Daz39

I have a Peavey these days: budget priced Millennium. £179, made in Vietnam, has neck dive because the head is stupid; but boy does it sound good, and the neck is brilliant and smooth. Full on the bridge pickup, 80% on the neck and roll off the tone and it's very Jazz-like. I do hit the strings hard too, so even with half-wounds I get a lovely punch. Ok - can't work out how to add an attachment into this post or my content. The Bass is my profile pic though. *grumbles about modern technology*

I went to a jam session once after meeting a guitarist in Newcastle's premiere Rock Pub (it's sadly gone now, I believe). I rocked up to the community centre or wherever it was with my Strat copy (18th b'day present) and my Zoom 4040, and we made some random noises for a bit. Once we decided to actually do a song I switched to Bass - the centre had one there; an RBX with a Trace Boxer Amp, very nice, and the keyboardist took my guitar. We played Comfortably Numb and being a bit drunk and bored and still a newbie I started playing in every octave available (all 5 or so notes of the bass line), while the rhythm guitarist struggled to work out which chord was which and the lead guitarist was off in the ether playing like Gilmour himself. I thought we were brilliant, but then strangely the lead guitarist moved to Barnsley to attend music college, the rhythm guitarist quit to get a job at Burger King and the Drummer's wife told him to stop messing about with new bands. At least that's what they told ME!! OP still wins at the moment though...

Heyhey - welcome! Oh - just post anywhere, you'll find something of interest!

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1451926411' post='2944662'] Statutory rights like these relate to a contract between a retailer and a consumer. The consumer has no contract with the manufacturer other than a manufacturer's warranty. On private sales of second hand goods the consumer has far less protection. It basically comes down to whether the item is as described and there is no requirement to disclose faults (although if the item is listed for sale as being in excellent condition, you'd be able to argue that it was not as described). Warranties are not transferable unless there is a specific clause in the contract. [/quote] Sorry -had forgotten the OP got the bass 2nd hand!

Nod - on the one hand Iron Maiden do it and frankly it's quite tricky to hear the difference unless you have stereo speaker stuff going on. They have 3 strats with different tones - but they all solo differently so I guess it works. On the other hand: Counting Crows usually record/tour thesedays with 3 guitarists - taking turns to be the gnarly lead player, sparkly rhythm jangle and (my favourite) the tremolo-drenched chordal stabs. Echo the earlier post about alternate turnings. Playing the same chord in different tunings will really emphasis things when you need it to. And stop similar pentatonic-noodling when you're wanting to do some sparkly arpeggios instead.

Half Rounds for me: 45-100 for me - play lovely and smooth.

Hey Al. A Ricken what now? There aren't any of those about - mythical surely...

I have an AH250 and a 15" Cab by TE. Awesomely heavy - I even used them to hold the shower tray down when I resealed it...

I'd ask them if they think 9yrs is ok for it to develop a serious fault that they should put a warning on their sales information. 'Brilliant product - will work perfectly for up to 8yrs. Please take out a savings plans for anticipated repair costs.'

Not sure about Germany, but in the UK there is up to 6 years (5 in Scotland) to claim reasonable repair costs or replacement for a good; dependent on its value and how long it's lasted. e.g. My £280 TV has just gone pop after 3yrs. I've got no chance getting a free repair. But if you'd paid £1,200 for a super-spiffy washing machine and it packs in after 3yrs I'd expect a free repair or replacement, less reasonable deduction for 3yrs use. Of course the problem is deciding what is 'reasonable' both in terms of time and value, and unless you take the retailer (not the manufacturer) through small claims, you will get nowhere with after sales. How long have you had it? £8.5k for a Bass should mean it ought to last years - even if regularly gigged - that's it's job after all. If the repair is beyond economic value then they ought to replace it. I dunno about Warwick - but other German firms like Miele and Bosch take this sort of aftercare very seriously. Extended warranties are a con and standard 12mth guarantees are bare minimums if you ask me.

Mike Mills for the +1 here too. Awesome tone, (and not to go on about everything else he did in REM) just great melody in the basslines - plenty of songs have bass noodling while the Guitar is rhythm and then backing off when the solo comes in. Second, or is it third: Kenneth as an awesome bass line (pretty much anything on Monster actually). Also Man on the Moon, and Supernatural Superserious.

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1449832156' post='2927253'] Peace Sells! Good choice. Nominated for 21st century grooviness: Uprising by Muse [/quote] Peace Sells ftw! Also - not quite an intro; more of a pre-verse ostinato thingy - but Five Magics. Love playing that.

Daylight Fading - Counting Crows Supernatural Superserious - R.E.M. Moonchild - Iron Maiden: Either the opening Acoustic chords or the Keyboards will do it! Red Sector A - Rush

I'm going mainstream: Book of Souls - Iron Maiden. Think it's the only one I bought this year that was actually out this year...

I got a THR10X (the green one with Southern Rawk noises on) last week after a lengthy trial in the music shop. Does anyone else own/use one? I haven't got round to plugging it in to my laptop to access the extra sounds and options available - but the amp itself is great; lightweight, loud enough for home practice, still holds great sound at low and high volume with some clever science. Also has a good array of effects to add colour: Tremolo, Flanger, Phaser, Chorus, Delay, Reverb (2 types) etc.

Let's see: A fretless 5 - possibly a Corvette or a/n/other, and I did like the Ibanez Portamento I played. A 6er of some variety - not sure what. A Dingwall (who doesn't?!) Some new pedals - have gone through some Source Audio Soundblox ones and am considering the One Series and/or the Nemesis Delay when it appears. A new amp - I've had the same TE AH250 and 1x15 for 17yrs and fancy a change. *and breathe...*

Sign nothing - trap!! Mmm Dingwall...

Mmm, Wunderbar. I am still at the fusion end of Jazz: Mahavishnu, Al Di Meola, and some Jaco in there too. I listen to some other Jazz and have to tell myself to stop wondering where the chorus is or when they'll just hit the V chord and relieve that tension. Got to admire the skill though: I'm not sure I have enough fingers; perhaps getting a Chapman Stick would open my mind enough to cope with it...

Hihi - welcome. All about the mids - you need a spare Wal!

Best. Band. Ever. (Comic book guy voice) Yeah - as a truly progressive band, picking a selection for a newbie is hard. I mean if you turn off the vocals you would be hard pushed to say that the same band did any two songs more than 3 albums apart. Hopefully Ged will still be pottering about musically, and Alex could always just be an acoustic guest on other albums (and appear in goofy movies of course). Neil will continue to write I hope. I have most of his output.

Peavey Millennium (as in my avatar) - 34", 2 Jazz pickups, through-body and -bridge stringing, nice and light (mine's 8lb), and good sounds available. £180.

£4!! I had an RBX270 and also a 765A (5-string, Active, lovely neck) Ah - memories...

Wow! What do the controls do btw? *mmm, excess knobs* Edit - ok; I went to the other thread and now know what all the knobs do. Wow. Awesome package. I can almost see Saltaire from my house (must resist GAS)

Yep - echo that: unique voice, great swagger. STP were an awesome band in the 90s, staple of my Uni days.

I have the AH250 and it's so good and loud. The Dual band compressor and 12 band eq is great as previously mentioned. Effects loop with level and high pass switch is a good feature too. Yeah - heavy... well protected in there!