The Funk

I was going to say something but it's already been said. It's fair to say you like the low end.

Interestingly, no votes for Gibson in the poll. I tried a Gibson Les Paul Standard bass not expecting much of it - I was very, very wrong. Fantastic sound for a great many things. The sound was somewhere between a Jazz and a Musicman (which could be a completely useless description). I've also previously tried a vintage EB3, Jack Bruce-style, and one of those semi-acoustics a la Jack Cassidy. Big, big sound. Precision-y but rounder and less defined. Anyway, I don't actually own or play one. Just surprised noone else on here does.

6 months would be too long a break though. If you're in the US you should see if you can get out playing a bit. Leave the Warwick here and buy a cheap, beat-up, 19th-hand Fender out there for your trip.

Not a terrible idea, you know. You could get a matte black and a black abalone guard then. I'm surprised none of the tortoiseshell crew have piped up yet.

They're holding the power amp for me for the next two weeks. If I live off toast and walk to and from work for the next six weeks, it should be alright. Someone buy my QSC Power Amp. EDIT: Decided against it. Panic buying Eden bass gear. Damn it.

I think I just came in my pants.

for more space on his maxed-out pedalboard?

Wicked. The top makes it looks like you've got nice binding going around the body. I love that effect.

I wondered why you never see any bass heads on top of Flea's cabs.

[quote name='R,5,R,5...' post='31813' date='Jul 14 2007, 04:29 PM']pray you are touched by the grace of Goines[/quote] Do you reckon he uses that as a chat-up line?

Joe Walsh pulls a pretty weird 'sex face'. But it fits perfectly with what he's playing, so who cares?

Even though my first choice is black abalone, I do like the matte black and black perloid options too. An interesting one could be black smoke mirror. EDIT: Of course, such a thing doesn't exist. What I meant was smoke mirror.

I love the look and sound of a great many basses but the only ones that work for me are Fender Jazzes and Warwicks. The big disappointment for me has been Stingrays (and SUBs). I love the look and the sound on so many classic recordings but they just don't feel (or sound) right - the ones I've tried out anyway. Even the pre-EB ones didn't work for me. I have a funny feeling though that a lot of vintage basses haven't had a string change or set-up since the early 80s. The other big disappointment for me has to be Fender Jazzes with rosewood 'boards and white blocks/binding. That is the ULTIMATE neck in terms of look for me but not a single one I've played has agreed with me. It's weird 'cos I have a Fender Jazz with a rosewood board which sounds great for fingerstyle and a late '70s Fender Jazz with maple neck and blocks/binding - amazing for slap and fingerstyle. Again, the big problem could be the crap strings / lack of a decent set-up.

That's the cool thing about it. You can cover bits of guitar, keys and bass on one instrument.

Black abalone - sexy!

The briefcase is supposed to be an amp for small gigs, right? Competing against the Gallien-Krueger MB150 and the SWR Baby Blue. Well, when I tried it in the shop it just didn't work for me. But the tone and volume Harambé's bassist got out of his enormous PJB rig was pretty decent. Like I said, just a bit too clean for my taste.

mea culpa

Apparently their Boss clones sound fine but don't last very long.

amo, amas, amat... oh wait, pardon me - my mistake.

This is awful, I'm considering a custom build now. But 4 YEARS? What if I die in the meantime? What happens to it then?

It's actually typically un-British to knock people. That's why some might argue that Britain's not great at anything anymore. And some might argue that's why we have to find a way to compensate. Some might argue the ways in which we compensate include throwing our (limited) weight around on the world stage and overpricing everything. Hence rip-off Britain and lapdog PMs. Go look at all the youtube comments for clips of musicians having a go - it's astounding the levels of criticism people throw around on there. And the majority of those guys are American. There's a good side and a bad side to the competitive streak that we seem to hide away from.

Hehe, lacking a bit of grit for my taste. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a wimpy sound. Just didn't have any balls.

I did a gig where we were supported by Harambé. Their bassist uses a Phil Jones rig. He scoffed at the idea of just using one rig for the night (ie. sharing my rig or his). Got a very clean sound out of his rig though. Some might say a little too clean.