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It's been disheartening to sit and read so many people misrepresenting what I said about this girl and try to assassinate my character. Never let the facts get in the way of virtue-signalling. Some of you seem to be having a whale of a time. I wish I could take each and every one of you to task but I literally don't have the time, and besides which, it would be a bit of shame to spoil your fun. You really seem to have got the bit between your teeth. I would just like to reiterate that I never said that she couldn't play, I never said she played badly. I just said she wasn't a brilliant player. An endless queue of supplicants posting how "she plays better than me" doesn't make her so either. Like I said, she's pretty good, not great. Great is a high benchmark, though. Great is Marcus Miller level playing, or Jaco or Tony Levin. To be brilliant you have to be original, innovative. She's a capable player but there's nothing particularly new or original about her music. And as many folks have quite rightly pointed out, you don't have to be an outstanding musician to have a signature bass. Look at the Fender DeeDee Ramone P Bass, or the Nate Mendel.I could name lots more. Manufacturers just want to sell basses, I agree. But show me where I said this Tiger woman shouldn't have a signature bass and I'll buy one despite the fact I hate the colour scheme. Looking at it every day will be punishment in itself. On the subject of the actual bass, when she says "I want my bass to inspire and empower people to become their best selves" and similar twaddle I can't help but think "Have you ever bought a brand new Fender bass and experienced their legendary quality control? You would be better occupied hoping that their isn't a gaping 3mm gap between the neck pocket and the neck and that every note above the 15th fret doesn't choke." It would be lovely if Fender put out a YouTube video of their disappointed customers returning their defective purchases to the retailer for a refund or replacement. I've been there myself too many times. And if her looks haven't played a significant role in her being plucked from the chorus of internet bass players, what has? Do you really think her good looks are incidental to her burgeoning media profile? You are very naive if you do. I never criticised her for it, I never said she shouldn't do it. Like I said to begin with, that is the way of the world. But you shouldn't blame me for noticing. Somehow that is considered a heretical point of view when all I'm doing is stating the obvious. You are all so keen to pile on me and characterise me as a bitter old man, but that's only because you can only deal in stereotypes. You think because someone has a certain viewpoint they must be like the clichés you associate with those attitudes. It's the way you try and make sense of things you can't accommodate. It's a good job it's water off a duck's back to me, but some of you ought to be more tolerant of other people's opinions. I might disagree with some people's opinions on this subject, but I am not trying to make personal attacks on them because of their differing beliefs. The way some of you behave is tantamount to bullying. Someone else might not be so robust and take it to heart.

That's not hard is it? We could all s*** on our hands and give ourselves a round of applause and we'd still be doing better than Talkbass.

Ah.

I've not had a failure on my bass guitar. On my upright though, collapsed end pin - at the biggest gig we'd played to date. I spent the set very carefully balancing the bass on a stack of plastic beer glasses.

Ladies and gents, my beautiful granddaughter Ellie. Born at 03:15 yesterday.

I imagine we're just underwhelmed by the influx of Tik-Tokers, 'influencers' and other social media nobodies and prefer to find our bass heroes through their actual music giving us goosebumps etc?

Hmm, sounds like a less cheery Frank Sidebottom.

I agree, but Fender haven't done this to sell the bass in question to players like Blu, they've done it to sustain their relevance with the demographic that aspire to be Blu. They don't care whether the bass sells by the 10s or by the thousands, but the fact that people are talking about Fender in the present tense, that some people new to Fender believe they are relevant, still others even that Fender understand them, that's where the mojo is for Fender 👍

I think the point I've been trying to make all along is that we don't have to/shouldn't be d!cks about it.

That's the second lovely looking bass to be posted on here in the last couple of days absolutely ruined (IMO) by these ghastly MM style humbuckers. They look fine on the right basses, but anything going retro and hollow bodied, they just look totally wrong. Reverend Dub King was the other for anyone interested in my little rant.

