JackLondon

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='496103' date='May 23 2009, 04:05 PM']Again, iron-on logos, for your shirt or your cab cover.[/quote] I can agree on covers but I don't see a point for t-shirts, you can choose not to buy one and I think that it would be hard for Alex to sell plain black T-shirts as Barefaced

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' post='494052' date='May 21 2009, 11:14 AM']Ok well I've used GK cabs and I wasn't too keen on them, they just didn't sound as good as some of the other stuff in the same price range. Never tried Epi, Barefaced or EBS so I might have to check those out too and I'm really interested in the Berantino's. I read a review about them years ago in Bassplayer mag and they loved them and they seem to get a really good reception from most bass players I talk to. Perhaps a trip down south might be in order to check them out.[/quote] If you're ever in London you can try my Barefaced Compact paired with GK1001RB II. Sounds very nice

[quote name='johnnylager' post='493962' date='May 21 2009, 09:29 AM']Pick? PICK? It's [b]plectrum[/b] mush - always has been, always will be. Bleedin' Shermans.[/quote] You wouldn't like Poland then The Plectrum is called : Feather Dice Brick Bone Coin Disk In the exact translation obvoiusly Plectrum would just sound daft

[quote name='alexclaber' post='493928' date='May 21 2009, 08:25 AM']I shall be following this with great interest! Intially I'm working on a lightweight 3-way PA main that should be potent enough to handle the whole mix for smaller gigs without subs and still have solid bottom. Be interesting to find out how many bands own their own PA, how large it is, and what it cost! Alex[/quote] I would imagine that 2 Compacts would pretty much cover anything up to the size of O2 arena

Knowing him the strings are wiped with surgical spirit before recording the bass lines

[url="http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/index.shtml"]NORDSTRAND PICKUPS[/url] Can't go wrong with them, I'm having a set put in to my custom bass Jack

For those of you who wanted to have some wheels etc. I've got one yesterday and it works really well I'm happy with it and it sorts out a lot of gear transporting issues [url="http://www.saddler.co.uk/shop.html?cr=1482&pr=2084"]Wheels[/url] Cheers Jack

Finally got something to show to people [attachment=25300:Barefaced.JPG]

Hi Guys, I've been a bit fussy recently with the tuner on my GT10-B so I was thinking about buying a rack mounted tuner. Are they any good ? If yes which one would you say is the piece for the job ? Any advice greatly apreciated Budget : No more than £120-ish Cheers Jack

WOW That's a lot of info to take in but I shall make yo all proud make your effort count and put all the above to practice Thanks guys for all the input and taking the time to asnwer this post Being on the subject of effects, I know some people are fans of them and some not so much. I like effects as long as it's not too much so what would you suggest for good funky sounds ? I always find that a subtle addition of octaver gives a lot of liquid sounds to my ears I've got a GT10-B so my possibilities are endless so fire away

I just tried my Compact with GK 1001 RB II I don't think that words can describe it WHAT A SOUND!!! WHAT A VIEW !!! [attachment=25299:Barefaced.JPG]

[quote name='51m0n' post='489004' date='May 15 2009, 03:51 PM']Eeeek, I must really bang on about this. Sorry :blush:[/quote] It's not that It was one of your recordings that you've put up on the forum that made me think : WOW I realy do like that With regards to slapping I don't like it that much to be honest but my guitarist thinks that slapping=funk. I do have one song that I've done using a basic combination of slapping and tapping which is quite funky in the eyes of the whole band but I'm not planning on using it in many songs. It's just not my thing and trying to do it on a 6-string is a challenge in itself Cheers for the advice guys I shall get listening and I think my girfriend will have enough of funk after this weekend

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='488995' date='May 15 2009, 03:39 PM']There's a great book&cd on Amazon with all the best James Brown bass tabs plus backing tracks. Also, a P or J bass strung with flats going into an envelope filter and phaser will endow you with more funk than you can shake a stick at![/quote] Effects - Yes Fender-like bass - NO, NO, NO, NO

And to add to Barefaced : ''Trial period and returns policy We offer a fourteen day trial period from your date of receipt of the cab until your date of returned postage. Should you find your cab unsatisfactory in any way you have the right to return your cab undamaged for a full refund of both your purchase price and the outbound postage and packing charge. Should you not have to pay for return postage (maybe sending it through your employer's shipping facilities) we will not refund our own postage costs - this is not a free rental service! ;-) '' You can't go wrong wit this kind of promise from the man himself

