stingrayPete1977

At least only 14 people have watched it!

Interested to see how theyr gonna ship that with the neck off [attachment=145354:untitled.png]

It does help doesnt it! although I like the live sound too which is good going IMO.

Sounds like you have already decided to me then Mart? this is the sort of thing I have in mind, fiddling with the cd player etc. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9_lOJAzluQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9_lOJAzluQ[/url]

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1380914117' post='2232436'] Tomato,tomato Pete. Don't get me wrong I prefer live but the only way to get work up this way (it seems) is to be in 5 bands and if you're lucky you then get 3/4 gigs per month. Having hit the big 5-0 this year I no longer seem to have the time or the energy to mix that with the day job (plus the empty nest syndrome means less time for all the rehearsals And I need to keep swmbo happy). Moving Back to a duo seems an option into getting into the single act market and I'd rather be playing Saturdays this time of the year if only to get away from the bloody X Factor ;-) [/quote] The only venues around here where you would get gigs as a duo playing to backing tracks would be the (now empty) working mans clubs and the odd village pub where no one listens to the bands anyway, would you not rather go down the acoustic/folk/blues or something route than that?

Karaoke....

Triggers are a totally different onion, please dont lump them in with backing tracks! If someone actually triggers a sample or loop or whatever then the band can still interact and play off each other, no different to a drummer with an electric kit IMO. I hate seeing a band that are tied to the backing track all stiff and stuck to the format, you can tell me I am wrong thats fine I'm not listening

Could be worth a try on a HH Ray, I never thought of that Lozz good thinking.

I'm going to go the other way I'm afraid Mart. The guy i used to play for wanted to use backing track drums and i refused to do it, if i can't play of the drums and interact with the band it's not for me, I'd rather do an acoustic version than a rock version with backing track drums :-(

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1380841291' post='2231527'] The band sound great here- great clip. [/quote] Your avatar is giving me gas!

I have just been out only to come waltzing back in to this thread to find it up to five pages.....

Nah its got more bite like a P bass yet more bottom end fatness like something active IMO, I dont really get on with Jazz basses that well and I always find the pickup cancellation thing an arse which I know is my bad ears really but its still there. I find myself messing around all night thats why I like a single pup bass with my favourite tone usually from a P bass but they sound terrible when I play them (more terrible than normal).

three pages composed of terrible puns....

Hang on I am lying, mine was an Avon which were much better but still awful

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1380818626' post='2231072'] [attachment=145276:KAY.JPG] Kay K1. The English language does not contain words with sufficient venom to describe how bad it was. [/quote] Oh dear it looks like a few of cut our teeth on these, no wonder I went all out active musicman as its probably as far away from it as possible

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLuGH39jtw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLuGH39jtw[/url]

Like this [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al-5.html"]http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al-5.html[/url] but with SSS [url="http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al.html"]http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/big-al.html[/url]

I really love the bass sounds Jeremy gets and he gets it live too which IMO on some of these big stages is great too as most of my favourite bass players have a poop sound live getting worse the bigger the venue. I presume he has his basses set up as BEAD looking at his gear he uses a 130 as his fat string. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BTLFAswwgo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BTLFAswwgo[/url] On the album its epic IMO (audio version) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQt4KLRT4M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQt4KLRT4M[/url] Great tone for pick,fingers and slap so I want it but they dont make a 5 string ripper reissue, if they did I think I would be buying one [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Grabber-3-70s-Tribute-Bass.aspx"]http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Grabber-3-70s-Tribute-Bass.aspx[/url] the closest thing I can think of would be an EBMM Big Al 5 string with three single coils, and I like them too

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1380814169' post='2230983'] I played a 5 sting USA Fender, can't remember the model but it was truly awful, i like fenders normally but this was an exception, the B string was the worst I'd come across on any bass. some sort of set up would have helped. [/quote] Odd arent they, sort of 4 string with a B string vibe about them? [b]worst ever [/b]Kay SG bass that I learnt on (belonged to a friends dad) [b]next joint worst [/b]every Rickenbacker I have tried or even gigged with.

He hasnt got the hang of pickup surrounds/scratchplates really has he?

"can I have a clean Gliss please? this one has lipstick on it".

Brilliant, what skills!

Incredible

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1380631751' post='2228121'] It did not start off as that initially as I was initially just venting. But I changed my mind as I stated on the first page. Why is this important enough for you to bring up? [/quote] Sorry i missed this before, because I'd rather hear peoples experiences of a brand, good or bad. If i really wanted something then i might have to take the plunge anyway but just generalising all luthiers in your rant when you should be venting at Jon seems unfair to me.