RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

[quote name='MB1' post='476290' date='Apr 30 2009, 06:52 PM']MB1. ...."I dont like Mondays!".[/quote] Bob Geldof's wife didn't either

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='476276' date='Apr 30 2009, 06:38 PM']My objection is pure prejudice... we cover Basket Case and American Idiot. I hate those songs... I know absolutely nothing about them except everything I've heard sounds dreadful. I seem to remember they covered "The Saints are Coming" which was just rude!! I think this is my repost to the current thread about songs that are easy and you like to play - this is about songs that are easy that I hate to play You can add "I Fought the Law" to that list and, before you say anything, I'm a big Clash fan. Nasty bass line on that though.[/quote] The Clash? Now that's a band I can't get on with

Nice collection

Cool bass. I agree with you Still thinking about the Dean Taxi bass in yellow tho'

Saw 'em a few years ago when I 1st got cable. MTV used to keep showing this outdoor gig . I found that slightly amateurish. I then saw them on TV at the Woodstock festival and thought they were rubbish. I bought single ''When I Come around'' and think that's really good. When I did a birthday gig a few years back ,we did'' basket case''. Great song that most cover bands do now as standard. About 3 years ago while playing my cds at work, colleague put American idiot on . I now have it,and think it's really good. I think that they are all very talented ,and also like the look of MD'S bass. Talking about bands that could be hated:NINE INCH NAILS !! More meat on an oxo cube, they sound more like Human League when they should be more like Ministry!

Have you tried Billy Sheehan?

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='474508' date='Apr 28 2009, 07:23 PM']Does he keep speeding up and slowing down as well and forget where the [gear] changes are?! [/quote] Yeah,pretty much.....

I get driven by mr.Drums. No sense of direction,jolty at times but I'm not complaining.

What about a teacher? Or a DVD of a Bass player you like ?

I've noticed that not much bass stuff is advertised on flea bay these days. Go back to over a year,there was so much to drool over..

I was thinking the same question. Green is the colour ,surely

You have a good budget there. You seem to have a fairly good idea already. Things to think about: Scale length...shorter scale may be better if you play guitar already. 4or 5 string.....you did play guitar so you may miss a string or two. You'll get lots of advice here,and you may even purchase a good'un from someone on this forum.

Awesome bass! I detest garlic tho'. I think cats piss smells better! (Yes really) If it came with a case,get rid of the case. I could imagine you'll have to get high quality cleaner for the bass tho'. Let me know what polish(not poleish ) you go for if you do

Went to a Malmsteen gig a few years ago(Schenker had a strop and didn't turn up!) Anyway Yngwie threw the body of one of his cheapy strats into the crowd. It just missed my head but me &my friend got it. My friend got a lot of criticism when he tried to sell it to Malmsteen fans. I think he still has it...

I bought a hohner professional off a good friend of mine back around '89-90. Anyway that was passive,felt great. The only problem I had was that altho' the pickups were EMG SELECT they sounded a bit wooly and not as bright as I'd like. I've seen someone use the one with the active/passive switch and that sounds better. With the active setting,its LOUD!! I sold mine about 3 years ago as I got a full body Steiney which is the real mccoy. One other thing to mention...when I was going to band rehesrsal in some house in Fulham I was told tobe careful as the area 's a bit rough and that could easily be mistaken for a gun.

Don't really think it would work in certain pubs. I would like to do it in the right surroundings tho'. If I could retrieve my 1st bass (Hondo11 -precision copy) that would be ideal. Having said that, by the time I'm finished it would be about 3 in the afternoon and I'd get a bill for damaging he pub

[quote name='MB1' post='465060' date='Apr 17 2009, 02:35 PM']MB1. British and Earlier the better!.... Pre Gibson!....and Yes they are all quite heavy!...built to last! [/quote] +1 I had a GP 350 WATT COMBO. Unfortunately for me ,it was too awkward for my flat. It didn't seem to like my Telecaster much either.And it was heavier than my sister in law. I love the look tho' especially with LEDS . Horses for courses ,I suppose. I thought that my Eden Nemesis,and Aguilar sounded much more clear and defined.

Maybe the Zoom b2 1.u,Behringer Bass v-Amp , Line 6 ?

Welcome 12 string. Must mess around with my 8 string now after seeing you. It sounds a cross between Greek wedding music and Lemmy. Will look at your website later. Do you play whole gig with the 12?

I suppose from my angle,I'd put it down to the female voice I listen to the most. For me that would be Doro Pesch :wub: Bass player to go with that? Billy Sheehan

[quote name='marley' post='466257' date='Apr 18 2009, 05:23 PM']Well this is going to be the bass that im going to use forever(I hope!) so £2500, maybe a wee bit more if my parents love me enough! lol[/quote] If that's the case and you're never gonna sell it, get one custom made

Haven't read all posts (yet!). Me? In my 40's,was there for NWOBHM from the start. Skipped last 2 years of school listening 2 my older bros collection of Sabbath,Hawkwind ,Budgie,Zep etc. Been to 100's of gigs,and adored the thrash phase. Going to gigs was free and easy. Now, haven't seen anything steamroller along like Metallica(who basically did it on their own terms). Too many bands seem inconsistent now,and rarely do I buy albums consistently by the same artists like I used to. Everything seems more manufactured than ever before,with shows such as Pop Idol,Britain's got no talent etc. I seem to be going to less and less gigs these days. Ater seeing Metallica for the upteemth times at the 2 x02 gigs lateley my next gigs should be jean michel jarre , Chickenfoot and then Rammstein. Getting TKTS for anything these days pisses me off!! How a working man( who 's company won't give internet access to certain sites) is supposed to get tkts is a mystery. I have to give my friends(graphic designers/art directors) my credit card details/passwords etc. Or I don't go. I listen to planet rock,and LBC (can't stand self centered a**holes on mainstrem stations) I get majority ofstuff from friends who download it etc. I paid a premium years ago and have no regrds for record companies anymore. Other than that,the music scene is great today

I used to be a finger man all of the time.I wasn't in bands for long periods really altho' I've been in quite a few. When this present band materialised,I was albeit a little rusty and casual. However,despite being a bit of a knob the original guitarist made me raise my game and now I use a pick MOST of the time ! I now believe that people should learn both,so that whatever style of music you play you'll be able to do the job .