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Not at all, IMO all P basses look pretty cool because the design is just right to my eyes. My favourite P bass I had was a plain black with black pickguard and a dark rosewood board, nothing special, but it just worked ( visually ) for me.

Beautiful trio, but that gold is just sublime.🙂

Not everyone's cup of tea, but I saw one of these in the flesh at PMT and was blown away by it, usually I like blues/blacks/ white basses, so this took me by surprise....

I was there too Paul S, agreed the bass wasn't that pleasant, too middy and in your face for my liking. However the rest of the band sounded great, even the drums which had a great snap to them. Never seen Joanne before but she was astounding, very impressed , she came across as a pleasant person too. All in all a good midweek night out.

Def Leppard have also announced some dates with ZZ Top in USA, that would be worth a look. I saw Leps last year on the Hysteria anniversary tour in London and they can still put on a decent show and sound good for a stadium band of advancing years. They still play A LOT in America, where it seems their audiences are guaranteed to be big, good luck to them. Also their last studio album was their best since the glory days IMO.

Cool!! For me he'd be in a three way tie with Phil Lynott and Geddy Lee, all 3 very different but equally wonderful. First saw Doug with King's X (supporting Anthrax ) way back in....'89...???!!!!

Anyone mentioned Dug ( Doug) Pinnick yet, didn't see his name as I scrolled through..? Great soulful rock voice and his bass tone is very distinctive. Groovy player too.

After reading his rather lovely book of bass, I would suggest a certain Mr Geddy Lee, from Toronto, Canada has most of them.....

😂😂😂😂😂 and the wag who shouted out " Steve....it's the Uninvited Guest!"

I was at Southend too, I echo the comments above, a marvellous, moving performance, IMO. I was stage right about six rows from front and the sound mix was one of the most perfect I can remember, the bass was just right here, Pete is a great player, his sound had punch and bite when neeeded but also a beautiful depth and warmth in the quieter songs. And you could actually hear the strings/wind section!!!! ( who were very well integrated into the songs I thought.) The Clare incident was hilarious, I love the way H interacts with the audience but I think he may have learned a lesson there. The sound tech bringing her a bag of crisps and a banana as she sat there drunkenly swaying was a nice touch.

Playing in a recent covers band, like most comments above, the drummer started and set probably 80% of the songs, and the guitar 18%, which left our last song which was Motorheads Ace of Spades which I started. I found incredible pleasure adapting the speed up ....or even more up.....depending on how much I wanted the drummer to sweat at the end of a long evening playing 😃

Got a last minute ticket to see Alice Cooper, thought the band were really good, lots of great 80's style shredding guitar from Nita Strauss if that's your thing then you'll love this tour. Good set list too , I thought, and he can still sing as well as any 70 year old rocker. Support was the Stranglers, I only really know the singles but they seemed like they didn't want to be there. Golden Brown ( which I love) sounded, to me, awful, like a bunch of amateurs playing it, and the singing wasn't good. Things did improve on the more punky/rocky songs and No More Heroes went down well.

I turned 50 this year and decided , for reasons not dissimilar to yourself Linus, that I was done. I wasn't lucky enough to play at the level you did, I played in a few (IMO) decent originals bands, then latterly a good rock covers band, but there just came a day when the passion wasn't there, also playing the covers was spoiling the enjoyment of listening to music for me. I've got myself a little Marshall and an Epiphone Les Paul, and enjoy strangling a sound out of that at home, and occasionally still play my bass at home too, but the thought of gigging leaves me cold now. I've got back into photography too, which was always a passion and still remains fun, for me. I find that I'm enjoying listening to music a lot more now.Do what makes you happy, and enjoy it.

