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[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1505995965' post='3375728'] There will be recordings galore of both Steve and Davey. [/quote] Excellent Bluejay. Posted on here of course That's turned out to be an amazing schedule there. Wish i was a bit closer. Also noted quite a few using Mesa gear too. Think maybe i need to check the Mesa gear out. Dave

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1498729366' post='3326574'] Quick bit of news on Workshops... With a bit of help from Gary, a.k.a. cetera, I'm really pleased to say that [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b]Davey Rimmer[/b] (bassist for Uriah Heep) has stepped up and will give a 45 minute presentation on his career, gear choices, life on the road, Uriah Heep, Trevor Bolder etc and - if we ask him nicely - will [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]maybe demonstrate a few tunes....[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks Gary and Davey - absolutely brilliant! [/font][/color] [/quote] I hope someone records this session. Big Uriah Heep fan especially Gary Thain era but Trevor Bolder was 1st class too. Pity i'm a little too far away. Saw Steve Lawson at the Moffat Bass Bash few yrs ago and i've attached the recording i made. Really nice fretless material. Hope you enjoy him as much as i did. Quite funny guy too with good sense of humour. http://youtu.be/AWbGNbvg9bQ Dave

For me i prefer to be in a band with equal abilities that push each other to do better. If i was the worst player i would always be on the back foot and feel inferior. I certainly would learn more but at what cost ? If i was the best player i would feel i was wasting my time and wouldn't be able to play the songs i wanted. Would find it very limiting from a techical point of view. Think you need to find a balance between technical abilities and personalities to enjoy it in my opinion. That view would be different for those that are more serious about playing. I play to enjoy as a hobby rather than as a job so might have a different outlook on it. Dave

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1505931928' post='3375347'] As my post above, my wife was sent a letter of an intended claim in court before the IC settled on her behalf. So in the case of my wife/Duo, it was worth having the Insurance. It all got quite complicated, because the claim was against my wife's duo. club owner and the agent. Not sure why the agent, he had nothing to do with it, other than supply the act. The club owner was another matter, believe it or not, he had no PLI, so I am not sure what went on there (or that outcome) because the claims company decided he was liable as well, unless that was just some kind of threat in an attempt to get more money ? [attachment=254034:jpg-to-pdf.pdf] My PL insurance is through the MU. I don't know if it's any good because I have never needed to use it. [url="https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/Advice/Your-Career/Protection/Public-Liability-Insurance"]https://www.musician...ility-Insurance[/url] [/quote] So how much is it to join the MU. Couldn't see it on the attached link. Doesn't seem to be many actual cases of claims so far but i like the idea of some sort of security. There are some sneaky gits out there that wouldn't think twice about suing a band. Dave

I have the Orange OBC 115 & 210 cabs and using with my Ampeg SVT 4 Pro. Nice warm sound. I've considered the AD200b after trying a mates thru a 8x10 Hartke cab and it was full, warm and loud. It had a presence that my Ampeg or GK amps just don't have. Price put me off as i reckon you wouldn't notice the difference once a full band is playing and i would be thru a PA most times anyway. I did look at the other Orange amps but didn't see the point if i already have the Ampeg and GK1001rbii heads. I would like to see a head to head with the AD200b and the OB1-500 heads thru same cab. And to find out if they both sound full and warm in a band set up rather than just hearing the bass in a room on its own. Dave

I start from everything being at "0" on both bass and amp. I'll tweak the amp for the location and from there i'll use my bass depending on acoustics of the room when audience arrives or how the band is changing sound during a set. I like to have some degree of control on the bass as its a little easier to tweak the bass than walk back to the amp. Jings how lazy does that sound Dave

What amp are you using. ? Have you considered a twin channel amp altho that would still require a footswitch to change over channels. Amps with a switchable graphic might be an option. Pedal is far cheaper tho. Dave

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1496859560' post='3314363'] I was going to turn up and suggest the 1001-II. Best amp I've ever owned by a country mile. [/quote] Using GK 1001 head with my Berg HT322 and it certainly covers all basses for me. Other smaller lightweight amps i have or used and liked GK MB series, Markbass heads and one i wish i had kept is the Genz Benz Streamliner 600 tube pre-amp. Really nice wee amp head. Dave

Does your GK amp not have a headphone that you could using that instead of the TC output. That way you should be getting the sound you hear on stage other than the speaker cab difference. Is the TC delay a proper headphone output ? EDIT :- just checked my 1001 head and no headphone socket. It was my GK MB200 that has headphone socket. Sorry that idea is out the window. Dave

Went all out there then. Post some pics and let us all see the happy images. Dave

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1505564102' post='3372863'] It is a very odd way to describe them. I get a bit thrown by the idea that the sound of the bridge/back pickup is a bit more 'forward' in the mix, so the names really don't match up in any way for me. As we can all agree which parts of the bass are the front and the back, perhaps we should call them the 'left' and 'right' pickups. That might clear it up! [/quote] Is that the right hand pick up if looking down when wearing the bass or when looking at the bass from the front. Its all so confusing you know. Dave

Quite a few surprises in this thread. Don't get the Kiss one tho. ? They've a huge fan base and they do put on a massive theatrical show. Maybe not the greatest musicians in the world and they have gone a bit pop but in their heyday they were pretty much top of their game. Afraid i am a Kiss fan at heart mainly their older stuff but I've never actually seen them live. Just goes to show how everyone's taste in music is so different. On the Jaco thing i can appreciate his talent but even as a bassist i couldn't listen to a full album of the stuff. Maybe in late 70's early 80's i might have just to perfect my own bass skills but not now. The Beatles one did confuse me a little too considering how many famous hit records they've had. Think if you lived in the heyday of some of the bands mentioned in the thread you may have had a different perspective off them but many of the younger bassists just don't get the older bands much the same as many of the older bassists (me included) don't get some of the modern bands. Life is a funny old thing Still it's made for an interesting thread. Dave

