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[quote name='TheGreek' post='937490' date='Aug 26 2010, 08:37 PM'][size=2][center] I've recently taken possession of a[b] Veillette Citron [/b]Bass - [i]she came all the way from California [/i]- after being held ransom by those bastards at Customs & Excise (ransom £199.13) she arrived and is now living safely with me..The company apparently made fewer than 500 instruments of which less than 300 were basses. I was chatting with another bassplayer recently who knew nothing about them. [b]Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads [/b]used one on [b]"Stop Making Sense" [/b] I put this up as one of the best basses I've ever played - and I own a Jaydee Supernatural and Warwick Dolphin amongst others.. My question is does anybody else know of one in the UK?[/center][/size] [center]here she is[/center][/quote] Beautiful bass, I've loved Tina's vibe on Stop Making Sense that I have always been on the look out. If you don't mind, how much was it? Where did you find it, I might keep a look out!

Just listened back to my own clips and the GAS for a Precision returns. I also managed to play quite well for a change on these clips I did eventually sell this bass, mainly due to collection reaching up to four guitars, not to the determent of this baby. Must, resist, another!

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='934230' date='Aug 23 2010, 10:09 PM']Pete. I went to check your bands website and it`s come up as "visiting this website may harm your computer". It`s on Google`s search page. Jez[/quote] Pete, someone has put some malicious code in your website's source. You need to get rid of it straight away as you will be knocked off Google, Facebook and such. I've looked through the code and can't find anything too bad, it's a bit messy to say the least Email me if you need more help, you know where I am!

[quote name='Faithless' post='934222' date='Aug 23 2010, 10:00 PM']He himself (Mayer) played bass on his new record? Which trax?[/quote] According to Wikipedia, it was Pino who played bass on everything except All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye, Crossroads or War of My Life. It doesn't state who else so I guess this means Mayer. The bass on Crossroads works very well and has excellent tone. Hats off to him if it is him! Also note that Ian McLagan of Small/Faces plays all over the album!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='934055' date='Aug 23 2010, 07:21 PM']Err...we have a live CD recorded at the Stables theatre in Milton Keynes last year, if anyone's interested. Don't tell Bilbo. [/quote] What happened to the live DVD? No joy?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='934047' date='Aug 23 2010, 07:16 PM']Slap? My Old School? Must have been pissed that night. [/quote] To quote my mate, "if you could play that well sober, we'd be going somewhere!"

Excellent, I'm hopefully going to catch Pete and the gang at The Sage in Gateshead in a few weeks time! After I have moved to London, I also hope to get to a Jazz Cafe gig. I heard a rumour that the epic Aja might have been added to the setlist... Oh, and you guys are right, Pete can really play. His slap work on My Old School still rings true with me!

[quote name='deathpanda' post='933272' date='Aug 23 2010, 12:50 AM']as good as he is, when you type "john ma" into youtube, John Martyn should be the first suggestion.[/quote] +1 - I'm enjoying him but he's no Martyn

I've been listening to a lot of John Mayer over the past few days and I'm really enjoying his stuff. I've heard some of his earlier stuff (the acoustic pop-rock) but his more recent blues explorations are really appealing to me. Continuum, Battle Studies and the Trio albums are all really strong. I know he gets bad press for his singing styles but I'm finding his style energetic and his music fits in well with a slice of old and new. He has an excellent taste in bass players, all of which sound amazing. Some of my favourite clips so far... Vultures - with Pino on bass. Who doesn't want his Precision?! I Don't Trust Myself - with Sean Hurley on bass, rocking out the Epiphone JC with excellent tone! I Don't Need No Doctor - with Willie Weeks on bass, featuring John Scofield Crossroads - Sean Hurley again, with a Mustang bass. Very growly sound! Anyone else a fan, or not a fan?

You can always buy mine for £1,200 which is a beautiful neck, sounds great and looks the dogs bollocks See signature!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='927390' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:43 AM']I appreciate that this isn't necessarily where you're going with this thread, but don't lose sight of the fact that you don't always want the bass to "cut through". Much of the time, we're there to provide the under-pinning ... as much felt as heard. On a lot of the stuff we play in my covers band, a bass tone which cuts through with ease and can be clearly heard all the time would be bloody irritating![/quote] Oh no, I totally agree! We aren't all Jaco and don't need to be at the front of what is going on. Grooving away for everyone else is just as important too. What I was referring to were the cases when I have seen bands, both pro and amateur that that bass has no presence in the sound at all, and whether the bass itself has anything to do with it. Sort of do people think that a particular bass has a natural ability to cut through...

I've always wondered what the opinions of people are on this one, but how do you think the different basses/styles of basses cut through the mix? There's always talk of how P and Js sit in the mix but what are people's experience with them in a band setting? My personal experience has been that my Rickenbacker has occasionally sounded weak but often fantastic. The StingRay cuts through anything with no EQ what so ever. I've heard a fair few situations where a P has been mostly unheard in the mix (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac), which got me wondering about this. I'm of the opinion that with the right engineer and EQing, anything could cut through and have presence but that's not always possible in gigs! Thoughts? So, throw your hats and let's see what people think

[quote name='Musky' post='924931' date='Aug 14 2010, 03:07 PM']Or considerably less - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=90280"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=90280[/url][/quote] If only that was cherryburst, not a fan of that grey at all!