paul_5

Peavey Bandit 112 (scorpion USA version, with the blue piping). They were ubiquitous in Colleges and rehearsal room once upon a time, glad to say that I haven't seen one for years. The Classic 30, on the other hand, is magical!

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1476442950' post='3154339'] Is that from Viz?? [/quote] yup. Caused quite a bit of bother when it first came out.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1476395270' post='3154032'] This is a holiday camp. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOag3Fcig_Y[/media] [/quote] I think that's more of a camp holiday

I've played Butlins at Skeggy a couple of times... [URL=http://s1221.photobucket.com/user/paul_510/media/5614aed0-8ea4-e018_zpskxqluli1.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/5614aed0-8ea4-e018_zpskxqluli1.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

My advice would be to practise reading as often as you can. Certain rhythms and note groupings crop up quite regularly, so once you learn to spot them, then it's all stuff that you've played before, so there aren't really any surprises. If it's a 'sight reading' gig, then I'd echo what's been said on here already; take a couple of minutes to read through the score to see if there are any complicated rhythms or fast runs that need a bit of prep and play them through in your head (visualise where your hands will be on the fingerboard) to mentally prepare yourself for playing them. Other than that, just relax and have fun with it.

http://youtu.be/FcerV0AO0bM

Johnny Roadhouse on Oxford Road always have a few odd/vintage bits in.

Sennheiser cx300II. Usually I'd go for the old faithful Fostex T10s, but they don't play too well with the headphone output on my DHA VT pedal which i use for my practice sessions. It's an older one ( in the big old box), so this might have been addressed in the newer models.

[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.

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.

I'd like to see a video explaining [i]why[/i] they're made...

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.

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...

[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...).

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.

Mostly riding my bike, avoiding homework and playing computer games on a Spectrum. I wouldn't pick up the bass for another 6 years.

Great thread Rushbo, I'll play when I get some pics taken.

There's a really beautiful painting of that bass in someone's attic somewhere...

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...

I've had some great sounds out of a Nux Modcore. Cheap as chips too.

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.

[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'.