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Headless Status would be my first thought when someone says classic British bass, though Overwater Perception are quite commonly seen too.

I find certain songs I can play faster with plectrum & others faster with fingers. I tend to choose which one is going to give the sound I want for the song. I can play Rhythm Stick with a plectrum, but it doesn't sound right. I'm surprised you can't string skip with a plectrum. I started out pretty much the same as you & now mostly play finger style (though still have a couple of songs in the set that require said bit of plastic). Practise. Rhythm Stick is a good number for getting plectrum playing up to speed (I do the first note as an upstroke).

Are you saying it was made in Mexico all day yesterday? 😉

That's good to know. I snapped the D string on my TIs & replaced them with a set of Chromes. I might swap the E & A back to the TIs.

I'm gonna throw in D'Addario Chromes to your mix. They're flatwound, but they're a brighter sounding flatwound.

Aye, great site. Though I think I’ve found more musicians on Autotrader.co.uk

The nearest I have is a wall of curtain from about 12 years ago. Both taken from the same gig.

I’ve got the start of the track in my head already, but I’ve a busy month ahead. Hopefully I might get things done.

I had a wee blast on a couple of Basic Ken Taylor 5ers. One a 30th anniversary & the other a bubinga. Compared them next to a Sadowsky Metro, a Mayones Jazz, a MM Bongo & a few Ibbys too. I loved the sound of the Bongo, but I’m not sold on the shape & a gold finish isn’t my thaing. The Sandbergs sounded very similar & the lows from them are immense. I actually prefer them to every other bass that I played. I liked the Mayones & the Sadowskys, but despite their higher premiums, didn’t play as well as the Sandberds. I think I may have found my bass! 😎

I had a wee blast on one of these today. What a fantastic sound too. Held it’s own against a £2600 Mayones too, the Mayones was better, but not by much.

What about playing bass on keys? should that be basskeyschat?

I said I'd get a bit of last week's jam up. Seaboard is connected to my iPhone via bluetooth. iPhone is connected to my bass rig (it has 4 inputs, each with their own pre sections). Moog Model D app provides the sounds. Excuse the wonderful singist & over enthusiastic snare drum playing. No noticeable latency & never lost connection. I don't know that I'd use the iPhone setup for gigging in the local pub, but connecting to the Macbook isn't an issue.

I suppose you could have a short USB A-B going into a USB to XLR box right beside the Seaboard & then XLR from the box to the PC.

And with that, you could bluetooth midi to the laptop & have no cables to/from the Seaboard.

I’ve not noticed any latency. I was a little apprehensive about it & had until recently, used a decent usb A-B cable. Many DJs & electronica musicians use a laptop these days. They rarely have any issues if using decent kit. The laptop & interface sit on a stand or small table next to the Seaboard, so the only thing that’s near them is me. I use a decent jack to jack from the interface to my rig. Tbh, things can & sometimes do go wrong with instruments, hardware synths can fail, amps can fail (I’ve had that too). There’s many big name bands using laptops. Devo used nothing but 4 laptops a few years ago. Yes, they probably had plenty of back up, but thenguitar based bands have backup guitars too.

I can understand your concern There’s a couple of other options. Roli with no wires > bluetoothed to laptop with audio interface > combo/pa. Roli > hardware synth module via usb > combo/pa. So far, connecting to pa or bass rig has been a simple jack to jack. The most cables I have are 2 usb cables (Roli to MacBook & MacBook to interface) and a jack to jack from interface to amp/pa. Last jam was 2 cables, minijack to jack from iPhone to amp & psu to make sure the iPhone never went flat. I’ve had my bass fail on me at a gig.

I usually run a USB to my macbook, which sits near the Seaboard, then into an interface & then into the PA. However, last jam, I did midi over bluetooth to my iPhone with the Moog Model D app & took a line from the headphone socket straight into my bass rig. Sounded immense! Easy set up too. The good thing about the Seaboard is it takes 3 hours for a full charge & it lasts 11 hours, so there's no need to have any wires in the Seaboard at all. No 5 pin dins. lol

You soon get used to all the keys being black & the squidgyness of the surface. You really don't need to push down hard to start with, but you'll find that you use the further squidge for pushing into the sound & changing the textures. Get Dettol wipes (the ones in the white packet) for wiping it down with. You don't need to wipe it after every use.

I hit the brown note at band rehearsal last night. Came straight out the low end & everyone left the room.

Is there a Guitar Guitar near you? They usually stock Roli stuff. If you're ever up my way, you're welcome to pop in for a play about on it.

Well, you are on Basschat, so it must do. Me myself, I play bass guitar. I also play synth bass too. I'm a lover of the groove & using the right tools to make that groove.

Yup, I’ve got a Rise 25 & can’t get enough of it. I’ve started to play it in the band too, using it for bass & pads (last night I just used the Moog model D app on my phone). The surface takes a little getting used to, but after 30 mins you learn that you don’t push the keys down like you would on a keyboard (you can do though) & it’s just a superb tool for expression. Indeed as @Akio Dāku says, I've used it on the past 2 tracks. If you use Logic X, then many of the instruments are MPE and can make good use of the Seaboard. The Rise comes with 2 instruments, Roli's Equator (which is an amazing synth) and FXpansion's Strobe2. If you're on a budget, then the Seaboard block only loses the controls at the left. I use them, but there's plenty of expression on the playing surface to warrant not using them (I didn't touch them last night with the band) & the good thing about the Block is you can add another to get a 4, 6 or 8 octave surface. What else I love about the Rise 25 is how portable it is. It's made of metal & silicone, so little chance of breaking it, the bluetooth over midi works really well (though I'll use USB at a gig to be safe), a full battery charge takes 3 hours over USB (whilst you play it too) & a charge lasts for 11 hours. If I want to play it, I can plug my earphones into my phone, open up either of the Roli apps, GarageBand or Moog Model D & connect the Rise via bluetooth & play. It's really that easy. I can even chuck it in the back of the car (it comes with a case). My one criticism, I'd like more than 25 keys. If I were to replace it, I'd go for the Rise 49 & there's a high chance I'm gonna do that too. When I get time, I'll edit the GoPro footage from last night & pop a track on here.

The one pedal that I've always had on my board is a PSK SDS-2 distortion. It's a cheap 80s dirt pedal (made of plastic too), but it adds a great bite to the sound. If I could have any 1 pedal back, it'd probably be the Moog Bass Murf (well, I'd probably opt for the midi murf).

From some of the conversations in the OT recently, I'm waiting for Tw@t Chat.

Some awesome entries this month & very hard to choose 3! Initially I was a little disappointed at seeing just 2 votes for mine, as I thought it was rather good, but after listeneing to the entries the 3 that I picked I think are better than my entry, as are others. So now I'm not disappointed at getting 2 votes. I think it's an acievement for me to get 2 votes against some awesome tracks! Great work guys!