LukeFRC

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1339531670' post='1690151'] Wow! How right you was! [b]I wasn't implying any of them couldn't play. [/b] Just looking for who folk thought was their least favourite. I shouldn't have bothered with a list of ideas & left it to folk to come up with their own. Oh well, I'll take more care on what I'm posting next time. [/quote] Yes you did! you said they couldn't play enough to be called bassists.

Okay, lets take just one of your examples- I'm sure it applies to most of them.... [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1339529602' post='1690072'] Krist Novaselic - Nirvana * I use the term "player" loosely as we're looking for folk that haven't progressed enough to be classed as a bassist. [/quote] can you imagine Nirvana with any other bass player? what else would he do, he creates lines and plays them that are perfect for the song and the genre - If you don't get that it's hardly because of his skill. He played bass in bloody nirvana- what else are you going to call him if you don't want to class him as a bassist?

I just sold Martyn a nice motown book. Great guy Luke

[quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1339500276' post='1689278'] As a youngster in a band that was 'going places' I had it drilled into me to smile shake the hand and say 'Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for coming!' I pretty much still do to this day [/quote] good advice. The band I used to be in played crazy art school electro pop stuff. Lots of fun- but also our major influences were maybe old 80's glasgow bands and a lot of pop stuff... a lot of folk would enjoy it but not have much to compare it too- it was always fun when they came up and were like "that was amazing, you sound just like ...... " it would always be a laugh who they picked! When I play at church compliments probably come from the fact that I play loud enough that you can actually hear me! Though there is a funny story I've heard... I'm sure the ideas of God using people for things isn't entirely foreign- well a common depreciating reply to compliments in christian circles goes a bit like this: "Hey man, really loved what you were doing on the bass in the worship" "Thanks, but it wasn't really me, it was Jesus playing through me" to which the correct response is an incredulous "no mate, it wasn't that good!"

[quote name='daflewis' timestamp='1339462805' post='1688919'] Thanks for the concern brancini, but actually one of the guys i was thinking of is head sparks at the theatre, so we should be ok... (and it would have to be checked over by him and PAT tested anyway) [/quote] you sent silent fly a wee message yet? he's the sort of fellow who would take on your wee project and be able to add it to his line up maybe

if the church has a half decent PA best thing is use a di box. Bass into DI, link cable into your wee amp and XLR to the desk. That way you use your amp just for yourself and the desk controls the front of house.

[quote name='Mark_Andertons' timestamp='1339357783' post='1687424'] Get down to a big big guitarshop that you can play everything there. Obviously I'd say Andertons but there are loads of others like GuitarGuitar that maybe nearer. And just play as many guitars as you can lay hands on and something will choose you. Also at risk of offending the entire forum id take the opinions of bassists with a pinch of salt. There is such a cultural gulf between guitarists and bassists and bassists have a lot of stigmas about things that they can't really claim to understand from a guitarists perspective. Not saying that's the case of any advice given here but I'd give more weight to what guitarist buddies might tell you. (please no one flame grill me I love you all really!) [/quote] do guitarists talk to one another?

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1339348692' post='1687225'] He's looking for a [i]good[/i] guitar, though, not a Fender [/quote] the joke is he has the strat already, and had a SG and sold it not so long ago

I should stick some photos of the Yamaha SG up, I wired some switches in for coil taps which I will mount on the back plate. so much fun! Here's the Taki,

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1339340303' post='1687055'] Which is why, if I were you, I'd go for two There is no one-size fits all in the world of guitars. You should be able to pick up two great guitars for a grand each and, having owned a PRS in the past, there's no way on Earth I'd spend two grand on one (or a Gibson for that matter). If I were in your position, I'd look pick up a couple of Japanese made beauties, something like an early 80's Yamaha SG and a Bacchus strat. Tokai's Japanese 335 style guitars are very nice too. That would comfortably cover all the sonic ground you'd want to. Something like this - I have something similar, amazing guitars [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bacchus-G-PLAYER-ALD-M-3TS-/370546493836?pt=Guitar&hash=item56464ac98c"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item56464ac98c[/url] And you should comfortably find an SG1000 or SG2000 with the change [/quote] Great advice there Schnozzalee.... but rather than a Bacchus stat maybe you could find a Fender American Vintage Series '57 Reissue stat (I hear 2011 is a good vintage) and then track down a Yam SG.......

Theres a cheap t45 in gumtree at the mo

I think it's not a repair and just another bit of wood that's coloured differently. Otherwise it's an impressive repair

you sure it's the preamp sounding overdriven? to me it sounds like the signal is hot enough to make something else overdrive

status graphite are the company name, but yes rods up the neck. Eclipse artist isn;t it? Nice it is

less than £40 if it sounds nice and I had no other options maybe. but I wouldn't

no one. someone gave me a bass and showed me how to play (ironically) seven nation army, and it was fun so I kept going

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1339236807' post='1685659'] I bet if you contact him and offer to he won't respond to any of your emails.. [/quote] well the advert has disappeared now

[quote name='Mike' timestamp='1339106732' post='1683957'] Says he's in Motherwell! [/quote] I can go there pick it up if you want

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1339205396' post='1685433'] I'd say one acoustic and one electric is the absolute minimum. For me that would be a mid 80s Yamaha FG and an early 60s Fender Strat. Which is a bit bizarre, mostly because just 3 of the 150+ guitars in my possession are Strats or Strat clones. [/quote] you have that many guitars! wow!