Mykesbass

I'm goingf to sound like a REALLY old man here and blame the massive jump in people plugging in to mp3 players/ipods. Safe levels are 85db for long term exposure. Go up 6db and you will start damaging hearing after 2 hours. Crank it to full (ipod about 103db) and the damage will start much sooner. Completely agree with Discreet about cinema - I avoid going as not only do I find it too loud overall but I find the balance can be ridiclous with sfx being ridiculously out of proportion to the rest of the film (and don't get me started on surround sound)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1319479200' post='1414709'] If I can jump in here, the effect is percussive [i]because [/i]of the muting. Try it yourself! [/quote] [quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1319482674' post='1414779'] Absolutely, you get the immediate attack (click) with little or no sustain. Listening to it again, I'm thinking Ricky. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Le8bH3Y8U"]Here's a similar sounding bass.[/url] [/quote] Well, you live and learn! Thanks guys, will experiment with that (once the cortisone jab has taken effect )

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1319472930' post='1414564'] I'm going to say Fender bass, flatwounds and a pick. No doubt someone will be along in a minute to tell you the exact bass, strings and pick, amp, studio, producer, weather at the time of the recording session and what everyone had for breakfast! [/quote] That's what I like about this place - satisfies the inner anorak Had a quick look around, surprisingly very little on Mr Siffre, although on a later album he was backed by Chas & Dave who I have a lot of respect for. Thanks for the replies so far - SteveK, would the effect be so percussive with muting?

I've always liked this clean, percussive sound, quite a classic old bass sound to my ears - is it nylon strings and a pick? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7NV5StCLu4[/media] Cheers, Mike

And there's me moaning as I have to miss a rehearsal due to a cortisone injection next week! Here's to a speedy recovery bassace!

Wow, great stuff Wes - if I was still working at a record company I'd be very interested - shame I'm a gardener these days

You're a star, tempted to kick off the auction, but reluctant to as the bridge wasn't found in a house clearance/uncles loft. Oh well, could always ask the seller a question..... .......hope your questions are public

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1318622089' post='1404616'] within the same model and range though. It's not going to be the species of the wood making the difference as they should all be the same. But rather to me anyway re enforces that predicting what a lump of wood will do is going to be near impossible as there are that many differences between two alike instruments never mind between two different species. And if the range between the alike ones can be wide then there is going to be some cross over with other species. If that makes sense. [/quote] Absolutely makes sense. The whole point of tonewood surely is that you select the bits that will work and send the rest off to the cabinet makers?!

The Squier CV models are great and hold their prices well secondhand - great for selling on, not so great for buying. Two brands that often get overlooked and can be ridiculously cheap secondhand are Aria (not their real cheapos - STB I think, avoid these) or Cort. With the help of your pro friend you should be able to pick up a pretty good model from either of these manufactrurers for a very good price (just won't be able to sell them on)!

To me, the acoustic properties of an electric bass have a very marked effect on the feel of the instrument. So what if it doesn't have any bearing on what the recorded end tone is, the feel is very important to me. As an example, when I had a music shop for a couple of years I had two prime examples, three Yamaha RBX's came in the same delivery, all were OK but one was just that little bit more alive unplugged. Made a real difference. The other example was with guitars, so opens a whole new can of worms, but again, one US Strat plus two Highway One Strats, again, one of the Highway Ones was miles in front of the other two. So, yes, I do think the wood has an important bearing on the bass, even if we can't always hear it when recorded.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318498870' post='1402812'] There's actually a difference between slides and bottlenecks. Bottlenecks are hollow - they were originally make from bottles, while slides are solid like this one: [/quote] Now I had been thinking of making the same post, but according to the Dunlop catalogue, these are now called Tone Bars. Did somewhere back in the past the term slide guitar used to be reserved for steel guitar?

Interesting video - will work on some of those ideas this evening. Now, where do I find a drummer like that?!

Don't know about Mr Fishman but Savoy is the only cabbage I'll touch - stir-fried with garlic and bacon! (sorry, someone had to)

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1318447851' post='1402399'] Great mix and bass sound IMO, Im not a great fan of picked bass or valve drive but sometimes its the right tool for the job [/quote] Absolutely hit the nail on the head - not a sound I would ever go for but really works well on occasion - including on this example. Radio 1 - what's that then?

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1318447351' post='1402386'] Mike instead of Mic gets on my wick. Who the f*** is Mike? [/quote] Testing 1,2, Testing - anyone out there? MIKE

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318409681' post='1401627'] And i did say " Is he really forgotten" Garry [/quote] Garry, hope you didn't get the wrong end of the stick by my referencing you wasn't in a negative way! I personally can't recall seeing too much about him on here up until now so well worth getting a thread going

Following the Forgotten Bass Players thread and Lowdown's comment, I thought I'd start spreading the love for this guy with two of my favourites! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3AnWOub63A&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjydOI4MEIw

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318335390' post='1400690'] Are the likes of Eddie Gomez, Tommy Cogbill and Roscoe Beck really forgotten? I suppose maybe in the UK. Garry [/quote] The OP was refering to the amount of discussion bass players receive on BC and as such Tommy Cogbill gets very little. I wouldn't have thought he would have made many Bass Player Top 20's either side of the Atlantic though I'd be delighted to be proved wrong!

Once again I must wave a lonely little flag for Tommy Cogbill: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tommy-cogbill-p65382/credits Not to be mistaken for our very own Tony Goggle

Pitch Pipes - now they killed the vibe long ago!

I know it's obvious but keep an eye on the local Cash Convertors - I had to recover a couple of gold discs that got nicked from the office I worked in from the Kentish Town branch. Hope it gets recovered. Mike

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1375245' date='Sep 16 2011, 10:18 AM']IMO there are only these: 1a. Don't screw up 1b. If you do screw up don't draw any more attention to it 2a. Have fun 2b. If you're not having fun look like you are. All you need.[/quote] Very, very wise words. I've now played in three bands where the actual musical standards wouldn't win us any prizes but in all three we put on a good show, had fun and got loads of positive feedback and re-bookings.

Interesting question, and your thoughts about it being different for different brands could be correct, as looking at definitions of vintage it has more to do with quality than age. Therefore, any period of manufacture which is generally accepted as being good could be vintage wheras 70's Fenders never should be described as such Also can be used as noun or adjective, so according to this site, 2011 was a vintage year for Sue Ryder Basses!