Oopsdabassist

Ziggy Stardust, one of the few basslines I know that actually mirrors the melody, so people recognise it. Also The Chain ofc!

Just ordered a set for my Squier PJ, found this topic just after....great minds an all that!

Pinged off a review on Amazon, keep up the good work!

made of...wood and synthetical material....brilliant! even so....I think I'll avoid

Well done that man, sounds like a gig I could fancy meself...although still a coupla years short of 40th anniversary lol!

Ordered....It better be good!!!

Welcome aboard! I was another late starter, within 3 months I was in a band! Ok didn't play no Mark King, but I was on the path....still on the path 14 years later and lovin it!! Just enjoy whatever it is you do

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1470883282' post='3109154'] I think punters like good sound quality, however I don't think they know what it is or how it's achieved. I would say , don't scale back because you heard a pub band on a good night. Any system your using that will give you more control and the ability to manipulate and adapt your sound to different rooms is best. Blue [/quote] I agree with that last weekend we played a new place, and we padded out the audience with fellow muso's to please the Landlord, a couple of the band were having an off night and there were some howlers fired off, including a lead break 2 bars out of sync...for the whole solo! At the end of the night we got pats on the back from punter and fellow muso alike.....people hear what they want to hear, and provided you are close...you're golden!

Walked into Guitar Guitar in Brum last week, fully intending to walk out with a Fender jaguar bass, spent 2 minutes with it, then another 25 trying out different Ibenez basses, with sounded SO much better, and were half the price. In the end head beat heart and I came out empty handed...mind you... [url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=160209293870008"]http://www.guitargui...160209293870008[/url] looks SO much nicer in the flesh....errrr...wood, too! The whole time I was there I played nothing more than a couple of chromatic runs...over and over...and over, I want to hear how a bass sounds, with all the different tonal possibilities, not show off my (non existent) chops!!

mmmmm interesting....I feel some more dosh coming your way Tim!

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1470299714' post='3104820'] You could do the Eb songs on a four string in drop D. I used to do that for Sweet Child Of Mine and Basket Case as I realised the only note I was missing in standard tuning was the low Eb. It takes a bit of mental re-jigging to do that, but probably easier to do it for just those songs than for the entire set on a flat five string. [/quote] Yup, hipshot on the E string for me too, instant swap and ready for 'Sweet Child' or 'Fool for your Lovin'...Ofc I actually learnt the songs that way rather than on my 5iver.

I stencilled the Planet Rock logo onto my old Laney 4x10 a few years back, looks great, but the cab sounded ropy so I never see it now! [URL=http://s1107.photobucket.com/user/Mkul0/media/PR%20logo_zpsreacmxrx.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h391/Mkul0/PR%20logo_zpsreacmxrx.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1470127441' post='3103359'] Ah come on, you know how it is - they'll notice us when we stop playing [/quote] haha...that's what I do when our singer introduces the band, just stop playing and hear the emptiness!!! Back OT, none of my basses (4) are particularly high end, of the three 4 strings I'll just gig whichever one is in favour at that time. The 5 string Yam comes out when things are looking tricky!

I'm on my 3rd listen now...basschat trawls take a while lol!

I found that very relaxing whilst browsing through basschat, well done that man!!

Mrs Oops commented on that as well, just before she dozed off grumbling 'listening to this is hard work' !

I thought it was a brave concept, maybe it was just the standard BBC sound engineer mangling that ruined it? Those in the audience seemed to enjoy it, so maybe it was just us in TV land that got the bums rush? 'Blackstar' came across quite well I thought. Sent the tingles up my spine with the opening lyric!

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1468758622' post='3093120'] I had a Yamaha TRBX505 and although i dont remember the weigh tit was light compared to my Squier CV 4 strings. Nut width is 43mm as well. [url="http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trbx/trbx505/?mode=model"]http://usa.yamaha.co...505/?mode=model[/url] [/quote] that's mine now Dave I just weighed it, 7.93lbs..how about THAT then?

Thats our Tim, I'm sure he could sort you out Bud.

here's another tip, give us a clue as to where you are located, there are many friendly basschatters who may be up for a meet so you can try their stuff and get a feel for what you want

Roqsolid covers put my two off wrecking my Eden 4x10, its the wrong texture for scratching, they just ignore it.

Hey hey! Settle down, get comfy, and be prepared for everything!

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1468788461' post='3093364'] the inevitable hat tantrums. [/quote] I quite literally ROFL'ed at that!!!!