I've listened to the remasters on Spotify but frustratingly they don't have the original to compare, but the 2016 version sounds better in my opinion, without ruining the vibe of the original, just a bit more bass punch and the guitar sounds a bit more focused. As an aside, I first heard BSSM, or more specifically Under the Bridge for the first time in 92 when visiting the States, I'd only just discovered RHCP through the Mothers Milk album and loved the infectious pop funk rock grooves and sense of fun they had. I learned once we arrived Stateside that they actually had a massive new hit single in the US charts and couldn't wait to hear it so spent all my hotel time watching MTV. When it eventually played, I couldn't believe it was the same band, everything I loved about Mothers Milk was gone!!!!! Of course, once I got the album and played it a few times I appreciated it for the masterwork it was, yes it was different but it was a necessary evolution of the band, and John Frusciantes guitar sound is a thing of wonder. Great days.

As an aspiring 14 year old metal bassist first picking up the instrument it was down to two guys in 1984 for me, after listening to the albums The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden and Ride the Lightning by Metallica. To my innocent little ears they showed me that 'Metal' bass doesn't have to be all thudding root notes, it could make the music bounce and gallop and groove and grind and energise the whole bands sound. I feel so lucky to have been around at a time when so much iconic music was being made.

Badmotorfinger for me, can still listen to it and find it fresh and exciting and edgy. Not that the other two are too shabby, BSSM is a great sounding album with some great songs ( but maybe a bit samey) and Nevermind is obviously a classic but I probably overlistened to it back in the day.. I'm off to stand in a Jesus Christ Pose.

I love Marillion with both singers, they have evolved but also retained their core sound IMO. If, as stated above, you wish to acquaint yourself with Hogarth era Marillion you could do worse than the albums This Strange Engine, Afraid of Sunlight, and Marbles. Also, Brave is a masterpiece IMO but is a concept album and takes a few listens. Pete is a great bass player too 👍

My introduction/inspiration to start playing bass was Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, way back in '84 , but when the rest of the family is out I still stick on Aces High, and do the 'Maiden race' to the front of the stage to get prime position with foot up on the monitor and air bassing like a fury. 🤘 I say monitor, I mean sofa. Always careful to make sure the sofa has no other air instruments on it. 👍

Just rewatched Rush in Rio live dvd for first time in ages because of this thread. Firstly....Geddys voice was so much better then ( not a criticism as we all age and his vocals are crazy, but listen to R40 and the poor fella is really struggling), secondly....THE SOUND.....yeah, thirdly... what a great set list, a bit of everything and little tastes of all the Rush flavours. Happy.😊

This is my favourite post about anything ever. Luckily for me I'm a huge Iron Maiden fan and they're still fundamentally the same as they were in 1983 when I first heard them, so I have no need to listen to anything else and that suits me fine. 👍

For me, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures are probably the two that gave them their immortal status with me, but I personally love Grace Under Pressure, Roll the Bones ( mostly because Dreamline was played on US radio when I holidayed there back in the 90's) , and the live album A Show of Hands because it acts as a great 'best of' the middle section of their career. (Love them all honestly)

Nothing wrong with white, when I was gigging both my basses were white...they look good on stage too as they reflect the lights 👍

I'm sure the Sire will do you proud, they are well regarded on here. The Yamaha I use is basically the same as the one I linked to but a couple of generations older, if you ever need a second bass you can get used BB414s for about £160. Hope you enjoy your new purchase, what colour did you go for...??

If it were my money I'd get one of these, I gigged a Yamaha BB414 every weekend for three years, used and abused it in pubs, never missed a beat, solid as a rock, held its tuning forever, sounded great. http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/BB_234.html

The Ibanez 300 series is a very well respected bass at its price point, I had one for a while and it was good. For me it lacked a bit of mid range, but it was the older model with different pickups , Electronics and only two band e.q. so if you've tried and liked the new model that probably isn't an issue. Ibanez basses seem to be very popular for metal/rock, but I personally thought the tone was good for funky stuff too. The only negatives were the slight lack of mids and the neck feels very long compared to a "Fender style" bass. The neck is nice and thin if you like that , and the bass was light as a feather which was good. I have no experience of the other bass but it does look pretty good for the price. (If you like the Ibanez style then a used SR500/600 might be within reach if you can find one, better pups and electronics and nicer woods.)