Stub Mandrel

By the same logic, you probably should be playing a bass that's the same brand as the am and speakers...

None of the above.

You won't be disappointed. I got the AT 212 slim and after five rehearsals with two bands I'm still getting 'that's an amazing sound' 'you must be over the moon with that rig' etc. etc.

Frank Blank - Spirit Of The Bash, bike park Rich - Westone Thunder 1A (tarted about a bit), Tanglewood acoustic 4 - both basses strung with nickels, D'Adds on the Thunder and Elixirs on the ABG. Zoom 509 as a h'phone amp (still can't find the Pandora, I think Mrs.Rich has "tidied it away") and trusty Sennheiser cans wrinkleygit - Jabba’s Semi Hollow Fretless, 112 cab with a lightweight head, possible new addition to the family. Bass strung with Labella flats scrumpymike - FOR SALE: Eden WT550 Traveler; Fender Rumble 800. 'Keepers': my no. 1 gig bass 'Rascal Mervyn-Lyte; 'Rascal Lyte Mkll; Sandberg Cali lV s-s; Mesa Subway TT-800; HandBox R-400; a pair of BF SC3 cabs; a Gillett Contour or two (or maybe even 3) - one of which will prolly be FS. Pea Turgh - My Frankenstein Jazzguarman(!) strung with D’Addario XL Chrome flats. My black bitsa (same strings). Probably my Peterson combo which I’ll flit between selling and not selling (still). Stevie - Ibanex SR1200-VNF, Ashdown RM500, BCbass 112, plus some other bass cab developments (probably) yorks5stringer - Warwick Star Bass Proline (4 string), Status GP Artist (again 4 string), Marcus Miller Micro 101, 1972 Telecaster Bass (poss.), Shuker Course 5 String (poss.) Andyjr1515 - Not yet sure what I will be bringing except my athletic physique and chiselled good looks (and if you believe that.... ) stewblack - Trace Elliot Rig of Death. Ric inspired 'tributes' various amps and basses for sale unless they shift here first. A hernia (probably). basstone - For Sale refurbished Marshall DBS200 combo fitted with beyma 12" speaker. BC v3 cab with G&K MB500 amp. '78 Fender fretless jazz bass with rotosound nylon coated strings. Probably plus one other bass TBD Woodinblack - Ibanez EHB1505, Shuker Uberhorn, Chapman Stick, PositiveGrid Spark amp. Chienmortbb - BC112 speaker, Bugera Mosfet amp, Fender Aerodyne and/or Greg Bennett semi acoustic bass ( might sell if the offers are right). I may even bring my homebrew 500 watt amp designed in conjunction with Passinwind if finished. Cuzzie - tbc MoJoke - whatever demo gear is left over from the month before (Manchester Bass Show), so will definitely have my Casa rig, probably the new Vintage D2 head (which I am thinking of selling the Casa to buy... it’s that good!), and I'll try and bring Markbass instruments and some packs of the new Markbass strings to give away olipaulo - Fender Elite Jazz, Status Empathy 5 and PRS SE Kestrel. Markbass CMD 151P, SWR LA15, GK MB112-ii and GK MB212-ii (the last three are for sale so they may be missing from the bash). Helix LT & IEMs sbrag -- some or all of: Yamaha bb1100s, G&L JB Tribute (Tuned d std), Shergold Marathon, MTD CRB with tone styler preamp (Tuned D std), Tobias Toby Pro, Hohner B2A, Encore Fretless P with Roto tapewounds, Tanglewood Elf, Bugera Veyron T, Barefaced Super Twin T, Various pedals Triumph_Rock - Rickenbacker 4003S5, Sterling Stingray Sub4 HH, Ashdown Little Stubby Amp, Ashdown 15" Cab. Richard Jinman - tbc Stub Mandrel - Fender Performer, Deathburger (sublime to the ridiculous) maybe another bass, GR AT212 slim and Bass Terror. Norm - I'll bring my '98 Stingray 4 (could be for sale/trade), Squier VM Jazz 5, Squier VM Precision 5, Trace Elliot v4 head & Barefaced Vintage 2x15, Roland Microbass & headphones, earplugs & my wallet, looking at what peeps are bringing with FS tags on!!!! BreadBin - not sure what I'll be bringing, maybe my Taurus 4x10 plus rackmount Pre/Power setup. Jimrs2k2 - all the normal stuff, some of which maybe for sale. PhilStarr - BC 112 Mk1, BC110T, BC Easybuild 12, maybe some other self build designs. Peavey MiniMax, Burny Thunderbird (Japanese Matsumoku copy)

Very accurate. Note that the one on teh left isn't looking where he's shooting...

