JapanAxe

Bass - live, nope; home recording, yes. Guitar - live, yes for effect or fat boost; home recording, sometimes.

Is it any good for metal? Oh, wait...

Available New Year's Eve and some other December 2015 dates.

Available New Year's Eve and some other December 2015 dates.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1446822140' post='2902668'] Sonic heaven, lumbar hell. [/quote]

Most puck purchasers seem to use them in conjunction with car jacks, but for jacking up cars, not cabs.

Sorry, nothing there for me to like

5x clip-on 2x pedals 2x multi-fx

Sugar pine is used in some custom builds - in fact I played a friend's Rutter Tel/Jag hybrid which I think was made from sugar pine.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1446654292' post='2901197'] I got a length of acoustic drum riser foam & cut it in half & placed them under the cab anytime I was on a wooden stage. [/quote] Exactly what I did, works a treat. I started a thread about it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/224651-the-cab-now-arriving-at-platfoam-3/page__p__2308648__hl__platfoam__fromsearch__1#entry2308648"]here[/url]. However, the latest scientific research shows that the best stand for a bass cab is another (matching) cab*. [size=2]*Just to be clear, I made this up.[/size]

Strangely, when I saw the thread title I knew it was going to be about Bono and U2!

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1446590311' post='2900712'] I was being ironic..... Take a £199 bass, probably cost about £75 s/h.... trash it a bit then put it on Ebay for £250! Wish I'd thought of that.... [/quote] Don't worry, plenty of people have.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1446590311' post='2900711'] It's been hand-polished!! [/quote] The finish was so shiny that it slipped off that chair when he was taking the photo.

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1446589005' post='2900695'] "I won't except anything under £100" [/quote] BIN £100 or make an offer - I guess he means a [i]higher[/i] offer then!

They have come out with some very catchy songs (Monkey Wrench, Times Like These etc) which I expect are in your new set, but a lot of the album content is filler IMHO.

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1446460641' post='2899444'] Beware that you could end up backing countless fret widdlers soloing endlessly over exactly the same 12 bar format (occasionally in a different key from the previous one). Other bass players tend to disappear when this phenomenon occurs. [/quote] Very much this! Your unenviable task is to try to make these people sound good...

IIRC it also makes a horrid noise when you play through it!

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1444725385' post='2885278'] Yes, two P basses are definitely better than one, of course! Need you ask? I'd agree that a nice vintage P would be a good option. But for said "dodgy pubs" and overnighters A nice relic, or even a Squier P is a great option I've recently discovered the sense of freedom / relief of playing a bass you're not quite so precious about, as I've joined a pub covers band, and we'll be playing some of those pubs So rather than my lovely mint US P, I'm taking my Squier Classic Vibe (I'd rather get a scratch on that than my US) Have you tried the Squier Classic Vibe range yet? They're absolutely brilliant - honestly Also, my other bass is a Roadworn Fender Jazz, which is my fave bass ever I haven't tried the Roadworn P yet - but people rave about them, another option for you, maybe? Good luck with your search [/quote] Cheers! Well the Limelight is out of the running - I wouldn't be comfortable with the fake-ness thing (don't ask). Another London trip booked for next Saturday...

Although I have no great love for 'coffee table' basses, I dislike wanton destruction of this sort.

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1446309852' post='2898523'] Maybe time to start considering just music rather than playing bass... [/quote] This. I consider myself a musician rather than (just) a bass player. Whatever I discover as I play (and sing) has the potential to impact on on all the other stuff. On bass, I feel I am a long way from any 'limit'. About a year ago I sat down with a notepad and identified my musical 'inputs' and 'outputs', and the various tools available to me to improve the flow between the two. In case this seems a bit theoretical, here are some examples (definitely not a complete list): [u]Inputs[/u] Transcription books Tutorial books Tutorial websites Music on CD and mp3 [u]Outputs[/u] My contributions to the various bands I play with My skill set Enjoyment of music Being an in-demand player [u]Tools[/u] Transcription Jamming Learning to improve skill Learning for performance I am nowhere near exhausting these!

I remember reading something by Robert Fripp, many years ago (1980s?), where he says something along these lines: 'Every note on the guitar produces a harmonic of an octave, a 5th above that, a 4th above that, etc. When you play 2 notes together, each of those notes produces such a harmonic series, and many of the harmonics will clash. With a 3-note chord, things could get seriously out of hand.' Is that what you mean?

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1446385928' post='2898930'] I didn't find myself missing a hook. I was just overwhelmed by the joy and feedom of expression of it. [/quote] I found myself missing a melody that I could follow, but that's what conventional pop is for.