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My preference: 1. Haz 2. EMG BT 3. TP with trimpot / K-Haz 4. TP (no trimpot)/ Aguilar 5. Darkglass Yes, you are alone

If you can't access a bassist for recording I can see how it would be useful..... but time is money and a proper bassist could record a suitable bassline in minutes, whereas this would take hours....

Loving that Spector NS2..... Mmmmmmmm.......

I do indeed. Mine's a nicer, more compact shape though....

Oh yes!! Can't believe I forgot this! One of the first bass tones that really GOT me! Proper growl and almost sounds like there's a slight reverb or something in it. Fantastic!

01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Only for a school play! 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? No 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? Yes - played WITH current/ex KISS members Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick, Mark St John & Eric Singer.... and played TO members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Def Leppard and Ace Frehley (ex KISS) 04 Any fan ever had a tattoo of your band's logo? No 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yes, many times 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? All the time these days. It's part of my 'identity' in the show I play in.... 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Yes. On MANY deps. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yes, filled in with various bands on a multi-band showcase. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Yes, knickers! 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No, but came close on a motorway when the rooftop luggage carrier of the car in front exploded open at 70mph and a huge duvet and various items of clothing flew onto the windscreen of our van in the fast lane...! 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Yep. If you don't like any of it - why would you play it? 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? No 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Who's to say what is 'better'? 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No, but shared the stage with various dickless wonders, singers with Lead Singer Disease etc! lol! 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Yes 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Yep, fell off my 7" platform heels onstage many times, burnt my mouth badly when firebreathing..... and fell off the front of the stage while doing my bass solo (ALL in KISS tribute)! 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Very seldomly! lol!

Yep. Clear, bold, full and right on point. Love Tiran..... his playing, his tone, his note choice AND the 'space' he leaves....!

Eddie Jackson with his Spector NS2 and a Gallien Krueger GK800RB amp being driven to hit the rails. The 'holy grail' of bass tone imho. Listen to that growl on the low D..... 😍 😍 😍 And here..... the punch and growl! Mmmmmmmm........ 'Nuff said.......

Welcome Chris..... and you have a GK800RB. Instant kudos from me Sir!

Nuff said.....

Au contraire..... the ideal number is as many as you can fit in your room/cupboard/storage facility! lol!

There's no point.... I've got most of them! lol! But yes - his Spector sounded fantastic with the octave pedal. So glad to hear he still has it.... and used it on so many legendary recordings. Looking forward to hearing it on Earth Song next.... and some of the amazing Toy Matinee stuff!

All I see is a stubby Alien's head with 4 googly eyes and 4 flappy ears! lol!

Then it just becomes the original article.... a Spector! 😁

Modern singlecuts..... Euuurrghhhhhh...... Bodies like toilet seats *cough* MM Bongo *cough* Multi-string 'basses' that have more notes in the baritone,treble, alto & soprano range than actual bass notes available

Anything by Wham. LOTS of great basslines on that stuff....

As Jacko said above "Think you need to look up the definition of 'uncool'."

Just wait till he uploads his part on Madonna's 'Like A Prayer' and the amazing stuff he did with 'Toy Matinee'. It's only gonna get better!

Apart from the classic 'Spector' headstock, it has to be this one.... Hamer Impact:

Bought a fantastic BackBeat from Sean. Fast, easy and solid transaction as always. Recommended!

Just bought a lovely classic Black & Gold Aria from Paul...... and he even dropped it off at mine as he was on a day out with his Missus! Splendid.... and a pleasure to do business with another Basschat legend :)

This statement is where I was going with my original topic starter post. I'm feeling like I shouldn't play any gigs until mid-late summer but at the moment that decision is being made by our venues (who, so far, are cancelling/postponing). Not sure how I'll feel if a gig in a month's time still looks like going ahead....

So, a lot of us are seeing our gigs cancelled by venues or clients due to Corona virus.... But what about any gigs in the near future (next 8-12 weeks) that are NOT being cancelled? How do you feel about them? Do you want to pull them yourself? Are you in a band with people who want to pull them? SHOULD we pull them and make an executive decision? Would you refuse to play? With Govt 'advice' being so wishy-washy are you feeling like YOU need to make a decision... even if that decision for yourself causes friction within your band or with a venue/client? Interested to see how we all feel about this strange situation we all find ourselves in.....

First of (we expect) many phone calls received from our theatre venues last night cancelling this Friday's gig.... Disgusting the way this Govt is treating the entertainment/hospitality community. Venues will go under and people will hit the breadline all because they are having to 'voluntarily' close/stop working... So angry with Cummings/Cooper and their cronies right now.... !!!