RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Cool!

Brilliant

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All comes down to budget I guess. For'proper' bass equipment a combo or head/cab is fine. If you're gigging or rehearsing with other musicians, then I would suggest getting either a combo or head /cab. 250 Watts should be enough to keep up with noisy guitarists. Regarding the P A thingy you're presently using ,I'm sure somebody else here will advise. Maybe someone could advise you about portable line6 gear that goes straight into PA without amp/combo.

Relax, don't worry about it. You'll probably be in loads of bands. Take it easy ,and practice the stuff that the band were uncomfortable with ,plus other stuff

Had their first two albums back in the day. Saw them supporting Girlschool many moons ago. Great band .Jim Lyttle's a smashing bloke

Great playing. Nice to see .

Have you thought about changing your amp,or getting a multi effect unit?

Well, normally when I see a thread of many pages,I tend to skip through a couple . But,the tears have been running down my face . Best thread for ages. POOR TIM. PED ,PLEASE DON'T CLOSEDOWN BASSCHAT!! YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB ,AND WE ALL LOVE IT! Must dash, running out of TIM

Interesting . Wouldn't mind having a white trans trem bass

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1026772' date='Nov 17 2010, 12:09 PM']I see the point of bonding with the instruments. I am currently having that experience with my MIA P and I try and practice on my Ray 5HS all the time. Why do I want so many? I figure im allowed a luxury. Part of my luxury is clothing and shoes, the other is a few games here for my gaming systems, but the main treat in my life is bass gear. Why? No idea. I dont want to spend a fortune on a car because all they do is get you from A to B, no excitment for me and no creativity. Although Id love a high end Audi at some point. My friends waste a lot of money on smoking/cars/fast food, and I dont. It all goes on my luxuries. I like collecting them...thats all. I do understand I need more time with all of them though.[/quote] Yep! You have the same beliefs as me. It's my only hobby , midlife crisis etc. So I started collecting them....

[quote name='MIJ-VI' post='1026462' date='Nov 16 2010, 10:26 PM']You may find this to be helpful: [b]Step Back + Take Stock[/b] [size=1]by Rawn Randall[/size] [url="http://archive.basssessions.com/oct07/Randall.html"]http://archive.basssessions.com/oct07/Randall.html[/url][/quote] Thanks , will read later

[quote name='Toddy54' post='1026318' date='Nov 16 2010, 08:18 PM']If all he said in that advert is true then you have got yourself a bargin. Let us know what it plays / sounds like when you get it.[/quote] Yeah +1

Aaaargh ! My eyes. Sorry , but love Maiden and Stevie , but I know I'm (probably ) the odd one out here with my opinion. A humbucker version would have been more him i m h o

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1026358' date='Nov 16 2010, 08:52 PM']every cloud gas a silver lining... good luck..[/quote] Thanks

Thanks for your kind words . Regarding the job, one of my colleagues(who is mentally unstable) is retiring. The other guy(who is 60 in Jan ) hates me , and is a total brown nose. I took it as a temp job. 3 temp assignments later, I got offered it permanently. Then Northern Rock collapsed , recession/depression followed and now I'm desperately trying to get out . Hopefully through temping. I never wanted job permanently . This year has been my worst ,so a new start is needed asap. I know there are others with worse problems than mine , so I'll leave it there

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1026343' date='Nov 16 2010, 08:40 PM']I thought you had to clear up space as well or is everything pretty much ok on the home front? If the "JD" bass is the one on your avatar, please don't sell it lol. looks awesome.[/quote] Oh, you remembered Thanks for asking . Well ,believe it or not I have more room than initially thought. Most of the basses are in a warwick rack (hold 5) . When (or if aaaargh!) my brother's flat sells then I'll feel more relaxed, and will think about buying furniture to tidy up my clutter etc. JD not going anywhere Cheers

Not sure if I really need all these basses really. The bass I use the most seems to be the Washburn Status. (followed closely by the hamburger bass). I wanna keep the JD bass,and the fretless.I know that times are hard,and I don't wanna sell my Tele bass for less than I paid for it. (alot) And to be brutally honest ,altho' it's the nearest 'proper' bass sound i m h o , I'm frightened to gig with it. I love the look of the Taxi bass, but haven't used it in rehearsals yet. As for the 5 string? using it at home is fine ,but I think I'd be too nervous in a band situation.As for the 6 and 8 strings? They've been ignored. Not sure whether to sell most of 'em ,as I 'm almost certain my job is going around xmas. (Hate the place anyway) On the other side of the coin, I do like the look of basses on the wall etc. I was thinking of getting miniatures instead. Sorry if it sounds a bit miserable , but I'm not the miserable type Maybe I should start over again. Any ideas?

Well, I don't like Cheap trick much on record. I haven't anything of theirs at all(except for the classic Rock freebie unplayed) However I've seen them a few times in London. (Astoria, Garage, Shephards Bush etc.) and they are a great live band. Saw them at Albertt Hall(which was too big for them to be honest) and they were poor. Will be there at the Bush tomorrow.

That's nearly as ugly as the Warwick nobby bass.....ugh

As everyone said..lose the guitarist

Need to know what music you're into, your fave bass players etc.

The band that I rejoined after quitting have got 'just a day' by feeder,'sweet child of mine' and some foo fighters to be learnt . But me and Mr. Drums are gonna say ''no!'' The song that pi***s me off at the moment is 'somebody told me' by the killers. One minute we were gonna do it, then we weren't. I can play the intro fine,but without realising it I was overfilling the chorus ,making it sound s**te. As for the bridge..? If we mess this up next gig, then I suggest this goes down on the hate list. Thankfully ,we're not a 'brown eye'd girl/Mustang Sally' sort of band, but we do 'pork and beans(which hardly anyone seems to know) and 'tie your mother down'.. Think we'll end up giving 'I predict a riot' a rest too...