Kiwi

If the commitment and travel isn't a problem then why not? I wouldn't worry about TV appearances and the rest of it, cross that bridge when you come to it. You have no idea about how long the thing is going to be together for anyway.

If you can handle the weight, I would suggest a GK RB700 combo. Loud, crisp and clean plus it has a growl knob if you need it. I would still have mine if it was lighter. I had mine with an 210RBH cabinet (which actually sounded very similar to the 1x15) and it was too loud for most gigs I did. Didn't break into a sweat with the B on my 5 strings.

kudos to him and all for being what he is but I didn't connect with it. If he played less notes I might have appreciated it more I think. I was impressed with Tal though, she's a good player. Sensitive and she's got impeccable timing. The runs she played with Jeff matched him perfectly.

I've had experiences where I've recorded on time perfectly first take, and other times where I've effectively been flogging a dead horse (usually because of fatigue). The thing about recording is not to take it too personally, its impossible to hide anything! Even lapses in concentration during the take are clearly audible in the timing and attack transients. I'm sure seasoned session musicans can do it though!

duly shifted. I can recommend EBS neo cabs, I've had compliments on mine and I know other EBS players have as well. Plus, they're SUPER light. But I don't think the 2x10 on its own would be enough. I've personally found most 2x10 cabs generally too boomy - even stacked. However a pair of Acme 2x10 cabs were definite exceptions and great value second hand if you can upgrade to a more powerful amp (400w minimum needed per cab). The GK RBH cabs are also worth looking at - not a lot of difference in sound between a 2x10 and a 1x15, both very solid and tight sounding if you can handle the weight of them. A 2x10 and 1x15 set up is a nice match too, broad frequency response with a nice mid-hump if you get a 2x10 that is loosened up nicely.

*ahem*

Hi Paolo - are there many players in Portugal who play Jerzys? I have a feeling someone has posted a pic of someone playing a Jerzy in Portugal while they were on holiday a while back. BTW, ARGH should be along any minute to herald your arrival and probably offer to conspire with you in plotting the overthrow of the incumbent bourgoise management of this forum for the glorification of the ERB motherland.

PS: I think trying to use logic to rationalise or deconstruct what are essentially irrational belief systems is a pointless exercise irrespective of whether you're religious or not. BTW: Can we get this thread back on track please?

I smell a circular argument. I used to pick fights with religious zealots for fun when I was at university, just for the sport of strangling them with their own hypocrisy. Hari Krishnas, JW's and Born Agains were all fair game. Now I can't be bothered. Ironically, the world HASN'T changed one way or another. Live and let live I say.

I use the Akai Unibass for the solo as well sometimes.

i play it as recorded, the bass line reinforces the guitar riff but then I mix it up a little during the guitar solo and then afterwards until the finish.

After seeing this lovely piece, tapping on a bass seems a bit crude and harsh sounding to me.

Gents, do you think you could continue this thread without the homophobic comments please?

1. Miss Piggy 2. Timmy Mallet 3. The lead singer from Racey

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='313049' date='Oct 23 2008, 03:56 PM']Try practising in the dark Or whilst wearing varifocals You'll soon figure it out![/quote] We have the situation in hand, so to speak. Still have my good days and my bad days but the 6 permits a lot more freedom than the 5 overall. Its a little bit decadent in some ways.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='313012' date='Oct 23 2008, 02:48 PM']Most reading musicians on most instruments do so without looking at the instrument they are playing and, as such, are reliant upon muscle memory so this is not a credible argument against ERBs.[/quote] Wasn't supposed to be matey Where did you get that idea from? I was just mentioning my own problems with 6 strings and giving respect for anyone who can get around on any bass with more than 5 strings without tripping over their fingers or losing their place.

I personally have enough problems dealing with a 6 string. For me the biggest difference between a 5 and a 6 is that the 6 sits on my body in such a way that its difficult to see the fingerboard. So a lot of the note choice for me relies on muscle memory - effectively I'm playing blind! I can't even begin to imagine the confusion that a 7 or 9 string would cause me.

[quote name='ARGH' post='312579' date='Oct 22 2008, 10:33 PM']I never said....ever,not even my own mother knows[/quote] ah well, I wasn't all that interested anyway.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='312169' date='Oct 22 2008, 03:08 PM']I'm watching The Mighty Boosh live show tonight.[/quote] Our sound man does the sound for those gigs too, but I don't know whether he's the only one they use. Have a look and if you see a skinny medium height bloke with a crew cut that'll be him. I'm hoping to go and see the Sunburst Band with Julian Crampton on bass in mid November. Anyone else fancy coming?

like shooting fish in a barrel... [quote name='ARGH' post='312550' date='Oct 22 2008, 10:04 PM']Its Baudin's Ken Lawrence 11 string,made for tapping. Im getting so itchy to try a stick.[/quote] Don't do it. Your 9-string orgasmatron will never forgive you. (HOW much did you pay for it again?)

Looks like a chapman stick to me. Nice sound with that multitap delay though.

is that a chieftan?