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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1384947296' post='2282568'] He's certainly 'up there', all right. [/quote] Yup.........where the sun don't shine.

I notice that the audience was full of celebrity liggers.

And mugs! Hats and mugs!

I think it's a good way to gauge peoples commitment. I assume it's a 5 or 6 piece band and I know how difficult it can be to get that many people in a room at the same time for rehearsals etc. If people moan and whinge about putting money up front for demos, then you know they aren't particularly committed in the first place.

[quote name='PJT' timestamp='1384874721' post='2281720'] Never got asked back. [/quote] Did you want to be??????

One open tuned for slide one normal tuning?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1384774402' post='2280460'] .... we've got a neighbour problem. Can you play quietly? I usually dread this! But we had one of these gigs on Saturday and actually managed to keep the volume right down. The drummer used rods. It was a great gig. Our balance was much better than normal and I thought the playing was better. [/quote] I've been told by drummers that, although sticks are louder, It takes more energy to play with rods than sticks. The last time our drummer played with rods (to keep the volume down), he ended up dripping with sweat after the gig, even though he sounded a lot quieter than usual. That energy transferred to the whole bands performance and we played and sounded better than ever.

Whatever it is make sure it has the facility to plug a decent microphone into it. Too many bass blogs, or reviews, are recorded with the cameras own microphone, which, 9 times out of 10, can't capture bass frequencies.

This is what those synth dudes are getting up to behind our backs [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3FMuSR46f8[/media] And this is even scarier [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1toLihZkDs[/media]

Why not use a limiter rather than a compressor if you're worried about peaks but want to keep the dynamic in your playing.

[quote name='roger' timestamp='1384692258' post='2279474'] Arghhhh why did i forget to say: "please don't say gig it for 20yrs"etc etc [/quote] If it's a Silver Squier it's already had 20 years worth of gigging.

It's basswood. Basswood doesn't have much in the way of a grain, so don't go too nuts with the sanding.

It's new to young people.

I think Fender decided that if you can't beat them........join them. Which is why they now licence factories all over the world to make Fenders/Squiers. Rickenbacker are not prepared to do that (for whatever reason).

I like it!

Interesting. I'm a big fan of the MIJ Silver Series Squier basses. I did a bit of a google and notice that there's MIJ Fender Silver Series basses out there too. Here's a picture of one. [url="http://safe-img02.olx.com.mx/ui/9/72/22/1291582426_144297022_1-Fotos-de--Fender-Precision-Bass-SIlver-Series-1291582426.jpg"]http://safe-img02.ol...-1291582426.jpg[/url]

I had the same with my Fender TV15 which had a tube pre amp. I couldn't get it to break up because the output on my Jazz wasn't hot enough.

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Looking at that comment in context, he's saying that he finds bass guitar is difficult to record well. That's because the guitars are so bass heavy, in the metal genre, that bass guitar disappears in the mix. I assume that the guitarists he works with are not prepared to compromise on their 'sound' and take up less of the sonic spectrum.

Ashdown EB combos are cheap and loud.

The only time my heart sinks, when I go into a rehearsal room, is when there's a trace elliot amp in there. I can never get a decent sound from them. When I play at festivals, I've noticed that the amps the PA company usually supply are either Ampeg or Hartke. I would go for Hartke if I were you, mainly because I can always get a good clear sound from the HA series amps without too much messing around. I'd keep away from the Hydrive combos as they're a bit underpowered.

This might help. Of course there'll be a mark up on these basses so bear that in mind. [url="http://www.andybaxterbass.com/guitars.php?cat=1"]http://www.andybaxterbass.com/guitars.php?cat=1[/url]

I've seen people bid on so many obviously, crooked, bass auctions but it they bid on this one then they truly deserve everything they get.

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Yes in good condition £400. I bought one for around that price via basschat a couple of years ago.