Piers_Williamson

The rehearsal studios we have been using all have Fender Rumbles in them. Call me an amp snob, but I get a really good sound out of them (with my Fender Jazz)....and having neutralised the sound that the death metal band before me has been trying to emulate. Presumably that's what they are made for ?

I saw her at the Albert Hall in a similar predicament. Either she fell off her stool a lot, or it was the same tour. Drummer was pretty good though I seem to recall.

Mike and the Mechanics: Hammersmith Odeon. Might as well have been listening to the record and/or they were cardboard cutouts on stage. Closely followed by Joan Jett and the Blackheads (or whatever they were called). I was taking photos of her, and she had a great big sign on her monitor that said 'Leeds' (which was where we were). When it got to the Hi [Insert Town/City], how ya doin!' she very obviously looked down at her monitor. And that was the highlight of the gig.

Divine sounds like a slightly less industrial version of Cabaret Voltaire crossed with Grand Master Flash. I took pictures at GMF's first gig (I think) in the UK about this time. I remember the Leeds audience not quite knowing what to make of most of it, including Don't push me, cos I'm close to the ........edge. This thread is bringing back all sorts of fab memories...please keep it coming!

A little bit niche, but what about this:

Should I stay or Should I go. The Clash

Are you left handed? I would be delighted to swap a 62 for a 61. Trouble is (other than CS mash-ups) I have never found a l/h 61 fender (of any description). I suspect the few that there might be are holed up in the US somewhere.

Lovely bass. Is it being sold in Europe because they have more brass than us?

You could have at least used cats!

Seer Green Beer fest tonight. First outing in anger for Mesa TT800. Not convinced it beats a Handbox for vintage sound yet. Needs a bit of work on the two channels with the Fender through the valve channel and the Wal through the clean channel. Mesa TT 800 14 9 24

In the words of Dylan Thomas: "what will the neighbours say?!" I suspect it will be difficult to hear them!

A bit of the inner Lemmie coming out there? (or were you playing country & western?)

Has the world really gone completely bonkers. Does someone really want to pay nearly £24k for a one year old Wal? I am sure it's nice, but........ PS, other than this looks like a Geddy Lee Wal, I don't think it has any direct link with him...or have I missed something? https://reverb.com/uk/item/83832311-wal-mk2-geddy-lee-2023-red?_gl=1*1vx8p6a*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw8rW2BhAgEiwAoRO5rDjH_W8GFJn3fxQ_CrsC23GKY8umDqJMOsC1-nUgABa395hwuaTDchoC05EQAvD_BwE

Wasn't all this because we all thought the Fender quality control was 'not very good'?

To me the concept of a Noble is being able to carry around a relatively portable and robust equivalent of a B15 most places I rehearse or play, when I want a vintage sound. I am not so convinced it sounds good with active basses. To answer your question, I plug mine into a Mesa D800+ and I plug it in at the instrument in stage. I set the parametric pretty neutral and use the Noble to adjust the sound. I tend to favour the back pickup of a Jazz growl, which works really well. I also use it in combination with an Origin Compressor. I am sure purists here will tell me I shouldn't be doing that!

I bought mine some time ago, so it didn't cost nearly that much, but the tone is brilliant. How much do people pay for old B15s?

I think it does both. I don't have mine with me at the minute, but I think the DI goes straight out and/or you can switch in your bass/treble settings. The controls for instrument monitoring are relatively simple though: bass, more bass or bass with a top end.

I've owned one for several years and use it as my 'B15' vintage sound, usually with Fenders. It's the DB's. The tube DI is also very good and well received with sound engineers. It also powers my (small) effects board. They are very expensive to import though.

Just check the Eq settings on his Acoustic top....I was impressed by the attention to detail

Am I the last person on this site to see the Bob Marley Movie 'One Love' (albeit I couldn't see a thread for it here). I saw it at an open air movie theatre in Switzerland with sub-titles in French and German. These helped a little with the trickier bits of patois I have always liked Reggae, but never really got into it. This movie made me curious and has made me think a lot more about how it's played and the relative role (and sound) of the instruments. Any other thoughts (or threads) out there?

The interview looks like it's posted as a vid now on No Treble

I saw him play with Steely Dan in London a few years ago and he played beautifully. Sweet Love by Anita Baker is also one of my favourite basslines to play. This vid is a great contribution. Thanks for posting.

You would have noted that my Precision is a Lefty pretending to be a Righty......