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Aguilar DB cab and AG head .

Sparks 'This Town....' Fleetwood Mac 'Don't Stop' U F O ' Delilah'/'Boston Tea Party' Alex Harvey Band Lynyrd Skynyrd . I'll leave it there for now

When I started to learn properly,I started to attempt 'pop/slap/tap etc. Bought a few sets of cheap Trace Elliot strings at a music fair , which went dull pretty quickly. My first 'proper' bass was a Washburn Status, so I was used to the bright twangy sound. I was under the impression that when you gigged , you should always play with new strings. Sometime later , I realised that I shouldn't change strings so often now ,and I leave them on as long as I can . I gave up the pop/slap also

Bass effects units that are easy to use and program.

I asked the same question as the o.p a couple of years ago.I think it was Musky who sent me the pic of an Aguilar DB112 . So, I got that and the Aguilar AG500 sc . I've not been gigging ,but it does look good especially with the Tele Bass.

Yeah, they were awesome as expected. Seen 'em a few times now,and never disappoint. Doug only used the 12 string for one song tho'(pray for me).(not easy keeping that in tune) Looked like a Schecter Tele style bass for the rest of the set. Top gig

Not many people seem to know about them on here

Should be good.

nice

When I saw the first picture of the black bass, I thought ..ugh! Now it is green ,it's amazing! Awesome !

I always think Kubicki = Stu Hamm/ Status = Mark King/ Vigier= Randy Coven and of course Billy Sheehan has the Attitude. I like the fact that Billy really cares about the quality of his basses and it's not just another signature model etc.

I remember when I turned up for band rehearsal ,with my new Aggie setup. Mr.Drums thought tht the cab looked 'like something out of a 50's coffee shop'. Once he heard it , he loved it . Aggie rocks!

[quote name='Eight' post='1187704' date='Apr 4 2011, 01:06 PM']Hmmm.... interesting. I'd never live it down if I bought a Tele... after the grief I gave my mate for buying a Telecaster. But looking at it... it's alright innit!?![/quote] When I first got my Tele, I was a bit put off by what my then band members were saying about it. However , I love it . I also think that the sound varies so much from flatwounds or Roundwounds. That 'thud' sounds like no other.

Dean Stylist perhaps ? (mine's yellow) or a Telebass?

Okay, I commute daily to and from central London by bus and train. I have had various 'phones in he past on my ipod.What I'm looking for now is something like noise reducing/noise cancelling . Can't really stand the sound of bawling babies etc. Unfortunately my budget can't stretch much more than £80.00 I don't like the in -ear design , but with summer coming , I don't want anything too heavy. Any ideas?

just go for a Tele bass

I wonder if, you could achieve the same result on a cheaper bass by taking it to SI.M.S (not simpsons) and get a similar paint job. It would probably work out cheaper....

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Is it April 1st??

I wouldnt gig with a band that you don't feel have learnt the set thoroughly . If I weren't sure off them by now, I'd probably quit. sounds like they're holding you back.

God , I feel alot better looking at your responses . Looks like I 'll keep the Aguilar setup (funds permitting). Seems a waste after getting it all setup in the first place. Cheers

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congratultions! Good to know from experience ,you won't have to go through that again