40hz

No contest. MTD KZ5 - 19mm string spacing and the best B string under £1000.

The bass-lines on his first album 'I Created Disco' are awesome across the board. 'Merrymaking At My Place' is one of my faves. Such a groove!

Those pickups in the T-Bird Pro are widely regarded as some of the best pickups in a bass, full stop. All YouTube videos I see of this bass back that up - it sounds phenomenal and if it's anything like my old T-Bird, volume is not something that will be lacking.

What you see as an 'upgrade' to them, would be better served calling a 'modification'

5 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

The Righteous & The Wicked.

The whole BSSM album is superb (apart from lyrics which are utter b*****s). I've not really liked anything of theirs after BSSM. 

 

I think most Chilli Peppers fans would agree Dani California is their worst.

 

 

Yep 100%. I've stated before, but, Stadium Arcadium and that song, is the precise point this band went down the s******. I can't stand that album.

They stylistically started to lean over to Anthony singing (one thing you don't want him doing without a generous dose of autotune), with generic song structures. A recipe for insta-bland.

Disintegration is, IMO, the best album ever written. Start there! Head on the Door is more accessible and poppy, as is Kiss me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me and Wish. Faith and Pornography are dark and dingy (in a good way).

Basically they're all excellent up until Wish. Apart from Mixed up, as others have said, it's crap.

My favourite song is Subway To Venus.

I think their 'best' song, however, is Scar Tissue

25 minutes ago, Misdee said:

I think the Bongo is a beautiful bass. It's also a wonderful instrument in use.

 

I remember when they were first unveiled and I thought the EBMM were going to be inundated with demand. I couldn't wait to get one myself!

 

I still find it hard to understand why so many people object to the look of the Bongo, and I'm sure most detractors have never actually seen one in the flesh or indeed played one. The three dimensional chamfering is very attractive when you see it up close.

I almost bought one last year. Sound and neck feel were excellent. But, I thought it was just as ugly in the flesh.

That's not to crap on others choices - It's all personal, but I'd hazard a bet that's unquestionably the reason such a great bass never took off to the heights of it's stablemates.

I think maybe this thread has two sides?

If we're talking what people/weekend warriors were playing and what was common in shops and on stages, then it surely has to be P-Basses and Jazz Basses through an Ashdown of some sort. 

If we're talking what bass embodies the era or came out and wowed people in a distinctive way, my vote 100% goes for the Musicman Bongo. It got people talking like no other bass and was the big new thing. Coming from one of the larger manufacturers too, it had coverage in a way that bespoke, coffee table type basses didn't and don't.

32 minutes ago, itu said:

Because even octavers track they way they track, have you considered a capo? I mean really, g-word players have used them for ages.

That's an idea. Rather go down the pedal route though! Thank you!

11 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

Nowt wrong with the Digitech Drop and it's fine for use at live gigs, I had one on my board for several years without issues.

 

Until I trod on the power cable and wrecked the socket. When I went to replace it, I found out that not only was it still really quite a large pedal but also that it now costs £125.

 

So I bought

 

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/mooer-audio-pitch-box-pitch-shifter-pedal/74483?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkMGcBhCSARIsAIW6d0BXTk15t1WoPXntFqXJ3g0HxUwKDN7BooljUbS0oTRNh1IGNWqAZMkaAoavEALw_wcB

 

Half the price and triple the functionality. And it's much smaller. No-brainer (for me) really. 

 

It works every bit as well as the Digitech Drop.

 

Excellent! Thank you for that. Especially given you say it tracks as well as the drop. I'll have a look!

I'm going to bite the bullet and maybe put one of these on my board, as my singer, who has an incredible range, also lacks confidence, so routinely drops songs by a tone and sometimes even further! 

Learning songs in a different key isn't difficult, per se, but it is time wasting when I don't have a lot of time to give at the moment.

Looking for opinions on what the best option is for bass? I know of the EHX Pitch and Fork and the Digitech Drop, but reviews of both for bass seems a bit middling. Anyone used anything that's truly on the button for this?

Many thanks in advance all

22 minutes ago, 40hz said:

I've recently tried my first set of NYXL's on my Jazz Bass Deluxe.

 

Tonally they're 'ok'. Nothing particularly stand-outish. They have retained their brightness fairly well over the 2 months I've had them.

 

Feel wise, they've been nice and not too abrasive compared to other brands. No irritated fingertips like I get with most strings.

 

However, the main reason I went for them was the strength of the core, 20-40% stronger than conventional strings I read? So they give me piece of mind during gigs that I'm far less likely to have any breaks/snappages!

 

Overall - decent enough, but not the quantum leap D'addario make them out to be, and frankly, overpriced a little.

I broke loads in my first few years due to my general cack-handedness and trying to impersonate Flea! (I used Rotosound back then, too, fwiw - not remotely a fan of those, but that's another story).