Alas I must gracefully bow out. A new project called for a couple of new effects (phase and vibe) and I've just handed over a few coins for a Sire BG5 electro-acoustic bass. Pedals due today, bass by the end of the week. Good luck to the rest of you still hanging in there. 😀

I dunno, I think you’re doing great things:

Just noticed them again-£200 ish NICE🤪

One supposes there might be a few fans of Yamaha basses, Billy Sheehan, Lace Sensor pickups or a mix of all those things to make this an interesting enough read. The Yamaha Attitude bass is one of those iconic instruments that has always fascinated me. Billy Sheehan has long been a favourite player of mine and I have long considered him one of the finest and most distinctive players in the rock field. I've seen him live a couple of times with Steve Vai and left those shows absolutely convinced he has mastered his art. Anyway, about six or seven years ago my brother acquired this Seafoam Green Yamaha Attitude Ltd II through Basschat. I agreed with his reasoning, that if he was to get one it had to be Seafoam Green, because that is the colour and the one you'd know from performances like the Steve Vai live at the Astoria in 2001 etc. I'd seen it round at his house, played it briefly but never spent much time with it. My impression on seeing and hearing it is that it is so obviously a flawlessly made instrument. The famed Yamaha fit and finish on full display. I was lucky enough to borrow the bass from my brother recently. He's moved back to playing guitar full time and has amassed a fantastic collection of guitars since. His basses collection has been sold off over time leaving just a Warwick Thumb and the Attitude. The top picks of what he had, really, with things like a Pedulla MVP and Ken Smith BT5 having gone long ago. So, what do I think of this Attitude? Well, you'll notice that it's modified, with Lace Sensor pickups fitted to replace the original Dimarzio Willpower splitcoil (the 'woofer' pickup hidden next to the neck remains untouched). This is probably one of the only Attitude basses with a bridge pickup out there, but more on that in a bit. Hanging the bass on your body, there is a slight neck dive to where the bass settles. However, it will sit above level on a strap without holding the neck, so it's no leaden Thunderbird in terms of balance. It gives a feeling similar to a P bass, albeit a little more sleek and slim. The neck is an absolute joy. My initial impression was that it was thick, even for a 'super P', but the absolutely flawless carve and oil finish mean that it is lightning fast. It has a substantial profile, front to back, though it is not at all fatiguing to play. The fretwork it absolutely flawless too. It's currently strung with Billy's signature Rotosounds, which are quite a stiff-feeling string. I need to read up about those a bit more to see what is so special about them, I assume they're just Billy's preferred gauges. I've been playing it through my Markbass Jeff Berlin CMD151P combo amp, using either a Sansamp GED-2112 or EBS Billy Sheehan Deluxe Overdrive for drive. I had actually found that the EBS gives a better tone with the Attitude (hardly surprising, I guess, if you want that Sheehan tone). I was after a 'big' sound with punchy mids and bright treble meshed under a wave of just-there overdrive. Enough gain in it that it sounds 'naughty' but not so much that it gets screechy. I still like to be able to hear the notes in a chord further up the neck, for instance. I don't have a bi-amping solution or a stereo 2 to 1 cable to blend the Woofer pickup, although given the amount of low end that the splitcoil produces I don't think I need it. I would like to try that out at some point though, maybe when I've rejigged my spare room and moved my bass gear in there. The Lace splitcoil is hot, bright, and full of character. It's clean and absolutely noiseless. For a splitcoil, it sounds very tight and characterful, and when played over the pickup it is very much 'precision and then some' territory. Running both pickups together, I find a very punchy tone that works well for most any rock. However, despite finding this sound to be inherently pleasant, I haven't wanted to use it all that much. That is entirely at odds with my usual tonal preference, in which I would always want some bridge pickup blended in somewhere to help me cut through. When you've got this thing barking through the overdrive, you really don't need anything brighter than the splitcoil. Quiet the drive down and you could slot this into any mix but I really think a lot of the fun is running it hot like Billy does and really getting to grips with it. Oh yes, it also has a Hipshot D-tuner fitted on the E string. I won't say too much on that as they're well documented and discussed elsewhere, other than to say that it has been a bit of a revelation to me in terms of convenience. I may end up getting one for my Dolphin. Anyway, I have found this to be one of those iconic instruments that really lives up to the billing in every way. If you consider it as just a variant of a P bass - and it is, and that's how I use it - then it's absolutely brilliant. I never thought I'd say that about a Precision 🤔🤔🤔

