chris_b

Well you've got me just saying and wondering why anyone else gives a flying flip how many strings are on my basses!!

For "proper" amps, look at the Classifieds on Basschat. You'll find better gear and better prices.

The story I heard. . . . . . the 4/4 section in Money was put in because Dave Gilmour couldn't solo in 7/4.

I liked that. What fantastic musicianship. I've not heard a bad Scary Pockets line up yet.

Excellent. Love Louis Cole and Sam Wilkes.

I've not heard Vanderkley but every review I read says they are a class act. I am sceptical, who needs a 3D bass sound? The drummer doesn't and most will probably not hear anything extra that 3D brings. Bergs are fantastic cabs. My last was a CN212. It has a great sound across all frequencies, not just the mids. I used a Thunderfunk and TH500 with the Bergs. I still use the Thunderfunk but, these days, my main amp is an AG700 with Barefaced SC, SM and BB2 cabs. The best sound I've had so far.

A custom bass would be no good for me. I'd want to play a bass before I decided to buy it. My Sadowsky is a Metro, made in Japan. I think it's a good one. I've played several other Sadowsky's including 2 NYC's (supposedly the pinnacle of Sadowsky bass building) and 2 more Metros. . . . and I didn't like any of them. Even if I didn't have my Metro for comparison I wouldn't have bought any of those basses. I'm usually not a picky guy, but none of those basses felt "right". So ordering a custom bass would be too much of a gamble for me.

Check out Nordstrand pickups.

If you can work out what time signatures are being played in this number you're doing better than me. . . . . . If - Fibonacci's Number https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18jk2oRkyPc

The BeeGee's Jive Talking has a break where the melody is in 7/4 and the drums keep to 4/4. It's weird with the snare drum hitting 2 & 4 for 2 bars then 1 & 3 in the next 2 bars.

Tom Barney on top form on Alive In America, Steely Dan.

Also bass player on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, a fantastic live double album.

We make some fantastic, world leading basses in this country. So far Overwater are the only UK made basses that have caught my attention. Sadly, my diary has to be a lot fuller before I could justify the required outlay.

Anything live by Little Feat, Ry Cooder, The Band, Edgar Winter's White Trash, Keb Mo, Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, John Hyatt, The Eagles and Eric Clapton. There are so many more. IMO a good band playing on a live album is the pinnacle of recording.

The WHO is being challenged by some new evidence about transmission: ". . . . . . 239 scientists from 32 countries don't agree: they say there is also strong evidence to suggest the virus can also spread in the air: through much tinier particles that float around for hours after people talk, or breathe out. " If that is true, events with audiences might be moving further away.

I think most advice here is to buy the best bass you can find, within your budget. The bass that speaks to you. If that's an upgraded MIM Jazz bass then all is good. IMO there is no ultimate. All we need is a bass that makes us sound good. If you want a true comparison you need to play your basses through the same amp and cab. My experience is that I found a very "reliced" Sadowsky RV5 Metro, for good price, and it sounded so good that I sold my Lakland 55-94, Fender Jazz V and Mike Lull M5V. I'd play the cheapest bass available if it sounded like this Metro. We should buy the basses we want to play. The ones that make us happy to pick them up.

What do you play? If you're asking which one, I guess you play both? So which is your favourite bass now, a 4 or a 5? If it's a 4 order a 5 and vice versa. What is your budget? Overwater has several basses in their shop for immediate sale. These are fantastic instruments. If I ever get to it one of these will be my next bass. https://shop.overwaterbasses.com/collections/new-basses

They all have good bits, which (for me at any rate) makes it very difficult to choose between them.

CNC machines have made even the cheapest basses very playable. IMO most of these basses fall down with the cheaper pickups and hardware they use. But that's what the upgrade parts industry is there for.

Buy the best sounding, loudest, cleanest amp you can find. If you need "dirt" or overdrive get a pedal.

Many years ago I spent an interesting hour with our drummer demoing brass snares, deep, piccolo snares and different tunings of the various drums. It was very informative. His brass snare certainly had heft.

Are you saying that is what they do or what they did? B&O/ICEpower are designing and manufacturing for the Hi-Fi audio, music, studio and FOH industry's as well as car systems these days.

Seriously, if that was an Ashdown, I'd get another. I've owned Thunderfunk amps since 2007. They are also SS and sound great, but then I can also get that sound out of my D class Aguilar. I guess my main gripe is the inaccuracy of generalisations.

500 - 1200 watt car radios? Really?

All touring PA systems are D class driven and have been for years, so D class is capable of handling anything that is thrown at it from the Dog and Duck to Glastonbury. All types of amps will flake out when you push them too far, which is often the case down the Dog and Duck. IMO if an amp sounds bad when you're pushing it buy a more powerful amp, so it isn't being pushed as hard. Watts are the cheapest part of your sound so big wattage numbers, owning more than you are going to use, is the best way. A fuller/better tone and getting lost in the mix is about not underpowering your rig and getting the EQ right. When I saw your band all those years ago in Knaphill, I don't know what amp you had, but your BB2 filled the place. Standing at the back of the room, you were the loudest guy in the band and the mix formed around you. Bigger venues just need more of the same. As I said everyone has different tone goals, but if the nay-sayers are right then D class wouldn't have pushed every other amp type into niche markets.