chris_b

I started on an SR5 and moved on to a Lakland. Both great basses but my preference is firmly with the Lakland. if I was starting to day I’d also be checking out Sire and Squire.

I don’t change gear for no reason. There always has to be a reason. I buy gear that I think it is going to be to better than what I already have. If it is then it stays, if it isn’t then It goes.

Unplug the lead. Carry spare batteries. Replace the batteries before they run out. Carry a screwdriver if you have to take the back plate off. Managing active basses is as easy as learning a U2 song!

Never mind 11, all the controls go to 15!

So far my stash of batteries has come to my rescue twice. Then again, l seem to have “lent” more batteries to guitarists than used them myself. I did have an awkward gig when my strap broke and I didn’t have have a spare. I carry a spare for everything now.

Doesn’t “centred” mean you can boost and cut to the desired tone? So it’s only a starting point.

She’s a very talented player.

Good move. These are fantastic sounding amps. I used one from the late 80’s to the late 90’s. It weighed more than a small planet and I had to start using a dolly board to move it, but it was one of the best bass sounds I ever got. Enjoy.

Play the note pattern A A F# E over the 3 chords.

I practice at home with a TH500 into 1 or 2 Barefaced One10s. The sound ranges from great to excellent.

No remorse. I'm very lucky, I have never had to sell any gear because I ran out of cash, so everything was sold because I found something to replace it that was a better fit. There might be the odd moment when I could name a couple of basses and an amp which I would use if I still owned them, but as I said, I've got better gear now so, don't look back, forwards only.

Using ordinary Turmeric powder, in the form of a drink, seems to have helped reduce the effects of arthritis in several of my joints. If it can do that maybe it can help with DC as well.

+1. I bought a Thunderfunk TF550 in 2007 which was replaced 5 years later by a TF750. These amps make a fantastic sound. The Dynacord BS412 combo is right up there challenging the TF for best sounding SS amp.

He probably was, although he isn't my kind of bass player. I'm not a fan of lead bass. What I do like is how he totally changed bass playing and how people thought about the role of the bass. He created an evolution in bass amps, cabs and strings that resonates today. He even forced change on guitarists. Pete Townsend had to get Marshall to build the first 810 cab and then 412 stacks just to be heard above the bass, and single handedly launched a million cases of tinnitus. I had several chances to see The Who at The Marquee in Wardour Street, but I passed. Now I wish I'd gone along at least once.

Dood is selling an EBS Reidmar750 head.

IMO playing ahead of the beat doesn't work when everyone is doing it, or you all speed up. You have to have someone to be ahead of! Leaning into the beat was my way of pushing bad or dragging drummers along and trying making the song sound more "alive". Thankfully I haven't played with a drummer like that for many years, but I can quite enjoy myself playing behind the beat, in the right band.

I use a Barefaced One10 and my Aguilar TH500. A great sound and a cut above your average practice amp for tone, even at front room levels of volume.

I used to focus on tone. I thought it was my get out of jail free card. My thinking was, if I sounded good I could get away with the mistakes and when I wasn't playing so well! Then the penny dropped, how you sound is only 10% of your playing. What most people hear and care about is the other 90%, the bit that is what you play and how you play it. Of course the only thing the band care about is, do you get your round in.

They are two sides of the same coin.

Thanks guys.

That's a shame. I was thinking maybe I'd get a 100% UK made rig before I pop my clogs. Back to the drawing board!!

I'd believe Lozz when he says the Ashdown is the louder of the 2. If I was choosing between the two, right now, I'd buy the Ashdown. They are a good amp, with a good reputation and made in the UK. I believe the SVT3-PRO is currently being made in China. These days trying to support home-grown businesses is an important consideration for me.

It seems some judge lightness against the heavy end of the scale. So a 40lb cab will be light compared to an SVT 810. I judge lightness against the lightest cabs, so my 21lb Super Compact is a lightweight. In this context a 30lb cab is pretty light but a 40lb cab is not.

I used an SVT3-PRO for 8 years (with Mesa 210 and 115 EV cabs) and there was no lack of power. I play 5 string basses and it easily kept up in a very loud Rock-Blues guitar trio.