RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Why not get the same one. Then,customise it!! Get a lairy colour sprayed on it, D-Tuners on it etc. Then you'll have your 'main' bass and a 'fun' bass

I suppose the best thing would be to find out if one of your fave bass players has a DVD ie Hotlicks. I had a Stu Hamm one . Trouble is ,I spent more time running before I could walk and eventually went back to the basics. I find that what I do (playing rock covers) doesn't require all the tricks of the circus. When I first learned the very basics and was looking for inspiration, I got the Rudy Sarzo one. (ok, I was a metalhead and it was back in the hair days) It was great for me as it showed bits from all of the party tricks but never went off track with the fundamentals. I do wish that I could go back in time,be transported to LA and Jeff Berlin was my teacher.. ^_^ Good luck anyway

I also went to one of his clinics in '96 at the basscentre wapping. Top bloke . Shame the bx3 thing hasn't come to the uk

Looks great. Are you gonna paint it bright yellow or something?

One of the best ever. We're not worthy

Saw them last night at Camden.....AWESOME! 4th time now It's a shame that they've been plagued by bad luck. They should've been megastars by now. They still rawk! p.s. saw a little bit of one of the support bands(female on vocals) They were pretty good. Mr.Bass looked cool enough They sounded a little like Evanesence(spelling?) from what I remember. Great mellow atmosphere,great night

Thanks guys,they are all rather splendid Gretschs are cool. Looks like the cabbie ripped them off a little It seems that my faves at the mo' still seem to be the big yellow one and a lairy surfcaster ...

[quote name='steve-norris' post='386891' date='Jan 20 2009, 10:47 PM']No problem! How about a Jaguar in surf green with kent lipsticks and a mint green pickguard? Cool as you like, retro looks, modern tone [/quote] nice!

[quote name='crez5150' post='387125' date='Jan 21 2009, 08:43 AM']Turnkey was part of Sound control....... Turnkey is now owned by PMT, along with some of the old Sound control branches.... this will become part of their on-line portfolio.[/quote] PMT? I don't like the sound of that

[quote name='Eight' post='386728' date='Jan 20 2009, 09:00 PM']Turnkey in London was always my favourite music shop. You went in and they just had everything out from guitars to whole DAWs/sequencers that you could play on - didn't even need to ask the staff first. Spent so much money in there. I'm told they closed down or moved or something. [/quote] They went the same way as Soundcontrol,at around the same time

If you're unsure of the' shop',why not go for rehearsal rooms for bands? (There are never enough of those)

Maybe it's the jack socket or the electrics.

Without pics,I am guessing. But it sounds like you should keep the Steinberger tuning system and bin the rest. Hope I'm wrong.If that is the case,thenif you purchase another you'll have spares.

Used combos may be the way to go. I would say something in the region of !50-200 watts..TRACE ELLIOT, GALLIEN KRUEGER ROLAND CUBE,LINE 6 We'll see what other BC'S will come up with..

There are way more than 3 Off the top of my head I go for: Billy Sheehan Stu Hamm Geddy Lee

Wow! Thanks for your advice,and input. I had a feeling about the feedback issues. I had a hunch that I wouldn't be able to use one all night playing hard rock covers. It seems that most of these do have a 50/60's vibe about them. I do love the psycho bass best so far. I have seen them on the bay and was outbid. also,one seller started the bidding at£280.00, needless to say nobody wanted it for that price. I suppose that if I saw something similar around£180.00 I would probably go for it (funds permitting). Mainly because it would be a work of art on the wall ,played occasionally. A bass picasso if you like That's the trouble with these GAS moments :you have to look at the full picture when something catches the eye Please post some more pictures and share some more thoughts if you have any Cheers

[quote name='farmer61' post='385167' date='Jan 19 2009, 05:23 PM']Practice and if needsbe simplify the bass line. Saw Slayer once close up and while singing Tom Araya played quite striaght forward bass lines only showboating when there was no vocal, seemed a goodish move to me.[/quote] Tom rules

Howdy! I was looking at a couple of loud basses over the last few months. Rather than going down the expensive route of giving one of my basses a custom colour, I was looking at the above..namely a CHARVEL SURFCASTER BASS & aDEAN PSYCHO CABBIE BASS. Do any of you think that these(or similar basses) work? (ie could you play these all night in a rock covers band etc.) Please give me some advice,and some pics of yours if possible. I don't know if I'll be looking to purchase one just yet.If I did ,I wouldn't wanna part with 'silly money'. Cheers Ray

Thought I'd give you an update.and wrap this up. New set arrived on the Tuesday as stated. All was fine.not too keen on the finish onthe rear of these..looks like drink was spilt on them! Bad design I guess. I received emails a few days and a week later from the people mentioned previously in this post. Told them case closed. Have been using them over the last few days ,and think that they are good and look good on my desktop setup. Thanks for your help guys pics from mobile phone

I think it's a great toy. I wouldn't feel confident gigging with it. (plus the fact your bandmates may get a bit miffed if you're looking for certain sounds) I think that if you really want a certain amp sound, then the best thing is to save up and buy that make of amp.If you need to colour your sound after that ,then consider getting seperate pedals or if you are really adventureous -a less complicated effects unit.

done it Nicky Horne just mentioned it on Planet Rock Radio

I've4 got a v-amp pro. Don't really use it enough either. Good fun tho' despite the lame manuals . One thing that is very annoying...on the Behringer website all downloads are pc only and not mac

Graham Noden (Denmark Street) Always busy ,nice folk there.