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[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1450118496' post='2929800'] Jimmy Johnson,whose work with James Taylor I've always admired.I also believe that either him or his father had a hand in developing the first 5-string bass with Alembic. [/quote] Top top player. His work with JT is amazing (as was Mr Sklar's, of course!).

Yup that'll be one of these then... Their adverts had the most wonderfully subtly tag line...

And on the complete extreme from that, how about this offering from dear old Herbie? Scared the bejeebers out of me as a kid but one of the first bass lines I wanted to learn... http://youtu.be/KKKpk_ZK4f0

How could I forget one of my fave ever bass lines? The great John Gustafson at his very best! http://youtu.be/0n3OepDn5GU

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1343651283' post='1753067'] [sup]Not sure who bassist was on Nikita by Elton John but that sound rather than the actual notes played had an influence on me.[/sup] [sup]I love a nice punchy sharp mid sounding bass for most things.[/sup] [sup]Although i play in a calssic rock band and it doesn't work - damn !!!![/sup] [sup]Dave [/sup] [/quote] [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1343659331' post='1753244'] five different bassists listed on the album credits but doesnt say who did what [url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits"]h[/url][url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits"]ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/ice-on-fire-mw0000190514/credits [/url] my guess would be pino or deon estus (maybe the sleeve notes might shed some light?) [/quote] How late is too late... My understanding is that it was the fabulous David Paton of Pilot, Alan Parsons Project and Kate Bush fame. Top player and, appropriately one of my influences. Many others have been mentioned - Murray and Lynott in particular. But here are a couple more from left field/obscuresville... Kelly Groucutt from ELO http://youtu.be/aQUlA8Hcv4s And Barry Devlin from Horslips http://youtu.be/y5G8AJf4Xzw Loving the daft shamrock shaped bass! http://youtu.be/K7cfNEW3pCY

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1449845652' post='2927479'] Dancing in The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy (deserves a mention). [/quote] Some great calls here but I was amazed it took so long to get to one of my fave all time bass lines... http://youtu.be/Unnh0T2Ftro Great call on Does It Really Happen but this song is also all about the bass (right up to the vocals coming in... And from then on as well for that matter!). http://youtu.be/vzxZzIiO84Y Finally let me indulge in some Abe Laboriel One minute and 24 seconds of bass bliss and then the band kicks in... http://youtu.be/61CWk0H3AQY ...and... http://youtu.be/aphqQTbyMxo

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1449784883' post='2926908'] What about this bassist? A 90s icon! [/quote] Rubbish bassist, but if you want that piano shifting upstairs then he's yer man!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1449785310' post='2926918'] Roqsolid - awesome covers. [/quote] +1 from me. That's what my cabs wear

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1449746506' post='2926408'] Notice you have them on the long 'side', I used a hairdryer to gently remove the badge, spin it 90 degrees so the cab sits on its narrow side with the badge now horizontal [/quote] Actually, I'm more likely to use it solo on the short edge as a kind of nano-stack but still angled back. The photo was of two church services where we wanted a low visual profile. When I use it on end I just live with the fact that the logo is at 90 degrees. With the 1x15 it always sits on top as a mini stack as in the photo.

[quote name='Mcgiver69' timestamp='1449767165' post='2926689'] Jon Gomm's - "Live in the acoustic asylum" and "Secrets nobody keeps" Truly beautiful and inspiring. [/quote] That live album is a properly good one! Ive also really enjoyed Red and Gold by Hattie Briggs and Tiny Spark by Stephanie Kirkham this year too...

I couldn't possibly suggest that you'd made a great choice there. But only coz I'd be accused of gross bias! You'll get a great sound and plenty of volume form the 2x10. I've used it on its own in several situations with/against drummers. Mind you, I did plump for the 8 ohm, two cab option! ;-)

[quote name='Qlank' timestamp='1449643257' post='2925416'] +1 for Miles Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNTltOGh5c [/quote] Yup. Top tune!

If you want to explore "proper" jazz then you could do worse than downloading this album from iTunes... #1 Jazz Album Ever! by Various Artists https://itun.es/gb/XR-sA At £5.99 for 150 tracks, many of them absolute classics/standards by the pivotal artists in all forms of jazz across the last 80 years, it would be an easy way to dip into different jazz styles to see what you liked. And frankly, if you only liked one in ten tracks you could still hardly say fairer in terms of vfm! Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald, thelonius Monk, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz... They are all there... Plus many more. The perfect dip in dip out sampler.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1449613779' post='2925300'] Thanks blue - sometimes publications come out the following month .... eg December issue comes out in January. Or vice versa [/quote] That's very rare. As Bluejay says almost all commercial mags will never date a magazine so that it looks out of date while on the shelves. The casual purchaser is likely to be put off buying because they will subconsciously presume that the content of the magazine is now old/out of date/defunct... Even despite that fact that most content isn't anywhere near that time critical. If a magazines shelf life is 15 November to 14 December it'll almost always be called a December issue. Or even in some cases January - I recall a period where Guitarist was about two months ahead in their cover date. I think that they threw in a "Winter" issue to get them back on track a month ahead or something. There was a debate on this very same topic on the late lamented Word magazine forum. Dave Hepworth gave some really interesting insights on the psychology that publishing houses take into account on little things like magazine cover dates.

