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[quote name='philwood' post='303778' date='Oct 10 2008, 12:38 PM']Markbass traveller 15" cabinet. I have been using this with a Markbass Mini CMD121P and it produces an astonishing sound as im sure anyone familiar with mark bass will confirm. Reason for selling is firstly i need the money and secondly for the gigs im doing (small jazz gigs), i am only needing my small combo amp. 1 year old, great condition except for a little wear on the markbass logo on the front. Please feel free to as questions or come and try if you are in the Lancaster / Morecambe area.

Looking for around £350??


Thanks for reading[/quote]

It look like it has a tweeter in it. Is it defeatable (i.e. can you turn it off)?

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='301025' date='Oct 7 2008, 08:47 AM']I play with a pianist who likes everything and she is a pain in the a***. One minute she is calling Anthropology, the next its Candyman by Christina Aquilera - idiomatic anarchy. Probelm is, a jazz drummer with a jazz kit isn't going to sound like a rock drummer with a rock kit and vice versa. Your eq is set for jazz, then you are playing pop/funk with a band that can swing but can't play funk. I can see the moral justification for liking everything but, somehow, it feels more like a lack of critical awareness.[/quote]

I find that an extremely strange comment! To me not liking a very wide range of things just seems like closed-mindedness....I find there's something to like in most things, and to dislike a whole genre just seems a bit weird. Of course I don't really play covers so your example never really affects me. Besides, everyone else in my band has just as broad tastes as me, but if we do play a cover it's always one that fits the style of the band. I've been playing in originals bands (and writing most of the music) ever since I started playing; never been in a cover band in my life, although I've played the odd cover here and there (maybe 20 in 28 years!).

Thats the upside of writing your own material. The downside is you almost never make any money in my experience.....

[quote name='cetera' post='301123' date='Oct 7 2008, 11:10 AM']Hmmm.... for many: Point = Missed

As far as I can see, we were just commenting on the video as presented. Noone ever challenged/criticised/insulted Nigel's recorded or live career output. [/quote]

Point not missed here. But your comments gave the impression that he should have been playing something different. I figure that's entirely up to him, particularly in this context.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='301485' date='Oct 7 2008, 04:24 PM']Thanks.
well I wish i could w*** like that. To me it looks like this guy can play very well but as he isn't actually playing a song i wont pass judgement.
Seems like he is just mucking around and if so i cant see why he is getting a good ol slagging off but i guess its just not to everyone's taste.[/quote]

Exactly. Just mucking around, having fun. I get the impression some never do that.... BTW, thanks Thunderthumbs for clarifying the context.

[quote name='Waldo' post='300696' date='Oct 6 2008, 06:01 PM']Whilst we're here, we might as well tackle the question of how long a peice of string is.[/quote]

I love a lot of pop music. I love a lot of rock. I love a lot of jazz. In fact I like most of everything. It's all music. To pigeonhole is ultimately pointless. There are tracks I don't like, some artists I don't like (please stand up Mr Hucknall, Boyzone and those other post-Boyzone guys I've thankfully temporarily forgotten the name of), but there is no genre I don't like. I love ABBA. I love Motorhead. I love Yes and Matt Garrison. I love Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys. I love the Chilis and Bow Wow Wow. I love Basie & Ellington. I love Faithless, Manowar (yes, Manowar!!!), 30 Seconds to Mars and Bob Marley. I love the Stranglers and the Damned, Simon & Garfunkel and James Taylor, Paco De Lucia, Bach, heck I love Thomas Newman, John Williams, James Brown...I think you get the picture. As for pop music, even leaving bands like ABBA out of the equation, the Primitives' "Crash" is to me as perfect a record as you'll ever hear in any genre, and that's pure pop through and through.

[quote name='cetera' post='300629' date='Oct 6 2008, 04:51 PM']Bad analogy IMHO....

The Red Arrows are still giving a solid flying demonstration, just with added tricks.

All I saw on that video was clickety-clack tricks with barely an audible bass note, melody or solid line underpinning it.... [/quote]

Firstly, the sound on the video (not necessarily his sound) is crap. I've seen Nigel play dozens of times, and he's never sounded like that. Could have been the gear he was using too. Never seen him using that gear before. Still, even if that's what he sounded like, that's up to him (or maybe it wasn't!). When he used to play in A1 he used to get a kind of Jaco-but-fatter tone playing fingerstyle.

Secondly, a bass is in fact, a stringed instrument that you can make noises with. You should be able to play an instrument however the hell you like. If you want to plug in six distortion pedals and continually hit the thing with a steel rule for an hour, great, go ahead. If you want to play in a more conventional manner, fine, go ahead. You won't get an argument from me, as long as you do it with some conviction.

Thirdly, Nigel used to play in Dare, Darren Wharton's (ex-Thin Lizzy) band, so I'm absolutely sure he can hold it down when he needs to.

Lastly, if someone posted 5 minutes of me playing solo, they could get pickstyle, fingerstyle, fusion, rock, punk, funk, dub/reggae, slap, and probably many other things depending on which five minutes of my playing they actually recorded and what I felt like playing at the time. And it might be good, and it might not. And I seldom play basslines when I'm playing on my own unless I'm actually practising something.

