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I enjoy listening to this playlist!!

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1439468445' post='2843085'] Is anyone actually making a spotify list for these ? I'm going throw in Rio - Duran Duran (E) [/quote] I do already have a Spotify thread for 'greatest bass lines' yes! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/246416-spotify-best-bass-lines-evaaar-playlist-get-involved/page__hl__bass%20lines If you have Spotify you can freely add to the growing list of awesome bass lines! This post is more about single riffs for everyone from complete beginner to advanced playing, I think anyway!

Absolutely, I'm leaving this peach was it is but I think I'd like a new guard on board at least.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1439548299' post='2843740'] You've had quite a result there. But where is the Bass Doc when we need him. He's another we sadly miss. [/quote] I mean, the bass has signs of wear. It's not A1 condition, but none of the dings etc are near the playing area so it still feels comfortable to play. Everything has a lovely 'worn in' feel. So, if I went for a black guard, would black hardware be too much? Or keep it to nickel/non shiny chrome hardware? Yes, we're losing too many good people!!

Thank you guys! I am so so pleased with this bass! I'm going to look for a black U.S. Plate with the slot for the truss rod adjustment on it. Yup I think it'll look cool!!

You are absolutely right! I've wanted that aged Maple/Ash combination for a long long while! It's a super little machine! Well, I've been 21 many many times now, so I'm having to accept that although it looks and I feel like I'm 70 at times HA I am getting dangerously close to the afore mentioned figure

Recently I spotted an old Fender P bass I used to own back for sale on eBay. I loved that bass having stupidly sold it some 25 years ago. I decided that I would try to buy it back but sadly all failed and I missed out on it. I probably spent too much time thinking about it and well, a big birthday is round the corner. I thought about investing in a 'Birth Year' bass and really, it could only be one particular instrument. However, the price tag for such an instrument I just couldn't stomach despite knowing exactly what it was I was after. I think around the same time I started checking out other precision type basses. I'm a big fan of Japanese Fenders having owned a few. I thought that maybe I should just buy an RI and be done with it. But what I really wanted was an old battered and bruised P bass, naturally aged and zingy with woody tone. Well, thanks to some posts on BassChat as well as video reviews on Youtube I discovered a range of Japanese basses that had me at low E. Yes, the late 70's 'Law Suit' basses, especially those from the Matsumoku factory. I wondered if the reviews I were reading about the basses were realistic or just enthusiastic owners, but I kept going back to one particular model over and over! Yes, out of all the law-suiters, I found the Aria Pro PB models especially enticing as they had Ash bodies and Maple necks and a faithful reproduction of 'that look' we all know and love. (Mainly as it would make upgrades very easy!) So I tracked down this beauty! I appreciate it's in the eye of the beholder; genuinely after tuning this bass up I have done very little to the actual set up of the instrument. it is AMAZING! For the money, it makes a complete laughing stock of 'the real thing'. This all original bass is nearly 40 years old and it is an absolute joy to play, really. I've played it every day since it arrived a couple of weeks ago... I might just get another!

I'm thinking about putting a black guard on it, what do you think?

WOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've played many many P basses in my time, but this one is an absolute peach!!!! This is a '76 Ash and Maple 'Law Suit' P. It sounds every bit as good as the best Fenders at a ridiculous snip of a price. I'm thinking about getting another already! - I've just been recording the bass with very little EQ and it just commands my mix! WOW! is all I can say!

So, we've had a superb Spotify playlist from BassChatters of the very best bass lines and that got me thinking... Let's have a list of (at least) 50 'must know' bass lines to learn. They could just be good ole classic rock, easy or difficult or they could highlight a particular mode or scale! So, go for it: Song Name, Band (Bassist), Scale Or Mode if known

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[quote name='beely' timestamp='1439223284' post='2841008'] Hi. What was your impression of the Retro Two Ten? I have one on order, should be here this week. Cheers. [/quote] I think my review video is also on YouTube now but as a 2x10 it's a nice lil cabinet. It is designed to have a different sonic signature to the Big Baby for example so it'd be wise to hear them both to see what suits better. For me, I was 'had at Big Twin II'!

Chiming in to offer my endorsement - I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the Big Twin 2 and Retro Two Ten cabinets. I had the cabinets for a while to give them a good work out and I have to say the experience was a pleasurable one. I now own the very cabinet I reviewed and it has already gotten much use as my 'reference cabinet' for other reviews as well as of course backline for my band(s). Big articulate and very clean, I love how the cabinet shows up differences between different amplifiers and character of my selection of basses just like my studio monitors. At a snip over 20Kg and the ability to fill the stage with big, even sound - well, that means a lot to me. I'd love to get a pair of FR's to use for workshops, gigs and anything needing PA but for now the BT2 is coming with me everywhere! Interestingly, I've just received a nice old P bass. I plugged it in to this cabinet for the first time this morning. oh my oh my!!! Ash and Maple, what a lovely sound! Just like to say thanks to Alex. The Big Twin II is a bit 'spesh!

Hi! I seem to remember reading posts from users that suggested that the 'tube' didn't seem to make a massive amount of difference to the tone of the amplifier. I've not compared the two myself but with or without, the LM heads have a great clean sound with plenty of bottom end boost.

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[quote name='dood' timestamp='1438203844' post='2832581'] [attachment=197491:11778157_10152921358436126_1766195488_n.jpg] This is the only teaser you can have for now. [/quote]

I'll get on that too! I will be using it for magazine reviews next week too so there will be video footage soon.

It's here!!!! Expect some pictures soon!!!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1439040787' post='2839580'] That's one of the most 80s basses I've seen in a long time! [/quote] Thank you! It sounds amazing!!!!!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1438941810' post='2838794'] Also if you ever want to sell the preamp, give me a shout... [/quote] After hearing it with these pickups? Not a chance!! It's here to stay

I have no idea why the pictures are upside down despite taking them the right way up!! Sorry all!

It's a really bright sunny day today. I think the light is permeating through the flip paint layer making the bass look really pinky in the garden. In doors the finish is more like a metallic lake placid blue! I'll try to get that as a picture later.

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