I had one of the original Series 6 1215 200W combos when they first came out. I loved that amp and it was my workhorse for nigh on 20 years until it semi-died one night at a wedding gig after I toppled it off the trolley I was lugging it on...

Thoroughly recommend Abraham Laboriel's solo album Dear Friends (although that's probably as much funky as jazzy). Also, his band Koinonia's albums Frontline, Celebration and More Than A Feelin are worth hunting out. Also any of Mo Foster's solo albums are worth a listen but his first, Bel Assis is still my favourite of his. http://youtu.be/9TaovXWImAA http://youtu.be/rFAg_Oi_X_A http://youtu.be/GUuH0zkyVtM http://youtu.be/xGKilB2xalE http://youtu.be/pZpx-rswKiA

[quote name='2elliot' timestamp='1449410888' post='2923255'] TE... left to rot by Peavey. Some really needs to get hold of this brand and bring it back to it's former glory. [/quote] Yeah, agree 100%. They've not been served will by their various purchasers... 79 - making PA gear and move towards bass gear 80s - the glory years 92 - bought by Kaman and start to decline 97 - management buy out 98 - sold to Gibson but most of their best lines scrapped 02 - canned by Gibson 05 - bought by Peavey

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1449372264' post='2923020'] I do love that one. [/quote] Funny. I was just about to suggest it to you... Love it! http://youtu.be/ZN2bcS9shuY

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1449351354' post='2922901'] I'm really into the fretless playing on the Lion King soundtrack. Great stuff! [/quote] According to Allmusic.com it was Phil Spalding. Good player. Saw him playing live decades ago with both Toyah and the Hackett/Howe project GTR. Whatever happened to him? Not heard anything of him in yonks.

We've been a bit spoiled for rock docs the last few weeks. First Wilko's and then there was a rather good documentary on 10cc on BBC4 on Friday. I'd forgotten what great careers Gouldman and Stewart had even before forming 10cc, let alone with the band and afterwards. Well worth a look on iPlayer. I'm Not In Love: The Story of 10cc: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06r14pr via @bbciplayer

My old Boss TU 2 saw me right for many years and I would have said it would be hard to better it. However, a few years back I needed a parallel set up in two places so thought I'd buy a second tuner. I was going to get a TU 3 but plumped for a TC Polytune instead. Haven't used the Boss pedal since. The TC is a cracking bit of kit. I never use the "all strings at once" gimmick but for normal mode it's spot on and really clear display. Either would more than see you right though.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1449308650' post='2922376'] I've two girls 7 and 4 so well acquainted with Frozen, Love Is An Open Door has a cracking bassline, I'd be interested in finding out who recorded it. Hercules had a really good songs in it too. [/quote] Electric bass on the whole soundtrack is the great Abraham Laboriel. Such a great player and now knowing its him I can really hear a lot of his style in it...

I love that the musical model for kids now isn't form a band, write some songs, do some gigs, get signed, get huge... Rather it's cover some Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber songs, stick them on YouTube... Summer Of 69, Livin On A Prayer, Rock n Roll Band, So You Wanna Be A Rock Star, Into The Great Wide Open would be such different songs if someone had written them today! PS I couldn't resist checking. She now has a YouTube channel. First Bieber song uploaded. Solo only, no band yet. Bless. Mind you, at least she's learning guitar and has taken some initiative.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1447512039' post='2908205'] I sold my MXR M80 a while back and bought a VT Bass DI. Now that I've used it a few times, it's definitely a keeper and so a new pic of my rearranged board seems appropriate. [URL=http://s308.photobucket.com/user/ezbass/media/03B31E78-4524-458D-A4AD-0EB58B7711C8_zpsgqwyh42e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i308.photobucket.com/albums/kk344/ezbass/03B31E78-4524-458D-A4AD-0EB58B7711C8_zpsgqwyh42e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] I love my VT Bass DI. Interested that you put it first in your signal chain. I'd never have considered that. Mine's being used as an amp sim and DI for an amp free set up so can only go last. Also is your Pitchblack last, after the effects? How does that track? Again, I would never have thought of that order. Or am I following the inter connectors wrongly?

Have you tried reducing the output volume on the Empress to see it that tames it? Esp if you use it as an always on pedal.