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1505379961' post='3371406'] I was born in 1960, but spent most of the decade interested in Lego, Meccano and model aeroplanes and tanks rather than pop music. In fact I wasn't really interested in music of any kind until I heard T. Rex on the radio in 1971. [/quote] Sounds a bit like me. Born 1960 too and Truck On Tyke 73 when i bought single. Different world back then Dave

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1505314784' post='3370975'] Led Zeppelin [/quote] I'm not a Led Zep fan as i find a lot of it solo's and musical nonsense that all seemed to be a common part of the music scene back then. I do like some of their more melodic songs tho like Tangerine and Going to California. No played out solos full of mistakes but nice acoustic melodies. Dave

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1505330371' post='3371159'] From the article: "...on Thursday night while it was parked in Horfield and they were at a friend's, it was stolen..." [/quote] Sorry didn't see that. Dave

For me its the Boyband or Girlband thing that i just don't get. Some of them will have maybe one person that is actually talented ie Gary Barlow but rest of the band are stage fillers. Would they survive as solo artists, probably not IMHO. Some of the other bands mentioned i'm not a fan of altho they had occasional songs i liked. Was never a huge fan of Stones either but when i hear their popular songs anywhere i kinda enjoy the odd song but couldn't listen to an album of them. Same with Beatles. Heard a tribute band at a mates 60th and was surprised how much i enjoyed them and new all the songs too. And they were my first single at age 3 All My Loving Even The Smiths i would like the occasional single but albus would be a NO NO. Death Metal thing i've never really got either but i think that is probably just an age thing. Dave

Think the post explains why he's an ex-pro. Good musicians need to adapt to other people they play with whether they are Pros or Amatuers. Being a pro shouldn't make any difference in the way you behave and treat others. Best to move on and look at forming a new band without him. Dave

Shame and hope they either get it back or as suggested a donation page is set up for them. Still don't get how it was stolen if they live in it. Where were the band when it was stolen ? Like the idea of the camper conversion type thing tho. Dave

Its not knocking the luthier but more asking the question of what makes this particular bass worth that kind of money. I'm a big fan off luthiers providing first class quality basses but you have to ask at what price and what are you getting for your money. I freely admitted that i don't know much about Lull basses hence asking the question. I bought an Overwater 6 string custom in 2010 and looked at many basses and couldn't see what the benefits were of the more expensive basses. I guess if you try a bass and it just feels right for you then money shouldn't be an issue if you can afford it of course. Think i'll have a wee look at Lull basses to see what they are all about. I do admit to liking the standard T bird shown above by Happy Jack. Dave

Not usuually my kind of music but have to say i thoroughly enjoyed it. Some nice bits of people just having fun doing what they do. Excellent Dave

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1505121062' post='3369544'] Dave I've ordered the bass on the left below. 100% same spec. When the spec confirmation came through (weeks later), it was wrong...four string, vintage style scratchplate. Considering the money, it was all horribly vague. Now I know what it's like operating a small business; Mark is probably drowning in emails from suppliers, sellers and buyers. The team there have always been very nice when I've needed to speak to them, but maybe it's time for them to take on someone to handle their admin! It doesn't matter whether the bass is £250 or £5,000 you have to know that what you're getting is what you expect to be getting. I'm almost tempted to contact Lull direct prior to shipping to ensure that what they despatch is 100% what I've ordered. It feels awful, but I just have this nagging doubt that something won't be right. Anyhow, I ordered it in the first week of June, it should be here next month. Should. P [/quote] Its a nice looking bass and I don't know much about Lull basses but not sure i'd pay that kind of money for what seems a standard looking bass. Are they that good ? I was expecting exotic looking woods or fancy electronics to be honest. Sorry if my response is a bit negative. You have obviously tried one and know how good they are. Wishing you all the very best with it. Dave

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1505068568' post='3369288'] Never been there, bought my first Lull through BD, which was pretty smooth. I have a custom Lull on order; I've supplied fills specs, photos etc...I covered the specifics of the order with them, paid a 25% deposit, but they didn't confirm the specification for ages and when they did it was pretty much all wrong. I honestly nearly sh*t myself. I did contact Lull direct and they confirmed they're building what I want BUT if there's anything wrong/incorrect, it's going back. I mean, I'm paying nearly £4.5k...I really would have expected better comms, especially as it's a custom build. I'm still not going to be happy (or mad) until I pop the catches on the case. [/quote] I'm looking forward to seeing your bass on here. £4.5k for a bass is quite a fair bit and must be pretty special. Sure it will all go well and you'll be more than happy with it. Dave

I've only ever had good advice from Mark over past few yrs. Can't fault Bass Direct apart from the fact its too far away from me otherwise i'd be skint all the time. Another big plus is his postage as he certainly knows how to protect gear for postage and very quick delivery too. Think i need another trip down South soon. Mmmmmm Dave

WOW The stamina to be able to play like that for long periods. I'm so jealous. Was a big fan of them in 70's / 80's and tried copying a lot of what he did but nowhere near as brilliant. It did however allow me to play a lot faster and tighter than the standard rock music i was playing up to that point. Also let me show off a little when i auditioned Percy Jones, Jack Bruce, Geddy Lee and Richard Sinclair from Camel probably my biggest influences. Cant play like them but they were what i was aiming for. Hopefully i learned something from them all. Dave