Highfox

I know where you are coming from with the Jazz P thing. It's much the same with me. Live my P just sounds better for what I play, but on some of the recordings I have done the Jazz has nailed it. Maybe it just needs more eq'ing for some players live as has been suggested. Of course I have heard them sounding great. I was fairly sure I would want to go the PJ route at some point and ended up buying a bass with the Simm's quad pickup system and now at the flick of a switch I can go between 15 different pick up configs It's nearly got everything covered for me. Still hard to beat a P for plug and play

Nice! Great basses. I have one of the fretless versions.

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1478631952' post='3170492'] No, but I played a few. I'm not totaaly concinced by the quad concept but I wish Martin all the best with them... He does make a good bass tho... [/quote] After having had mine a while and done a few gigs and recordings with it. I think it has a sound all of it's own with the quad pickups, it's close to the P,J, PJ and Stingray sounds that people always quote (I have owned or own all of them) I think more of it's own charecter comes over at least to my ears.

Since I picked up my Enfield Lionheart a couple of months back, I haven't wanted to play anything else. It simply is the best playing bass I have ever had. Anyone else got one?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1478349827' post='3168531'] Not a very close tribute band then.... try the originals [/quote] I have got it out of my system now Had a great and fun gig with my "normal" band last night. Great guys and relaxed to be around.

Thanks Guys, it's good to share. I have a gig tonight so going to let it all hang out, should be fun

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1478254232' post='3167851'] Not at all my experience. I haven't previously known any of the musicians in any of the bands I've been in over the last 15 years. And that has been the case with nearly every other band I've joined since forming my first one with friends from school in the mid 70s. And I haven't been finding my age a problem either. IME musicians who are still playing in bands in their 40 and beyond tend to be a lot more focused on exactly what they want musically and from the rest of the band. And the Terrortones have all been in their 20s, apart from the original drummer and guitarist who were in their 30s. I'm finding that in my mid 50s I am once again as free from responsibilities as I was in my early 20s and can really concentrate on doing the things that I want to do rather than what I have to do. [/quote] That's cool. Here the live music scene is a lot smaller and you get to know the same faces.

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1478253766' post='3167844'] Maybe you were over- qualified? You were too wise and all knowing. The fractions of the band that have deluded them selves into thinking they know it all felt threatened by this and swayed towards someone that can be told what to. If they were really young then image means a lot to them. More than the music in some cases. Although its an ego bruise, you may have got away just in time. [/quote] Thanks Bassjim, that's the perfect read for me and made my day

Yes, it's a lot easier forming bands or playing with other people you have got to know on the musical scene. There comes a point when being 50 plus years old is not looked at as being cool For youngish bands who are full of enthusiasm. I was called back for a second audition, the drummer complemented me on being tight and solid and said he thought we worked well together. I made less mistakes than the guitarist and band leader did, so I know I wasn't out totally out of my depth. They said they are a professional band, but have no gigs lined up and done none, so not sure if there is some disillusion going on somewhere. Like I said I wasn't 100% sure, but it's not nice to get rejected I still have my main paid hobby, semi-pro stuff going on so no real biggie.

It's happened to me a few times. I always feel gutted and low even if I know I wasn't totally suited to the job or musical style or skill levels. Or even if I wasn't sure I'd jump at it. Always give 100%, sometimes it's not enough, Doesn't get any easier as you get older Sometimes I just think well it's their loss, but it's a tough business when you are a sensitive soul. What do you guys think, do?

[quote name='MOSCOWBASS' timestamp='1478035785' post='3166308'] I also had intonation problems with Dunlop superbrights. [/quote] Same here, had an A string was well out. I do like my Dunlops, but have now had 3 separate occasions where they have let me down, snapped one on it's first tuning, had a dull E string and then the A string that wouldn't intonate. Twice with Nickels and once superbrights.

He's been a huge influence on me since his early PIL days, he was the one that made me want to pick uo the bass. I saw him live through all his solo type stuff from Kerrang, Human Condition to the Invaders. As a very shy teenager I even managed to talk bass with him at a couple of his shows, Such a nice guy he put me on the guest list for a few show's, gave me his phone number and told me to phone whenever I planned to come to a gig. Not many of your Idols will give you that kind of treatment. I'm Stil not total y sure about his vocals on some tunes tho.

All starts with the bass for me.

Interesting reading for me as I have just joined my first full blown covers band. I have just been given a list of 24 songs to learn that I have never played before:) 2 rehearsals down and I have about 10 of them under my fingers, band leader says he wants me to work harder! Which he could be right about, but I sure find it taxing trying to learn new stuff so quickly for me. With my other band we have been together about 3 years and have about 50 songs to choose from about 70% being our own. Normally a quick run through if we haven't done a song in a while and it all comes back. Couldn't tell you about the bars repeats etc, but it all seems to come together.

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1477062635' post='3159637'] I bought several basses from Denmark St back in the 80s - I don't think I ever managed to haggle a penny off any of them. It seemed like all the shops had agreed a policy of not reducing prices so that they weren't cutting there own throats just to get a sale. TBH I don't think I've ever seen a super bargain/ can't live without that bass in Denmark St. [/quote] Pretty much the same for me, tho, I'd be going back 20 years or more.

A little bit off topic but my Lutheir friend here in Finland got onto the subject of Wal basses (honest it wasn't me) and said that he had only worked on a couple of them over the years, said he thought they were fantastic basses quality wise and top class workmanship, I told him the wait for one was almost 2 years. He said he could understand that, said when he does some custom builds he'll leave the neck a year before he'll attach it or do anymore work on it. So it's not just Wal if you are into custom builds done on a small scale. 4-5 grand is a lot of money for a bass and I,m sure you pay for the prestige as well. I have spent a lot more on cars and had to throw them away after a few years, so think I'll still get more return with one of these

Very nice,

I nearly always have the EBS Multicomp going, been on my board for over 2 years now. Haven't really tried anyother, I do have the spectracomp as part of my TC Electronic BG combo, but I only ever use that at home nowadays with headphones for practice etc.

Bit off topic, but I got my hands on a 36", 6 stringer my Luthier was building for someone. Was way too much of a bass for me

Nice groove on the vid, good luck.

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1476776989' post='3157056'] Nice solid clean and a fairly dirty vintage dirt. TBH I'll probably get the ultra this year coming up. [/quote] I'd say that is your best bet. I put the vintage microtubes infront of the SCR when I'm looking for extra harmonics, breakup or dirt.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1476726573' post='3156721'] Ah yes, tantric sex is like a visit from a shoddy courier - you stay in for ages and no one comes! [/quote] Great. It's ok when you're on drugs tho ..

I think he must of meant Ashdown not Ashton when he was talking about amps, maybe it was Wobbles norf londern accent that threw him

Maybe the Wal I'm having built, or the Warwick Streamer custom I paid £750 for in 1989.

I like a bit of Sting, saw the Police in 78 (bit too new wave for me at the time tho) After reading his biography I started to understand why he seemed to me to be such an egotistical asshole Summoners Tales definately my favorite solo album of his as well, he's done some other great tracks as well (of course) His bassplaying has always been very rootsy and really suited the songs, a true great at that. But lately to me he seems to of got pretty lazy on the bass and fairly one dimensional in his playing, Granted he is still awesome but I feel he's lost something in it that he used to have or maybe he's just not taken it forward in a way that I would of liked to of seen. I'm not that keen on the new album yet, but will give it a few more plays. One cool bassplayer, one not so cool [url="https://flic.kr/p/MhKF5L"][/url]