Mcgiver69

Carmine Rojas was the bass player in Bowie's "China Girl"

[quote name='AlpherMako5' timestamp='1455908090' post='2983600'] Have they not lost the UK distribution? Peavey gear is bombproof. I wish I'd not sold my tour 450. [/quote] I can sell you mine, I'm not using it at the moment and it's in perfect condition.

Sound advice, I have seen it working and even tested it on my wife's laptop and it will struggle if your pc or laptop don't have enough juice. My mate recorded using addictive drums and it sounded great!

Her bass player used to be Kenny Higgins and the bass player for The New Mastersounds used to do some work for her too.

I got a Boss TU-88 and I couldn't live without it. It's cheap and wonderful and will serve you well. It is a tuner, metronome and you can connect an ipod to it, so what not to like for a mere £29? http://www.gak.co.uk/en/boss-tu88-black/18230?gclid=CjwKEAiA9JW2BRDxtaq2ruDg22oSJACgtTxc6c7dedm5yTK-EJErteCHe4atb-bAYLyAsh2fFXimtxoCo-Tw_wcB

You can order from Amazon, a colleague of mine ordered his from Amazon. Regarding a novice to learn, they don't recommend this as they don't produce bounce and this can create problems when you go from Aerodrums to real drums. For what I can see they're better used in these situations: - You are constantly on the road and need to practice or learn new material in a hotel room or small space. - You have a recording studio but don't have space for a full drum kit (acoustic or electronic), you can connect this to your daw and trigger any drum package with it. - You use Jamhub for rehearsals and don't have an electronic drum kit, you can connect this to the jamhub and rehearse with no problems.

Ok guys, I'm one of those pesky testers (even though I'm not in the list at the beginning of the thread). Received my set (45-130) and installed them in my main bass (Aria STP 5), I used them so far in 2 gigs and my impressions are as follows: - They feel like my beloved EXL but extra smooth I played too gigs and my fingers didn't even notice it. - The B string feels tight like the EXL but with more body and clarity. It doesn't get buried by my drummer's bass drum. - The sound seems very open and by this I mean, fuller lows and more presence in the higher frequencies without being glassy or extra silky. The whole sound is just pleasant and for a MM type of bass like this one the G and D strings seem to come out clear and seem to match the other strings which is something I've always been annoyed by. - The core seems firmer than the EXL which seems to work very well in this case, this doesn't seem to affect the overall feel of the strings. - I had to change my EQ settings but I got a great sound very quickly (something close to a Nathan East esque sound which is the one I love ) So far I love them and reminds me why I keep coming back to my D'addarios no matter how many times I try other strings, simply because they are great to my fingers, they sound just the way I like, the price is right too and they last longer than the other I've tried. I'm looking forward to my next gigs as I still have to test their durability but so far top marks. Oh BTW in case you're wondering I do not work for them.... Just saying.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1450012955' post='2928751'] Possibly one of my favourite drummers ever. His stuff with Incognito and Level 42 are fabulous. he's not just a great drummer. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDdVd433IkI[/media] [/quote] You sir speak to my heart! Pete Biggins is one of my favourite drummers too.

Jon Gomm's - "Live in the acoustic asylum" and "Secrets nobody keeps" Truly beautiful and inspiring.

I played in a band some moons ago but we were more like a fusion band, that was very in fashion. It was in my natal Dominican Republic before I came to live here.

A must listen list would be: - Gran Combo de Puerto Rico - Willie Colon - Ruben Blades - Raffy Levitt - Tito Puente - Hector Lavoe - Gilberto Santa Rosa - Ismael Rivera - Ismael Miranda - Tito Rojas - Celia Cruz - Oscar De Leon - Dimension Latina That will keep you busy for a while, you can find all that music in youtube.

As a Latino all I can say is to forget about locking with one instrument and figure yourself in the middle of everything. That's how the bass players can get in an out. As you said all instrument interlock with each other and that makes it difficult for you as a bass player to lock with just one instrument. Another great book is "Funkifying the clave" by Lincoln Goines. I hope this helps.

Ok some very late addition to the lot here but I'm coming with Bass_Juice and could possibly bring with my BFM Omni 10 and my Schecter Diamond Extreme.

The pups in the Streamer standard are fine, the issue is that for some reason they're using 25k pots and that makes them sound so weak. Try first changing the pots to 500k, I have a friend who did that and the bass changed into a monster.

Is it me but that "Pleasure Board" sounds wrong, so I'm in!!!

[quote name='stevie' timestamp='1438779700' post='2837175'] We seem to have a difference of opinion between the bum bum bums and the widdley widdleys. [/quote] Fair enough but you're still grinding

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1438273745' post='2833161'] Proving every bass player really wants to be the guitarist. [/quote] So you think that bass is just for playing the same bum bum bum notes and nothing more? Do you realise that Doug Wimbish is one of the most sought after session players after Pino Palladino and Victor Wooten is one of the most respected bassist around? So this means a bass player should not push the boundaries of the instrument and just stay in the background? I know this is your opinion and I respect it even though that kind of thinking really grinds me no end. Rant over.....

Did anyone realised that both the drummer and the guitar player look like Viggo Mortesen the actor??

Thanks for that! I was looking for this vid Caught up with the last song yesterday while trying to wash out what Kanye did to my soul.

Used by Guy Nsangue in all Jean Luc Ponty albums he featured on. Just listened to Tkochola and you'll get the idea of how it sounds. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDtsrq9C9YE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-2hVxHF86Y[/url]

Well that sounds like fun!! NOT!!!! Goodness does even know in which key he's playing? And DLR sounds like a moribund goat when trying to hit those high notes..

There are no detailed reviews but here are some videos and make your own conclusions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9n0TX_W7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTpioN2g7Bg