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Find a good paint supply shop. They should be able mix your colour to match the bass.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1444996653' post='2887980'] 1) Sous le ciel de Paris. It's an old Piaf number but there's a modern Latin feel version by Zaz that absolutely makes me grin each time I play this on acoustic guitar. 2) Ya mo be there (on bass) I guess it's just the groove on this one. [/quote] That's a very similar bassline to I Can't Go For That, which is another song I enjoy playing.

What songs do you find great fun to play? Doesn't matter if you play it in a band or just on your own, just as long as you find it gives you satisfaction & a smile. Two that I love playing along to are Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus & Hit Me by The Blockheads (the latter probably enjoyed by most on BC. I'd never payed attention to it until I joined here). I don't think I could hold Hit Me in a band as the BPM is just that wee bit out of my reach to keep consistent, but Wynona's BBB I would love to play with a band. I also like playing a solo arrangement I made of Fur Elise, but that never gets played outside home or rehearsal room.

Ok, I've got mine done. Had to make a new Soundcloud account too! Sit back & relax https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/citra-bc

Chopsticks?

I'd consider taking it back to where you bought it & ask for a replacement or a refund. Not fit for purpose if it's only lasted 4 months.

That Alembic looks like a good bit of kit. My shout for an LPF would be the Moog MF-101.

You can use an octaver & roll the top off your bass with the bass' & amp's tone controls. If it's for dub though, you're better with a low pass filter.

If £95 is affordable, then Mark Studio 2 is worth a look. You said "some Apple software has this". If it's a Mac that you have, then GarageBand has a simple version & Logic has the very thing you asked for (it's £150, but if you have a Mac, well worth it).

Welcome to my world. When I was trying to start a band, I found all the guitarists are in to metal & all the singers are into stereophonics/Coldplay type drivel. There's no other musicians to be found. I did eventually join an electronica band, but that lasted only a couple of months. After a break from playing bass, I've now had a jam with 3 great musicians & guess what we played? [spoiler]Rock covers. Voodoo Chile & How Many More Times! Though most of the jam was just that, a jam. Not playing anyone's songs. [/spoiler]

I've made a start on mine too. Hope to get somewhere with it this week.

Had a listen to your track Dad. Love the 70s feel of it & it should win just for the title.

[quote name='Che' timestamp='1444293194' post='2881871'] Hi ya all lovely Bass folks! Im new to this forum (and new to bass and recording) so take all I say with a grain of salt. I'm one of those who dont have the money but would like to play an instrument and to record some of my fiddlings. I could not afford more expensive gear so went for the Behringer U-Phoria UM2 and to my (untrained newbie) ear it sounds ok for home studio and is very affordable over at Thomann.de Here is a take with my cheap Harley Benton JB-75 bass direct into the U-Phoria UM2 and then into Reaper. NOTE; Im still learning how to tweak the EQ for bass and I just started playing bass 2 month ago so ignore my playing. This is only for the sound reference; [url="https://soundcloud.com/papa-dusko/bassman-amp-and-reverb-plugin-on-reaper-daw"]https://soundcloud.c...n-on-reaper-daw[/url] [/quote] That's a decent recording. How do you find the build quality? Nice wee bit of playing too.

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1443781660' post='2877616'] In that case 2 of my basses should sound exactly the same. They don't. Both have babicz bridges Both have the same Fender original 62 pbass pick up Both are passive - even wired using the same pots, wire and jack. They both wear the same strings at the same gauge. So you are saying they should sound exactly the same? Far from it. One has a Status neck, the other a maple and rosewood neck and they sound very very different from each other. [/quote] I don't believe you. I think it's just a placebo effect because you know the necks are different.

I've always enjoyed gigging. Not done it for a while, but wouldn't mind doing it again. However, in my current situation I'm more than happy not to be gigging. Writing & remixing songs at home & having the occasional jam fills my musical needs.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1444254908' post='2881723'] Any history to the picture. I've never seen it before. [/quote] It's called "Great Destinations" by Henryca Citra. Google his name & have a look at his stuff on Deviantart. Here's what he has under the pic... [quote]This is the invitation image that I made for some event in my home town medan, so behind this image that I want to describe is : "to develop medan into a city of art" ( anykind of art, can be music, architecture, painting, theatre, etc), so I drew a landscape view with a bunch of identical landmark from medan city, like water tower, n a view of old dutch buildings, n many others, mix with a surrealism n cartoony feel inside. hope you all like it, comments n critics are most welcome. [/quote] The original is a bit wider with some more goings on & is also flipped the opposite way around, the one above is what I have as a background on my laptop.

1st jam done & & it was good fun. Drummer hasn't played for about 5 years & I expected him to be a bit rusty, but he just played some awesome beats. Made laying a groove simple & enjoyable. The guitarist is very competent & easy to work with too, which is a bonus & we could work off one another doing riffs & solos. The singer was a bit shy on singing to start with, but once he started, he was worth the wait. Good set of lungs. Much fun was had. We're gonna have another in a few weeks.

A couple of years ago, I stopped playing in bands & practically gave up playing bass. I sold all my gear other than the bass itself. Tonight, I'm off to have a jam with 3 guys from work. Might never gig & maybe nothing will come of it, but I'm actually looking forward to playing just for the fun of it without anything else expected. Just glad the rooms we're going to are practically plug n play.

Technically I have 2 basses. One is in many pieces though. I have other stringed & non stringed instruments too.

I'd say a wee mixer with USB or an audio interface & you can use your computer to play along with & even record some tracks too.

I like it. Very 4Hero. Could go a middle 8 or breakdown in the middle. Maybe move the bit that's at the end to the middle & do some building on it with the busier bassline coming in with the beat after it to give impact.

Congrats on the new rig. I'd have went for 2 identical cabs, but if you're mainly playing larger venues & outdoor gigs, then you're gonna have PA to put your sound to the audience. You shouldn't have any probs shifting the Ashdown on here. Oh, & as for the new rig...

I've had Markbass & had no issues at all during the 6 years I had them. Not heard of any reliability with TC either.

That might be down to your cabs. Watts don't = volume, that's decibel's job.

TC amps were tested over on TalkBass & they use a 236w power section in the RH series. This is also worth a read... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235100-tc-electronic-is-definately-better-than-markbass/page__hl__markbass%20tc