RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

I had a few issues a few months ago . On the end, I think I put. a few zeros on the end ...

A friend of mine has started buying vinyl again. I gave him a lot of albums /12" I had which I cannot see myself listening to again . These include ; the groundhogs/ atomic rooster/ ted nugent / hawkwind. I purchased the deluxe cd box set of hawkwind Warrior on the edge of time at Christmas . Tbh , after a few plays I lost the will to listen to it anymore. This being arguably their best album. I feel that by listening ( and seeing) rammstein opeth etc I'm still not out of touch with what's going on. I do regret discarding my 7" chart singles in'79 when I first started going to gigs and becoming a headbanger . Having said that I've still got Abbas greatest hits. Gotta get the very early albums now. As we get older our minds get more mature and we are open to whatever rocks our boat. Just waiting for the new rammstein /Metallica / tangerine dream /rush

One of those top shops in Camden do it. Memory gone blank

Someone will have more input ; If you're curious , why not have your bass half fretted( high end) and fretless at the low end? I'd imagine the cost would be around£80-110?

One of the best frontmen in rock. Most rock covers bands play lizzy as standards . Not much more to say at the moment;)

Thanks , but the TV stand I have is ideal.

Thanks roger;) in my previous post, the sub you mentioned was recommended by dingus I think . I've been looking at these on the bay. Look good .

Following on from my 'bookshelf speaker v soundbar ' topic, I'm not quite sure what's better for my situation in an upstars maisonette. I received a lot of great advice from many on here , in that previous topic. The outcome is to stay with my bookshelf speakers on stands(b&w 601s), and avoid the soundbar. I was set to get a subwoofer off fleabay, but then realised how boomy that may be for the neighbours. If I didn't have to place the subwoofer on the floor, I would have went for that. So, the (final) question is; should I invest in a centre speaker instead? Cheers;)

If you were going for 5 strings, I would say go for the synapse bass that someone is selling here. You can't go wrong with steinberger IMHO . Most are expensive tho ' . Not sure of the spirit brand, which are cheaper. Hohners (steinberger copies) have a great action. I find the sound abit wooly on the passive models. Apparently , the active ones are good. All models mentioned are headless

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1408026107' post='2526373'] As you can see, no scratch plate and lots of chrome is the way to go: [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/BigRedX/DSC02147.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] Cool bass

[quote name='kodiakblair' timestamp='1408041166' post='2526588'] [attachment=169154:Washburns.JPG]Here's mines. Don't get much use these days though the black B-10 new strings and a set up recently. [/quote] Cool basses! The middle one rocks! Good for (hair) metal

I supposed things have moved on technically now. Back on the '90s for a birthday gig, we bought some ice from a place in Greenwich . Apparently, it was dangerous to touch . We borrowed a tea urn from the office and mixed the ice in it . Unfortunately , despite mr. Guitar burning his foot during the process of setting bit all up, we were not allowed to use it . Looked great in the office tho'

Nice basses Washburn . I always remember the ad, with 2 of these models next to a Washburn status. I was a hair metaller at the time , but got the Washburn status. Looked a bit odd, me with loads of hair and a slayer t shirt playing that. Much less hair now , so the status suits me

After having my headless basses setup a few years ago , I was told that they could only fit on standard headless strings. After using the fretless the other day which is not headless, I prefer the feel of that . So , I'm wondering if the light strings will improve things . Cheers

That's the thing Jon. I'm assuming that, other than the frets, both basses should, in theory be the same . They're even the same colour .

This topic has just reminded me to start using the cat piano app , to annoy my neighbours cats

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1407242141' post='2518658'] dont take my word for it though if youre at the SE bass bash you can compare and contrast my fretted and unfretted J's [/quote] Nice basses

Strange really. My go to bass, is normally my was burn status. It's fretted. But for some reason , the fretless vester feels light and smooth to play. Maybe it's the strings, which are the lightest I've ever played . They have black threading on the tops , and have been on it since 1994/6

Thanks Steve . Looks like I should keep the basses I have then.

Wow! Quickest reply in history Why not ?

I have a fretless vester custom bass. I occasionally browse here and flea bay for the fretted version of that bass. I was wondering tho' , I would have thought that both basses. Should have the same feel to them. What do you think ?

And to think, in my last band Mr. Vocals used to look at his lyric book onstage. I think the drummer from this band , may have stabbed him to death. 'Drummer in the wrong band?' So, Mr. Drums and the op,have quit. Just wondering what mr. Guitar thought? Suppose it doesn't matter now. That's bands for you ..

Thanks brx what if you just wanna use bass+synth effect instead of keyboard ?