MacDaddy

To quote Lister from Red Dwarf "that guitar is a genuine Gibson Les Paul copy".

5 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

So, a question to those who know more about compression that I do. On my fretless Stingray, when I play on the G string, there is quite a drop in volume. I play quite a lot of melodic runs and when Move my run fro  the A and D string and onto the G string, it can at times become lost. My thought was to get a compressor pedal to even out the volume across all 4 string or this was what I was told would help.

 

Is this correct or am I barking up the wrong tree?

I'd say wrong tree. Possibly you need a pickup adjustment, possibly raising one of the poles, depending on what pickup you have.

Edit, to say are you sure it's not a dead string?

I bought a gig bag from Bass Wielder. It was mightily well packaged, excellent comms, can heartily recommend to the Basschat masses!  

I sometimes wonder where my old Shuker 6 string ended up, and maybe tracking it down and buying it back.

Digitech BP355

Multi fx pedal but includes ⬆️

I had a short scale bass with floppy strings, so I tuned up a tone, and set the pitch down a tone so that I would be tuned 'normally'.

The tracking was flawless. 

2 hours ago, DTB said:

I don’t use any effects when playing guitar. Just straight into a nice valve amp. 
Kind of carrying over onto my bass playing. There’s something I like about going straight into the amp, even my tuner is on a spur from the mixer. 

Natural valve compression?

In terms of 'popular' music, there is no modern music, and hasn't been since the 1990's.

In the 1950's there was modern music that would have been out of place in the 1940's. In the 1960's there was modern music that would have been out of place in the 1950's, and so on until the 2000's where for some reason popular music reached its current state of stagnation.

I'm open to suggestion for any music from the last 20 years that sounds like it couldn't have been released before the 2000's. 

8 hours ago, DTB said:

 

Can anyone name any famous players that are known for not using compression?

 

Dave Ellefson formerly of the Megadeth never used compression.

Twinkle toes ✨🕺

Did Flea gig his Flea basses?

13 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

If RIC would do the equivalent to a fender/squier, musicman/sterling, gibson/epiphone type far-eastern made range priced at around £500 - £800 they'd sell loads, but I imagine no one would then buy the US made ones.

Retrovibe anyone?

My basses are like Aston Martin's, so 100% 😉

I am in no way affiliated with Sennheiser, but I am a TS SMF 😎

13 minutes ago, Donnyboy said:

 

 

 

 

 

Barry Gibb does Metal

Must have been after his stint in The Grumbleweeds.

Let the market decide, put them both up for sale and keep the one that doesn't sell first.

23 hours ago, visog said:

 

Rare to hear an artist talk with such candour about the tribulations of having a bass associated with you...

TDLR 

Can someone give me a precis?

Ta!

I recently received a gig bag, but it was paid for last year 🙂

Not me, my Dad.

I've told this story elsewhere on Basschat so I'll make it brief.

He was out with a band called The Applejacks, who featured in the Hit Parade of the time. When fans were asking for the bands' autographs they also asked my Dad. He looked at the singer, who said 'just sign them!'

So there must have been Applejacks fans looking at their autograph books later thinking "who the hell is that? Probably thought he was the bass player...

37 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Oi - I load and unload my microphone!

 

WTAF more do you want?

He owns his own microphone? 😳

As a kid, when I first saw it, it was about the action and the car chases (how did the Head Nazi's car get so high after coming off an overpass?).

It was much later I appreciated the music. Probably the best film soundtrack ever. 

Jazz 

Or tbf specifically Be-bop. I didn't mind a bit of jazz, but after doing a music diploma, which turned out to be 2 years of being forced fed Be-bop, if I never hear Charlie Parker again it will be too soon.

8 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Ah divvint knar abyeut that.

Howay man! We gannin' doon the toon?

10 minutes ago, Combed20 said:

First gig of the year last night at The Fighting pink torpedos in Kingston. Used my Orange LBT head and venues GK cab. Lots of compliment over my tone, which was much appreciated. I've been thinking about swapping out my sansamp VT Bass DI for an Orange Bass Butler, but all the compliments are now making think maybe I should just save my money and stick with what I have...

There may be people reading who are led to believe the pub really is called The Fighting Pink Torpedoes 😂