Ever heard Brian Bromberg? Is slap all he can do? Stanley Clarke? If someone had posted 5 minutes of Tony Levin playing using the Funk Fingers and you'd never seen him before would the reaction be negative?

[quote name='Jake_M' post='299955' date='Oct 5 2008, 03:53 PM']Sorry Jase, i'm not trying to get up anyone's goat, but i really did split my sides. :-)

I'm sure he's a much better technical player than i'll ever be and all that, and a nice guy to boot, but it sounds like a record played at 78 rpm to me. Its that "one louder" thing. If a bloke plays fast, then the next bloke just has to play faster, until we end up with this. Sorry, but that's funny to me, and to be serious for a minute, i think its constructive to point it out.

I refuse to accept that just because its "technically brilliant" (if it is), i have to like it. Its not a personal attack, but as far as i'm concerned, if you're going to play like this in public, then you should be prepared to take some criticism.

Cheers,

Jake M[/quote]

As for having to like it, of course you don't have to. But there's a difference between not liking something and it being crap, which is something so few people seem to understand. I'm not much of a Marcus Miller or Jaco fan but I'd be a bit stupid to say they're crap; what they do just isn't really my thing. If they want to do it, great. If other people like it, even better.

Nigel may also have been amusing himself at the time; when you're playing on your own like that it's bloody boring (IMO) to run through a bunch of basslines. Isn't it important to have fun when you're playing? I also find that one of the things I do when trying gear is run through the most technically difficult things I can do to see how it copes. Regardless, nothing wrong with doing all that stuff as long as it's not all over the wrong sort of music. I find that when I'm not playing along to a song, e.g. in a situation like this, I tend to widdle a lot, but you can be damn sure if I'm playing a song I'll try and play something that works for the song. I find it a bit weird when somebody sees someone playing something like this and assumes that's all they can do/are into. Heck, I try stuff like that at home sometimes, although nowhere near as well, and yet in my band I probably sound more like early Bruce Foxton or maybe even early Roger Glover. I'm interested in many different styles; for instance I love Matt Garrison [i]and[/i] John McVie, Lemmy [i]and[/i] Jah Wobble.

Nigel is actually an excellent all round player, although last time I saw him he said he was really rusty as he hadn't been playing much. He also jokingly refused to play in front of Jonas Hellborg, so definitely isn't convinced of his own greatness or anything. He used to work at A1 in Manchester and is a really nice guy. I've seen him play many many times in the shop, and although he always had monster slap chops he could play most things.

But, as others have said, he is also getting paid to do a job, and Rotosound seem happy enough with what he's doing. That's all that really matters.

The last time I was happy with my gear, playing etc was when I got my '72 4001. Through my Trace AH150 (original series) and 4x10 (likewise) it was the sound I'd always had in my head; the old band was playing a lot, I was in great physical shape, was playing for hours a day, was on top of my game in all ways except in terms of theory.

When my back problems started I had to sell the rig and I've never been happy with my sound since. None of the lightweight solutions I've played so far have "my" sound. I hardly get any practice in now for reasons many and varied, my back and neck appear fairly knackered and I now seem incapable of making my right arm do exactly what it's supposed to for a whole set, the band I'm in struggles to get gigs (and appears to be cursed in terms of personal disasters!), you name it, it's crap. In fact recently I was beginning to struggle with the concept of playing at all as all it seemed to do was make me miserable. Still, we plod on, hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel.

That's my happy post for the day.

OK, unfortunately currently still for sale....

[quote name='jmanfunk' post='294251' date='Sep 28 2008, 11:18 PM']I think casual & polite conversation over a few glasses of cabernet with Ms. Spalding would be nice. Macca can foot the bill while Jeff noodles in the corner.




"Barman, a glass of merlot and a triple vodka and tonic for the lady please" [/quote]

Oooh, nice! Unfortunately her bass is bigger than mine so I may develop an inferiority complex and be unable to perform....(who said "for a change" ????) . Oh, and I was talking about [i]playing[/i] of course...

Yep, that's the same bass. Through a 50 watt Crate combo apparently...

The only reason for even considering selling is financial difficulty to be honest. Anyway, we'll see what happens; I may keep it yet.

Well having just used this at rehearsal for the first time in a while I must say I'm really having second thoughts, especially as it now seems to be the only bass I have that I can wear comfortably for an entire set. Gonna have to weigh up a few things (if you'll excuse the pun); watch this space.

[quote name='lozbass' post='294749' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:52 PM']Thanks for the above - I think the strings are 'Galli' (inexpensive but good, French-made as far as I know) - did Martin do the set-up? I agree entirely on the Fodera - your bass made the VW look rough (seriously). I can imagine how you feel - I've just given up a much loved Sei - not an easy decision.[/quote]

Galli; I knew it was something like that!

Yep, Martin did the setup.

