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The maple necked 77 just sounded so much better to me. More zing but still having that P depth. Dave

Last band that really got me was from Jools Holland show few yrs back. Fantastic album.

I'm the same as above. I'd heard that before and the Gibson quite surprised me. I love my Jazz basses and i have a gorgeous 1989 Thumb NT but the P and Tbird were my favoured tones Dave

And don't forget the Sneakiness.

Had a mate who's a singer went on one of these shows and he said they dictated what he sang and almost every aspect of his show. He was asked to come back again in 2018 for an audition and told them no. He said he was treated badly by the team and it was all false so i have no respect for any of these shows.

I decided to watch on catch up and i quite enjoyed it. So many of the things in it i recognise from bands i've been in with the petty fall outs between singers and guitarists and then the family issues between them. Coming from a family of 3 brothers and a sister some of our family just can't socialise together as the slightest comment wil trigger an arguement between them. Luke's not too bad a drummer and at the end of the day they did play it live......as far as i know. Yep i think Matt is a bit of a prima donna but many singers are like that and i can see why Luke has always felt a bit threatened especially when they turn up at the studio and the drums have all been pre-programmed so what's he there for. As a bass player i can relate to his circumstances and what he feels. Usually drummers and bassists are forgotten about in bands and their suggestions are ignored. Not a complaint its just the way it is. I could feel it when they sang Forgiveness in the studio. Quite a touching moment. Dave

Much sneakiness

Mr Holland's Opus

I tend to run my GK1001RBii almost flat thru a Berg HT322 with contour 9 o clock and presence off. I've never had any probs with heavy lows altho i tend to use a Jazz. Dave

Your brother lied to you Andy. Never believe your brother. Santa is alive and well. He must be cause i got pressies and my brother doesn't live here 🎅 Dave

WHIT !!!!!! when did that happen

Think most are usually ok to excellent but its always best to check. I've been doing it since i used to hire out PA's systems in 80's. Just habit from mixing our own band sounds all those years ago and i still do it without thinking. Dave

Excellent news then. Def a keeper now, unless of course you want to give it to me cause i'm a nice person. worth a try

Visit from the Environmental Health for oil spillage Put it into dealer and get it fixed properly ? Its a crackin car and still worth spending some money on i would think but you do get to a point it becomes a sinkwell just swallowing up money and you need to make a judgement call i guess

I'll always have the soundman listen to my on stage sound first then tell him to bring up the FOH bass sound and i'll listen to see if he matches the sound i'll be hearing. Most good sound guys can do that quite easily and i always give them post EQ too. You should be able to tell even from the stage if the FOH sound is near what you expect. If its sub bassy then i would expect to have heard that at sound check and would say something. Maybe you didn't have the luxury of a sound check and i don't know your gig circumstances so difficult to know who is 100% to blame. Shame your childhod dream gig is ruined by FOH sound. I'd be furious. Dave

Will do Lee. Still driving same car or did you get rid of the 911 after all ?

All the very best to everyone for 2019 Sad to see the New Year start with the news of Ray Sawyer passing on at 81yrs of age. A true entertainer over the years. Dave

Just had a look and there's a Yola on the show but no Yolanda. ?

Don't think its Yolanda Charles. Can't see him having a bassist on as a guest on his Hootenanay show. I might record it just in case tho

OK i'll give you that but his fame and popularity came from his fretless Stingray with Paul Young back in 80's

I did a search and he is shown with P basses, Jaguar basses, Jazz basses and of course his fretless stingray basses. His Gear rundown page lists all of them and in the past 5 years he has returned to his 80's fretless sound again with his own band PSP altho it mentions his sound it doesn't actually say what fretless he is using now. He became famous for his Stingray fretless sound back in 80's with Paul Young. Dave

Have to admit i think of Pino with a Stingray bass. Not so sure about Guy Pratt altho i think he was more a Jazz guy or maybe a Spector bass. ? Nathan East i would guess Yamaha but not sure. Dave

Any chance you could send me a wee pic

I'm finding the same thing with the Precision Deluxe i bought couple years ago. Its good and it does a lot of sounds but it still doesn't do that P bass thing even on passive mode with full P pick up its not quite as full. What did you use in your Bitsa bass out of curiousity Was thinking maybe a Squier and update the pick ups might be an option. Dave

I love my Jazz but i bought the PJ bass to get that "P" sound. I've tried the neck pick up on its own with my Jazz and altho its a close tone to a P it doesn't carry the same depth of tone with everything else on the amp remaining exact same. I'm a Jazz fan but a P bass definitely has a sound of its own. I think it simply sits better in a mix than a Jazz bass and it fills out the sound better. Jazz has more edge and clarity for my own personal taste tho. I might develop GAS for a full on P bass in 2019 methinks but it will have to be a good one Dave