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Pino Bruce Foxton Norman Watt Roy JJ Burnel Stuart Morrow (early New Model Army) Nathan Watts Paul Simmonen John Taylor Peter Hook Donald Duck Dunn

With the writing project I have been involved with for the last year or so we have recorded the songs as a live rehearsal on a number of occassions, now we are all pretty familiar with the songs it is time to get them into a studio and see what we can create in that enviroment, when that's done hopefully it will help develop how we play it live. I will call it a chicken omlette situation

I met Go West's bass player in Wales many years ago, we got chatting about Pino because apparently they shared a flat together in London at some point, he said "don't worry that you can't play like Pino, no one can he is just a bass playing machine" propably good advice because some 20 years later I still can't play like Pino

Some of the Pogues songs from Rum Soddemy and the Lash would still go down well, as would songs like Useta Love Her, The Saw Doctors? Some of the Levellers songs like The Road and Fifteen Years may also fit the bill

Not wantng to appear teachers pet or anything but lan·yard /ˈlanyərd/ Noun 1.A rope used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel. 2.A cord passed around the neck, shoulder, or wrist for holding a knife, whistle, or similar object. It's not like I didn't know what one was of course!

Definately not genuine judging by the the truss rod adjuster, can't believe it has been bid up to £205.00 the photos are not hiding its true identity

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1370802735' post='2105786'] LOL! [/quote] I have been waiting for this oppertunity since seeing Bill Bailey the other week, the required response to LOL is now NELI

Punk has massively influenced my life and I owe the movement a great debt of gratitude but musically I don't think it was anymore than just a period in time. I don't think it is possible to pinpoint a start or end point for punk as so much contributed to the punk sound, the Beatles contributed to the Buzzcocks pop punk ethos, the Who influenced a lot of the punk bands and sported the punk "smash it up" attitude long before punk came along, Bowie was another big influence to many of the early punk musicians. Post punk....well we're still post punk now and you can still hear the influence of many punk songs in bands like the Vaccines. If punk was anything to me it was bringing political awareness to a youth culture that was totally detached beforehand, to me musically we find ourselves back in the pre-punk dark ages again nowdays with the possible exception of some of the rap acts that still deliver politically cutting messages in their music

That is as packed as our gig was last night!......No I am not exagerating, we played to the barstaff only...how I love the soullessness of a covers band

Thanks guys, I have a bit more of a play with it today, "deoxed" the pots, switch and jack socket, I also found that the output trim control was turned down to minimum, I have turned it up to match the output of the Precision Lyte and it has vastly improved the sound, now that I have adjusted the trussrod set the action and put new strings on, it has completely transformed the bass. I feel really sorry for the guy that had the bass before me, I don't think he was a very experienced player and really didn't get to see just how good this bass could have been once set up correctly.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ampeg-Big-Stud-1970s-Bass-Guitar-In-Very-Nice-Condition-With-Case-/350811258420?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item51adfafe34"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ampeg-Big-Stud-1970s-Bass-Guitar-In-Very-Nice-Condition-With-Case-/350811258420?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item51adfafe34[/url] Looks interesting, but heavy! I have to admit I don't know anything about these but it has got to be pretty unusual

Hi guys and gals I have just picked up a cheap (ish) Bass Collection SB330 with twin SCG soapbar pickups, it is 2 band active, pickup blend control, master volume and active / passive switch. I used it as my backup bass last night as when I soundchecked with it I was entirely underwhelmed with the sound in both actice and passive mode and I am not entirely sure the actives are 100% at the moment as I was getting a loud pop when switching between passive and active. I really like the way it plays and my back really likes the weight of the bass so potentially it's a keeper but I will need to greatly improve its sound Now I was wondering about ripping all the electronics out of it and upgrading to something of better quality but I have a few questions / concerns. Is it worth swapping the pickups to something like Seymour Duncan Basslines or similar or should I just be looking to swap the preamp and if so will I be able to get one that will a) fit into the existing control layout and still offer the active / passive option. Any recommendations welcomed Cheers

I always loved Bruce Foxton's live sound when he was with Stiff Little Fingers, a pure classic set up of Precision into an Ampeg SVT and the Ampeg 8x10 cab and plenty of technique as well. My best sound was similar to Foxton's (in weight if nothing else!) a 1970 Precision into a Trace Elliot Twin Valve head powering a Mesa Boogie 1516 just a wonderful full punchy sound and I wish I could recreate that sound nowdays but without the unmanageable weight. The closest I seem to be able to get nowdays is with my Precision Lyte and when I kick in my Tech 21 Bass VT pedal, my sound just seems to come to life

[quote name='borisbrain' timestamp='1370554020' post='2102781'] Your ten cents, good sir. It is indeed a digital recording plug-in for the likes of ProTools or Logic Pro (computer-based music recording/mixing software). Once your bassline is digitally recorded, it can be sent to this adjustable Ampeg emulator. It's one of many amp emulator plug-ins around - they don't affect your original recording, they just add emulation effects in the mix. Having said that, there's nothing to stop you using it as an in-line effect on stage, via a laptop or iPad, or iPad-hybrid stomp box. It means you can emulate the Ampeg sound (amp and speakers) through a lesser rig. Quite handy if you don't want to carry around an 8x10 Ampeg cabinet that feels like it's full of bricks... Hope this helps, BB [/quote] Wow, thank you, I like to sound of it even more now.

