Kebabkid

I saw Steely Dan with support from The Doobies last week at The O2. I wish the next band I was seeing was Cetera (Gary's) excellent Leather & Lace that's down in Exmouth this weekend but it's too far away It'll probably be a Steely Dan tribute band and there's 2 to choose from this month. Failing that, Extreme and Dan Reed Network in December. Oh, and Toto at The Royal Albert Hall next April

Cheers @barneyg42 and which band are you in? Yep, our keyboard player was crawling under his keys and stands to get in place! Corinne and her bar staff are lovely and it's like and old-fashioned, warm and friendly boozer in there. Considering Sutton Town Centre is minutes away and resembles a war zone at the weekend, this pub sticks out like a sore thumb and I'm glad it exists. We also play regularly at The Windsor Castle down the road from there in Carshalton. It's ok there, too. The Thai food at The Nightingale is very good and authentic and reasonably priced. Some of the band got take out for when we'd finished. We've played there twice and on both occasions, it was a Friday night. As 2 of our guys come in from Bedford and St Albans respectively and one of them is keeper of the PA, it's a hike for them and hard work loading up and traffic-wise on Fridays so we may go for a Sunday spot for the next one and apparently, that's the busier session of the two (they don't have live music on Saturdays). Small world

Our Madness tribute/ska band had a great gig on Friday. The place was pretty packed (120) and it's a small place but lovely pub (I heartily recommend The Nightingale in Sutton, Surrey). The crowd were appreciative and there was some good banter and I'd say at least half of those present were mates. The fun part was the stage. I'd say it fits a comfortable 3, an ok 4 but there were 7 of us! I found myself holding the bass almost upright quite a bit of the time to avoid hitting the PA speakers. This gave me cramp and I momentarily dropped out a few times (not good) but we had loads of fun. I wasn't enamored with my bass sound though and once again, I find myself wanting a Spector Euro.

Got both a Sire V7 and the Zoom B3 and I haven't experienced that. Sounds like something is going on with your headphones or the headphone output.

Xotic EP-1 and it has internal dip switches to tailor the sound

As both a owner and a user of friend's ones, I'd like to throw in a Taylor. The 514s and 814s are great but I've just seen the price of them new - yikes. They play really well and have cutaways but the pickup system is very responsive and they offer a good, full, balanced and natural sound not unlike some of the piezo-equipped ones. To me, the older models equipped with a microphone inside as well as under saddle pickup offered the most natural DI sound. I note you're in Canterbury. I'd say swing round the south and visit Guitar Guitar in Epsom as they have a fantastic range of acoustics and a large, dedicated acoustic room where you'll be able to try the guitars through an amp, desk or PA. Great people to deal with and they're also open on Sundays. All the best with your search and I hope you find what you're looking for.

Gary (Cetera) and I caught the recent London show. He can certainly tell 'em. Very entertaining

Hi all, We're back at this lovely little pub in Sutton, Surrey next week where we'll be playing a lot of hits by Madness, The Specials, The Beat and Bad Manners. If you fancy it, pop on down and entry is free. Oh, they do a nice line in Thai food. Venue: The Nightingale 53 Carshalton Road Sutton Surrey SM1 4LG http://thenightingalesutton.co.uk/ [size=3][url="http://www.cairoeast.co.uk"]www.cairoeast.co.uk[/url] [/size] [url="https://imgur.com/pQwyuHT"][size=3]https://imgur.com/pQwyuHT[/size][/url]

Here's our one (Madness/ska tribute) but it needs more www.cairoeast.co.uk

Thanks OP for this as I was going post something similar myself.

Having played in a Greek function band for many years, bassists are largely obsolete apart from in the more pro bands. In the olden days, guitarists handled the bass notes (think the den de, den de bit of Zorba The Greek, root note and chord) but for some time now, bass lines have been handled by the keyboard players who simultaneously play them and their chords and melody lines. Heathens! Troodos is lovely. Love Platres.

