PTB

I like MB stuff as you can see below. All have been reliable and sound great & I don't mind the yellow - never had any complaints from band leaders, audience, etc. I used my LMII with a Barefaced Super 12 and it worked great. Hoping to be getting another one with my preferred cloth grill very soon.

Had to do an emergency visit to my old mum so I am now sat at Clapham Junction instead of enjoying Lee Rocker. Forgot my BC lanyard too in the rush. Nevermind, looking forward to it anyway.

I was wrong! Lee Rocker is on when I'm there so life's looking up :-)

I'll be there Saturday morning. Looking forward to catching up with folk. I don't think this aligns with any of the performances I'd like to see but never mind....... The only gear I need is a cab so I'll be interested in what's new. Not sure about taking it home on the train though.

PM sent.

Mrs PTB also uses LR Baggs pick-up and pre-amp and DI's straight from the pre-amp to the PA. However, it's usually important that everyone else can hear her too & monitor engineers often treat fiddle as a background instrument so she uses an AER Alpha acoustic amp. It's small, loud and sounds great so worth every penny.

Ondroid bought a bass from me in a very smooth transaction. A prompt payment, clear comms and an understanding attitude to me being overseas when he initially enquired. He even arranged the courier himself. Deal with in confidence.

Nice one, I know how that feels too.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1421510974' post='2662130'] Four classic issues of Bassist magazine direct to my door and completely free of charge. He wouldn't even accept a penny for postage. That's Kevin. A true Basschat hero. [/quote] Ditto

That's very sad, I loved his playing with Cooder. I think he also had a short tenure with James Brown ?

How about: www.crazymancrazylondon.co.uk I've bought some great 50s shirts from Paul over the years, he's a top bloke.

A textbook transaction with Michael. Clear helpful comms, fast shipping of a bass packed to withstand WW3 and a good price too. Thanks Michael!

I knew I wanted to swop my metal fronted BF S12T for something more retro looking when Lozz posted that he wanted one. A few PMs later and we met to do the deal this morning. A textbook transaction from a top BC'er.

I recently asked Alex if was possible to go the other way - from metal to cloth - and was told it couldn't be done. I have now sold my S12.

Thanks Barrie, it's cloth grilles for me.

[quote name='andyonbass' timestamp='1419607591' post='2641246'] I use mine for both with no ill effect...... [/quote] I assume that's a glowing endorsement making a late bid for understatement of the year? 😄 I'm going to have to get over to Bass Gear in the new year.

14kg?!? That's one kg more than my tiny MarkBass NY121. I'm looking forward to trying some of these out in the new year. Thinking of seeing if I can find cabs that will work for both upright and bass guitar to save space and rationalise.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1418920215' post='2634887'] Not with you, chum. I thought this thread was about what we DB players felt about that piece of music. I thought it was complete crap, and barely listenable. Hey - it's an opinion, OK? If you intended us to feel shock and awe simply at seeing those four names on one CD sleeve, you might as well have listed Bill Bruford, Ginger Baker, Neil Peart and John Bonham. They're all 'greats' but I wouldn't want all four of 'em on one piece of music. [/quote] +1

I like 'em too. Mike Merritt also plays in the house band for one of the US late night chat shows. Look on the Premier Guitar website for the Jimmy Vivino rig rundown to see Mike talking about his gear. He's the son of jazz bassist, Jymie Merritt.

Hard to tell but some players use different strings for G and D from the E and A. One variant is to use Spirocore for the E and A and gut or similar for the higher two. This obviously doesn't make your search any easier! Someone will be along with more insight I'm sure but you could have a look at Gollihur's website and see if you can see something that sounds like a match.

I like mine a lot. It's better with the matching NY 1 x 12 extension cab for bigger gigs. Some folk don't like the tweeter which is fixed on the combo but adjustable on the cab. There's a thread on here about it but it's never bothered me.

[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1417471584' post='2620815'] Lets not forget the women. [/quote] Quite right! Sister Rosetta Tharpe is cool too.

For a slightly different flavour, try Hollywood Fats, John Nemeth, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Also look in the Basschat gig section and see if there's anything bluesy and local.