Lozz196

I’m pie & mash, simple, dense & filling.

Definitely, virtually made for each other.

I`ve found these useful when in a band that plays on multi-band bills where there are gear shares - if you get all your eq from a preamp/DI pedal then no matter what rig you use you can get your sound pretty quickly, plus be confident that FOH gets it too. Ok the provided rig may take some tweaking but it`s what`s out front that matters.

I’m really tempted by these, but as I currently have an ABM600 and an RM500 and am in a band that doesn’t gig, even if it could I really have no need of one.

Well when I’ve helped out mates when they’ve started out I’ve tried to get them to concentrate on fretting on one string at a time - say go from the 3rd fret to the 5th, and repeat 4 times, then go 5th to 7th, just to get used to fretting properly. Then repeat this on each string in turn, so then getting used to the feel of each string. Once comfortable with that go from 3rd fret on one string to the 5th fret on the other. Small steps but once comfortable with fretting when you start on songs they’ll sound so much better to your ears without any mis-fretting.

It’s not faint at all, it’s positively shouting the house down!

Same here, in the interests of sensibility I’ve deleted it.

Same, and that`s only cos I depped for a band on a couple of gigs, otherwise it would 1.

Teen Spirit & Sweet Child o Mine must have been on there.

Just so that everyone knows, I’m not in any way, shape, or form jealous one bit....

They do like to tease, don’t they?

Yeah that’s why I mentioned the Ampeg 450 as well - they don’t seem to get much good said about them but I’ve found it really works really well for the 70s classic rock.

I reckon that would be perfect, or if you don’t want the weight of the CTM then an ABM of some sort would work well. I’m doing the same sort of thing at present and the rehearsal rooms SVT 450 ( the non valve one that looks like a valve amp) works really well for this material.

I can just about get Rhythm Stick, but it really is an approximation - in the mix it would sound fine, solo it would be evident i was skipping a good few notes.

Fender Rumble, Ashdown Rootmaster or Studio, Markbass CMD will all do it. Markbass will be slightly less versatile as doesn’t have gain/drive, but sounds great with a Precision for classic rock. Personally I’d discount the Trace Elf & 2x8 for gigging, I’d want power in reserve, not to have to push my gear to near its limits all the time.

JJ of The Last Resort has one very much like this in their video of Never Get a Job :

Wowzers, that was the 210, incredible!

Having a MM Stingray I’d agree that it’s a higher standard than Fender (and I’m a Fender fanboi) so I’d expect the Cutlass to follow suit. As said though, resale on a Fender is likely to be easier.

I like Markbass gear but for me it’s far more suited to “warmer” basses such as Precisions. I also find their cabs to have a high end roll off as well - get a sound from a Markbass amp into a Markbass cab, DI that sound and it’s much toppier/treblier through the PA. We’re all likely to recommend what we use ourselves, and I’m no different, Ashdown, however their top man Mark used to work at Trace so there’s a connection to the gear that you loved there. Their RM cabs are plenty light enough, pair them with one of their ABM amps which again are light enough, but which aren’t class D, they have real punch and depth to the sound, and you’d have a rig that would probably fit much better with what you’re after.

A few tracks where I’ve particularly loved the bass sound have been, in no particular order: Eton Rifles by The Jam - Bruce Foxton using a Fender Precision, think he used Marshall amps at the time Hanging Around by The Stranglers - JJ Burnel using a Fender Precision, think it was Hiwatt amps Down on The Farm by Guns N Roses - Duff McKagan using a Fender Jazz Bass Special into Gallien Krueger amps American Man by Velvet Revolver - Duff with same bass/amps as above

I remember that rig, Tim, amazing amount and quality of sound from that little set up.

I sympathise, I can only deal with either red silks or plain metal strings, nothing else will do. Why red, well for years I used Rotosounds and they’re red, so I’m used to that, as such anything else I find off putting.

Don’t use Parcelforce. Repeat, don’t use Parcelforce. I have nothing against them, just that their T&Cs prohibit insurance payout on musical instruments. In general I’ve used Interparcel and more often than not chosen UPS from Interparcel’s options.

01 Ever played a gig sitting down? No, but played a mid-section of a song sitting down. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Yes, lead guitar & lead vocals 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No, but have played gigs with many of my favourite bands 04 Any fan ever had a tattoo of your band's logo? Yes, and song lyrics 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? Yes, plenty of times (always found it rather embarrassing if truth be told) 06 Ever cried on stage? No 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Yes 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? No 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? No 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? No 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? Abuse mainly , but also ladies underwear (thrown by ladies I should add, had to be a pi55take) 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No but have crashed on way back 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? Not exactly, but a slight disagreement helped me to finalise a decision I knew was coming 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Yes 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? Yes, Jesus Jones and Carter & The Unstoppable Sex Machine spring to mind 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? No 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? No 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? No, but I have injured a member of the audience (who was spitting at me) 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Not often 😁