Gary get's my vote! Now, there's the story about the Trace Elliott, the midget and the root vegetable!

There's so many but I'm going to go with Ian Bairnson, who's main body of work was with The Alan Parsons Project. Melodic and memorable solos that build nicely and he always had a great tone, too. Whilst many thought that the outro guitar solo on "Wuthering Heights" was David Gilmour, it was in fact this chap. Oh, and he was also the guitarist in Pilot. A bit of a newbie but I'm currently enjoying Mark Lettieri of Snarky Puppy's playing at the moment.

Welcome Andy from a UK Cypriot. Enjoy the sun and all the best with your music, Cos

I've been gigging a Roland Bass Cube 120XL for the last 2 years in pubs that fit 150-200 people and it's been fine. Features:- It can run an 8ohm extension cab. It's fairly light and portable The models on it are decent and varied It has few in-built fx, like a compressor, overdrive, chorus, octaver, reverb, delay and a looper and it also has a tuner. Auxillary for an MP3 etc When we did an outdoor festival for about 1500, I just took a line out (XLR). When I first started looking for an amp, I was told that 120w would not be loud enough and not offer enough headroom. However, two years down the line, it's delivering really well for the gigs I've described but any bigger and I think, well, feel, I should go with more watts and look to at least 300w. I gigged a Roland Cube guitar amp for about 10 years and now the guitarist in our band has it and they're reliable little things. I can also recommend the Roland D-Bass amps (discontinued). All the best with your search

You're welcome TrevorR and you're right. The Sire does need a little set-up tweak here and there.

World bass domination is imminent Mick and Nik Cheers for the warm welcome

Thanks for the tips @SpondonBassed This is what I'm aspiring to and not only the strength in the fingers but also the smooth rolling action across the strings. Guy Pratt in action - just wonderful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHVqOYjaDI

Hi all, Sorry, I rudely didn't introduce myself when I first signed up here. I've been a guitarist for over 35 years (boo, boo) and played in different types of bands, done loads of function work and done a good few things with my good mate, monster player and fellow BC-er, Gary (Cetera) but in the last 2 years, and sort of by fluke as it started as a "one off dep", I've found myself playing bass in a friend's Madness/Ska tribute band called Cairo East and this has now developed into a regular gig. This is is slightly unusual for me as my bag is classic and melodic rock (AOR - Toto, Journey, Thin Lizzy, Steely Dan, Eagles, Doobies etc), funk (Chic & Nile Rodgers) and pop (The Police, Crowded House) but I love it and "Bedders" and Horace Panter are bass Gods. Just wonderful basslines. [size=3][url="http://www.cairoeast.co.uk"]www.cairoeast.co.uk[/url] [/size] I've not gone all out yet on my rig as at the moment, I feel like I'm married (the guitar) and the bass is my mistress but the following are serving me well but I think I'd love a Spector (Euro would be fine) and a small Aguilar set up, but let's see:- Sire Marcus Miller V7 Roland Bass Cube 120XL Zoom B3 but I have various pedals available to me from my guitar board (Keeley, Xotic, TC) I'm looking to learn from you guys and interact more. I'd love to develop a strong, rolling fingerstyle as I currently play with a pick, which is fine, but I also use more of a guitarist's hybrid approach and introduce both pick and fingers for things like octaves - it looks odd but it's effective and works! It was lovely meeting some of you at the SE Bass Bash '17 and it's exciting at 53 taking on a new discipline and I'm enjoying the ride. Cheers, Cos

Hi Andy, I do and I've been there for quite a while and from before when it was Musicradar. I see that you use the same moniker too. Take care, Cos

Evening all. Well, I lost my Basschat Bass Bash Cherry today and it was lovely to meet and talk to many of you and it was an enjoyable, fun and informative day. So many different pieces like Andy's work, Mick The Greek's basses and Ped's Wing Bass. Thanks to Colin, Nick, Ped, Gary and anyone else who helped organise things and what a lovely, welcoming bunch you all are and how nice to have not only bass players there but a couple of "Greek bass players" too I look forward to the next one and now just contemplating on what I can sell to buy a Spector! Cheers for a great day, Cos (Kebabkid) p.s. As I'm primarily a guitarist, I tend to reside more over on The Fretboard Forum but I promise to visit and interact more on this place.

