WHUFC BASS

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1344106315' post='1759952'] I love Maiden, excluding the non-Bruce years and The Final Frontier. [/quote] I'm the opposite, I thought DiAnno was the man !

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1343982383' post='1758050'] Has anyone noticed market trends with regards to equipement ? seems that some gear rides an incoming wave of popularity, then slowly begins to sour on the player's pallet, leading to loads of said gear coming up for sale as the tide goes out. [/quote] All the 80s hair metal guitars such as the Ibanez RG series and Charvels spring to mind. Same goes for Warwicks. Back in the 90s almost every bassist on the box was using one. Now it seems to be Precisions are in vogue.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1343826226' post='1755831'] ^ As above really! All purpose condenser on a budget? Look no further than the Rode - NT1A (I need one) - Just don't put it too close to a bass amp! [/quote] I've got an NT2 and its a great mic for vocals. Not tried it for anything else but sounds great to my ears.

I gave up for 10 years and came back much more focussed, enthusiastic and mature. Giving up temporarily ain't a bad thing - giving up permanently is I reckon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4oZXfrf18Y

Bought some strap locks from Alain which were delivered promptly and well packed. Thanks mate

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' timestamp='1343141945' post='1745954'] I've just bought a HT5 head and that sounds superb. It was a toss-up between that and the Orange Dark-Terror. The HT5 sounds superb. Loads of gain. I quite fancy this though - for the price, you can't go wrong. [/quote] Oh and by the way, you have to remember Chappers is a supreme guitar player.

[quote name='Mark_Andertons' timestamp='1338660928' post='1677805'] Similarly to the Blackstar HT5H it's a great sounding head through the matching cab but (again same at the HT5H) once you put it through a good 4x12... just, wow. The price just seems totally disconnected from good the thing sounds. Gets incredibly close the Tiny Terror (albeit a fair bit quieter) [/quote] I've just bought a HT5 head and that sounds superb. It was a toss-up between that and the Orange Dark-Terror. The HT5 sounds superb. Loads of gain. I quite fancy this though - for the price, you can't go wrong.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1343123408' post='1745474']Do they do a relic-ed version though?[/quote] Nah, only Roadworn

Can it do Motorhead ?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1342801388' post='1741267'] This is why, IMO, its much better to be a bassist in a punk band compared to most metal where the bass is usually too slow, dull, and boring. There are expections, obviously, but if you love bass, punk (especially modern punk like NOFX, Lagwagon, A Wilhelm Scream) is the way to go. [/quote] thumbsup!

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1342707682' post='1739699']They are touring the UK December this year, Rock city basement on Dec 1st for example.[/quote] We were supposed to be supporting them too until some twat stuck his oar in ... oh well.

Fill your boots ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiqvz9gWtH0&feature=related

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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1341487448' post='1719841']how about the bassline for 'Die Young' for instance? quality playing in my book.[/quote] There are rumours flying around that Geezer never played on that album for some reason. Not sure how true that is.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1341484534' post='1719742'] I quite like some of the songs on NSD, a more experimental jazzy feel with some good keyboard work from Don Airey. For a band falling apart it wasn't a bad effort. [/quote] Hear hear ... some great tracks: Never Say Die Hard Road Air Dance and the best track on the album ... Over To You. Superb song.

Rock 'n' Roll Jelly with Jeff Beck is a great track.

I really struggle to find anything bad that Sabbath did. My favourite band of all time ever. Geezer is an inspiration on bass, as is Iommi on Guitar. Great British heavy metal - a genre defining band.

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1310075450' post='1296583'] So it's all done, barr a bit of soldering to be done tomorrow. Needs a setup as i've changed the bridge out. And the Chromes are pulling the neck a bit too, so truss rod will be getting a tweak. And yes, i'll have to turn the Neutrik Jack around...I am a dopey sod sometimes. But yeah, pretty chuffed, looks great, and hopefull will sound ace. Only minor issue I had during the refit was the screws I got with the bidge were utter garbage and one sheared off - A bit of a fight with some mole grips and it's all sorted, using the old Yamaha screws! Hope you like it, going to try and record something this weekend with it. [/quote] That looks great. What would really set it off though is spraying the headstock the same colour blue. Would really give it a more classy look I reckon.

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1341347974' post='1717604'] No... But it's a poster with my band's name on it [/quote] aaaah ! Close but no cigar. What's your band's name ?

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1341333416' post='1717252'] Ah found one. [attachment=112141:269941_10150257712691597_1045061_n.jpg] [/quote] Bloody 'ell mate, do you play bass for GBH ?