chris_b

I know the myths will probably never die, but Fender since 2008 is not the Fender of old. I have an Am Std Jazz V which is a very decent bass. IMO worth every penny. I just tried out a new Am Pro Jazz V and it was a cracker. It felt good to play and the pickups sounded very good. An excellent sounding 34" 5 string bass. The problem Fender have with the new range is that people don't equate them with expensive instruments. The complaint is Fenders cost too much, but these are far better basses so why should they cost peanuts.

My Thunderfunk has more watts than my first 3 bands put together. I love it.

Either this guy is a total novice or, as everyone so far has said, he is trying to con you for a new set of strings. Most people, certainly the players who are any good, will change the set up and strings on a bass as soon as they get it and before they do anything else. I also check the intonation. I bought a bass just before Christmas and it had newish strings on, which I wasn't expecting. I have the set I was going to put on still waiting in the bag but I wouldn't even have mentioned it to the seller if the bass had turned up sporting a totally dead set. Then there's the battery. If the bass is active I always change it. That's the point where I know I'm good to gig with confidence in the new instrument.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1484311369' post='3214566'] so is "The One" referring to the position of the note in the bar, or is it referring to the root note at the start of the repeating bassline? [/quote] JB's "one" was hitting the first beat of the bar, which is what all his riffs did. As soon as you start getting creative with "the one" it can mean anything.

[i]"However - We've never stocked BareFaced and [u]won't take them as PX either.[/u]" [/i]That's a strange business decision. Both Bergantino and Barefaced are in the top echelon of bass cabs ever made. Whether someone likes them or not doesn't change that fact. The reality is. . . you don't get "best in show" awards and reviews (as both these companies do) by not being one of the best.

. . . . in your dreams. There will always be valve amps but in the bass world valves have been a niche market for many years. Class D is the de facto standard for PA systems. The move into the bass environment has been slower and fragmented but the rate of improvement is increasing and will reach a point where Class D will become the standard for bass players. 5, 10, 20 years? I don't know, but it's coming.

Riffs and bass lines can go anywhere but the "one" is always on the one. JB's "one" was a sledgehammer. In some music the "one" can be implied and to the point where it disappears. The further down in the mix it's buried the less funky the number is.

Wow. . . ! I used to see Victor Brox with the Aynsley Dunbar Band. Great singer in a great band.

Checkout the various Lakland basses in the classifieds.

I prefer a clean, full and fat sound with a lot of low notes so I believe I get a better sound by using half of a more powerful amp rather than all of a less powerful amp. I'd rather have one great amp to cover all gigs so I use the same amp for small, medium and very loud gigs. My go-to amp is 500 watts but actually I bought both my 800 watt amps not because of the volume but because they went to 2 ohms.

I don't think so. Lakland, Sadowsky, MTD, Overwater, Fender, Musicman and many other quality manufacturers have "cheaper" lines that are highly rated in their own rite and these haven't impacted the reputation of the main brand. I don't see why Fodera will be adversely affected. These new basses will cost less than the custom models but with the focus on quality they will still be amazing instruments. That they are double the price of some other bass is pretty irrelevant.

I wish I'd seen that.

A long time ago I was at an Art Farmer gig in a small club in Brussels, when in walked a few of the Count Basie Band. They had just played a gig at the Palais Des Beaux Arts. After Jo Jones, the Basie drummer, had finished with him, the Belgian bass player had blood running from his fingers and a smile a mile wide. If you ever gig at Kenny Jones's Polo club he might ask if he can sit in. He's good and still does a mean shuffle.

"Knuckle draggers" might be a little harsh on some, maybe not on others, but saying, "They (Janek etc) bought it on themselves", isn't good enough. When people are baited and goaded it is unnecessary and looks bad on Basschat. From Janek, through Guy Pratt and Vail Johnson down to JTUK. At the end of the day the whole forum looses. It is unpleasant to experience and unpleasant to watch. The Mods should crack down, but they don't. It is what it is, but more respect is needed for different ideas, approaches and opinions.

So a handmade bass should be the same price as a production line bass because the shape is vaguely similar? A Bentley is basically the same as a Skoda so why is there such a price difference?

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1484030784' post='3212007'] But he is up his own arse... [/quote] What a great advert for Basschat.

When Love Comes To Town with Johnny Lang, Joss Stone and the fantastic Reggie McBride on bass. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo7AcIdMnHY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo7AcIdMnHY[/url]

He used to post here. . . until the knuckle draggers chased him away.

I'd check outboard pre amps first. The Sadowsky and Aguilar Tonehammer would be worth checking.

Really? These basses are regularly using shims? I wonder how you know that?

Less space than a 410 and able to take over volume and tone-wise? I would imagine that rules out most single 210's. I'd look at a good 212 or if the budget can cover it a couple of very good 112's.

I know several players using Skoda Yeti's. A ton of room in them.

Years ago Clapton used to play unannounced gigs at Scratchers in Godalming. Gary Moore would play the occasional gig with Papa George. Ronnie Wood can turn up anywhere from the 100 Club to the Eel Pie in Twickenham.

Bergs and Barefaced are some of the best cabs ever made. If you're short list is between these you're in the right ball park. At this level there is little difference in quality, ability or design. Bergs and BF will have differences in look and sound so any preferences are purely down to personal taste. I used Berg's for 8 years. In that time I had 7 cabs, AE and CN 12's and 10's, and I would recommend them to anyone. I moved from Bergs to Barefaced cabs (I now have 3 of them) and couldn't be happier with the tone, volume and weight. One difference, I now run 2 Super Compacts to get the same volume I used to get from 3 112 Bergs, so I don't need my 2 ohm amps any more.

I'd say the Aguilar GS212 would be a good choice within your budget. But an even better choice would be the 2 Barefaced Super Compacts for sale. I'd suggest to your Dad he sell his gear and go halves with you. Then you can both use one cab and put 2 together for any really loud gigs that come up.