Norris

Many thanks to the organisers for a fantastic afternoon. A special mention to whoever made those delicious rock cakes. Finally an apology to all wives of bass players now GASing for an EUB!

I'll stick my combo in the car but don't intend to bring it in unless we are short (unlikely!). Instead I will bring along my GT6-B multi-effects pedal and a pair of headphones. I'll also bring a pair of headphones that can plug straight into the EUB. Hopefully then you'll be able to hear what you're doing. I've given the meeting a plug on the "Leicestershire Musicians" facebook group, which should hopefully pull a few more paying visitors in. Will there be a supply of basschat merchandise in attendance? I wouldn't mind a polo shirt

I have a very strong opinion on this subject, and just as soon as I work out what this thread is actually about I'll express it in SHOUTY TEXT. So there!

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1398542897' post='2435152'] If you happen to be lucky enough to own an early Fender Precision Lyte you will need to replace the battery every other month without fail, mine is fantastic is gives you precisely no warning what so ever that the battery is dying, literally plugged it in for the sound check it worked perfectly, unplugged it again, went onstage twenty minutes later played the first note and it died! (apparently it is a known fault on these basses and again apparently there is a fix for it but the guy who mentioned it couldn't remember what the fix was!) Still one of my favourite basses but I always have a spare bass close to hand if I am gigging it [/quote] I had similar issues with my Aria Pro II SB-1000 and used to have to change batteries at least every 2 months - which involved removing 3 screws to get the cover off. With dead batteries there was no sound, even in 'passive' mode! Having to remove the cover meant there was no such thing as a 'quick' change. All of my basses have been passive since then.

A depth

Uncle Tim's Badger Sandwich

I picked up a Squier P-bass Special on here for about £150 and it's a fantastic bass for the money. P body, J neck & P-J pups. If you get one make sure you play it a bit before changing anything. I've never felt the need to 'upgrade' the pickups as the stock Squier ones are actually pretty good IMHO.

How can I have been a bass player for 30 years or so and never seen/heard Stanley Clarke play before?!! I was watching my Old Grey Whistle Test DVDs (the third disk that they call "Disk 2" for some reason) and up popped Stanley. It's not my style or even the sort of stuff I usually listen to but heck is it impressive, even if just as something different. If you've never seen or heard him play before then I urge you to get searching on youtube

For me, to be a bass player is to play; to play is to gig. Everything else is just fluff

It was bad enough when people used to wave their phones around in your face. Now it's hulking great pad things. Next time I go to a gig I'll try to take a big flat screen television in with me and spend all night staring at it at arms length.

Last time I went in, Sheehan's had a couple of Fender Bass VI's and Music Junkie has a couple of Squiers. Both shops are in Leicester, which isn't that far from Nottingham. Sheehan's have also got a Coronado bass in stock (short scale, hollow body, still not exactly light though) [url="http://www.sheehans.com/"]http://www.sheehans.com/[/url] [url="http://www.musicjunkie.co.uk/"]http://www.musicjunkie.co.uk/[/url] Edit: I'd call them before you make a trip down though, as the VI's are not currently listed on either of their websites!

I'm jealous. The walnut looks absolutely gorgeous.

A lot of the bass players I know seem to be using R***********s, so at my last gig I dragged out the T-bird. Copy that!

Maybe it's a Squier

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1393497493' post='2380938'] Anyone know a good way of getting to the venue from Nottingham, I don't drive!? Ste [/quote] The closest railway station is Narborough and it's about an hour from Nottingham. From there it's a mile or so to the venue. For local taxis try: Snowy's Taxis (Enderby) - 0116 286 5432 Narborough Taxis - 0116 284 8444

I cut them to give at least two winds around the post - probably about 3" to 4" past the post. Then put a 90 degree bend in about 1/2" from the end. Finally tuck the bent end of the string into the centre hole and wind on to maximise the break angle i.e. press the string against the head as you wind so that each turn is below the previous one, like in Emanew's picture.

I had a play on one for a couple of hours. It was the most awkward thing to try to get a tune out of. The one I tried had 12 strings, in two sets of six. The bass side is bizarre, as the strings are strung upside down to a normal bass i.e. heaviest gauge string at the bottom; and tuned in 5ths. Also I couldn't resist wanting to 'dig in' and found my attempts at tapping to that extent were pretty poor. They are rather expensive for what they are, and if possible I'd certainly try to borrow one before buying.

Peavey Databass 1x15 450W combo, I've never had the master volume over half way, and it fits neatly in the boot of my car. Any larger gigs than the pubs we normally play would need DI, and then I'd have to turn my amp down anyway to avoid overpowering the PA.

As there are so many amps being taken I won't bring mine. If it turns out it's needed, it's a 15 minute round trip to pick it up...

The side that the guitarist doesn't stand on As he's the main singer too, he usually goes wherever the audience can get the best view of him. If that's not an issue, I usually go stage right.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1391603308' post='2359008'] ... and I've also added Norris... [/quote] Thanks (from my PC this time ) Edit: I'll also chase up my friendly restorer to see if my Aria SB-1000 will be ready in time...

Sorry, can't copy and paste on my cheapo mobile. I'll bring my Ric 4003, Gibson T-bird and Stagg EUB. And my combo amp

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1391373350' post='2356469'] If only. They were wayyyyy too expensive for me when I started out - a Kay EB-0 copy with higher action than scale length was my limits. [/quote] ^ This ^ - followed by a "Franconia" jazz copy

[quote name='Si600' timestamp='1391453761' post='2357352'] Roland Rock and I visited Brockington College today ... [/quote] That's in walking distance of me! No excuses then Edit: Let me know if I can help any...