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Yeah. Bass on Feed Me is perfect. KP's groove on the whole album is just what's needed. Nothing more, nothing less. Saw Kenny with EJ's band at Sheffield City Hall (a long time ago). His playing was flawless. Blue Moves isn't EJ's best material IMHO but KP never misses a beat on every track he plays on. He's the same with Joe Walsh, Stephen Stills, Dan Fogelberg, etc, etc. Glad the post made your day.

Kenny Passarelli on Elton John's Rock of the Westies. Model of restraint but so classy. Great tone from his fretless P Bass too.

Or maybe you do still get gigs with facilities like that! 😀

Think I was there on the 4th, but Chas & Dave were definitely on the bill. They were low on the bill but were quality. Never saw the New Barbarians. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes sounded a bit like Springsteen to me. What ever happened to them? Commander Cody were a bit meh for me. Todd Rundgren's Utopia kept changing instruments. Kasim Sultan was playing drums originally IIRC but switched to bass and was awesome. They put on a real show and were maybe trying to upstage the main act, a bit like Lynyrd Skynyrd tried in '76 when the Stones headlined (and were on way late). Zep were also on very late and a lot of folk left early because they ended up closing their set in the early hours. Planty kept blathering on about how deeply rooted in the blues their music was for some reason. I was in the same band as Rick Allen before he joined Def Leppard and I thought he properly hammered the drums, but John Bonham was in another league altogether. He just knocked the living hell out of his kit and never relented. His energy was unbelievable and he must have been knackered after every gig. It wasn't exactly a luxury event either, bogs were just massive pits dug in the ground with an old sack to protect the sitter's modesty. You don't get gigs like that anymore. All mod cons eh?

Welcome Robbo. It was sunny in North Yorkshire earlier today, but raining now.

Was that John Wetton, Phil Manzanera, Bill Bruford and co? Album sleeve had a pre-CBS headstock on it IIRC.

Forgot another - Elton John 17.11.70 - Dee Murray is awesome

Stanley Sheldon's bass playing on Doobie Wah (daft song title) and I wanna go to the sun, is good. Played a fretless P bass apparently. Frampton is a hell of a guitarist too, but some of his lyrics are a bit cringe-worthy.

Forgot Pulse by Pink Floyd

Hi folks Possibly been done before, but what are your favourite live albums? A few of mine for starters: * Joe Walsh - You can't argue with a sick mind * Lynyrd Skynyrd - One more from the road * Thin Lizzy - Live and dangerous * Nils Lofgren - Night after night * Wishbone Ash - Live Dates * Peter Frampton - FCA All have great bass players - Willie Weeks, Leon Wilkeson, Phil Lynott, Wornell 'The Sonic Prince' Jones, Martin Turner, Stanley Sheldon.

Have to admit to some envy here. MT was always my favourite bass player because he was able to create such variety in his basslines and never sound flash. His tone on some songs is awesome - Master of Disguise, Surface to Air, Come in from the rain, etc. I think he used an old Ric 4000 with a Dimarzio EBO pickup at the neck for some of these as well as the usual Thunderbird. His Hamer Explorer was always a great looking bass too. Thanks for posting this. Cheers Paul

Thank you. I'll give that a try. Shame I can't convert to the smaller switches. The '78 ones are a bizarre bunch of metal strips!

Hi folks I have a 1978 Gibson RD Artist bass that I've owned since new. It has always been kept safely in its case but for some reason the output has suddenly fallen. All the controls work OK and I've changed the battery, but the output is lower than my passive basses. I don't think it's a fault with the Moog circuitry because the onboard effects still work OK. Does anyone know an electronics tech who could check it out please? I'm located near Selby in North Yorks. Any help would be really appreciated as I love this bass (despite its weight) and want to restore it to full health. Cheers Paul

Thank you. It's an old Squire Jazz, Plays really nicely but the pickups are a bit weak. That's my next project. Might get a fretless neck for it too. Bought it for £70 a few years back.

Mine.

Amp arrived earlier this week. Love it. Sounds almost exactly the same through headphones as via the speaker. Photos of basses and amp.

Amp due to arrive on Monday so will post a photo. With some basses.

Very much appreciate all the comments and guidance. Thank you. Tried several combos over the last week or so and given that I only play at home now (mostly through headphones), I eventually opted for a Markbass CMD101. EBS Classic 120 is a great amp, but perhaps a little more than I need. The GK MD110 is also a great amp but the sound through headphones was markedly different so this one was ruled out. PJB amps really are a surprise and it was a toss up between a Session 77 and the Markbass as there was very little difference overall. Just felt that the MB sounded the same through headphones as through the speaker so that was the deciding factor. Next step is a compressor pedal. I don't regard them as an effect, more a means of evening things out, so that the overall sound is consistent. I've always considered Boss pedals to be pretty decent and easy to work with but would welcome suggestions. Cheers

Thanks for your help guys. As I only play at home now high volume isn't really a necessity, but quality of tonal variation and clean sound are the main things. That said, a lot of smaller amps tend to sound very similar, so the ones suggested probably fit the bill. Going to try as many as I can this week and then decide which one offers the best overall compromise.

Sorry to be a pain, but what's the view on GK combos?

After some more research I've sort of narrowed it down to: * EBS Classic Session 120 * PJB Session 77 (100w) * Mark Bass CMD 121 Cost can be offset by sale of the Blackstar, Ampeg and if someone has a forklift truck, the Peavey TNT 160, although the latter is worth nothing really.

Really appreciate that. Thank you. See what you mean about PJB and that clarifies very well. Hopefully going away for a couple of days, so will give it some thought and do some research then reach some kind of conclusion. I don't mind the cost so much as getting the right outcome, but value opinions based upon long term experience, as this usually means that what you've had for a while tends to tick most of the boxes. Otherwise, it becomes a series of bull/sell arrangements based on pot luck.

And why is it that all the cheap(ish) stuff is darn sarf???