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[quote name='BigRedX' post='546431' date='Jul 21 2009, 01:51 PM']Err the lasers and lights are part of the image.[/quote] But not in way that I think is relevant to this thread, which is about what people WEAR when playing. [quote name='BigRedX' post='546431' date='Jul 21 2009, 01:51 PM']Would you go to a gig if the band played behind a curtain in a dark room and there was nothing to look at at all?[/quote] If it was somebody I really liked then yes I would. Being quite a big fan of acoustic folk music I go to a lot of gigs where there are no light shows & the performers are just wearing their everyday clothes - I'm there for the music, not a bloody catwalk show & that goes for all styles of music I like. Obviously I'm in a minority here as a lot of people seem to be suggesting that the clothes are as important as the music. Maybe it's an age thing.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='546177' date='Jul 21 2009, 11:14 AM']Do you go to listen to a band or to you go to see a band? Alex[/quote] That's just semantics. I have a blind friend who, when going to a gig, says he is going to "see" a band; it's just an expression. Speaking for myself, the primary reason I go to "see" a band is to hear the music, and hopefully (depending on the type of music) they'll have lots of nice lights & lasers to give me something to look at. What the people on the stage are wearing (with VERY few exceptions, such as acts like KISS, where the image is actually more interesting & entertaining than the music) is of no interest to me whatsoever.

Bargain!

Hofner violin basses - would ANYONE have bothered with one of these horrendous pieces of sh*t if one of the bloody Beatles hadn't played one? I honestly don't think so. Sunburst finishes, especially Fender sunburst finishes. Black finishes*. Candyapple red finishes. Tortoiseshell scratchplates. *Unless it's an all black Precision or Stingray with a maple fingerboard. I'll allow them.

[quote name='Tee' post='543094' date='Jul 17 2009, 12:03 PM']I disagree. It certainly adds to the experience in my opinion, particularly live. Look at bands like The Cramps, The Ramones or more recently, Rob Zombie (White Zombie), Marilyn Manson, Slipknot etc... Adding a theatrical and visual aspect to the music you are playing, reinforces it all. Sure it can look dumb to people not into it, but for those who are, it's what they identify with.[/quote] It depends on the scale of the performance. I agree that visuals can make a huge difference to a gig (one of the most enjoyable bands I've ever seen live is Kiss), but Slipknot or Marilyn Manson would look pretty stupid dressed in full stage gear playing to 100 people in the function room of a hotel for a wedding reception. I've got to admit, if I ever go somewhere that has a live band playing & they come out on stage in matching outfits or suits* I head for the nearest exit. It makes me think "Grumbleweeds" or "Barron Knights" , and that makes me cringe. *Jazz combos excepted.

[quote name='OldGit' post='543044' date='Jul 17 2009, 11:12 AM']Get up 15 minutes earlier and play for 10 mins per day.[/quote] I really wouldn't feel like playing bass at 4.15am, and my partner wouldn't be too happy either.......

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='543323' date='Jul 17 2009, 03:57 PM']BTW... rechargeables are not a good bet for low current drain applications (e.g. active bass). They also run down all by themselves very quickly.[/quote] Some bass manufacturers state that rechargeable batteries should not be used for their active circuits.

[quote name='Jam' post='542725' date='Jul 16 2009, 11:00 PM']I want that love again, that feeling when you play a bass line properly and it just makes you feel all warm inside! Whenever I pick up my bass I play the same stuff, get annoyed with myself and then that makes my playing worse. Sorry if that sounds a little unclear, I'm sure someone somewhere knows what I mean![/quote] That's exactly how I've been feeling about my bass playing for a good few years now. Unfortunately there are 1000 other things in my life need attending to before I can even consider getting a bass out of it's case, let alone playing it, so I've done nothing about it.

Me. I'm in Cardiff.

I love carbon fibre necks - my Zon has an evenness of response and tone that I love. I don't really agree with the "artificial sounding" comments as I've heard plenty of wood necked basses that sound far more clinical than my Zon. I think they can feel a bit too rigid for some people, which is fair enough. All this stuff is subjective, so it really is a case of trying to see if you get on with one. (The other thing I love about them is not having to mess about with a bloody truss rod anymore - want to change your string gauge? NO PROBLEM!!).

[quote name='Machines' post='539551' date='Jul 13 2009, 06:28 PM']My Dad ended up walking away from a former large box shifting store (rhymes with Pound Patrol !) with a brand new US Gretsch Firebird 6131 (RRP £1699) for £399. They had it marked as an Electromatic (Made in Korea), he even asked them if it was the right price and they said it was ![/quote] Now THAT'S what I call a result!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='538791' date='Jul 12 2009, 08:54 PM']This is what happens: People that can play will turn it down; people that can't will play as loud as possible.[/quote] Ain't that the truth.......people who are completely unable to tune a guitar or bass seem to play the loudest and longest. Excruciating.