Within the last 10 years, probably two or three? But the idea of it happening during a first dance or something fills me with dread (I always have a backup bass ready to go though, so I don't know why this worries me).

I've recently tried my first set of NYXL's on my Jazz Bass Deluxe.

Tonally they're 'ok'. Nothing particularly stand-outish. They have retained their brightness fairly well over the 2 months I've had them.

Feel wise, they've been nice and not too abrasive compared to other brands. No irritated fingertips like I get with most strings.

However, the main reason I went for them was the strength of the core, 20-40% stronger than conventional strings I read? So they give me peace of mind during gigs that I'm far less likely to have any breaks/snappages!

Overall - decent enough, but not the quantum leap D'addario make them out to be, and frankly, overpriced a little.

This is absolute perfection. The nicest bass I've seen all year! I wish I had the cash, but, it would be March before I could do this!

2 hours ago, Harlequin74 said:

I was just joining in Dad!

Apologies, I didn't mean to come across like that - it's just they are really quite different basses.

2 hours ago, Harlequin74 said:

Check out the review by Bass Lobster, who also did a fab upgrade ( which i will be copying) with EMG pickups and eq. 
 

i like mine alot, its fun to play , but its nowhere near a USA Stingray, its a completely different bass. For a start a 38mm neck width, which i prefer personally. The stock EQ is pretty rubbish, but you actually do get what you pay for, lol, and i bought mine as a mod platform. 

This thread refers to the original USA made SUBs, made from 2003-2006. A different kettle of fish to the 'Sterling by Musicman' range of SUBs. (I think).

My lot absolutely do. Around 3-4 and they always go down a complete storm with crowds at Christmastime (obviously).

10 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Curious to what bass this is 

I'm putting the smart money on ;

A 'RARE!! SQUIRE!! FENDER!! BASS!!' - pics of it leant against a radiator (taken with a potato), caked in dust, with just two-strings.

23 minutes ago, Chaddy said:

Warwick comes to mind tbh, Just thinking of the Nu-Metal scene at that time was big on it all or even Alt stuff such as Incubus etc. 

the latter of the decade does feel more "custom" stuff than anything, such as mono paint jobs, Shiny stuff like the Manson gear , lights etc...

Pedulla for Muse I would say as that was abig time but its not really "stand out"? .  Probs a Red Jazz bass would do! 

Nu Metal, I'd argue, started in 99 and was all but dead by 02. Since 2003 I've probably done 250-300 gigs and seen another bass player use a Warwick, just twice. Both times it was a Corvette!

(I love Warwick for the record).

I don't think there was 'one' bass, per se as it depends on the genre of music.

For me, it would be Jazz Bass and Ampeg/Ashdown amps, due to the indie revival 2003-2008. Hundreds of bands displaying Skinny jeans, waistcoats, curly hair and a Jazz bass under the chin. SVT or ABM in tow!

On the Oxford scene around this time, 9/10 bass players in bands playing heavy music, were using an Ibanez SR of some description, fwiw.

Incidentally, to me, Warwick Streamers are totally the 90s bass - thanks to Stuart Zender primarily. 

My USA SUB was nigh on identical in sound and quality to my old USA Stingray. The only perceptible differences were, obviously, the finish, and the SUB was wired in series, so had a thicker, slightly ballsier tone.

Other than that, with the Slab body, it is for all intents and purposes, a Classic Stingray for a third of the price. Absolutely brilliant things.

Fenders USA models are, in this climate, about 'right' price wise. £1500-ish for a USA built instrument is almost bargainous when compared, for example, to things like Musicman Basses (£2800-3000) and European Teambuilt Warwicks (2-3.5k).

On the flipside, with just how good the Mexican line is, and the higher end Squiers, one does have to wonder if they're worth it in comparison to their stablemates. I've always thought, just how much *can* you perfect these relatively basic designs before you're solely trading on the catchet of being USA built. As long as it's solidly constructed, finished well and has fairly decent hardware, do the differences between USA, Mex and Squier (which are fag-paper thin) really matter?

To end my stream of consciousness post, if you can afford it and you like it, isn't that really all that matters?

Genuinely speechless at this!

I have so . .  many . . questions . . . 

Does he not look at his 'creations' and compare them to other basses? They make Glarrys look like Alembics in comparison, for f***s sake.

Delusion on quite an epic scale!

Wish I had the cash for this. I'd be on it like a tramp on hot chips. Absolutely stunning. Very McCartney-esque (yes, I know his was a B1200 - close enough!)

Had one of these in the same colour as my first 'proper' bass. Saved months and months for it as a skint 6th former! This is a ridiculous price for what is a true, high-end, Japanese made Yamaha. Brilliant pickups and a studio class Pre-amp. They're absolute funk machines!

Bargainous! GLWTS.