Lozz196

I`d say an iconic bass-line would mean that a song is instantly recognisable by it, from a majority. As above Another One Bites The Dust is a great example, even if people don`t know the name of the song or the artist if they recognise the song from the bass then to me it`s there. Billie Jean for me is another like this (though not sure how many people wouldn`t know it was Michael Jackson).

Yes I was looking at this last night, some very decent reductions on some very nice instruments.

I go back 10 years and I was the same, my `78 Precision was about 10.5lbs and was no problem. Now due to my pony body anything north of 8lbs flattens me.

And sound it too!

I played there a few years back, great venue. Afterwards the rest of the band got tear-gassed by the police when outside for a (very inefficient it turned out) breath of fresh air.

If I were the bassist that got the job after that I`d have it printed on a t-shirt - 7 t-shirts in fact - and wear it every day!

Annoying things about playing bass, well up until recently the weight and portability of the gear. Then there`s the issues with sound-people "getting you a good sound" rather than just making your already good sound louder. And lastly it`s mostly being invisible, bah!

Bruce Foxton or JJ Burnel

Sometimes more wisdom is shown by being aware of when not to overdo things and to support the song as a whole. To me it shows understanding of the song and the other instruments (inc vocals) as a whole.

I can’t answer re the D’Addarios but re the Elixir nickel nanoweb strings I find them to be very smooth & comfortable to play.

Great advice there Daryl, really sets out how the band operates and would be great guidance in helping a prospective new member decide if the band was for them or not.

Really nice sound to that one

Tried it many years ago when starting a band up. It was a really basic drum machine but it served its purpose in helping write the songs. I wouldn’t be adverse to it but I’d want it done properly, by someone who really knew what they were doing, and as @BigRedX points out gigging wise getting monitors sorted would be a priority.

Yep that’s what happens with originals. In our early days in Knock Off we got on some strange bills, and sometimes there was just stunned silence at our set.