Rayman

You're a star sir, thanks.

Tal was a recent member of his band before Rhonda Smith. This was definately a bloke

Anyone know who the bass player with Jeff Beck's band would have been in 2006? I know Randy Hope Taylor did a stint that year but it wasn't him. It was the lineup that included Jan Hammer on keyboards, and I saw them at the Manchester Apollo. Any ideas?

I had a pee next to Johnny Vegas at some services on the M1, and he didn't wash his hands either.

There you go, nuff said.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='911630' date='Aug 1 2010, 03:32 AM']I love the string spacing on G&L 2500 basses that I've played. But they tended to sound a little dark to me.[/quote] I've found that my US L2000 is slightly darker or richer sounding than my Tribute L2500. The trib is slightly brighter, but I like the fact that they're different tone wise, it gives me a few more options, but the playability on both is just fantastic.

My signature says it all for me. You can play [i]any[/i] style on [i]any[/i] bass, period. There's no such thing as a rock bass, funk bass, etc etc. I, for example, quite happily used to slap a Thunderbird, and it sounded great. Any bass, any style, simple.

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='910646' date='Jul 30 2010, 08:35 PM']I am......[/quote] Do tell.......

Blimey, what a wizard wheeze!!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='910514' date='Jul 30 2010, 06:32 PM']Funk can't be taught. It's a calling. [/quote] It's in the fingers from birth baby, if you ain't got it, you ain't got it, period

[quote name='Veils' post='910334' date='Jul 30 2010, 03:15 PM']Probably a Lakland DJ4[/quote] [i]Really??[/i]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='910608' date='Jul 30 2010, 08:04 PM']Is Beki Bondage famous?[/quote] I played 'Bogeys Club' in Cardiff in the 80s, and in the dressing room there was loads of various grafiti and scrawl on the walls, one comment stated "Beki Bondage is a slag". I'm in no position to comment either way of course.

[quote name='Heathy' post='910588' date='Jul 30 2010, 07:50 PM']Kim Wilde? That's nothing. Russ Abbot once nearly ran me over.[/quote] Oh what an atmosphere there must have been after that.

I have to say though that many people here will say they've [i]never[/i] had a problem at all, so don't write off a 'ray just because some of us [i]have[/i] had an issue, they're great basses when you find a good one.

I've read somewhere that it's a design thing, not an age thing, which is odd, as you'd expect the design to have evolved to illiminate the thing by now. Some people still deny there is a problem, some people cure the problem by angling the pickup slightly towards the G, but I tried everything with both my Stingrays and never cured it with either of them, so I sold them, it drove me mad.

Yup, it's more Precision than Jazz.

[quote name='witterth' post='910325' date='Jul 30 2010, 03:04 PM']ooppss "ace of bass" ....see what I did there?[/quote] I definately saw the sign.

Some people [i]like[/i] a certain bass player or band or genre, and other people [i]don't[/i], because they're into something else, that's it. No point at all arguing about it. Hilarious read though, but I do worry about some of our members, and their state of mind. I said 'crikey' to an American girl once, she also thought it was the weirdest word she'd ever heard.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='906383' date='Jul 26 2010, 10:02 PM']My Shuker is perfect for me - 5 strings, comfortable weight, nice balance, sounds stunning, easy to play, staggering build quality, top quality woods / hardware, looks. This bass cured my GAS and will see my playing days out.[/quote] Best bass you've ever had Al, no question. Me? Gawd, wouldn't know where to start. I guess the Kinal MK-5 or the Overwater Progress 5 were maybe the best basses I've had in terms of what I'd call [i]top end [/i]stuff, but, I moved them on, so they can't have been right for me can they? Since discovering the G&Ls, I'd say they were perfect for me in terms of tone, playability, build quality etc. I have no plans at all to change them, and in fact turned down a tempting offer recently to hang on to them, so that says a lot to me. I am Captain GAS, but I have none at all at this time.

I bought my 9 year old daughter a 'Shine' Precision copy as her first bass. It is, without question, an utter piece of sh*t in almost every possible way. She now uses my Fleabass, which is like an Overwater in comparison.

[i]To me[/i], the G&Ls are better basses than Stingrays. It's not that I don't love 'rays, I do, but the G&Ls are more versatile, and I find them more comfortable to play. As far as the 'ray HH is concerned, I reckon it's capable of a lot of tones, and is the only bass you'll get [i]that[/i] Stingray tone from, the L2000 will get close, but it's not the same. I would describe the tone I get from the L2000 as something between a Stingray and a Jazz, but it also does a good Precision impression too if you set the EQ right. If it's a Stingray tone you like, then it's a Stingray you have to get, but [i]for me[/i], if it's versatility and playablity you want, it has to be the G&L every time.

As always it's personal choice, they're all good basses, my choice would be the L2000 but then it would be wouldn't it? It's a much more versatile bass IMO.

Great stuff Steve, interviews like this can only help to lift the site up to another level. Let's have some more.