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Love that song by Heart. Bought the album when it first came out. Well done and hope its as good as it sounds. Dave

Oddly enough i've found same with my VM4 where D & G strings are slightlly lower. I recently started using D'addarios 45, 65, 80, 100 gauge mainly because mate gave me them when he gave up playing bass and when i changed back to 40-100 gauge again is when i noted what you are saying. I've also found that using my own Mesa rig its a lot better than the EBS HD360 / Ameg 810 set up in studio. Not sure if its because my Mesa cabs have horns that let the higher frequencies come thru better. I found the original SS Sandbergs were worse than the nickel D'addarios too. To be fair i have found this with other basses over the years. Dave

100% agree. I'd rather listen to Jeff Berlin than Jaco or Stanley Clarke. Dave

Could you post a pic of the flush mount type as i dont think i've seen that version of straplock. Dave

Forgot about Mockingbird basses. Once saw a pic of Neil Murray using one. Loved the look but not the neck dive. Also saw Neil using the Kramer DMZ 4000 bass that i loved the sound of. Dave

Think there's a wee Ric theme going on there. Dave

It has taken a side stream but the original question was more about what famous bass players basses do you like. When i started reading the thread and was about to comment i mistakenly took it as signature basses. I have the Thumb NT that Jack Bruce had and have the Geddy Jazz signature. I did have the WAL fretless in 80's when i was into Percy Jones. Now i'm looking at Geddy's Ric bass more for the tone and look. Might even sell my Thumb NT to fund it as not using it these days. Dave

So dId jack Bruce hence my comment "deserved" to have theirs, whereas Percy Jones deserved one as in should have had a WAL signature. Dave

For me these guys deserved a signature bass.

The live version of Complete Control by Clash has so much energy i would put it up there with my fav classic rock songs. We do Into The Valley by Skids too but i've never really seen them as a punk band. You can see where Big Country came from tho. Again a lot of energy in the songs. I saw Big Country support Bowie at Sunderland football park many moons ago and Big Country was by far the better band that day. Powerful, energetic and great musicianship. Dave

Proves you're doing it right Rob. 👍

Any chance you could post a pic of your Ric bass. Looks like an unusual colour. Dave

Glasgow and Central belt area of Scotland. I definitley recognise the band name but who knows how. Dave

Did you tour or gig up this way ? Dave

Did the band achieve much ? The name sounds familiar. Dave

If i did that i'd end up falling asleep in the bath and i'd be there till wife got up in morning by which time the water would be cold. 😂 Dave

Nice bass. What is it ? Dave

I'm quite lucky ............ i dont know how to slap and never play it. Does that qualify me as a genius ? Dave

Altho i like to hear solo bassists doing some slap i just think its had its day. There are so many amazing bass players doing slap that there's nothing new in it for me. Not saying its easy and it takes a lot of talent to do it well but for me it doesn't do much. I tend to move on to the next VID clip. I'd rather listen to someone do a bit of two handed playing or something a bit more melodic rather than rhythmic percussion. Think there's a fine balance to get it right. I am certainly no master of slap by any means as its a style i've just never really been into so i'm probably a bit biased there. Dave

Same here Dave. Thoroughly enjoy the drive home as roads are usually nice and quiet. I always have my coffee and biccies when i get home tho. Dave

For a minute their i thought that was Geezer Butler with the blackist black bass i've ever seen. So much black it could almost be a black hole. Very nice indeed. Never seen one like that before. Dave

Is that not the sign of a great gig where the adrenelin is still running when you get home. I'm always like that. Have to wind down with a coffee and biccy when i get home no matter what time it is. Dave

Cant say i've noticed any link with headphones. I use mine a lot with my laptop but to be fair i dont use at high volume. Usually just enough to hear things. I'll keep an eye on it now that you've mentioned it. Dave