Lozz196

Well the SL TT might end up for sale, great bass that it is I think this new Lionel will fit better for me.

I have Dave, fingers crossed the Superlight Lionel when it lands will be even less than 6lbs.

Def different now, whilst they were sorting my new bass out they just said go & have a wander, so I did, unaccompanied, all over the shop. They’ve some great stuff there.

At the moment next up for me is Deep Purple at Hammersmith Whatever It’s Name is That Day in November next year.

Just a quick shoutout re the above. Many shops/chains have gone recently, and many of those left have a few token basses at best, not these guys though, a great selection and very good customer service.

Sansamp are fairly scooped, whereas JJ sounded quite mid-boosted on the earlier material. You could look at the Tech21 Para Driver, which has sweepable adjustable mids, set it anywhere from 2kHz upwards and boost, doing that with the Dirnt should get you nicely there without needing the Ampeg.

Just got myself this little beauty today. Had been looking for a 7-pounder (or under) and this came up at exactly 7lbs. Although it’s heavier than my Superlight TT I’m finding that playing full scale basses standing up is becoming a bit of a stretch hence my search. Got it from Guitar Village, my first time of dealing with them which I have to say was excellent. Sounds and plays beautifully, as I’d expect. I’m not really into fake relicing or blocks but somehow these just seem to really suit this bass.

Just got myself this little beauty today. Had been looking for a 7-pounder (or under) and this came up at exactly 7lbs. Although it’s heavier than my Superlight TT I’m finding that playing full scale basses standing up is becoming a bit of a stretch hence my search. Got it from Guitar Village, my first time of dealing with them which I have to say was excellent. Sounds and plays beautifully, as I’d expect. I’m not really into fake relicing or blocks but somehow these just seem to really suit this bass.

Nice, just scored a Lionel myself, will put up a thread.

A set of Ultralights might fit?

My Mums friends granddaughter does this, she gets sent let’s say a coffee machine and has to extol its virtues on various social media forums, essentially influencing peoples minds/choices. Gets paid a staggering amount to do it as well.

I’m going to try this as have a bit of a chorusy sound on my A string. In all the years I’ve been playing I never knew this.

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.