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[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1340186554' post='1700512']If I ever get one, I'll have to spend upwards of £2K to get a worthwhile one - plus same again nearly for amplification ( AER is the only way to go)[/quote] You've got surprisingly high standards for a bloke who owns four Fenders.

Does the Note fit in any of your pockets? It looks like such a weird device, I don't want to criticise it because I haven't used one and I really like Samsung / Android kit, but I don't really get the Note.

Tip: One does look nice in the corner but two results in clutter. Nice clutter, but still...

I think Justin Meldal-Johnsen played Scott Pilgrim's bass parts so it might be worth searching his subforum on Talkbass, and starting a new thread there if you can't find an answer.

[quote name='TonyBones' timestamp='1339961122' post='1696912'] Bruce Foxton "In the crowd" does just what it should................... no more no less, drives the song to perfection Imo! [media]http://youtu.be/KoTiJaFUfMA[/media] [/quote] Bruce Foxton was one of the first bassists I 'took seriously' and made an effort to work out his stuff. Didn't learn a lot to be honest but his parts for The Jam always contributed a lot, and I think even now I try to be a bit like him, singing harmony and trying to add hooks on the bass where not much is going on.

I've been waxing my Warwicks with Briwax for ten years or so, does a great job.

To be fair, I have found myself absent-mindedly playing both Debaser and Cannonball in the past. They're great hooks. Well done Kim for making the list twice (and they didn't even mention Gigantic).

Y'all know that there are some great young bands playing near you for a lot less money, right?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1339541016' post='1690422'] Or the two gods of male lover's rock - both sing in pretty high registers: Dennis Brown ...[/quote] As an aside, The Skints' drummer shows off his vocal chops on this rough cover of a Dennis Brown tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V2G-EXHGBY

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1339535943' post='1690284'] Ones I'd like to try but haven't yet: Warwick thumb [/quote] You're welcome to try mine if you're visiting York, Al. It's a good one so if you don't like it you probably won't like any of them.

Phyllis Dillon - Don't Touch Me Tomato - me and my guitarist have been meaning to cover it. But seriously: A lot of Desmond Dekker's stuff would sound good with a female vocal. Same with The Paragons.

I mostly don't like virtuoso bass players. So, in no particular order, and only bass guitarists: Leonard Hubbard Andy Rourke Mark Bedford Robert Sledge Norwood Fisher Mark Brydon Aston Barrett Les Claypool Horace Panter Bernard Edwards

You don't want to use effects for that. They would sound weird in a blues/rock band anyway. In my experience in a three-piece the drummer is the one who makes up the extra noise when the guitarist solos, although given that the drummer will be playing something busier it will probably make sense for you to play something busier too, to drive things along. Fun. And way more satisfying than turning on a pedal.

TBH I think the strings are probably a good beginner string, and if you're anything like me it's likely your shoulder/upper arm will be the bit of you that will fatigue most quickly. Maybe stick with them for a few weeks and see how you get on - swapping strings gets expensive.

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1338636385' post='1677426'] I'll look into the Frantabit, thanks! Bitcrushing sounds amazing on bass, in my opinion. Definitely one of the cooler things to use. [/quote] The Bugcrusher isn't a bitcrusher, it's a sample rate reducer. The two do sound very different. The Frantabit does both though so hopefully it should fit the bill for you. I bought a Bugcrusher Micro on here about two years ago and it's the only one I've ever seen for sale used. To be honest it does have its issues - if there is any supersonic noise in your signal it can create noise into the audible spectrum when it gets resampled, I wish mine had a low-pass filter on the input really, but it sounds excellent enough to be forgiven.

Lisa Hannigan. A lot of old ska is on double bass (Skatalites, Byron Lee, etc.).

I think 9-string bass is one of those instruments that has as many players as it has listeners.

It's not a great name to be fair. Sounds pretty twee. I remember once the drummer in my last band spotted my account here and he and the guitarist made fun of me for the whole of the next rehearsal.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1338219623' post='1670995'] If there are other bands I put my bass back in its case and out of the way of others. If we're the only band I put it on a mini Hercules stand, out of the way of others.[/quote] I do these things too (although mine's one of those Giraffe mini folding stands).

Duracells have the most growl, they are also fat-sounding, clean, smooth, edgy, deep, piano-like and vintagey. Energizers are good batteries but they don't cut through or sit perfectly in the mix like Duracells do.

We've got RMS on in the office this morning and rather enjoying it. Perhaps sounds a little too neo-soul for my liking in places but there's some lovely stuff in there. Her voice is pretty special.

For cabling, Lava and George L are expensive but really worthwhile, especially if you chop and change pedals a lot like most of us do. Using regular cables with regular right-angle plugs can lead to a lot of frustration trying to route everything together on a busy board, and figuring out how to deal with the extra length, or that jack that is an inch too far away... When you can just cut the right length and then push a compact jack on to the end without having to solder it saves a ton of headaches. I'm not normally a fan of expensive solutions to seemingly simple problems, but in this case I think it's worth spending the extra money.