Chris2112

The first time I saw Level 42 was at the Gateshead Sage and they were awesome. Crap support act though! I might have to see if I can get some tickets to this, see if I can get myself to a third level 42 gig!

A Status Hellborg please! And a fretless Thumb!

Although the name is apparently pronounced the same as the fish, not the instrument!

I have to say Warwickhunt, that I'm sure I played that Streamer at Howards a few years ago. I'm sure I may have already told you this. It was battered, the frets were green with gunk, the bass was filthy and the action was awful. But I thought with a bit of a fix up it would be cracking, and look at it now! Talking of basses that got away, I actually spotted my old Status Matrix bass for sale on Ebay just a couple of days ago! Looks like it has been through a couple of hands since I let it go, but I didn't fancy having it back because I like to try out new basses! That said, there are two basses from the past that I still think about a lot and wouldn't mind getting back! The first is my Status Stealth mk1 bass. It was my first 6 string and despite sounding awesome, I just wasn't enjoying playing it that much. I sold it to a bloke whom I believe lived in Wales but was from Crewe. I'm sure he drove a silver Vectra. Anyway, I sold the bass through Bassworld or Basschat, met him and handed the bass over and that was that! It was a cracking bass though. And of course, the other one is my old Kubicki, #1777. Made in 1989, I got it when I was 16. This was truely an awesome bass, aside from my Thumb its probably the one that "clicked" with me the most. I'd have this back if I found it, not just for nostalgia but also because it kicks loads of ass! Funnily enough on Talkbass I found the guy who has #1778!

I have to say, the worst sound engineer I've ever had the pleasure of working with was a woman. Not that that has anything to do with her doing a rubbish job mind, her "stuff it" attitude and general ineptitude around the desk was responsible for the sonic calamity that resulted...

For me, I don't really mind listening to a lot of slap playing, as long as it is done well! As in, more Stuart Hamm and less Fieldy! I guess it is just a territorial thing, as me "me slap loudest and fastest, me take women back to cave" or something. Still, I don't mind it even though fingerstyle is my go-to.

I have always loved that version of the tune. The first version of Gracelands I had was the re-isssue. I prefer the original version, bit it is simply without a doubt my favourite fretless bass line of all time!

[quote name='Captain Rumble' post='636203' date='Oct 25 2009, 03:42 PM']And me what is the diference ?[/quote] Streamer Stage one - typically, maple neck and body, often with P/J pickups. Stage two - Afzelia body and neck with wenge stringers in the neck. Also has the "yin yang" inlays. Typically with jazz bar shaped single coil pickups.

I plug the bass in, turn it up to maximum volume and then set the amp, usually flat with a slight boost in the mids if the room is sucking them up. Otherwise, I keep it flat because it doesn't need a lot of tweaking. My main bass is a Warwick Thumb these days, which is pretty much pre-EQ'd to sound amazing by the nature of it's construction.

Sounds like you've lent your bass a real asswipe. I was at a gig a little while ago and I had my Warwick Thumb with me. The main band's bassist had a jazz bass, but because he saw a Warwick in the building, he decided to harrass me for most of the evening trying to get me to agree to let him use it during his bands show "because it's tone would suit the venue better". I asked him if he liked Thumbs and when he replied in the affirmative I told him to bugger off and buy his own!