Conan

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1476445333' post='3154361'] I felt like I was dragging a dead whale behind me, over a landscape littered with huge boulders. [/quote] What a lovely image!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1476302533' post='3153243'] Agreed punters can't tell.However, there's still no good or rational reason to purposely play below your ability because you don't like a particular song. Blue [/quote] Depends on how you view "ability"on bass as well. In most music genres (certainly the ones I have ever played) it's not about how many notes or how fast you play. To me, one of the most important measures of a bass player's ability is how well they keep time and lay down solid foundations for the more "glamorous" members of the band. If a song is dull, or has an undemanding bassline - I always try my best to play it as solid as possible. Usually a song is in the set for a reason, and as long as the audience enjoy it (and it broadly fits the style of the band) then it has a value. You might even grow to enjoy it if it goes down well! A good example of this is in one of my old pub R'n'B bands we used to plat Woolly Bully... always went down an absolute storm Back OT - I feel that gigging is PART of being in a band. Not the only part though. Generally, I tend to enjoy a good rehearsal more than a mediocre gig. The feeling of the band coming together and sounding good (even in our own opinions!) is great. A gig with poor sound in an empty room is just a waste of everybody's time IMO. And we do quite a few of them at the moment - the bane of the relatively new original band

I always enjoy playing bass - so much more if I can hear myself properly and like the sound. I just feel that that's what I was made to do It's the other associated bollocks of being in a band that I increasingly find I can't be bothered with...

[quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1476427107' post='3154117'] I first heard this last night via the No Treble website. Stunning as ever. My first thought was that it reminded me of Teen Town. It was only this morning that I realised 'Dean Town' could be a play on words, something that is probably blindingly obvious to everyone else. I need some vitamins. [/quote] Don't worry, I didn't make the association either! I wondered if it might be about the Dean village in Edinburgh...

He's a proper bass player. IMO of course Lovely J tone. they always sounds better (to my ears) when played hard...

A carrot as a murder weapon? Would that be the root of the problem?

I have no style.

Sorry, I thought you said "Heart"...

My mother plinks a bit on piano. My dad used to own an ocarina and a tin whistle, but couldn't really play them. They were supportive of my musical endeavours though, despite not liking the types of music I played or listened to. I never had any lessons at school, but some piano lessons privately (which I hated!). I am completely self-taught. Interestingly, although I have never pushed my own kids into lessons or musical activity of any kind, all three of them play instruments and love music. My son is far more talented than I am and can play a number of instruments as well as being good at the engineering/production side of things. None of the above categories really fit my situation, so I haven't voted.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1474701836' post='3139891'] Don't tell the class D naysayers as he appears to have a great sound with a Genz head, what a fool, if only he knew about all the heft he was missing out on! [/quote] [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1474711844' post='3139972']what does he know? didn't you notice he was using a Barefaced cab? Clearly no idea... [/quote] Naah... those two are for show only. There is a big SVT behind the curtain, plugged into that big heavy 4x10

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1474620675' post='3139236'] Good Enough for henry henry thomas [/quote] First time I've seen/heard "King Thumb" actually playing with a band! Quite a tasty player! As is this guy - Jodie Bremaneson of Skerryvore. With a lovely blue G&L... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KexIrXcxVHE

J&D brothers 1975 J bass. £119 brand new! Although I have gigged it from the day it arrived, it is no longer totally stock as one of the pickups packed in and it now features Toneriders. A few small mods and the whole shebang cost less than £220. It is my main and favourite bass, in fact I sold a Mayones Jabba and a CIJ Geddy Lee as I play this one all the time!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1474020343' post='3134965'] The 8 ohm cab will get something like half the power and the 12 ohm cab will see less than that, maybe about 1/3rd, [/quote] Surely that's a third and two thirds? Otherwise, what happens to the other sixth?

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1474017462' post='3134902'] A friend of mine has a 1 x12 & 2 x10 Tc rig & it's the best live sound I've heard , but there's me only wanting to buy UK made stuff . [/quote] I think they're both 8 ohm cabs aren't they?

I would estimate that you'd get around 300W running that amp at 12 ohms (but these things tend not to be linear relationships, so maybe check with the manufacturer). The two BF cabs will definitely "work" together, but how well and how efficiently they work is questionable. The 8 ohm Super Compact will get more power because it has a lower impedance. But it also only has one 12" speaker. The 210 will get less power, and it will be shared between the two speakers - so each ten inch speaker will be barely ticking over while the twelve might be getting pushed quite hard... I'm sure they'll be up to it, but you might get some "interesting" sounds... Give it a try! I'm sure Alex will be along soon to advise you more knowledgably...

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1473845256' post='3133483'] Looking at the Elwood Europe, 1600 euros is a big chunk more...... G. [/quote] I know... probably still pretty reasonable for what it is mind. But there are a few coming up second hand (although I've not seen a fretless yet).

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1473846542' post='3133500'] Can we have an "I don't care" option instead? [/quote] Yet you have posted TWICE in the thread! That's a new level of apathy...

Look out for any used Maruszczyk instruments coming up. However, I've not seen many fretless ones... For a wee bit more, you could have one made to your specs. That's what I plan to do following my recent "significant" birthday (50th) and once funds become available... http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/maruszczyk-instruments/mi-bass

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1473838022' post='3133415'] A thinner neck doesn't necessarily suggest you'd exfect/fear a thinner tone, any more than a thicker neck would create a thicker tone - [/quote] Isn't that what this thread is about? Some people clearly think that this is the case...

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1473792928' post='3133205'] I had the neck on my Sadowsky reshaped by Roger Sadowsky. He reckoned it would not affect the tone. No surprise that he was right [/quote] Depending on how much wood was removed (assuming he didn't add any...!), then i think this is the answer right here. All other potential variables kept constant, and no discernable change to the tone. A couple of years ago I swapped the necks over on an MIM standard Jazz and a CIJ Geddy Lee. No difference at all (to my ears). Besides, didn't Geddy's original 1972 Jazz have its neck "shaved down" to a slimmer profile? I don't recall him ever saying that this made the tone thinner in away way... I voted "I don't know" - as there seems to be enough anecdotal evidence that some people can hear a difference. Although how much of that is down to the power of suggestion, I wouldn't like to say

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1473770146' post='3132943'] Yeah, the BF Vintage is a great cab. I really enjoyed using it when I had a loan of one. [/quote] Yeah - that was mine!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1473752898' post='3132702'] Switching from a 1x15 to a 2x15 is bound to make a significant difference... [/quote] Well, yes - and the drop from 8 ohms to 4... but I did used to have a Barefaced Vintage remember, so I am used to what a 2x15 is capable of! So maybe the big difference I noticed is (at least partly) down to Neo vs ceramic. And cab design... It wasn't just "more" output, but a very different sound all round. I preferred it, but maybe not everyone would have?