MacDaddy

Hi, back in the 80's the Blazer was the first bass I owned and a USA Fender P was the second! I used them both in an 80's hard rock/metal context. From what I can remember, the Blazer was a lot lighter and the profile of the neck was a bit flatter. Tone wise the P had a bit more bottom end, and the Blazer cut through the mids a tad better, but my Blazer had the p pup. I'd stick, the Blazer's are seriously underated - the Supergrass guy stuck with his for years - you would have to be looking at a fair bit of dosh and/or pup upgrades to notice a difference that you couldn't get by adjusting your amp. Plus your back will love you for it!

subscibed. Cheers!

[quote name='Clarky' post='660994' date='Nov 21 2009, 01:56 PM']Cool! I am going next Saturday (The Apollo in Hammersmith)[/quote] tried buying tickets - sold out

I sold an amp through Andy's Guitars in Denmark Street. I never got the money and Andy Preston consistently lied to me about it. I took him to Court over it, but he declared bankruptcy. He is still working in the shop that used to be Andy's Guitar's, so perhaps best to avoid that one.

Twisted Sister have an album of rocked up Christmas standards. It's on Spotify, here's the blurb.

for some players it's an integral part of their playing. Steve Harris wouldn't sound like Steve Harris without all the clicks and clacks

Rock and Roll Christmas - Gary Glitter. Doesn't go down as well as it used to though

[quote name='3V17C' post='651993' date='Nov 11 2009, 09:08 PM']i'm just starting to look around for some new projects but as is the norm its pretty dead round here so am thinking about looking a bit farther afield. only trouble is of course that means more travelling time/petrol etc to and from any rehearsals. i'm incredibly lazy and easily distracted so it'd have to be a very good band for me to travel any serious distance. so... how far do people here travel for rehearsals.... and does it rapidly get to be a chore?!! peace c[/quote] it's not just the distance. 10-12 miles might not sound too bad, but if it's from Bermondsey to Acton (eg) it means you can't avoid central London which is a major PITA and time waster. I used to do about 30 miles from South Beds to that London. Should have been easy and taken about 30mins - just straight down the M1 then North Circular - but it was during the roadworks between junction 6-10. Not fun.

Yes? No.

they don't sound like any Brummies I've ever heard

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='656507' date='Nov 16 2009, 10:33 PM']A pro camera won't make you a pro photographer if you can't use it, right? The same could be said of using a 'pro' instrument. A bass, regardless of cost will or should sound good in the right hands. It should never be the instrument, but the player that is the pro. Having a pro instrument simply helps more...[/quote] maybe true, but a pro photographer with a crap camera that overexposes or can't focus isn't gonna take too many great snaps. Likewise a great bassist with a crap cheap bass will still be prone to interference issues and issues of playability and tone. This thread is about the bass not the player which is why I said: [i]By pro job I mean sounds good enough to do a decent job at a gig for the player, with sufficient build quality to negate any interference issues, plays well with a decent set up, and to an average member of the audience would be no different sound wise to a bass 2 or 3 times it's value. [/i]

[url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=6058"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=6058[/url] is what I have and only £3.99. Wouldn't be without it. In fact I have 2!

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='391390' date='Jan 26 2009, 02:22 AM']My last few basses have all been quality mid range USA made (Carvin, Fender J, Musicman Sub, Guild B-301) but for my last gig I used a cheap Asian Mustang bass - not to be confused with the Fender Mustang. Anyway no-one commented on the change of sound, loss of tone, etc or even noticed there was a cheaper bass. There's no doubt the quality of budget basses has increased severely since I were a lad (to be said in wistful Yorkshire accent) and the budget bass feature in BGM got me thinking,[b] are there any budget basses (for the sake of argument no more than £200.00 as per the BGM piece) that can do a pro job? By pro job I mean sounds good enough to do a decent job at a gig for the player, with sufficient build quality to negate any interference issues, plays well with a decent set up, and to an average member of the audience would be no different sound wise to a bass 2 or 3 times it's value. [/b] I realise this may be entirely subjective, but we may find some common ground? Waddaya reckon?[/quote] so we're seeing a lot of basses that are great value and good for the money, but I want to return to the OP and in particular the bit in bold. Great for the money is one thing but do you thing they can do a pro job as defined above?

[quote name='thedontcarebear' post='655867' date='Nov 16 2009, 11:59 AM']How can I get that sort of sound in the studio? Recording a funky sounding song in a few weeks, [b]and I bum[/b] Earth, Wind and Fire so would quite like a tone a bit like Verdine White used to get.[/quote]

Soft Cell at the UEA in Norwich a few years ago. 2 blokes and one of them stuck behind keyboards for the night and ne're a bass or guitar in sight all the while, wasn't expecting much. Completely awesome, great gig

[quote name='bassninja' post='654419' date='Nov 14 2009, 12:47 PM']and all that hairspray metal bollocks.[/quote] I quite like all that hairspray metal bollocks.

Bobby Dall from Poison. Reason? He is bassist in a band who still sell out arenas and stadiums, and headline festivals worldwide. Isn't that the kind of exposure any manufacturer would want?

I've blown a couple of auditions by not having backing vocals. If you can play and sing at the same time it can only help.

I took Granny to see Billy Elliot - The Musical. I was not looking forward to it, but it was brilliant! The music was great the band were great, and it was also very funny. I did however watch the film a couple of months later, and was mightly disappointed. [quote name='Golchen' post='650401' date='Nov 10 2009, 09:49 AM']I think that Will Young is a pretty decent artist actually.[/quote] Decent bloke too, I've met him and he let me get served at the bar first. [quote name='Golchen' post='650401' date='Nov 10 2009, 09:49 AM']Over the years the wife has dragged me along to see Cliff Richard FIVE TIMES!!!! But I have to say that he actually puts on a very good show, has a lot of good songs, and I did get to see Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch.[/quote] I've seen Cliff twice, and would go again.

[quote name='Rich' post='639083' date='Oct 28 2009, 02:07 PM']My Ideal Custom Bass? I already own it [/quote] +1 [quote name='Lew-Bass' post='639048' date='Oct 28 2009, 01:26 PM']Also, how many pick-ups are under there?[/quote] 1 pup, extra wound and hum-cancelling

if my receding hairline is deemed worthy then so be it.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='641768' date='Oct 31 2009, 11:24 AM']I wasn't there, but this (from the photo thread) encapsulates what I'd [b]hope[/b] to find at a bass bash ... a bunch of bass geeks chatting and playing basses So when's the next SE bash ... do I have to wait a year ?[/quote] nothing says BassBash like my receding hairline!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='640471' date='Oct 29 2009, 08:31 PM']No more knocking this mag, folks....please?[/quote] sorry but we have to tell it like it is. If it's great we will say so, if not we'll say that. The thing is we all [i]want [/i]a great bass mag, but my reading of the thread suggests improvements have been made, but we are still a fair way from great.

[quote name='davidmpires' post='638142' date='Oct 27 2009, 04:38 PM']What's wrong about closing your eyes during a cool moment of the song??[/quote] nothing, but doing it for the whole gig may be a tad excessive.