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In more recent history, I've got a lot of time for Bombay Bicycle Club, in particular this tune. Nice bass line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdte4c2rXUg

I really like Everything Everything. It's clever writing, and whilst his voice is hit or miss for some, I learnt to get on with Billy Corgan and Morrissey a while ago so it's not an issue for me. Lovely stuff.

[quote name='Wil' timestamp='1347830827' post='1805641'] Oh, I think there's a definite Pet Sounds influence there. Reverb drenched percussion and those bittersweet harmonies... love it [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWP7x1oF9dA[/media] [/quote] He definitely sounds lot like Brian there! Arrangements wise it's just way too psychedelic for me to think about the BB's, maybe I'm wrong. But really, really great. It's nice to know there's good music out there still, or at least music I like to listen to

I've just swapped my mini-upright for a Japanese Squier P from the early 90's and it is a truly wonderful thing, looks great, sounds great.

I really like them, not listened to their new stuff just yet but thanks for the reminder! I didn't buy the whole 'Beach Boys' thing too much, seemed like the press always need something to hook onto comparison wise, but overall a lovely sound.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Gangrene! In its defence I would say it is more of a look over any real attempt at a relic'ed-type look. But it's not really my thing. EDIT I'd be interested to know where the supposed '3 band EQ' is accessible from. it's only got one knob!

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1347823499' post='1805516'] A friend of mine who's a pro soundman assures me the Behringer XM8500 is almost as good and a lot cheaper. [/quote] Call me a brand snob but the reason this mic will be cheaper is because you'll buy about 3 or 4 of them before you find one that isn't going to break. I've had a lot of bad experience with Behringer stuff. I'd save time and money and get the SM-58, it's rugged and will do the job just fine.

I'd recommend an SM-58 as a totally inexpensive microphone. The important thing for her is to speak right on the microphone if she would like to be heard by everyone else in the church. Samson are another cheaper brand perhaps worth looking at, I'm sure it doesn't need to be too fancy.

I don't know why they're more expensive than roundwounds, probably more to do with them being a bit more 'specialist' and presumably the string companies know that they can charge a bit more. I don't buy that it's more metal being used or them lasting longer or anything like that. The reason I use flatwounds on my P-Bass is to get that flatwound 'thump' and decreased finger noise that make recording solid bass parts in the studio a breeze, but I don't buy them because they're versatile strings that fit every situation.

Something tells me he's not easy to work with.

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1347572831' post='1802739'] EOPE was a breathe of fresh air when it came out in 1993 and I still love it now. Jamiroquai were never the same after Zender and Smith left, all the funk went. Having said that I do like Paul Turner as a player and think that he has just a unique feel and sound as Stu did. [/quote] Paul is a really great player, he's got such a great groove and is a lovely guy to boot. Zender brought his own sound to the band though, it's such a rarity to hear that from a bass player.

I was in a bar in Rome when I was about 15 doing some underage drinking on a school music trip when 'Too Young To Die' came on. The bass playing hit me so hard I went out the next day and bought 'Emergency on Planet Earth', it didn't leave my CD player for a year! Stuart was one of the bassists to have spurred me on in my younger years, he was (along with Flea) my bass playing hero and I paid great attention to everything and anything he had involvement with! Jamiroquai have become uninteresting to me nowadays but their first few albums we undoubtedly really great, and Stuart's bass playing had a lot to do with why I got totally hooked. [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1347556081' post='1802428'] BTW Do I detect a Stingray in the background there? [/quote] It would surprise me as if I'm not mistaken, his Warwick Streamer Stage I was his only bass at the time (I believe his mum gave him some money to invest or something and he bought a Warwick instead!). He did use Stingrays and P's on later recordings with Jamiroquai but not many I don't think.

Ahh yes! Classic rock band get back together for a few more shows only get criticised for doing so. Sounds about right!

