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I used to call a supplier regularly and ask for Phil Schofield, which isn't that remarkable. What tickled me was when he wasn't available the other guy I could talk to was Mohammed Ali

I would certainly recommend trying one if you can - shame you don't live even remotely close. I couldn't gig mine - not only because of the usability limitations, I just don't think I could get a usable sound out of it in a band situation. I have seen a video where someone was demo-ing one of these and it did sound OK, but either my rig or my technique can't get there. It just sounds thin and nasal to me when I want fat and punchy (in my bass tone)... I know I'm being hard on this bass, but for ~ £160 (which is what they seem to cost now) I don't think you are getting something all that useful... by comparison one of my favourite 'normal' basses cost me less than that second hand. My Anygig is used purely for learning new material when I'm travelling, and for that purpose it does its job, so despite my criticism I don't hate it - I just think it should be a better bass guitar as well.

I have one of those... didn't pay that much for it though! Some people might get on with it, but I find it quite awkward - when sitting down the little metal 'rest' digs in and I just can't get my right hand in a comfortable position, and when standing it doesn't hang right because there is no bodywork leaning against you. It does serve a purpose though if you are really really short on space just want to something with a 34" scale neck to play (which I often do). Sounds fairly nasty too, but again, sufficient for practice. I never expected a tone machine anyway. I did make some modifications that helped with making it a bit more user friendly, but IMO it is frankly under-developed - especially for the money. I also really dislike that the strap attached to a tuning peg - that just feels like a disaster waiting to happen, although to be fair to the instrument it hasn't happened yet. As with all things, your mileage may vary, but if it got damaged/stolen/whatever I wouldn't even think about buying another, which is the yardstick I use to put a value on my gear. I just feel there must be a better solution out there.

Bought a Gator bass case (posted rather than in person) from Chazz - a gent who made for a nice, smooth transaction. The case was, if anything, in better nick than he described, and he wrapped it up properly for delivery, so even Parcelforce's finest got it to me in the same condition as he sent it. Thanks that man - I commend you to this house!

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1467219595' post='3082060'] I like subtle relic effect if done well and if it's in realistic places. Mark at limelight sent me a picture of my newly built 76 p bass a couple of days ago. Can't wait to get my paws on it. [/quote] That is nice mrtcat - you may be the owner of my dream p-bass... I've always been on the fence about relic'd stuff, but that is both subtle and effective, and in my preferred colours, and a Limelight... I could go on Just what I needed - more GAS.

I feel for the OP - I had to learn this in a hurry after joining my current band, and it is our usual opener... so kind of had to be passable! I recall looking at various attempts to transcribe it and being thoroughly confused... However, on closer inspection, the chord sequence is actually quite simple, and I did work out the main sections one by one using a combination of tabs, YouTube vids and isolated bass tracks. I’ve since refined my version over the last couple of years and can manage a convincing (enough) version all of my very own that no one has ever complained about – so Biglump, it can be done – and I am in no way making out I'm the reincarnation of the Ox! FWIW - my thoughts on getting this learned would be…[list=1] [*]The signature (opening, whatever) bass part that comes up a few times through the song you can completely get away with keeping simple, but once you are comfortable with the whole song there are countless ways to vamp it up with octaves and passing notes – just make sure you are solid with the timing (and the audience sees you make dramatic moves right up and down the neck with all the flair and panache you can muster by playing the octaves on the same string as the root)… It is what John would have wanted! [*]The verses you can base around a very simple riff of your choosing – just keep it moving so it sounds like you are working your butt off. Not too many repeated notes in the phrasing - there are loads of ideas on tab sites and YT. I’ve tried to include one below that is straight out of the top google result for the tab. To this day I often still use this as the 'seed' riff for exploring the verse. [*]The high register descending riff in the chorus is worth getting right. The guys in my band were overjoyed that they could hear that for the first time ever from a bass player (and they had been through a few before finding just the right kind of idiot for their brand of rock). [*]The bridge and solo sections (in my version) are really quite basic - you are potentially doing a lot throughout the rest of the track, so let the guitar have its moment and concentrate on supporting the groove - and don't feel guilty about it. It also makes learning that section quick and easy... embellish it later at your leisure if you want. [*]As mentioned above by JTUK, there is no one right way of doing this unless you are trying to make a carbon copy of the album cut. Of course your timing etc. matters - as with the bass on most any song - but IMO this is one piece better served with the right attitude than with sterile precision. Once you have the basics down you can have fun with this, and I hope you do! [/list] Verse riff: [font=courier new,courier,monospace]|G|------2---|---------------|-------2---|-------0-----0/12--| |D|----------|-0-1-2-0-------|-----------|-0-1-2----0--------| |A|-0--0---0-|---------3-0---|-0--0----0-|-------------------| |E|----------|-------------3-|-----------|-------------------|[/font] Obviously everyone will probably pile in now with why this is all wrong – but whatever – advice is free, but your mileage may vary. I hope you get this track down to YOUR satisfaction. Edit: font for tab...

