Japhet

Used to play in a band which did a ska version of It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Absolute stonking song to play which was a real crowd pleaser.

Bass heaven - Instrument at waist height. Bass hell - Instrument at chest or knee height.

You can get dehumidifier bags on ebay pretty cheap. I sometimes have my gear out in my shed with a blanket over it and a couple of bags under the blanket for good measure.

Any excuse to put this out there again. The bass groove that David Dyson sets up at 2.38 is as funky as I've ever heard (and I've shamelessly nicked it whenever possible).

Where did all the funk go? Juan Nelson stole it all.

Fender Rumble 500 combo would be my suggestion. Light, loud and great tone.

The message was fine but the delivery system was dreadful.

Conversely, I was once present when Bill Bruford was setting up for a gig. He might have been having a bad day, I don't know, but on that occasion he was utterly obnoxious and unpleasant. None of it was directed at me but I never wanted to listen to him since. Never meet your heroes and all that.

As already stated, a lot of stuff badged as Hiwatt is made in China now. It's junk and bears no comparison whatsoever to the proper Hiwatt gear.

Try to catch the documentary on the making of Steely Dan's album Aja. There's some good stuff on there from Chuck Rainey, particularly when he told Walter Becker he wanted to put a slap riff in Peg. Becker told him not to but he did it anyway and they loved it.

Dont like gold hardware, don't like exotic woods with swirly grain or spalted woods, don't like curly horns or anything that looks like an implement of torture. You get the picture.

Sounds like fuzz and chorus to me. On my board I'd use the Chowney Fuzzster and EHX Bass Clone (neither of which are expensive).

You have to rely on your ears to not overload your cab when you are near or over the limit with your amp. It's also a case of how hot your signal is going into the head. One problem is that it is easy to push your cab too hard in a high volume situation without noticing that it's struggling.

I like the sound (and price) of the Mooer Hustle.

I wouldn't hesitate to use my Fender Rumble 100 in a similar situation. Light as a feather and plenty loud enough for monitoring.

Can't say I really know what it means but I love these words. Van Morrison I'm a dweller on the threshold And I'm waiting at the door And I'm standing in the darkness I don't want to wait no more I have seen without perceiving I have been another man Let me pierce the realm of glamor So I know just what I am I'm a dweller on the threshold And I'm waiting at the door And I'm standing in the darkness I don't want to wait no more Feel the angel of the present In the mighty crystal fire Lift me up consume my darkness Let me travel even higher I'm a dweller on the threshold As I cross the burning ground Let me go down to the water Watch the great illusion drown I'm a dweller on the threshold And I'm waiting at the door And I'm standing in the darkness I don't want to wait no more I'm gonna turn and face the music The music of the spheres Lift me up consume my darkness When the midnight disappears I will walk out of the darkness And I'll walk into the light And I'll sing the song of ages And the dawn will end the night I'm a dweller on the threshold And I'm waiting at the door And I'm standing in the darkness I don't want to wait no more I'm a dweller on the threshold And I cross some burning ground And I'll go down to the water Let the great illusion drown I'm a dweller on the threshold And I'm waiting at the door And I'm standing in the darkness I don't want to wait no more I'm a dweller on the threshold Dweller on the threshold I'm a dweller on the threshold I'm a dweller on the threshold

Think it might have been this although I'm sure there's something out there where he plays the same pattern but moves the snare around within the groove.

I've been playing for donkey's years and have always used my thumb and 2 fingers. I've never had any problem with the thumb notes being quiet or mushy - no idea what that's about. If anything, I find it helps a lot with the dynamics of playing. Bit surprised that it's caused so much angst for the OP, but if it's OK for Pino it will do for me. As for it being a new 'fad', I've been doing it for more than 35 years. Do I get a prize?

Aja and The Royal Scam- Steely Dan (or pretty much anything with Chuck Rainey on it).