Marvin

I had a Samick made '91 made Precision. The neck was quite remarkable for a bass I paid very little for, it was like flame maple, it was the reason I kept hold of it for so long. The body was ply, but that wasn't an issue...someone apparently thought is was a US Std body, so there you go. The only thing that was crappy about it were the pots and pickups, easily sorted for little money. I've noticed that all Squier prices seem to be on the up. I've seen sellers asking well in excess of £200 for Korean Squiers. They are good, but I don't think they're that good. All the more odd as at the time they were roundly slagged off by more 'knowledgable' types. All that said, I actually prefer my Indonesian made VM P bass I bought a couple of months ago, a better bass all round and about the same price as I paid for the MIK I had.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1461591779' post='3035901'] Pretty much my last contribution to TB was on a thread about celebrities who play musical instruments. I mentioned that Tony Blair (who was PM at the time) played guitar at one time. That was all -- but it was enough to earn me a public bollocking for supposedly contravening their 'no politics' rule..! [/quote] They're a prickly and humourless bunch. Apart from that I find it way too big to be of any use...and being so US focused, naturally, most of the time of little use.

I'd say they we're rebadged MAGs that Ashdown may have done a deal on, wanted to move on as they're now promoting the newer RootMaster range. A lot of amp for £250

The Gain and Drive controls on the Tonehammers take some getting used. The drive, for example, doesn't just create a distorted type sound, it also interacts with the EQ section and basically changes your EQ. I'd never describe it as either growly or loose. Try it with a Jazz bass. Mine sounds very tight It takes some getting used to. That said, if you want a Foo Fighters sound, buy Ashdown

[quote name='omikin' timestamp='1461404307' post='3034325'] Mine arrived yesterday. Only had a quick 10 mins with it at low volume but it sounds really really nice. I'm looking forward to band practice on Weds very much. Here's what it looks like with a 40 yr old Fender Bassman on top. A very cute half stack IMO. [attachment=217622:barefaced410.jpg] [/quote] Oh my, a Fender Bassman. I might need to change my under garments.

I'm not a fan of the Warwick Rockbags. I had one and it didn't last very long at all, the inside lining started to come away. I look after my stuff and I only used it a few times from home to practice. Even before that it didn't seem particularly good value for money. I've had one of these before, [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Kinsman-Premium-Bass-Guitar-Bag/38R"]http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Kinsman-Premium-Bass-Guitar-Bag/38R[/url] they're pretty good. Good amount of padding. I like the look of that Thomann Premium gigbag, good price.

It seems Mr Torkington now does an Elton John tribute act.

It's probably best to wait until the autopsy has been performed...

Completely stunned, it's very difficult to believe it's true, and I'm not someone who really listened to his music. Dreadful news.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1461224759' post='3032533'] It won't make much difference between 4 and 8, really. [/quote] Totally agree. I A/B'd 4 and 8ohm cabs in a practice room a while ago, the difference in output, at the same settings, was marginal. I think on the 8ohm I pushed the master volume up not even a full notch to get the same volume. If you stick any of the newish 500w heads on these new BF 410's it'll still probably knock buildings down.

A disgraceful exhibition of cab nudity, cones, horns and porting. Appalling.

Same weight as an Aguilar SL410x but a few hundred £ cheaper, even at what will be it's normal retail price. It should do well.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1461149636' post='3031833'] We need to see the velcro...get the camera out! [/quote] We don't need any smutty photos like that on this site.

It's the whole 'Toneprint' thing that really put me off the TC Electronic when I was looking for a combo. That said I wouldn't buy the Rumble 200, like Muppet I'd go for the 500...which is what I did.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1461083376' post='3031314'] Unfortunately a large percentage of musicians are bell-ends. [/quote] It stands true for the population as a whole to be fair

Loud band, 150 capacity venue, a lightish bass playing style...350w class D head with volume at 9o'clock. I've played with two neaderthal drummers previously and I've never needed anymore than a 300w amp...perhaps I'm just behind the times

I'm quite happy having got out of the pub rock/pop covers band thing, for a while at least. The whole thing just feels uncomfortable to me and I began to enjoy it less and less to the point it was a chore. I did my first gig a week or so ago with an originals band I joined a few months back and it felt more me. Also writing new material, stuff no one's ever heard before, no one has ever written a bass line to, that's really appealing to me. The one major PITA regards bands is the high quota of lazy and bone idle gits who, rather than put in the work, just want to brag to their mates they're in a band.

I bought a comfort strap a couple of years ago and was thoroughly unimpressed with it. I thought it was overpriced for what it was. It couldn't take the weight of a light bass without the strap slipping a bit. The button holes don't seem to be very durable either, I suppose if you use strap locks they might be ok, but other than that mine become very shabby after about 9 months of use. I wouldn't buy another. I've since changed to a wide padded Levys strap which has proved to be much better.

I sold my first bass a long, long, long time ago. I was relieved to get rid of it, it was an appalling instrument. [url="http://en.audiofanzine.com/electric-fretted-bass/westone/spectrum-series-ii/medias/pictures/a.play,m.247507.html"]WESTONE SPECTRUM SERIES II[/url] It wasn't even much good as firewood I imagine.

Obbm, our resident basschat cable maker. Aka, rockwire. http://www.rock-wire.uk.com The only cables I buy now.

I was disappointed that he didn't seem to care. It was a very poor performance, just best to put one's hand up and admit so, not blither on about narrow minded people.

The singer in my previous band just walked into pubs, venues that she knew put on music and gave them a sales pitch...in one afternoon we had 4 gigs booked, 2 in that month and 2 the month following. EDIT: that was in North Devon btw.

Most signature instruments seem to be stock instruments with an autograph on the headstock and an increase in price. Off the top of my head I can only think of Marcus Miller's Jazz bass and Billy Sheehan's Yamaha Attitude bass as being anything 'signature'. They, especially Sheehan, created a bass that was unique for them.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1460987903' post='3030403'] I'm not like "a lot of you" Not having a day job allows me to do what I want when I want. I call it freedom. I'm not punching a clock for anyone. And I'm doing just fine. I'm not rich but, I can eat ,pay my mortgage and all my other expenses. Blue [/quote] But have you not said previously that money from your band is not your only source of income? If so isn't it somewhat misleading to give people the impression that you live off playing in bars.

They should have booked Mark King.