Cat Burrito

Good chatting with you on the phone earlier tarcher. Sounds promising to me. Pretty much as I said on the phone but I agree with the above posts.

The open mic scene is still healthy around the areas I play but it is tragic when an established place goes under

Welcome. Some good advice from Bloodaxe too. So plus 1 to that. I was self taught for years. A positive attitude & determination make the most difference to your playing.

I like the Ampeg setting on my Bass Floor Pod but don't use it so much these days

I'm not a big fan of pure blues but it has undoubtedly influenced everyone I like so it's certainly useful. The best music comes from a melting pot

Bad news, here's to a speedy recovery. Rest up & don't use it. Take the time to read up some theory so you are still devloping but I wouldn't play for now

I assume we mean like as in this rather understated performance. Ahem!

Reminds me of my old 75 RI I had but mine was a maple 'board. Possibly the only bass I sold on that I regret selling. Two basses in one week? Wow! Fair play

Picks come in all shapes and sizes so try plenty. Personally I play with & without so agree it's good to have the choice of techniques. I'm plus one on YouTube clips too.

I was going to recommend the bridge bigjohn has for sale, although I didn't know he had one for sale! I'm sorry to hear you are having some issues. I have one of these basses and it's great. I've had no issues. I actually got a SD antiquity pup for mine as I bidnapped a cheap one on EBay so have my original spare if you get stuck.... however I think change the bridge first and hopefully you'll have a sweet bass. Problem solved. I don't want to take money off people unnecesarily! The two saddle bridges obviously aren't as good as 4 saddle ones which is why Leo changed them. They're not terrible though and I actually have 2 basses with the old 2 saddle set up.

At the risk of being obvious there are quite a few listed on EBay and many more from the International sellers. Surely something there would fit?

Hero - Skip Battin (last bassist in The Byrds) is my under rated hero. Zero - BurritoBass, like what do I know?

Pete the singer in my band used to sing in Southern Tenant Folk Union and their bassist always went to gigs by tube. Pete's standard joke getting on packed trains with his acoustic guitar and merchandise bag was to say "if you hate me, wait until the bassist comes along"! Is it in a gig bag or had case? Presumably 3/4 size? I can't see a problem unless you have loads of other bags too.

I think the other side of your question depends on needs. Most of us here are playing pubs and clubs. If I were in a big world famous band I'd have a much more impressive set up i.e. bigger and louder. There are also factors like not wanting to clutter the house up any more than I already have. We had a clear up and rearranged the living room on Sunday. Incredibly I had 5 cabs or combos in the living room! Not really fair on my wife. Musical style also presumably has an impact. I have an old beat up Ampeg SVT 115E cab. All I do is run two different heads with it. Smaller gigs I have an old USA Ampeg SVT head and bigger gigs I have a 1978 Fender Bassman head. If money & space were no issue I'd probably add an Ampeg SVT 4x10 cab to take to bigger gigs but I'm happy with my set up. I also find size and weight an issue as I get a bit older. My lack of roadcrew is certainly a factor on why I don't have a second cab.

I was going to say pretty much what Doddy said. They are recently using MIJ again. I have an early MIJ Fender and remember the CIJ stuff coming out. My newest Fender is back to MIJ. There is little difference, it's all good!

I saw a tele bass body on a JapCrap bass recently that looked like that. Looks as Doddy says. I prefered the look of the tele bass copy as it was. Some people just have to have Fender written on the headstock!

Good point SteveK and I've worked in groups who adopt this approach. Very healthy. My point in the original post is to do with stuff getting shot down in the embryonic stages before anything has an opportunity to bed in.

Bit of Dylan!

I put one on here for a lot less than that and it had no takers (wasn't too worried as it was a mates). I expect ChrisWilliams666 will be along shortly. Not overly convinced by the ownership credentials I have to say...

I have the same record sleeve frames (different albums though). That white jazz is great looking.

Just curious really... I've always written my own basslines when working in originals bands. A couple of bands I've worked in the past have really liked the basslines to be kept very simple and I've even had to battle to justify anything outside the root note on a couple of occasions. Usually I get complete creative freedom but this isn't always the case. I've also had times in the studio where band members have liked something I've "just come up" when it actual fact it's the exact same line I've been playing for the last six months! I guess good bass playing just blends into the mix Just curious as to what others experiences are. I'd add also that it depends if you play jazz or funk I'd expect this to be less likely to happen but reckon there are lots of rock, blues and country players who know what I'm talking about

Cheers for the replies - I have 3 good studios now that we will be checking out in the coming weeks

I have a Gretsch guitar and out of all my gear it is the one instrument that friends comment on when they see my collection - over 70s instruments and custom made instruments. I'd love a Gretsch hollowbody bass but I doubt it'd ever happen for me. [quote name='chris_b' post='701841' date='Jan 5 2010, 04:37 PM']In my opinion, as it was the bass of choice for the Monkees, not cool at all!![/quote] I'd argue it was cool precisely for that reason!

I find that everything seems to be a classic just because it's more than 5yrs old. A bit of research goes a long way