jezzaboy

Trucking from "hundred year hall" by the grateful dead. Recorded in Germany in 72. Jez

I thought the sound quality on the dvd was ok. It is much better than Time machine where Ged has lost all the top end and can`t really sing a lot of the songs anymore. Jez

For pubs, from around £180 to £250 ish. That is the reason I prefer to play in 4 piece bands. Jez

I`ve owned lots of different basses over the years but I got a Mike drint P off here recently and it`s the biz. It is the best sounding P bass I have owned and the tone can go from Motown to heavy rock with a turn of the tone knob. It weighs a bloomin ton though but it`s worth it. Jez

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334401500' post='1615660'] What's a 'music shop'? [/quote] You know. It was one of those places where back in the old days, you would hang about and play stuff you couldn`t afford, surrounded by spotty teenage herberts shredding away on Ibanez guitars with all their mates going "sick man!" Terrible places really Jez

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1334226293' post='1612728'] At least they aren't called 'The Rickenbackers' cos then they'd REALLY be in trouble! [/quote] But only if one of them had a head shaped like the end of a Ric bass. With tuners for ears. Jez

Some cracking buys in that shop. You can get a second hand Epi T bird for £199. Hang on, you can get a brand new one for the same price from guitarguitar or cheaper from Thomann! Jez

Rock covers band? P bass. Nuff said! Jez Also, for a bit of versatility, get a P and fit a good Jazz pickup in the bridge position.

Never owned any Hartke gear. Speaker cabs and the sound from them, is a very personal thing. Keep your eye on the for sale section on here and you could bag yourself a decent rig - eg: Trace Elliott combo, Ashdown Evo or similar for 400. If you don`t mind a bit of weight, you can pick up a bargain as most of us wimps (self included!) prefer lightweight gear. Have a good search around this section of the forum and that should give you some ideas. Jez

If you are buying new, 400 quid won`t get you much for a head/cab. Why not try one of these Redsub 5110 combo`s? Read Neeps review here. Or get something second hand on here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168416-another-promethean-clone/page__st__20"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/168416-another-promethean-clone/page__st__20[/url] Jez

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1333894715' post='1607839'] "more cowbell". [/quote] Any fri**in cowbell!! Jez

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1333889950' post='1607757'] I [i]do[/i] have a decent internet connection... most of the time. It's rare for me not to find what I want to hear - and my tastes don't run to the mainstream only, that's for sure. And I [i]don't[/i] treat music as ephemeral! If it's playing through my system I can listen to it just as closely regardless of where it's coming from. Having said that I still miss vinyl. The whole process of buying an album, getting it home, holding it, [i]smelling [/i]it, reading the notes, the lyrics, looking at the artwork... jumpers for goalposts... [/quote] And rolling some "jazz cigarettes" on the sleeves. Can`t forget that! Jez

Just before xmas, I answered an ad for a band that were re forming and needed a bass player. Spoke to the singer, liked the guy, liked the songs they were gonna do. Met the guy down the pub, got on great. Yabba dabba doo I`m thinking. Guy says he will call me as soon as they can get the drummer sorted out, which would be sorted within the next few days and would I crack on learning the set list? Well, I`m still waiting for the call back from John ex of the Sex Godz. Dish the dirt!!! I don`t think he is calling back is he? Jez

There was one on Glasgow gumtree that went for 200ish quid just over a year ago. That price is takin the p*ss!! Jez

Good point!! I`ll sort this right away. Jez

I really like the grain on that wood. Good result! Jez

Ho bloomin ho I dunno, try and do someone a favour........... Jez

For me, I can compromise on the type of music I will play (Shangalang anyone?) but I cannot play with people I don`t like/have some sort of bond with. I am jammin with 3 guys just now and the guitarist is a great player and all round good guy but the other 2, I`m not sure about. I would rather play cheesy covers than sit around the house bemoaning the fact I ain`t playing. But that just me, a gig tart. Jez

[quote name='rk7' timestamp='1333454369' post='1601845'] Plug it in. If it bangs - not good. If it doesn't - good. thank you please RK [/quote] From now on this will be know as the bass players mantra!! Jez

At one time to share the pa gear about, the drummer had the 3 mike stands to transport. First gig with this arrangement he forgets to bring the mike stands. Have you ever tried gaffer taping a microphone to a brush handle and a cymbol stand. I have! That was the last time he was trusted with any pa gear. Jez

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1333357508' post='1600346'] I think it would look better with some stickers on it, to make it unique and sound louder. It's a pity the 1st April has passed off - surely someone has a cheap(er) pink Jazz, and we could have had some royal fun with Talkbass [/quote] Now that would have been childish and imature. So count me right in Jez