I decided that after my two-year sabbatical, I would start using pedals again. My old pedal box was a bit of a disaster as the lining wasn't as good as proper velcro, so a car journey on its side and all the pedals would fall off. I decided to go for something a bit smaller but better organised to make me cut down the pedal count (ha!) This Gokko one of Amazon was less than £40 even going for the premium orange coloured version. It has an easily removed base for my PSU and lots of 2" velcro (although I had to add some strips of loop in teh base for the PSU). It even has a matching orange padded bag. It's a mix of old school and modern, but a bit sad some of my other pedals didn't make the cut. Pedal order is not obvious, due to what I wanted at the front and practicalities of where leads go: 1 - my homebrew Death Note switcher featuring Ryuk the Shingami. His Shingami eyes light up when a lead is plugged in and the one selected glows even brighter. Unused inputs are grounded via a 22K resistor. Surprisingly complicated to figure out the wiring! 2 - Boss TU3, not just a tuner but a convenient mute switch. 3 - An, err, new addition, the Demonfx Pearl White Autowah. This is a direct clone of the Mad Professor Snow White and it's opened up a huge range of new options. Set the sensitivity low for slap or near 12 o'clock for fingerstyle and you can either get classic autowah sounds (think Fly Away) or increase decay and you can ride it rather like riding the gain for overdrive effects, except it's like a variable tone control. 4 - TC Electronics Forcefield Compressor. OK, it's a Behringer in a bullet-proof box, but it works really well adding harmonic texture without cutting the bottom end as well as keeping my crap slap under some sort of control. 5 - Joyo XVI polyphonic octaver. It does make some incredible sounds, but is definitely best used in moderation. It would be nice to have two or three set up to suit different songs - I hate knob twiddling during a performance. 6 - Ibanez Digital Stereo Chorus. Wowser, apparently these fetch about £150 these days! But you can't have it, with everything dialed in the direction of slow, wide, deep and high it will stand in for anything wanting a general purpose 'effected' sound without having to pack a phaser and a flanger as well. 7 - TC Electronics Mojo Mojo Overdrive. At my first gig using it again I learnt not to set the drive too high, but set right it can add more consistent grit with less finger battering than digging in for a whole song. A test showed it was darker than a tube screamer clone and the HM2 was just too OTT. 8 - My homebrew 'Nano Gumpinator', a 24 db/octave high pass filter with the knee at 32Hz. Takes away all the handling noise and certainly appears to be kind to my speakers. (Interesting aside, my phone camera recognised the 'Forcefield' as a face and focused on it!)

@samuelcroberts Yep... But, Ground Connection via the Plate Foil... then usually the pots 'n jack are mounted with Serrated Star Washers... that eat thru the foil. So might explain the intermitancy. I'd rewire but include the pot earth links or TCW Busbar... Jack? Go for a Pure Tone Multi Contact... Clunk! they feel the nuts, game changer!

Just got an EBS classic line 2x10 from badlands in Brighton. Adjustable tweeter, speakon connection and can carry in one hand. Happy days!

You’re talking about the entire membership of basschat there. Be fair ! Some of them like rickenbackers** ** the misguided ones who grew up seeing ploughs and shire horses obviously 🍿

Especially when you see what the guitarists get - HB35 plus in Olive Drab, with Bigsby, for £254

No, and there's plenty of them already. It's great to see another long scale semi hollow out there, they are very much in the minority, at least that's how I see it.

I wouldn't go if I was given a ticket. I admit to quite liking some of their stuff back in the day, but they had their time and I certainly don't think they are legends. Liam sings in a monotone style that grinds. I think he uses about three notes.

Oh my goodness, you should go into comedy with a performance like that. 😂

C'mon, that's mainly BS and you seem to enjoy coming in and aggressively posting about a subject then getting all upset if people call you out on it. FWIW, I agree with most of what you now say - my issue was that saying that she was 'intermediate' was diminishing her, as was the general tone of your initial posts. No, he's right, her appearance is a big part of her success and to point this out is not being sexist. But so what! Looks have always been a big part of success in popular music, male or female. I put forward the case of Nikki Sixx, but the same applies going back to Frank Sinatra and Elvis. Don't you think that part of the Beatles initial appeal was that Paul McCartney was very good looking and record companies knew that would appeal to teenage girls?

Good looks do sell Which is why I haven’t been bought

There is no evidence that this is the case and you’re diminishing her ability with a sexist opinion.

