of bad timing in a song to prove a point. She now knows that as long as me & the beats are tight, the other two can do what they want. I'm not saying this from a bassists point of view, as I started off as a keys man (well, boy) & then went to guitar.

Our band's pa has a Yamaha mixer too, 12 channel & has been pretty good. Was hoping to be able to use the usb to fire individual tracks to Ableton but haven't sussed if it can be done. My singer went & bought a PA system for less than a grand & came back with the mixer & a Carlsberg amp & speakers (my personal opinion of Carlsbro stuff is that it's a pile of w@nk, I've had other bits of their junk before). I never go thru it as it's only a 1k system & I make it fart. Saying that, I think a ukulele could make it fart. Adding another amp & more speakers (pref subs also) would be a good thing.

Thanks all, I'm still kinda in 2 minds whether to start a pedal collection or just get a decent multi fx box (the Boss GT10B & the Zoom B9.2 seem to be the best two I've found so far). I like the idea of building a board to get "My" sound, but I like the fact that you can set patches on a multi box & control different parameters with a pedal (slowly bring in overdrive etc). I know there's more expensive multi fx that are good but I'm saving for a new bass & an ext cab for the bigger gigs & don't mind spending dribs & drabs on a pedal at a time.

the newer combos from the past 7-8 months says LMll on em. I think it was about a week after mines was made, which is mildly irritating.

BigRoom are playing their first gig in Perth (Scotland, not Oz). If any local (or not so local) BCers want to see us play, we're in Brennan's on Thursday 4th December at @ 10pm. There's other acts on but no idea who as I just found out about the gig last night. G

Got a question for y'all with pedals ("not another" I hear you say). Who's pedals do you find most reliable & who's is not? I was set on getting some EHX pedals, but after reading some reviews, it appears there's a 50/50 on good & bad reliability with them so it's left me looking elsewhere. Should I go with the EHX? Was thinking of a Black Finger & a QTron & a flanger or phaser. Is the MXR Phase 90 worth the money & what's the difference between versions? G

It seems that, woman or no woman, there's nothing more satisfying than grabbing your instrument & loosening up the right wrist for a bit of stress relief Funny how cats love basses tho...

So if I set my input level on an amp in a combo so that the clip lights just blip on the hard notes of an active bass, should I in theory, be able to turn the output level all the way up without fear of doing any damage or is it the initial "pop" from a note (either slapped or picked or whatever) that puts the drivers at risk? Obviously turn down if it sounds bad in reality, but just trying to get a feel for what is & is not possible as I still get scared by how much I'm moving the drivers, but it does sound clean enough.

Here's a snippet of Your Song, it's similar to the sound I have in mind. Almost sine wave sounding but not quite. Is a low pass filter what I would need? [attachment=16385:GA_Your_Song.mp3] I tried a Boss octaver pedal a few weeks back & wasn't impressed with it as the lower notes just sounded like a slightly stretched elastic band. I will try my guitarists one & try popping it back thru another octaver to see what effect that has. I do like the sound of my bass but a couple of our songs are very DnB or Electro inspired & would suit a good dubby synth sound. If I can't do it with pedals I'll buy a synth but I prefer playing the stringy thingy.

I've been looking at different pedals for a while now, but don't know where to start. I'm trying to build a sound up that I like & was looking at synth & compressor pedals but so far all the synth sounds are not what I'm looking for. I don't want distorted or squelchy sounds, although I may add a fuzz of some sort but looking for a more mellow kind of sound (think "Your Song" by Groove Armada) that I could then liven up with a fuzz. I looked at the EH Bass micro synth, the MoogerFooger Bass Murf, the Digitech synth wah & loads of other filter pedals but what I've found so far is either distortion, Squelch or envelope wah or a mix of any of these. Anybody any ideas on how to get a more mellowish sounding synth like tone from my bass? Would getting 2 octavers & putting something between em have desired effect? So far all I've really used is a Zoom 708 pedal, which has some ok sounds but nothing what I'm looking for. G

Find something really annoying. My G**tarist has this annoying habit of playing the first 6 notes of "Happy birthday to you" & ya just wanna hit him with something. I started playing "We wish you a merry xmas" but being a G*it****t he just joined in! It would go down well in the coming month tho :wacko:

I was looking at this 6 mumphs ago both with the 410 & the 1 15 is @ £599 but read that the non SVT heads (the B2RE in particular) is not very loud & not all that good either. I'd find a shop & try it first, there's a reason for it being this price me thinks besides paying for an Ampeg badge.

I was looking at the Roland 210 combo from the very same place. Was gonna get the 15 ext cab too. Prices have gone up slightly but still very cheap. Good buy if you ask me.

Soundcheck (if poss), pint, p!ss (preferably separate glass), retune (silent), play.

I have a Zoom 708 (not the II) & it is a good pedal for the money (@£25). Now the sounds arn't studio quality & she sound from my bass does suffer if I pop it into bypass, but like is said, when playing live it isn't noticed & the fx are very useable. Even the synth sounds can be used. The octaver is about as good as the boss stand alone oc3 or whatever it's called (anything low sounds like a flabby elastic band) but everything is very useable. I'm looking for whether to go down a quality multi pedal, which is why this forum interests me loads, or if I should start building a pedal collection. The advantage I find with multiboxes is presets. How about a sticky section for all the stickies to go in? Sorry, I'll leave just now

[quote name='Telebass' post='322231' date='Nov 4 2008, 09:33 PM']Nonononono - meatballs EVERY time! [/quote] +1 Best meatballs in the world!

Finally got a chance to get a pic of my bass... [attachment=15595:SNC15902.JPG]

i voted natural, but it depends on the wood. My ibby bass is metallic charcoal (sparkly black as the ladies call it) & my vox thing is purple. I plan on digging the old vox out & redoing it, then i might sell it. My next bass is more than likely gonna be natural, but then it depends on what cometh my way...........

[quote name='OldGit' post='321397' date='Nov 3 2008, 10:35 PM']Pair of blue IKEA bags (50P each), layer of Bubble Wrap (free cos I have loads), Half a roll of Gaffa tape (£4) ... [/quote] Damn, I wish I'd thought of that. It woulda went well with the drummer's cymbal bags from Lidl.

My band have just completed a demo CD to help with getting gigs. What I thought I'd do for all our benefits (hopefully) is start a post about techniques & tips on what to do to help get gigs. Things like what to say to promote your band or what should you put with the demo for a spiel. Also where to look to find possible venues & good sites besides Myspace & Bebo. I can offer a couple of good sites just now to start with: www.tourdates.co.uk www.isound.com I'll add any info I find as and when. Not sure if I've put this in the right forum or if there's something similar, but it was the nearest to what I could find. Could you move it to where it should be if needed? G