chris_b

My favourite bass of all time is a Sadowsky RV5. Unfortunately it weighs 9lb 7oz (4.4kg). That's not a lot, but my back hasn't been able to take that weight for a couple of years. I work out, and while I'm fitter and healthier, it doesn't put the clock back in a way that will satisfy my back. Last year I bought a Sandberg TT5 SL (6lb 8oz), Ibanez (7lb) and Cort (7lb), and I'm still trying to work out which will take over as my #1. They are all light, feel good to play and my back is happy with all of them, but they don't have the sound I'm looking for. I bought a Sadowsky preamp pedal which only gets me half way there. IMO the Sandberg is the best of the bunch but I'll need to replace the pickups. Decisions, decisions!

Some strange comments here. He is making a career out of music. He played in bands to fund his way through college. You only see one side of him on the internet. I don't like the playing of many successful bass players, but that's no reason to hate them. He's a bass player making a success out of playing bass. IMO there are no downsides in that. Good on him.

Try moveable anchor for your thumb. You should be able to do both.

They should get a dep and keep going.

Thump is when the low mid's hit you in the chest.

Where are you? Try to find a Sadowsky for a road test. They are the best.

Great player. No wasted energy and none of that silly OFPF and stretching stuff. He makes it look so easy. . . . cos it is easy. Learning how to play that easy is the difficult part.

For 99% of my gigs I chose between 2 700 watt amps and 3 112 cabs.

Not pessimistic at all. The format of the cab means very little. The designs of the cab and driver are more critical to good sound and hearing yourself on a stage. I would expect your Acme cabs to sound great. As I understand it, they are designed properly.

I always get the cord with my ACS plugs. Makes them easy to find when hanging around my neck.

You'll find errors, especially in tab, but some of the videos are accurate. You can get a general idea off some of them and build up the rest yourself.

I haven't done a gig without some form of hearing protection in 40 years. I started with foam plugs (which were worse than useless in the bands I was in) and moved to ACS about 18 years ago. Without ACS plugs I couldn't have carried on. I have tinnitus and we are at the stage where the wife regularly says, "Do we really need the TV that loud!" I wish I'd not been so cavalier with my hearing in the early days. Basschat, start looking after your hearing before you have problems.

I have ACS PRO17's and PRO26's for a stupidly loud band I play in. You don't like muffled? Well that's what your hearing is heading towards without protection. IMO ACS are good value at twice the price.

Could be good or not so good, depends on the cabs.

You Keep Me Hanging On, recorded in 1966, is Jamerson changing the world of bass from a supporting role to a feature at the front of the mix. It's not really "fiddly", he took that to another level with songs like Darling Dear and For Once In My Life, but it's busier than bass lines were up to that point. If you're having trouble with any bass line you can slow the YouTube video down, go to settings, or check out the "how to play" bass cover videos.

Are you trying to do that galloping feel? I'd leave that to the guitarists and drummer and just play 8's.

err. . . . more like 60 years.

How loud is the band?

It's the owner of the signature who makes a signature bass sound different. Marketing might be able to fool someone into forking out thousands to buy a signature bass, but what's the point when you're only going to sound like you.

My Sadowsky Jazz RV5G. With the anti-gravity option fitted.

Sad news. I've lost count of the number of John Mayall gigs I saw. Those nights spent with JM, Clapton, Peter Green and John Mcvie changed my life.

I'm sure the extra permutations will help the BF bank balance and make a lot of bass players very happy, but when the Super Compact hit the market, my need for cabs ceased. £1000 112 cabs are not uncommon and IMO the best is worth that.

As with everything Trevor Horn touches there's a lot of "production" involved, but the basics are all there.

. . . . and great playing