Mykesbass

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!

Had a cracker of a gig last time we were here - Blues pub but our Dylan/Neil Young/Springsteen repertoire went down a storm. Fingers crossed for a similar result this time! Montgomery Street, Hove - the pub is called Poet's Corner but confusingly at Poet's Corner!

[quote name='4000' post='1370619' date='Sep 12 2011, 03:58 PM']Except in my case it's about making [i]me[/i] happy as I write, record and play for myself first and foremost ... [/quote] And fair play to you for being that way. I'm personally probably not of an artistic enough bent to appreciate that aspect of it - I'm more of a bit of an old tart of a performer (think Bruce Forsythe rather than Van Gogh)! Both as valid in my book and far more important than the gear etc.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1370473' date='Sep 12 2011, 02:26 PM']IMO the actual music you play to other people (whether recorded or live) is the most important thing. Practising and gear are simply means to that end.[/quote] Wholeheartedly agree - all the gear, practice and technique and even musical style to a certain extent means very little to me if you can't get out there and make some people happy.