Roland Rock

Written by Stevie Wonder, lovely bit of vocoder too. Great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsa7w4li98s

My first bass! Just like that, but silver. It survived many gigs and even sounded good on some recording! I won't hear a bad word against it.

Hi Rick, Welcome to BC. Balancing work, family and bass playing is tough, but you've just added BC to the mix, you fool!

I've been a Squarepusher fan ever since I bought an EP in 1999 just because it had an interesting cover! I love the atmospheric soundscapes, and the mental electronica, but can't get on with the busy electric bass stuff. In fact, I think the only album I don't own is "Solo Electric Bass" as the title put me right off.

But he still plays 5 strings? I've seen him with a Fodera NYC Empire 5 and a white Stingray 5

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=hSlnDi8Bn7g"]http://www.youtube.c...p&v=hSlnDi8Bn7g[/url] Not sure why this won't embed - great song though

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejEXr_qczk[/media] Aston FMB plays bass and produced it too

'A Little bit of love' is one of the most subtle yet inventive rock basslines ever - love it.

That's some badass amplification Tanya! Welcome to the forum - there's quite a bit of Matamp love on here

Informative post, thanks Mr Letts. The way I read it, you say that you can use quality wood and fittings to enhance the tone, but it's not an exact science. Is that a fair conclusion? If that's the case, tonewoods=partially bollocks (not sure which part of the bollocks) I was wondering where sustain comes into the equasion? Seems to me that the more resonant a wood, the more it will absorb the vibrations of the string, and therefore less sustain? ie some energy passes to the wood rather than staying in the string. Sorry if this is too off topic

How many people have sold their "keeper" bass since posting in this thread? Come on - 'fess up!

How strange that a manufacturer would use bolts (screws?) that are too long! Despite not affecting the sound/playability, I'd say that some would be put off. If you can find slightly shorter screws, that's the obvious solution. Alternatively, you could use a hacksaw to take a few mil off them. All you need to do is take the point off, it's no longer needed now that the holes have already been 'tapped'. Once that is done, you can flatten the dimples using the face of a hammer, and maybe a very light sanding - but be careful! - remember that there is not much wood there!

Show me a Lee Dorsey song that's not utterly fantastic, and I'll eat my cat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8Mkek6F2E

Eugene McDaniels is an angry revolutionary genius. Maybe a bit more rock than funk, but what the hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kYkNECfgGw

I've often thought it would be great if our band were miraculously signed to a big label - being able to make money doing what I love. However, I'm now a family man with a wife and two young kids. Do you think the band/family things are compatible? How much money could one expect to make? How much time away from home would one expect? 50 weeks a year? 15 weeks a year?

The Cure. I think "The Forest" is one of the coolest, most understated songs of the '80s. Also, listening to the guitar solo on "10:15 on a Saturday Night" made me think that you don't hear real stereo separation like you used to.

Great funk from Skull Snaps. The groove from 1:40 is a superb change of feel too: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_uMSd4xOM[/media]

From this cracking early Stevie album, I love this bassline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0U2NLg4vY

[quote name='Phantomnin' timestamp='1336209718' post='1642455'] .I actually enjoyed the fact there were some mega basses reviewed... [/quote] Me too. A magazine full of budget basses would be like watching Top Gear with only sensible, practical cars; useful if you're in the market for one, but not really that entertaining.

I'm a fan of this look too, in fact I posted a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/117341-aria-dmb/page__p__1080307__hl__aria%20dmb__fromsearch__1#entry1080307"]similar thread[/url] a while back - not too many replies though. There is a link to a UK retailer who appear to have them in red, pink or sunburst

Someone has spotted the bargain and put a bid in. It will be interesting to see whether it ends up above the original £600 starting price.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Brevett"]Lloyd Brevett[/url] passed away today. He was a founder member and bass player in the Skatalites. He passed away this morning, aged 80. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZj-c1XP_M0

That's really nice* [size=1]*apart from the quilted top, the gold hardware, the headstock and the blue knobs. [/size]