Wayne Firefly

[quote name='RussFM' post='392280' date='Jan 26 2009, 11:24 PM']Hi Wayne, I supported Stuntface at Central Station once in my old band The Fatal Mistake, think maybe somewhere else too, definitely saw you a couple of times! Think you were playing through an SVT back then?[/quote] Yes I had an SVT 3 and an 8x10 but when you had to lug said rig in and out of our rehearsal space, up 5 flights of stairs and around 3 corners, it started to get on my nerves, putting it politely !!!

[quote name='beerdragon' post='392155' date='Jan 26 2009, 09:24 PM']Welcome to Basschat, i think i caught you at the Talbot a while back on a tour of town. not i remember much about it. [/quote] Yes Hi !!! Im from Wxm anyway and we always seemed to be at the Talbot !! weird huh?

Well I guess its time..Im Wayne Firefly, 37 years old, live in North Wales. Been playing since 1988. Grew up wanting to be Cliff Burton, Dan Lilker, Steve Harris, Geddy Lee and Flea. Dont have any "bass heroes" as such anymore, maybe Lemmy (inspiration !!) but I do enjoy lines that grab my ear and make me want to figure them out !!! Some players who inspire me with tone and feel even with some wackyness thrown in would be.... Billy Gould, Stu Zender, Juan Nelson, Norwood Fisher, Doug Wimbish, Scott Thunes, Mark Bedders Bedfield, Tommy Shannon, Lee Rocker, Mark Winchester, Cliff Williams and many more. I play/tour with London based punk pioneers VICE SQUAD with Ms Bondage, and also handle bass and main vocals in my own punk/hardcore band of 10 years so far, STUNTFACE. Have been thru many different styles of band over the last 20 years from drop tuned metal to acoustic folk to acid jazz/funk pop to NY style hardcore and dabbling in some rocka/psychobilly as well. I am more impressed these days by tone and feel rather than wacky crazy widdly bass, but sometimes I do cut loose for fun !!! I wish people would stop fighting over whats best pick or fingers....I do both, depends on the style required !!!! Gear??? Marshall VBA 400 rig, Warwick SN Vampyre and Ibanez ICB300EX Iceman (backup) with Vice Squad, Warwick 3.1 Transistor head, Marshall Jubilee 4x10 cab, Sansamp bass driver,Currently using a Fender Am Series P. bass but want to sort another Warwick to use with Stuntface. At home I have my first bass, an Aria XRB2, an 84 Squier Katana, a 91 Squier HM series 5 string, a battered Squier Silver Series Jazz, an 83 U.S. Standard Fender P.bass, a 91 Mexican P.bass, an 83 Yamaha BB400S fretless, My generic doublebass, an old Sunn Mustang P.bass copy (incase of horrible gigs !!) Thats it !!! Find us at www.myspace.com/vicesquad or www.myspace.com/stuntface I ALSO PROUDLY ENDORSE WARWICK BASS GUITARS !!!!!!!!

Im thinking of getting a Marshall MB450H for backup (for my VBA400) and just want to know if anyone has any news, reviews or ideas about how it sounds, how much output/volume is available (is there enough power to roar at gigs?) and lastly but most importantly, RELIABILITY !!!! Im on a budget so this seems the best bet, unlike Ashdown, I need something that isnt going to die after 18 months !!! cheers W.

Im considering a Stagg EUB for some rockabilly slapping, I can get away with some tonal discrepancies to a degree as it'll be fast and hard thumping, oooh eerr !!! These Stagg EUB's seem to have cheap chinese/generic P.bass machines so fit whatever strings fit, right? My double bass which I use for Rockabilly / Psychobilly is fitted with Eurosonic Ultralites and I reckon these strings I seem to like so much may not fit a Stagg EUB's machines. The string ends seem too big to fit bass guitar machines.......any ideas or advice? W.

Never tried a Jaguar but I left this on Fender's forum ages ago...... You know Fender have put out the Jaguar bass, well I have always liked the look of a Mustang but been put off by the short scale. Im probably alone in thinking this or ill or something but wouldnt a 34 inch scale Mustang be cool???? All American build, Am Standard Jazz neck dimensions and finishing, graphite reinforced, rosewood board,20 frets, 70's logo, unpainted headstock, correctly enlarged Mustang body size to fit the longer scale length, Am standard P. pickup with black rounded covers, vol and tone controls with Jazz knobs on the little control plate, chromed hardware, same shape pickguard in 3 ply mint green, maybe Nitro finished in the competition orange, surf green, sherwood green metallic ,lake placid blue, candy apple red, olympic white or white blonde with a tortoiseshell plate, black with a black plate with or without the competition stripes.................Just something I might consult the custom shop with. Maybe it would be my signature model if I sold millions of records haha....Might even be unique !!!!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='385131' date='Jan 19 2009, 04:34 PM'][url="http://www.warwick.de/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9174&start=0"]Do you mean these?[/url][/quote] I only was thinking of maybe a backup bass, but to be honest, I cant see the point of a real Warwick if they are any good and more importantly, CHEAP enough !! They look amazing !!! Thanks for the link mate !!

Anyone out there got any info on the Warwick Rockbass range I keep hearing about that has been upgraded with new 2 piece bridge etc etc etc??? Links...anything?

So..... the 1000W version has 2x500W power stages which have to be used into 2 cabs right,(no 1000W bridge) at 4 ohms each to get full power. What if this head was used with one cab with only one side of the power stage connected...would the other side blow as its got no load on it or would it sit happily not being used and be "spare" incase one side goes down, in effect carrying 2 amps....one you use and and one effectively a backup......most people I know have had reliability problems with Ashdowns thats all. Failing that, It'd be the 350W version. They may have saved some money by doing a single 500W version and the usual 1000W version by using the same power stages in both amps....I dont really care about how it looks, just how it performs and the size and portability seem ace....I'd run it with a Sansamp anyway to beef it up tonally. Also, would it need velcro-ing to the top of your cab as I imagine it might be real easy to yank it off if you overstep your lead length, amp goes crashing to the floor....God, I worry too much.