WHUFC BASS

[quote name='4000' post='579984' date='Aug 25 2009, 11:03 AM']I kind of hope it was Geezer as I love the playing - and tones - on those 2 albums. Die Young is superb, rock bass at its best.[/quote] Me too. Geezer was and still is a huge influence on my playing. The first real bass player who's style I latched onto.

[quote name='4000' post='579545' date='Aug 24 2009, 08:55 PM']Well at the time he was using a US BC Rich Eagle with all the electronic gubbins ( I saw them on that tour). Not sure whether he used it on the album. No idea what amps he was using at the time though. I'm just trying to regain the tone I had in 1993! There's no one tone I'm after. It all depends on context.[/quote] There's rumours that it wasn't actually Geezer Butler playing on that album as he went on the missing list for a while. Not sure how true that is but there ya go. [quote name='blazer3' post='579635' date='Aug 24 2009, 10:20 PM']Behind the wall of sleep/NIB. Now thats a bass tone to die for and is the only reason i picked up a bass in the first place, even though its took me many many years to pick up a bass, each to their own.[/quote] Thats an easy one, get a 60s Precision, a Laney guitar cab with three blown speakers and a Laney guitar head. Honest, that what he used on the first album. I read and interview with him and he said he hated the sound at first but so many people were asking him how he got such a great sound when the album was released he sort of came to like it. I think his tone on Fairies Wear Boots is great.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='579415' date='Aug 24 2009, 07:15 PM']What I'm getting at is, if your parents christen you [b]Thelonius Monk[/b], do you automatically aspire to be a jazz musician?[/quote] As long as they don't christen you "Harry Monk" you can be whatever you wanna be.

[quote name='Tait' post='575288' date='Aug 20 2009, 11:12 AM']+10000 definatly the ibanez SR505, absoutely fantastic bass, and with its really thin neck it shouldn't be a problem to play fast.[/quote] I always found that the Ibanez and mahogany basses in general lacked the real bottom end of ash and alder basses. Fantastc wood for guitars but for basses (metal basses anyway) I never really liked them.

Personally I'm of the view that for 97% of your average scenarios you don't need it. I've been playing for a long long time and did lots of deps for bands playing all styles of music. Never was I asked to read a chart which, to me, was a bit confusing as I was spending a lot of time learning to read as I thought its what I had to do. I've come to the conclusion now that I'll never need it and as such don't bother with it anymore. I'd rather spend the time learning stuff that I'll be using for everyday playing situations. Unless you are a top session player, part of an orchestra or an in-demand dep player you'll rarely use it. I'm not saying its bad to learn music but I'd rather spend my time on something I'd use more often in my current band situation. With the internet and the numerous tab and transcription sites you'll rarely if ever need to use it to transcribe stuff. My personal advice - don't bother, just keep learning to groove and train your ears. Now ear-training is a whole different kettle of fish and highly recommended IMO.

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='575730' date='Aug 20 2009, 04:21 PM']Can I make a case for Link Wray? Especially 'Rumble'[/quote] Excellent shout, my favourite track by him is Jack The Ripper... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8wO1EplWww&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8wO1EplWww...feature=related[/url]

His finger-style playing is often overlooked but he has come up with some great basslines.

[quote name='BassJase' post='575038' date='Aug 20 2009, 07:03 AM']London is smelly and sh*tty and the venues are worse than the toilet scene in Trainspotting, but yeah everybody seems to be in a band there. Disillusionment of great times past? Whereas York is absolutely beautiful, much nicer.[/quote] Yeah but its up north and thats just plain wrong

No 47 virgins for you then mate...

why do all rock-a-billy songs start off with the word..... WEEEEeellllll.... ??

I f***ing love picking my nose. I'd say its almost my favourite pastime. If I stick my finger up there and there's an especially juicy specimen up there, I like to leave it up there and just fondle it occasionally. My missus pulled out a bogey the other day when I was driving and it had a hair through it which she proceeded to wave in front of my face. I was jealous as f***.

Traben or Spector basses do the job admirably. Monster tone from the Traben, real high output and great grinding sound. Spectors too, very versitle and comfortable to play - personally I prefer the neck on a Spector to an Ibanez SR505. Thats just me though.

Thats because the Spector Legend uses the Tone Pump Jr preamp which is basically just a treble and bass boost (no mid-range and no cut). Some people love 'em, some hate 'em. The more expensive Euros and USA NS basses use better electronics but cost a lot more.

[quote name='pigmaggots' post='573435' date='Aug 18 2009, 08:35 PM']I was also wondering why bands always seem to be in London[/quote] Because its the greatest city on earth !

Rockbasses are seriously underrated basses. I had a Corvette that was simply brilliant. Had an MEC pre-amp and pickups. Presumably this is the same as used in the Warwicks. Had probably the nicest neck on a 5-string that I've ever played, small body, light and very comfortable to play. I may well be tempted when the new Rockbasses come out.

[quote name='bumnote' post='572075' date='Aug 17 2009, 08:56 PM']Nice acoustic 301/370 in the back[/quote] Nice bass sound too... although thats typcial of a bass player's reaction to a vid like this.

website... [url="http://www.tuscanyguitars.com/tuscany_basses.html"]http://www.tuscanyguitars.com/tuscany_basses.html[/url]

How much was it? Price would normally be a good indicator of the model.

Try a Spector Legend, they're great basses.

[quote name='robocorpse' post='568987' date='Aug 14 2009, 01:23 PM']I disagree. I spent a couple of hours setting mine up, and it plays like a dream, and handles as well as the Gibson T-Birds I have played, with the added advantage that I don't give a flying toss if I bump it during the gig, its the perfect hard gigging bass, and I want another one if its the right price. True, the pickups are a little uneven, couple of dead spots, but I'm using that particular bass for high energy NWOBHM, so it's all a bit academic really, and I'm slinging EMGs in it at some point. Having said that, do NOT buy a Thunderbird without trying it on a strap for at least 10 minutes (as testified by the number of "1 month old" T-birds on Ebay) loads of people bought them on a whim, then found they can't handle the position and the neck dive, despite the killer looks. PS: Yamahas are great but extremely unfashionable. Spector might be your best bet off that list especially if you want to keep good resale value.[/quote] Each to their own mate, and its down to personal taste at the end of the day. I would say that if you want a cheap(er) Thunderbird but much better quality than Epiphone and sounding just like the original then go for a Greco or Oville Thunderbird if you can. The Orvilles use Gibson pickups and sound just like the real thing. The neck dimensions are the same and it actually is identical to a Gibson in every way. The Greco is slightly different in that it has a two-piece brdige but sounds great.

Personally I'd go for the Spector - the Epiphone Thunderbird is just nasty. I've had a Gibson Thunderbird and an Epi and to be honest, apart from the shape, the two basses couldn't be more different. Different woods, different construction, different sounding pickups, different neck measurements, different weight etc. You can't go wrong with a Spector although having said that Yamaha do make nice basses.

DR HI-Beams or Lo-Riders definitely fit because I used them on mine when I had one.

[quote name='crez5150' post='552360' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:49 AM'][/quote] I like the little red car. Is that your usual mode of transport ?

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='565700' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:04 AM']Musicman - Bongo meets your criteria and has one of the best EQ's ive ever used.[/quote] But they look like toilet seats