Bought a DHA pedal from Guy - he was spot on with his description, and kept in touch throughout. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again.

Just to +1 the point from MoonBaseAlpha re. all the current going through the one cable - I'm sure I read somewhere in a (fairly old) manufacturers handbook that using two cables was superior for the reasons given, but also because it puts less heat stress on all the components in the link between power amp and speakers i.e. not just the external cables and jacks. My take is that if it doesn't cause you a problem, then using two cables seems worth it, but you shouldn't feel guilty if you don't...

So, I never did get to try this at the weekend... a story I'm sure most people here are familiar with... we're booked to play in a marquee, and we've been told we've got a 9x3 area - great, we can fit into that. We get there, and someone has decided that we need a stage - fine, except the stage is about 6x2. Problem, we don't fit onto that. So after pairing down the gear to the absolute minimum, most of my rig goes back in the van, and because of the extra height of the stage I spend the whole gig praying that my one amp doesn't burn the place down, given it is only the empty pint glass on top keeping the fabric of the roof off of the heatsink. Just to round off our evening we even had a comedy radio mic clash with the DJ - I've never seen our soundman move so fast... Fortunately we can all laugh about stuff like that - we've had worse happen, and we got to spend Saturday night playing music, which got me out of marshalling the sleepover my kids were having (sorry hun) On the upside, everything is now in my garage, as opposed to spread through storage spaces, so I'll testing the patience of my neighbours sometime very soon while I check for ground loops... and I'll post back the result. Thanks again all for the comments and advice!

Thanks for the further advice - the first chance I'm going to get to try this out will be tomorrow, in a marquee of all places. I can only hope we fair better than the last time we played under canvas... I don't think my amps have ground lift switches, but assuming level ground I'm leaning (!) towards one having the stack, which should benefit from the common grounds and less chance of phasing issues. I'll let you know how I get on.

That hadn't occured to me - although it will hopefully not be too much to put up with. Thanks for the post, I feel like I've learned a few things today! I now just need to decide whether the split the rigs either side of the drum kit, for sound dispersion (but really to annoy our guitarist) or just build a mega-stack for the ego-trip...

Thanks LD, that just gives me the confidence to try it - starting with everything turned down of course! I appreciate the quick reply - it's getting help like this that make this forum so good

Hi all - I have a question that I'm hoping someone can help me with... I am [i]fairly [/i]sure I know the answer, but I'd rather ask the question than create the magic smoke through ignorance I have a pair of Trace Elliot Mk V AH150 heads (long story) that I want to use together, each connected to a 4 ohm cabinet. On the front of each are three promisingly named 1/4 inch sockets - 'signal out low level', 'line out high level' and 'line in preamp link'. It looks exactly like this - [url="http://i.imgur.com/7ScAiiJ.jpg"]http://i.imgur.com/7ScAiiJ.jpg[/url] So, is it safe to connect the line out of one head to the line in of the other, and will that slave the power section of one to the preamp of the other? I've trawled the interweb, but can't find a straightforward answer. The ideal scenario for me is - I plug my instrument into one head and get the sound I want there, then I connect the line out of that one to the preamp link of the other, and I get the same sound, with an independent volume control, from that i.e. the preamp section and graphic equaliser etc. of the second head is completely bypassed. I hope that all makes sense? Any advice very welcome. Thanks, Paul

Bought a spares or repair Bassfex from Jon this week - nice guy who went out of his way so that we could briefly meet while he was out and about with work. Thanks very much!

I was waiting for someone to say yes (and hand it over) before apologising for not having any money until next week, and then lighting it anyway...