stufunkybass

[quote name='chris_b' post='497127' date='May 25 2009, 10:46 AM']So you're fed up that no one appreciates you, wants you to play and doesn't want to pay you when you do? Join the club!! Keep going, don't give up, raise your game and fight back! You need to keep gigging to keep "match fit". Find out where the local "music mafia" hang out and get in with them. In my opinion a combo doesn't cut it. Good luck.[/quote] Cheers Chris! I love bass and really love shopping for kit too - so I'll be fine. Thanks again Stu

[quote name='molan' post='497144' date='May 25 2009, 10:58 AM']Stu - are you looking to sell the Moon & use the money to buy both a bass & a combo? The MM basses are nice but a lot of people don't like the core tone circuit & replace them with a 'Marcus Retro'. By the time you've got a nice MM & fitted a retro for £200 you wouldn't have much left to buy a combo. I've gigged with a combo plenty of times without many problems. Obviously there are massive differences between what's out there (especially with the new breed of class D heads & neo speakers). The two most recent ones I've used were a MarkBass CMD112 which was really nice & a Genz-Benz Shuttle 300 with the 1x10 speaker. The Mark had more depth to it but the GB is brilliant for what I want as it's so tiny & weighs nothing but still has a decent gigging tone. I've only gigged the GB whilst going through the PA though (in quite a large venue) & it needs to be raised as high as possible for the best use as a stage monitor. I bet it would hold its own against most amps out there for pub gigging - unless you plan on playing subsonic reggae If you want to try a really low cost option bass then a lot of people have said very good things about the Squire Classic Vibe Jazz - only £250 brand new![/quote] Hi mate, That's the plan - sell the Moon and spend circa £500 for bass and buy a used bass combo for about £200 - £250. I've owned a SWR basic Black before and know what I'm getting. I've also played through a R100 and really like the tone too. Cheers for your thoughts Stu

Hi all, I have decided to take some time out of gigging. After getting very dis-ilusioned by the lack of work and lack of money I was making from gigs. After owning some very tasty basses and a very nice portable bass rig I have streamlined my equipment down to one bass! The Bass is the Moon 5 string I have up for sale at the moment. Anyway here's the question: One Bass, one bass combo - to fit the bill for the occasional gig (not Wembley!). I love Jazzes and am thinking Marcus Miller Jazz Bass and either Ampeg R100 or SWR Basic Black. Havent got a fortune to spend so it's a new rig on a budget. I have never gigged with just a combo before so would welcome some recommendations. Cheers Guys Stu

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='479848' date='May 5 2009, 01:05 PM']I hate to put a dampener on things but having thought about it for a minute..... I can think of a whole load of absolutely fabulous players that I know personally or have heard around the place. They're all playing in covers bands, on cruise ships, teaching, struggling to get a break, or whatever. Being a 'hero' still seems to come down to the usual vagaries of become famous or, in this case, only semi-famous.[/quote] Couldn't agree more mate! A good friend of mine is an amazing player doing lots of good work for aspiring Bass players. Musicians in general dont get the credit they deserve sometimes. My good friend is a guy called Nixon Rosembert (bass player with The Foundations) Also people like guitarist Tony Remy (Annie Lennox and a solo artist in his own right - amazing guitarist with his own style). Appreciate the comment mate - good stuff!! Stu

Hi Guys and Gals, Thought I'd share this with you. Having been influenced heavily during the 90's - A time when there seemed to be a lot of really good session players about! I wanted to know who your "Unsing Bass heroes" would be. For example it would be easy to say some like the genius that is Jaco or someone with amazing technical ability like Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller or Stanley Clarke but I am talking abouth those unsung heroes like session players who never get any notice. There is some amazingly tallented guys out there who dont get any praise Julian Crampton - Played with Incognito, Basia and more recently the lead singer of faithless Check out You Tube! there is an amzing solo on there! Randy Hope Taylor - Played with Incognito as we all know, but also played with Philip Bailey and in recent times with Jeff Beck. Shaun Ward - A very funky white man who was responsible for Simply Red's bottom end during the Stars era. Paul S Denman - Sade's bass man and Sweetback too. An amazing loop player who can also solo really nicely too - Smooth Operator solo - simple but effective. And one more for you - this guy played some very melodic lines and had awesome bass tones (from some very tasty kit!!!) Ewan Vernal - Check out "Your Swaying Arms" on Fellow Hoodlums or Orphans on their debut album - this guy knows what a great bass tone sounds like - Warwick, Ken Smith and Musicman Stingrays were among his arsenal - with his good old 80's Trace Elliot rig! Anyway - let me know who your heroes would be! PS - These guys are just some unsung heroes I am aware of the true greats! RIP Bernard! Cheers Stu

Hi, My bass of choice is a Moon 5 string previously owned by Randy Hope Taylor to record 100 degrees and rising (Incognito). More photos on my myspace page. www.myspace.com/stufunkybass Cheers Stu