TomKent

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1162378' date='Mar 14 2011, 09:06 PM']I have tried them [i]many[/i] times, Ding! Ding!......dong..dead...Another £15 down the drain [/quote] Nah, that's just a Stingray.. rubbish. I'm yet to find a brand better than Rotosound for 'my' sound, and how they stay bright for ages.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1162360' date='Mar 14 2011, 08:47 PM']Thats a pretty good job in itself as they only last a tenth of the time of other brands he must have his order book filled up every week! [/quote] They last 3 times the length of my other strings.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1162287' date='Mar 14 2011, 08:13 PM']I will summarise: I started the OP to moan about machine gun, uber-loud show-off slapping and how it ruined bass shows Then some people said they hate slapping altogether, others said the anti-slappers are plain ignorant and missing out on bass' rich tapestry, and most said slapping is fine when done to suit the song (which is my position). Saves you wasting 20 minutes of your life![/quote] The Saturday was horrific, I swear I've lost some of my hearing. The Sunday was good to an extent, except when the 30 minutes of silence was over it was a free-for-all. Thanks for the summary, I couldn't handle sifting through 10 pages.

New bag, strings, (new amp potentially - more news in the coming weeks) and (new bass potentially - more news in the coming weeks). Got a magazine subscription too (free t-shirt of course )

I had an amazing time, can only thank BassGear for the free tix. If any of you went past the Krampera stand on the sunday, I was there doing some demoing (unofficially - and at one point on a Vintage fretless). The quality of the show was amazing, and for cheaper brands like Vintage, their basses have got AMAZING in comparison to only 7 months ago.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1159468' date='Mar 12 2011, 04:21 PM']Just back from London bass show at Olympia. Say no more[/quote] HA. My exact thought really (sorry, I haven't read 10 pages of this). I told one of the stalls to, jokingly, put up 'no slappers allowed'. Alas, they did not.

Does Phil eat chocolate by any chance? I owe him big time.

Does Phil eat chocolate by any chance? I owe him big time.

I read it, but having not slept for a good 48 hours it made no sense. Can someone put it in a nutshell for me?

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1157447' date='Mar 10 2011, 11:36 PM']Funny that, people taking advantage of less well known bands to give them a boost. It is a real shame that promoters can't just be fair and atleast give the lesser bands a bit of dosh to help them out. The music inductry sure is tough. Chatting to a friend who is in an originals band he says he rarely gets paid gigs. That's very sad [/quote] It's a dog eat dog world, promotors are only in it for the £££, if you find one who says they're not.. they are. Some still have proper love for music, but love £££ more. I know an originals band whom made no profit for five years, gigged the London scene, and me bringing a mate along to a gig who worked for Sony ended up getting them signed. They're now fairly big, not mentioning names though as that's not their back story.

[quote name='OzMike' post='1157566' date='Mar 11 2011, 05:11 AM']I prefer your version of 'Dynamite' over the original (and had to look it up to youtube to confirm what song it was - showing my age).. and 'JTWYA' made a nice start to the day with my morning coffee. Enjoyable. And now excuse me, I feel I need to practice more ..... Time spent on music is never wasted, IMHO...[/quote] Thanks man. I'm going to do a full length version (showing both parts) next week (assuming I can figure out how to export in 1080p on Premiere Pro).

[quote name='chris_b' post='1157006' date='Mar 10 2011, 06:19 PM']But the playing, ideas and execution were good. Also, I was serious about those strings. Keep them!![/quote] Cheers man. Bit late in regards to the strings, just changed them for the bass show. @EssentialTension - I've found loads of people not liking slap these days, maybe due to the over-use of it at times (when it's not needed anyway..)?

To anyone wanting coffee/beer with a fellow BC'er, text me on 07969 868 234 on the day (I'm happy with this being up, it's my main business line so it can be found pretty much anywhere anyway). See you on Saturday/Sunday all.

Thanks for the nice comments guys [quote name='chris_b' post='1156954' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:35 PM']Also you should sync the pictures and sound.[/quote] I'm unfortunate in the extent of, I was (up until now) using iMovie to make these on the iSight camera. I've now got Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and I'm going to buy a decent DSLR/HD Cam in April. Production levels will be substantially higher soon, however till I sort out a new camera.. the FPS is gonna be awful.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1156700' date='Mar 10 2011, 02:59 PM']Usually does'nt mean always. [/quote] I know, just saying. Just thought it was a bit pricy. My 1995 original Mex strat isn't even worth £300 at the moment. In MINT condition.

Never thought something I said would spark a topic! haha. Either way, it's just the way we are. We will critique from far away because we're afraid of voicing our opinion because we might be confronted? (perhaps.. is for me anyway) - which is.. (according to my American friends) a very British thing to do.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1156182' date='Mar 10 2011, 07:41 AM']Squiers were made in Mexico,the Jazz basses usually had a one piece scratch plate with Strat type knobs.[/quote] Mine's a Mex and it's got normal knobs.

Jaco stylie. Boat epoxy.

[quote name='MythSte' post='1156662' date='Mar 10 2011, 02:27 PM']So! Turns out im going to be coming to this "on business". Ive been working for half a day and I love my job already.[/quote] Tell tell tell. I'm technically.. sort of?.. working too.

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1156266' date='Mar 10 2011, 09:31 AM']Or Piccadilly Line from Kings Cross all the way. [/quote] [quote name='davidmpires' post='1156607' date='Mar 10 2011, 01:50 PM']get off at West kensington saves you 10 minutes walking[/quote] You two are life savers, I hate walking at the best of times. Much love for you.

It's past selling now, but this caught my eye. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Squier-Jazz-Bass-made-mexico-1997-/330536282054?pt=Guitar&hash=item4cf57f67c6#ht_4633wt_1141"]eBay[/url] Fairly certain the volume knobs are off a Strat too.

25 views and no comments? C'mon people!

Coming from Kings Cross Northern Line to Victoria and then the District Line to Earls Court.. and walk. That sound about right?