Chris2112

The back is just a stunning...I'll post a pictureup when I get back to the UK!

Shouldn't you be sitting and fiddling with the controls, finding out what does what as opposed to just asking on here?

I am a huge fan of the 'finer detail' in getting your sound right. But is faffing around over the minutiae slowing you down? Sometimes it can pay to be objective and step back. Balancing the volume of the crash cymbal against the china cymbal might seem a worthwhile pursuit if your drummer fancies himself as Neil Peart but at your typical wedding or function band it's not the end of the world, especially as the acoustics of the room change once it's full of guests - sort out the minor details on the fly! I also favour being out of the room prior to guests coming in if I can afford that. It looks a bit sloppy if guests come in for drinks and the band is still traipsing about the stage and wheeling kit in and around the room. A little bit of soundcheck theatre can be fun but you don't want the guests feeling like they've arrived early when these things should be happening behind the scenes.

I quite like this one...the bass sounds great! The bloke who does these videos is obviously a big Jonas Hellborg fan and my hat comes off to him as I am too! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMajn9uzlc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMajn9uzlc...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='Graham' post='1345408' date='Aug 19 2011, 01:21 PM']That said though, with my current set-up I get a pretty good approximation - G&L L2000 Tribute into a EBS Fafner via a Tech 21 Sansamp and the G&L cost nearly a 10th of a Wal[/quote] I think this was close the general consensus reached at Talkbass a few years ago. An active bass with two big humbuckers through a nice tube modeller would be quite sufficient to get the Justin Chancellor sound. Hence why a Bongo was the perfect choice!

[quote name='Doddy' post='1345368' date='Aug 19 2011, 12:56 PM']Ohhhh.....I like that Peavey Tim Landers model.[/quote] Yep...you don't see many of those around! The pickup configuration was never right for me though.

To be honest, the overall mix for wedding and functions bands tends to be better using a soundman and a board. But this is more for the really high end stuff, for other acts the backline could suffice with some care being taken to ensure the mix out front is good.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a shot!

[quote name='4000' post='1345337' date='Aug 19 2011, 12:28 PM']Personally I think the Wal on BSSM is is his best sound.[/quote] I'd usually support Wal but for Flea I thought the Modulus just had that edge.

There must be a lot of faffing about going on. Surely that relatively simple set up shouldn't take three hours!?

Yamaha TRB is always what comes to mind when I think of a good six string on a budget. I believe there is also a 6 string Spector on the boards at the moment for not much more, which will be an incredible bass.

If you're going to have just the one pickup, thats the place for it! Jonas Hellborg would approve!

Great looking bass! The home photographs make the headstock look really sharp! I see in the Status photograph it's a standard item. Lovely!

I usually leave them in the case with the rest of the 'case candy', despite their short shelf life.

Judging by his crap tone in the video, Flea could well be using a Fleabass! His Modulus sound was his best by some margin.

When I worked at as hotel we had a lot of weddings and fucntions bands playing there, and if the customer asked the hotel to book a band I'd usually see the invoice from the band. Some of the cheaper acts were around £400-£700, some of the most expensive acts were considerably more than £3000!

Didn't think much of that, and the tone of the bass was the worst part for me. It sounds as flat and lifeless as anything, he could have been slapping a bloody P bass!

Front face? As in the radius of the board? To be fair, I can't remember it being that different to the Musicman neck in terms of feel, apart from being slightly 'sleeker' to the hand. The main difference was in sound. It brings in that graphite sound, which is clear and burpy and very even. It's tempered still by the Musicman pickup and EQ, which isn't the sharpest item so it won't sound like a Status bass but it will improve the sound. It will also reduce the weight of the bass slightly and the tuning will be more stable as the graphite neck will not respond to temperature and humidity changes in the dramatic manner that a graphite neck will.

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1344155' date='Aug 18 2011, 11:03 AM'][b]This is sex for your eyes....absolutely beautiful bass..[/b][/quote] Sounds great too, I love the sound of the magnetic pickup mixed with the piezo. This, combined with the graphite neck leads to a cool, multi-dimensional sound. As for acoustic basses, it has to be said they won't even be loud enough to match an acoustic guitar unless they're plugged in. And once they're plugged in you're often left battling feedback and thinking "why didn't I bring an electric?". I've also never found one that felt great to play. Plenty are useable, or passable. But never great.