[quote name='lozbass' post='294705' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:25 PM']I can't really remember - does this have a shallow radiused board (nearly flat) - I do remember that the board had been satinated? Also, what's the string tension like now the action is down a little (it seemed a bit high for a 33" scale when I played it but some people like that - maybe a change of strings has shifted the tension)? Again, a gorgeous bass for the money![/quote]

The board radius is flattish, but not as flat as something like a Status. It's actually less flat than my Rick CS, although is flatter than my 72 4001. The change in strings has indeed shifted the tension slightly, but its difficult for me to say because I have 40-95 Rotos on my Rics and 40-100 Gulli (? - Martin's recommendation-) on this. My Alembic has 45-105 Alembics so that feels completely different too. One thing I will say is that I played a Fodera VW yin-yang in the Gallery alongside this and I preferred this.

The board is indeed satinated, although the rest is gloss.

You can't imagine the sleepless nights I've had having to put either of these basses up for sale and then deciding which one I'd be more comfortable losing (neither!). Maybe that would make an interesting thread! As I said my consolation with this would be that Martin could always build me something else when the time comes. Oh I hate being skint....

Dave is my favourite guitarist. Nobody moves me with their playing like he does.

[quote name='flippyfloop' post='294544' date='Sep 29 2008, 02:05 PM']I also played this at the bass gallery. Really nice bass. It is a 33 inch scale, yes ?[/quote]

Yep, sorry, should have put that. 33" scale. Action is a little lower now than it was.

BTW, if my CS goes this will definitely be withdrawn....at least assuming the credit crunch doesn't get too much worse! I don't know who stole my winning Euromillions ticket but it's definitely no fair....(how many basses would £100 million have bought???)

Have to say actually that I really enjoyed Jeff at Bass Day last year. He played fantastically, was funny, open, and entertaining. Didn't come across as anything like the knob he often does in interviews. His live tone was nice too, although I have to say his recorded tone is what you find in the dictionary under "blah" IMHO. But I guess it works for what he does.

If I could have a beer with any bassist it would probably be Tal Wilkenfeld. Why? Er, no idea....

I've met Lemmy a couple of times and he's a great chap. Wouldn't want to have a drink with him though, I'd be in the gutter unconscious after half an hour.

[quote name='chris_b' post='293830' date='Sep 28 2008, 12:26 PM']I think you are comparing apples and oranges, here. JH gets my vote for being one of the best bands around[/quote]

Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion. However having spent most of my life listening to big bands of various types (yes I know Jools isn't jazz) I think they swing like a lame rhino. I love the programme, [i]except[/i] when his band starts.

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Ok, this will really hurt but something has to go and I've had no bites on my 4001CS (which I'm not letting go for less than it's worth).

Potentially up for sale, my Sei 4 Series 2 Singlecut "melt" top, built for Alex at the Gallery. It was the first Sei Series 2 singlecut built.

Alder body with flamed maple and macassar ebony facings, flame maple neck with purpleheart stringers, birdseye maple fingerboard, Bare Knuckle P and J Bass pickups with Demeter 3 band preamp, Hipshot ultralite tuners and Hipshot bridge. Oh, and red side LEDs.

Weighs no more than 8 pounds, balances perfectly, plays unbelievably, very versatile. I'm absolutely certain that if this goes I'll regret it, but at least I can get Martin to make me another some time in the distant future. Comes with gigbag.

Looking at £1450, no offers. Cost me £2k used, before the last price rise, would now be easily over £2.5K. Martin suggested it would've been something like that price new even at that time. It's in excellent condition; there's a small crack in the finish on the edge of the body underneath the pots (looks more like a hair has been caught in the finish), and there's a mark on the lower part of the P-Bass pickup which was there when i got it; I assume as a result of some of Alex's slap'n'pop action.

If anyone needs more pictures, I can forward them.


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[quote name='beerdragon' post='293559' date='Sep 27 2008, 07:12 PM'][/quote]

Sorry, I was brought up on people like Oscar Peterson. I think Jools has limited technique and terrible time (not helped by his drummer, who appears not to understand the concept of [i]swing[/i]).

Exactly. An ex-girlfriend used to call my basses "the other women". I don't think they like playing second fiddle really.

Keane are one of my least favourite bands ever. They have absolutely no redeeming qualities IMO. I like Jonathan Ross though, has a lot of the same interests as me.

As for Katy, just trying too hard methinks. Anyway, couldn't be any worse than Jools. Nice guy, but bloody awful pianist.

[quote name='cetera' post='292551' date='Sep 26 2008, 11:09 AM']Mine knew I was a musician when she married me.... my passion for my instrument was one of the things that attracted her.... therefore she knew what to expect. She is a musician herself (piano, clarinet, guitar & sax) so she also appreciates well made, good sounding instruments.

I wouldn't be with anyone who didn't appreciate music or support me in my musical endeavours....[/quote]

Mine also knew what to expect, but for some the thrill of being with a musician pales when confronted with accommodating their gear. Ironically her parents are both musicians but her dad only has 2 guitars and her mum only ever had one so I don't think she sees the point of more. Also, she's just one of those people who hates the wrong sort of clutter. I think if I was bringing in wads of cash it might make it easier but I don't play covers (and hence get few gigs round here and make no money in my band, and have never managed to get further with my songs).