Phil Adams

Sex??? Yes I have a vague recollection!

I "play" both. I find fretless less percussive but you can remedy that by using a pick on a song that demands that sound. Though myself I find fretless makes me lazy and prone to sliding around when I should be fingering. I have an old Yam fretless P style with light roundwonds on it and you can really get a nice fretless buzz out of it without constantly having to worry about scoring the fretboard. I worry about my intonation, but to date nobody else has ever questioned it. Its a different, interesting technique.

RIP LEGEND

C'mon chaps. The man has GAS! There is only one known cure........

I was in Andertons a couple of weeks ago. Couldn't see what I fancied, but the assistant urged me to come back in a couple of months as they were going all out to increase their bass department. I also noted that the bass amps weren't downstairs like they used to be, and there was a few amps dotted around in the bass "saloon". Is that "it" at the moment?

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1488385160' post='3248498'] The Harley Jazz bass was/is !20 quid and weighs more than me. Likewise the J&D I had. Probably pushing 11 lbs. Gear for music's P bass weighs about 7.5 lbs, I bought one. [/quote] Thanks Tom. I bought (sight unseen from eBay) an Encore P bass as a backup to my US Standard and the Encore is great, nice neck, good sound, but weighs a kilo or so more than the Fender. Be very interested in a Precision copy that's light.

The thought of MK singing seductively about lap dancing is one I would rather forget. The though of Tina Tuna doing the same is bad enough thank you.

Anyone remember the "B" side of the single of Sultans? Eastbound Train. One of my altime faves.

[quote name='tony_m' timestamp='1488543976' post='3249841'] I'm still traumatised from the first time I saw a picture of a Lindert Loco-motive P Bass... [url="http://lindert.vintageusaguitars.com/models2/basses/the-loco-motive-p-bass/"]http://lindert.vinta...-motive-p-bass/[/url] [/quote] I think that was the Peter Frampton special he used on "Show me the Way"

Being old enough to remember the Kenny Everett compilation (12" on lime green vinyl) most of these has left me umimpressed. Come on, let's have some proper bad uns.

Be very interested to know how they weigh.

Having been around the houses and tried (almost) every wierd and wonderful different type of bass, I finally got "home" to a black USA P 10 days ago.

Ahhh, so what they really mean is that in its current form it should deliver 250-300 watts, but it's capable of 500 if brought down to 4 ohms with the addition of a second 8 ohm cabinet. I'm gonna sue, something along the lines of French and Saunders case against Ralph McTell. Exhibit "A" m'lud.

An idle question of very little consequence really. If Sir were to purchase an Ashdown RM C112T 500 Evo combo it claims to be rated at 500 watts. If Sir were to purchase an Ashdown RM 112T Evo cab it claims to be rated at 300 watts, seemingly has the same white line speaker. Who has the missing 200 watts, or shouldn't I ask....

Thanks B5, Postman Pat has just delivered my latest Amazon purchase: Sunken Condos, and I'm in the goove right now as I work. Always been a Dan fan, but went severley off them after paying good money to watch them destroy all my favourite songs at Wembly Arena circa 1996, ( I had to walk out). Mind you I loved and still love Nightfly, despite seeing an unfavourable review of it on this forum a few weeks ago.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1487854397' post='3243541'] That's the source of your problem: your ears aren't located behind your knees. Either get the necessary corrective surgery or stack the 2x10 vertically above the Ashdown. [/quote] Or lay on the floor Clapton style :-) Thanks again chaps, got pleanty of ideas to work through.

