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[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='952123' date='Sep 10 2010, 06:30 PM']Tyler guitars. Their headstocks look horrible too.[/quote] +1. They may well be great instruments to play, but that headstock/logo - ugh!

He was certainly one of the better acts at High Voltage. Played an excellent set, I thought.

So many songs, so little time... here's four... Thanks, CK, for the 'four-square' idea.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='948572' date='Sep 7 2010, 05:53 PM']Silly Love Songs - Wings Waiting on a train - Flash and the Pan We close our eyes - Go West Wild Horses - Gino Vanelli No more fear of flying - Gary Brooker Everything - Michael Bublé The Year of the Cat - Al Stewart Right down the Line - Gerry Rafferty Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger[/quote] +1 for the Gino Vannelli and Go West tracks. On a different slant, another tune that never fails to lift my spirit is one of my fave TV theme tunes ever...ever... Man, I just love that walkin' bass and strings! Theme from "Route 66" (1962)

Both. Depends on the piece I'm playing. If it's a chord, double-stop or finger-picking thing, I'd probably go index-ring-pinkie.

[quote name='synthetic' post='948692' date='Sep 7 2010, 07:40 PM']Bar just pulling his penis out on stage and wagging it for two minutes straight and grinning [/quote] Totally agree. Mind you, when he's not playing silly buggers, Naruse is a hell of a player.

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='945121' date='Sep 4 2010, 01:34 AM']Takes three minutes to get interesting, and i still don't care. Have i missed something? The slap section is rough too. The guy is playing a lefty Stingray, Strung like an upside-down righty...hmm. Still don't care. *i don't personally get it, as a 'demo'*[/quote] Must admit I didn't notice it was strung like an upside-down righty. I don't care either!

...It's actually not too much of a slap-fest, either!

I'm keeping an eye on this thread and (depending on gigs etc) hopefully will be up for a trip to Cambridge (or Ipswich, etc).

With his usual OTT-ness, Casiopea bassist Yoshihiro Naruse plays this marathon solo with his 8-string Tune TWB-T bass. Some brief whammy at the beginning (harm.), then around 2 minutes in.

[quote name='cd_david' post='943980' date='Sep 2 2010, 09:50 PM']I will try and get some shots together for you but in the mean time........ 8 Rays 6 Fenders 5 Overwaters 2 Rickenbackers 1 Wal 1 Hohner B2a 1 Hondo 830 Deluxe 1 Tanglewood Violin Bass 1 Squier Precision[/quote] er... gulp?!

Class! Great number, great piece of video, loved the end, too. I played one festival years ago where these guys were also on. They tore up the stage... lovely stuff!

[quote name='cd_david' post='943216' date='Sep 2 2010, 11:52 AM']Updated pics of the collection which has to be thinned Natural is the first going.[/quote] Mmmm, nice collection indeed! I'm curious as to which one(s) you will NOT be getting rid of....

Salt Vinegar Tomatosauce

[quote name='dood' post='942865' date='Sep 2 2010, 12:00 AM']It took me a little while to adjust when I started playing with drummers using electronic kits. I think what can be a problem (much like bass gear actually) is the amplification and cabinets used to play back the drum audio. Small under powered PA speakers for example are cr@p! especially if they need to be cranked, which compounds the issue. The different drums sounds have less definition and rubbish tweeters add so much shrill top end it's difficult to hear the pulse of the kit.[/quote] +1 dood is absolutely right regarding the amps/cabs/etc used. It makes a huge difference. The more expensive kits with all mesh heads and better modules have a far better sound and feel, according to Roland-playing drummers I've worked with. One let-down can be when 'real' kit is mixed with 'electronic kit'. This makes it even harder to get a good balanced sound for both on stage and FOH. It's also even more important that everyone is hearing the drums properly via monitors. In smaller venues you can sometimes get away with a good drum amp or small dedicated drum PA rig that the rest of the band can also hear. There's certainly more to it when going with electronic drums and it's understandable why drummers would rather stick to acoustic kits. But on one particular gig I played a while back, the drummer had a top-of-the-range Roland TD-20 which sounded glorious, especially through a decent PA. And of course, when working with a drummer who just can't hit the drums hard enough, it's easier to bring him down!!

[quote name='Linus27' post='942057' date='Sep 1 2010, 01:49 PM']It's not been the same for a long time. I've struggled to overcome it and adapt but I just can't do it. For years I was happy but I have just recently been told that what ever I do or have done, it just won't sound as good as if I had an Ampeg SVT head. I now feel a failure, not only to myself but to all my fans who I have subjected them to the non Ampeg SVT tone. How they will ever forgive me. For years they surely were just listening to the bass as all music lovers do and I have clearly led them up the garden path with an inadequate non Ampeg SVT tone. I think its time now to bow out, ashamed and as a failure as a non Ampeg SVT playing bass player. I just hope others can find the strength to carry on with there rubbish sounding Traces, Ashdowns, Genz Benz, Mark Bass etc amps. Be strong boys, think of Blitey and I'll see you on the other side. [/quote] Aye, we're all doooomed, I tell ya!!!

Raising a glass to the Old Git today (@ 11:30am)... Cheers, Si!

Ah, nostalgia - it IS what it used to be! No doubt, some will be saying the same thing in 20 or so years time about the 'noughties' having some pretty good stuff in it. Not like the crap being served up in 2020/2030...

Hi and welcome to Basschat - even though you [i]are[/i] a guitarist! (kidding, I'm a guitarist, too). Instruments and strings usually come down to personal choice so I would just say to make sure the bass is properly set up for the guage of strings you want to use. I'm guessing you might want your low E to be around a .110(?). If that suits, check what's around within your budget and go from there. Yamaha basses are usually very good for mass-produced instruments (I've had a couple) and there's always the old faithful Precision (slightly wider neck than a Jazz bass). For £500, you might even nab a Musicman... if you're lucky, a Stingray, but more possibly the now-discontinued SUB Bass. Check ebay as they do still come up and can go for less than 500. Hope some of the above helps. Steve

One of the nicer P Bass variants out there. (imho).

In a real jazzy mood tonight... L'Image - Love Play can you get 5 more well-respected guys than these...? Mike Mainieri (vib); Warren Bernhardt (keys); David Spinozza (g); Tony Levin (; Steve Gadd(d) This track starts with a real 'smooth groove' and gradually picks up the funk. Nice! Miles Davis - One Phone Call (live) Killer bass line from Daryll Jones

Native Son - Japanese Jazz-Funk band from the late '70s Dr Strut - Struttin' more 70s jazz-funk

7 at the mo' -- 2 are fretless (click on my signature pic for a looksee) Not shown is an Aria AMB-50B electro-acoustic bass.

[quote name='Doctor J' post='936713' date='Aug 26 2010, 08:05 AM']Start coat grabbing Cheers lads, I'm quite pleased with it, even if I do say so myself. It's foam lined where it counts, there are two foam padded bars running along the bottom which support the weight of the basses and the mdf rack which keeps them upright. That's also foam lined (actually with that sticky backed draft excluding foam) where the necks rest in each slot. I plan on covering the whole thing with velour or something similar in the very near future.[/quote] Haha - excellent! And two thumbs up for your work!