Rich

Nah. Needs a bigger knob.

Back In The USSR - some obscure Northern beat combo

I'm not a keys player at all, in any way shape or form. I know one piano chord and that's about it. But when I wanted proper bass synth sounds for a prog project**, I did a lot of patch-tweaking on my MS-60B but then had little hesitation in getting hold of a wee synth (a Novation Mininova in my case). To give you an idea of what a crappy keys player I am, I had to put note name stickers on the keys. See attached photo for evidence of crapness. But I don't regret the move in the slightest -- yes I have more kit to carry around (well, not much really... synth, stand, two leads and a tiny mixer), but for those big phat and pharty MiniMoog/Taurus/etc sounds, nothing I've had from any pedal comes remotely close. I'm not going to pooh-pooh the idea of working with pedals at all, experimentation is a lot of fun, but I would heartily recommend the idea of getting an actual synth. And let's face it, the forum name doesn't specify which sort of instrument is producing the bass. ** Sod's law being what it is, the project smashed into the buffer stops for the second time very shortly after I bought said synth. 🙄

A few from my band's set: I'm Running Right Through The World - The Toasters 007 - Desmond Dekker Train To Skaville - Ethiopians (we do this as a mashup with 54-46) People Do Rock Steady - Dandy Livingstone / Bodysnatchers Too Much Pressure - The Selecter Rat Race - Specials Time Bomb - Rancid * Is This Love? - Bob Marley * Three Minute Hero - Selecter You're Wondering Now - Specials Special Brew - Bad Manners * My two favourite songs in our set

Hi @Malletta, I've moved this to the Repairs/Technical forum where it might be more visible and is better suited.

I Don't Wanna Get Thin - The Blubbery Hellbellies

This is a great idea, and more bands need to do this.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo *takes breath* oooooooooooooooooooooo. 😢

*thinks* I don't know how much longer I can keep this in... wish I hadn't gone overboard with the hard boiled eggs at lunch...

IMO anyone who hasn't yet seen/played that glorious black Epiphone LP of yours really needs to. One of my favourite basses at the SWBB.

It's in the diary!

It's in the diary!

For me, the bass of the day was @Rosie C's lovely doghouse.

What a completely brilliant day that was. Absolutely the bestest SWBB yet. As always, huge colossal thanks to @scrumpymike, Mrs Scrumpy and the Scrumpettes (oh god, the crumble ❤️) and of course Graham at the door. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am seriously considering a cab full of 8" speakers after the astonishing results of the shootout. Thanks Phil, it was intriguing.

Sadly, circumstances being what they are, I'm now a definite can't rather than a maybe.

Rhymes with "doll". Paid £330 for mine in '86.

If they're as good as my V7 they'll be great, but I'd need to A/B test it with a Cort Space. I wouldn't want to jump in feet first with a fan-fret only to find that I didn't get on with it.

I've removed the 'RIP' from the thread title, as it appears (to paraphrase Oscar Wilde) that rumours of their demise were an exaggeration

I'm not sure she'd enjoy having a bass plugged into her... 😳

Now that's a good idea. I think I'll stick Pandora and cans in my bag. @scrumpymike, is your paypal ID the same as last year?

Chop Suey! - SOAD

Deadman's Curve - Jan and Dean

Nope, the TRCs on her Rickies (and they're real ones) really do say Rickenbecky.