01. Hamster - 02. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Squier P Bass, Ander Vanderend JB5, Eden Traveller WT400 amp & Genz 2x12 cab 03. Steve Browning - some Precisions, Boogie M-Pulse 600 and Boogie Subway 15 cabs, Mesa Walkabout 15. 04. obbm - 2 x Spector Short scales. 05. Pawel G - Squier JV Precision and maybe others 06. Stingray5 - MusicMan and Tune basses; Trace Elliot and/or Eden amplification; Boss GT-6B. 07. Markstuk - Dingwall Z3, Lakland BG 5, BF Big Twin, Thunderfunk TF750a. 08. Cetera - Spector NS2, Spector Euro, Hamer Impact, Wal fretless, one or two more to be decided, big Pedalboard (!), GK800RB, GenzBenz Neox 212T 09. Johnthebassist - '69 Jazz Bass, GenzBenz Shuttle 9, Barefaced S12T, gang of smelly pedals 10.Timmo 11. Barneyg42 12.Walman - FPPR Status S1 - well it wouldn't be a SEBB without Barney's old bass now mine, however this year for the first time it won't have a for sale sticker on it 13.Rumblefish- Reverend Rumblefish,Wal Bass,Mesa M600,Berg CN212. 14. Happy Jack } .........................} with a love that'll see you through 15. Bluejay........} 16. bassace - double bass, Felix Preamp, Puma 500 amp and Genzler 10-2 cab. 17. ChunkyMunky - Zon Sonus Custom 5, Yamaha BB425x, Genz Benz Shuttle 12.0 etc.. 18. MacDaddy [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]- a couple of custom Shuker's, and a Snapdragon folding bass[/font][/color] 19. louisthebass 20. TrevorR - 2 Wals, an Aria SB700, a Markbass LMII and 2x10 plus some pedals... 21. jhk - yamaha TRB6P, MM stingray 5 fretless, GB Spitfire Fiver, Eden cabs plus Eden wt600 and EBS 22. Seer73 - 2 or 3 lefty basses + amp of some sort - TBD as having GAS issues at the minute 23 - Thestick - Wal , Ken smith , Jeff finch, Aguilar amp 24 - Chris_b 25 - Pete.Young - Yamaha BBNE2, Duesenberg Star, pimped Bass Collection SB465, LMII, EBS Neo 2x12 26 -Grangur - BF One10 and Warwicks Streamer SS1 4-string, Streamer LX 4 Fretless, Jazzman FNA 5 , Corvette 4, Corvette Bubinga 5 27. Captain Rumble - Vanderklay MNT212, Thunderfunk, Xotic jazz 28. Graham - Lakland DJ5, G&L SB2, EBS HD350, EBS Neo 2x12 29. Mangotango - Fernandes Gravity 5x, Dean Pace,TC Electronics BG250-112 30. Andyjr1515 - Kert's Camphor Single Cut, Pete's Piccolo Bass, Pete's EB-3 ish custom builds 31. Wolverinebass 32. Merton - some ACGs, possibly a Status J and maybe a One10 if it's of any interest (I've not seen one on the list!) 33. smaz [?]M 34. Kebabkid - Sire Marcus Miller V7, Roland Bass Cube 120XL, Zoom B3 (possibly a pedalboard with Xotic, Keeley, Way Huge etc)

This was my first transaction on Basschat and I bought a couple of GK cabs off of Jay. Great, timely and friendly comms. Items as described and a super chap to deal with. Recommended and buy with confidence people. Cheers Jay