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What kind of bass player am I ? Solid, dependable, locked in with the right drummer (not too many of those around) find the groove and nail it. Priorities being 1. listen & watch the drummers kick drum foot 2. listen to the vocalist Then work out a complimentary line which includes a driving pulse coupled with a melodic overthought which doesn't fill in the "holes" If the song is a cover, use the original line and put your own stamp on it without distracting from the initial feel created. Play what you feel. Rhino.

Didn't he use those black plastic covered strings at one time? I did - not a good choice. Rhino

Fender Areodyne Jazz or Precision or Steinberger XT / Hohner version. Weight? approx 7lbs. Rhino.

Tab Martin of The Peddlers, Louis Satterfield - Booker T & The MG's Rhino.

How about: Gordon Edwards - Atlantic sessions, Steve Gadd Band., Joseph "Lucky" Scott - Curtis Mayfield Rhino

[quote name='funkysimon' post='35811' date='Jul 23 2007, 09:43 AM']The recent bad weather has made me want to sort out a decent amp cover for a Trace Elliot 1215 (my old one of a few rubble sacks gaffer taped together was ok, but not 100% rain-proof ). Does anyone have any recommendations for where to get one from? Thanks![/quote] Roqsolid amplifier covers via the net are good , strong and made to measure at a fair price. I have one for my Markbass Traveler 15" and one for my Epifani 10" cabinet - approx £34 each(average). Cheers Rhino.

Fingerstyle all the time - varying which finger(s) to use and where to pluck the string. Plectrum players usually sound like Joe Loss's Band, Arthur Greenslade & The G Men, or any Mecca hous eband. Notable exceptions? Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, John Paul Jones and Jim Rodford. Rhino.

I was fortunate enough to see him on his recent PJB endorsement tour and it was an education. He's been one of my major influences since I was 15, and to see and hear him live, telling stories about his life, answering questions and then demonstrating how he played various parts on Steely Dan albums was an experience. When asked about what he thought of Steely Dan's music he replied " It will still be fresh a thousand years from now" He also said that he would have liked to have been a drummer, naming Bernard Purdie as his inspiration. He spoke highly of James Jamerson as a friend and influence and when asked what were his favourite "live" gigs over the years, replied "Two and a half years with Aretha Franklin's band, three years with King Curtis' band, and two years with Harry Belafonte's band" If he comes over to the Uk again, try not to miss him! Rhino

At long last I have managed to lay my hands upon one of these highly sought after bass amps. It is as good as "they" say - loud, approx 220 watts at 4 ohms, tonally very flexible, and lightweight. I have tried it with a varity of basses, my 4 string aerodyne jazz, my son's 4 string Musicman Stingray and his Fender 1978 Musicmaster bass, a Wal fretless 5 string and a £3000 Czech upright bass. Each has it's own sound without colouration from the amp. Channel 1 I believe to be for upright basses as it has the "in/out phase" switch which cancels out feedback and has a slightly deeper frequency on the bass control Channel 2's Eq is slightly different, more lower mid and upper mid, and has a "1 mix 2" switch which gives the oppportunity of using both EQ settings for either channel. I use the EQ at flat, add the bass & treble boost and run with the master volume at full and the channel volume wherever. I am using a Markbass Traveler 1 x 15" cab and an Epifani 1 x 10" and horn cabinet. I could not wish for a better sound, it's clean , punchy, loud enough and cuts through guitars, drums, and Hammond organs without any problem. I'm fortunate in that I work from home, which means I can (and do) spend countless hours practising and playing along with whatever is available and as the neighbours are all out , there's no complaints about volume! Rhino.

[quote name='Sibob' post='32415' date='Jul 16 2007, 10:55 AM']By this i can tell that your rig is mostly made up of 8" and 10" drivers Si[/quote] Nearly -Aerodyne Jazz though Walter Woods Mi 100-8 with MarkbassTraveler 1 x 15" and Epifani 1 x 10" Rhino

Electromusic - Doncaster - Dave Ryan - 9/10 Bass Gallery - London - Alex - 9/10 Overwater basses - Carlisle - Laurence - 9/10 Rock Steady Music - Harrogate - Phil - 9/10 All four have been extremely helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. (Consequently I have spent a lot of money with all four!) Rhino

