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Wow! Brilliant! Also, danceable drum pattern and excellent funky bass with a discernable root. Them's the ingredients for fonk, right there... When are you next gigging?

Well, I'm sorry to read it didn't go well Steve. Did you only play the songs you had practiced, or were other curveballs thrown in? Space from the recording might be key to your being able to listen to them. I always find it difficult to listen to anything other than the fluffs in any recording I do, but putting it away and coming aback to it later does help. Have you listened to isolated bass tracks on YouTube? They're quite the eye-opener, especially for their less than pristine lines. At the end of the day, you've been obsessing about these songs for 6 hours in the studio and however long at home practicing. I think it quite expected that you can't listen to them yet. Give it time. By the way, did the band say 'not good enough' or was it the engineer? This is an important distinction. How did they lay down the different tracks? Separately, I'm intrigued as to why you think they want to be more of a recording band, when they only play covers. That doesn't seem to add up.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1493027516' post='3284870'] or do you watch them go bonkers for monkey man by the specials? [/quote] Toots and the Maytals, surely....? 🤓

Jo's playing generally on that 2005 reunion gig was really, really good. That feels like mild praise. The tone he got on his sig Warwick was superb. I too think it was some.of the best fretless playing I've heard. But then, if you on a fretless with a 40" scale... When I grow up... Etc.

Interesting. I can't stand D'Addario EXLs, but have always found Rotosound's comfortable. Funny ol' world, eh? I also realise I've missed the point of this thread. Cort: Pyramid Gold 40-100 T-bird: Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 flats Jazz: TI 'Jazz' JF344 flats. Dobro: D'Addario 'Chromes' flatwounds

I too was a Swing Bass 66 man for some years. I then started to try different stuff, if only because I became aware of more than Rotosound, EB and Fender. The best strings I've tried so far have be Thomastik Infeld, either round (Power Bass) or flat (Jazz Bass). Best tone by miles and a good balance of tension. Not very cheap, but deals can be found (Thomann springs to mind).

Smart! Does it sound sufficiently like an M1 to you, or is it lacking the 'heft'?

On a slightly more recent vibe, maybe it's high time for a resurgence of the once mighty Korg M1...? Italian Dance Piano Sound, anyone...? Aaaaanyway, back on topic. Sir Blue, those cool sounding bass line on Paul Young records was a guy called Pino Palladino. I don't know if you already knew (t)hat, but I guess we can all (perhaps incorrectly) assume a level of prior knowledge.

Classic Partridge. Takes off the air bass to talk to the Inland Revenue.

I wonder which side of the ego 'Action' sits... https://youtu.be/zM0IWyQ5zcg It has the rum-te-tum drum line of something like Blockbuster, the layered poppy harmonies, but a hard rock feel. Either way, probably my fave Sweet song.

Wowowow. That broke my eyes. Am I meant to look through the fingerboard...?

Ooh, seems TimR and I are thinking alike. Sorry!

The feeling I get from your initial post and your latest one is that it's not the songs that daunt you necessarily, it's the recording process. If so, try not to worry about it. Like has been said, if you know your parts you will be okay. It doesn't need to be done in one take, either. Also, you might be expected to play along in the control booth (or wherever) to create a guide track whilst the drums are laid down, straight into the board. This also gives you a dry run, so to speak, on the songs. Sometimes, that could even be the take!

A Bandcamp or Soundcloud page is still a useful tool, but I agree that physical copy is a bit 2005. Cards (IME) with a Web address for tracks / videos work just as well for physical presence and are 10 times cheaper.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1491820454' post='3275552'] The original poster did, in his original post [/quote] Oops. 🤐 Adapt to the new sound? Perhaps this is a quick reaction to the difference. OP, are you able to record how you sound in a band context? You might be surprised at how it sounds.

And... the Yamaha DX7?

My comment had its tongue firmly implanted within it's cheek... 😉 I make you right on the timber. It has that ochre glow of 70's furniture teak.

+1 for changing strings here. It's the easiest option for someone who's not confident with a soldering iron. What sort of strings do you usually use? IME, if you're used to (for example) Rotosound Swing Bass 45s, a set of D'Addario 40s would scare the pants off you with snarly top end... Gary is also spot on with asking what you're running through. If the sound of your gigging rig is designed for your other bass, you may need to adjust your tone controls. I think what we're saying here is 'lots of options available!'

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I suppose they could be licensed, but I doubt it. I don't have an RMH1 to compare, but I'd guess the main differences are slightly different wheels, lower quality powder coat and maybe lower grade steel. Oh, and I only have one sprung lug to lock out the handle, on the left spar. Maybe the RMH1 has two? Still, haven't broken it yet...

I think it is, I just never understood why some posts counted and some didn't. 😀

Thanks - I had always wondered how that works.

I use Millennium's blatant copy of the RockNRoller RMH1. Very happy so far, and folds down nicely for use in the car. At 30 quid, it's 25% cheaper than the real thing with equal functionality, including castors with decent bearings. I looked at those hand trucks you're speaking of. I was concerned that rather than making things easier, potentially I was increasing the weight load for something quite cumbersome. OTOH - if you have a van, happy days!

Our PA goes into a garage and has never had a problem. However, everything is either flightcased or lives in a trunk. I'm sure this limits the level of exposure. Also, I'd throw in that there's good value in keeping any storage space ventilated. Condensation is caused by temperature variation certainly, but ventilation reduces the buildup of water vapour which then leads to condensation. As has been said, there's probably more value in having a dehumidifier than having heating.