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1 minute ago, neepheid said:

No, plus I think I would be far too much of a hippie, lefty, woke, lunatic snowflake for them to be in a band with me!

No it wouldn't prevent you working with them..... or no you wouldn't work with them?

2 minutes ago, acidbass said:

How have you come upon said information in your scenario?  Have they told you?

It's a hypothetical scenario.... but a similar situation arose for a friend of mine and I was interested in how it would make others feel....

The world, as we know, is a volatile place right now with everyone (myself included) taking sides....

I'm interested to know, if you found out that an existing bandmate, or potential bandmate, was e.g. racist, homophobic, fascist etc.... would it make you reconsider working with them?

Lets not turn this thread overtly political or into a slanging match if we can help it (this isn't Talk Bass) but I'm genuinely interested in people's thoughts.  

I'm not talking Labour voter/Conservative voter stuff here...... but, personally, I'm not sure that I could share a car/splitter/dressing room/stage with someone with far right or homo/transphobic views. I would need to call it out and that kind of drama would kill the band.

I have been in musical situations where another musician is a full-on 'conspiracy-theorist' and I have simply turned off from listening to them or changed the subject rapidly, but I couldn't do that in the above situation.

Donald Trump built them. He was the 1st to build them and noone has ever built them faster, cheaper or better....

I love Tiran Porter's playing on this but I'm struggling to nail it properly. Anyone fancy transcribing it, pref in tab, for me? Thank you in advance!

The V3 Rumble 100 is great for practice and small gigs. For larger club gigs I'd go straight to the 800 though. It has an output power attenuation switch for low or full power, according to your performance situation, aiding with a solid tone at all levels.

Part of the reason the V3's sound so good is they took on some of the tech they acquired when Fender purchased (and sadly disposed of) the fab Genz Benz company.

I'd get one of these....... (I have one  ). Active/passive so best of both worlds....

https://www.gear4music.com/G4M/Fender-FSR-Deluxe-PJ-Bass-Sea-Foam-Pearl/6FEB

Sounds like a desperate fake piece to appeal to his Deform supporters...

Due to a large number of confirmed theatre shows coming in for 2026 with a brand new Doobie Brothers tribute show I'm involved in, our 'Tom Johnston' will need to job share/have a regular dep.

If you, or anyone you know (!) is capable of r'n'b/rock lead singing the Tom songs (Listen To The Music, Long Train Runnin, Without You, Rockin Down The Highway, Another Park Another Sunday, Sweet Maxine, Eyes Of Silver, China Grove & Take Me In Your Arms), singing BV's on the rest and playing lead guitar as well, please PM me....!

Thanks!

@Paulhauser just seen this on ebay in Japan... if you can find the original shop selling it I'm sure it will be a lot cheaper... 😉

https://ebay.us/m/mYLTHF

9 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Nice. What basses have you chosen ? Is that a Sire Jazz in front ?

Dave

It's a Bass Centre 'Betsy' bass, but I've added block inlay stickers as I love Jazz basses with blocks...👍😎

Played a Wedding gig in the beautiful Surrey Hills yesterday. Packed with beautiful, horsey ladies in flowing summer dresses and, doh, their dumb other halves in polo shirts and tight trousers ending mid calf with NO socks and loafers... 🤦‍♂️

Played my Betsy with the GK Legacy and LFSys Monaco so sounded fab as usual.👍😎

Spent most of the night fending off huge hornets that liked the lights above our heads, which kinda ruined our performance vibe a little though.....!! 🐝🐝🐝🐝

18 hours ago, Rayman said:

What made you pick up that first bass at the start of this long and winding road?

 

Do you still have the same fire and enthusiasm? Do you still love it?

 

What has changed along the way? Your taste in music, taste in basses?

 

What was the first bass? And what’s the latest? 

My 1st proper gig was Adam & The Ants at Dominion Theatre in late 1981 on the Prince Charming Tou and I thought that the bassist Gary Tibbs was uber-cool. Then we had a family holiday to see my Uncle, Aunt & Cousin in early 1982 and discovered KISS, and more importantly Gene Simmons. I loved their music and Gene's persona was amazing.... and I loved his huge, growly bass tone. As soon as we returned to the UK I started guitar lessons and then moved over to bass..

Yep, I still have the same enthusiasm for the bass. It grounds me, I love the way it is the foundation of popular music and is the glue that holds everything together. Playing bass has also opened up the World to me. Playing in bands has taken me from Monaco to Scandinavia to Romania to Japan... and stages from the local 'Dog & Duck' to Tokyo Ariake Colisseum and Dynamo Bucharest football stadium. I'm incredibly grateful and humbled for those opportunities.

