AustinArto

I would defo play both before deciding. Stingrays have an odd sort of feel to them, I don't like it, it's very chunky and mass-produced-feeling. Thumbs are different again, the position of the top strap point moves the neck a couple of inches further out to the left than you may be used to from Fenders etc. Some people can't get on with that and it's not good if you've got wrist tendon problems, especially not if you're playing fast metal patterns in the lowest positions. Sound-wise again the Thumb is really quite idiosyncratic. If you want a ton of bottom end you can't have it, but they do make a lovely purry, burpy mid-boosted sound that sits well with distorted guitars. Stingrays are almost the opposite - they tend to sound scooped. Of course both basses have active EQ on board but still they have their own characters. Personally I really like Thumb basses but I wouldn't recommend buying one without trying one.

I like that man. He should be presenting daytime TV instead of all those people I despise and want to murder.

That style of music got filed under cheese thirty years ago, of course there's nobody doing it now!

I keep three basses. One strung with rounds, one with flats, and a backup. They're all pretty cheap (I assembled two of them, one is a Squier) and they're not taking up much space so I don't have any reason to shift them. If I was tight for space then the elephant in the room (literally) would be my upright.

I probably do *something* music-related every day or near as damn it, but it's rare I pick up a bass guitar at home. If I practise it's the upright, but more often than not I'm working on recordings or patching stuff together in software. I don't have to be that good at bass guitar, frankly! I've been good enough at that for years.

I guess if all you want to do is sequence 303-style bass then it might be worth a punt, but there are other mono synths out there that can do a similar thing and more for not much more money. The Bass Station II might be worth a look given that it has a filter that is based on the 303 and also a sequencer. It's a great sounding synth, I never leave home without mine. Although to be honest I never use the built-in sequencer I tend to send it MIDI from my Macbook.

Nobody's ever described my bass playing, but at least nobody's ever described it as awful! What type of bass player am I? Friendly and punctual.

I once (or so I was told) got sacked by the drum machine because I wouldn't play Vision Thing by Sisters of Mercy. What's more embarrassing is it was a Boss Dr Rhythm.

Also worth catching The Skints if you see them touring. Lots of talent in this little band, four of them and three great voices. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsqpqKqUg_4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=XsqpqKqUg_4[/url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Izy6y2eEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT2w8u8uMdY

Mungo's Hi Fi are doing some pretty fresh stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Shj00PZRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GYSH893txU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HBqaQhzuE

Turns out there was a reggae band in Bristol in the '80s I'd never heard of, just came across them earlier this year. They're really good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggLAjMLCa7g

Queen Is Dead was my favourite of theirs when I was younger, Meat is Murder and Strangeways are great records though the latter has some especially bittersweet Morrissey genius on it. Who couldn't love a band that opens an album with the line 'Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools'! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgNfTx9pGzA

Public Enemy sampled it on Fear of a Black Planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTL1lo-BXCw

[quote name='Dosi Y'Anarchy' timestamp='1466276659' post='3074645'] Tried one yesterday, mostly its just the digitech bass synth wah. Its got modulation however which seems to be accessed by a long press of the footswitch. [/quote] Get a TC Shaker Mini (I am actually selling one in the classifieds right now but seriously...), it's tiny, and with the Toneprint Editor you can set it up to operate as a momentary effect. It's perfect for synth-style modulation/aftertouch effects and it takes up no space at all. I'm doing all my effects in Max/MSP now but that thing was an effect I was trying to make happen for ages (particularly the momentary switch behaviour) and it turned out to be really cheap when a manufacturer eventually implemented it.

Agreed. It is buggery-level compression. That is the sound of that track.

Rik bought my Iron Lung, very straightforward, would sell my Iron Lung to him again if he didn't already have it.

I would've played. However bad a gig might be I'm sure I've done worse!

Amp and rack gone, keyboard may be destined for the chazza shop!

The bass demos I've seen sound terrible.

I really like the Bridewell but can't do 30 seconds of Wooten let alone a whole gig.

I like his playing, very tasteful and I've never seen him publish anything on YouTube that was self-indulgent or techy for the sake of it. Also he works with Geoff Chalmers who I've had a couple of lessons with in the past and thought was a great guy so he also scores Geoff's-mate points.

4U ABS rack free to good home, or bad home, or anyone who can collect it from York. All the latches still work etc. Hartke HA3500, missing one rubber foot and the fan is quite noisy but it works and it's free! Roland PC-180 controller keyboard, old and a bit yellowed but again, works and it's free. Would need collecting from York. If nobody wants these they're getting donated to something, I haven't used them for years and I'm moving house soon so no point dragging them along.