skankdelvar

[quote name='BigRedX' post='552432' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:58 AM']It's been running for years IIRC.[/quote] Coupla years at least. I seem to recall it involves something like starting at 8, finishing at 7, working Saturdays - and 6 months or so in Germany for training!

Dusty Hill of ZZ Top used one for a good while IIRC. Keith Ferguson of the Fab T-Birds...

[quote name='OldGit' post='550843' date='Jul 25 2009, 07:52 AM']Moving to "daft things we have worn on stage" ... I was in a WMC band where we all wore tight white jump suits ...[/quote] I used to affect a Townshend-esque white boiler suit with red DM's. The shame....

[quote name='ase_one23' post='550891' date='Jul 25 2009, 09:43 AM']as for the acoustic, yeah i know that jesse keeler from death from above used one, in fact i think it may have been the 370, and his sound rules. are they not pretty hard to get hold of over here tho?[/quote] Pretty rare, but not impossible. I've got a search set up on the bay, and some sort of acoustic shows up every couple of months. About half are from the states. Nearer home, Thornybank had a 220 floating around last year at a modest price. Maybe PM him if you're interested?

B*gger! I used to live round the corner from there! Anyhow, have a really good day, Gents

I reckon Vegashookers got it about right - good idea on using the Sansamp to sharpen - didn't think of that. Although I'm usually the last man to counsel against valve amps, the following thought did occur... How about an old Acoustic SS? Maybe even a 370? Solid State Doom.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='550665' date='Jul 24 2009, 10:45 PM']While we're at it, would anyone care to look at Macca's right hand and ... Name That Chord?[/quote] A7?

These amps aren't that loud compared to modern valve bass heads. Plus, they deliver a clean-ish, but warm sound. IMO, shoving a fuzz through it might give you more of a compressed 'mushy' tone. But I've never tried that approach, so can't confirm. Also, you're looking at 40-ish year old bits of kit, and reliability is always an issue. And re-valving can be very expensive. Personally, in your band situation, I'd think about a big, modern tranny amp with a valve-driven OD pedal. Maybe give you more headroom to sculpt your sound... One of the BC experts on massive stacks of valve doom is JoeGarcia - maybe drop him a PM and ask his opinion - I bet he's tried one of these sometime.

[quote name='Kongo' post='550508' date='Jul 24 2009, 07:32 PM']... back then bassists were seen as failed guitarists...[/quote] My, how times have changed, eh?

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='549783' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:44 AM']damn didnt think anyone else used my trick . TBH I find it really difficult to hear the bass drum and listening to the hi hat can be confusing so thats my only strategy.[/quote] Me too. Most of them are OK if you with resting a foot on the spike, if you ask nicely. Though one guy asked me to stop, as he felt I was "looming over him, pulling faces and it's a bit scary" FWIW, on a first time out, I usually ask them if we can just play some mid-tempo straight fours, no fills, for a few minutes. Just to start to find a basic pulse. Clever stuff later.

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='549625' date='Jul 24 2009, 12:51 AM']i was just excited that i could play it like i can, that is an achievement for me. that is all![/quote] Hon, it's an achievement for anyone. As for you Faith, why not show her how it should be done? Post your version - in a new thread - played over the original at song tempo. 48 hrs long enough to record it and get it up?

I've seen worse. Much worse.

Mesa Trolley - Trolley Mesa

Just had an es-175 copy off him. Quality item, mad low price. Fast, easy transaction and great comms. ...and a very nice man

I reckon it was Pirates.

[quote name='RhysP' post='548280' date='Jul 22 2009, 09:44 PM']I heard it, thought "that sounds like hard work" and left it at that. [/quote] Me too. Since November 23 1978. Kudos of the global kind, young ZBS.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='546951' date='Jul 21 2009, 07:59 PM']... he name drops constantly.[/quote] You should never name-drop. Brad Pitt told me that.

Butter. Small amount on a bit of kitchen roll,. Apply progressively and take your time.

Love the side-stacked 6x10 and 2x15 cabs on the home page. Just don't let BFM see them

Welcome - Niiiice avatar

Good to see you here mate. Wish I'd started early too.

[quote name='OldGit' post='546822' date='Jul 21 2009, 06:23 PM']Ok leave aside the clothing you still have an attitude clash in your band ...You won't win because you'll not convince her that dressing down will further the band's move towards success, whatever she means by that.[/quote] Nail > Head.

Hot God-damn! Well, them Eurotrash really screwed the pooch this time! I thought General Jack Pershing killed all these gun-waving Mexican Federales in 1915, but he must have missed a few of them God-damn curry-eating Frogs!! Doesn't this General Franco realise that, if it wasn't for the US, he'd be speaking Jap right now? This kind of brutal official, unofficial free-lance mugging of innocent American citizens innocently employing an innocent dodgy driver WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!! I demand that our Commander-In-Chief, President Obama, despatch the Sixth Fleet to bombard Copenhagen immediately. Send these pasta-eating Berliner sonsabitches to Gitmo!!!! See if they like the food in Africa, yeah? And now I'm hearing rumours that the Spaniards would like Victor back as they'd like to offer [i]him[/i] some slapping lessons! WTF?

Not exactly a full template but a quick fix. [url="http://www.wdmusic.com/guards_bass_fender_jazz_bass.html"]http://www.wdmusic.com/guards_bass_fender_jazz_bass.html[/url] Click on the specific one you want, then click again for the enlarged image Right click and save to your pc. Use an image programme to blow it up to size. Print out, if necessary using a printer with A3 capacity. If they haven't got the exact one you want, google "pickguard templates" - you should find one sooner or later.