Rayman

Two basses, always, a 4 and a 5. I've seen some musicians, including our guitarist, and other bass players, with 4 or 5 instruments on stands behind them, which to me, is ridiculous.

Yeah, my problem is, I'm a sucker for labels, so it has to say MIA on it somewhere or I'm not happy. That alone is ridiculous, as I've played some American dogs in my time, and I love Japanese instruments. Every Ibanez or Yamaha I've ever played, be it budget or expensive have been utterly brilliant. I'll bet you'd feel more at home with your Squier than a new US made Jazz.

Good score, he's a top bass player.

It just backs up what I've said many times, you don't [i]have[/i] to spend a fortune to have a great bass. There are loads of "budget" basses out there that knock spots off their more expensive counterparts. I had an old Japanese Squier Precision until recently, that was head and shoulders above any other Precision I'd ever played. I sold it for peanuts too, and I wish I hadn't had to, it was worth double the price. I've had an OLP Tony Levin, and I've had MM Stingrays. My experience was the they were two very different beasts, even though they looked similar from a distance, and the build quality of the MM, in my case, was head and shoulders above that of the OLP, but both certainly had their place, and both were worthy of a place in anyone's gig bag. I generally use the G&Ls most of the time, but I'm more than happy to wheel out my Fleabass for gigs too, it looks great, it plays great and it sounds great, although admitedly it is modded. It's a budget bass, although it is overpriced, and I love it.

That sir, is a fabulous looking bass.

[quote name='Stacker' post='918368' date='Aug 7 2010, 09:44 PM']Get a grip the lot of you! You're nothing but sheep if you think that wreck is a 'prototype'![/quote] That's us told then.

Ha ha ha, this site just amazes me sometimes. How can a great thread turn into the usual mindless BC slanging match?? Get a grip.

Yeah, toggle switches etc can be a pain in the butt, however I've gotten used to mine and don't have a problem with them at all, and to be honest, I hardly ever touch them, I tend to stick to [i]my[/i] sound on both basses for most songs in the set. I agree with Pete, Leo was always going to say his last designs were the best. I don't actually agree that G&Ls are the best basses he made, I think the Fender Jazz and Precision were the best basses he made, and I'd put the Stingray and the G&L L2000 somewhere equally behind them. Walman, yep, let's be seeing yours, and maybe one day I'll own a Wal, the one bass that has still eluded me all these years.

I'd definately go the extra mile with the mods, the bass is worth the effort. Mine has ended up being a great bass, bit still a little bit of a one trick pony. My daughter will end up with it eventually.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71695&hl=fleabass"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=fleabass[/url] Here's the thread on mine.

Heavy rock? The mids are your friend. Medium gauge strings are fine 45-105, on a jazz I'd turn everything up full, and clunk the strings like a head on colision between a tractor and a bulldozer. Sansamp would be great, Aguilar tone hammer would be better IMO. The Aerodyne should be fine.

Stingrays are fab, I've had two of them, but now I've got a couple of G&Ls, I'm in no hurry to find another 'ray. If I found a grand to spend tomorrow, I wouldn't be looking for another Musicman, I'd be looking for another G&L.

Don't get either, get an L2000 For the real 'ray tone I'd say 2EQ, but having had a couple of 2EQs myself, I'd go for a 3EQ if I were to get another, it just adds another dimension to the tone, BUT, it's arguable that it doesn't sound as authentic as a 2EQ.

I've tried a couple of Metros, and owned one, and was underwhelmed to be honest. Nice but sterile. I've played an NYC at a BC bash, and was blown away, it was beautiful. Make of that what you will.

As you've discovered, L2000s are bomb proof, and utterly outstanding basses, you're going to love it.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAynG1MsHkY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAynG1MsHkY[/url]

Yeah he's doing Manchester too Al I think. I really fancied going just to see Rhonda Smith, I was gutted when she wasn't involved in the Prince gigs at the O2.

It would have been the mid 80s with a new wave band I sang and played bass for. It was all original stuff and pretty awful too probably, in some dump of a pub in Manchester I seem to remember, and it would've been on my Columbus Jazz. What a nightmare.

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.