Thanks for the words Phil. Ive been using the 2x10 on the floor pointing forward beside the Ashdown, and tbh the Ashdown sounds the better device. The 2 x 10 (having checked back) has a pair of 250 watt EBS drivers, and I bought it to go with the GK head with the intention of it being all I'd need, but the reality seems to come up a bit short. I added the Ashdown into the mix as it was something I already had, and was in the first instance aimed at the drummer to help him hear me, (not the same drummer as now I might add). SInce he left, I turned the Ashdown forward. My hearing loss goes back to childhood. I never did have good hearing, I burst an eardum when I was a kid, painful, and years of working machinery, listening to music (I saw the Who live in 1979 at Wembley) and riding Harley Davidsons with open face helmets have done the rest. I don't consider playing bass has added anything significant to that loss. I'm rehearsing tomorrow, to put a comple spin on things, I'm going to use my "big" rig, the one I save for gigs. Old GK 2x10 and 1x15 cabs with a Yorkville 400w head. I'll get the 2x10 up as close to me as practical, and see how I go with that. It's all a bit political you see, the smaller stuff I am allowed to keep at home (under duress) but the big rig I keep at work and only drag it out for gigs (last one 18 months ago since we've been struggling with drummers).

Sorry to mislead you. I'm not that deaf, though I'm clearly not 100%. We aren't talking about huge volumes, no headache after rehearsal or anything, no overload of the ears. All I wanted was to be able to hear myself better either by rearranging what Ive got, or by adding something. The loud drummer is great, no problem hearing him, just myself. But I'm grateful for you very valid concerns. Simply my 2 x 10 seems to overload quite easily. It's a Hartke but has Neo drivers in it, bought from this very boutique a couple of years ago. I can't find the thread that tells me just what's in it. Light enough, but perhaps that's the root of my problem.

Think you're right Stevie. Like I said in ears makes good sense it all the band are connected to the PA. Interesting though, to get other players takes on the issue. I would like a dedicated floor monitor, but that seems like overkill in my situation. I'll try different configurations on what Ive got and take it from there. Thanks

I'm afraid that I share the feelings of HJ on this. Might sound daft, but I do feel that there would be a feeling of isolation. If you had a wedge, you can alter the position, or the volume, or change where or how you stand depending on what you "want" to hear. I reckon with in ears you're stuck with what you get. If the whole band came through the PA it would make infinite sense to my mind to have in ears, but just to hear your own "awful" playing it seems a bit like overkill. I will, howvever, give headphones a shot at the next rehearsal just to get some sort of feel for how it would sound (with zero expenditure!) Eden do a 2 x 10 wedge which they refer to as multi purpose, with headphone sockets, 4 channels etc etc and Andertons have it for a little over 200 snots!

Thanks gents. Looking into this, does it feel odd having them in yer luggholes??

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1487762886' post='3242502'] What about using in ear headphones? [/quote] What would you use as a source?

So we are rehearsing in a small chapel shaped old building. Good acoustics. Weve recently got a young, very loud drummer and I'm struggling to hear myself properly. Currently I'm using a GK MB500 Fusion to which I connect a 2 x 10 cab and I line out into the low gain input of an Ashdown 130w blue face combo. I found that at the volume needed to match the drummer, the 2 x 10 was distorting a bit. Were not talking stadium volumes, nothing uncomfortable, just fairly loud (and satisfying!). Last week I tried with the 2 x 10 on a chair facing me and it was vastly improved in terms of hearing myself, but I lost volume going forward. The ancient PA is just for the vocals, so can't monitor off that. I really fancy a "proper" kickback monitor, and was tempted by the Hartke ones, but I'd need to line out from the bass head to it, the chap Ive just spoken to at GAK reckons you shouldn't do that because the line out is an amplified signal. Anyhow, it would mean taking 3 cabs with me to rehearsals, overkill? Did I mention that I'm half deaf anyway!!! Any thoughts friends?? Thanks

The next one......

[quote name='Gottastopbuyinggear' timestamp='1487593786' post='3240966'] I quite often nip into PMT Cardiff on a Saturday morning for a quick mooch around while Mrs Gottastop is in the shops. I find it quite embarrassing, actually - they always ask if I'm okay, do I want to try anything, etc., and I'm invariably in there just to kill time and see what's new. Have tried stuff out a few times, and to be fair we did buy my son's bass there. Similarly good experience in PMT Bristol - they let my lad try out a bass that we said we had no intention of buying, and I spent hours in there with suitably attentive help (just enough, not over the top) when I bought my Les Paul a couple of years ago. [/quote] A slight sidestep from the OP, sorry, but is Gamleys (I think it was) still a couple of doors away in Cardiff.