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  1. [quote name='Cato' timestamp='1476029917' post='3150596'] I play Jazz basses and pretty much always go for the classic 'everything on full' approach. That sound is why I play jazzes. [/quote] Me too. Occasionally we'll do something by Iron Maiden or Saxon (or something in a similar vein) and I roll the back pickup off to give me more of a P bass sound. That's about it.
  2. Check out 'Rank' (live Smiths album) too - great playing from all (but Mozza sings sharp throughout the entire album) and shows how good they were live.
  3. I'd like to see a video explaining [i]why[/i] they're made...
  4. The Rick's probably got the thinnest neck of all of those you've mentioned; I'm a die-hard jazz player (I like a skinny neck too) and borrowed a Rick for a session - couldn't get on with it as the neck was [i]too[/i] thin.
  5. I watched the video and I liked the sound of the bass. Except when he went up the dusty end and soloed over the backing track - sounded out of tune to me, should have checked the intonation before filming that methinks...
  6. [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1475173054' post='3143791'] By listening to records & trying to copy what I heard. [/quote] This. Led Zeppelin II and a compilation CD of Soul tunes (Midnight Hour, Knock On Wood, RESPECT etc...).
  7. Bass into a DHA VT1 DI EQ. iPod into the line in and a pair of Sennheiser in-ears from the headphone out. Sounds great.
  8. Mostly riding my bike, avoiding homework and playing computer games on a Spectrum. I wouldn't pick up the bass for another 6 years.
  9. Great thread Rushbo, I'll play when I get some pics taken.
  10. There's a really beautiful painting of that bass in someone's attic somewhere...
  11. I put both of my basses together for less than £100 each and gig the, both fairly regularly. There's probably some folks on here that can beat theat though...
  12. I've had some great sounds out of a Nux Modcore. Cheap as chips too.
  13. Offer them to a local FE college that run a music course - often there's very little budget for that sort of thing, or see if a local music shop has a roster of young students who might need them.
  14. Unopened new RHCP album? Probably best to keep it that way...
  15. [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1474107280' post='3135640'] What if it was one of Adam Clayton's? [/quote] Then you'd not mention it, and sell it as 'nearly new'.
  16. Get a digital desk - have a rehearsal without said 'sound engineer' (and I use the term loosely), get a level that works for everyone, then save it as a preset. Job done!
  17. Why not just use a good pair of headphones?
  18. [quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1474060801' post='3135412'] I used to buy Bassist magazine back in the day, when it ceased publication I tore out all the transcriptions and put them in a folder. Still have that folder and Waterfalls is in there. [/quote] I remember that issue! I don't have them anymore, but I recall spending quite a bit of time learning that line ( at the tender age of 18ish); I didn't need it for any gigs, I just thought it was a great line. Turns out I was right!
  19. No I wouldn't. The simple reason is if a 'big name' player has had it, then they'll have used up most of the notes.
  20. Programmable pedalboard controller - user defines which pedal(s) get activated via different switches? They probably already exist though.
  21. Me too: beautiful, slim necks (with black blocks and binding) and a lovely, snappy tone. Best basses ever!
  22. Nice rig! Welcome back.
  23. Tried these recently, but I find them a bit too chunky. they're 0.050", 0.075", 0.095" and 0.110" and cut for a four-in-line (standard 34" Fender style) headstock. Seen about 3 week's use (home playing and amazingly only 1 gig) £17 including P&P to mainland UK
  24. How much power do you need?
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