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3 Hiwatt heads and 4 Hiwatt 4x12 cabs A fretted Precision bass A Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Cases for my Ampeg A new pickup, bridge and tuners for my fretless Precision EDIT - that's my total GAS list, didn't realise we were in the Bass Guitars forum! Oh well, I got it off my chest

[quote name='Viajero' post='5175' date='May 23 2007, 03:09 PM']Which uni band you going for, by the way?[/quote] Queens University in Belfast. I've seen photos of them before, and the current bass player uses an electric bass, so hopefully I wouldn't be expected to play upright. He looked kinda old too, which makes me think he may have just been standing in until a student of the University filled the role. Of course, he could be a mature student! Going to audition in Summer anyway I think....need to get my reading up to scratch before that though! I'm glad I only have one note to play/read at a time

Who needs a B string anyway?

Crowds are the same really, people don't mind going outside for a smoke here. It has become part of a night out really. I don't smoke myself but at a couple of jamming sessions I've played at, band members have went out for a smoke between songs. Luckily it was an open-mic style session, so it just gave others a chance to get up and show off a bit! I much prefer pubs now, the feeling of coming home not smelling of smoke is great and you can breathe a lot easier. You could wear the same clothes the next day no problem without getting sick of the smell of smoke!

Solid gold connectors hand fashioned by the Sultan Of Brunei himself. They make your direct signal sound better. Personally I'd go for the Radial JDI - good brand name with a good reputation and reliable as your local waste collection service!

The Jazz 24 is a great bass, I played one at my local jamming session recently belonging to another bassist from my town, lovely Jaco style sound the way he had it set up. I assume you can get a variety of tones from it though! Felt great to play aswell, really well balanced and with a comfortable neck. My own personal preference out of those three basses you mentioned would, however, have to be the Geddy. Probably because I'm a massive Rush fan, but also because they really are excellent basses and lusted after by bassists from many a genre, not just progressive rock

Good question - I suppose the Burns Bison?

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' post='4435' date='May 22 2007, 03:46 PM']I used to own and run our own PA and lights. We now hire, including engineer, and it's worth every penny. We just turn up, plug in backline, quick sound-check, have a beer, play, bugger off. It makes the whole thing FUN again![/quote] +1000. Maintaining a PA is an expensive and time consuming business, so our band hires both PA and soundman. We weighed up the pros and cons and decided that for transport purposes, maintenance and storage purposes, it wasn't worth our while buying a PA. If we were playing 5-7 gigs a week, then maybe we'd consider it though. I also prefer using a soundman because it's one less thing to worry about, it lets the band concentrate more on playing. And I think a soundman will have a better idea of what it sounds like on the floor anyway, even slight tweaks throughout the set are made on the fly. The sound you hear on stage will be a lot different to what the punters hear, if your soundman has a good ear then he should do a damn good job! We use the same soundman and rig for all our gigs and from about the 3rd gig onwards, he was working from his own cues that he had written mid gig to indicate songs where the keys needed to be louder, mandolin and fiddle played etc. He does a great job and we don't worry about a thing apart from memorising pentatonic scales

Hello all, I'm considering joining my university's Big Band next year. I think it would be a great challenge for me and really improve my reading skills and abilities in a band situation. It's Jazz, but mostly just Jazz standards and nothing too diverse or complex. I'm sure there are lots here who have had experience in a similar situation - should I go for it? I have fairly limited experience with Jazz but I'm quite ambitious when it comes to learning new skills. Cheers! Danny

Mine is KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See. Anyone else think this song has one of the best recorded bass sounds ever? I was listening to it earlier - the album version, and thought what a GREAT bass tone the guy gets. I looked him up online, some dude called Arnulf Lindner, but I couldn't find any information about his equipment unfortunately. I have it on good information that he plays a Jazz though? I'd love to be able to get this sound in the studio or indeed live. It surprised me too that he used a hell of a lot of reverb in the recording, something which is strange for bassists a lot of the time. So....anyone else got any songs that they just love to listen to because of the bass tone?

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='3849' date='May 21 2007, 07:27 PM']a little bit more expensive??? £349???? seven times the cost of the Peavey Max 126... she's only just starting out (I'm assuming we have a she here with a nick of christabel) and she has a limited budget...[/quote] Actually mate, you can buy them for £275 delivered. And if someone is prepared to spend £300 (say) on a Mex Jazz, then surely spending the same on an amp that'll have more playability and serve a lot more purposes than the Peavey Max 126 in the long run, is not out of the question. Also, if she gives up, which has better resale value? It makes sense to think about these things in the wider perspective, hence why I recommended the Hartke Kickback 12. I also don't particularly fancy putting bass through a single 6.5" speaker but that's just me. Danny

Seems genuine, the seller only has one feedback but it's positive and from someone who has bid on numerous items before. The serial number is also kosher for that year of production. If you're wary of bidding, I'd send the seller the email and ask him which part of the UK he lives in, and then maybe you could arrange a pickup and cash on collection?

Hartke Kickback 12 - a little more expensive than the amps mentioned above, but a real cracker. Big enough for most gigs with PA support too, bar maybe festival stages. Sounds amazing! I swear by mine.

[quote name='stanton119' post='2130' date='May 19 2007, 12:13 PM']Thanks a lot, for some reason those logitechs have just gone up in price in the last day!![/quote] Definitely acidbass' recommendation

[quote name='Sercet' post='2328' date='May 19 2007, 06:00 PM']92 basses is too many.[/quote] The Ox would be turning in his grave at this statement! RIP John!

I think we have a few endorsees on these forums, or at least former endorsees. String endorsements are easy enough to get, provided you are gigging a lot and willing to promote the endorsement on your website and at gigs. However, bass guitar endorsements are quite hard to get and really rely on television appearances.

You beat me to it

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Jon 'The Flame' Shuker VS Bud 'Frenchie' LeCompte!

Went on stage for the first song at my first ever gig in front of 400 people. First song consisted of an instrumental lasting 3 minutes, with no bass for the first 2 minutes. When it's my cue to come in, NO SOUND COMES OUT! I have no idea what's happening, the soundman goes nuts, I continue to mime my part anyway despite nothing coming out. Flute player goes over to my amp (which is side stage) and fiddles about, only to realise that the jack lead wasn't plugged in fully! The bass comes on with about 3 notes left to play and the audience cheers! OH THE EMBARRASSMENT!

[quote name='obbm' post='1887' date='May 18 2007, 11:15 PM']I agree with you about the vents however the type and location of the side handles will make a big difference to the slap tone.[/quote] I completely disagree with this. Where's Bill Fitzmaurice when you need him?

I'd have to go for Ampeg tbh, Dan

Same applies really, you'll get a better sound quality from the monitors, however things such as TV are often only mono or stereo as far as sound output goes, and the PC speakers should be able to do the job for what you need them for! Hope this helps, Danny

Electro Harmonix do one aswell, that I believe was quite highly rated by BP Magazine? Maybe worth checking out? I think it's a bit more expensive than the Ashdown or Boss though.

My 4U rack contains 3U of Ampeg SVT and 1U of blank rack strip! I got one without vents though as I believe this gives a much better definition to the low end and a slightly more compressed midrange.