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I'm stuck in the 70's 80's lol. The Clash: Everything.. London calling top of the list. Jimmy Cliff,The Harder they come: soundtrack Joe Strummer and the mescaleros: Global a Go Go The Specials: Madness: The Jam: Bob Marley: Some Chic and MJ JJ Cale They all have their time and place in my life. If I bring myself up to date Wilko and Roger's Going back home is getting a good rotation. Spotify is nice when I do a lot of driving, lots of interesting radio stations on there as well as a huge catalogue of music to listen to.

I tell you what, I like the new Fender Rumble series, I have the 500 combo. Give them a try if you can. Separate head and speakers might suit you more.

I'm liking mine more and more the more I use it. I haven't used the GB 6.2 but do own a 6.0, it sounds very different to my ear, maybe the voicing of the cab and speakers give it it's own sound. I found settings I like that get a little break-up with a little volume, very nice for a 210, stick some 115 with it and you'd get a decent wall of bass in your face and rear

Super cool, love to be doing something like that.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1406253478' post='2509867'] I've had a chance to play with my HB kahuna bass now. The strings seem to be much more like that original ashbory silicone strings than the black kala/roadtoad pahoehoes. They are too grabby to play comfortably — at least when they are new. A tiny amount of unscented 'simple' talc helps a lot. The bass sounds good plugged in as long as the eq is turned all the way to the bass side, but the profile of the back of the neck is a little weird on mine — its very square and chunky around the first fret position, which feels strange and a little uncomfortable on the thumb. I wonder whether they're all like that? [/quote] Thanks for the tips on the talc, mine seems to be getting a little easier to play or that I'm getting used to it a bit. I hadn't noticed it being any harder to play at the first fret position, of course it is a little cramped up there, mine has a slight indentation on the back of the neck where the headstock joins the neck, very slight but my thumb slips in there when I'm at the first fret. I play with my fretting hand thumb parallel to the fret board most of the time, not sure if that is the correct method or not! Funny how I had never noticed that before until I had a look now.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1406047168' post='2507848'] Looks nice. But, I can't find the link to the clip. Is it on soundcloud or somewhere? [/quote] Sorry I took it away my playing was too crap for public consumption lol. pm me and I can send you a link if you'd like.

Awww, ain't it cute? So it showed up today first impression it's nice, any smaller and it would be useless for me. Strings are very sticky atm and pretty hard to play, it's also a very humid and clammy day here, one of those when your hands just don't slide on guitar necks. Thought I'd record a clip (excuse the lazy playing, sausage finger rule lol) don't know why it made me want to go bossa on my drum machine. DI'd through my tonehammer, needs a lot more work on the eq when going DI, I couldn't get it. Think it would need some compression or the like. It sounds pretty decent through a cab. [url="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90499974/H-B2%20bass.mp3"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90499974/H-B2%20bass.mp3[/url]

Thanks for this thread we were working on a new song today and walla walla I managed to nick Macca's E and A riff to go over the Guitar sol lol I'm sure it's all been done before.

I had a listen to a few tracks, sounded good, nice bass playing. Not really my thing as I like more in your face type music, if that makes sense! Reminded this middle aged geezer of the Smiths a bit. Good luck with it all.

It's not one of the easiest of basslines either.

Gets painful for me sometimes as well, I try not to play for a day or 2 then if I can. I always think of Flea's blister and think I'm just being a pussy when I complain, [url="http://forums.redhotchilipeppers.com/index.php?topic=49513.0"]http://forums.redhotchilipeppers.com/index.php?topic=49513.0[/url]

Those Ricks are very powerful sounding up that end

Enjoy the Rik.

Mines been posted today, stay tuned.

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1405425486' post='2501752'] Chill out and accept that there's always someone faster, more creative, better looking, etc., etc. On the flip side, you can *always* improve your playing with practice no matter how good you are. [/quote] +1 I have often felt not good enough as a player, over the years I have managed to carve out my own style and sound and now I just think f-it, this is what I do if you play better good luck to you. Coming across a difficult piece of music and trying to master it can be frustrating, I find if I'm struggling I leave it and come back another time and more often than not I'm then able to crack it. As another poster suggested you should be enjoying it at the same time

Couldn't help myself this time round

lol, ask him how he makes it all look so easy

We played this afternoon at a blues festival that was set up to commemorate a town's birthday. Great weather, outdoors, lots of sober people and family's watching and enjoying, made a nice change form the usual 11pm start in the pubs and clubs. Took the Stingray they had a nice Ampeg combo in the backline.. Sounded nice to my ear Ampeg and stingray.

I had a listen to that and enjoyed it .. they had asked for listeners questions for him on FB, read one of mine out which I thought was nice, but hearing it back wish I'd put a bit more thought into the content of my question first lol.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404927149' post='2497105'] Thats awesome, basically my Classic5 was as close to that as I could get but with a B string! [url="http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-07/20140709_182953_zpszlaakcd8.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Cheers. That must sound wicked with the low-B. I'm going to have to get myself a fiver one of these days.