mike257

Also on the Ryan Adams album 'Love Is Hell', alongside a bunch of Bonnie Raitt regulars, I think. Ace player, massive CV!!

Got a Cali JM, and I really feel GAS free (at the moment) ever since. If I get another bass, I think I'd go for another one, maybe a PM. Couldn't be happier with it, I'd go for it if I was you!!

This is awesome news! I never saw them first time out, but I'm a big lover of Cass and Mark as a rythm section, the pair of them are wicked. So he's using a V-Type on Paranoid and Sunburnt? I suddenly understand why you lot make such a fuss over them!!

[quote name='budget bassist' post='485937' date='May 12 2009, 02:07 PM']Actually i lie, i'd still want the ampeg stack, but i'd want a steinberger spirit to use as a paddle [/quote] Beaten to the punch! Exactly where I was heading. An empty 810 would make a cracking canoe!

Micro Music is gone, I'm not sure if Frets is still around either. Dawsons/Dolphin/Curly have already had the mention, and if you find one, you've found all three. Central Station is well signposted, so head for there and you can't miss them. I haven't checked out the new place on Slater Street yet, only had a peek in the window. Got some nice pedals, but couldn't see a single bass in there! If you're heading out of the city centre, there's Moran Sound in Gateacre, do some nice vintage guitars, a lot of acoustics, and keep a small stock of bass stuff in. Hold on, I've just looked at the date of your post and realised you've already been. Oh well. Find anything you liked??

I always try and learn how to set up everyone else's gear too, because mine's only a 2 minute job. I can do the drummer's kit just as quick as him now, and the guitar stuff is a breeze to do. It brings the set-up time right down, and saves the day if there's any problems or one person is held up. Well worth doing.

All the best mate, hope it works out for you. I'm only [i]slightly[/i] jealous!!

When I mounted mine, I bought a generic rack shelf like this one, but a 1U version: [attachment=23961:1ushelf.jpg] I sat the receiver on top of it, and used a cunning combination of cable ties and electrical tape through the vent holes to hold it in place. It's sat happily in the top of my rack for 3 years and never once thought about coming loose. It also gives you a handy place to anchor cable ties etc to keep the back of your rack tidy, or a space to stick a DI box or other gadgets that take your fancy. Mike

[quote name='funkypenguin' post='464630' date='Apr 17 2009, 02:16 AM']There, in my opinion, lies part of the problem. many people who play a 'popular instrument', guitar, bass etc. dont play the instrument to practice and progress to be as good as they can be, they practice till they are good enough to play and sound how they know producers are going to want them to sound (with the aim of getting a deal). i know there are exceptions, and i am generalising to a degree, but by and large IMHO this is what happens. Popular musicians coming through nowdays have very little (if any) grounding in music theory. they get set patterns, tabs and basic progressions and utilise those as the staple ingredients in their music, rather than trying out new ideas and moving outside the 'box'.[/quote] I've been playing for ten years, and play to a pretty decent standard, but my goal has [i]never[/i] been to play to a 'virtuoso' standard, or to work every scale, chord and mode into my bass playing. I love music, and I love it because of the emotional impact a great song can have on a person (or a room full of people). In my head, it's always been about songs first and foremost. The comparison between Oasis and Extreme is a perfect case in point. I'm not a massive fan of either band, but I can respect both of them. Certainly nobody in Oasis is half as capable on their instrument as Nuno and co, but you won't see 60,000 people in a field singing their hearts out because they feel so uplifted by 'Get The Funk Out'. There will always be bands that are full of super-gifted players, but the music industry wants bands that people - ordinary non musician people off the street - can connect with.

I swear by Cali JM4, it's done everything I've asked it to so far. When I first picked it up, I was playing fast, heavy rock music, and it displaced my Stingray no problem. Got a nice blend between the MM and J pickup, and it had grind and depth to spare. I'm playing in an Americana/Alt-Country type band now, with 3 singing guitarists and a slide player. Thrown a set of flats on, roll off the treble, and stick to the neck pickup, and it's massive. I couldn't imagine using anything else now. I'm seriously considering trading my 'ray for another Sandberg, and if you'd suggested that to me 12 months ago I'd have laughed you out of town. I'm with the angry mob on the heavy relicing though, ruins a gorgeous bass!

