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I bought an Ashdown MAG300 head a few weeks ago and decided to try it through 2 cheap 15" subs I bought on ebay a couple of years ago. I disconnected the low pass filter in the cabs and had a quick play through it. To be fair, it sounded pretty good, loud, punchy and best of all lightweight and compact. Not to mention cheap, total cost £281. I'm looking forward to the chance to try it out at a gig!

Rattle and Drum in Derby are a Warwick dealer. Bought my corvette from them last year, and although I could have bought it cheaper online, I felt it was worth the extra for the personal service and the opportunity to try as many basses as I liked for as long as I liked.

[quote name='gary mac' post='737848' date='Feb 7 2010, 08:41 AM']If you have an electricity supply in the shed, then I would advise the use of a dehumidifier.[/quote] +1 for the dehumidifier. Also might be best to limit your "outside" gear to cabs and stuff like stands etc. Keep basses and amps indoors.

People have always said that late 70's Fenders were not as good as earlier (or later) models. I dunno, my 77/78 (not sure which) suits me fine. Don't know if its a good one or not, never played another one to compare it to. A drummer a while back, declared it "the best sounding bass, I've ever heard" Probably down to the MarkBass rig I was playing through, or the 20 year old strings! It is a bit heavy though nowdays. BTW, if anyone within 20 miles or so has one, I'd be interested in comparing... Stop sniggering at the back!

I'd tell him that you joined a Hawkwind tribute band, and thats how you'd like it to stay, and then ask the others for their opinion. As for the originals band, I wouldn't let a guitarist tell me what to play, unless he came up with something that was better than what I was doing. It always amazes me that guitarists (usually) can think that they know how to play someone elses instrument better than they can! I mean, I wouldn't tell a surgeon how to perform an operation, or a lorry driver how to reverse a 40ft long trailer into Tesco's loading bay.

If you know for sure who it was, you should name and shame the scumbag!

I love my P to bits, owned it for over 30 years, but last year had GAS for a jazz. I ended up buying a Warwick Corvette (modern jazz?) I'd still like to own a jazz of some kind though, probably a Squier VMJ, if my girlfriend ever lets me have access to our bank account again!

Back of the net!!!!!!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='730427' date='Jan 31 2010, 11:51 AM']Maybe something terrible happened...... [/quote] Maybe they're still at it? The band, I mean, not Mr & Mrs Hot Tub!

I bought an amp recently, could probably have bought it cheaper online (though I doubt it) but wanted to try it in person, even if just to check that it actually worked. I bought the one I tried, not a boxed one. It never sounds the same in the shop, so trying it to see if its suitable for you in your band, seems a bit pointless. Basses, on the other hand, I would always try. I Could have bought my Corvette £120 cheaper online, but was happy to pay that much more to try it first. Buying secondhand on ebay is different though, if its cheap enough, always worth a punt, I suppose.

[quote name='oldmanrock' post='730103' date='Jan 30 2010, 08:50 PM']He'll be on a high for days !!!!!!! [/quote] He will if Nick H is correct!

I for one, can't wait to read this thread tomorrow!

wish I could "noodle" like Ronnie Wood!

I did my first gig at 15 (47 now) I used to get nervous, but nowdays I just get excited at the thought of being in front of an audience. I have lost count of the gigs I have played, but I still make mistakes, I just don't let it get to me. Play the song you feel most comfortable with first, I can assure you that by the second song, you won't be nervous, just thrilled. Any mistakes, unless its an absolute howler will be forgotten in an instant (if they even get noticed) Enjoy being in the limelight!

[quote name='arsenic' post='725456' date='Jan 26 2010, 05:15 PM']Bass every time. A bass doesn't moan at you to decorate the house A bass doesn't mind whether the house is tidy or not A bass doesn't mind what time you arrive home after a night out and A bass doesn't insist that you wash before you touch it[/quote] And a bass won't complain when you play with another bass!

