GarethFlatlands

Nice and cheap amps too, although the cab and matching EL34's aren't especially great.

I had lessons for about 18 months and always came out aftewards feeling really good. Problem was I lived in a shared house and was really self conscious of practising at home in case people heard me, didn't practice and so didn't really get any better. Our singer started as he wanted more control over vocals and was pretty bad to begin with. He ploughed regardless on and is now a very good vocalist so I think with practice most people can be good, and a good teacher is always a good start as with most things. So yeah, go for it and put the effort in and you'll see results.

Get a Korg Monotron instead, similarly difficult to play a tune on but smaller and encourages tweakings.

GAK had them listed, I ordered one at the end of Jan and after several apologetic emails was told mine would be arriving March. I cancelled the order mildly unhappy so sadly never got to try one.

I use the Diago Powerstation, very stable for me so far and the daisy chain allows for 6 pedals. It has an adaptor for powering 18v stuff too.

Same here, I'm a little skeptical about how they sound and perform in a band setting but damn they look good.

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1330902120' post='1564712'] Wren and Cuff Phat Phuk B. [/quote] That's one pedal I've always heard good things about but never really considered. I'll keep it in mind along the the Ashdown which seems to get good comments on here.

Sounds like you want a bit of growl to your sound. I'd recommend the SFX Red Dragon or the DHA VT1, both very nice sounding low gain overdrives.

As above really, liked the basic sound in terms of working in a mix but it sounded a little odd on it's own. Distortion added a nice growl at low settings but you couldn't EQ it separately or turn off the contour effect. I preferred it to the Sansamp in terms of overall sound but I moved it on pretty quick and now use a Dave Hall Amps DI/EQ and a VT1 for grrrr.

For ages I was the only one in one of my bands with a car so had to wait for everyone else before leaving. I try and stick around for the other bands now if we're not headlining now but I used to be awful, pack up and get off home as soon as we'd finished. I'd even wander off and sleep backstage during other bands sets. In my defense, I was working 9-5 and most Saturday mornings and in 3 active bands so had one free evening a week and a few hours Saturday and Sunday to relax so didn't feel bad about shamelessly using any free time.

Got it from the UK distributor, Vibe o Tronic. Had a couple of rehearsals with it and gigged with it last night, controls set and forget at 1 and 11 o'clock respectively. Sounded really nice and kept my volume even when I was playing softly and when I dug in a little. Not the most advanced in terms of controls but it works for me. It's definately staying on the board.

This is all the pedals I currently own, minus a Boss TU2, a Planet Waves pedal tuner and an Ernie Ball Volume pedal.

That's a great looking bass. This thread has given me massive GAS for a single cut ACG fretless.

I went for tuner, compressor, overdrive, bass exciter and DI but your needs may differ from mine. I tried to keep it simple but every time a nice pedal comes up for sale on here I have to stop myself buying it.

I'd think a low gain distortion unit like the SFX Red Dragon or DHA VT-1 for an extra usable sound that's not too different and maybe a decent DI if you're planning on playing live and don't want to use the Behringers most places seem to have.

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1329409984' post='1542086'] Interesting. But in my head it will always be a staircase accident! [/quote] Interestingly, Wikipedia say's it's a Mellotron but I remember a Guitar World interview where I heard the Strat story. I even remember going and borrowing my sisters copy of "Remasters" to hear it after reading about it but this was many years ago. Maybe it was Bonzo kicking a Mellotron down the stairs and it landing on a Strat?

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1329408102' post='1542055'] Ooh I love that 'dropped down the stairs' moment as well! I always imagine it's Bonzo kicking his kit downstairs. Or more likely Bonzo kicking an innocent bystander downstairs! But sadly, I think that is the only good track on that album. [/quote] It's a Fender strat with the whammy bar being abused so much you can hear the springs straining coming through the amp. Personally, the Cave In song Sing My Loves has an awesome moment at 4:02 when it all comes together beatifully after a long build. First heard it on this video through headphones wondering if they were still worth listening to after the average Perfect Pitch Black album. I was sold after hearing it. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1UAqt0lwY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1UAqt0lwY[/url]

If it's your dream guitar, go for it. You'll play more on an instrument you like because you'll enjoy it and your bass playing background will give you a head start. Learn a bit of chord thoery (if you don't already know it) and see what you can come up with.

They did a range of vintage specials (possibly not called that) a few years back which had no chambering but were daft prices as they were somehow seen as special editions. Probably best looking 2nd hand, I picked mine up for £500 (used to belong to one of the guys from Mansun) and I love it. It's a cliche but they are great to play and sound really nice too.

Er, he forgot the piano... [url="http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/11/beatles-hard-days-night-mystery-chord-solved/"]http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/11/beatles-hard-days-night-mystery-chord-solved/[/url]

[quote name='Ruiner' timestamp='1328691290' post='1531084'] I can vouch for these. Picked one up a month ago after a recommendation on here. I'd been searching for ages for the right fuzz and so far I'm loving it. I think they're based on the 'tall font green russian' muff. Either way, it sounds awesome. [/quote] Cool, like I say I love the percolator pedal on guitar. I'll keep an eye out for a muff on ebay. [quote name='Mog' timestamp='1328717874' post='1531620'] Used lots of her pedals. They dont take kindly to active electronics. [/quote] Yeah, they don't like jazz chord voicings either so not much use for my active bass or poncy guitar playing. It's on sale here but I'm debating keeping it for recording.

[quote name='pietruszka' timestamp='1329045659' post='1536343'] To add even more insult to injury, a band I used to be in was doing some recording and the guitarist had a Fender Jazz master guitar, the Elvis Costello signature model. Lovely sounding guitar, stunning even. But he couldn't record with it because of a constant buzz probably due to shielding. Bear in mind it was as new but bought second hand as was over £1k. I would have been livid if that was my guitar. You spend all that money on something you can't record with because it hasn't been built properly. [/quote] That's a common fault with Jazzmasters due to the big, flat single coils. They should all be shielded but I don't think the pickups are wax potted. This is what bugs me about Fender, they re-issued the Jazzmaster years ago, stuck a price tag on of over a grand and fixed absolutely none of the problems the original had. The QC was also apparently awful. It's taken them until a couple of years ago to sit down and re-evaluate what the potential of the guitar was and 2 guys from Sonic Youth still did a better job.

Something to aim for I guess! I hate how Marcus makes it look so easy.

[quote name='M-N-Y' timestamp='1328989530' post='1535837'] One of my faves featuring the amazing Mark Egan from 1985. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-m7UuNP8o[/media] [/quote] I was worried that was going to be awful and 80's. It was 80's but in a really good way, thanks. And yeah.... Percy Jones.... Maybe in 5-10 years or so.