WHUFC BASS

Its probably why the far-eastern economies are so strong and have been strong for decades. Its simple economics. If you can manufacture the stuff cheaper by using cheap(er) labour then the profits maximise and you can sell your products at a reduced rate. We've all benefitted from it with our Korean / Indonesian / Chinese instruments that we own. A lot are made under license from the bigger companies to maximise their market. The simple answer is to stop buying these instruments and only buy US / British / European instruments but that would mean more outlay. How many on here are willing to do that?

[quote name='Eight' post='525772' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:27 AM']Yeah I enjoyed that bit too. There's another thread knocking around at the minute, about whether the guys pushing the boundaries of bass are wasting their time if normal bass players can't incorporate that stuff into their playing in the real world. Maybe it takes an attitude like Ox to stand up say to a band "F'off this is how I'm going to play the bass"... Although aside from Daltrey not being able to hear himself, The Who seemed to understand that a loud, prominent, dynamic bass line was part of their sound.[/quote] Wise words indeed. Was very interesting how Keith Moon's death affected Entwistle's playing with Townsend saying that he went back to playing like a "normal" bass player (like Pino Pallidino).

JE Came cout with the classic about Roget Daltrey telling him to turn down constantly. So he said he used to turn down and after a couple of songs turn it back to the original volume and Daltrey never noticed the difference. Does that sound familiar ? I laughed at the bit where he said he'd had enough and threw down his bass ($3,000 Alembic Explorer) and said "You play the f***ing thing then!" and walked off stage. LOL!

Watched an Ox's Tale last night. Very good indeed. One thing that was glaring though was the abscence of any input from Roger Daltrey. Wonder what that was all about?

Try Audere pre-amps. I've got one in my Yamaha (which also has Nordstrand pickups) and it souinds killer.

[quote name='Kongo' post='524995' date='Jun 26 2009, 04:45 PM']Have watched this...Must recommend it to anyone. He was a bassist pushing the boundries in a time when there was no one doing that. He had no inspiration of bassists past as they didn't do much interesting and had to go it alone. I feed of inspiration...I dunno how he managed it alone![/quote] I'm hearing the word "genius" bandied about in certain threads today.. the above really is genius. He was a fantastic bass player and an inspiration to many (including myself). I've Sky-plussed this so I'll watch this over the weekend. Was the documentary about the Who any good that was on afterwards?

Them lovely [s]bastards[/s] people at RyanAir now want £60 to take a guitar on board.

[quote name='51m0n' post='523684' date='Jun 25 2009, 02:32 PM']They take me with the Roscoe or they get someone else![/quote] Now you're learning. If you have confidence in your ability and sound then I wouldn't let anyone (especially a non-bass player) tell me what bass I should and shouldn't be using. You can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be dictating how you play, what way you play it until you become just bass playing puppet. I've had first hand experience of this in the past. Never again!

[quote name='ironside1966' post='521653' date='Jun 23 2009, 01:10 PM']I have one on a jap Jazz A good service with nice people who answered all my questions. Will not improve the sound like a active but will give more variations[/quote] Am I right in thinking that there is no soldering involved with this... just place the pickup wire in the pink housing and tighten the screws?

Bireli Lagrene is one seriously talented musician.

I like 'em both. I've got a 5-String Warwick Rockbass which has really narrow string spacing and a Yamaha TRB which has really wide string spacing. Both great to play. For me, the neck shape is more important.

I don't think I could go back to playing a 4-string now. 5 just seems "right" for me now. Especially for use with downtuned guitars.

[quote name='man_at_arms84' post='86895' date='Nov 11 2007, 04:08 PM']So if you ever get one make sure you dont blow the tranny![/quote] Wise words indeed for any of you planning a trip to Amsterdam or the Reeperbahn area of Hamburg!

[quote name='crez5150' post='520975' date='Jun 22 2009, 06:24 PM']We should all give up and become Guitards instead and not worry about it. [/quote] What happens if you play guitar AND bass though ?

[quote name='uptonmark' post='262968' date='Aug 15 2008, 11:00 AM']not a fan of his but gotta admit......... that is a quality pair of wristbands/sweatbands [/quote] You're dead right there mate! A few of my favourite bass players...

[quote name='BargyBass' post='14545' date='Jun 9 2007, 10:48 AM']Thanks Bass Bod for the information about the KA's that WD music sells.. Can anyone confirm they're Korean? I'm thinking I made the right choice with the Bill Lawrence EB60 though, so I can take the KA's off my to buy list!!! Bass players on a budget are a very thorough lot eh?[/quote] Alright Dal, how goes it mate. Thought I might see you lurking on here. The Kent Armstrongs are great pickups mate, and if you're a precision fan then their vintage hot pickups are mustard. The bass player in the Diehards uses my old Frankenbass which has got these pickups in and for punk / metal / hardcore stuff they really are the dogs nuts - especially for the price.

I've got a K5 and playability wise its fantastic. The pre-amp is garbage in my opinion and needs swapping out to give it a bit more oomph! but apart from that they're great. If its metal and its Ibanez then you should check out the SRX range They're designed for metal and are relatively cheap.