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[quote name='GisserD' timestamp='1452079553' post='2946116'] My Latest offerings.... Reccorded live in Brighton [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJMaST0PiA"]https://www.youtube....h?v=lkJMaST0PiA[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLPU95h_j5Y"]https://www.youtube....h?v=lLPU95h_j5Y[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaPGaqpHgtI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=gaPGaqpHgtI[/url] More Bass!!! [/quote] ooh, I enjoyed that! "more bass!"

[quote name='The-Ox' timestamp='1452046444' post='2945913'] This thought came into my head, for those of you who gig, how many basses do you own? I suspect its more than one, do you have certain basses than you gig and others you don't? Any other reasons why you have more than one bass? This isn't a critique at those who do, in fact its quite the opposite! Would love to hear your thoughts on how you guys utilise multiple basses [/quote] My last count was about 16, I think? However, over the past year I've gigged with only about 6-7 of them, and it's really only 2-3 that get most gigs: Stingray & Precision or lately the Maruszczyks. To be honest, I could have just the Stingray and I would be fine. It's just nice sometimes to change, and certain gigs just feel like they would be better with maybe the P/JJ or a Precision... but the Stingray would cover all for me. How quickly they wear out from gigs? Hmmm, they don't! I don't gig in war zones. The Stingray has probably about 200 gigs on it, and it's in great condition. Yeah, sure, a couple small dings on the headstock (playing on the left side of the stage normally, too close to a wall many times) etc, but I see no reason why a gigging bass has to accumulate injuries unless used over decades... I had a Warwick Corvette $$ in nirvana black that started showing signs of wear on the top next to the pickup where I rest my thumb, and on the other side from being hit while popping the G and D strings while playing slap. But that's a very delicate finish. The neck on my Stingray (all maple) was getting pretty dirty, but I had it cleaned up and lacquered so it always looks perfect now (and I prefer lacquered necks).

If you're not sure what pedal you want... I'd say go for a Zoom MS60-B Then use it to explore the million different kind of sounds you can get from it to see whether there's a particular type of pedal you may want to explore further.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1452006450' post='2945413'] Supposed to have a final dress rehearsal before gigging , I made it clear this was my only week off in the year so if no one could make it ill go on holiday , everyone put themselves out & the singer doesn't turn up , get a text 4 hours after week packed up saying they had tummy trouble & was only just getting better , Our guitarist had seen him walking down the road 3 hours earlier , I could see he had been on FB until the early hours . what would you do ? [/quote] go fishing with him... as bait

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451947415' post='2944988'] A band I was in briefly somehow ended up with a Spanish drummer - he was a f***ing nightmare. One of us would have to stand by him & physically shove him to get him to stop playing, once he got going that was it. His name was Juan - we used to call him Wham because of hard he used to hit his kit. [/quote] I always seem to have trouble with Spanish bassists in my bands...

[quote name='BeeBop' timestamp='1451960483' post='2945060'] I am quite out spoken and quite opinionated... sorry blame that on the old man ..who taught me a thing or two about what makes music good ... Mark King you are sh*t ...what the f*** have you done that says something about my life (The Smiths ) f*** all you can slap ...well maybe .... you play a sp**k bass ..yes i agree but what have you done thats truly original pushed the boundaries to make music a better place f*** All ....are you Jah Wobble are you Jaco are you Hamid Kasri .... eh No Mark King fans no nothing about good music.... some day people will look back and say there once passed a guy who s originality spawned a whole new generation .... I laugh... this will never happen with Mark f***ing King ..(some day there will come a rain a real rain that will wash all the scum from the streets (Mark KIng fans this is your rain...a real rain... ) ) Elvis never wrote a song in his life but at least his performance pushed boundaries and he did make music a better place ... ....Elvis or Mark King .......letmethinkabootitnaw am getting angry now ....what the f*** Mark Pa Ting ..... sh*t ...sh*t hang the DJ because the music that he constantly plays says f*** all to me about me life ooooooooo we got a live one ear ... [/quote] Meds ran out?

[quote name='Behlmene' timestamp='1451970417' post='2945065'] Seems the top manufacturers may be wrong. They insist on using what they suppose is quality wood for their guitars. Maybe it's a marketing thing? [/quote] Quality wood ends up being what traditionally started being used for solid body instruments (not based on 'tone' but on availability & price mostly). Tradition takes care of the rest. Other quality woods are supposed to be 'quality' for aesthetic reasons... and little else. Then... add marketing Not saying that the wood will not have an effect in the sound of solid body instruments, but when you consider the huge variation between individual bits of wood of the same species, it seems a bit too much to give the wood the importance that some want to give it. To me, it seems that other factors play a much larger role, and in the case of bolt-on instruments particularly the neck pocket fit.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1451932059' post='2944747'] Have you seen the audio test where a guy literally sticks some PuPs/electrics to a block of scrap wood and then attaches a bass neck? He then records some open strings. He then records a well known brand of bass. Listening side by side Its almost impossible to tell the difference. My point is that this video showed that the wood made feck all difference to the sound in this scenario. On the flipside there are loads of players who like flats and sponge under the strings by the bridge to achieve the sound you say you are getting from your bass. [/quote] That's what I wanted to say after I read the "mystical" post, but... I couldn't bring myself to participate in yet another 'wood matters, oh no it doesn't' diatribe But I'm glad somebody did. My own experience with "crap wood" guitars that sounded great is enough for me. No molecular realignment needed for me