Al Krow

By coinidence, there's a thread just started over on Talkbass with a poll of what effects bass players are using - although it's focussed on covers band bass players whereas the posts on here will also include plenty of originals band musicians and "bedroom" bass players not in bands. But it might be of interest anyway - here's the link: Covers bands - besides a tuner what pedals are you using and on which songs?

Had the pleasure of meeting Dan in time honoured fashion in a Holiday Inn car park off the A2 where goods and cash were exchanged! Pity we only had a few minutes to chat but, from my perspective, I've managed to get an excellent Berg cab for a very fair price and Dan is a real gent to deal with.

A little Motown patch for the B1-4: Motown [AK-EQ].zb1f

@Richard R What a splendid bass! And a relatively shallow tapering of the string spacing, not dissimilar to my Ibanez GVB36. Made me realise I knew precious little about Brawley, but have managed to find your NBD thread with lots more detail

Any Black Friday deals looking good and potentially a "best" (hopefully not a worst!) purchase?

Gobsmacked by just how much the bass player had clearly become the de facto creative director of this most successful song writing crew, and who the rest of the band looked to for leadership and direction.

Stunning example of a fantastic brand. Congratulations!

Yeah right. You know full well that the real reason is that it's not orange enough for you 😁

BB 2004 comes pretty close - even has the reverse-P J set up.

Yes, yes and yes! 😎 What model have you got?

I hadn't clocked that @mrtcathad also got a Spector in his life, which has blown him away. Kinda interesting that quite a few of us Yammy fans are also huge Spector fans. I'm definitely a signed-up member of that particular "dual-bass club".

Ampero Stomp vs HX Stomp vs GT 1000 Core Comments 1. The GT 1000 Core has an 'Assigns' menu which is similar to Snapshots (perhaps even more versatile). 3 parallel paths vs 2 for the Ampero and HX. Lack of balanced output a bit of an omission. 2. Plusses of Ampero: Larger 4" colour screen is a significant upgrade; lower power consumption vs HX Stomp should mean it doesn't suffer from similar overheating issues. Competitively priced. 3. Negatives of Ampero: lacks 'Scenes' feature of HX Stomp; less good recording bit-rates; apparently the pitch shifts suck on current release...

Oi PJ, keep up! 😁

Not sure you have any need to apologise! I mean "Does the choice of wood have a material impact on bass tone or is it largely there for aesthetic reason?" was pretty well covered in the first 17 pages of this thread and on numerous predecessor threads. The discussion your post kicked off and some of the responses it drew, particularly from Mr Mandrel who has clearly thought deeply about this subject over many years, were actually brilliant in terms of insights into the creative process for you and others and to what extent being mindful of your audience / customers plays in shaping what you and others are creating (in your case pretty much zero). And, if it's not welcome on here, it would certainly have merited its own thread.

And here's the Spotify link for the rest of us: Great opening line btw "Are you a believer?" - loved that.

Paul - very well done, mate! Really enjoyed - a well crafted and catchy tune with a ton of energy! When does the Latin America tour start? 😊

@owen please put me down for one of the tickets if they're still available? There's a few other London & Home Counties BC'ers who might also be up for joining us! And I'm sure PJ will be able to twist my arm to swap seats part way through the set so he gets a full view for part of the show 😉

Agreed! And with due respect to myself Pete, you would be one of the legion of bass players on BC that I would rate myself as being mediocre when being compared to, just so Mr 4000 has the full picture! 😊

Gotcha, thanks, Enjoy!

This is actually far more interesting!

@4000 - thanks. I get that fulfilling your creative urge is your motivation. No issues with that and genuine applause from me (still not feeling threatened btw 😉) But if you don't care what an audience thinks, why potentially waste their time having to "wade" through it? Why not just keep it to yourself? What makes you want to share it with an audience? Would it be more accurate to say that you do care what an audience thinks, it's just that you're not going to let that influence your creative process?

Errr...simply because that's how I would currently rate myself. I certainly aspire to be a better player - but I'm not there yet. Not being defensive at all, just realistic self-appraisal and certainly not prompted by anything you've implied. I could easily list off a bunch of fellow BC'ers (many on this thread) who are better bass players than me. Don't worry, it's ok I'm not feeling at all threatened just because you're self-identifying as being "creative"! You've still not really addressed what your motivation for your art is, which was at the heart of my question - what is it about what you're doing that gives you a "buzz"? For me it's easy to articulate: playing tightly with my band to an audience who are loving the set and losing themselves in the music. Mr Mandrel - that is very well put!

Being a mediocre covers bass player, you'll need to please bear with my lack of an artist's perspective, but if what your audiences think has no bearing on your art, why "inflict" it on them? Why not just create something and enjoy the process and the outcome and keep your art to yourself? Or do you actually, deep down, want others to enjoy it too and you appreciate their reaction when one of your creations is positively received? What is your motivation for being a live musician? For me, the greatest artists throughout history from Leonardo to Shakespeare to Beethoven, and beyond, were all mindful of their patrons and their audiences. It didn't stop them creating some of the most beautiful art which will continue to echo down time - being appreciated not just by the audiences of their day but but also by each and every succeeding generation.

There's something very special and distinctive about the Pedulla sound, I have to agree with you Dave. For a solo bass sound IMO it's pretty hard to beat for its clarity and musicality from the clips I've heard. I say that as a by-stander who's never had the privilege of owning a Ped. Speaking of which, I guess there's a very good reason why our very own @ped decided on his avatar name rather than being "Fen" or "Sandy" 😁