Wolverinebass

Sadly for you all, I'm still fine. I'm not even a vaccine denier or anything. Looking forward to seeing you all peeps.

He may very well be Pete. He may even be good with children and animals and be a Blue Peter badge winner too. However, he has the whole "Youtube Persona" thing going on that I can't stand. So, by default, he's a megabell. However, your point that he's not going to comment on anything going through the courts is exactly why anyone wouldn't get involved in this.

That's going to suck for me getting the train, however, hopefully the rail replacement bus won't be awful.

What does streaming well entail? I'm curious now. Would say, getting under 100 monthly listeners suggest you should pack it in? I agree some bands are trying to run before they can walk, others, I would say the needle won't move for them and I don't believe that's because they're useless or have crap material, as they don't. I would say that's because not as many people go to live shows unless it's someone or something they know. A few do better out of London, others not. If one can't find fans in London which has twice the population of Scotland, I think honestly anyone will have a hard time of it.

There's of course more than some truth to that that bands are useless. However, I've certainly seen enough that most definitely aren't and are still struggling. They're doing the promo, got merch and all the rest. They have great material and put on a great show. Still sparsely attended gigs though. I would say that as I play in progressive metal bands, I'm very much in a "niche of a niche," but I can see that in London, if you try and play more than 4 gigs in a year, you can do all the right things and still not get anything for it. Most bands are just cycling round the same 10 venues, which is about as dire as it gets.

I love the idea of people cramming so much in their cars that they can't move and have to drive for hours on end with a tweed Fender case resting on their neck. Or, that people have "a Bass Bash car." When the date is announced, they travel to an undisclosed location and get an Exxon Valdez sized mode of transportation out of the side of a mountain to bring their collections. As the date draws near, these behemoths run aground outside the local hall where the pilots casually shrug off the devastation of the local landscape caused by crushing innumerable forests and small villages, by exiting and saying "Look!! A 1996 MIJ Precision!! It's good for metal!!"

Just buy a bigger car. Maybe a horsebox too. Where is the committment these days?!

As an addendum to this post of something that happened last week. I own a Vanderkley 2x12. For reasons which I probably can't explain, I wanted another one. Yes, I am mad. So, I find one on ebay and it gets shipped to me. The tweeter doesn't work. Turning the dial made no difference and it was off the whole time no matter what. Well, there was no marking on the packaging or any signs of damage at all. The seller drives from Folkstone to my house in South East London to pick it up. Now, he's got the issue of getting that fixed. I had a look inside and the tweeter was still connected up fine. However, this doesn't sound great does it? Surely the last customers must have warranties if things go wrong? If it's servicing we were looking for we'd all be playing Ashdown cabs and quite frankly, that's a sonic (and weight) compromise I'll never be making.

Try seeing if Marc will reply via Instagram. That's the only place that the bass product page still exists. It's interesting this debacle actually. What does one do when a small, boutique builder just suddenly stops? If the parts are bespoke say drivers or crossover parts what then?

Am I not right in thinking that were 2 identical cabs to be stacked, the corners would lock? Therefore why would you want rubber feet on them? Wouldn't that just make them less stable rather than more so as they'd be on 4 small rubber feet? Aren't the corners there to be scratched? Hence fulfilling the dual function of stacking and protecting the wooden frame? I seem to remember lots of people moaning about Barefaced having crap rubber feet several years ago and disliking them. Plenty of cabs have the interlocking corners. I don't see what the problem is.

To be fair, like all Youtubers, Sapko is an insufferable megabell. Whilst this may get "exposure" were he to pick it up, it’s still a fairly niche bass channel isn't it? Would it not just be the sort of people who frequent the forum who would check out a video he did anyway?

It looks to me that it's not Mr Mason's channel and that the guy whose it is may very well be taking the comments down just so he doesn't have to take the video down rather than admit even he's been duped to giving the guy the oxygen of publicity. Is that too charitable a thought? As regards the court case. I'd bet 12 months suspended or something like that. See you in a few years and he'll still be doing the same dodgy stuff no doubt. The thing is, in many ways it's small enough amounts that most people wouldn't crack someone over the head for their cash or goods. Not always the case, but I feel the bloke will just continue to just walk between the raindrops.

Or you could just arch your hand and play through the strings with your fingers and the difference is quite minimal from a pick.

I would say, get a better strap. Mine is fine with a wide Hofner leather strap and it barely moves more than an inch or so. As a side note, I used Hofner straps on quite a few basses as an ironic joke about how awful their basses are and why McCartney isn't my favourite bass player. Playing a Status Buzzard with a Hofner strap? Next level irony awards to me please. Since then, I've moved to Harvest and they're brilliant, but the irony meter has been substantially reduced.

Ironically, mine doesn't have a battery box and it's a 98. The battery is inside the cavity.

From experience, you would want to change one course of three at a time. I did make the mistake of taking them all off at once to restring and it took the neck almost a full day afterwards to equalise back. Which was a bit stupid.

I'll happily test something out and I'm always honest with reviews. I guess the question is, how custom is custom? Are we just doing some minor tweaks to say a Fender or suchlike, or is it, literally anything goes in terms of mods? Pickup routing, circuit replacement? Or is it, a small choice of of body shapes, mods, woods and parts? Any of those things are fine, it's just good to know where it's all going to land and I appreciate that it's all speculation at the moment.

There's no way I'm being in a band with someone who's any or all of racist, fascist, homophobic or misogynist. Not "reconsider." It's "never consider."