From discovering Gene Simmons used Spector in KISS' heyday, and then finding out that amazing white that Sting was playing on the Synchronicity tour was also a Spector it became my dream bass, though I didn't actually get my 1st one until around 1994 (a mint 'used' Brooklyn-era NS2 from the Bass Centre! Took me a year to pay off!). I've been a huge fan ever since.... as you've probably noticed

My taste through the 80's until the early/mid 90's was always heavy rock/classic rock. When grunge came along I wasn't particularly enamoured so my tastes widened into classic Motown/Philly, Funk, Prog, Pomp, AOR/Melodic Rock, Jazz-Rock and well written 'pop' music (ELO, 10CC, Supertramp, Steely Dan etc).

My 1st bass was a Kay Tulip. Action and sound was horrible but it started the journey and I soon got an Aria Cardinal CSB380 as a 1st proper bass.

My latest bass purchase is a wonderful Japan-market-only Spector Euro CST 4 in desert island/blueburst (see thread in 'Bass Guitars).

3 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Curious what gear you use in a pub band @cetera ? I'm guessing a GK rig but what bass ?

Dave 

GK Legacy800 Head, LFSys Monaco cab & my Spector Pulse II bass. My best/most valuable Spectors don't come out on pub gigs... I save them for theatres, big clubs etc.

With another band I play with (doing more 70's punkier stuff and Bowie etc) I use a P bass....
With a wedding band I dep for I tend to play my Betsy as there's a bit more disco/pop.

Saturday night I depped with a local band at a pub in Bracknell. Being a warm evening most people were outside so we just played to a small crowd inside. They seemed to enjoy the set but were muted in their appreciation...

Decent payer and I had a nice compliment on my bass tone from a punter so not all bad

.88 picks for me as they have enough tension to provide solid drive while having enough flexibility to give the click/attack I want.

Just now, Sean said:

I'm bringing my ebony board 4 to the SE Bash if you want try it. The ebony makes it even more gritty and zingy. 

It might be a bit far..... he's on the continent

Agreed. The Japan-only version with maple board and matching inlays is a lot more attractive......

I use Songbook Pro on my Galaxy Tab. Works great!

On 03/08/2025 at 16:08, Paulhauser said:

Damn you, Gary 😄 😄  Now I have to get one, thanks a lot 🙂
(secretly hoped though that there is a 5er version 😉 )

 

Yes but, alas, no. But the quest begins! 🙂

Spector EURO 5 CST LIMITED - BLUE BURST GLOSS https://reverb.com/item/91685498?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=91685498

#1 - Paul @NancyJohnson 

#2 - Paul #2 @prowla 

#3 - Martin @Merton

#4 - Matt @Wombat

#5 - Andy @Wolverinebass

#6 - Stevie @stevie

#7 - Lozz @Lozz196

#8 - Matt @neepheid

#9 - @bassace97 

#10 - Robert @bass_dinger

#11 - Christopher @chyc

#12 - jaco @Geek99 **

#13 - Alan @WalMan

#14 - Trevor @TrevorR

#15 - John @jonno1981

#16 - Gary @cetera

#17 - @MacDaddy

#18 - Steve @Stingray5

#19 - Russ @Russ

#20 - Rich - errm, @Rich tbc

#21 - Happy Jack @Happy Jack

#22 - Silvia Bluejay @Silvia Bluejay

#23 - Mike @mikelawrencecalleja

#24 - @admiralchew

#25 - Martin @police squad

#26 - @Sean

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#30 - Andy W @basexperience

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#33 - @BillyBass

+potentially @Shockwave, @Wombat & @Mike Brooks

We're getting up towards 40! I think you're gonna need a bigger venue!

2 hours ago, Sean said:

I'd love to try that EMGx + Darkglass combo if this bass makes it along to the bash in November 🙂

 

 

Oh I'm sure it will

10 hours ago, razor5cl said:

 

It's odd how my Kelly is one of the biggest basses you'll ever see, and is actually surprisingly very light. My Yamaha BB feels heavier!

 

And comparatively that Jackson bird looks like a smaller body but weighs a ton. Is it made of mahogany?

Everything about the JBird is big tbh.... thick body, big size.... and I think a huge slab of maple for the body.

Yep, I think I played a Firehouse song on it....!

On 12/08/2025 at 17:02, razor5cl said:

That Jackson Thunderbird looking thing is very very slick though, it's like a smarter looking version of this Fernandes Nikki Sixx signature:

 

Much nicer headstock on the Jackson though!

This is a Fernandes copy of the Spector reverse TBird they made for Nikki Sixx in the very late 80's. Much prefer the Spector headstock on this particular shape to a Jackson headstock. I have *cough* 3 of them....