Lozz196

Depending on his age and more importantly back, there are two I`d recommend. The first being for a younger fitter person with no back issues, the Dunlop D3809BK, essentially just a very hardwearing nylon black strap. The second being more practical for someone with back issues, the Mono GS1 (or Betty as it`s known), makes wearing a heavy bass much easier.

I was pretty much the same with my last band, I absolutely loved it, got to do and see so much but it got to the point where the amount of travelling and carrying gear got too much for me. Being an originals band we didn`t do PA but the endless bags & boxes of merch more than made up for that, virtually living on the motorways at weekends and spending hours in airports, well it was all great fun but I just couldn`t do it any longer. Any thoughts of wanting to do it again were definitely quelled last week when I saw their gigs, Edinburgh on Friday, Leeds on Saturday, no thanks!

Sounds like perfectly normal behaviour to me

I have best which are my Fender JMJ Mustang basses, and then the worst - even though they’re amazing they’re not as good as the JMJs - my Squier Classic Vibe Mustang basses. So I suppose I’m rather fortunate on this one with best being super amazing and worst being just amazing.

I used to do that with an Aguilar Tonehammer, get the sound desired from the TH then add in the Sansamp with everything at midday (aside from Blend on full). It added a lot of oomph to the sound and sculpted it into the mix really nicely.

I know what you mean @franzbassist, I use the DBX160-type one on my Zoom MS60B at home for this and it sharpens/cleans up the notes nicely without making any other noticeable change to the sound, really helps for learning songs as with the notes being sharper I can really focus on exactly when to play them.

One train of thought opposing the other there Mark, not good. Has said band member offered any clues as to why they don`t want anything booked next year or just left you all guessing?

I can’t remember if Kevin Mooney of Adam & The Ants used a Ripper or Grabber, but do remember that was the first Gibson bass I’d seen - or at least with knowing it was a Gibson.

In the words of Booze & Glory, I Still Carry On

If it weren’t so politically incorrect The Proper Vicious Lesbians would be a great band name.

Very nice Andy

Should have smacked one of them

Looks really nice

Positively screams “specialises in technical blackened death metal”.

Two great looking basses there

I think that as soon as it gets to the songs that they need their phones for I’d pack my gear up leaving my share of the fee up until that time, saying rehearsals are for rehearsing and not learning. Do it a couple of times and it might sink in, hitting peoples pockets often does.

Centre stage for bass too, just how it should be

Dazed & Confused by Led Zeppelin, it’s the middle bit on the A, the riff is easy enough but it just repeats for what seems ages and if it’s out with the drums it stands on like an extra proverbial on a boxer dog. I need my concentration on that one to be at max.

I’ve got a potential new band, at a mates 40th birthday party last week a few of us were asked to do a few classic rock covers. We did a 45min set, went down really well and lots of the people there said they didn’t know we had a band. When we said we didn’t and that we’d only had 2 rehearsals (and only 1 with the drummer) they said we def should keep it going, so in all likelihood we will, just get Xmas out of the way. So we never know what’s round the corner or what opportunities will come our way. Gotta take them though.

A couple of good calls there Paul, both health-wise and gear-wise.

Yup, like those baseball caps with the peak at the back…..

Avast ye, with your fiery cutlass

I’ve a permanent shoulder injury, fortunately right shoulder so doesn’t affect where my strap sits. Up until a few years ago I could still shift a regular 410 about, however age has been catching up with me and this year I hurt my back at work which has made me go short scale. I’m fine carrying a short scale bass in a gigbag but heavy amp heads or pretty much any cabs save probably a BF110 is beyond me. So yes, short scale basses and Sansamp for gigs now rather than the Precisions and ABM600 this time last year.