Roland Rock

Here's one a bit different. It's Leicester based By The Rivers. It takes a minute or so to get to the main song. Really great stuff, and they're so young! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nbK0V-0U18

I love the way the thumbrest is off a bog seat too - nice touch. Doesn't BC's Outshined have one of these?

I assume people want to know either because they are gearheads and love the trivia, or want to get their heroes' exact tone. The first one is fair enough, that's what rocks their boat. The second is a bit tricky; even if you get their tone (unlikely as there are so many variables, technique being a big one) will it work with your band as effectively? Unlikely IMO Although I know what basses people like Andy Frazer, Aston Barrett or Jerry Jemmott use, it's only because I've seen their pictures etc. I have no desire to find out their setup in detail. I enjoy listening to them, then pick up my bass and do my own thing.

Produced by Sly and Robbie, this Black Uhuru song is perfect for a hot day. This starts with very a simple yet effective bassline in G♭m, just the 1,3,4 and 5, on each beat - lovely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNn9Vwfr9sI

It was a fun night with five acts on, us being the penultimate. I brought the Streamliner 900 and the '69er for everyone to use. Whether it was a five string Yamaha, a Jazz, a Precision, or my Ergon, they all sounded superb - very happy. The other acts were all great and the crowd were well up for it. We had a power cut two thirds of the way into the fourth song, and no one noticed; they just cheered as if the song had ended normally! Thankfully we were re-electricitized with the flick of a switch. We handed out lollipops to everyone for our last song (called Lollipop) and great fun was had all round. a brilliant night.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1367839482' post='2070004'] That would be my suggestion too. Tiny bass boost. Tiny. Don't listen to Pete In 2-band Stingrays especially boosting too much the bass can sound a bit muddy, and if you boost treble much, your mids will fall off the edge. Small bass boost. [/quote] This was my error when I had a ray, I think I boosted both eqs too much and ended up with a scooped tone that I disliked and vanished in the mix. If only basschat had existed back then :-)

What about Roy and the Imperial Walkers?

I used to get sweaty hands a lot on stage, but as time went on, it happened less and less. I've concluded that it may be a symptom of nervousness, as I don't get nearly as nervous on stage these days.

I bought a used bass last year which was to be shipped over from Germany. The seller only sends his basses ultra securely. It came in a Mono semi rigid case, then was taken for a professional pack job, which consisted of crazy amounts of bubble wrap and a very sturdy box, all sealed in that industrial film wrap. Of course, I paid for this, but the seller wouldn't have sent it any other way. You could have surfed on that with confidence! I thought it was a bit OTT, but after reading threads like this, am glad he was so cautious.

Some favourites:

I've had a fiver for nine months odd, and do this a fair bit. It is comfortable playing something in G up at the 8th fret. The main reason I do it is that it gives a fatter tone that suits many of my reggae basslines. So really, my only advice is yes it should work, but be aware of the change of tone as you play up the neck.

Have you seen the Vintage Icon fretless? Doesn't come much more Jaco than that. Here's a vid of a Basschatter's demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xd2394nEYs

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1367448569' post='2065960'] They came to the conclusion that I was homophobic because I support gay marriage but I don't think it's wrong for people to be opposed to it. This is a view I share with that well-known homophobe Peter Tatchell. That's why I stay out of Off Topic these days. [/quote] Ah, we'll we'll not get into it again here, but thanks for the clarification :-)

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1367412290' post='2065280'] The organisation is the Pink Sou'Westers, a Birmingham-based GLBT group, who I enjoy playing for despite what the Basschat Thought Police think about me. [/quote] Seems an odd thing to say, what's that all about?

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1367437544' post='2065726'] I love threads like that, I can get lost in them for ages. Like that Israeli guy making a lightweight resonant Jazz, that was an amazing thread. Please don't ask me to find it, I can't remember any useful keywords [/quote] Gil Yaron? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html

Pah! Can't even get the frets parallel ;-)

In my head, I'm grooving nicely to the music, and the epitome of cool. Whenever I see a picture of me onstage, I'm a miserable bugger :-(

Just seen this - wow!

Depends what mood I'm in :-)

Very nice indeed. Did you wake Ben up in the process? ;-)

Yes, ACS moulded pro 15s. I don't sing with them in, but do still hear my voice in my head (I've just tried it) although it's not at all boomy, which I believe is what ACS aim to eliminate. Re. Jaw movement, look at the link, the ear canal was shown to change up to 25% with jaw movement! Common sense would dictate to me that this may have a detrimental effect on a custom moulded earplug. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1487108 ACS say that they alleviate the occlusion effect by ensuring the sound doesn't hit the cartilage in the ear canal. If the seal is compromised, then this may not work. So your two issues might be related. All speculation in true forum style, but hopefully food for thought :-)