Hi Daryl, not nosey at all. Nice to be asked. Its the singer and guitarist from my Glam covers band along with a female singer that supported the Glam band in one of the clubs. She also works with the singer doing solo stuff with backing tracks. The drummer is from the guitarists old band. I was originally first choice when they started this project but they didn't want to ask because i was committed to two bands already. Their current bassist isn't pulling his weight and not learning the songs correctly as far as i know. Its basically a new start band with only 14 songs so far with about half still to be perfected as mentioned above. Singer is early 50's, guitarist is circa 60 i think, female singer is a good bit younger but has a cracking voice with a great range. I won't be sexist and comment on her good looks Drummer and guitarist are from Perth area which is about 70 miles from me, singers are approx 20-30 miles away. I think they have a keys player but not sure what's happening there. With their existing bassist not doing so great with the songs and they knew about my punk band slipping away they decided to ask if i was interested. They asked me to pick 6 of their songs and work on them for Thu night when they rehearse. Having looked at all 14 songs i should manage to get most if not all done for the rehearsal. Its not so much an audition as more to see if it will suit me and i'm ok doing these kind of songs. They intend doing the clubs we do with the Glam band so better paid than pubs / bars. Songs are Whitesnake, Cher, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, Poison, Bryan Adams, Heart, Guns & Roses, Bon Jovi. Hope that answers everything you asked Daryl but if not just fire away, i'm always happy to talk on BC. Dave

Well with attitudes like this, why would any stay?

What a snappy name for a pedal eh? Things I don't like about octave pedals: warbly wobbly upper octave, bad tracking, lower octave only sounds synth, or only sounds realistic - I like a bit of flexibility - and a pedal with no special sauce, nothing unusual added. So I like the MXR Poly Blue very much - ticks all boxes. I like the Joyo XVI - ticks most. I like the Boss OC5 - ticks most. And I have to say I also like The 85. The addition of a 5th is a really cool feature, the Focus control alters the whole sound in unusual ways. If there's a downside it would be that you can't simultaneously select octave up and a 5th up - its either or. The one time I've gigged it I found the 5th, blended with a smidge of -1, and full dry signal produced a wonderful harmonious thickness to my sound. Used on appropriate songs it filled the sound under solos in a very satisfying manner.

It's not that different to Joe Dart's tone, I figured that's just a popular sound lately.

I’ve ended up with just two near identical to play, sound and look Pbasses That way I can take both, use one or the other or swop at the break etc and they will sound and play the same. I like that concept, get a good bass you really like and then find one more as back up etc Do I need it probably not but handy to have just in case

I have the perfect solution.

One of the many reasons I play mandolin instead of 6-string guitar - every string has a spare 😉 (and apologies for making light of your difficult gig)

The album he did with re-recordings of his early hits, with guitarists and others who were influenced by him in their youth, is quite good. Rock Island Line with Rory Gallagher and Diggin’ My Potatoes with Brian May, stick in my mind.

Actually heard that on the radio the other day. Brought back some memories.

From what I've heard the music itself is pretty conventional, it's just the way she's promoting herself that is "modern". 25 years ago she'd have probably ended up briefly in Prince's backing band.

"..this Tiger woman.."

They needed three guitarists and a keyboard player to do that?

I did this four years ago. I went to the medic and he said I am going to have to stitch that. I nearly passed out. I was lying down with my arm out and said to him when are you going to stitch it? Steeling myself for the experience. Oh, Ive done it he said. I never felt a thing. He was brilliant. It still gets numb and I don't think I will ever have feeling on the end of my finger pad, but I can play again. It took a long time before I could put pressure on it though.

Metal stage at Baldock: Tent at the bottom of a beer garden - is what it is. Well received though, we're not that 'metal' and I think we were a welcome interlude.

So you have to be a virtuoso to have a signature bass, like Adam Clayton, Gene Simmons or Nikki Sixx?

Thank you everyone very much for taking your time out to help. Yesterday I took my bass to a music shop in Dursley to get it looked at and within 10 minutes he straightened it out and it feels like new ( only for £10 as well) So I can now keep my neck and mother of pearl without risking anything or spending far more than is necessary. But still thank you all very much for the help