martthebass

A very hot and sticky this last Saturday; a Bikers Rally at the Breighton Ferry. Absolutely cracking gig with lots of enthusiastic punters; sound was a bit of a problem as there was a wall in front of me a couple of metres out which gave me some horrible harsh sound spikes in the first spot.....the ears are still complaining despite me having moulded 21db Decibulz plugs.....

Ouch. That's what stops me taking the expensive stuff - especially on easily accessible/zero stages. Never bothered me when it was the old jeans and T Shirt bands. BTW - Black bass and LEDS!

Now back from Jon and in full working order. Just in time for a Biker rally gig tomorrow. Jon initially thought it was goosed because it sounded distorted and then realised it was supposed to be like that….

At the minute I tend to use my cheapest bass on most gigs (a Sandy Lionel) but that's only because it's the most suitable for this band and the majority of the venues we play. I do have one case queen (a Status CW1) that was bought for me with money left by my Mum so I have a sentimental attachment, however it gets played often at home and is not a wall ornament.

Could've sworn some of your recent images showed you wearing a long garb of some description.....I won't spit hairs on the fabric/substrate.....

Too warm for the big leather coat BRX?

I've had a few fretless Stingrays, all with Pau Ferro boards and found them all well suited to the job. I don't think it looks as cosmetically nice as ebony but that's a minor point. One thing I did note though is that it's a bit on the brittle side, I had the board resurfaced on a SR5 as it had a little wear and when the nut was removed a bit of the board at the back of the nut popped off and had to be glued back into place.

Is the Pink Lionel active/passive? Did you get it from Bass Direct?

All our venues are cash only. If they aren’t cash then they aren’t one of our venues. Fortunately we don’t do it for a living and can be choosy.

Cheers, I’ve used Jon on a couple of jobs before and he’s the only guy I’d trust on a pricey bass.

Bass Direct requested I use my own Luthier and had EBMM send the replacement part directly to me. I will of course request reimbursement of costs….

Because the vendor isn’t fitting it Kev.

A new pre is now on its way from EBMM via UPS (so fingers crossed…..). Mr Shuker has agreed to fit it so here’s hoping it’ll be fit and ready soon.

I remember them as a nice bunch of lads. They used to frequent a local jamnight I went to years back every Friday when they were learning their trade.

Is it tone Lego or ordinary Lego?