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Very sad news, a very melodic and creative bass player who to me was just as big a part of The Smith's sound as was Johnny Marr.

Will do, Andertons are not advertising them at the moment so just looking now to see if anyone else has them.

Oooh, good spot, think I will get one when they become available. They are bloomin loud as it is but won't say no if they have a bit more oomph.

Thank you everyone, really appreciate the help.

I've always got my cables from OBBM (Dave) here at Basschat but since he's stopped making them, I'm in need of a new cable. I'm after a decent Speakon to 1/4 Jack to connect my amp to my cab. I did buy one from Amazon which lasted about a week so I'm after something more reliable. I see Anderton sell them which might be fine but I'm after something that's going to be reliable and not fail on me. Any recommendations?

Yes it was but I found I couldn't really hear the backline which is what made me feel very disconnected to the band, especially the drums. I very much play with dynamics and energy, reading and feeling what the music is doing and either driving or holding back but using IEM lacked the feeling of any energy of a live performance and somewhat flat.

I tried IEM a few times and I absolutely hated it. I felt completely disengaged and unconnected with the rest of the band and for me having something stuck in my ear muted the actual stage sound and interaction with the band, especially the drummer. The whole experience felt very clinical and lost the energy and feel of playing live. The rest of the band did use IEM but I found after a few songs, they all pulled one of the earplugs out so to have have one in ears and the other half the live stage sound. The singer especially did this as she found it easier to pitch.

Thank you for posting these, I have this and have probably watched it a million times and my first introduction to John Giblin. Not watched it for a few years now but I shall tonight. Such a fantastic era of Simple Minds.

I have the Gnome Pro i 280 version and I can say I love it. So much so that it is starting to become my main head that I use with my Barefaced Two10 and the last two gigs I have done, I have been swamped by compliments. I'm thinking of buying another as a back up and then possibly buying a really good DI/EQ pedal to give me some more tonal options. @Phil Starr Its interesting that you say mid on the Gnome is bass at 2, mids at 1 and treble at 10. With my passive Jazz and Precision through my Barefaced Two10, I find that I have to run the bass at 9, mids at 1 and treble at 2. If I push the bass too much more, it becomes really bass heavy and the treble doesn't have enough range to compensate. It sounds phenomenal but I find it to be very bass sensitive.

His battered Precision.

I've had a set of fake Ernie Ball strings from Amazon in the past as well.

Geez, absolutely huge influence on me so incredibly sad to read this. I knew him mostly through Simple Minds and felt he very successfully filled Derek Forbes shoes, not by playing like him but by bringing his own incredible style to keep the bass a driving force and key part of Simple Minds sound. I couldn't tell you how many times I've watched the Simple Minds live in Rotterdam video just to watch his playing. I later discovered what other artists he played with and was even more blown away by his playing. R.I.P John and thank you for being a huge influence on my own playing.

In no particular order, 1) Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) 2) John Giblin (Kate Bush/Simple Minds/John Martyn) 3) James Jamerson 4) Pino Palladino 5) Adam Clayton (U2) 6) Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine) 7) Sting (The Police) 8) John Taylor (Duran Duran) 9) Paul Webb (Talk Talk) 10) Jaco Pastorius

I would love to try an Ibanez SRF700 Portamento. I'm a fretless bassist and I think they are beautiful basses but I play unlined and sadly it has lines on the top of the neck. I would love to play one to see how I get on.

I have Ebony on my Jazz which is beautiful. Feels lovely to play, looks lovely and really sings. Comes up beautiful with some lemon oil as well. I also have a high gloss maple on a Precision which is also really nice. Very articulate and sings but perhaps doesn't feel as nice to play. I also have rosewood on a Precision which again is very nice but a lot less expressive but does have character. It's more subtle and warmer. Finally I have Pau Ferro on a Stingray which is probably a mix between Rosewood and Ebony. I like it but it does feel hard but it sings very nicely. I've not tried Ebonal though but now I am interested.

I nearly posted above but I've got two fretless necks made by Jon Shuker and they are fabulous, especially the maple one which is like a piece of art. Plus hesxan absolutely top guy. I can't rate him high enough.

I've had a Limelight and I was disappointed. I was told it would be 12-16 weeks to make but took nearly a year. It was also made with the wrong neck so that needed re-doing. When it arrived, the new case I purchased with it was ripped so got offered a £15 refund. It also had huge earthing issue which made it unplayable and surprised me how this could of not been noticed before being shipped. Told to take it to a luthier to get fixed which ended up being a couple of visits. Was only about £30 for the first fix so I didn't bother claiming that back. Then more issues with the electrics cutting out so had all the pots replaced. Pickups also couldn't be height adjusted, they were just screwed into the wood of the body so I got that fixed as well. Once I'd spent about another hundred plus to get it playable it was quite a nice bass but it was borderline at one point on ripping out all the electrics and pickups and replacing them to get it playable. That was just my experience but I know others have had no issues.

Love the following, Duran Duran - Rio Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings Foo Fighters - Breakout

I liked the look of the fretless.

I've had 3 already and keep selling them. I only play fretless these days so I would just buy one to look at and tinker on now and again so it might have more chance of staying

Fender Japan 51 Reissue Precision

I think Robert should remain the owner as he has a financial interest in the bass and I would imagine, have an insurance policy on it but allow the Pastorious family to have the bass if they want it. They then have the option to do with it what they like, display it, Felix play it, keep it locked under the bed and Robert can recall the bass as and when he needs it. That would be my personal happy option but I'm not Robert or a Pastorious or know the full details so my view may not be suitable.

I've always said, if I could bottle my current tone it would be a combination of Jamerson, played on a fretless bass with a smidge of double bass. That is however my current tone as the band I'm playing in is acoustic guitar, vocals, percussive drums and fretless bass. We each have our sonic space and mine is the bottom end so I need to be thumpy and fat but melodic. That tone just works for this band. For other bands then my tone might and quite possibly be different.

Ouch, that is quite high. Not sure it's going to give me anything I don't already have and very happy with.