Roland Rock

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1354405489' post='1885723'] Oak ... needs to be "green" to be workable. [/quote] If you mean you can't work with seasoned oak, I'd have to disagree. I do it all the time. I'm talking about air-dried or kiln-dried.

I don't know about sound, but I work with woods a lot, and maple is softer than rosewood. By a country mile. IME Play both, and you will like the sound of the one you think looks best ;-)

Last night's gig [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTykxukEaj0[/media]

[quote name='TheRockinRoadie' timestamp='1354279983' post='1884358'] I ordered one of the GB 2x10 cabs after reading the referenced thread. I've hidden it away until Christmas .... [/quote] That is some serious willpower. There's no way I could do that.

Talking of riders, we were provided with free bottles of Carlsberg as the only option. Which is a bit like being offered slightly stale tasting water. I bought my own bitter.

Really good gig tonight. The last time we played there (also a Thursday) it was really quiet, so I was expecting more of the same. The two other bands were the trip hoppy Emily Needs (downbeat atmospheric stuff) and The Lunadogs, who were quite excellent with their quirky rock. By the time we went on, there was a reasonable crowd, and dancing as soon as we started. The coolest part was being taken by surprise when the audience all sang along to our first chorus, especially as we didn't know half of them! We were able to relax, enjoy and play a great gig. Obviously an eyes-closed moment!

. . . . : . . . better than blocks

[quote name='Joker2807' timestamp='1354183229' post='1883088'] i think the bottom line is avoid it mate [/quote] I know that intentions can be misinterpreted on forums, so apologies If I have mistakenly detected a patronising tone in your post. I'm not in the market, but I stand by the point that if you can get a great playing and sounding bass for a price where you wouldn't lose out if reselling, then go for it. Don't be put off trying something just because something is not original or from an era of ill-repute. [i]As long as the price is right[/i]. :-)

As soon as I played my 78P in the shop, I knew by the way it sounded and played that I had to have it. I didn't know anything about Fenders at the time and didn't know how old it was - just that it was the nicest playing and sounding bass I had ever played. I traded my Stingray for and have had no regrets. Investment was not a factor (despite my inexperience, luckily the price was fair). The weight and neck pocket gap have never been an issue. I suppose the points I'm trying to make are: - If it's a great bass, it's a great bass regardless of year/brand, but yes, in hindsight ensuring that you're paying the market value is prudent. -Not all late 70's Fenders are dogs -Try before you buy! I wouldn't dismiss that ebay one, as it could be a great bass. I'd try it out, and if good, check the gubbins/establish exactly what is original, and negotiate a substantial price drop based on the findings.

Turn the volume down on your bass a bit?

I voted for the same one again. On the issue of listening to all of the songs, I don't listen to every second of every song. Most songs I'll listen to in their entirety or at least the vast majority. However, if I'm not keen on the music, or if think that the music does not fit the pictures too well, I'll whizz forward to any other sections just to get a flavour of the whole song. Were some people saying that some people were only interested in the tracks with most votes? I don't get that as you can't see that info until after you vote. Anyway, I start at the top and work my way down to the bottom. Mates signing up just to vote? Bad form, unfair and very much not in the spirit of the competition or BC in general!

Voted. Really high standard this month, but one for me was head and shoulders above the rest

[quote name='Lee Carter' timestamp='1354033480' post='1881182'] Different serial [/quote] Edited post as I posted the wrong link. Although, it is interesting that he sold a very similar one last month.

He bought it from the states in September, can't get the link to work, but there are better pics, and it came with those tuners Edit, trying link again http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-FENDER-PRECISION-BASS-GUITAR-IN-BLACK-HAS-CASE-LIGHTWEIGHT-/360476589753?nma=true&si=CHteMqBJApS96925jZPWGGROpJk%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The photos are bad, but I'm struggling to see holes for the pickup cover and thumb rest. The knobs look to be dome headed, shouldn't original knobs be flat on top*? Obviously the strap locks are not originals. Also, 9lb 7oz? that's half the weight of a real 78 :-) *based on the fact that they are flat on my 78P Edit, sorry, just noticed I'm echoing what Wooks said

I stand corrected

I'd have a Tesco Value Bass, white with the Tesco value logo emblazoned right across the front. Made in a sweatshop, tested on animals and comes flat pack. £19.99

I understand that proggy stuff is now called math rock or technical metal. I'd like to create a sort of technical prog early rock n roll with complex time signatures. The genre could be called Algorithm and Blues.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1353948526' post='1880114'] .... having a situation established where I convinced myself I required some specific sound and only then going out and buying what was required to fill the percieved demand. [/quote] Fixed for a description of the basis of all gas :-)

My first suggestions would be: - Back off the treble on the eq and boost the low mids - play closer to the neck - try flats

The main differences between you and that other thread are the head and the band. I won't comment on the TC's "half the watts it says on the tin" thing as I have no first hand experience of that head. What I do know, however, is that the ABM500 is a pretty loud beast, so it may not be a fair comparison. I'd have thought that the ABM through the GB2x10 would be well loud enough to sit nicely in your loud-but-not-bonkers-loud band.

Might try to point the speakers up and try this at our next gig :-) http://youtube.com/watch?v=3zoTKXXNQIU "Corn starch is a shear thickening non-Newtonian fluid meaning that it becomes more viscous when it is disturbed. When it's hit repeatedly by something like a speaker cone it forms weird tendrils. The video was shot at 30 fps and the speaker cone was vibrating at 30 Hz which is why there is no blur. This is the original video with the actual sound of the speaker."

[quote name='jahfish' timestamp='1353770593' post='1878323'] Great! Hope to make the Leicester gig! [/quote] Nice one - come and have a chat. Here's the poster: Some other info re. The Golden Fleece, Nottingham gig this Thursday: Other bands are Emily Needs (sort of trip hoppy) and [url="http://www.thelunadogs.com/fr_h.cfm"]The Luna dogs[/url] 8.30 start, free entry

When I spent a year on Oz, the urge was too much for me, so I bought an acoustic bass for jamming and busking with a friend. It was big, but not that much trouble to cart around in cars/coaches.