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all rage songs have great basslines! when i started playing i learnt every song they did, and loved them all. can't go wrong really

"Which shop was that mate? Cranes? GM? Gamlins?" can't recall the name now, but it was a tiny shop. size of a small room, barely enough space to shuffle round. the gentleman was an older, greying man. it was off the main streets. i'll ask my guitarist if he can remember the name

i use a mixer, 1 side of a power amp (putting out 600w) and a 2x12 cab. i use a mixer because it's handy for rehersals to save setting up a PA, or if i'm using my upright as well as normal bass. the power amp was handy when i had 2 4ohm cabs (a Glock 2x12 and a Schroeder 1210), but i never really had the need for 2, now it's pretty much redundent. but no point changing the power amp in case there's a time when i could use it. 600w is a good amount of power i think, i very very rarely go above half volume. and thats good not only for sound (not driving the amp or cab too hard), but also for piece of mind, as i know that even if we do a gig where i need twice my normal volume onstage (very unlikely) my rig can handle it.

my local guitar shop is this little place about 15ft squared, only 3 or 4 basses and a couple of amps, only 1 person works there, the owner Sarah. and she's been the 5 days a week for the last dacade. always friendly, always up for a chit-chat and always more than happy to let schoolkids try and shred, which although something that annoys me a bit now, was a real good thing when i was a kid. because of this i make sure that if there's anything i can get through that shop, i do so, even if it is a few quid more. and i think just about every other musicial in a 20 mile radius does the same. also, i was up in Cardiff a few weeks ago with a couple of hours to kill. so me and a mate were wondering round the music shops, and although we weren't asking to play things or talking to the staff, there was a bit of a chill in the air for them. that is until we hit upon a little one tucked away in a corner. we go in and are immediatly greated by this big grinning fellow. the convo went something like this: 'hi! how are you? is there anything i can do to help?' 'thanks but no, were just browsing really' 'musicians are we?' 'yes, i'm a bassist, he's a guitarist' 'ahh brilliant, you play in a band?' .... and so on for the next 10 minutes, asking what instruments we had, what we thought of them, what sort of music we play etc. but not just to make convo, he seemed genuinly interested. we left the shop with big smiles on our faces, told several people about the shop, and will no doubt return in the future, which is more than i can say for most shops i've visited. so i guess it really does pay to be kind! it's a shame more buisnesses don't realise this...

oh, and i'm sure your warwick was natural last time i saw it... you got a new one?

well hello Darryll! very long time no see! good to see you back on the forums, there's still a few of us about, and (most of) the newbies are friendly enough. what have you been up to?

oh wow, those Adamovic basses look lushous! if your gonna stick close to home he looks like your top choice! if you really want to visit the UK, then for the sort of style your going for, RIM would deffinitly be up to the job! he has some really exciting ideas and as you'll see on the forum, some rave reviews! Jon (Shuker) comes in on a personal recomendation (i have a bass made by him), although you say the designs are too 'standard', he does whatever you ask of him and loves a challenge, but his best aspect is his virtual treasure trove of really fabulous woods! i'm pretty sure he also supplies other builders from time to time, so even if you don't go with him as the builder he may be good to find that special bit of wood (hey, that rhymes!) another great UK luthier to look out for is Skelf at ACG guitars, he is also a regular on this forum [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=47"]click here[/url] his basses (for me) are some of the sexiest around, and he also has a very special preamp available for his basses. and again, a huge following and rave reviews. hope this is of some help

where are you based? with the standards of luthiers nowadays, it makes sense to go with someone close to home, so you can be personally involved in the build. go talk to the luthier in person, look at and choose the woods in person etc. so if you tell us where you are we can bump up a list of makers for you and welcome to the forums

"Though John Entwhistle.... looking a bit rough!" true, but if what i heard was true, he left us doing coke in a hotel room with a hooker in las vegas yes? pretty good going for a man of his age!

"I will post the pics tomorrow" more pics tomorrow?? yay!! "due to leaving my USB Lead at home." so we could have had them today?? BOO!!!

See John...

1 gig bag containing, bass, jack lead, spare strings, rizzla, bottle tops* 1 rack containing power amp and 4 channel mixing desk 1 cab containing 2 twelve inch speakers 1 holdall bag containing a range of extension, jacks, XLR and speakon leads, tuner pedal, fastfret, wire cutters, tools and gubbins it's a 2 trip setup, cab and bag, rack and bag. i'm happy with it. no longer have a 2nd bass to bring as a spare, but then when i did, i don't think i ever actually bothered to bring it. Tom *the last 2 aren't things i need to bring, they're just in my bag, never taken them out. they feel like family now, can't chuck 'em out!

never realised these basses only have TWO neck bolts?! strange...

so... all bases covered then.... o,0 sorry. anyway, thats a very, very VERY nice collection you've got there. what i'd give to spend just a DAY with those! you say they're [i]some[/i] of your basses, what else have you got??

[quote name='BigRedX' post='99094' date='Dec 4 2007, 07:36 PM']Well I'm glad it got a reaction even if it's mainly negative. It worries me when I post some of these instruments and they go without any kind of comment. It does seem though that it's the fairly normal basses that tend to get the most extreme reactions - as though people relate to them by their similarity to what they already know and react accordingly...[/quote] obviously i can't speak for everyone else, but judging by the number of [i]veiws[/i] on this thread as opposed to actual [i]posts[/i] (especially taking into account most posts are by [i]you[/i]) i'd guess that there are an awful lot of people who just browse this thread, doesn't mean that the basses have any less of an impact. please don't be put off by lack of replies, or i'll have to set up a couple more accounts and use those to reply too! now these laggan basses are right up my street! and all under a grand!?!? wowzer! EDIT: silly typoos

a Rev Rumblefish maby? only mention it because thats what i'm GASing for to get that Phat Phunk sound. but it's only minor GAS as my Shuker is [i]more[/i] than capable of doing it 8)

VERY alembic-esque. but very very nive too.

very very nice ACG's really do it for me!

oh deary me, thats looking splendid!

for the last year or so i've been playing in an (almost) straight up funk/soul band. we do some functions and as a result have learnt quite a few covers, and as a result of that i've been immersing myself in old school funk for a while, and there's deffinitly a certain vibe that needs to be headed for with regards to the way a bassline is played to get a genuine feel to a song, moreso than the notes of the bassline itself. and thats whats been influencing my writing recently