RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Shame . He's good . Saw him down at the Eel pie club in Twickenham a few times .

My first 'learning' bass,was a hondo 2 (precision copy). It was basically an oversized treetrunk with wire. My first 'proper' bass was a Washburn Status ,which I still have. I got it in 88' or 89 ,when they were all the rage. I had a hohner 'stick' bass , but the sound wasn't as good as the Washburn. Sold that,and now I have a Steiney XM2 . Headless are great. You should try one out.

Ahem........! Mine is loved by the band ! In terms of looks ,and sounds......(made in korea , basswood body) The original ,was a Kramer Duke Bass.(Tho' Mr. Anthony did use Yamaha ones for a while)

Don't forget the ''badtz marou'' bass . (by bronco)

Had a friend stay at my place ,after a gig. (2003?) He said there was a new music shop at the bottom of 'virgin Tott CT.RD, (soundcontrol) . I saw a lovely bass on the wall ,looking at me. It was a 5 string, it was a schecter Ended up buying it there and then . Joined band,never used it there . (only doodling at home) Suddenly ,this year , new guitarist starts playing stuff in low d etc. Been using alot over last few months. I find that it's easier to learn songs on a 5 than a 4 . The way I do it is ,start playing from the centre of the neck (roughly 5th-7th fret). That way,I recognise by ear the sound as I play usually on a 4 string. Only thing I find with the 5 ,is that the G string gets minimal use. (Playing covers at the mo') I may take the g string off I have been bringing 2 basses to practices,but at present we are doing everything in standard tuning,so I'm using a 4 again.

If he didn't throw in the towel,you could have done your next practice with a drum machine next to him .......

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='690835' date='Dec 21 2009, 05:36 PM']Reminds me of Michael Anthony's Jack Daniels bass...[/quote] yep, it's a blatant rip off of that

I'd paint the pickups . Sorry but ugh! (the pickups not the bass)

nearly as nice as my bass ,to your left.....

What about a padded gig bag?

I imagine that after a couple of minutes watching all the corporate BS ,people would be itching to get out. Do they sell fridges there?

You could always hire a few models from Dean and have them stand around you........

Aaaargh! I hate the look of that! It's horrible! There are many names that spring to mind ........

Maybe ,if you have pics before you sent them(ie the day you shipped) and the state of it now you could send a dispute against the other person. No expert on downtuning,but from what I've read on this site,it sounds like a truss rod job. Sounds to me like,the ''buyer'' messed around with the trussrod and buggered up your bass. If you don't win,then maybe you could name and shame the person on as many forums as possible. (providing you are totally honest

Got a lovely Aguilar Headcase (mm choccy!) I forgot about the rack ears, but Jas talked me through it, and I eventually fitted my Aguilar amp into it.

I have an eden nemesis nc-250 . £300.00

was gonna listen to it. Don't want to download it tho'. Is it windows only? I have mac

There are a couple of things that could be done to entice : 1.) Make it available in more shops. (not everyone wants a subscription) Going into central London ,for example and a 'now you see it, now you don't' stock in a WHSmith's store is just not good enough. If it's out there,then they should at least promote the fact. Even Bass Player magazine is more visible,despite being anorexic. 2.) It's about time that ,cds/Dvd's come with each issue. There are loads of effects for bassplayers these days. There are even acoustic basses.So many mags have cds/Dvd's . If it's good enough for guitarists....

I spent too much time doing other things with my right hand. That guy is amazing.

Used to love the small venues. When in the day ,'Hammy O' was the biggest metal bands played. Then,in the late '80s more artists started using arenas like Wembley Arena etc. (Sorry ,can only speak from the London area) What I've noticed about the bigger venues: Wembley arena has improved . The sound .The staff etc. It seems the more I go here ,the more enjoyment I get. (apart from the journey) I hate outdoor gigs. Tho' it's nice that Twickenham Rugby ground do a handful now and again. (and of course it's only up the road from me). Unless you are standing,or are seated very near the front,the sound is dreadful. Wembley stadium: Better setup, facilities etc. but abysmal sound and hassle of travel etc. The o2: Been twice . Both times this year for Metallica. Different places in venue. First night , Highest place in the arena. If I sneazed ,I'd have been dead after falling from a great height . Could almost touch the ceiling. Great Sound tho', and I could see them. 2nd night: Standing,great sound . Saw everything. Just don't bank on there being a jubilee line whenever a good band plays there. Looking forward to Rammstein at Wembley arena in Feb.......

[quote name='Musky' post='682027' date='Dec 12 2009, 10:59 AM']You can always trawl myspace/the web for other rock covers bands operating in the SW London area and see where they're playing. It doesn't actually mean that the venues are any good, but you can always solicit opinions on the venues once you have the names.[/quote] Thanks Musky ,think I'll do that