Chris2112

[quote name='Teobass88' timestamp='1336727915' post='1649967'] I've heard that NT models have much more "growl" and a better response on the low-mid frequencies...don't know if it's true...but I'd like this very much....but NT was too much expensive for me! [/quote] I have always found the NT to have a slightly more 'full' lower end tone, bolstered by a slightly stronger low mid presence. But I personally find the BO model 'cuts' a bit more because it has a stronger high mid presence and a slightly punchier sound that the NT model. So overall, it sounds a bit more 'middy'. For me the advantages of the NT model are feel in the neck and a slightly better body shape (NT thumbs are little more 'squashed', compare the two!)

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1336650610' post='1648872'] Awesomeness starts @ 3:30... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbJeNeenpSs[/media] [/quote] I've often thought punk music was so bad it must have been a big joke to a select few, laughing at everyone getting swept up in it. But good grief, this really shows how low punk would go. The time keeping in that solo was terrible. I know punk musicians generally pride themselves on not being able to play a tune to save their life because it 'f***s the system' but that was genuinely cringeworthy.

Personally, no, I've never found that to be true other than when the pickups are in need a balance! Now, if he was saying 'I find that some Musicman basses have really loud E and A strings and quiet/flat D and G stings' then I'd be agreeing.

[quote name='MythSte' timestamp='1336675968' post='1649423'] Anyone notice how high his action is for that kind of thing? Steel fingers that lad. [/quote] I suppose that allows him to get those muted 'click' ghost notes out cleanly.

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1336673211' post='1649346'] Yeah, very good and all that. I can see that he is indeed quite skilled at doing wot he is doing .... but it's not bass playing to me. Give me Lynott, Foxton, Sting, Geddy, Lemmy and JJ. [/quote] So what you're saying is you like rock music. That's cool, but the 'is this bass playing' argument is as old as the f***ing hills. Nice little solo there, he's a very skilled player no doubt. Can't write a tune to save his life, if his albums are anything to go by. They bore me to tears. Aphex Twin on the other hand...

I used to have a Thumb BO 4 string. It was a great bass. My limited edition 1990 Streamer is better but the Thumb was a cool bass. I would have another one, but an NT this time.

Wasn't the Mayfair where The Gate is now? People used to bang on and on about that place but I can't remember it at all.

[quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1336088633' post='1640888'] Aaaaaaand again.......just for good measure, and my personal favourite! AJ is one of my 3 favourite bass players and biggest influences as a bassist and musician [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd349Df1Ows[/media] [/quote] Anthony's solo in this tune is great. I always find that he and Abe Laboriel are able to make the 'fingers and thumbs' style of playing sound so much more compelling than the likes of Matt Garrison. AJ is just incredible.

I used to keep my Hohner Jack bass and my Squier Classic Vine Jazz bass in my locker at work and play them through a little practice amp on breaks. I don't get a regular break though (if I get one at all) so eating usually came before playing my bass so I stopped bringing one to work.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1336273885' post='1643444'] There was only master of this technique and such a humble guy. RIP Eric. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDXEVYBv7M[/media] [/quote] That was absolutely out of this world, amazing.

[quote name='blooterheed' timestamp='1336159411' post='1642025'] totally agree,saw them live whitley bay ice rink 1985 fantastic but not as fantastic as your depeche mode quote on your heading......to finish it off, "your breathing in fumes,i taste when we kiss " ha ha class martin gore one of the most underated songwriters of ALL TIME [/quote] I saw them at the 02 Newcastle. Good show, crap venue and full of idiots but I still had a good time. I'd have rather been at the Whitley Bay ice rink though. And yes, Martin Gore is the man.

It's an issue on 6 string basses like it is on 4 string basses, some will suffer from it and some won't. My Status Stealth 6 string never neck dived as it was so light overall (carbon fibre monocoque construction). Then again, some 6'ers will dive all day, but they're no different from 4 strings in that respect!

The kid sure is talented but I find this whole 'acoustic slap and tap' thing a little played out. It was bombastic when Don Alder was doing it a few years ago though.

[quote name='wingnutkj' timestamp='1335948005' post='1638336'] FWIW I've found there to be a lot of variance in the weights of the Lakland Skyline basses I've tried. The Lakland Decade I tried in Guitar Guitar in Newcastle was very heavy indeed, but the one I ended up buying (Kenny's Music in Dumfermline) was fine. The one that's currently in the Glasgow Guitar Guitar is about the same weight as mine. [/quote] I found Guitar Guitar Newcastle's stock of Laklands quite disappointing. Even the most expensive models felt very drab. It seemed liked you got a lot more for your money when you were buying new a few years ago.

I would keep looking for the bass but don't get too obsessive about it. More than likely, were you to play it again it might not be so magical though I appreciate it has some sentimental value. Have you not thought of getting another nice Modulus and making some great memories with that?