chris_b

I bought my Bergs from the barn as well.

Absolutely. We have lost a few in recent years, but we need as many businesses selling quality bass gear as we can get.

All my purchases from Bass Direct were when Mark ran the place on his own. I used to drop in if I was driving past on the way to a gig. I have nothing but good experiences of that time. I had one negative experience after he employed a couple of guys to work in the shop. IMO they were the stereotypical "I'm cool, I work in a music shop" guys, that I'd seen in the West End shops from the 60's onwards. I didn't warm to them or their approach/attitude. I have no inside knowledge here, but seems that reports of negative experiences have stemmed from that time.

. . . and when BP puts the shuffle together, the bassist plays everything but a shuffle!! Forget the shuffle, this is a promo for the bass player. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not the Purdy Shuffle on bass.

I didn't even own 2 basses until I'd been playing nearly 40 years. My owning 2 basses actually predates joining Basschat, but this place certainly makes it easier to own more stuff.

Neither did I until about 10 years ago. Back in the day musicians didn't carry spares or backups, well, I didn't know anyone who did, we couldn't afford to. No one had any money.

Isn't this the NXT range with a different grill?

If that's the case they shouldn't be anywhere near your recording. If you haven't got someone in charge whose opinion you can trust you're screwed.

Yep. That's why producers exist and do the job they do. Musicians are usually too focussed on their individual efforts and don't consider the performance of the band as a whole.

I used to record demos for a songwriter at his home studio. He would run through the song, give us one or two practice runs and then record. He was a "capture the energy of the moment" guy and was always looking to use the first or second takes!! That's a lot of pressure when you are a "get better over time" type of player!

Don't they all have the same hair cuts in NK? One bass I could live with but not that!!

Some times warts n all is good, but I would be "repairing" for weeks if it were left up to me. My sense of objectivity goes out the window when the red light comes on. I always used to leave it up to the guys in charge to decide when we were done.

If your moisture concerns are accurate, put the strings in a sealed plastic bag with a handful of uncooked rice.

I put GHS flatwound strings on my Jazz bass as an experiment. IMO they made it sound too close to my Precision. I don't want two basses sounding the same so I put D'Addario NYXL's on the Jazz and it came to life.

Listening to your playing can be enlightening. When minidiscs came out I recorded everything and used them as a learning tool. Sadly the recorder broke and I can't play them anymore. It would be interesting (maybe not!) to go back 20 years and compare.

I know a few guys who get a good sound out of Musicman basses, but they're not for me. I prefer single coil pickups so I'd suggest a Jazz bass to go with your Precision.

Didn't they put on an evening with Elvis, in the West End, with no Elvis? I seem to remember they had a hologram instead.

I watched Otis Redding last night and Runrig a day or so before that. I have Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, James Taylor, Cream and several others on the hard drive waiting. I hate to praise anything to do with Rupert Murdoch, but Sky Arts is a gold mine.

I spent nearly 10 years with a Mesa Boogie 115/210 EV stack. Nothing wrong with mixing those cabs. Having said that I wouldn't buy that stack again. It was of its time and IMO these days you can do better. I prefer a couple of the modern "Super" 112's. Lighter, louder and excellent tone.

If that's the one with Glenn Frey's son and Vince Gill? I saw it last time and it's worth seeing again.

I think I'd change the proposition slightly, making music is the greatest thing in the world.

Prone to head dive?

That's pretty restrained. I keep up with developments and trends in the bass world. I'm interested in any improvements that are being made to basses, amps and cabs. With 1 Jazz and 1 P bass and I'm not looking for anything at the moment. . . . . . well maybe another Lull P5 with rounds!

Loot, Exchange and Mart and Melody Maker were were the places to buy and sell back in the day. In the last 15 years I’ve bought but not sold through eBay. Bought from Bass Direct. Never used Reverb. Gumtree was a scammers paradise. Basschat is the most successful and safest place I’ve found to buy and sell bass gear.

I have 2 basses and I’d use them on any gig. All my basses are bought to gig. That’s the only reason I own them. If a gig was rough enough to cause me to worry about my gear, I’d be more worried about my safety and probably wouldn’t be doing those gigs anyway. When my bass isn’t being played I’ll store it in the bag at the back of the stage, behind the gear. I’ll mostly use the P bass at home, because it sounds better at low volume.