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Stu Hamm. Amazingly technical player, and a really impressive list of artists in his back catalogue, but his tone just doesn't sound like a bass to my ears. Same applies to Victor Wooten. Chuck Rainey's in there too, but only when he's playing with Steely Dan. I struggle to think of a more contrived, FM friendly, soulless outfit.

I put Dunlop flats on my fretless (45 to 105) and they're great. The tension isn't massively different, so I can still play fast funk grooves without undue fatigue. They're not massively dull either, so I can still get quite a bit of 'zing' when I really dig in.

Sounds like there's some overdrive in there too. If you want scooped mids and some dirt then a Sansamp will fitbthr bill. If you fancy doing it forca bit less money then z Behringer BDI-21 will do it all for significantly less

Motörhead by Motörhead was the first one that sprang to mind, but alas, I was beaten to the punch. Instead I'll nominate Miles Davis for his cryptic self-referencing on the Live-Evil album. Track 1 is called 'Sivad' (Davis backwards), and disc 2 starts with 'Selim' (Miles backwards). Clever, those jazz musicians.

Low frequency noises, shouting at approximate pitch, and bawdy sea-side humour.

Barefaced Compact/Super Compact

Blade Tetra. I'd have another one in a heartbeat; the single best Jazz I've ever played.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1434049570' post='2796324'] The search for bass fuzz can be a bit of a holy grail quest, certainly take recommendations, but you'll never truly know until you try a lot [/quote] This 🙁

I reckon the almost ubiquitous use of chorus during the 80s was to mask 'tonal variation' on some recordings...

Octave gets the priority, but occasionally I'll add some chorus. A little bit of valve grit for me too.

I've got a Laney SP300 power amp knocking about somewhere - very solid (and loud) 2U rack mountable amp. Heavy (big old tordial transformer in there), but good.

What other equipment are you using?

Ramsbottom. There's a lovely mix of bands and DJs 😄

I passed up the opportunity to see them on the Monster tour (in Cardiff I think it was). I've not made many bad decisions in my life, but that's definitely one of them.

In contrast to the majority of folks on this thread I prefer the later stuff: Automatic For The People, Monster and New Adventures In Hifi are all amazing albums.

[quote name='paul_c2' timestamp='1480443414' post='3184480'] If you have 1 minute, listen to this: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruTfC5v9Z2Y"]https://www.youtube....h?v=ruTfC5v9Z2Y[/url] [/quote] Brilliant!!!

+1 for the Ed Friedland books.

I had a five string one for years. Stripped the paint off it to reveal some lovely wood underneath. Waxed it and gigged it for years. Sold it due toi the string spacing being a bit too narrow for me. Great sound though, whether running passive or active.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1479835795' post='3179686'] Threaded inserts would solve the problem so it'll never move... [/quote] That was my first thought... [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1479835795' post='3179686'] however, if you want to do that mod to a 70s Fender is one you'd have to think carefully about. [/quote] That was my second

Barefaced Compact can be had for roughly £500 second hand. I use mine in exactly the same band setup as you and it's great!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1479676886' post='3178412'] [media]http://youtu.be/eEbkQtqdy1I[/media] [/quote] Ah, there it is; the BC equivalent of 'Mornington Crescent'.

Jamerson and Kaye both taught me how to play the bass. One of them wrote it down, the other didn't.

I've got Dunlop Flats (45 to 105) on my fretless Jazz. Love 'em. I still get lots of 'twang' out of them, but then I've got a really heavy plucking technique.

We refer to it as a 'push'. Quite common in rock and essential in Motown/Soul music too. AC/DC have made a career out of syncopated blues, as have many others. If it helps then show this to your drummer, might help him to understand if he sees it as well as (not quite) listens to it... [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/Sandman%20Push_zpsrgdus2uo.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/Sandman%20Push_zpsrgdus2uo.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

I think it's a better use of money than than the £369m we're spending on Buckingham Palace.