[quote name='Stag' post='488735' date='May 15 2009, 12:01 PM']So thats +2 for Barefaced so far.... interesting...[/quote] I have a Compact and so far played 1 small gig with it through Ashdown Superfly head. Sounded amazing and loud enough to cut through the mix and fit with the drummer who is LOUD. Next Saturday I'm playing a bigger gig with a GK 1001RB II head and I expect great results from it. I haven't tried the Big One so I can tell how loud it will go but as far as I remember one of the owners said something along those lines ''You would have to be f*&king crazy to have 2 of them''

[quote name='Stag' post='488732' date='May 15 2009, 11:59 AM']Beer money = good[/quote] Well If you gor for Alex's Big One you'll have £149 left so quite a lot of beer money

[quote name='Stag' post='488707' date='May 15 2009, 11:46 AM']Ive been seriously considering buying a new cab. The one I have isnt quite loud enough... its a nice sound, but could just be a lil' louder (our drummer is a very VERY loud drummer). Henceforth I went looking for one, and found what I think would fit the bill. The price of said cab at a number of local (and online) retailers was £799. Not a small spend (I know a lot of you guys have your Aggies / Epi's etc that cost considerably more, but to me thats a fair bit of bunce gone out of back pocket) but I was prepared to do it... and hopefully cure any residual GAS for some time.[/quote] May I suggest looking at Barefaced cabs ? I've got a Compact from Alex and boy that thing is loud. And with this budget you'll be left with quite few quid for beer Jack

Hi Folks, First of all sorry to the mods if this is in the wrong place but I though it will best fit into this space Right, about a 8 months ago I've joined my band which can be found here [url="http://www.myspace.com/sugaforthehouse"]Sugar For The House[/url] It's a 4 piece with 1 guitar and the guitarist is quite genre disabled with funk which is a good thing for the band but not for me. To be honest it's the first time I've played anything ''funky'' and it proves a bit of dead spot for me. In my previous years I've been playing a lot of Heavy-ish Rock and then moved on to Heavy/Trash Metal so moving to a funk band was a bit of a shock for me. My question to you guys is how can I aproach my playing so I can literally ''Funk It Up'' I bought myself this book [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/035/details.html"]Funk Bass[/url] but most of it is slap based. I'm not the greatest fan of slap for 2 main reasons : 1. I find it hard to play on a 6-string which I play, 2. I think that funk can be played without going slap-happy. Whenever we write songs my basslines are kind of heavy orientated ( I can hear it so I assume other can as well) and some people say it's a good thing but I'm not convinced myself. I haven't been listening to loads of funk music in the past so I don't even have anything to be influenced from os maybe some of you can suggest where to start ? The only bands I've been listening to that have something to do with funk are RHCP and Infectious Grooves - This list is that short and I know this is a very open question but having listened to likes of 51m0n on this forum I know there's some of you out there who are funk inspired So to summarise and make it easier for answers : 1. What bands/bassist should I listen to to get a good feel for funk music and get some infuences 2. What exercises can I use to adapt my playing to have more feel for funk 3. Any pointers / links to where to start Any suggestions and help will be much apreciated. Cheers Jack

Cheers Alex

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='488444' date='May 15 2009, 06:55 AM']From the [url="http://barefacedbass.com/faq.html"]FAQ[/url]: S.P.[/quote] Yes but It would be cool to have it done with the logo etc. And there's no links that I can see so that's why I'm asking here

Hi Alex, I was wondering if you're planning on getting some covers for your cabs? I don't know if you had any other enquires about it but given that some customers would probably love to have a Barefaced cover, I would ! Jack

[quote name='peted' post='487533' date='May 14 2009, 08:05 AM']I obviously need to get myself to the Bass Merchant one weekend (no excuse as Colchester is just down the road now) If you're comparing the price of gear to the Bass Gallery website then you'll notice that all the prices on their site are the RRP. They claim to price-match if you can get it cheaper elsewhere, but I've only ever browsed in the Bass Gallery so far and haven't taken them up on that offer.[/quote] To be honest I didn't had the time to go down to the Gallery and got a price from Bass Merchant that I'm happy with anyway so no complaints here. For now there will be no more spending for me so I don't anticipate taking them up on the price match offer any time soon Jack

[quote name='alexclaber' post='486967' date='May 13 2009, 03:08 PM']That is really going to make some noise! Alex[/quote] Exactly, paired with The Compact should shake a bit of ground for me