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1347476544' post='1801448'] Totally agree with you, could often be just anyone when he's playing a Precision. I bought this thing as an alternative.. [/quote] I tried one of these out recently, I was really impressed and it sounded great! The neck is much more 'accessible' to players more accustomed to a slimmer neck like a jazz.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1347471838' post='1801361'] Interestingly,I prefer his more recent work on a Precision with guys like D'angelo and John Mayer than I do his fretless playing. [/quote] +1 definitely.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347471500' post='1801353'] I'm a huge Pino fan. Always have been. But this does absolutely nothing for me. I find it too busy with too many notes and quite uninteresting. If I heard this and didn't know who was playing it, I wouldn't give it a second thought. Sorry - just being honest and I'll probably get flamed like crazy, but it just goes to show how different people hear things differently. When Pino played fretless through an Octaver, you could tell a mile off with HIS inventive melodies, and sliding double stops and sliding double-stopped harmonics, that it was HIM playing on some new album when you heard it for the first time. You looked up the credits and hey presto, there HE was. Really sorry folks. Awaiting incoming. CB [/quote] It's perfectly acceptable for you to things from the other side of the fence! Whilst I do like Pino's fretless bass playing, overall it doesn't really do much for me even though I respect him carving a sound out for himself. It was very 'of its time' though and as a younger player maybe I don't get as much out of it. But it's when he carries through his melodic sensibilities to fretted bass that I become really interested. There's no denying the indulgence of the bass playing in the clip but I just love his groove, his choice of notes and the fact that all that's there is an organ, bass and drums and he bridges the gap between everything so well.

Note to self - vet everything I ever write on this site, ever Back to the OT, this clip really sums up for me why I love P-Basses. It's been posted before, but it really does showcase the talents of the extraordinary talents of Pino Palladino and Meshell Ndegeocello. Wonderful stuff, and props to the organ player for a solo that literally rips your face off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-rTyBzZN0

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1347403504' post='1800496'] I think you'll find it's "pedants". CB [/quote] Quite right! Thank goodness I have someone watching my back when it comes to my grammatical inaccuracies.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1347392031' post='1800247'] That and they're relatively simple to bed into a mix, and sound great once you've done it. [/quote] Exactly! [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1347397717' post='1800377'] Everyone must have noted that Precisions seem to be on a massive come back? I know they have always been popular but recently everyone seems to be converting haha. [/quote] I don't think they've ever disappeared, although genres and such have dictated what bass gets used where over time I guess. I can't figure out whether bass guitar design in general is all a bit retrograde in this respect, or whether nothing truly a lot better has come out over the years (by better I mean the real blueprint of the P-Bass as opposed to build quality and such). I know there are some people on here that really want to push past Fender and get onto something new, which I can understand. For me though, I don't see the point just yet as nothing captures my imagination in quite the same way as a good quality Fender bass guitar.

[quote name='Grant' timestamp='1347391340' post='1800227'] Just think about some of your favourite basslines. Chances are it was played on a Precision bass... [/quote] Que the pendants and Fender critics giving you their alternative answers to this one It is very true, for the longest time a lot of producers wouldn't have anything else but Precision basses in their studios. This was probably as much down to a fear of the unknown but it's also pretty telling of just how trusted they were in the hands of the right players.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1347390315' post='1800205'] Hang on, do I get this correctly, a 4 string bass that's tuned... how? Low C on what used to be the open E string, and what are the other open strings tuned to? I still don't see the point (hooray for 5-stringers!), but I'm genuinely curious. [/quote] I would guess C, G, C, F or C, F, Bb, Eb if you went the whole hog. I've also seen C, A, D, G as well but for the life of me I don't get that particular tuning. Some people get on better on 4's than they do on 5's, personally I'd just buy a 5 I reckon. Back to the OP, perhaps if you offered a bit more about the music you like to play you might get a bit more in the way of informed answers from a few members!

I've just picked up a later Japanese Squier P-Bass from the early 90's. Slimmer neck profile than your average P and it really is a bit of a winner, sounds really great and inexpensive too. It's going to get a lot of gig time. I'm a Jazz bass player mostly, probably always will be but I really get on with P's as well. They bed a track so brilliantly, very solid, chunky supportive low end that hasn't really been overtaken by the qualities of any other instrument I've ever played or owned. I still have a bit of an issue with Fender's quality control across the board, but if they were able to improve on this then I'd play Fenders a lot more than I do now. P-Bass + flats = absolute fundamental brilliance!!

Dane is a really impressive player, he's one of the very very few bass players who can keep me interested in a bass solo for over 10 seconds!

Sunburst is a classic colour, but it's got to be done right! Tortoiseshell or black pickguard, rosewood with the former and maple with the latter. Not keen on white pickguards with sunburst.