Thunderthumbs

Hey Ray, Welcome to BC. I'll swap you wet & foggy west Cornwall for wet Manchester any day of the week. And yeah, all those capitals are a bit heavy on the eyes.

Martin bought an EBS Dynaverb from me today, but also picked up and delivered an amp I was buying from Lozbass, so in effect, a three way sale. Top bloke, a pleasure to deal with, and would have absolutely no hesitation recommending to anyone.

Bought a Roland Microcube Bass RX from Loz today. Absolutely perfect condition at a fantastic price. Communication was great. Absolute pleasure to deal with.

[quote name='flyfisher' post='1330112' date='Aug 6 2011, 05:47 PM']+1 What next? PAT certificates for all your equipment?[/quote] We've been asked for that too in the past. After basically telling them where to get off, they accepted the PL Insurance on its own.

Here you go. Try these. [attachment=86414:PLInsurance.jpg]

[quote name='Jakester' post='1329629' date='Aug 6 2011, 09:40 AM']...has anyone managed to get a group standalone PL policy for a reasonable price, and if so, from whom?[/quote] We had PLI from a company as a band. I'll find out who it was with and get back to you.

I have my big sister to thank. She was a Bay City Rollers fan when I was knee high to a grasshopper, and she fancied Alan Longmuir, the bassist. That naturally persuaded me to notice the "guitar with only 4 pegs". As I got slightly older, I got into The Jam and Bruce Foxton's sound walloped me against the wall. I knew there and then it was the instrument for me. Myself and a mate got a band together when I was 13, so I bought myself a bass from my paper round money and taught myself how to play it. The rest is history.

I also think some of his tone comes from his "downstroke" style of slapping rather than hammering against the fretboard.

I bought a 5 string years ago without having tried it myself. It was a Warwick Thumb, so at least I knew the quality was going to be top notch. I'd noticed the need (mainly due to keys songs were being played in) to down tune my E to a D a few times, so I just took a punt. Sure it was weird, and I had to rethink the way I played bass, but to be honest, I got used to it in no time. Just my two penneth.

Aside from any one particular track, I once saw a very small Duran Duran gig, one of those announced secretly on the day and all that, at the International 2 in Manchester back in the 90s. It was at the time when the line up was Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Warren Cuccurrullo & Steve Ferrone. To be honest, I wasn't a fan of theirs up to that point, but it was a fantastic gig, and opened my eyes to how many really good tracks they've recorded over the years, and JT's a far better bass player than I ever gave him credit for.

To be honest, I actually prefer the tone of the Squire to Ed Friedland's Fender!

That Jazz looks absolutely fantastic. If it sounds anywhere near as good as it looks, then you're onto a winner. Well done that man.

[quote name='Faithless' post='1293474' date='Jul 5 2011, 03:03 PM']Don't know if it's mentioned already, but there's an old trick of mine, which works everytime I have to transcribe basspart - just hook the whole tune up an octave (it will remain in the same key, get the idea? "Transcribe" has this function, but you can do that with other programs, setting +12 semitones), and bass will be in your face - no boominess, just clear bassline. It saves time, and it's better for your ears to listen to this 'midrange' stuff, rather than boomy mushy low-end thing.. Laimis[/quote] Never thought of that before. Just tried it, and it's perfect. Well, it is true......you DO learn something new every day!!! Cheers.

[quote name='gemdids' post='1282481' date='Jun 25 2011, 09:11 PM']....Your mate's music is ace by the way, right up my street that [/quote] Seconded.....good stuff that.

"the item may have some signs of cosmetic wear" You don't say!!

I.....like.....that. Cheers.

[quote name='RhysP' post='1281464' date='Jun 24 2011, 08:22 PM']I met Mark King backstage after a Level 42 gig in Cardiff in 1981. I was a young tongue-tied kid who'd just discovered his playing after growing up listening to pretty much exclusively old school rock music (Purple, Sabbath, ELP etc.) The rest of the band were great & spent ages talking to me & signing my programme. Mark actually went & got his basses that had been packed away by the road crew so I could play his red Jaydee & the legendary white "Starchild" Jaydee. He was absolutely bloody fantastic & to this day I don't think I've ever met a nicer person. I won't hear a bad word said against him - he's a f***ing gem.[/quote] Same here. Saw them at Manchester Apollo in the mid 80s, and they spent a lot of time after the gig just sitting around with fans for a fairly long Q&A session, signing all sorts, etc. Top bloke.