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By way of contrast, tonight I am at a social club in Wells, Somerset, where [i]Hot Fuzz[/i] was filmed. Yarp! Nice on wateroftyne!

[quote name='PTB' timestamp='1370691320' post='2104424'] I gigged for a couple of years with just my Mark Bass CMD121 1x12 combo. It was fine most of the time but I started to think it was struggling to fill some of the larger rooms we play.[/quote] I had no trouble filling a large room with just a BF Midget (see [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/201484-barefaced-midget/page__pid__2040285#entry2040285"]this thread[/url]) but it could well have been a different story with a louder band.

Newcastle City Hall!?

Methinks a WOOT is in order. Crazy looking basses those Aliens!

Heh heh heh! But seriously folks... IMO playing bass well requires a [i]greater[/i] level of musicality than for guitar, so the guy didn't so much insult you as show up his own ignorance! Did you get the gig?

Read [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Dreaming-Jon-Savage/dp/0571227201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370694110&sr=8-1&keywords=england%27s+dreaming"]this[/url]. Nuff said

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1370580963' post='2102960'] might be worth setting your strap length to the same height as when you're playing sitting down, (ie don't have the bass down by your knees!) [/quote] +1. I also recommend [url="http://youtu.be/PPVMBPmrblU"]this[/url]. (Still haven't cracked embedded video!)

Count me among 'those who love Zappa', but not my favourite album by a long way. [i]Uncle Meat[/i], [i]One Size Fits All[/i], and [i]Shut Up 'n play Yer Guitar[/i] spring to mind.

Excellent!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1370191016' post='2097381']I imagine there might be some Seymour Duncan or Bareknuckle action in the future. [/quote] I have 2 P90-powered guitars, one with Seymour Duncans, the other with Bareknuckles (Mississippi Queens). You won't regret either choice!

[quote name='YouMa' timestamp='1370079590' post='2096246'] Loads o f regrets! I could have been pope. [/quote] So could I but my kids were dead against it.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1369830299' post='2093163'] Please do not bid? [/quote] He's basically using the listing as an ad.

As it is more helpful to sing something rather than just speak, I like to do a verse of Postman Pat: Postman Pat, Postman Pat Postman Pat ran over his cat Blood and guts were flying, Postman Pat was crying I've never seen a cat as flat as that [No fictional animals were harmed before or during the submission of this post. Can't make any promises about afterwards though.]

We recently stayed near Axminster for a short break. There is a small music shop in the town, not a huge range. On the same trip I also visited Hartnoll in Taunton (very disappointing) and Harmony in Dorchester (always have at least a couple of interesting used items). In Salisbury, Sarum Guitars has gone, and the Music Room has the same old same old. Haven't been to Manson's 2 years but always worthwhile.

Another bass player decided to plug into my rig for a short set in between the two I was playing. I sat and watched him twiddle knobs, slide sliders, check his lead, check the battery in his bass, re-check a few of those... before finally coming off stage to find me and ask how my amp worked. 'Would you like to borrow my amp then?' I asked. I kind of knew the answer because he hadn't brought one, though he could have DI'ed into thePA. 'Yes please' he said. So I walked onto the stage and released the mute switch.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - great rhythm guitar is the true pinnacle of skinny-string playing.

I don't want to rain on the Steiny parade, but I tried one of these at The Gallery early in my bass-playing career, and didn't care for the feel of the neck at all. However I am now strangely drawn towards an XT25...

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1368679568' post='2080079'] Well it has an offer on it now so someone wants it. [/quote] Could be the person who built it, feeling guilty about having inflicted it onto the 'base'-playing public, now wants to buy it back and subject it to ritual immolation.

I gig a black Duo Jet - a modern one though. They have a sound all of their own, so much so that you learn to forgive/overcome their quirks.