Right.....time for spot the technophobe !! I don't understand, full stop, how do these things work, what are they trying to achieve, is the idea that I plug my bass into a laptop, output the laptop into a power amp and then on to a "lightweight" Ampeg 8x10 cab if that the idea doesn't the weight of the 8x10 cab somewhat outweigh (if you'll pardon the pun) the saving of not carrying the genuine head to the gig? Is this just a recording tool, in which case I can understand its usage? Spare a dime for the technophobe guv!!

I have trashed my back over the years with heavy guitars / basses, PA systems and stupidly large (but fantastic sounding) amps, unfortunately I really am paying for it now and may well be facing surgery in a few years time and if not probably a lifetime of pain killers. Sadly even middle weight stuff (9 to 10 lbs) is taking its toll nowdays so if anyone has a balsawood bass with a killer tone I need to know about it I am about to have a total clearout, most of what I have got is now too heavy for me to gig with, like another member said, my Precision Lyte is my gigging bass now, weight is everything when looking for a new bass nowdays sadly

I already do a tiny bit of backing vocals on a couple of songs (real complex stuff like the chorus for Teenage Kicks and If You Wanna) I really would like to do some more but I am really struggling to sing, maintain timing and remembering to breathe especially when playing fingers stylie, any tips out there for how best to try and develop my massive singing talents Our set requires a mix of pick and finger styles Most of the basslines are practiced to the point where I don't get them wrong, I know the words I need to be singing but put them together and it quickly becomes a train wreck. Come on all you multi taskers out there what's the secret?

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1370158996' post='2096965'] Basschat headstock decals. These would be a nice addition to some of the home builds. We could ask Mark the master bodger for his input. [/quote] There are a few sellers on Evilbay that could produce a decent Basschat headstock decal

I would go with the bulk of the other posts and live with it and look at it as your first step towards a genuine relic. If you really want to get it repaired have a word with the likes of Revive or Chips Away or Dent Wizard they are all automotive smart repairers and they can achieve some fantastic results depending on the colours they are working with

I don't think it is possible to "find your sound" ocassionally you will set up somewhere plug in and think wow that is the sound I have been hunting for since year dot, now move you amp to another room / venue and the same amp / bass will sound a million miles from what you loved in the other room. My favoured set up at the moment is my Little Mark head, Mark Bass 2x10 and, what surprises me most here, my Precision Lyte, that seems to be the closest I have come to my perfect tone, but that tone is only perfect at about 25% of the places I use it, and still then only perfect to me where I am standing. I guess what I am trying to say is that it is probably impossible to achieve your perfect tone everytime but if you can find one you are happy with you perhaps have to trust that most of that sound will still be present at times where you don't feel it is sounding as good

No regrets, a few bad decisions possibly but then again if I had made what I think in hindsight was the right decision who knows where that road would have ended up.

Some interesting comments and some pictures I wish I also could "unsee"! some comments relate to the sound and feel of the bass compared to the guitar which is not really what I was getting at, soundwise the bass can certainly be a lot sexier but, to me, that confuses the issue more, I think a Les Paul Guitar looks way better than it's bass equivilent, a 335 looks better than an EB2? but not such a clear cut example, the SG certainly looks less gorky than an EB3 and quite frankly the Gretsch Falcon bass leaves me totally cold, I have deliberately avoided the Fender range because that, to me, is a tougher call and I suppose one for the bass guitar would be the Musicman range where the guitars just seem to look like tiny toys compared to their bigger (better looking) brothers

I am a Bass Player and I have a problem, I've tried the whole Guitarist / Keyboard thing and it is not me, I found myself needing some decent reading matter for the little boy's room and dug out my Gretsch catalogues and an old Gibson book....I find myself lusting after an old Les Paul, I so want an old 335 I need an early 60's SG Junior and I would marry a White Falcon if I could find someone the facilitate the act! The thing is I don't lust after basses in the same way, yes an early 60's Jazz or Precision is a thing of beauty a Wal is a stunning looking bit of kit and there are many more fantastic looking basses out there but I just don't think they create the same desire that these iconic guitars bring out Am I still a guitarist in denial or is there something more beautiful about a six string that makes the bass look like its cute but quirky looking cousin?

Sorry if it sounds harsh, it's not meant that way, but from the way I read the OP you want your ego massaging as well as the other band members, you are realising the truth of being a bass player....we all know they run the van (because bass players are the only ones reliable enough to handle such responsibillity and that can find a venue and arrive on time) As a bass player you already realise that in the great scheme of things you are nothing more than halfway between a drummer and a musician and are by rights going to be taken for granted by the rest of the band. Your post makes me think of a lead guitarist trapped in a bass players body, yes I think the money issues need to be resolved but you have to do that, if you appear happy to keep paying for stuff then the other band members will be happy to let you keep doing so, do you really want to let the others have responsibillity for running the van....I think not! I my band (notice the "my" was deliberate) I built the PA (made the singer pay for it though) I sort out anything technical in the band, I supply the lighting (by choice) the one thing I don't do any of is finding gigs, that is down to the other guys

I am sure I rocognise him....let me think....oh yes he is always stood in front of me at every gig I go to! Mrs 2611 and I went to see Gary Numan at the Forum a few years ago just before he went on stage 2 German fellas rolled up, both 6ft 4 plus who the proceeded to kiss each other and fondle each others bottoms throughout the show.....not the best Numan gig we have been to