Josh

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='377782' date='Jan 12 2009, 03:11 PM']Chicken![/quote] Perhaps, but I need the money first, and I much prefer Steak thanks Peter .

[quote name='Basszilla' post='377772' date='Jan 12 2009, 03:07 PM']I've been thinking of whacking the EMG system into mine as well. I know Josh was looking into it before so perhaps he can chip in. It's not that I don't get on with the tonepump, I use it flat 99% of the time. Some extra control would be handy, in being able to cut as well as boost. Plus you get the extra mid control which would be sweet.[/quote] All I can chip in with is that I'm in the exact same boat and I'll wait until Al updates his before I do mine.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='377750' date='Jan 12 2009, 02:50 PM']Teh Internets hype. Got to love it.[/quote] I love it as much as the thought of french kissing Ricky Gervais during a Christian Worhship Service in Alabama, all whilst wearing a tight leather gimp suit.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='377575' date='Jan 12 2009, 12:37 PM']Probably. One man's tone is another's sh*t heap so it's all subjective I guess.[/quote] Exactly, but when ones tone is backed by a mountain of hype and it falls short of the mark by a long way, you suddently become the enemy. Go figure.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='377569' date='Jan 12 2009, 12:28 PM']I'm not going to even start on the science of pickups... because some know it all will probably argue blue that I am wrong...[/quote] Thats because you are....apparently .

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='377486' date='Jan 12 2009, 11:16 AM']Nordstrand single coils.[/quote] Nordstrand Big Singles and Fat Stacks also. They are far from the "Super Jazz" Bass tone they claim to be.

[quote name='joe_bass' post='375927' date='Jan 10 2009, 09:24 AM']That sucks!! I thought it was going to be a replica of the bass he is using in my avatar?[/quote] Exactly man. It looks like they've been flirting with Ritters a little too much. I'll bet the Zender collective on the Warwick forum are now going to be huffing and puffing for a good while to come.

The Stu Zender Sig is a massive dissapointment.

Ok that's just stupid fast.

[quote name='Jase' post='373358' date='Jan 7 2009, 06:47 PM']All this super low frequency.....it's for whales and things, why any bass player would want to bury themselves further into the lower register is beyond me.[/quote] Some players prefer to have a much more prominent sonic footprint, and unfortunatley the 4 string can only offer so much. Is it such a crime to want more than 4 strings?

Nothing wrong with that at all man, I'm guilty for gawping at all the Truth kits on the Pearl Drummers Forum. Welcome man !

I've been favouring 4's alot recently, and my latest acquisition has reinforced the fact that I am more confident on 4's full stop. Though, I compensate by tuning a full step for more growl and those few extra lower notes, but I do still have a hankering for a good 5 string though. The only 5's I know that sound different to it's 4 are Thumb NT's, and that's mainly down to the pick up placement.

Another Sadowsky, and quite a few Laklands.

[quote name='JonnyB' post='368844' date='Jan 2 2009, 08:51 PM']Hi all - thanks for all the names; I think I've found the bassist - Andrew Gouche - I got the DVD (Chaka Khan - One classic night - live) off Amazon for a fiver, and the 'I'm every woman' track is from that concert. AG is the MD for that & does a bit of introducing etc. There was a bit of chatter on BassTalk a while back with some complaining he was overplaying (generally in his tenure as MD of CK's band 1-2 years back) - but I think it's the dog's spuds. What a great sound (Tobias 6-string according to basstalk chatter?)- little bit of slap every now and then - loads of semiquaver runs in all the right places, bit of vibrato.. the list goes on and on.. I've been searching for some of his stuff on youtube etc. - when I've got a moment I'll try and post the links. Seems like he learnt his trade in the Gospel world - no sheet music or anything, just picked it all up by ear from being in that environment for years. In fact some of his other band mates in the CK DVD are with him on all his religious stuff on youtube, he seems to have his foot in both camps (religious/secular).[/quote] Gospel Bassists are the most busiest in terms of their playing. African American Gospel music is full of it, the drummers are just a notorious for putting in long monstrous fills and the keyboardists/organists are purely insane half the time. It can be a little too much to some players ears, some prefer to add a fill in seldom or wait until their solo, whereas there are people who prefer to add these kind of fills which keep the music interesting, I'm guilty of the latter. I have seen countless videos of Gouche, so really any video you do find I've probably sat and watched many times and probably will do again, but one thing I love about anything with AG in it is his tone. That alone made me want to get an MTD, but still, I get a buzz when I watch one of the poorer qaulity videos because you can still tell thats him. He and another fellow Gospel bassist and MTD Endorsee, Joel Smith, were 2 of the first guys to change the approach to Gospel Bass, as up until the early 80's alot of the bass was handled by the organist so there wasn't much need, but as sound technology improved, the music started to sound dated so these guys were employed to liven the music up. These guys are quite similar to each other and along with few other pioneers of Gospel bass have influenced a whole new generation of Urban/Contempoary Gospel Bassists. They do tend to sound similar at times and indeed can get a bit tedious but when you do stumble upon a player who's gopt the right tone and puts in the right fills it really is great to watch and hear. I find most Gospel Bassists much more influential than the likes of the standard solo Bassists, such as Wooten, Clarke, King etc... And also, because of their ability, and Hip-Hop's strange affiliation with the Gospel scene, alot of Gospel Musicians cross over into pop music or live Hip-Hop or Jazz-Fusion or even Funk-Metal, either way they bring a new approach and usually always benefits who their playing for. Yes, I do like Andrew Gouche quite a bit .

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='368070' date='Jan 1 2009, 09:26 PM']Bass Collection. No contest. Just think of that cool P&J sound, 2 band active & thin 24 fret neck [/quote] The V940/V950 offer exactly the same, and have a more desireable headstock.

[quote name='ARGH' post='367456' date='Dec 31 2008, 09:33 PM']Racist[/quote] Jonathan Davis.