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[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1426929745' post='2723492'] Nigel Harrison from Blondie, Mike Mills REM, Klaus [quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1426936756' post='2723633'] Most of these seem to be 'not mentioned' rather than under-rated. Anyway, my vote would be for Rick Danko of The Band. He complemented Levon Helm's drumming wonderfully. Boy, could he sing too. [/quote] [/quote] these one's and the bloke from Credence Clearwater Revival

Result!!! Hopefully.

Meant to add that that my long time friend & drummer's comment about " Play it like you Mean It " rings true. If you can't, then it's not working.

I've played stuff i thought was a bit , mweh, or not my thing , and ended enjoying it , despite myself.

Always equal split , the rehearsal room has amps ,pa ,drums, couches. Drummer brings snare , foot pedal , cymbals. if someone brings other stuff like their own amp that's up to them - I can't be arsed with that malarkey. We kind of rotate who buys juice/ mars bars/ snickers from the Tuck Shop. However , the best thing is the singer brings a flask of tea and biscuits for our fag/tea break . Top man! Years ago we didn't know about rehearsal rooms so used to rent a hall & bring absolutely everything along, including a big f*** off PA . Just like setting up for a gig. I don't think I'd do that now, Not with my , back, knees, hips etc!

The Thrush

Last of the Independents.

Looks like this is sorted however I've used Bryan - Drummond Sound in Dunblane - many times and am very pleased with the results http://drummondsound.vpweb.co.uk/default.html He's even got pics of my basses in the gallery!!!

Neck pickup now installed sounds fab - really looking forward to getting the bridge one when back in stock!

Looks good. Even better if available in long scale

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1424965798' post='2702417'] A little message from my local CRUK Fundraising manager "At Cancer Research UK we believe that innovation is essential for success. Whether it is our researchers, scientists or our fundraisers, we know that looking for new ways of doing things and by embracing technology we can speed up progress to beat cancer sooner. The Bass Relay has inspired us at Cancer Research UK because a brilliant sum, £2,300 and counting, has been raised through supporters all over the country who have worked together as a virtual group united through Basschat. This virtual way of fundraising is relatively new and you've given us a glimpse of the future and the way that online groups could impact our work. We are so grateful for everyone's support with the Bass Relay because every pound raised will mean a step closer to the day when all cancers are cured. And there are all sorts of ways that your fundraising could help… For example, the sum you've raised is more than half the money needed to help us to buy a clever machine that can make 80,000 copies of DNA in just one second, like a turbo-charged genetic photocopier! If you want to understand what makes a cancer cell tick you need to get your hands on the cell's DNA- and lots of it. Scientists can use these machines to scrutinise individual sets of instructions in the DNA to work out which errors in the code lead to cancer – helping to diagnose patients sooner, saving more lives. Thank you so much to everyone at Basschat who helped to make the Bass Relay such a fundraising success. One day we will beat cancer, thank you for helping to make that day sooner. Best wishes, Hayley" [/quote] Brilliant!!!

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1424684133' post='2699016'] Could be a while... I e-mailed them a couple of weeks ago as I wanted a set of J pickups and they haven't even scheduled a date to [i][b]make[/b][/i] the bridge pickups yet - never mind get them out into the marketplace As I'm impatient I might have to go for a set of the non-Nd models Edit: Bugger - just checked and the JBX bridge versions are also out of stock! [/quote] Upadate - I've just an email that estimates 1-2 months for new Neo Bridge stock....

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1424645922' post='2698810'] If it's an old valve head from the 1970s, then chances are it was designed for use as either a lead guitar or bass guitar amp. I use a Sound City 120, which can be used as either. The only differences between different models was the occasional inclusion of a spring reverb or an effects loop. When I was student my amp was a Simms Watts AP120 - the AP stood for "all purpose", since it could handle everything including keyboards. The Simms Watts PA100 only differed in that it had more inputs. [/quote] My Hiwatt Pa amp dating back to the 70's would testify to that , I've had it serviced by Dennis Marshall ( http://www.dennismarshall.co.uk/index.htm ) - who knows a thing or 2 about such things & he told me that it would equally well for guitar or bass as the innards were similar. He reckoned it'd be particularly good with 2 x 15 bass cabs.!!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1424659145' post='2698896'] This is our bass amp, a Hiwatt DR205, 200w PA head. 'Old school', but then again, I'm old. Most valve amps are fine for bass (except the Peavey Windsor we tested. No good, at least for us...). [/quote] Here's my bass amp -

