Japhet

Davey Pollitt's stuff is great;

Everything flat pretty much. Sometimes a room creates a few problems but then I always try to cut before I boost anything.

Reminds me of the old joke 'What do you call a dog with 4 pricks?' 'Lulu and Take That'.

Hair - Larry Graham.

Norm bought a Stingray off me. Met him at the usual motorway services and had a good old chat. Absolute top bloke and would have no hesitation in recommending him to anybody.

Poor old Simon Kirke can't even get in his own band!

Shipbuilding with Robert Wyatt.

Sold Tobie a pedal a few days ago. Top bloke - deal with absolute confidence.

Can't beat this groove IMHO.

Had a Peavey MkVI head and 1820 cab many moons ago. Awesome sounding thing but it caused tidal changes due to it's own gravity field.

He needs to get out more if he thinks Paul McCartney is the worst bass player in the world. Come round mine for starters!

I think it's all about context. I used to play in a functions band which could have anything up to 13 members with full brass section and backing singers. In that situation my bass tone was very straightforward and un-coloured. In that band there was a lot of emphasis on nobody overplaying unless they were soloing. Now I play in a 4 piece Rock band comprising Vocals, Guitar, Drums and Bass. In this context I need different tones to ensure that the bottom doesn't drop out of the sound when there is a guitar solo. I only had a tuner pedal in the functions band but I need a pedal board fully loaded for the rock band (and the ability to tap dance which is a challenge).

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.