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[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1448006582' post='2912155'] Also recall another extremely dire display from a support band whose name escapes me but the whole episode is unfortunately etched into my tiny fragile mind by virtue of a woefully poor drummer wearing a mask (presumably to cover his own embarrassment) who delighted in thrilling the crowds with his showmanship and probably delighted himself more by the fact that he went by the name of ...... THUNDERSTICK [/quote] Hahaha, that would indeed have been Samson (Bruce Dickinson's band before he joined Maiden - although I believe 'Thunderstick' was in a later line up than Bruce). Their bass player, Chris Aylmer, was actually one of my predecessors in a Norwich based band I played with for about a year and a half called The Floating Greyhounds. Paul Samson passed away from cancer a few years back. Met him a few times and be came across as a pleasant guy but was less than complimentary about Bruce. Back on topic, I've actually never had the misfortune of going to see a truly bad performance (at least by a big name band). I did (along with my drummer) however leave a Dragonforce gig early. They sounded tight and had plenty of energy and enthusiasm so not actually bad as such but I just found it a completely yawntastic widdlefest. The support band on the other hand (Turisas) were highly entertaining in a slightly silly "let's all dress up as Vikings and paint our faces red and black" kind of way. Any band that plays metal with a violin and a piano accordion in their line-up and then covers Rasputin by Boney-M is alright by me!

I'm running mine straight into my amp's 'poweramp in' socket bypassing its preamp section altogether so the VT Bass is my primary preamp and volume control. That character control is an amazingly powerful toneshaping tool. The depth when dialled anti-clockwise is huge but I personally like the punchiness when it's set at about 11:30 It's not as weighty in the lows at that setting but I also run an Aphex Bass Xciter in front of it to add a load of heft so for me its the best of both worlds. If I was going into the main input on the amp then I'd probably just use the amp's eq instead of the Xciter. Awesome little box, enjoy!

Might not be everyone's favourite fuzz but I find the crossover feature on my EHX deluxe big muff is great for this. With the crossover engaged you can blend between a really fat, clean low end and a sharper driven top end and it does fill out the sound nicely. Add in an octaver and it can get very synthy too if you want it to.

My cabs currently are a 4ohm 210 and an 8ohm 15. The 4ohm cab is a bit of a nuisance because it isn't enough for my needs on its own but running it with the other cab requires an amp today runs down to 2ohms or (as I'm actually using it at the moment) having to run 2 amps to be able to power both cabs. It's one of the reasons I'm looking to change my amp at the moment (that and the weight... Oh alright, so it's GAS too). If you feel confident that the 2x10 will be all you need indefinitely then it might be a good option but if you think you're likely to want to expand your setup later then I'd probably suggest separate 8ohm cabs as a better, more flexible long term option.

In my ongoing quest to find a new lightweight rig I've started to look at the possibility of a single cab solution - probably a 2x12. Amongst others I'm looking at the Tecamp 212 cabs but not sure if the smaller S212 would give me the lows I need or if I'd be better off going for the slightly bigger M212? The quoted frequency responses (for what they're worth anyway) are down to 40Hz for the S212 and 38Hz for the M212. My current cabs are Ampeg 210 & 115 (love the sound - not the size/weight) and my band is a loud rock covers band so I need some heft but not sure what real difference it's likely to make between the 2 cabs. Any thoughts?

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1447516465' post='2908260'] I have some nice porny pics of my 79P [Img]http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg580/christopher_brown14/Basses%20for%20sale/c.b%20guitar01_zpslcopleg6.jpg" class="ipsImage" /> [IMG]http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg580/christopher_brown14/Basses%20for%20sale/c.b%20guitar08_zpsoojomxlp.jpg" class="ipsImage" /> [/quote] Oooo Er! I feel a bit funny. That is rather special!

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1446638778' post='2900990'] I got this yesterday on a trade. Yum! [/quote] Filth!!!

It seems that someone in the pub we played at last night was filming a few little bits of our gig to put on the pub's Facebook page. There's 6 clips and they're only 30 seconds-ish each so if anyone's interested they're all at www.facebook.com/greengatecaister My band is called Rawkas.

Quite like that.

I had the Hohner version as my first bass. Got rid of it because, at the time, I thought it looked too dated. That was over 20 years ago! To be honest though it was actually a really nice bass for both sound and playability but I was a teenager and image was everything. Might actually have to see if I can pick up a copy this month though - looks like an interesting one!

[quote name='DaytonaRik' timestamp='1447415724' post='2907479'] Turned on the 'one touch' compressor on my ABM by mistake on gig...just sucked everything out of my sound! Never touched it since...either by accident or intent! [/quote] Funnily enough, I played through an ABM in a rehearsal room on Monday night and tried the on-board compressor very briefly. It sounded so bad I literally laughed out loud. Instantly went from a big, fat bass sound to the sound of someone spitting onto a cardboard box at the touch of a button. I wouldn't judge compression based on that, it's the very definition of how not to set compression!