It's funny that this has pinged a slight OCD response from me, which is weird. Fixed for you now, without violence. Ha! 1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood TRB-CE acoustic bass gtr. 2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC 3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses 4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected... 5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 [oh jeez], MJW Taranis 200 (Filthbox Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), GK MBF500, GK Fusion 550, 2 x LFSys Monaco, 2 x Japanese Market Spector Euros with LHZ-03 preamps, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB1300, my small but well-appointed pedal-board (Origin Cali 76, Origin DCX, Aguilar Chorusaurus, etc) plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested. Plus whatever I might be selling at the time. 6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go 7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout? 8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞 9. neepheid - G&L CLF L-1000, Yamaha BB1200, Sire D5, Sire Z7, Greco LGB-700, Reverend Triad, Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard, Epiphone Thunderbird '64, Squier Jaguar H (with Ibanez CAP double humbucker from ATK200/800 etc), Gear4Music rat bass (with Lace Aluma-P), £150 giggable bass challenge, 1 or 2 amps depending upon space... 10. Jabba_the_gut - Note sure what stuff yet........10. Jabba_the_gut - Status 3000, Status 4000, Stingray 4, USA Sub 5, Markbass Tube, some pedally bits inc Valeton GP5 cheaply thing 11. Wolverinebass - Grainger Hades, HX Stomp, GK Fusion 1200s. 12. Japanaxe - Precision(s) & Dingwall(s), DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone, At least 1 other amp (see sig) 13. JohnDaBass - Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink) 14. Geek99 (tentative) - sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever), vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and Stub Mandrel), Tc electronic bh250 and A cab that was dragged out of the sea (Possibly) but only cost £10 15. chienmortbb - Fender Aerodyne AJB65, G4M pretend aerodyne, Sire Narcus M2 (possibly for sale. Ashdown Restoglide 800 and Bugera Veyron 1001M, LFSys Monza cab. Possibley a number of accessories for sale. I might have to rrim the list as I am due an op shortly and am not allowed to lift anything for 6 weeks. You will notice me as the bloke with no trousers. 16. Richard R. - Brawley 4 and 5 string basses, Ashdown ABM C300-100+15"extension, Roland V-Bass COSM system pedalboard plus HB Musicman fitted with hex pickup, headphone amp, raffle prizes. Hopefully my son and his Ibanez. Definitely trousers. V-bass system and bass possibly for sale.

The next person who cuts me off the list of attendees is getting a kicking when I arrive! Ha! There's the list updated. 1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood TRB-CE acoustic bass gtr. 2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC 3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses 4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected... 5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 [oh jeez], MJW Taranis 200 (Filthbox Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), GK MBF500, GK Fusion 550, 2 x LFSys Monaco, 2 x Japanese Market Spector Euros with LHZ-03 preamps, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB1300, my small but well-appointed pedal-board (Origin Cali 76, Origin DCX, Aguilar Chorusaurus, etc) plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested. Plus whatever I might be selling at the time. 6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go 7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout? 8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞 9. neepheid - G&L CLF L-1000, Yamaha BB1200, Sire D5, Sire Z7, Greco LGB-700, Reverend Triad, Epiphone Les Paul (not so) Standard, Epiphone Thunderbird '64, Squier Jaguar H (with Ibanez CAP double humbucker from ATK200/800 etc), Gear4Music rat bass (with Lace Aluma-P), £150 giggable bass challenge, 1 or 2 amps depending upon space... 10. Jabba_the_gut - Note sure what stuff yet........10. Jabba_the_gut - Status 3000, Status 4000, Stingray 4, USA Sub 5, Markbass Tube, some pedally bits inc Valeton GP5 cheaply thing 11. Wolverinebass - Grainger Hades, HX Stomp, GK Fusion 1200s. 12. Japanaxe - Precision(s) & Dingwall(s), DIY 100W Bassman head if finished by then(!) as people seemed to like my B15 clone, At least 1 other amp (see sig) 13. JohnDaBass - Fender Imp combo, Fender Mike Kerr Jaguar, Fender Stu Hamm Urge 1, HB ThunderStang, Squier Paranormal Rascal, Mark Bass Bronco ( very yellow), Ashdown Capri ( very Pink) 14. Geek99 (tentative) - sire v7 5 string (rapidly becoming my favourite bass ever), vintage est96a (punches above its weight as judged by basschat midlands massive and Stub Mandrel), Tc electronic bh250 and A cab that was dragged out of the sea (Possibly) but only cost £10 15. chienmortbb - Fender Aerodyne AJB65, G4M pretend aerodyne, Sire Narcus M2 (possibly for sale. Ashdown Restoglide 800 and Bugera Veyron 1001M, LFSys Monza cab. Possibley a number of accessories for sale. I might have to rrim the list as I am due an op shortly and am not allowed to lift anything for 6 weeks. You will notice me as the bloke with no trousers.

It's not great is it? Hopefully this won't offend anyone, but the Fodera's I've tried have been so boring sounding it was outrageous that such a well crafted set of instruments would sound so anodyne. Kind of like Dingwalls actually. The type of music Mudvayne make needs what one might call a "character" bass. For example, you play an Alembic, Wal, Status, Warwick and you know exactly what they sound like and what you're going to get. They have definable sonic properties for the most part that you struggle to replicate with other instruments. I was always surprised he went to Fodera as to me, it seemed like a mistake as they're exceptionally well crafted, instruments that sound like nothing.

That would be difficult as not only is the website down since they ceased trading, so is the Facebook as well as Marc's own Facebook profile. The instagram is still up, but hasn't been updated in ages, which leads me to think it isn't monitored.

I remember we did a bass shootout at the SE Bash a few years ago and @Lozz196 got the job of playing the same phrase with fingers then a pick on about 15 different basses. He did it really well actually, so it can be done without a looper pedal. Well, if you have someone who plays as consistently and even as he does.

That sounds like he should be upping his OnlyFans game. Pathetic and no commitment to the social media game.

Alembic invented it.