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[quote name='Jake_M' post='298219' date='Oct 3 2008, 02:34 AM']Here's one for all the old punks out there. JJ Burnel of The Stranglers was the reason i first picked up a bass guitar. My personal all time favourite bass guitar album would have to be Black & White. For me, bass players back in the day did stuff you just don't hear anymore, unless you come round my house that is. :-) To name but a few: Barry Adamson, JJ Burnel, Bruce Foxton, Lee Gorman, Steve Hanley, Peter Hook, David Jay, Segs Jennings, Lemmy, Stuart Morrow, Tracy Pew, Paul Raven, Steve Severin, Algy Ward, Jah Wobble, Youth. Anyone care to add to the list? I reckon the whole "post-punk" era in particular was a great time for bass players. Killing Joke, Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Cure, Joy Division, Sisters Of Mercy, Theatre Of Hate etc. Songs that were obviously written around strong bass riffs, always loud in the mix. Anyone's else's first bass line Love Song, Public Image, Peaches or Warhead? Cheers, Jake M[/quote] +1 Great thread! Love Barry Adamson's playing, especially on Magazine's first album 'Real Life'.. Did some gigs with The Stranglers in 1980 and JJ Burnell was fantastic, as were the band themselves.. Definitely +1s for Norman Watt-Roy, Bruce Thomas & Bruce Foxton, especially for writing great pop basslines that were hooks in themselves. Got to throw in a +1 regarding XTC and mustn't leave out Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads - so groovy!! Can't remember the bass player in The Cure but the the basslines on their first album were brilliant.. But my all time favourite was Leigh Gorman from BowWowWow. Totally unique style and sound and a real inspiration to me!

Hi Folks, Matt's just bought an Aria fretless from me in what was a very easy and pleasant transaction and I'd be more than happy to deal with him again..! Hope you like the bass Matt... Nik

Very nice!!

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='295242' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:11 AM']If I hadn't found this site, I'd have been perfectly happy with an OLP Stingray and a Fender Rumble combo. Current set-up is good though. Glad I slimmed down my bass collection to three that I actually use. Bit of a surplus on the amp front, but I'm still experimenting.[/quote] Love the line [i]"Bit of a surplus on the amp front, but I'm still experimenting."[/i] That's sounds like a case of denial to me SF!

Looks like pretty good value to me; £20 doesn't go very far these days but to get quality artists, quality exhibitors all in one space for that price is excellent value for money. Would love to go myself but I have a late gig the night before and its about 300 miles away! I'm originally from Manchester so maybe next year I can combine it with a trip to see the relatives.. Hope it goes well

Some good pics there Mert!

[quote name='Weird War' post='294999' date='Sep 29 2008, 11:40 PM']Tricky one this, but my London band is looking for a cellist. I've posted ads on-line, in Greenwich (where I live) and at nearby Trinity College of Music so far, but wondered if BCers had any other suggestions? Is there a cello equivalent of Basschat?? I imagine we'd get along rather well! Anyway, any ideas appreciated.[/quote] Look in the Musicians Union directory of members as it will have loads of London based cellists there.. Also, try the music colleges like ACM..another way is to ask other classically trained musicians if they have any friends who are cellists; it's quite a small clique of people in the classical world, so they'll all know other orchestra players.. Hope that helps and good luck!

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='294694' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:17 PM']Great day, but gutted to have missed the Bootsy Bass - whose was it? Too much nice gear to single out a favourite, but I must mention s_u_y_*'s vintage P. Finally a P that felt right, was not too big, balanced well, sounded great, and was not too heavy. Why was mine not like that! With all the talented playing going on, how about some kind of master-class thing, for next time? Thanks again to Nik, Merton, and Walman [/quote] Good idea - I was thinking that a masterclass (or two) would work really well next time.. Bernie Goodfellow said that he might be able to tempt Laurence Cottle down if we give him more notice next time...

Enjoy that feeling Josh, it's something definitely worth maintaining if you can... Sounds to me like it coincided with the arrival of your MTD and if it did, then it's no surprise as that's an amazing bass! I had a Tobias Classic 5 for a few years in the early 90s and it was an amazing bass too.. As for me, I'm very happy with my present crop of basses.. My Roscoe Beck 5 is my main gigging bass and I love it, both tonally and how it feels to play... I have a USA Jazz 5 as my back up and that works really well for me as a pair of basses to gig with. They have the same string spacing and similar necks, so to swap from one to the other is so easy.. Otherwise, I have an 80s BC Rich Eagle that I use for one number in our set at the moment and it sounds great.. My Wal is on a 'sabbatical' from gigs at the moment whilst I figure out how I want to use it. I've also just acquired a Status Groove 5 too from Merton and I've wanted one of those for a couple of years, so I really am sorted out bass wise.. But there's a few nagging doubts I have about my rig at the moment which won't go away, especially after seeing what was there around at the SE Bash on Saturday! I am very happy with my SWR Triad but think I could do better than my Peavey T-Max in terms of it's weight, tonal flexibility and it's noise levels.. For the gigs I do, it's really good but I tried Coasterbass's Eden Navigator and it was fabulous, as was CK's Shuttle... Choices, choices.... Never ending stream of choices..

[quote name='johnnylager' post='294085' date='Sep 28 2008, 07:24 PM']Unless someone just up the road buys one first, eh? Of course, the G&L or one of Alex's cabs might come first... Kidney anyone? - One careful owner...[/quote] You have plans then it would seem Mr Lager?? Sounds interesting....

[quote name='alexclaber' post='293834' date='Sep 28 2008, 12:33 PM']What a great day! Sad I missed the other talks because I was too carried away seeing how my cabs worked with the multitude of amps there - yes, that rumble coming through the wall was probably my fault - but I had a fantastic time and am thrilled that my own ramblings were of use, it's bit different to talking to an audience than playing a load of BritSkunk(tm) at them! Everyone was so cool, but we are bass players, what do you expect? (Can you imagine it working as well with drummers, guitarists, or heaven forbid - singers!!?) Alex P.S. CK - am attempting to defeat my Shuttle GAS - fortunately have just listened to a new gig recording where my tone was pretty damn righteous - but it's soooo small and cute and loud and fat, etc etc etc...[/quote] Great talk Alex and thanks very much for doing that for everybody! Mind you, talking about your loud cabs, I think I learnt as much about speaker placement with the rumble coming through the wall from your cabs as I did from your talk! I share that Shuttle GAS with you and also for Coasterbass's Eden Navigator set-up.. Didn't get to hear Andy's Hartke either so I'll just have to wait until next time

[quote name='dougal' post='294064' date='Sep 28 2008, 06:40 PM']Marvelous day - +1 thanks to SilverFox and everyone else who had hand in organising it. Shame I had to leave early! Personal highlights were the talks by Jon & Bass Guitar Magazine guy (forget his name?) & getting to play the ACGs on show. Great to meet everyone - and sign me up for the next one. I'll bring the upright and F-bass next time too. Did anyone pick up a double guitar stand? It got lost between the room & my car as I was coerced into playing a couple of celinders before I left by CrazyKiwi. For those who care, I'm the copper top in the 'okemo' top.[/quote] Hi Dougal, Glad you enjoyed it! Yep, I picked up the double guitar stand and have it here with me on the south coast.. Question is - how best to get it to you? Nik

[quote name='steve' post='293760' date='Sep 28 2008, 09:58 AM']nik bought my Boss FT2, great bloke to deal with, paid instantly, all good thanks very much[/quote] Cheers Steve, appreciate the feedback.. feelings reciprocated etc, etc! Nik