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[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='883371' date='Jul 1 2010, 08:06 PM']Roll it back a few years and eveyone's happy; Newstead-Flotsam & Jetsam Burton-Metallica Trujillo-Suicidal Tendencies[/quote] Rob didn't join Suicidal Tendencies till 1989, when Jason was already in Metallica and touring the ...And justice for all album

[quote name='Maverick' post='885597' date='Jul 4 2010, 05:38 PM']Re-recorded over his parts on Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman so that Ozzy could avoid paying the royalties that Bob was owed (Mike Bordin also re-did the drums). Personally, thought Jason was a much better fit for Metallica than Rob.[/quote] I'm sure Rob knew what he was doing was wrong but if your boss asked you to do something that you didn't agree with, would you say no? Taking into consideration that playing with Ozzy was probably the first time that Rob had made serious money playing music. Rob does seem like an unusual replacement for Jason Newsted but it seems to be working out I would have been interested to see David Ellefson, Rex Brown or Mike Dean playing the Metallica gig though

[quote name='squeezer' post='641793' date='Oct 31 2009, 11:50 AM']Apologies for asking what seems like the same question yet again. but having read through all the forum posts on the subject it's obvious that the answer depends heavily on who's asking the question and what they're looking for -- so here goes... Triggered by a major band reorganisation I'm switching to bass from acoustic guitar and squeezebox, and having borrowed an old 5-string Maison (45mm nut, 18mm spacing) from our ex-bass player it's becoming obvious that I'll need to replace it soon -- apart from anything else I know it's prone to noise pickup which has proved impossible to fix. We play for dances (ceilidhs in the English sense of the word), and I'm looking for a bass to give a solid foundation to the sound, especially on the B string which I use quite a lot -- I'm a bit of a bass-head and built our PA to be flat down to low B. I play using fingers (not slap), mostly fairly straight walking bass lines rather than anything funky 'cos the bass needs to set a solid rhythm for dancing. The sound I'm looking for is a solid bottom end with plenty of fundamental, but without the boomy sound in the 80-100Hz region that you often get just by using bass boost to obtain this. I think this means an active bass, maybe with 3-band EQ instead of just bass and treble, so I can bring the bottom end up and then cut the mid-bass to remove the boominess? I'm not sure I need 2 pickups, I never use the bridge one on the Maison 'cos it sounds too thin. From reading the forums I'm expecting to pay something in the £300-£500 region (I'm in the UK) to get something rather better than a beginners instrument, and I'd prefer to buy new rather than second-hand, if only so I can guarantee that I can get the instrument I want when I want it. I don't mind a wide neck (long thin fingers) but I'd prefer a fairly thin one -- our bass player replaced the Maison with an Ibanez SR305 which feels nice to play to me -- which isn't too heavy, but I'd prefer wider string spacing rather than narrow, and would like a bass which is not too heavy (some I've tried have been like having a millstone round your neck). Long scale is fine, especially if this helps the B string sound. Basses I've been looking at so far are as follows, but I'd value any comments you have on them and any suggestions for better alternatives -- I'm based in London, once I've got a list I'll find a shop and go and try them out, but I need to narrow down the choice first. 1. Washburn Force 5 (£300) -- not so popular and very little info, but some people think it's an excellent bass for the money. Through neck is a plus point, but only has 2 band EQ 2. Ibanez SR305 (£260) -- played this and quite liked the feel and weight but not sure about the EQ, also only 16.5mm spacing 3. Ibanez SR505 (£470) -- bigger brother with better pickups and 3-band EQ, is it worth the extra money? Any other ideas? Any London shop suggestions (for trying and buying) would be helpful too :-) Cheers Ian[/quote] Hiya mate - I'd try as many five strings as I could if I was in your position to find one that's right for you. If it was me I'd pop down Denmark Street on a weekday afternoon and try as many different basses as possible, the shop assistants might give you a hard sell but you could always find the same bass cheaper elsewhere. I've always got on with Schecter five strings - they're well built, light weight and some models are available with EMG active pickups which give your bass much more tonal capability. I've also used and abused Yamaha, Ibanez and Warwick 5 strings which all have their own individual sound If you were open to second hand basses you could pick up a bargain in the basses for sale forum on this board Good luck Andy

Thanks for all the honest responses - I've bought a few different basses recently to try and relight my enthusiasm (five string and a fretless) and they haven't really helped I just left my band a week ago 'cos it was becoming too much of an effort to go and practice Maybe a break away from jamming regularly will help

Over the last couple of years I've started to lose my interest in playing music I still love listening to music but I pick up my bass less and less every month Has anyone on the boards had this same lack of interest?

[quote name='megallica' post='369191' date='Jan 3 2009, 12:04 PM']Has anyone else owned one of these basses? I bought one second hand in the early nineties and it was a decent beginers bass before the neck started to warp. I still own it - even if it is now almost unplayable[/quote] No-one then eh!

[quote name='big cat' post='368681' date='Jan 2 2009, 06:20 PM']Cheers, guys. I own a Corvette standard, i love it, just want to upgrade now. Somebody told me Corvette sounds darker than Streamer overrall If it's just a different shape, perhaps i will get the Corvette Version.[/quote] I see someone is selling a $$ Corvette on this site for £450 - not me before you ask

[quote name='Chris S' post='346248' date='Dec 5 2008, 10:59 AM']Alright! I've been looking in to EMG pickups for a while, i just want that extra quality! I have a schecter styletto which has pickups with a 4.5" housing. The only EMG's that are a 4.5" housing are the 6 string pickups. I believe these use blade magnets so shouldn't cause a problem if used with a 4 string bass... am i right? Any advice would be ace - also sorry if this question has been asked before! Cheers[/quote] Hope this goes well for you - doesn't the Schecter Stilleto come with EMG pickups as standard though? I bought one in 2005 and it did

Has anyone else owned one of these basses? I bought one second hand in the early nineties and it was a decent beginers bass before the neck started to warp. I still own it - even if it is now almost unplayable