Amended: @Richard R - Brawley Artemis 4, Brawley Artemis 5, EBS Session60 amp, something to weigh basses with. + son with his Westfield of some sort. @Stub Mandrel - Fender Performer, Deathburger (HB kit build), GR Bass cab and Bass Terror. @petecarlton - Mayones Cali4 "Puzzle" Bass; Sterling by Music Man Short Scale Stingray; Gretsch Electromatic Jet Junior 2220 S/scale; Höfner Ignition Violin Bass; Markbass CMD Players School 151 combo @Teebs PRS Kingfisher bass, Godin Passion RG-4 RN (It haz arrived! ) @bassmansam - Rickenbacker 4003s, Eppy Thunderbird Vintage Pro and Ashdown ABM 500 2x10 combo @jebroad - Not-fender jazz (maybe), squire silver series jazz, old Kay SC, Dingwall combustion, Ashdown 8x10 (Maybe) @Jabba_the_gut - 27" mini basses, Short scale telebass, whatever else I build by then, TC RS210 combo. Cakes @Oldman -RUACH NT 35” Unlined Fretless Custom, head and cab @NickA Since the last one.. got a second Wal with an extra string and those weird metal things in the fingerboard ( supposed to help you play in tune I think, but cause all kinds of problems ). So, yes, please. I'll be there; Couple of Wals and some pjb amps. @Geek99 - POSSIBLE ... Ampeg AMP, bass-doc built relic P, homemade jazz with geddy lee pups, zoom b2. @Sarah5string Count me in. Dean edge pro 5 bass, Ibanez sr505 bass, little mark III amp, ashdown ABM 115 cab @verb Warwick Corvette and a TE Series 6 amp. @nickmew Dingwall Z3, Sandberg California II TM5 Fretless, Hofner Club, Roscoe Century+ 5 and probably a Phil Jones Double 4 as I'm not dragging along my big rig. @tauzero Perm a few from Warwicks, Seis, Variax, and Cort. Maybe some bass pedals too.

I've got the vinyl as well, I think the remaster is just more immersive and detailed. Listening in the car, the sonic generator fired up and felt like it was bubbling away on my left shoulder.

Sublime.

I have an Epiphone jumbo acoustic, FT140, MIJ. The serial number slip makes it between 1970 and 75. Bolt on neck(!) Plays really well and is very loud. The tuners are three-in-a-strip, but still work perfectly after about half a century.

I've got a remastered version of Space Ritual on CD. On Monday night, heading along the M4 (largely unlit) at 11pm it was not difficult to feel like I was entering hyperspace... Lemmy's bass on the album is really clear on this version. It is utterly unlike his music with Motorhead, and is essentially the glue that holds the entire songs together and even the dominant melodic element on many of them. Solid as a rock, massively powerful and then throwing in little runs and walking excursions with loads of improvisation. It's easy to see why Space Ritual inspired so many people to start playing bass.

I certainly find it easier fingerstyle, I tend to trill two or three fingers depending on whether it's fast triplets or 16ths. Ace of Spades is a doddle with fingers, at my absolute limit with a plecccy!

I have no idea how some people play pick faster than fingerstyle. My speed record is Joy Joy by Kinga Glyk, I got halfway but now I need to relearn most of it.

That's how I feel about my basses.

But I suppose I am a snob. I have Fender straps on my Squiers as well as my Fenders. I would put the Squier Jaguar SS in the same class playability/finish wise as the Fenders, but I had to pimp the bridge pickup.

Last night took a Squier Jazz to rehearsal. Guitarist: "That looks great".

Set neck, not through, but the same 'Probucker' pickups as the Vintage Pro Thunderbird.

Which onel was it? If it was the bolt on neck model, they are terrible and feel nothing like a Thunderbird. If it wasn't the vintage pro, it was the lesser bolt-on version. I've decided to get an Embassy when the next batch eventually arrives in the UK.

Just downloaded the GDI21 manual -= it even has the 'slap bass example', so my pedal has the wrong back page. How odd.

Just got a Bheringer DI box, back of the leaflet shows example emulation of several amps, using three switches which aren't on the box! Presumably this is from some past iteration, or something. Does anyone know and is it possible to'retro fit' these to the pedal? A

I see an Epiphone Embassy in my future...

My Dad was reminiscing about the change from valve to solid state rectifiers. My grandad blew a few when fitting them to replace HT rectifiers because he didn't realise they needed a resistor to limit inrush current. When a selenium rectifier went on someone's TV, he said you could diagnose the fault as soon as they opened the front door and you smelt it.

The design means that when changing valves the HT is inaccessible - unless you poke something into the valve base.

In my experience, this style either fail quickly or last decades. The biggest problem is when they have a too-large diameter hole, causing the jack to move around causing noise, rather than the spring losing its mojo.

A Carling drinker, eh?

Just ordered one. £20 for an insurance policy if I have an amp problem and have to go straight into the PA?