PaulWarning

isn't there a danger of dragging it around the stage with you?

one man's overrated is anothe rmans underrated, it's just personnel taste, but I really really don't understand how so many people rate Radiohead and Coldplay

funnily enough (not funny ha ha) the local mainstay of live music in my town The Greyhound in Beeston, Notts has just announced its closing, blaming high business rates, but the truth is not enough people were turning up every weekend to watch the bands for whatever reason

I've got one, but gone over to a Trace Elliot head with Fender Rumble V2 cabs, class D amps seem a little to polite for my taste they are light but also big with only a top handle they are cumbersome to carry about, the EQ section is limited (a sweepable mid would be handy) and unlike some others I don't like the overdrive, to spikey for my taste, ok if you're trying to be Lemmy, but nice voicing and loud, so some would really like them, depends what you're after, not sure about build quality either some of them rattle when turned up, apparently

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1505138202' post='3369721'] No doubt because they have more sense than Trace Elliot and know fully well they would never have sold at the original price in a million years. Even at £450 they'll struggle IMO but they'll probably shift a handful to a few curious buyers. [/quote]they won't be selling them at a loss that's for sure Trace must be giving them a huge markup, a selling tatic is to start off with the price high then encourage heavy discounting, then people think they're getting a bargain

unscrupulous behavior granted, but is it any worse than buying something a much lower price than it's worth because the seller is a little old lady who doesn't know what she's got?

we played in a small club with it's own PA the sound guy came out with a comment I'd never really thought about before, "we'll mic up the kick, no need for the rest the vocal mics will pick up the drums anyway" edit, we had a really good sound as well

[quote name='Bonin-in-the boneyard' timestamp='1504625184' post='3366147'] Fender 69 [url="http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/116314836/fender-telecaster-bass-1969.html?link=%2Fclassifieds%2Fmaking-music%2Ffor-sale%2Fuk%2Felectric%2Bbass%2Bguitar%3Fpage%3D3"]http://www.preloved....itar%3Fpage%3D3[/url] [/quote]err, it's not a lefty, unless they've reversed the photo

[u]Update[/u], sent the Rumble back to Gear4music, didn't get charged the tenner for sending it back, got it returned about a fortnight later with no communication at all, tried it out at practice and it sounds fine, so thumbs up for their repairs and commitment to the extended warranty but 0 out of 10 for communication, a result all the same.

depends on the gig with my band we all bring the gear in 4 cars, PA backline drums etc, we're usually the only band on, but occasionally if I do an open mic in Nottingham I'll use public transport because of the parking problems,

[quote name='jensenmann' timestamp='1500743477' post='3339939'] I never cared much for TE amps until the series 6 SMX heads appeared. They were a game changer for me. I still play the SMX600 head I bought in 2000, though I´d never use it for recording. But for giging they are the weapon. [/quote]funnily enough when we were recording our latest album the engineer said "you're not going to use the Fender Rumble for recording are you?" "no says I I've got T E SMX GP12 now" and his little eyes lit up, got a really good bass sound on the album, so ones mans meat and all that

some of the trouble may be people trying to improve their playing by performing with better musicians than they are, frustrating if you're one of the better musos, or trying to find out how good they are, as well as the totally delusional ones.

I've struggled with this too, a lot of it's to do with the mix, if the kick is too high it masks the bass and that's what you'll hear, however you boost the lows, having said that I've heard some really prominent bass on pub juke boxes that I can't get at home, but I think that's because there's no treble on them, but I've messed about with EQ till I'm blue in the face, if the bass drum is higher in the mix than the bass guitar that's what you will hear I'm afraid edit, or maybe I've completely misunderstood the question

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1504199892' post='3363385'] Well to be fair, my guy didnt say he would wing it. It just so happened his set list had a lot of songs we were also doing. They just werent the ones we had asked him to learn and it could have been a complete waste of our time. Jumping forward to this year we had (until a few days ago) a guitarist who gave us a long list of songs that he knew, but it turned out he didnt really know how to play them very well. Had all the talk, knew all the tech stuff about the keys etc, but when it came to playing the songs, it was depressing. Had a few rehearsals but even our drummer had to tell him what was needed for some of the most basic cover songs. Had a huge array of FX, all sounded tinny and lacking substance. Even said we couldn't do Stuck in the Middle because it has two guitar parts. Same with Great balls of fire. Couldn't do that as its piano heavy and he couldn't get the guitar to fit (and we dont have a keyboard player). There was always a reason why we couldn't get through any of the basic covers, and this form a guy who had been gigging covers for years. Really nice bloke but after all these years of making sure i turn up and i do the job i just dont have the patience to be in a band with people who spend MY time working out their parts at rehearsals because they haven't done their homework, Give me someone that can wing it every time over someone who talks the talk but ends up with excuses and no result. Sorry, rant over...... [/quote]my comment wasn't aimed at your post, just a general comment about auditioning new band members, if they can't be bothered to learn a couple of songs for an audition it doesn't bode well for the future I would have thought

