Pookus

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='373533' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:35 PM']That's so pretty that I'm surprised no one copied it ...

:brow:[/quote]

...hollow imitations the lot of them (the Gibson was a solid lump of mahogany)

The Gibson EB1

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I like a lot of things people dislike
Passive bass (Rickenbacker)
Rotosound strings (always used them and they do the job)
My Ashdown rig is fantastic! ABM900 & 810 Cab.

Things I don't like using.

Multiple effect pedals
"Clean" solid state type amp sounds
Knobby "bistro" basses

I had one for a while. Got rid of it 'cause I never played it. Anyone had any experience of one of these?

1980 - 1984 Satellite Jazz Copy (its what I could afford as a 13 year old from my paper round - saved for ages £85. My dad got an amp kit from Maplins and built the speaker cab which housed a whizzer cone. I got a Boss Phaser for my 14th birthday.

1984 - now Rickenbacker 4001 Jetglow paid £275 from Bassmate in wapping (later to become the bass centre). I love this bass.

1987 - 1989 Gibson violin bass with a pogo stick. £450 Andy's Guitars Denmark st. I liked the idea of it but sound was poor.

1996 - now Wilhelm Eberle double bass. Didn't know anything about double basses when I bought it. Had some work done getting it the way I want. Like it.

2005 - 2007 Warwick Streamer Jazz fretless 5 string. Not my thing but worth a try.

2006 - 2006 Fender P bass 1973. Had to sell it because I needed the money to feed my family.

[quote name='samej' post='373319' date='Jan 7 2009, 06:09 PM']Cheers, I just went into the violin shop near me and they had a Stentor for £580 which while more than I would really like to pay, I appreciate is probably significantly better than the Thomann. And it's a local shop which is usually a preferred place to spend my money. I might have to start scraping together some pennies...[/quote]

Sounds like a much better option...

Dave Alexander - Stooges
JJ Burnel - Stranglers
Chris Wood - Medeski Martin and Wood (double bass)

Are you going to carve the name "Paul" in it with a flick knife?

[quote name='samej' post='373168' date='Jan 7 2009, 03:49 PM']Hi,

I'm looking to get myself a double bass and am struggling to find one for my very limited budget - under £500, ideally £400. Most second hand ones I find advertised seem to be in the region of 800 to 1500 pounds and extensive searching of gumtree and ebay hasn't yet come up trumps. From reading threads on here it seems the budget online ones (Thomann, Gear4Music etc) around the £400 mark rather divide peoples opinions, but may be my best option for the budget, particularly with an upgraded set of strings?

I'm hopefully heading to London on Saturday so are there any shops which may have something around that price mark that I could have a look at? MJ Healey's website says their stock starts from about £1200.

Also given that I don't have more than £500 to spend, what do people think of the [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_kontrabass_111.htm"]cheapest thomann one[/url]? NeonMig's post [topic="29794"]here[/topic] suggest it might be a decent buy to learn on.

Any opinions gratefully received!

Thanks
James[/quote]

I'm sure you can find a better bass than the one Thomann are selling. Try and go for one with an ebony fingerboard. I'll keep an eye out for you!

[quote name='clauster' post='373217' date='Jan 7 2009, 04:34 PM']I think the Mark Hoppus Fender is a J body with P neck. But also has a P pickup.[/quote]

What about one with j pups?

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='373124' date='Jan 7 2009, 03:04 PM']My SX P has a Jazz sized neck on it so it's the best of both worlds.[/quote]

I'd prefer a jazz body with a precision neck. Anyone got one?

[quote name='jonthebass' post='370899' date='Jan 5 2009, 01:56 PM']I use a MXR M80 DI+ for exactly what you want and it works a treat, I recommend highly.
Cheer, Jon[/quote]

+1

I prefer the precision neck. I used to have a precision with a piezzo bridge pickup. Gave it a real bite. I only sold it 'cause I was skint and there was no way I was selling my Ric. I have seen a few precisions with jazz bridge pickups too. I would go with a p bass over a j bass anyday.

I use a pick for an aggressive punk / grungy sound on my Rickenbacker with the distortion switched on and the growl of the valves being driven. It sounds great! I also play with fingers and am developing my double bass playing too. There are no rules. Play what sounds good to you.

I have Crafter acoustic bass which is fine for what it is. I just have it knocking about the house and pick it up when I feel the urge. It has to be remembered that it is an acoustic bass guitar and it is limited - but you can still have fun with it. I often jam with mates and it sounds ok. I too tend to use a pick as someone else mentioned and it does improve its presence.

[quote name='Musky' post='371547' date='Jan 6 2009, 12:32 AM']Paul Simonen
Paul Gray
Glen Matlock

I'm showing my age now [/quote]

Mickey Bradley - Undertones

[quote name='uptonmark' post='371346' date='Jan 5 2009, 08:26 PM']geddy lee[/quote]

Believe it or not I am related (through marriage) to Geddy Lee. Nancy (nee Young) has the same great grandfather as me. My mum went to visit them and stayed in their house in Toronto a while ago - though she didn't know who Geddy Lee was bless her!

Just a bit of fun

Lemmy
Paul McCartney
Bruce Foxton
Chris Squire

Anyone here tried Brasso wadding? Works a treat.

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='370223' date='Jan 4 2009, 07:14 PM']I totally agree with you, I'm a huge fan of Mark King, he's probably the biggest influence on many players aged 35 upwards.

He's also acknowleged by players like Stanley and Marcus as being inovative, and taking the slap thing further.

He also influenced Matt Garrison to take up bass !.

For some reason though, there's always a huge crowd of people waiting to criticise him. Usually the same people who criticise anyone who can actually play.[/quote]


While most will appreciate Mark King's ability many will be put off simply because they don't like Level 42 (me included)

[quote name='Protium' post='370210' date='Jan 4 2009, 06:56 PM']Whats your point?[/quote]

Probably that Sid Vicious wasn't actually a very good bassist - Steve Jones had to re-record / overdub the tracks Vicious attempted to play. Glen Matlock wrote most of the early Sex Pistols basslines but only recorded the single Anarchy in the UK. It was Steve Jones who recorded the bass lines on Nevermind The Bollocks.

[quote name='Weird War' post='369866' date='Jan 4 2009, 12:53 PM']That's excellent; the upright sound really works.

Out of interest, whereabouts was the rural studio? I'm looking for places at the moment.[/quote]


Thanks!

Sadly Carbon Lodge is no longer around as a studio. The Carbon Lodge guys are now running Carbon Logic which is a music community website.

Anyone mentioned bassist Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine)?
Mont Campbell (Egg)?
Serious Prog Rock / Jazz type stuff.

[quote name='YouMa' post='369369' date='Jan 3 2009, 04:55 PM']So did i till i watched classic albums,matlock played on the early stuff and gigs.The steve jones thing actually came from the producers own mouth so i assume it must be true.[/quote]

"In John Lydon's autobiography Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, Lydon claimed incorrectly that Matlock worked on later Sex Pistols material (including their album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols) as a paid session musician. Glen only played on "Anarchy in the UK" which was recorded and released as a single while he was still in the group. (The remainder of the bass lines were played by Jones. Vicious recorded a bass part for "Bodies" and "God Save The Queen," however, Jones later rerecorded or overdubbed the parts)."

You are spot on. Now I know the truth! Thanks.

To be honest I didn't have a lot to with the way the track developed. But I do like it. The vocal harmony reminds me a bit of Sid Barrett era Pink Floyd. The bass turned out to be quite dubby (Portishead?) I'm looking forward to hearing more from that session.