He's rapidly becoming one of my favourite players and I've been going through all the YouTube stuff too. Planning to sit and have a watch of the bass player live video this afternoon as it happens (off work this week). I started out as a pick player so it's really cool to see someone making the most of what a pick can actually do.

I've been using compression for the last couple of months. Didn't bother using it in the past as I'd tried using the comp on my old TE AH400SMX years ago and didn't really like the squashed sound I got. With hindsight, the fact that I didn't have a clue how to use it (or even what it did or was meant to be used for for that matter) was the real problem. A few months back I borrowed by old Trace amp back for a gig from the guy I sold it to as my amp had packed in. Anyway, I decided to have a play with the compressor and I really liked it. Tried a few pedals and then bought a cheap little Mooer Yellow Comp off the market place here and I think it sounds awesome. I like the way it adds punch and thickens up the sound. For me though I actual find the whole 'making quiet bits louder' thing more useful than the 'making loud bits quieter' thing. It's now always on for me.

[quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1447240624' post='2905967'] Now we're getting mixed up between width & depth. You're talking about the broad-neck Warwicks which came with a wider fret-board for wider string spacing, I don't think they made the necks any deeper to accommodate this. I'm now not sure if the OP want a deep neck or a wide neck but I can definitely say Warwick necks of the 00's are deeper than Fender as I flick between the two all the time. [/quote] Yup. My old Streamer Stage 1 had a broad neck with the wide string spacing but was actually really shallow front to back. My Corvette on the other hand has quite a narrow neck with much closer string spacing but is really very deep front to back. The thing with the Warwick necks though is that the finger board radius is extremely flat so although the OP is looking for a deeper neck, the radius (and the fact that the back of the neck is actually flat too rather than rounded) makes it a completely different feel altogether in those areas too. Not saying it wouldn't be the answer but absolutely try one out first as they really couldn't be more chalk and cheese compared to the Squier.

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[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1447178768' post='2905609'] Would you say the Harley Benton PJ5 has a thick neck front to back? I have a HB 550fl deko that has a pretty chunky neck, feels really nice. If the PJ5 had the same depth of neck then that would suit me! What's the B string like? [/quote] Judge for yourself. My jazz (very similar profile to your P5) is on the left and the Harley Benton is on the right. Low B its actually pretty reasonable especially given the price. You wanna swap?

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1447156661' post='2905295'] Down the cheaper end of the market, I tried a squier vm jazz 5 that was too chunky for my tastes. Not a bad neck just too meaty for me. Perhaps the vm precision 5 even more so? I'm sure someone here will be able to tell you. [/quote] The VM P5 and J5 have the same neck dimensions. When I bought my Fender Modern Player Jazz 5 I tried it against a VM P5. Apparently they're both 'modern C' necks but I'd say the Fender neck felt marginally more substantial than the Squier. They've discontinued the Modern Player Jazz now but you can still pick up the necks on eBay occasionally. Still slimmer front to back than my cheap and cheerful Harley Benton PJ5 though.

About 15 years ago I was setting up at a gig and was kneeling down plugging in my pedals while our manager was helping to set up our lights (T-bar rack of 4 Par cans mounted on a tripod). The venue had a high ceiling so the stand was being extended up as high as it would go when one of the lamps fell out of a can and hit me (spade connectors down) on the back of the head. Aside from the spade connectors slicing my scalp open so that my hair ended up all matted with blood, I also had concussion which meant I had to play the gig sat down on a bar stool so that I didn't keep falling over. Fun times.

I used Rotosounds for years because I really liked the way they sounded. Occasionally I'd try a different brand because of how quickly the Roto's lost their zing but never found any that sounded as good to me. That is until I bought a bass a couple of years ago that came fitted with D'addario Pro Steels. To me they actually sound way better than my old Roto's and last about 4 times longer. Really don't feel the need to try other brands at all now because the Pro Steels are perfect for me!

Had an AH400SMX as my first 'proper' amp. Bought it new on the 18th September 1999 to be exact then sold it about 8 years ago to our lead guitarist's younger brother. When my Ampeg packed in a few months ago he was good enough to lend it back to me for a gig and it really was one of those 'why the hell did I ever sell this?' moments. Truly awesome sounding amp! If I wasn't looking to go lightweight with my rig right now then I'd have been begging him to sell it back to me.

Personally I wish that I could play like her so that I could tastefully refrain from doing so.

I use a Joyo Roll Boost pedal for this. Up to 32dB of clean boost (bearing in mind pushing it too much can obviously still clip your amp's preamp), true bypass and under £40 new on eBay.