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Playing your oldest cheapest bass is great, it's the bass I've played most live and it needs to be gigged more. Last night was the first time I gigged my fifteen year old Kramer for about nine years and it's been way too long. Effects are overrated. I just didn't bring their with my effects board, just used my amps in built overdrive and it was quite liberating not having to time when to engage each effect. The audience don't really know what sliding harmonics are but used sparingly they enjoy it. You can be very funky on a fretless. Dressing as Lemmy while playing bass at a gig you have to perform!

Not seen those pups before, they look great and really complement that bass!

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1505428772' post='3371930'] My attempt to cut back on the number of basses I own is not going to plan! [/quote] My theory is you need the time pressure of immediacy to acquire new basses before they go. You can sell any time, no pressure.

Pink Cadillac, not about a car but about lady parts.

If you live remotely near me (St Albans area) I can give you a European plug kettle lead for whatever amp you get. Never used it and unlikely to, despite how many gigs our Polish guitarist says he can book for us!

It wasn't in the bass gallery I tried the bass I was describing and I don't think it was customised. Will send you a PM, wouldn't want to offend anyone who may have bought it and fell in love with it!

Because in my job you move around every few years and recruiters and hiring companies will Google you, check Facebook, etc. so it's best to keep anything you don't want professionally visible either locked down or not visible at all. It's harder to do that with sporting stuff but luckily none of my sporty stuff is newsworthy these days! I also use a stage name within the band for similar reasons. I also don't want my colleagues looking up my band and taking the p!ss out of me in the office, so I don't tell them I'm in a band.

When a man loves a woman, Percy sledge. Insanely misunderstood song about a cheating woman, often used for first dances because it's slow and has the word love in it.

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1505336803' post='3371218'] '77 Fender P USA https://www.facebook.com/groups/372129482894367/permalink/1435641716543133/?sale_post_id=1435641716543133 [/quote] Very tasty... Tried a 77 or 78 P once and it was incredibly heavy with the chunkiest neck I'd ever seen, it was a thing of beauty with a nicely faded sunburst that was going almost green, the neck was immaculate... But it sounded quite dull. I'd always want to try an old fender before buying

I've used roqsolid and found them very good. Once I settle on my amp and cab combination I'll probably go back for more. My amp head, however, lives in an old laptop bag which seems to be up to the task.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1505038340' post='3368981'] Does any other band on Basschat have this weird arrangement, where they have to pay the venue's sound engineer and ticket person out of their cut of the ticket money? [/quote] Years ago I played at a place where you had to pay to hire the house pa which I thought wasnt right but if you have to set it all up, get levels right for different bands on a weekly basis you'd want paying for it.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1504941891' post='3368405'] Perhaps getting a nice sound in the mix should be my goal rather than the P thing. I played the J for the first time in a band situation during the week and didn't find a happy place , whereas my P was set everything flat and it fell through the mix with a lovely tone [/quote] I balance my j pickups completely differently playing at home and playing with the band. Far more front pickup with the band, just helps find my space in the mix. At home I love playing almost all on the back pickup for that open sound but it isn't right for the band. I find a j is better for messing about with than a p, slimmer neck and more tonal options, but playing live I just want one or two solid tone options without too much fuss or fine tuning.

Looks very ibanez to me, nice bass

I read the start of the description "you are buying this" and I thought dammit, they've got me, I'll count the notes out now... Being incredibly rude as well as being a compulsive liar seems to also be in the eBay terms these days.

[quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1504881944' post='3368038'] Even on a fretted bass you should be placing your fingers just behind the fret, not in-between, to eliminate any potential buzz. It's the same on a fretless, play on the line and it's slightly sharp. [/quote] That. And I'd doubt the accuracy all the way up the neck if you're not tuning to the lines, it'd be hard to get the intonation right on the higher frets. Also if you don't use open strings on a fretless you're missing out on a lot of open string droning fun.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1504809655' post='3367542'] Yes! All the time! - As Discreet says, it needn't be too difficult to set up and the Zoom H1 is a great example of a simple recorder that captures in stereo and doesn't distort. I use the H2n which is also just brilliant, highly recommended as they are small and handy to have in the gig bag all the time - especially for capturing gigs. Often we go one step further and I take the Q8 with me that also means we can record video with the high quality audio too. [/quote] I use a zoom hn2 also.. out of interest where do you position it for recording gigs? Want to get some crowd noise but not the conversation of the two people nearest the mic all the time.. Thanks and sorry for going off topic!

I've always found it beneficial. I can often try lots of fills and things in rehearsal, different ideas, and it helps me analyse whether it works or not. It also helps demonstrate to other members whether their contribution is valid or not, such as awful backing vocals, playing too loud, coming in too early, etc. It's just whether anyone has the time to edit the recording, upload to whatever platform, etc. I like the sports comparison. I used to play my sport seriously and video analysis really helped me pick up on certain things, like body language off the ball, that helped me take steps forward.

Go on the judge Rinder show?

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1504690478' post='3366546'] And I played with Arthur Brown while he was still at Reading University - Blues Plus Brown, as I recall. He was good even back then. [/quote] I'm determined to cover his hit! Loved it ever since I was a kid and my dad used to have it on a "best of the 60s" cassette in the car.

Drummer from my first ever band was taught by the drummer from the crazy world of Arthur Brown (I am the God of hellfire!). And my drummer in that band was ridiculously good. That same band went on stage for our first ever gig immediately following a band who had ex Seahorses bassist on bass. I didn't get to speak to him and all these years later can't remember his name.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1504480153' post='3365190'] I didn't even bother to cut the one I used on a Stingray a few years back - it was one of those scourers with sponge one side and a thin scourer layer on the top - worked a treat stuffed between the pick up and bridge - and it was blue (rather than the yellow and green ones you often see on the supermarket shelves!!) - matched the colour of the bass.... Great for playing early Elvis stuff like My Baby Left Me and Blue Moon of Kentucky. [/quote] I do the same with my precision, a dish sponge does the job perfectly

I don't have two of the same bass, all four of my basses are very different. I often take two basses because I will use both in the gig, not just to have a backup. My wife already can't get her head around why I have four different basses, to add a fifth that was a backup identical to say my p bass would be ridiculous for me, nevermind convincing the wife. With regards a backup for my amp I'd just di from my preamp pedal.

[quote name='LITTLEWING' timestamp='1495786706' post='3306511'] After last night's gig, I think me and the drummer need to get at least a small combo run from the mixer to have at ear height or angled on the floor. The keys (far right) hit the button for a pre-programmed song and by the time we all kicked in, drummer lost the rhythm a smidge and I was trying to keep somewhere in the middle to keep it all kinda sensible. Couldn't wait to get to the end of that number! [/quote] My drummer has a behringer keyboard combo amp placed next to him at his head height giving him a mix from the desk. We use lots of wedges which seem ok but our guitarist is a pa geek and wants to use side fills instead. I trust him that he is right, he was a soundman for touring function bands for a few years.

I'm more worried about theft than damage though the old "my mate wants to have a go on your guitar" is often a fear. I don't trust my home insurance to cover it but have not yet looked in to instrument insurance. I often look at expensive gear and think it would be great if I had time to play and nurture it at home or recording but I would be concerned about taking say a vintage fender to any gig just from the risk of my drummer knocking it off the stage in to a wall or whatever. If I was genuinely worried about the security of a venue I think I'd be di'ing out of a very old zoom pedal and taking my MIM jazz bass which would be worth next to nothing second hand and has plenty of scars already, though I would be very annoyed of beer was spilled on the electrics or the neck was cracked by someone being an idiot.

Nothing to do with money but it annoys me that my band still has photos of the previous bass player and rhythm guitarist prominent on Facebook and our site. I think we should push these to the back to keep things up to date and keep us recognisable. Nothing against either previous member of the band, just about keeping everything relevant