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I used both a 1048H and 1153 with my 7210H at different times and both worked well

[quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1357141469' post='1918006'] [b]Yes for me, the magic's in the fingers, not in the instrument itself. A Precision is capable of many tones if you play it right[/b]. Don't get me wrong, I love many [i]many[/i] different models of basses, but if it came down to one, it'd be a nice and simple Precision, and a bit of imagination from the player. David Bailey once said, that if you can't take a decent picture with a Kodak Instamatic, then you can't take a decent picture with a Leica either. [/quote] We have a winner. My main bass is an active PJ Fender. Bass and treble are set flat, mids are slightly boosted and the blend is more towards the P than the J. That is how it stays, I never touch the controls. When I want a different sound I can play softer, harder, move my hand towards the neck or towards the bridge, pluck the strings towards the body or towards the top of the bass,slap at the end of the neck or between P & J Pickups, pluck with my thumb or use my thumb as a pick. I also occasionally whack the strings with my hand for certain effects. I have just changed the pickups to a DiMarzio Will Power and an Ultrajazz as they are more responsive to changes in playing style and I have my bass setup so that if I play it hard enough I can get a nice amount of fret buzz but not when I am playing normally This comes from years of playing in function bands where I didn't have the time to change basses for certain sounds so I learnt to adapt my style to what I was playing. I think too many people try to find basses that can sound they way they want for different songs without actually trying to find out if there's a way that they can make their current bass do what they want. This is something that I have done, not because I wanted to copy someone else's technique but which has happened out of necessity. BTW I am not dissing anyone who has multiple basses, I just like to keep things simple and would rather have one well set up bass than several that I have to spend a lot of time setting each one up and having to switch between songs, spend more on strings, batteries etc.

[quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1357087680' post='1917464'] Trace Elliot claim it stands for bass frequency cabinet.. I, like most others on here rather have our own ideas.. [/quote] Yeah Big F*****g Cab

I'm building up a large collection of wrist bands that I use when I'm playing. It came from playing a thunderbird which has the square edges to make it more comfortable but now I wear two all the time at gigs as the right one stops my wrist sticking to the bass if I get a bit sweaty and I have a really bad habit of resting my wrist on the body but its where my arm/hand/wrist is at its straightest. I've tried longer ones but I think they look silly

Most are straight forward like the 1524, 1248, 1528, 1048H, 1084 etc. Its generally the compact ones that have slightly different and bewildering codes. 2102, 2103H, 2104 (rarer 4ohm cab), 1153 (maybe to match the 2103 cab code?) The most obvious one is the BFC - make your own mind up what that really stands for going by the size and weight Combos can be even more be wildering: 1110 (Mk V 4x10" combo), 7210 (GP7 2x10" combo), 1215 (GP12 1x15"combo)

I may be imagining it but I find that the Boost control on my Gallien 1001RB II gives me more grit than on the 700RB II I had before

SWR are also owned by Fender, not Gibson and a cheap Tobias range has been released by Gibson. Obviously nowhere near as good as the originals but they are selling them for buttons compared to the originals Fender and Gibson are the musical equivelant of General Motors and Ford. They both own a large slice of the market made up of many different manufacturers and if any of them don't do so well then they're shut down. Its never nice when a brand ceases to exist but at the end of the day its business.

Racking my brains here but can't think of anything. Like you, I'm self taught. 25 years and 3 days ago I picked up my first bass. how about picking some songs? That's how I learned by just playing everything I could get my hands on

Ashdown 4x10" cabs can go stupidly loud - both ABM & MAG. I have two ABMs but have never needed to use the second one. They can take a lot of power so I reckon I'd maybe need the second one if I was playing in a 500+ seater venue with no PA support but in a 500 seater venue there probably would be a PA. I'd gig with the one first before deciding on a second cab The upside to Ashdown cabs is that you can pick them up dirt cheap cos not everyone wants to lift 37kg 4x10" cabs.

