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I have long since championed Stuart Morrow (New Model Army's original bassist) his style is so distinct, I cannot think of another bassist who plays in that style, reading biog's about the band Justin Sullivan has always said that it was what Stuart brought to the band that gave them the edge to get them signed. The way the counter melodies work under the song and the sheer amount of notes he manages to squeeze in without overcrowding the song, to me makes him special. From memory of reading the biog's again according to Justin, Stuart just used to turn up and play these basslines he didn't sit down for hours on end working out the counter melodies he just knew what worked! A massive influence to my playing and certainly worth a listen to (recommended listening "No Man's Land" or "Vengeance") https://youtu.be/eE7WjPsrCf4 https://youtu.be/vxqWdSOVI9U

I watched a few minutes of it, unsurprisingly not my bag at all, like Tim R I grew up in the 80's with the likes of Grandmaster Flash (who happens to be headlining the Sonic stage tonight!) and the start of the Hip Hop scene, I can't see how Kanye West's style can be compared, I cannot think of another genre that has moved so far from its beginnings. I thought it was a shame the lighting rig was all led lights as had they been the good old par cans he would have been fully cooked and ready to serve within 10 minutes! So far I think both nights headline acts have not been a good choice, I am hoping for something more exciting tonight

If it's a 70's reissue, it's not very accurate, the truss rod adjuster is at the wrong end, scratch plate lacks the all important extra hole in the centre of the guard and the neck plate has no gasket from what I could see....still at £250.00 it is a fair price for a Mexican precision

I am terrible for it, back up bass, back up amp, back up mike, countless leads..but what the hey, I am the bass player I keep the band up and running, if/when something fails it is me that fixes it away from the gigs so I may as well do it at the gigs. Looked in the bottom of my leads case I take out live and found an unused set of electric guitar strings still there and I haven't played guitar in a band for a good few years! I guess if I take a spare I am less likely to need it, but it equals less stress

It's just a list, not a definitive list as it is always going to be subjective, to me Stuart Morrow (original New Model Army) has got to be one of the most creative bass players I have ever heard but if Nathan East's style is your bag you may well listen to Morrows work and just think it a noise!

Excellent so the band who should have called it a day 15 years ago are not playing this year......are you listening Ms Harry.....an appearance in white socks and granny sandals whilst wearing some kind of children's harness whilst singing out of tune....will not be missed this year

I went to see Amy MacDonald the other year, she changed guitar after every single song, either she didn't arrange the set very well if they were different tunings or she wasn't confident her guitars would stay in tune....either way...sort it out lady! Bass played used a rather nice Jaguar throughout the set

It's funny how we refer to terms without actually knowing what the term really means....that Precision bass growl....mine doesn't and I would be scared if I picked it up and it actually growled at me...I would put it down and back away slowly!

I have a Squier Bass VI in the White, it looks ace and is really nicely built but I still can't find a situation that I can use it in! for that reason I would go for the Jaguar

I have just picked up an Epiphone Classic IV I have played it a few times and have decided I really don't like it, it feels huge when compared to a Precision, it can do a Precision type sound quiet well but then again so does a Precision, at least a Precision fits in a gig bag and at least a Precision case fits in the boot of a big car, the Epiphone falls short on both accounts....shame really because it looks great!

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRACE-ELLIOT-QUATRA-VALVE-BASS-AMP-RARE-2x15-Cab-/191605426533?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c9c92c965"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2c9c92c965[/url] Nice rig but horribly heavy buy it if you have roadies!

Difficult to advise without knowing your exact set up, a vocal mike into a line input is always going to struggle, you could put a preamp in before the mike is plugged in but I am not convinced that will really do the job, you could consider another mini mixer with 4 xlr inputs (for example) and load the 4 vocals onto the extra mixer, you could then insert that into your main mixer via one of the stereo line in channels so effectively giving you a vocal buss (all vocals mixed to one channel, one slider would raise or lower all the vocals) you should be able to find a mini mixer for less than £50.00 on Evlibay

At a recent gig our guitarists Fender amp packed up during the sound check, he was forced to use a Blackstar amp borrowed from the main band fortunately it worked perfectly

The 50's classic Precision in my avatar picture....well it started life as a 50's classic!

We tend to play places no more than twice a year so at 2 gigs a month it is only twelve different venues a year, we have weeded out the venues we don't want to play but will always give a new place a go and see how they promote the first gig, if they do a good job, we will go back, if not we bin them

I love punk but just can't do The Damned live, last time I saw them it was a set of about 5 songs with extended guitar solos until you get really bored, Oi Captain you aint Dave Gilmour so stop it! I think they are playing Northampton this week, sadly I won't be attending!

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Yeah I spotted this the other day, it does look rather nice

Looks like a Squier neck but the bridge is wrong for a Fender bass, it could have been swapped at some point though, also not sure I have ever seen a Fender in that colour but again I could be wrong!

Looking at their Facebook page they name most of the band but not the bass player!

WTF, Who suggested making this? Who agreed it was a good idea? Who brought it? and for whom did they buy it? and finally would the recipient of said offending article actually want to wear it?

We send out our song list to the bride and groom in advance of the reception to see if there is anything in particular they want or don't want, lots of track go in and out for different couples but the one that has been a yes for every wedding we have done so far is "Everyday I Love You Less and Less!" Kaiser Chiefs

[quote name='julietgreen' timestamp='1433008841' post='2787034'] As a less than confident player myself, I really welcome proper band criticism. I hate the feeling that I might be making a fool of myself. If anyone in the band plays something obviously wrong and doesn't seem to notice, then someone else will say something like, 'something was wrong in that bit, can we just have a listen?' We don't improvise solos in our band, but I'm sure your guitarist would appreciate you saying, 'what chords were you playing in that solo? Something didn't sound right', and maybe even giving him some pointers as to what to play that would easily fit. [/quote] Very much what the lady said, I will always point out to our guitarist if something isn't quite right, he is glad of the help, we have worked together for over 6 years now, he has gone from a new inexperienced guitarist to one capable of pretty much anything we ask him to play, his errors get less and less frequent as time passes

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1432893623' post='2785900'] Indeed.... it's a mistake to confuse "simple" with "easy"! [/quote] Totally agree, if you learn anything from this song it is the need to be disciplined

You could do worse, like the £3500 "relic" mentioned in other recent threads, at least this looks like you would have an honest starting point, maybe the sump monkey (or whatever it was) singer thought "this bass is ok, I shall let it live" now that's got to be a recommendation!