I think anybody who walks into a audition with the line "Haven't had time to learn any of the songs you sent me, but it's ok I'm good at winging it" should be instantly shown the door, on the other hand any band that ask someone to learn an entire set for an audition is taking the piss

saw a Sweet tribute a few weeks ago at Rock and Bike festival Sweet 45 I think they were called, excellent, highlight of the weekend, most people don't realise how many hits they had

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1503501747' post='3358771'] I too have wondered this and despaired as the 2x8 cab is the only thing I'd be interested in from the new range... [/quote]I may be talking out my arse here but is it that expensive compared to a Bareface cab, Cameron if you want a 2 x 8 Fender did a V2 light weight if you can find one second hand http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/fender-rumble-2x8-bass-speaker-cabinet, I've got one and I'm well happy with it.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1503491516' post='3358657'] Does anyone on this forum ever listen to anything that was released in this century? Most of these suggestions would be what the kid's grandparents grew up listening to. [/quote]two answers, 1. All the good songs were written in the 20th Century, 2.Average age on here is high so we all like stuff from our youth

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1503481663' post='3358530'] I got into a whole load of music through my tutor that I'd never encountered before. My dad's choice of music was and is fairly bland. My tutor got me into the whole jazz thing, and then solo bass by lending me an early Michael Manring CD. I think the idea is, we all have favourite or inspirational players, so name 5 albums that you think epitomise great bass playing. [/quote]if a tutor had lent me a Jazz CD I don't think I'd have picked the bass up again, don't like Jazz and I don't like bass solo's, more of a Ramones type of guy myself , each to their own. edit, just seen name 5 albums that epitomise great bass playing, the answer is if you like the song you'll like the bass line, personally, Macca did some great bass lines, but, I like the Beatles anyway, London Calling has a very interesting bass line, but sometimes just hammering away on the root note works like the Ramones, Seg Jennings out of the Ruts is a very good player IMO, but I usually think that getting the groove of the song is more important than the actual notes played. But if was teaching someone how to play bass my first question would be "What songs do you like?"

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1503474392' post='3358443'] How bizarre is all this? I get the impression that a number of posters on this thread don't actually have children. The only answer that will actually get you anywhere is, "What/who do you like listening to? Fine, play along with that then." If I'd asked my father what to listen to if I wanted to hear great basslines, I'd have spent the next 20 years listening exclusively to Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra. Your kids don't want to listen to "your" music. That's part of being your kids. [/quote]just what I was thinking, we all started playing because we wanted to play stuff we liked, not what our old man liked, or what the tutor liked, that's enough to put anyone off

[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1503396387' post='3357821'] didn't someone once find offence in that emoji on blues' behalf? despite blue himself never actually being offended by it? people are so set on being offended (especially on other peoples behalf) that other people are not allowed to be humorous for fear of offending people who are neither offended by nor involved in the humour. it does feel at times that some people do get annoyed for the sake of being annoyed [/quote]indeed, perceived offence is far more prevalent than actual offence

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1503312277' post='3357035'] Sacred Reich - War Pigs Only cover I know that beats the original. [/quote]you've not listened to any covers of Bob Dylan songs then, especially Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower

this may be a really stupid question form a none reader, but is notation always accurate?

but wouldn't we all love it if Bill was back on bass? (especially the young girls with big assets) also I've found that when big bands use Deps they're usually low in the mix, Jumpin' Jack Flash sounded all wrong to me when I saw a live recording of it

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1503065765' post='3355475'] Many have wrong bits in them, but as a starting point, and for bits that are difficult to hear, I find TAB is an excellent tool. Once you have the song pretty much sussed you can usually identify the bits that are wrong pretty easily. [/quote]this^ the reason I've never learned to read 'proper' music is rather like why I've never learned finger style, I've never had too, bit like learning a foreign language, if you're not going to need it what's the point?