chris_b

Nice story.

I owned a Wal mk3 custom 5 string for over 10 years but only played it for about 20% of that time. It was the nicest playing bass I've owned. A perfectly balanced, beautifully crafted instrument which sounded great in the originals band and in the recording studio. But, didn't sound right in the blues and soul bands that I also played with. The sound of my Lakland worked better in those bands. The Lakland was a good fit with the originals band as well. A Wal is a top quality and unique instrument but IMO doesn't have a universal sound.

A second Vanderkley will just sit on top of the first cab so won't take up any more space on stage. The best reason to get another cab is 2 will sound 5 times better than 1. Of course, if you have the budget, you could hang on for a few more weeks and check out the new Bergantino CN210 cabs when they arrive.

To me it looks like a solution in search of a problem.

UD, I'm glad it worked for you. But as Gary Willis was selling them at the time, pushing the ramp idea looks more like a marketing opportunity to me.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1421495912' post='2661949']I can then mock ramp-users for being unable to play without artificial assistance. [/quote] Pretty much this. If "digging in" is bad, don't do it. Learn how to play with control and you can still use as many dynamics as before.

A special time.

Only La Bella say they have a problem with their flats and through the body stringing. I've strung basses both ways and I have to say, while I don't discount any players opinions and experiences on this, I've found that any differences are too subtle for me to detect.

The leather pick guard models were the JG's and [u]the[/u] best sounding Wal I've ever heard. I believe they only made 46 of those. I played one in the Bass Cellar, Denmark Street, in the 90's. They were selling it for Martin Kemp and wanted £1000. At the time I thought that was too expensive. Now I wish I'd just got a bank loan.

That must be a problem with the Chandlers machine. Charlie was always very keen on the Plek. I believe he had the first one, when at Kew, and developed and beta tested it. Lakland and Lull Plek all their basses. If those guys were getting variable results then they wouldn't be using the Plek process. Having said that, the guys at the Gallery did a very good job when they leveled the frets and setup my bass the old fashioned way last year.

A TH500 paired with a Bergantino CN212 is a fantastic sound.

Good result.

Blues Brothers, both; American Graffiti; Paris, Texas; Crossroads; Woodstock, Out of Sight; Mad Dogs and Englishmen; Summer Holiday. . . . . err, did I just say that?

He demo's Thunderfunk amps on their web site.

You should all stop this right now. You're being very silly.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1421031566' post='2656426'] However there is no good reasons these guys can't be civil to each other. [/quote]I In the past I've been screwed by guys I played with and I'll never have anything to do with them again. I know exactly how Larry feels.

Very sad news. I first noticed him on Ry Cooders Borderline. I've played Crazy Bout An Automobile many times and still trying to make it groove like TD.

Are these ACS? You can call them and get another pouch sent. Mine started to fray so I gaffered it all over.

I have Lakland flats on my Lull. These are the first flats I've used since 1970 so I'm not up to date in this area but they feel good and sound great to me.

.... and all the others, for the next 30 years.

Roger, you need a rest...... give me a call.

We have ended the night with Alex Harvey's Delilah, with Wooly Bully, Sweet Home Alabama (it was a request!), Pretty Women and many others. Last night it was Under Pressure. I worry more about the first number than the last one. We've ended on slow numbers, fast numbers simple and big production numbers and they all seem to work. IME if you've done a good job the end of the set usually takes care of itself, but I hate it when people say "we'll just ease in" when talking about the first number.

I have always been a Fender fan and played a Fender P bass for over 25 years. I had no inclination to change until I wanted to move to 5 string basses and, sadly, that's where Fender and me parted company. Back then, in the 90's, their 5ers didn't stack up against the competition and even though they seem to have upped their game to be pretty good these days, my Lakland 55-94D and Lull PJ5 are my preference by a mile. I think Lakland hit the ground running when they brought out their first 5ers and Fender were very slow to react. Twenty years later they still haven't caught up. Then again, anyone wanting to buy a top 5er should start by looking at a Lull. They are perfect and the best "Fender" on the market these days. All IME and IMO.

I believe he produces AB's records as well.

I haven't sold any basses that I'd buy back. Every sale was because I'd found something better.