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Lets see your collection then Owen - photo per chance I always feel you either own or have owned every bit of kit i have ever wanted. As i haven't bought anything from you for a while It would be nice to dream about what could come my way in the future 😄 don't knock um about too much

Reminds me of the first major band i was in The Leader says we are pooling some gigs to get an old Ambulance with aircraft seats fitted so we can all travel together. Its what you did in the 70's 😁 Within a couple of months he bought a new PA and ripped the seats out to make room for it and the stage risers and lights etc.

Yep everything he said in that video

mmmmm well drop me a PM when you guys are ready to pass on your old MB fusion 500

I have the Bach for bass by Josquin Des Pres. I need to spend more time on it but great ear- hand training My question to those above is that Cello and violins are strung in 5th's i believe and as the bass is in fourths wonder how much more difficult the intervals are to play on bass than the cello or Viola etc for which these were written. Some of the pieces are near impossible as they do not fall under the fingers , which is why i guess the practice on them does you good any cello / violin players out there that can comment

I asked Alexa If Spaghetti was invented by Louis Pasteur she then went into a long drawn out educational delivery on Pasteurization etc etc. why don't you ask her if she can belch a good beer or curry burp ☺️

Now you got me looking at Handbox again 😂 and notice they now do an M bass 500 twin channel basically the same as my old Mark bass LMK for under 380 pounds

Having read all your comments I was waiting for an amp engineer to weigh in with what is what. this is my amateur inaccurate memory of what happens I tent to agree with your sentiments that old Mosfet gear has heft, but are we talking about its ability to react quickly that is what we need I used to own an old mosfet Carvin Probass500 the spec sheet was very comprehensive and listed every trade secret in the listed design spec The THD was something like 0.5% at rated output - the sound to noise ratio was about -85dB my Mesa D800+ has a THD of 10% and sound to noise of -73dB The old Carvin made a point of the slew rate of the amp, basically the in rush current when you strike a note and how important this factor was to the design of a good bass amp and to the bass player. The old valve and mosfet SS amps had large transformers and capacitors that delivered this, it was sat there humming away waiting for you to demand all that energy , a Class D has to wait to see what you want from the amp ie a thumb strike or pluck and then go draw the power from the mains and then amplify it quickly and hope you happy with the result. I think what we want to know is if we need to bust some kidneys we have the power to do so. Headroom and weight. and yes my old Markbass LMK was a very early Italian job and as good as anything i have owned before or since. So why dont amp manufacturers state all these facts these days so we know and have the figures to back up what our ears tell us

well spotted. thanks my little Kyser bottle is almost out

The only questions left to mull over are If you are doing larger venues will your band also have decent PA to give you PA support. so you don't need two 8X10 with 2kw amp Headroom is often mentioned and is important so factor in extra dB so you don't run out of steam on those transient attacks, and damage your cabs. is often best to buy good efficient speakers, Loads out there, then 500 amps may well be enough.

Thats my fear - I did find myself a 4th out a few times whilst practicing thinking this sounds wrong and realising i'm on the E string not B and back the other way notes were no longer there for me that were before. I think the problem would be greater playing an old familiar set in auto pilot then you crash and burn when you have to totally re think numbers on the fly. muscle memory is a powerful thing

I didn't know these had been launched so thanks for your comments The MB Fusion 500 was a great amp, I got one to back up my Markbass, but used it for jazz all the time, I installed some NOS british valves and loved the warmth, agree with the cramped knobs and the light amp issue working its way of the cab. Wish i had kept it, when i went to two single 12 cabs at 4 ohms i used both the mark bass and MB fusion stacked ( same footprint) and ran a line out to the fusion to run the second cab. But in my eagerness to get a 2 ohm capable amp went to SWR SM500 and now a Mesa D800 + As I have given up the louder functions outfit and use one cab most of the time, I really fancy a three valve GK again.

I splashed out on a 62 relic Custom shop P bass two years ago this month, On the talk of starting a 60's band with a couple of old friends, it never happened It has been to just two rehearsals in two years and I had convinced myself that I am now a five string man till the day i die, the 62 CS and has been marked for sale at the bottom of my page for months 😂 But hey, a new year and I have been shedding away for three weeks on this and it has all came back to me, that 62 string spacing is no longer a canyon and I have now clocked up my first big band reading gig on it. When i went over to five string bass about 17 years ago i made myself play it for a year with no going back started by using the B string as a thumb rest until comfortable when to use it in my playing. So seems crazy why i didn't treat the new my P bass with the same dedication and determination. So I am now going to make sure i keep both 4 and 5's in use so i don't get scared and have to relearn them again. hope this helps some of you having the same fears in either direction. PS It is no longer for sale sorry, I will be editing my page very shortly , 😊

As low as I can get it and to follow fingerboard radius etc. after i'm happy the neck relief is right of course. I will do my own set up as and when required, maybe after having to switch string makes etc. I do believe that contrary to some posts. That tone is best when the action is as low as possible so the tension of the strings are compressing the neck, end to end and not trying to bend the neck into a bow that will occur as the gap increases. all our playing stiles will require some compromises i grant you

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God - Its 40 years since i gigged in Hemel we used to do a lot of the Kodak staff functions. Also my first experience of seeing cars going both directions round a roundabout, that was freaky. I prefer Swindon for Roundabouts 😲

Yep Its all the peripheral stuff that sucks, NJE made me chuckle I will at some point try and find similar minded and scarred muso's who are putting a band together so we can grow together rather than try and launch into an established bands gig diary and bad venues with band politics that made the last guy leave. Just me and my bass I won't mention i own a PA and lights etc. ah Heaven 👌

All the above ring true with me too Life events change your outlook, which you thought would not. Early retirement came three years ago, I now Love the garden and various building projects have been enjoyable to plan and complete. Two more grand kids arrived this year also. Still love music and the Bass but at certain times you reflect, and no longer want grief surrounding things that were once enjoyed. So you make changes, I now play for love and my input is appreciated, what more can you want.

Just wondering how many of you out there have lost the enthusiasm to lug tonnes of gear round the country of an evening. I have been doing this since 1974 and the last 30 years in the same band, with great enthusiasm but this New year was our last by mutual agreement. It has been great, no regrets well not many i can think of, But the drive and energy required to run a commercially competitive outfit is considerable. Behind the scenes there is the Web site to maintain with photos, recordings, insurance, PAT testing etc etc. Then there is the wear and tear on the ole body lugging PA speakers, monitors, lights and cable bags and bass gear up flights of stairs. Just looking forward to playing my bass in a couple of rehearsal bands for the love of it. Just me to worry about. Does the lure of the next Gig still drive you to carry on or do you long for quite nights in and summer evenings in the garden at home.

I thought Mr Otway and Barrett would be playing bridge in an old folks home somewhere in their slippers Good on um, still doing the buizz

Yep - all of the above for me - 40+ years of gigging takes its toll The only thing to add having gone light weight for some time. It is not just lifting heavy things and awkward size boxes, but discipline in the preparation to pick it up and then walk with it. We all know this, most of us pull muscles when not thinking and with small objects. The times i have lifted 15" PA cabs off the stands at the end of the night on my own. I don't now but wait and ask for help. Great video - Take care guys

Blow Monkeys - this week Very good too - Great vocals and guitar work by Dr Robert and some very good bass playing, all very tight and pro as you would hope so worth checking them out *****