Rayman

Yep, I jacked it in for nearly ten years..... once the realisation that the band was done, and I didn't care about any of it anymore, and the thousands of pounds I wasted on buying, modding, trading, swapping, upgrading...... blah blah blah...... a massive waste of time and money, all of it. Started again a couple of years ago..... and I'm enjoying it again, but without all the nonsense mentioned above.

Here are mine….. ripped out of a Warwick Fortress and replaced by a lovely Aguilar pre. Sorry not a fan of the stacked thing.

There's a live version on YT (from an american chat show I think) of him doing Chocolate Jesus..... it's fabulous. And he was of course fabulous as Renfield in the Dracula film......

Awesome......... I'm seeing them at the Manc Apollo tomorrow night

I had been on a stag night the night before…. I was running between the front room and bathroom all day….. I remember Bono….. then going to throw up

No…. but long term yes….

Well….. Mrs Rayman wants a double bass! ……. So……. 😆

1: Nordstrand pickup into an OLP Tony Levin, along with a brass nut, new EQ, and tuners….. 2: EMG pickup and new EQ into a Fleabass “water bass”…….. 3: Quarter Pounders, EQ and Hipshot tuners onto a Squier Affinity P bass…. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Thankfully this was all years ago… I’ve learnt my lesson. At the end of the day, a budget bass is still a budget bass, regardless of the money you spend on it …. you can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Nice

By the way…. having had (and sadly miss) an amazing Yamaha TRB1005, I expect a 2005 with an OBP-2 in it will be absolutely immense.

Well the previous owner had removed the factory MEC 2 band eq, and for some reason, stuck in a cheap replacement. So the bass sounded decent but not amazing, a bit flat. Now, it sounds clear and focused with plenty of bass or treble to suit. Personally I have both rolled right back (OBP-1 is boost only) with a little bass rolled back on again. It’s quite a bright sounding bass, but with flats on it, and the EQ set as I like it, it sounds absolutely fantastic.

I don't know about modding basses I love...... I've spent an obscene amount "upgrading" many..... many basses over the years, that I still didn't love and sold on anyway. I've lost a lot of money there I can tell you. I'm over the moon with the Aguilar OBP-1 just fitted to my Warwick Fortress, so that's a success story I guess (until I decide to sell it, like I do with literally everything I own).

Grayson Perry, Salford, last night. On the front row, great seats, very comfy, non of this standing up for two hours malarky, very enjoyable night. And for those who are thinking..... "That's not music related" .....WRONG! He sang two numbers 😉

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That’s an awesome bass…. F*** the ding. If you can get some kind of compensation, that would be good, but otherwise, Keep it and enjoy it

Well….. that’s Saturday sorted The Fortess, with its freshly fitted Aguilar OBP-1 is immense. What a fabulous thing it is now. Massive output, 18v, two band…. simple but extremely potent. The Streamer Standard on the left is equally fabulous, but in a LO-FI old school way. Low output, but such a lovely tone….. I’ve informed Mrs Rayman that I require a Streamer Stage One for Xmas.

We had tickets…. but couldn’t go sadly, Mrs Rayman isn’t firing on all cylinders.

Awesome basses. I had two as my main guitars for a couple of years. Great PJ tones, nice and growly, mine were both Korean made, I haven’t tried anything later. I’m not so keen on the ‘cowpoke’ style black/yellow colour, and I’m not keen on the 5 in line headstock on the 5er, but that’s just personal opinion. Nice basses indeed. There’s a Robert DeLeo dig one floating around online, around £500 ish, good bass.

TI flats on my Epiphone Newport shorty, mudbucker (neck) up full and I get very close indeed to an upright tone, the closest I’ve ever got with any electric bass. I never managed it with a hollow body.

As pointed out in another thread, many years ago I purchased a brand new rig, a Markbass CMD121P and NY121 extension cab. As soon as I got it home I knew I was in trouble. First rehearsal and subsequent gig confirmed it. Although it was a beautiful thing, light, well built etc…. I found it generic and sterile sounding, and actually ended up selling it and getting my old Ashdown ABM rig back, along with my sound.

Ever had a piece of equipment everyone else raved about….. but when you got the thing… it left you cold? Ever had a piece of equipment that everyone else hated…. but when you got the thing…. you totally loved it? Me… Overrated: Markbass CMD121P (Italian) combo and the 121 extension cab… to me amazing quality but also amazingly dull tone. Hopeless for rock, probably decent for jazz fusion. Underrated: Warwick Streamer Standard (German). Largely overlooked by folk because of its low output, I absolutely adore mine, the tone is fabulous, it plays itself especially with flats, just turn your amp up! Just my experience…. how about you?

I agree, dots only on the fretting positions, that's what I have on my unlined fretless, a la Tony Franklin. Nice and clean and simple. I much prefer the look of an unlined neck too..... I've grown to dislike fretlines aesthetically.

Yeah, it's awesome, just the right amount of crunch, although, I'm keen on trying the new Frank Bello Sansamp thing. I also bought a TC chorus today, so the board's filling up fast.