thebassist

A 6-string Rickenbacker rip-off for £7000! Incredible. I reckon they'd be amazingly fortunate to get anywhere close to £1000 for that thing.

Servant Jazz Quarters address is 10a Bradbury Street, London, N16 8JN. SJQ are within two minutes walk of Dalston Kingsland and Dalston Junction Overground stations. The following buses stop nearby: 30, 38, 56, 67, 76, 149, 236, 242, 277, N38, N76.

I've just moved on my Aguilar equipment. I have one SL112 left to shift now. I played using two SL112s powered by two TH350 heads. I thought they were okay at the time but the new stuff I have is far better in my opinion. While the SL112s are very, very lightweight, it comes at too much of a cost in my opinion. The weight/sound ratio is perfect on my new Trickfish TF112 cabs.

This might help. https://www.thebalance.com/value-of-money-3306108

I think you should start Hellzero's Bass Lessons.

When I commission a new build, I'm happy to accept the risk that comes along with it. I think of getting a build wrong and selling it on at a loss as what it would have cost me to have rented the instrument. I actually have a new build due for completion in June and I've only changed two elements from the bass I have currently. I feel like I can finally say that I'm 99% certain I've gotten the specifications right.

I don't think anything you've written here is unreasonable but I'd probably have waited until another rehearsal or two before speaking up myself. It's a tricky one though. And was the regular gigging club band originals or covers?

At this price point I think you’re absolutely right. These look like they should be at the £300-£500 mark to me. Thinking about it... even then I wouldn’t buy one.

It'd be really great to see some of the Basschat community at this event.

Sounds exciting mate and try not to worry - the way I think of things nowadays is that in 100 years I won't be about anymore so sod it - go out and have fun.

I play stereo bass in a bass/drums duo too - I use stereo mainly for ping-pong delay - it’s a lot of fun.

In A Silent Way by Miles Davis. It's such a nice chill out record.

Steve Lawson playing Servant Jazz Quarters, London 18 April with support from Tom Herbert (double bass/effects) and Minus Pilots (electric bass/drums) Facebook event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/274739173195153/ Tickets - https://store.championversion.com/merch/ticket-to-steve-lawson-x-tom-herbert-x-minus-pilots-18-april-2019 Steve Lawson - Beat-infused electronica, post-rock, ambient-jazz, solo bass, Steve Lawson is the UK’s most celebrated solo bassist. Steve spends a lot of his time making ambient atmospheres and emotive sounds with hip-hop tendancies making the eventual hybrid of jazz, electronica and ambient. Tom Herbert - A bass player in Mercury Music Prize nominated bands The Invisible and Polar Bear, as well as vocal/double bass duo Moats & Thrones. He was also was a founding member of the British jazz-punk band Acoustic Ladyland. Tom is also currently on the teaching staff at The Royal Academy of Music. Minus Pilots - percussionist Matt Pittori and bassist Adam Barringer. Touching the realms of modern classical, cinematic, post-rock, ambient and post-jazz, they weave sparse textures, crumbling atmospheres and fractured drones. Minus Pilots have performed in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, London, Milan, New York and Paris.

My Fodera Emperor 6 Elite and pedal chain.

Playing stereo with two Trickfish Bullhead 1K heads driving two TF112 cabinets. Amazing power and clarity.

I'm in a band with a bloke who is constantly lying but he is a great player and he is super reliable so I just turn off when he starts lying. It is hard not to call him out on it though...

This is absolutely the case. I really think that unless you're almost 100% certain with the spec you'd want and you're fussy, it's probably best to avoid a custom altogether. I do, however, think my fourth attempt is going to be right... well I hope!

The pickup positions were my decision but they’re not ununusal. I just should have had the bridge pickup a little closer to the bridge than I did. And the chambering means the tone is warmer than I wanted. For a lot of people, this bass would be just fine but I like the jazz bass snap.

Yeah, I'm a real dummy. I really think that the fourth one is right though. I'm confident that I've nailed it this time.

One mistake was having the bass chambered and the other mistake was the pickup positioning. I placed too much importance on the weight of the instrument and didn't give enough consideration to the impact it'd have on the sound. The pickup positioning is more an annoyance I suppose. I live and learn and it was completely my fault.

When I think about it, the set we play is actually relatively similar to my solo set. It's just a lot heavier in places because of the dynamics and general options that a drummer gives you. So you could develop a solo set while looking out for a drummer who could come in and compliment what you're doing. If you find someone, then great, but if you don't, then there isn't anybody holding up your progress and annoying you.

How about amending your set so you can perform it solo? I was playing solo up until I got together with this latest drummer.