I'd think long and hard about that one. Despite the prices they are going for these days a lot of mid to late 70s Fenders are pretty awful; heavy, lifeless planks. I wouldn't even consider buying one without trying it first. If I was going to buy a Fender Precision I'd go for a Japanese one or a newer USA model. I really don't understand it; not that long ago you couldn't give a 70s Fender away, now the prices have gone through the roof everybody wants one!

[quote name='TGEvans' post='537889' date='Jul 11 2009, 02:28 PM']thanks for the feedback guys.do you know of any players that use fretless basses for heavier styles?i can only think of les claypool and steve di gorgio from the metal band death.might be worth me checking out some people for guidance,t[/quote] Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree - not the heaviest band out there but they have plenty of loud & heavy moments.

[quote name='bubinga5' post='536897' date='Jul 9 2009, 11:58 PM']Is that an old BC Rich hes playing? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw[/url][/quote] It's a BC Rich Wave. Rare & very lovely.

[quote name='spongebob' post='535907' date='Jul 8 2009, 06:28 PM']Hi Danny Is the Hiscox the 'guitar shaped' case? Is there a compartmant for leads, plugs, etc?[/quote] It's a bit guitar shaped (not fully shaped but not rectangular either). There is a good sized compartment under the neck. Great cases - light & very strong. I'm going to get one for my Levinson B4.

I'm not able to play back your sound file. I keep getting an error message that says "The input media format is invalid". What format is the file?

My Zon Legacy Fretless with Bartolinis has a ridiculous amount of top end, to the extent I keep the treble rolled off as much as possible (and I like a toppy sound) - maybe it's your preamp rather than the pickups that's the culprit? You'll probably get more attack from a fretted bass - I play heavyish stuff on my fretless but it definately has less initial attack to the notes than my fretted bass. I also nearly always play heavier styles of music with a pick so that helps crisp the notes up a bit too IMO

I keep coming back to this thread, and also looking at Rick 4001/3s on Ebay. Despite my inability to get on with the others I've owned I'm starting to think I want to give it another go. They just look SO good........

[quote name='gwizmon' post='530190' date='Jul 2 2009, 07:21 AM']There are of course differences between a $200 mexican P-Bass, and a $10,000 Fodera. It's like the stradivarius of bass guitars, made by the single greatest luthier that's ever lived. That's a pretty bold statement I know, but it really is the reality of the situation. The kind of wood, the attention to detail, and the hundreds of meticulous man hours that go into making their instruments really do make them worth the money and the wait.[/quote] This is one persons purely subjective opinion being stated as "really being the reality of the situation" I'd call that pretty arrogant, maybe others wouldn't. I guess "arrogance" is subjective too, maybe it's "self confidence" or something. [quote name='silddx' post='534748' date='Jul 7 2009, 03:04 PM']What are your views on the negative responses, on here, to this perceived arrogance?[/quote] I honestly don't think any of the responses were extreme, some people disagreed with some things he said and called him on them, as they would with anyone posting. In the short time I've been posting here I've seen far worse exchanges.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='534673' date='Jul 7 2009, 01:55 PM']IMHO it's not the minority ruining it for the majority. It's one pro bassist who isn't suited to internet forums![/quote] I'm sure this guy is a superb bassist and there is a lot he could contribute to the forum for those players into the more studious aspects of bass playing. Having said that, in the posts of his I've read he nearly always comes across as a humourless, stroppy prima donna who throws his toys out of the pram if he thinks he's not being shown the respect and reverance he so obviously feels he deserves. That sort of attitude is always going to draw the flak on a discussion forum such as this, regardless of who the poster is. I really don't think he was being got at because he's been on the cover of a magazine, plays a Fodera or anything else connected to his bass playing. He was being got at because he was acting arrogantly.

This went for £510.00 this afternoon - anyone on here get it?

[quote name='spongebob' post='532795' date='Jul 5 2009, 10:09 AM']Last night I was using my Fender Jazz Geddy........[/quote] So you bought one then? To quote Spongebob (the real one!) - "Whaddya think"?

[quote name='OldGit' post='533154' date='Jul 5 2009, 05:16 PM']They all looked bored and as if they'd been told off by their mums.[/quote] I've always thought they all look totally stoned off their gourds in that clip, especially Andy Fraser. His eyes are quite astonishing.