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[quote name='rodl2005' post='1139526' date='Feb 24 2011, 05:35 AM']MESA WALKABOUT SCOUT COMBO FTW!!!!! Get the 8ohm 12" version.... Vintage looks & sound & supremely versatile- take the head out -use it with a cab like a NV215 for a HUGE sound.... Also will do about 550W at 2 ohms.[/quote] +1 but get the 4 ohm version.

[quote name='VxR Rusty' post='1139421' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:47 PM']Cheers mate [/quote] You're welcome.

I'm not recommending it but even The MGs used Marshall when they were in Britain:

[quote name='MOSCOWBASS' post='1139386' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:23 PM']A P bass with labella deep talking flats will do more than changing your amp. [/quote] He's already got the P and the flats and the foam under the strings. It's in post #3.

[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1139171' date='Feb 23 2011, 09:03 PM']Oh sorry, it was a VM Jazz bass, he,s deleted it from the thread being as its now sold.[/quote] Shame because it's much better when the thread title and description is left up.

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='1139127' date='Feb 23 2011, 08:39 PM']Whom?[/quote] I presume JJ Burnel was meant.

[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1139013' date='Feb 23 2011, 07:01 PM']They didnt even bother to ask my neighbours they just chucked [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=121934&hl=haimesy""]this[/url] over my back garden fence last Friday when I was at work!! Lucky Haimesy double boxed it.[/quote] What was it? The link gives few clues.

No wonder 'for sale' is so crowded.

[quote name='lojo' post='1139097' date='Feb 23 2011, 08:21 PM']Re: Ukulele, didn't Hayseed Dixie do some ACDC [/quote] Of course they did.

[quote name='Linus27' post='1139077' date='Feb 23 2011, 08:08 PM']Thanks everyone, some great help for me. What I am trying to do is get my head around and trying to understand the basics of what makes a Motown bassline but it seems to me it can be pretty open to anything depending on era and artist. It seems a lot of the early Motown is kind of groove or swing based with roots in Jazz and Blues. So a walking type bass line in places but not as obvious or full as a Jazz bass line. An example is Tears Of A Clown or Heatwave which are very swing orientated. Later on it seems to soften and go more pop/soul and reliant on the vocal. Some artists like Stevie Wonder and the Jackson 5 seem to go more towards funk feel. Of course I could be talking total rubbish but from my brief listening today, this is what I seem to have noticed.[/quote] It is quite varied as you say. Interestingly, the ones you pick on are not all the same bassist: Heatwave - James Jamerson (on an upright IIRC) Tears of a Clown - Bob Babbit Jackson 5 e.g. I Want You Back - Wilton Felder Early Stevie Wonder is usually Jamerson (e.g. I Was Made to Love Her - let's not get into the Carol Kaye thing) or Babbit (e.g. Signed Sealed Delivered) but later might even be a clavinet.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1139006' date='Feb 23 2011, 06:56 PM']It's sometimes hard to be rational about instruments...you're looking for new inspiration, for a different sound once and a while.. Hugh Grant dated Liz Hurley and still he got into a car with that hooker...[/quote] Maybe she was offering something that Liz didn't.

I sold Russell an Electro-Harmonix Black Finger with fast payment and good communication. Recommended.

[quote name='mart' post='1138778' date='Feb 23 2011, 04:31 PM']Don't joke! I came across this at the weekend: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/AC-DC-Ukulele/dp/0825637422/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298478571&sr=1-1"]AC/DC for Ukulele[/url] [/quote] Some one should do 'George Formby for Gibson SG and Marshall Stack'. That would be a seller.

[quote name='Beedster' post='1138691' date='Feb 23 2011, 03:24 PM']No brainer. For B-15 tones in a small portable unit, plus a lot of versatility if your needs change, it's gotta be a Mesa Walkabout Scout combo. £700 will probably get you a used one these days. Push the low mids a little and roll off the highs, and it's Motown heaven. C[/quote] I agree with Chris.

Another fantastic compilation is [i]What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves: From the Vaults of Atlantic, Atco and Warner Brothers Records: 1967-1977[/i]. It's not cheap but it's a marvellous collection. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Funky-Soul-Rare-Grooves/dp/B000GIWS4W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298471137&sr=1-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Funky-Soul-Ra...1137&sr=1-1[/url]

[quote name='BottomE' post='1138559' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:48 PM']+1 The Stax band were amazing and their sound not "disturbed" by all that furious tambourine jangling which is a characteristic of so many early Motown tracks[/quote] +1 on the Stax stuff and that will be the great Jack Ashford on tambourine (and also vibes).

[quote name='dlloyd' post='1138531' date='Feb 23 2011, 01:34 PM']Tescos are doing the Motown Chartbusters series for about a fiver for the first four discs. Loads of classics on that.[/quote] Very good place to start.

Isn't it too soon for another four versus five thread. Tha last one has hardly had time to go cold.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1138470' date='Feb 23 2011, 12:52 PM']OK, I'll ask; what's the point of bright flats? How long before they just sound like flat flats?[/quote] They are differently constructed. GHS Brite Flats are roundwound but ground down to be flat on the outside: [quote]Ground Roundwound Alloy 52 is very kind to your frets and easy on the fingers. The wrap wire is built up with multiple layers and then micro-ground to exact gauge and smoothness. The perfect sound for all your bass brilliance. GHS has made the highest quality strings since 1964. The choice of numerous bass greats.[/quote] Whereas GHS Precision Flats (like most flats) are wound with flat tape: [quote]GHS Stainless Steel Precision Flatwound Electric Bass Strings deliver traditional deep percussive tone due to a unique cross-winding process. The final wrap is a polished stainless steel flat wire.[/quote] So, I presume, if you were after the brighter sound but the flat feel you would use Brite Flats and change them when you felt it was necessary. On the other hand, you could use normally constructed flats and never change them.

[quote name='silddx' post='1138309' date='Feb 23 2011, 11:00 AM']... Look at the gap between the neck and the top side of the body if you're buying a 70s three bolt. If you could get a used condom down it, you know what happened.[/quote] Should the used condom be removed first? You're not clear on that point.

I can't make that but have a good one.

[quote name='Daor667' post='1137948' date='Feb 22 2011, 11:48 PM']wow Thanks for the prompt replies guys on your low to high recommendation F# B E A D G would you say dropping the F# to an E would be ok so i match the 8 string guitar work?[/quote] I'm not qualified to answer that because I use four strings and don't match the guitarist(s).