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I'd get on Youtube/Spotify/Last FM & listen to loads of blues. All those mentioned & I'll chuck in Steve Earle for good measure. Standard blues basslines aren't hard (12 bar was the 1st stuff I used to learn bass) & they can be a lot of fun due to blues following a set pattern, leaving plenty of space for everyone to improvise.

The 104Z was @ £450, so it may well be. I always thought it sounded a tad dear for a delay, but when you think about what it is & the price of the chip itself (same one that's in the 108), then it becomes more appealing. We'll find out tomorrow!

It works, it just takes a bit of time & maybe a couple of attempts (probably due to traffic). I downloaded it this morning & it's excellent.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1340233011' post='1701659'] Not sure how the wave form comes into it though. Could be an analog tremolo I suppose... Though 'short/long' switch kinda gives it away (in name and colour!). Identical knob layout to the Cluster Flux. Edit - some info on the Moog forums - analog delay with tap tempo, spill over and midi sync'd LFO generator. Sex! [/quote] Still thinking you're getting away with a smaller pedal board?

That's what I thought. Is it a new version of the 104?

No idea what it is, but we'll find out in 2 days! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voinzPN2Sgw

Wow! Page 17 already! Got to be one of the busiest posts ever!

With just a couple of answers there, you can see it's a case of try things & see what you like the sound of. Your idea of zingy might be someone else's wool (& vice versa of course). If you can, find some local bands with different rigs so you can hear what they're like in a band setting. I can say IMO Markbass is a very transparent sound (until you play with the filters) & is very much what you put in, you get out. Some basses sound great with it, some don't. There's another bit of advice, take your bass along when trying things. No point in playing something else through it, unless you're planning on getting a new bass too.

I've hired some guff from the video shop. Infact, I've taken 3 films for £10 & gotten a load of rubbish.

Meant to say, I do get a few "copied" CD's passed to me by other musicians, but that encourages me to buy more if I like who I get.

Regardless what illegal downloading gets called, it's still illegal. There are many bands (famous ones too) that allow you to download their songs for free & GnR encouraged "copying"CDs when they released Use Your Illusions I & II. In an interview & asked why they wasn't releasing it as a double album the response was along the lines of "So someone can buy one & their friend can buy the other & give each other a copy". I don't illegally download, I just listen to things on tinterweb (You choob, Spottyfy, Last Effem, etc).

Some vacuum cleaners have a "volume" dial, some have an adjustable hole (lessens the suction). Other option is to put a tissue roll with a hole in it on the pipe.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1340094174' post='1698858'] Depends on how they have been designed. For example, apparently my Bergantino AE210 cabs together sound exactly like the AE410, but the AE212 was voiced with more bottom end than 2 AE112's. I like lots of bass, but that's not enough of a bonus to make me want to lift 55 lbs. [/quote] That's a good point. But does 1 AE210 sound the same as 2 AE210s (but just with less volume)?

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1340034228' post='1697974'] All the others; solid body, acoustic, chambered, upright etc are obvious, and I've never seen them misused. Maybe just me? It generally doesnt bother me though, it's a bit like apostrophe nerds isnt it? We know what it should be, but it doesn't keep me awake at night! [/quote] Thats shocking! how can you sleep at night?

[quote name='subsong' timestamp='1340034593' post='1697984'] With a bigger cab or a pair of cabs, you get a different tone than you would with a single one or a smaller one. It's just about what you like. I like having the option of both....... [/quote] Unless you're using 2 of the same cab, then you just get more of the same.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1340034377' post='1697982'] I must admit Im realy coming round to this colour! Orange is by no means my favourite but this has a lovely 'not too in your face' thing going on. It reminds me of a matchbox mini I had as a child Consider my withdrawin and have a and a A [/quote] You'll get a

it's amazing what you can do on photoshop! Only messin, brilliant job!

Blendable means you can mix some of your clean, unaffected bass sound with the dirt sound. So if you find you're losing low end, blend is your friend.

Walk on the wild side has a memorable "Walking" bassline? I take it NME stands for No Musical Experience?

I sanded down my old Vox many yonks ago, gave it a couple of coats of purple celly & never got round to putting a top coat on it. That was 20 odd years ago & it still hasn't flaked off (though I did start partially sanding it off a few months back). As long as you sand the thing so it keys, it should be fine (unless it has an adverse reaction to the current finish, but then you already do ). Mind & post pics.

Like other's have said (I think, I didn't read after page 1), it depends on the sound & the song. My old band had a couple of songs that suited a clean bass sound with a pick. I tried them with fingers, slapping using fx & all sorts, but nothing fitted the song. & this is coming from the guy who hates using a pick (OK, I don't hate it, I just prefer fingering ).

I've never understood the point of a 4Ω cab unless the amp's min load is 2Ω or the cab is unlikely to need doubled up.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1339888956' post='1696042'] Important bit would be swapping a single piece of wood to a multiple density laminate, which is a fairly significant structural thing. [/quote] But what if they was both of the same construction. Say it's my Ibanez bass. It has a 5 piece maple/walnut neck with an ebony board. Now I get an identical neck but with a maple board (They never made them with maple boards, so hypothetical). Would there be any difference in sound?

Ahh, I see! Trigger happy with the router?

If you took your bass that has a maple board & played an open A, then swapped the neck for a rosewood board & played an open A, would the fretboard make them sound different?