RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

A chequered coffee table bass?

I've been playing' Planet Earth', when the band was going for about a year and a half. Complete with mini bass solo and flanger. (it was i8n the style of Iron Maiden tho') Couldn't really take to DD, but I do wish it was 1980 something again

AR18s? I didn't think these were 'studio monitors'. I used to own a pair, with a NAD amp back in the day . Nice bookshelf speakers yes, but studio monitors ?

Just browsing for a second time on my iPhone today, and I got 'welcome back' Maybe it's ok now

Just had to log in on my iPhone. Still got error message but I ignored that. Went on"view new posts" and it seems ok ...for now

[quote name='Soliloquy' post='1135948' date='Feb 21 2011, 06:34 PM']I just had to re log in.[/quote] So did I ....again

yep ! Guilty

OK . So , I log in this evening,(again) start browsing. Then all of a sudden ,I see'welcome guest/login/.' My broadband(virgin basic) has been intemittent yesterday and today, and I am a Mac user.......

...and I couldn't get access to a couple of posts , due to error messages popping up.

Looking good,but it'd be too big for my flat

Dean Taxi bass

Rehearsal. Now, let me see... Trying to get all band members to attend regularly on the agreed schedule. Once other band members have to'look after the kid(s) this week', go on holiday , or are very sick the momentum collapses. (only my experiences tho') I think regular rehearsals are needed,so that all band members can see how far they've progressed with the songs (or not). If you're of a higher standard ,then regular practice is not needed as much imho

Yeah,thanx for looking out for us

Can't believe this thread generated so many replies TBH. I like the basses as works of art and will probably hang on to 'em (and hang 'em on the walls ) When finishing with bands at times can be deflating , and I have wondered if it's all worth it. After looking through all of your responses here, it looks like I shouldn't do anything at the moment , except play them. I may even swap one or two on here in the future. Who knows?

I have decided that I can not be bothered any more, about joining another band. I believe I have too many Basses and will probably offload a few ,in the not too distant future. I was just wondering whether, there is anybody here who is a 'bedroom bassplayer' with more than one Bass who is in a similar position as me? If so, how many are you gonna keep ?

Cool job!!

Disillusioned. Not much goin' on. Don't fancy playing to one man and his dog.Band split in November, can't see myself rushing to join another anyday soon.

Stu Hamm kings of sleep/The urge .

Had a brief look at this topic,as there are lot of replies. When I used to read Bass Player,Jeff seemed to get a raw deal (imho) from people complaining about is column in the letter page. Let's face it , like it or not , the guy has got humongous talent. Sure , he doesn't hold back in his opinions in advising/helping others, but he genuinely cares about making others progress. He gave free advice, and got angry responses from many. They should lighten up. It's only an opinion. If things were different for me, and I lived in the states,and could afford lessons . I would choose him .(and Billy Sheehan/Stu Hamm)

It is a guitar your using? If not, you could've blown it .

chuck the case out,and get a decent gig bag. I'm sure your bass will love it.

Impotence? Gotta be the guitarist . Importance? As mentioned already most punters would say singer. Last couple of gigs I did, it seemed that the opinion was that me and mr. Drums who were getting most of the attention. If mr vocals is flat and mr. guitar forgets his capo, then that's understandable I guess.

Well I'm too much of a hoarder ,I'm afraid. Thought about selling stuff, but the way the market is,I'll try to hang onto them. If I had a' keeper' , it would be the Washburn Status. 1st'proper' bass.Altho' ,it's in great condition since'89 the electrics kept playing up . Also. I bashed the vol/tone knobs too much and they don't click eloquently when turned. The pickups are still the original ones ,but are now passive. My ex band members said it sounds much better now. So, yeah I guess there is a 'keeper'