silverfoxnik

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1206464' date='Apr 20 2011, 09:44 PM']KD Lang blew them all off stage. Fleet Foxes....too much knitware for my liking.[/quote] Thought Vintage Trouble's lead singer was a real 'star' - the kind they used to make before it became the norm for male singers to end up in dodgy boy bands or singing crap ballads on talent competitions.. I'm a huge KD Lang fan and it was really good to see her playing again with a band that has a lot of verve and energy..

Anyone on here a Guillemots fan? [url="http://www.guillemots.com/"]http://www.guillemots.com/[/url] I saw them on Monday night in London and their bass player, Aristazabal Hawkes, used a double bass and a P bass and she had a really great sound on both instruments! Looked to me like she was using an Ashdown head with an Ampeg 810, along with some kind of 1u overdrive/distortion effects unit which made the bass a real feature in some songs.. I was wondering if anyone here knows more about what gear she uses? It was a brilliant gig and her playing reminded me in parts of Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads).. very simple grooves that hold the tunes together. Definitely worth seeing!

...and don't forget Leigh Gorman from Adam & The Ants (circa 1979/80) and BowWowWow of course....

[quote name='KK Jale' post='1205312' date='Apr 19 2011, 10:46 PM']Disagree! Outrageously wild version of Constant Craving. That band knows what they're doing.[/quote] +1

Congratulations Dood!

First Bass Owned: Hondo II Rickenbacker copy 'Go To' Bass: Fender Roscoe Beck V 'Your' Bass: 1984 BC Rich Eagle

+1 to all the above and the OP especially! There is a great community spirit here on Basschat which sets it apart in my view from a lot of other music forums I've seen. For example, a couple of years ago, in response to a problem i was having with a low-output bass, leschirons sent me an Aphex bass xCiter pedal to try out.. he sent it free of charge from France and was really helpful in terms of using it and advised on other options that could help me.. When i bought a cab from Ebay once, TheRev helped ship it to me from the Bristol area as the Ebay seller didn't want the hassle of shipping..again - free of charge!! Those are just two of a number of examples I could cite of my personal experiences of where that Basschat community spirit has come to the fore.. Definitely something worth celebrating IMHO and long may it continue.

Thanks folks! That's a real help....

Only just seen this CK; absolutely fantastic! More of the same please...

Hi Folks My best mates clubbed together last week and bought me a Kindle for my 50th which was very nice of them.. ..And now I've sussed out how to use it, I'd like to get some bass books to put on it; tutorials, biographies, that sort of thing.. So just wondering if anyone knows of any good stuff in Kindle format that they would recommend?? Thanks Nik

Looks like a fantastic day! Great looking venue and some lovely gear on show..

Isn't it a combination of these things mentioned above; the instruments, the players, the available technology at that time and of course, the skill / attitudes of the engineers, producers and arrangers.. Great thread btw!

[quote name='Houtoe' post='1177265' date='Mar 26 2011, 03:24 PM']Brought the Eden Metro beast from Nik, was easy to arrange meeting and makes a mean cup of Tea! [/quote] Cheers Chris!!

Hi Folks Sold my Eden rig tonight to Houtoe (Chris) and all went really smoothly! Good communications throughout and a pleasure to deal with..Very happy to recommend him to other Basschatters... Thanks Chris - hope you enjoy the rig!! Nik