Leo Lyons - Ten Years After - Fender Jazz - Wallace amp & 2 x 18" Wallace cabs; Chris Stainton - Joe Cocker - fretless Precision - Sound City amp & 4 x 12 Sound City cab Jim Rodford - Mike Cotton Sound - Fender Precision - Vox Foundation amp & 2 x18" Foundation cabs. Carl Radle - Derek & The Dominos - Fender Precision - Acoustic 360 amp and 1 x 18" cab Chris Squire - Ric - Sunn amp & Sunn 2 - 2 x 15" cabs Mo Foster - Geno Washington - Fender Bassman 50 & Fender 2 x 15" cab Eric Haydock - Hollies - Fender Showman & 2 - 2 x 15" Fender cabs Gary Thain - Keef Hartley Band - Fender Jazz - Hiwatt 100 & 4 x 12" cab Unknown - Ronnie Jones & Q Set - Epiphone Rivoli - Vox Foundation amp & 2- 1 x18" cabs Rocco Prestia - Tower of Power - Sunn amp & 2- 2 x15" Sunn cabs Andy Fraser - Free - Gibson EB0 - Marshall 200 & 2 - 4 x 12" cabs Alan Cartwight - Procol Harum - Fender Precision - Sound City amp & Sound City 4 x 12" cab Nick Lowe - Brinsley Schwarz - Fender Precision - Fender Bassman & unknown 2 x12" cab Unknown - Swinging Blue Jeans - Fender Jazz - Kustom 200 & 2 x 15" Kustom cab There's no doubt a lot more. Rhino.

[quote name='Timface' post='28803' date='Jul 8 2007, 09:43 PM']Ive Just been practising with my band on my ABM500 and It seemed to be loosing or diping in and out of power. So what can people advise for a really solid LOUD amp, really I need more the 500w Ive been looking at the Ameg Cl and EV0 900? my band plays indie/alternate thoughts?[/quote] Have you thought of trying Matamp? Rhino

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='28373' date='Jul 7 2007, 06:57 PM']We have now switched over to the new Basschat skin. It has been tested on IE 6/7, Firefox, Safari and Camino. Please reply here or PM phatmonkey if you have any feedback/problems or find any bugs, especially if you are using a browser we haven't tested. Thanks![/quote] Reet grand and no mistake! Rhino

I regularly try to minimise the amount of gear to carry, but common sense prevails and I put them back in the bag. Details as follows: Bass, amp., 2 cabinets, stand, 2 speaker cables - guitar lead, 4 way mains unit, spare set of strings, spare lead, extra long mains extension cable, roadie wrench, gaffa tape, spare strap, spare mains lead, gloves (particularly in winter) and anything else that may be lying around. I like the idea of a Di box - I'll get one. Rhino.

Favourite band ever? King Curtis & Kingpins - bassist Jerry Jemmot; Tower of Power - bassist Rocco Prestia; Little Feat - bassist Kenny Gradney; Steely Dan - bassist Chuck Rainey. Which one? Any - depending on mood, time of day, etc., etc., Rhino

[quote name='ped' post='4561' date='May 22 2007, 05:49 PM']Well I was not sure how the donation banner would go down, but I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated so far. It really is extremely kind, and every penny will be useful in helping build the site. So, on behalf of everyone at BC towers, [b]THANK YOU!!!![/b] ped and everyone else![/quote] Hi, Are you still "open" for donations? If so, what's the procedure? Rhino.

[quote name='Charla' post='11500' date='Jun 3 2007, 06:56 PM']Thanks for the advice, thankfully I live close do a guy who is wise in `all things valve' and will ask him to look at the amp and make any modifications. I'm not even sure if I'll use it, the bone player in the band had it `lying about' in his garage and just wanted to give it a home. Cheers Charla[/quote] Hi, If it's of any interest, the guy who designed Simms Watts, Pete Tulett, designed and produced Peterson combos. Rhino.

[quote name='Telebass' post='24167' date='Jun 27 2007, 10:04 PM']Hi Rhino, Nice gear list, and the first time ever I've heard of anyone but me using an AC50 head for bass. Bloody good it was, too! And the Bassman 50/2x15 is one of the best rigs I've ever heard if you like it big and deep. Although these days, it would barely make a good bedroom rig![/quote] Hi Telebass, Yeah, the AC50 through my Wallace 2 x 18" cab was impressive, in fact whilst I was working in Italy during 1969, a local bass player offered to exchange his black front Bassman amp and two cabinets for the Vox /Wallace rig. I was talked out of the deal by our guitarist, (tsk, tsk,) who said that the voltage difference would mean that it was unusable in the UK. A better version of the Vox/Wallace combination was using a friend's black face Showman amp (85 watts) but he wouldn't swap the Vox for the Fender. He still has the Fender. (tight Yorkshireman). Cheers, Rhino

[quote name='Hamster' post='23300' date='Jun 25 2007, 11:33 PM']Hi Rhino Why are you called Rhino? Hamster[/quote] Because, according to a previous band member, I am thick skinned, dangerous and unstoppable.

Weird gigs - I worked with a country band in the early 80's and did a gig in Horncastle (I think). The audience were rowdy and the only thing that shut them up was when the drummer told them that Sooty would appear if they were quiet. (He had his arm behind the drapes at the rear of the stage and was moving the drapes with a drum stick.) This did work for a short while until the concert secretary informed us, and the crowd, that he had not booked Sooty. When asked about the gig, all we could say was that the audience were "with us all the way" but we shook them off at Doncaster! Rhino