chris_b

I was chatting to Pete Stevens about a 5 string Wal for my 50th. I never got it. Job related issues refocussed my attentions soon after. IMO a Wal is a fantastic piece of musical equipment.

I used these strings on a Rob Allen bass I had a few years ago. Felt and sounded very good. I use TI flats on my P bass.

I've played with a couple of drummers who used a digital BPM clicker thing to get the count in right. No click after that. I've met the usual start too fast guys (but thankfully not played with speed up or slow down guys for a long time). IMO the clicker worked well, starting off at the right speed always makes the number work better.

Do what's right for you, but I always prefer separates. They are easier to carry and you can upgrade different parts more effectively. I usually don't have access to FOH but if I did I think I'd still keep the "office" as it keeps the playing environment the same for every gig. There's something about massive sound waves emanating from behind me that makes me feel at home. IEM's are a different world altogether. My days of arena gigs pre dates IEMS, so I've never used them.

As we're talking about 112 cabs the orientation doesn't matter. For convenience I stack mine horizontally. It puts the amp at the right level for me. Horizontal also works for Barefaced 210 cabs because the higher frequencies only come out of one speaker.

You are not wrong. My Mk3 5 string Wal directly into an amp or desk always drew compliments.

Use pedals if you want to but I haven't found a need for one so far. Buy better gear and play it well and you'll sound the best anyway.

My confirmation bias was confirmed. Glad about that because I preferred both Fenders.

Original bass or mod. Go bald gracefully or comb over. Same thing. You choose.

Never buy or trade a bass that someone else can't sell.

There were a lot of people who thought FM mk2 should never have existed. Good job they didn't have their way. It a sad world if you can't go out and play your own back catalogue because of some arbitrary "rule". I dislike Susan Boyle but wouldn't dream of suggesting that she should not sing to her own fans. If FM can sell enough tickets for a stadium or arena world tour then they are more relevant to the music business than anyone playing on Basschat.

I know nothing about computers, but i you Google this question it seems to come up with a lot of answers.

And what are lessons going to do? Maybe, correct the mistakes and short comings in your technique?

Until you start using some of this modern gear that clearly replicates every bodge you've been getting away with for years!

I'd guess that knowing theory and having a good technique will make you a better player than you would have been without it, but I didn't say only guys with good knowledge and technique would be better players. My heroes are John McVie and Duck Dunn. I probably know more theory than both of them put together, but they are way better players than I'll ever be.

Another piece of trivia. . . . the bass line on I Can't Go For That inspired Michael Jackson when he recorded Billie Jean.

If you're comparing cabs etc play the same piece through each cab. IMO in a real world test you need a bass player. When we did this at the SE Bass Bash Lozz196 played the same lines through each cab and amp in the shoot out.

He sold the format on to another company who made some shows in a studio on a set made up to look like DH's place. It looked lame.

There certainly is a "correct" way to play most instruments, but this is Rock and Roll so "correct" doesn't always mean much or sound best. On the other hand, the guys who know music theory and have learnt a good technique will always be better players, think James Jamerson, Nathan East etc. PS one finger per fret is not as good a technique at the low end of the neck, as you found out. 1,2,4 is much better.

Love it. We used to do this version in the cover band. The rest of DH is well worth checking out. He's just about 70 here! Pretty good performances from an "old guy" and it's a great concept. The only one I didn't like was the Keb Mo session. I don't think they got the groove right on that one, but the rest is several days or weeks of Youtube surfing with some quality musicians and some great live music.

Speakons come from the PA industry where power amps of thousands of watts, long cable runs and many feet and gear movements always posed a threat. The bass world is totally different. Very short cable runs in inaccessible places and significantly lower power requirements means that jack plugs can still be an option. Using jack plugs didn't bother the good people at Ampeg when they designed the powerful 300 watt SVT or the guys at Mesa when they designed the 400 and 400+. Use speakons, why not? But don't demonize jack plugs. They work just as well for bass players and with negligible risk.

Even a gorilla couldn't bend the gauge of strings I use.

The other surprising thing (or maybe not) is how easy some people can decide that a musicians career should be over for no other reason than they don't like them anymore!

You can cable from amp to cab to cab or amp directly to both cabs. Same difference.