Thanks for all the comments - i reckon I'll be ordering the neck pickup sometime soon & wait til the bridge one is back in stock

[quote name='Jenny_Innie' timestamp='1424636617' post='2698641'] Basically, can I do it? Can I use a 100 watt all valve guitar head to gig with? It has switchable 4 ohm, 8 ohm and 16 Ohm outs - and I have a couple of Barefaced cabs? Should be alright shouldn't it? Someone I know has a spare one that I can have and I think it looks cool. I can give it a try at a low key gig in a couple of weeks. Would there be a downside? [/quote] . Yes, I've been told that the guts are pretty much the same for valve amps.

I've got a set of Wilkinson jazz pickups ( WBJBF & WBJBR) which I think are Alnico & I do think they are rather good. However I keep reading ( especially here - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235314-entwistle-bass-pickups/page__st__90__p__2521566__hl__entwhistle%20pickups__fromsearch__1#entry2521566 ) about how good the Entwhistle Neodymiums jazz pickups are and I quite fancy giving them or a least one, a go. Anyone got any views about how the Wilkinsons compare with the Entwhistles?

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1424071728' post='2692091'] Morning all, Well this is it, on this day two years ago I started the relay. The bass was used for my first gig with Mr Big Stuff at The Jolly Sailor in Southsea. Since then it has travelled the length of the country, been used by many, seen by even more, raised a tremendous amount for Cancer Research UK and even made it into the hands of a handful of famous bassists. None of this would of been possible without everyone's continued help and support. A big thank you to everyone that's been involved with the relay. [/quote] Well done Mr Ryan - you should be very, very, proud. A resounding 3 cheers for you from all involved!!!!! [quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1424072974' post='2692096'] With all that in mind, is there any BC members that regularly travel between Teignmouth and Portsmouth? Or bits of the way at least? Cheers, James [/quote] If anyone one assist in getting The Bass back to James that'd be great. I think he deserves to have her back in his loving arms, again.

[quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1423092984' post='2680826'] i have had my mates gibson sg bass in my cupboard for almost a year, never played it, diddnt like em. i took it to practice, wow, the tone from the neck pu is probably what i jave been searching for from year dot, neck feels great, the bass feels really sensitive, inlike my fenders. now, heres the problem; im stocky, the wife would say i could loose a few pounds, the sg bass therefore looks like a silly little imitation girly bass. damn, what sould i do, go with the sg and face a lifetime of mocking from my fellow muscians (the guitarist feels particularly proud to 'have a larger one for once') or keep searching for the one? indeed, does anyone ever find the one? yours confused...... andytoad [/quote]

[quote name='Jerry scheff' timestamp='1422042097' post='2668207'] Hi everyone, sorry I havent been checking in. I will try to remedy that. I love to shoot off my mouse. About Elvis playing bass, he was like so many other people, he loved the bass but just to fool around on. Most of the shots of him with a bass are pr shots. I worked a lot with Costello but never saw him pick up a bass. I think Costello is a better all round musician that Presley so he probably plays so so bass. Costello is a songwriting genius in my opinion, but when i came to singing and presentaion, Presley was right up there. I'm going to go look around some more here. I spend a lot of time on my facebook page. Quite a few bass players from around the world there. Stop by. [/quote] Wow!!![quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1422042967' post='2668222'] Thanks Jerry. I guess you could say a lot of us here just fool around on bass compared to a lot of the talent you must of have seen and played with over the years. [/quote] Agreed!!

[quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1419091011' post='2636496'] Slightly out of date now, but a bit of press for the relay in my works paper from when I had the bass back in October has just been published. A brief article but should go round a couple of thousand people and there ought to be a few more bass players across the sites. I'll try and post a copy when I can. [/quote] Let's see it then!!! Go on, the public need to know

Not a problem. But after 26 years my fingers are so fat the ring wouldn't come off without some kind of surgery! Can't wear a watch when playing for some reason..

Aye, right!!... Let's see it, why don't ya, please.

Don't do it!!!!!