Truly tragic, RIP.

My 78 P is a sort of custard yellow, I've never liked it (the colour) It's sort of patchy now too, gone dark where I rest my forearm and faded in other places. I'm loathe to have it re-finished though as its all original. Talking of re-fins, why does this reduce value? I mean, if I bought a 30 year old Ferrari that was covered in dents and scratches, had it repaired and resprayed, it would increase its value!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='723344' date='Jan 24 2010, 05:48 PM']To be fair this doesn't do David Dyson justice. The slap sound is obviously tinny on YouTube, but he's a monster player and groover. Check out his playing on Me'Shell's live gigs on YT...she wouldn't use a slouch as her bass player. And his dad invented a mean vacuum cleaner, too. [/quote] I didn't say he was a bad player (he obviously has talent) just not my cup of tea. If you like that sort of thing, then fine, good luck to you. The world would be a very boring place if we all liked the same things. Why is the sound tinny on youtube? I played it through a mixing desk and a pair of JBL studio monitors, it still sounded tinny, thats the way "slap" sounds, isn't it? Again, fine if you want your bass to sound like that.

I have no kids, so no one to leave things to. So, I'm seriously thinking of having my coffin built as a replica of my Acoustic 402 cab (only bigger) and having my P Bass in there with me when I'm cremated.

[quote name='witterth' post='723254' date='Jan 24 2010, 04:28 PM']thats not a particularly "humble" opinion though is it? IMO (assuming Ive got what IMHO means!!)[/quote] I always thought it meant "In My Honest Opinion", could be wrong though as I'm not a big fan of abbreviation or Txt spk, lol!

Everything I hate in bass playing, can be seen here.... Slapping, horrible tinny tone, coffee table basses with more than 4 strings, musical masturbation. The drummer is good though!

Fairport Conventions "Tam Lin" Ashley Hutchings is vastly underrated, but his fluid lines on this always blow me away. Danny Thompson on "Cooksferry Queen" By Richard Thompson, what can you say about Danny, except pure class! Dave Pegg, on Fairports "Dirty Linen" And just to prove that I don't just listen to folk-rock..... Greg Lake on King Crimsons "21st Century schizoid man" Perhaps I should buy some modern records now?

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='722833' date='Jan 24 2010, 08:22 AM']So this is turning into one of those "I can learn an Oasis line in 3 seconds without even listening to it" conversations . I've covered loads of Oasis songs over the years and they're not *that* simple. There's usually enough improv throughout a song to keep you on your toes if you want to get it right all the way through. I suspect that almost getting one verse and one chorus right and that will do will not do. Learn the song properly and also think how you are going to get a similar sound. You *might* even have to look the part (unlucky), so that's something to think about too.[/quote] No, I've never said that they were so simple I could learn them in 3 seconds. I reckon I will struggle to learn them note for note in 3 days! If I can remember the chord changes before the audition, I will have done well. Getting a similar sound and looking the part should be easy enough, I'll take my P bass along, and I already look like an anonymous, ageing, indie-boy!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='722370' date='Jan 23 2010, 05:47 PM']Reminds me of a story I've told on here before. In the 80s, during Mark King mayhem, a customer we knew came into our shop with a face like a slapped arse. He was an absolute King fanatic - same bass, same rig, gaffer tape on his thumb, everything. We asked him what was up. He said he'd just been sacked at a band rehearsal for slapping 'House Of The Rising Sun'. [/quote] Ha ha, point (s) taken, I will be sticking as close as I can to the original basslines, unless they tell me otherwise!

[quote name='Marvin' post='722244' date='Jan 23 2010, 03:30 PM']Agreed, very eloquently put. [/quote] To be fair I'm probably no better than the guy on the records anyway, so I doubt me "overplaying" would be likely! I'm not really a fan, so don't know the songs that well, I have til Tuesday to learn 5 songs. I will do my best to get as close as I can to the original and see how it goes.