pete.young

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1503672281' post='3360215'] I think Bilbo plays a 5 string, maybe he'll chime in. [/quote] I think Bilbo's bass has a high 'C' rather than a low 'B'.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503663790' post='3360097'] No offence meant, but given the general negative reaction to newer genres of music in this place, I feel uncertain whether you are serious or taking the piss. [/quote] I wasn't taking the piss. Offence taken.

I have an old recording interface from Presonus called a 'Firepod' which does thist quite well. You can route mike inputs through the interface and out into the mixer, and take line feeds off everything else. You'll need to find a way of miking the drums and you'll still get some bleed through but it gives you a lot more control than just recording the main outs. Firepod is a bit ancient and works best with Firewire interfaces but you should find something USB by now, second hand , for not a lot of money. You'll have to factor in the cost of some cables too.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1503576539' post='3359306'] Or is Basschat just too rockist for this stuff? [/quote] I quite enjoyed that - the sort of thing you might listen to whilst going for a run or cycle. Got any more?

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1503475249' post='3358454'] That could have been phrased better ... [/quote] Rather that, than Fleetwood Mac.

It would be a dull world if we all liked the same things. Nathan East is pretty good if you like this kind of thing. Nice mellow sound for a Sunday morning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7YNKP_TBts

[quote name='lownote12' timestamp='1503213734' post='3356407'] For those who think blues bass should be a melodic drum and never allowed above the 5th fret, and certainly never ever given a solo, and anything else is the Devil's work, I'm gonna call old Nick right out of his hole. Is there anyone on here who plays blues and has the hippy/ loony left/ revolutionary audacity to play a little bass lead? I'm not looking to start yet another bored Sunday morning exchange on the role of the bass, just to find out if any blues man or blues band is exploring the possibilities of a lead solo for the bass now and again. If so and you're that person I'd like to open a chat. [/quote] You need to check out the work of the amazing Colin Hodgkinson with Back Door, solo, Alexis Korner, many others. Here's Robert Johnson's 32-20 Blues to get you started http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVfqvIGLLp0

The only way to find out is to try it, but I wouldn't be very optimistic. It's a guitar amp with a load of pre-built EQ circuitry, it's not going to sound great for bass and you'll need to crank up the gain which will increase the distortion. I had the same thing with the Crate Power Block, but that was more usable because you could run a pre-amp into the effects return and bypass the built in guitar distortion and EQ. For not a huge amount more you should find a used Gallien Kruger MB200, there have been a couple for sale in the forum here recently.

Looks like classic shill bidding to me.

[quote name='No. 8 Wire' timestamp='1502722570' post='3353101'] I've currently got a Sire V7 5er and its great, However my fingers get cramped up on the A-D-G strings on frets 1-4. [/quote] I find one of the benefits of the 5 string is that you don't need to play down the neck end, which is great for people like me with short arms. Have you tried playing it on E-A-D strings on frets 6-9 ?

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1502404810' post='3351301'] However, there were older PB70 models that were available from Japan such as OLY and RW, Black and RW with mirrored pick guard (I had one) and also Ash bodied models in either sunburst or natural with RW or Maple boards! You'll see some on eBay if you search PB70, but beware of CITES if you want a Rosewood model when it comes to importing. [/quote] Indeed, I have a 'P' serial number (2002 - 2004?) with a natural ash body and a maple neck, but it has dots rather than blocks. It has a 'B' profile neck, somewhere inbetween a Jazz and a traditional P bass shape.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1502296425' post='3350551'] The 'Tanglewood' link seems to be wrong. Here's a good'un ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tanglewood-Elfin-Mini-Bass-/172810864893?hash=item283c5488fd:g:ygsAAOSw8apZiExg"]Tanglewood Elfin Mini-bass ...[/url] [/quote] I bought one of these when my then-small son showed an interest. 19.5 inch scale. Very playable and sounds surprisingly good.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1502139226' post='3349593'] One/Nil to Peggy Lee [/quote] Er, no. One - Nil to Little Willie John.

I'm pretty sure that the FC1010 is a programme change controller and doesn't play notes. I have a Roland FC300, which doesn't either.

A 'Luxor' jazz copy, looks very Matsumoku . Slightly optimistic BIN I feel. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-Luxor-Jazz-Bass-Lawsuit-MIJ-Matsumoku-/322595387244?hash=item4b1c2ef76c:g:s-sAAOSwxxdZa2cV

OLP MM22 plus a pre-amp change?

The nicest Precision I've ever played was HappyJack's '65. If I had an option to own one, I'd take it.

I love my EBS Neo 2x12 so much that when I stupidly sold it in favour of something I thought was going to be better, I had to go out and buy another one!

I'm using eneloop and 7-day-shop's own brand AAs, AAAs and PP3s. But not for bass preamp batteries. They seem to be lasting literally years, even for basses I play a lot.