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erm no, sorry but its a great tune. Enjoy playing it.

I left a 2 guitar band a few years ago. I helped them recruit a bassist but it didn't work out and they decided to carry on as a 3 piece with 2 guitars. One guitarist switched to playing through a bass amp. Really overdriven, dirty, sound going into the amp from pedals. I think the idea was to emphasise the lower frequencies but not sure if that worked or if the amp was just replicating the sound put in which was created by the guitar and pedals. Suited the style of music (downtuned hardcore punk) well IMO.

Sorry no advice to add but just wanted to wish you good luck.

Looks great.

1) Can't believe someone would dare touch/move an open case with another musician's instrument in it (especially a dep). I'd be asking your permission or getting you to move it yourself. 2) Yes I'd tell the owner immediately. I'd be worried that they'd be angry/upset but better to say something straight away and not having it hang over you.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1326656671' post='1500088'] [sub]Also, £1000 for SH is realistic for a powerful all purpose rig...but not from new, IMO.[/sub] [/quote] £1000 unrealistic for a rig from new? Can't say I agree on that but obviously opinions and requirements differ massively. Ruck - best of luck finding a rig that suits.

mm that's cheap.

Good times! Well done dude.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1326567035' post='1499023'] An OLP Ray and Ashdowm MAG210 combo would be within the OP's budget though and be a good starting set up. [/quote] Agreed. This would be good

Good luck with it. I hope no serious damage has been done.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1326294877' post='1495055'] However, the best solution is get another drummer who can actually play in time. Harsh but effective. [/quote] Easier said than done IMO. Finding any drummers around here at the moment is hard enough. Let alone drummers who can play. [quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1326297300' post='1495093'] We use pre-recorded loops, samples etc which circumvents the problem, but it does somehow miss that live feel... We ARE currently trying to find a good drummer, so i guess that proves that it's not the ideal solution. Still, I'd rather use pre-recorded drums than have a horribly out of time real drummer. I think part of the problem for me is being so use to recording with a perfectly in-time track, that I find it very hard to play with someone whose timing is not very good... [/quote] How's that going for you? I'm considering looking into that as an option. What gear are you using for it?

Interesting stuff. How would amplification work on a double neck like that? Two outputs and two amps?

[quote name='BB2000' timestamp='1326143547' post='1492976'] Most basses copy either the Fender A (1-1/2"), B (1-5/8") or C (1-3/4") nut width. Try all three to see what neck type you are most comfortable with. Having decided that set a budget and see what comes up in the for sale section here (you'll get more for your money buying used). FWIW 3 of the players you mentioned above play Precision type basses (perhaps the other 2 do too - I'm not familiar with them) so perhaps that would be a good starting point. For an entry P type bass look for a Yamaha BB414 - mint ones go for about £150 here (JJ and Hook have used Yamaha BB's at some point). [/quote] Good advice here. I really didn't enjoy playing my first bass because I just couldn't get along with the neck shape and width. I'd also be looking on here for second hand.

Not sure if my experience is useful but I used to regularly use drop D for about half the set in a heavy-ish band, used a Hipshot Extender to flick back and forth and never had any issues that were noticeable. Didn't have major difficulties learning to play in Drop tuning either, I just learned the riffs and lines by fret positions and then worried about which notes were which after I was comfortable with them.

Good luck with fixing it. I'm really getting into my Phat Head at the moment.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. Just reminded me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdsuTn4HgLE&feature=related

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum. Are you playing in a band at the moment?

Good luck with this.

Welcome to the forum. Erm, we've got Kasabian and ..... erm.... [quote name='Cyrene' timestamp='1324645578' post='1476601'] The Chapman Family [/quote] Really enjoying these guys at the moment.

Pretty happy with the setup at the moment but I do have severe Band-Acquisition-Syndrome. Depending on the band I may develop a "need" for pedals

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