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Learn to play tuba? James Jamerson on Tuba anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oBc5mHNFBg

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1468889557' post='3094129'] Finding out there were multiple personal changes happening. In other words you really wouldn't be joining the band you thought you were. Blue [/quote] Yes this happened to me. The talented ones left just as I arrived. They went on to form their own band and joined the UK tour of a No 1 selling act as support. Talk about bad timing.

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1468737831' post='3092912'] (grin) Turned up at a session yesterday with my charts, preamp, favourite cans, leads....left the bass at home! The only one they had in the studio was this wesley jazz copy with just the bridge pickup. Left behind by a guitarist and never reclaimed, apparently! After re-fitting the A string (wound the wrong way and jumped out of the nut slot all the time) I used it to do two 50s style rock and roll tracks. A ballad and one that moved. Same experience as you - turned the tone full off, volume 3/4 up and it worked for both songs. Nobody was more surprised than me! Maybe we have all been looking at it from the wrong perspective all these years! [/quote] Ooops, I have done the same thing, in the past, embarrassing isn't it?

They say it's what the Road worn is based on. You can get the nitrocellulose version too.

Mex Classic 60s Jazz?

Phil Lynott played an Ibanez Blazer for a while. I didn't know he played a Yamaha. Paul McCartney played a Yamaha live for a while.

Fed up being the one in the band, whose name everyone forgets? Now it's your turn to shine! Guaranteed to get you laid, or your money back! [media]http://youtu.be/n5gtluPTPq4[/media]

They fart usually.

If the speaker has blown it would fart. It's more likely that a fuse has blown somewhere between the amp and the speaker. Some speaker cabs have a little bulb (you can sometimes see them lighting up the inside of your speaker cab) which will blow to protect your speaker. I would do some googling on an Ampeg forum and get the screw driver out to search for fuses, either on the board, or between amp and speaker, if I were you.

I once bought an Allparts Jazz bass neck and it was very chunky, front to back, compared to a normal Jazz neck.. I assume thier P bass necks are even chunkier.

it's not music stands anymore it's tablets, clamped to a mic stand these days.

Stick to Status Quo.

What would we do without Mr KiOgon?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467317007' post='3082854'] I know this is heresy, but you can be totally happy with ONE bass. I had just one bass from 1976 right up until I joined this forum six years ago and was perfectly content. Then of course everything went completely crazy apeshit bananas hat-stand. If you select 'the one bass' that will do everything you need - and stay off the internet, you'll be fine. [/quote] I follow that emotion. Basschat has a lot to answer for. I used to have 7 electrics and a double bass. I now have 2 basses (that is if you don't count the ones in bits). A Jazz, with a J retro, plus a P bass for emergencies is all I really need.

My brother in law has fronted many bands as a singer and guitarist. He says his favourite type of bass player, is the one he doesn't hear. He tends to play with a lot of dep bassist though. So has low expectations. As long as they don't muck it up too badly,he's happy.

I recently bought one from BC. It gets my seal of approval. They are mighty loud.

I use a GK MB500 through a gen 1 barefaced. I have the gain at 12 o'clock and the master at 9 o'clock (6 o'clock is off on a GK). At that volume it could drown out a reasonably loud drummer. There must be something else going on with your band sound? I have a john east retro and boost the low mid, which may help me cut through the mix.

A performance is all about attitude and whether or not you have a decent sound person mixing the sound. The BBC sound guys are notoriously bad at mixing live sound. This live video shows what they are capable of with some attitude, a decent mix and, of course......... a bass guitar. http://youtu.be/2-dSTR1-Hiw

I notice that you have a GK MB500. I recently bought one to use with my BF compact and it's a great loud and punchy combination.

They've dyed their beards ginger. Drummer can play a mean boogie.

[quote name='markorbit' timestamp='1319068547' post='1409655'] I find the sound doesn't by default have the bottom and heft that I like [/quote] Oh no!

Does it have HEFT?

Most of the time you are at the mercy of the sound guy, whether you go straight through a DI box or go post EQ on your amp. If you like the 'front of house sound' you have (if you ever get the chance to hear it from the stalls) there's no point worrying about post or pre EQ really.

Hmmmmmm......I saw that Tokai on Facebook. I assumed it was an early one due to the logo and the Fender like headstock. The newer ones have slightly different shaped headstocks like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-Tokai-Jazz-Bass-AJB-70-MIJ-150411-/231707819252?hash=item35f2dcbcf4:g:Y-YAAOSwstxVKREj

Were you touring with Elton when Dave Paton was playing bass?