Always wanted one of those just cos they're a bit different. To me they almost look like the 5 string version of the Mustang given the size of the body/neck proportions

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1356649424' post='1912137'] I bet the pre amp is sh*t. [/quote] Nope its actually pretty good. Have you tried one? Its more or less a Precision Deluxe with a Geddy Lee neck and Blacktop style bridge in a limited finish ( 250 overall with 150 in Europe ) I think playability is excellent. The neck is quite slim but not overly e.g. my Ibanez Doug Wimbish neck feels like I'm holding a pencil but this feels nice. I think it sounds quite polite so that is why I have fitted DiMarzio Will Power P and Ultra Jazz pickups.The sound is off the scale its so high output now. It did sound really good to begin with but it was more the playability for me. Now it sounds exactly like the sound I had in my head. There is a lot of control over the sound with the 3 band preamp and the blend control works really well to get the right mix between the P and the J. It sounded really good with the factory strings for the wedding/function stuff but I'm mainly using it with the rock band. I had fitted my trusty Roto flats to it but it wasn't quite there but with the D'addario Chromes its right where I want it to be. Very comfortable to play with a neoprene strap. The only thing I could fault with it is that the battery compartment has two screws instead of the equally as cheap flip out one but it does have brass inserts so you don't chew up the wood changing the battery. I find it slightly heavy compared to my last two basses which were the aforementioned Ibanez and an Epiphone Thunderbird but they weigh next to nothing. Its still a lot lighter than any of my Stingrays were

I'm using a Gator GK-2110 bag designed for a Microkorg for my Gallien Krueger 1001RB II. Its not a light amp but its a strong bag. They do loads of different versions, I have my Boss GT6-B in another one the same size. Two handles and a shoulder strap and an external zippy bit for cables all for £20. I keep my main power lead and speaker lead in the pocket of the amp one and the adaptor for the Boss in its bag. Makes for quicker setting up and stripping down time.

A photo I took when I saw Cheap Trick in Glasgow a couple of years ago [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Cheap%20Trick/DSC06939Large.jpg[/IMG]

My mum got me a handmade strat shaped wine bottle holder and a bass fridge magnet. My wife got me a Gallien Krueger t-shirt and new wrist bands. And completely unbass related but my mum also got me a bottle of Glenrothes single malt. I normally go for the Balvenie but I tried this during the summer and its really nice.

I thought I had a rattly grill on an aluminium coned Behringer 4x10" cab I had once. Drove me mad - I had loads of beer mats jammed between the grill and the side of the cab but it kept on doing it. Several gigs later it started distorting towards the end of the night and when I looked at it, all 4 drivers had shattered and there were bits of aluminium all over the place. Complained to Behringer, they kindly sent me a brand new one FOC and it was straight on Ebay

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There used to be a US seller on Ebay that would let you choose what colours you wanted of DR ones - I got 6 different ones for this bass [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Various/JPEGImage2824Large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/Various/JPEGImage2383Large.jpg[/IMG]

I bought a Brooklyn Gear neoprene strap from Stringbusters about 9 years ago and its done 100s of gigs. Very comfortable and hopefully will last a lot longer -you can get them [url="http://www.stringbusters.com/Ko-Bespoke/productlist.asp?cat=1/STRAPS/STRAPS+BROOKLYN+GEAR"]here[/url] for £22

I prefer the neck higher and the body lower so have the body sitting on the stomach and the bass at a 45 degree angle. I've done this for so long that I couldn't entertain playing a bass that had even the slightest neck dive

I've had a few Bass Collections and I found that Elites were the best sounding strings for me. You didn't say whether it was a 4 or 5 but on the 5s I had I used the Nathan East set which were 47s Having said that Optima golds sounded really good on the fretless [IMG]http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/Delberthot/JPEGImage2105489Large.jpg[/IMG]

Normally 45,65,85,105 but I've recently started using D'addario Chromes 40s and they feel really nice tension. Alternatively, Roto 50s flats tuned down a semitone sound amazing. Really heavy duty bass tones and feel nice tension but way too much tension when tuned to pitch

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1355980051' post='1905248'] It's. shame flats are synonymous with the word 'thud'. They do so much more. [/quote] Totally agree. My bass sound is anything but 'thud'. I have a very aggressive, trebly tone. I just couldn't go back to rounds now. they have nothing to offer me that I can't get with my flats. I sometimes get players coming up to me at the end of a gig to complement me on my tone and do a double take when they realise that I use flats. I've used Roto flats for a few years which are great on the Ibanez but have just begun using D'Addario Chromes now and they work so well on my precision. The 40 gauge ones are perfect tension for me. Truckstop - have you tried Roto flats on your Blazer? I got a really good sound with them when I had mine

Both cabs are the same size. I used the 210 combo with a 115mbe underneath it and it sounded very good.there was some serious trouser flapping going on. So yes, to me, the 210 and 115 sounded very good together. Plenty of grunt

I have the 1001RB II and two Ashdown ABM410s but only ever need one. Absolutely love the sound. Very dirty when I dig in and cuts through like an extremely cutty thingy. You can pick them up for less than £200 second hand and I believe you could run 4 of these if you happen to playing the O2