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I'm going to address the title of the thread 'musical turning points' and not follow on 'bass playing turning points'. This may rather age the discussion a bit, but hearing 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd for the first time was an introduction to seeing music from somewhere totally new, at the time. It really was revolutionary in it's day. T

This will probably attract a few raised eyebrows, but try the Peavey MK IV 400 series head for a while. Old school for sure (the same as Ampeg), but a surprising good amp. Don't let the fact they are cheap put you off, the price in no way reflects the quality of these amps. I'd put mine up against an Ampeg any day T

[quote name='molan' post='920842' date='Aug 10 2010, 05:53 PM']As something of a 'seasoned campaigner' on the buying & selling trail (check my Sig for my current status, lol) then I'd consider owning both side by side for a while if you can afford it & then selling the one that you like least when you've really had a chance to compare them. If you buy wisely and don't pay over the odds then you should get back something close to your initial outlay when you come to sell. You'll just be out of pocket for a while in between time. There are also some good interest free credit card deals around - I'm not suggesting simply getting into long term debt though, lol. I've been fortunate enough to have one particular bass on trial for about a month & have decided I pretty much have to buy it, I'm now selling more or less any of my basses that anyone wants to buy to fund it but I'm pleased I was able to have the trial period first [/quote] +1 to this, especially given the 'emotional' weighting applied to selling an instrument your family clubbed together to buy you T

Don't know answers to your questions in detail but I agree, Ska is great fun and I'd love to be in a Ska band myself. I'll be watching this one with interest T

Where are they having the wedding, Wembley ? that's got to be some HUGE venue

I'm no Warwick expert by any means, but I do remember Warwicks having what appeared to be adjustable brass nuts around the early to mid 90's sounds like you had a spot of good luck there T

[quote name='silddx' post='916023' date='Aug 5 2010, 02:30 PM']Oooh! Contentious! Do explain! [/quote] Yessir, happy to THe CV Jazz has been widely acknowledged as punching well above it's weight for many factors including build quality, playability etc and compares well to the American Jazz (see OutToPlayJazz comparison review). THe Rockbass, while a nice bass in it's own right, has not drawn the same kind of comparisons to it's German cousins that the CV has drawn to it's American ones. In it's favour, the Streamer Rockbass can come with active circuits, which may lend itself better to slap style work. However, having played both the Rockbass and the CV Jazz, the CV is very clearly the winner However, for the OP, I would play all three if I had the chance and decide on that basis T

Go for a 2nd hand Classic Vibe jazz bass instead. Very likely to be better than either the warwick Rockbass or the Vintage T

That's the way to do it !

record and live versions differ, so there's plenty of ways to have fun with this one T

Ah, there are other causes of numbness in areas of the hand, from the fingertips to everywhere else, which no-one has mentioned here. If the problem persists after following the advice on here, I would recommend you seek some advice from a GP or healthcare professional T

I've noticed that some contentious threads hanging about this weekend have had the usual effect of raising some levels of ire. Just for a change, I'd like to offer something of beauty, as a counterpoint, to help reset the karma of the site and a bit of relief from 'other issues' Have a good weekend T

Kinda odd one last night, in Croydon The usual band's drummer split and a replacement couldn't be found in time, so the guitarist and me ended up doing a duo to his backing machine, with me on guitar for a change (played very quietly). I was really there for the vocals. The surprising thing was the material. As it was just the two of us, the guitarist just went through his usual stand alone set with the machine and I busked along, which I'm very used to doing with him. Mostly 60's stuff, but the more unual type that bands just don't cover, as there may be orchestral parts or clever mixing. THe vocals were a joy and we worked extremely well together. I must say I enjoyed the whole night, as it gave me the chance to really sing and harmonise (which I love doing). THe audience thought it was great and they danced the night away. Through last night, I've come to realise the biggest obstacle to my vocals is poor monitoring. After last night, I'll be doing more lead vocals with any luck. I'll take a bass the next time we do one of these though. Good luck for your next gig T

[quote name='Baskesman' post='901907' date='Jul 22 2010, 02:02 PM']And here it is: [/quote] Top man. I can't praise these amps highly enough. I'm considering buying one up one day to take it apart and see if it can fitted to a lighter case without suffering T

thanks for guarding our safety mods. T

I started a thread a while ago titled 'ever noticed slowing up through songs'? or something very similar. A band I was with some time ago used to play 'My Sharona' by the knack. After a while, the guitarist and the drummer would begin to slow down, claiming fatigue when questioned about it. Then came the day I decided to maintain the tempo myself and refused to slow down. Both drummer and guitarist didn't like it, but an audience member came up and said I was the only person holding the number together as they just started complaining, so they went rather quiet. Since then, I'll slow up a little if everyone's tired or the circumstances are exeptional, but if a drummer regularly slows up he usually finds the tempo control has been taken over by the bass player. For me, life is too short to waste it constantly performing at less than my best on the day. A rather well known bass tutor once told me that I should always aim to play with musicians that are in some way better than me. That way, I will always be inspired to improve my own playing and musicianship. I've always thought that was rather sage advice. T

Final nail in MIM ? NAH !! Long ago discovered that country of origin doesn't guarentee build quality, incuding USA. Given this, the title of this thread cold just as easily included USA Fenders too in my humble opinion. Elsewhere on this forum many folks have said that MIM roadworns have far and away been the best in the shop by a long way, even in the presence of CV Squires. There are also other MIM models. Perhaps the MIM title is a bit vague, as there are several different MIM models. A good bass is just that,, regardless of origin. TO label every guitar from one origin the same overlooks the finer points of differences between instruments really. T

[quote name='gary mac' post='910931' date='Jul 31 2010, 08:12 AM']1973 or 74 at Waltham Abbey town hall, a sort of battle of the bands thing. Sporting a Roger Glover stylee hat and crushed velvet loon pants. First number was Deep Purples Space Truckin'. Epiphone semi acoustic bass. Selmer Goliath 4 x 10" cab. 50 Top amp[/quote] My first gig was at Loughton, about 5-8 miles from Waltham Abbey and that Selmer stuff was all over the place at the time Relise - enjoy that first gig !! hope it goes well T

Bernie Edwards did some solid bottom end stuff with Chic back in the '70's