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It's Sandy Tweeddale again. He gets around

Wighams Blues jam is the only one I know of in Edinburgh. It's organised by Rod Kennard and Sandy Tweeddale. It's held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Some excellent players get up and do their thing.

Having played regularly through that model of Line 6 bass combo, it is a very good sounding and loud amp. It is also heavy and awkward to carry. Having owned cheaper Ashdown combos in the past, they sound pretty good. The MAG won't be as heavy as the Line 6 and should have a speaker out, which will allow you to add another speaker cab, at a later date, to increase the volume you can get out of it. Either amp is good value.

I was doing fine.......and then I saw THIS!!!! I have 7 Jazz Basses I don't need another.... I'd replace that pickguard with a cream or mint green one though. https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/electric-basses/american-original-60s-jazz-bass/0190130872.html

I assumed the Super Compact specifications, on the Barefaced website, meant that you could put a 600w amp through it at 8 ohms. You won't get 600w out of it though.

There's a rumour, that the guy who builds those limelights, marinates the bridges in his own urine for a month before fitting them. It's powerful stuff apparently ☺

The bassline sounds out of sync with the guitar, because the guitar is not following the bassline. If the bass just played straight 8ths on D, it would sound much better. Ask Chris Glenn if you have his permission to play straight Ds and if he says yes you can tell your guitarist to eff off. https://www.facebook.com/CHRISGLENSAHBMSG

I have the 5 string version and I am very impressed. Real Swiss Army Knife versatility and the B string has a really nice tight sound.

Obligatory fag burn on that jazz

Alternatively, buy a new wiring loom from KiOgon here on Basschat. It's solderless and will take you 10 mins to fit to your bass. Here is his feedback

I play one of these Rumble 100 combos in my country band and it's more than enough, without going through the PA. Mainly because our drummer is quiet. But I can't get away with a Rumble 100 when playing with my blues/rock band. The drummer and guitarist don't know the meaning of the word subtle.

I'll give you 20 quid to take it away. Okay £30. You drive a hard bargain!!!

I bought a Hydrive 112 a few years ago. Took it out to one gig and it couldn't keep up with a quiet drummer. So it's sat in my cupboard since then. If I were you I'd buy a secondhand Barefaced compact. They're pretty cheap these days at about £300, are stupidly light, sound great and are about as loud as an average 410. You can't go wrong.

Played at a Blues Weekend, for Edinburgh Jazz & Blues festival, last Sat. The venue was a nice old church but I think they had the impression we were jazzers or something. They supplied a Markbass 802 for onstage monitoring, which I'm sure would sound lovely in my living room, but couldn't cut it when up against our, hard hitting, drummer. This is a picture of me and the band. With me playing bass by sense of smell. Incidentally, the venue videoed the band from out front and livestreamed it on Facebook and the bass sounded great through the PA.

In the rehearsal room I use, they have one of these. It's paired with an ashdown 4x10 and sounds great. I've owned a few Ashdown amps, starting with an entry level, Electric Blue combo, then an ABM 500 III and finally a D Class MiBass 550 head. They all sounded excellent and I've never had to tweak the EQ massively, to get a great sound out of them.

You can't tell the difference between pickup settings, when he's got the tone rolled down and a bit of sponge tucked under the strings.

Uhhhh......that's a nightmare scenario. I'm glad it wasn't me trapped in The Bass Gallery with Pino (you really know he's listening to every note you play.......and JUDGING you).

Yes it was. A classic band. I'm looking forward to this.

If he's 12 years old, then I'd give him a break and assume he'll spend the next few weeks in his bedroom, obsessively going over the songs night after night, until he's better than everybody else and goes off to join Eric Clapton's band. But if he's a grown adult and he's had years to get half decent (but didn't bother), it's unlikely he's going to get any better than he is already. So giving him a chance to get better is probably a waste of time.

Most professional musicians I know, have a wife who has a proper job.

We should start a guilty bass players therapy group.

I have some expensive basses, which I bought partly because Of GAS and partly because, if I buy them secondhand, it's a better investment than just parking the money in the bank. I'm always aware that I'm playing some very nice basses, in some pretty unsalubrious, establishments. But the only time somebody accused me of overkill with my choice of instrument, was when somebody accused me of playing a Pino Pallidino, Signature Precision, at a gig where we were being paid via a pass around bucket (I was actually playing a Classic Vibe Squier ).

I have never ever Done that. Ever......... Honest.....😎

The definition of a gentleman is someone who can play slap bass.........but doesn't. It'll save you the cost of a replacement bridge

Are you trying to get your Stingray to sound like a Precision I have my ideal bass sound in my head (which is a Jazz with about 50% of the tone rolled off) and whatever bass I take to the gig, Precision, jazz or Stingray, I always end up with the sound of a Jazz with about 50% of the tone rolled off. I really should just stick to Jazzes.