I've always loved the sound, more so the T-birds and the Grabber/Ripper/G3 than the EB stuff. I've heard some great dirty aggressive rock tones out of them. The bass sound on Cave In's Antenna album is fantastic, I think that's a Ripper. I'd have one in a heartbeat. Always been intrigued by the Les Paul basses, because you hardly ever see anybody playing them. I've only ever heard good things about them though.

I've just made a similar move - 'downsized' my Ampeg 410 and 115 to an SVT610. I'm over the moon with it, loving the sound. All science aside, it seems to have the low-end extension I previously felt was missing from my setup. The big tiltback wheels are a winner for moving it around too, it's dead easy. Dood's Epifani looks great, I'd have tried something like that if my budget stretched to it. If you're wondering about size, it's about 8 inches shorter than my 410/15 stack was. If you can pick one up second hand, you're onto a winner, I'd say go for it.

[quote name='OldGit' post='458101' date='Apr 9 2009, 09:08 AM']OT but Jesus loves an SG, specially a triple PU white one with Bigsby ..[/quote] Love it! Coincidentally, also my favourite lookin' SG.... one day, one day. I'd have to say Jazz, based on what I'm using every day right now, but I've got a sneaking feeling a P might sound ace with the new band, so I'm keen to try one. That Sandberg PM4 in the for sale is giving me sleepless nights!

It's something that plays on my mind, I've always said I'd do it in a heartbeat, but as the years roll on (ripe old age of 24, rapidly approaching my quarter century!!) there's more and more to lose. I'd be leaving behind my band, a comfortable career with (allegedly) prospects, and most significantly, my girlfriend, who has told me in no uncertain terms that if I was spending x amount of months gallavanting round on tour while she stayed home alone, that'd be the end of the relationship, no questions asked. Two years ago, I'd have said yes with utmost confidence. Now I'm not so sure

I've just picked up an Ampeg SVT610 for a touch under £500 second hand, and I'm absolutely over the moon with it. I used to be of the mind that big bottom meant big speakers, but I've seen the error of my ways now!! I think they're about £800 brand new, but if you can spot a second hand one anywhere I'd recommend trying it out, been using mine for a few weeks with my SVT3 and it's the happiest I've ever been with my sound.

I went for number 4. If it feels good it doesn't matter. My number one bass now is a Sandberg, which is hand-made in a small workshop, and the quality of it absolutely blows away anything else I own - but I'll still happily get on stage with my modded Squier too, and the 'Extreme' Jazz bass I won in the basschat raffle has come out great after a few tweaks to the hardware. I think it's hard to find a genuinely bad instrument now, with the quailty of manufacturing having been cranked right up in the likes of Korea and Indonesia. The recent SX love-in on here showed that a well made cheap instrument can find a home amongst the most boutique collections.

Good taste? I'm not sure I'd go that far I do think the change of drummer between Crisis and the old stuff made a world of difference to them, they just sound so much better with the new guy, he's a beast!!

Saw 'em live last year - You're gonna need a P, a pick, and a dirty dirty Ampeg. Textbook, really. Love that tone, and that album too!! [b]EDIT:[/b] The internet is making a liar of me - every picture of them shows him playing a natural Jazz, but I'd have sworn he had a shiny red Precision last time they were in Manchester. Maybe old age is catching up with me, I am almost 25 after all.

[quote name='Jack' post='438608' date='Mar 18 2009, 08:05 PM']The exception is the people who EXPECT to use my rig.[/quote] Exactly the problem. I'm actually sharing my rig with someone tomorrow, but they emailed me well in advance saying their amp was in for repair, and they weren't 100% sure it'd be back in time. If someone's stuck like that, and they've bothered to ask, I don't mind so much. I remember one gig, a guy took offence because our guitarist wouldn't lend him his Orange head. He stormed off with his bandmates, calling us all kinds of a***holes, and then got back in his car, went literally half a mile back to his practice room and was back in 5 minutes with his own tasty expensive valve head. I mean, why buy nice kit, and not bother using it?? They'd brought virtually no gear along. It mystifies me. We got the evils all night off him and his band, even though we were sharing cabs and shells with them. Morrison was right, people [i]are[/i] strange!

[attachment=22295:Samuel_L.jpg] [quote]I have had enough of these mo'fuggin bass on this mo'fuggin plane![/quote] Samuel L ain't having any of it.

I've always thought they looked pretty nifty, never had the chance to try one out. [url="http://www.guitar.co.uk/guitars/bass/1747-italia_modulo_tipo_1_bass_guitar"]This[/url] one looks pretty cool, nice take on the Fender style. One pickup for each string is a pretty crazy look too!