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chris_b

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  1. [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1480848350' post='3187463'] That's one way of looking at it, but I play for the song. Being a member of a band I prefer the audience to think "What a great band they are" rather than how good I am. Depending on the genre I think we all have a job to do to make the song the best it can be, and locking into the groove with the drummer is always my top priority. Showing off comes a long way last on my list. [/quote] It seems I haven't explained myself very well. I wasn't advocating showing off, over playing or doing anything other than making the rhythm section as perfect as you can. You can easily stand out by being the perfect [i]band[/i] player, look at Chuck Rainey, Nathan East, Reggie McBride, Bob Babbitt, John McVie, Duck Dunn. And. . . . as I always post, the best players serve the song first.
  2. It's all in the way you play 'em. Get it right and I think the (very) few players who would notice would jealously think; Damn, he nailed that part! But your style should make the bits you steal sound like they're yours. That's the way it works for everyone else. In Jazz the great players make a point of "quoting" from other numbers and players.
  3. Is this a valve amp, ie a valve power section?? Unless Marshall tell you a different story, you [i]have[/i] to plug a cab into a valve head. I used a Marshall 100w Lead amp for years in the 70's. The guys in the Marshall shop said it would be fine and it was.
  4. [quote name='sirmuppet' timestamp='1480785885' post='3187164'] I checked those out. They look pretty cool. Haven't heard much about them [/quote] I only have 1 non-OBBM cable a Whirlwind from the early 90's. Good cables will last forever and OBBM (Dave) makes exceedingly good cables.
  5. We need one of those chicken wire frames between us and the bad audiences.
  6. How can you tell anything in that Kooks record. The production and sound is terrible.
  7. I've had to stop drunks wandering onto the stage and picking up guitars several times on gigs. One guy looked angry enough to start pushing and shoving, but I was rescued by his friend who defused the situation. Why don't we get happy drunks these days? Anyway, I never leave my bass on show when we're not playing.
  8. [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1480780287' post='3187098'] You're the guy in the village hall! [/quote] It's like eating peas with your knife. You can do it but if you have any class, you shouldn't.
  9. [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1480778432' post='3187078'] I doubt anyone in the audience has noticed any bass players [/quote] If the bass player isn't being noticed then it's his fault. Turn up and play better lines. Make them notice you. I got two positive comments on Wednesday. One from a member of the audience (who wanted to know what gear I was using to "get that sound") and one from the band leader (if I made him happy then it's job done).
  10. Sorry but putting your foot on the monitor (even Mr Harris) is lame. Anyone playing a great bass line or riff in the last 60 years has probably nicked it themselves. If you have any personality as a player you'll make what you play sound like you, so it won't matter where it came from. Me? If I can fit it in I'll use it.
  11. I read an interview where the drummer Questlove was complaining that D'Angelo was asking him to play so far behind the beat that it sounded totally wrong to him. Seems to be an effect that some people want on their records. The only thing that would bother me is bad playing and being out of tune. Which thankfully happens less these days.
  12. BO or NT would be a long way down my list of reasons to buy or not to buy a bass. Much less important than overall sound, active or passive, feel, look and weight. From what I've heard the differences are as described above, but in a band and on a gig I doubt that many would notice.
  13. What bothers me on You Really Got Me is the undampened drums boinging and the awful guitar solo. Still a great number though.
  14. chris_b

    4x15

    I know PT got Marshall to build an 810 to try and keep up with the racket JE was making. Our guitarist in the school band had one.
  15. . . . . no, really, I did!
  16. . . . . I did tap my right foot once.
  17. I thought that was Nick Mason.
  18. [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1480509200' post='3184918'] The article also says it took more than a decade for Ronnie Wood to become an official Stone. [/quote] Didn't RW say it was 25 years?
  19. REM's drummer, Hugh McDonald, the other guys in the Eagles and Steely Dan, Pino etc etc. If you come in to replace a founding member then you're not guaranteed to become one of the band. Many never do. . . . it's not news.
  20. [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1480418657' post='3184162'] Ok. Sounds like the Jack has probably worn over the years then. Just replace it. [/quote] I don't get this conclusion and a "probably" in a sentence would make me stop and think. I'd want more info on the problem and other, more sensible, actions taken first. Does this happen with other cables? What were the other cables? Not more Planet Waves I hope. Will wrapping the cable around the cab or amp case handle fix the problem? The OP is saying that he isn't doing anything to cause the problem, but if the cable isn't anchored then any movement by him might be helping. It's a used amp. Call the previous owner and ask if this was a problem for him.
  21. It's not new, the 750's were superseded by the 800's a few years ago and "back" is somewhere near Chicago.
  22. Get a Squier and a pedal.
  23. In 1973 I had a Marshall 100 amp that was regularly blowing fuses so I stocked up on the lot. I've got a tub full of everything from 1 amp to slo-blo. Those fuses have been to every gig I've done since and the only time they have come in useful was when I gave one to a guitarist who blew a fuse in his Fender combo.
  24. chris_b

    4x15

    These days it's a pointless idea. Back when Marshall and several other companies made these they didn't sell in enough numbers to keep them in the product line. They didn't have many sound advantages over the 412 stacks (that were the work horses) and 215's and they weighed way too much to be carried up and down stairs on a regular basis. With the vastly improved design of modern speakers the extra weight and bulk of a 415 makes even less sense. There are modern 115's and 212's that are louder, sound better and weigh a fraction. As I say these cabs weren't popular back then and now really have had their time. If you still think you need a 415 get 2 215's and see how often you use both cabs.
  25. The collar of the input socket on my TF is slightly proud of the nut. Not by a lot but it's there. You say your old cables "stay in a little better". What does that mean? Do they stay in or only pop out now and again? Does anchoring the cables at the amp end fix the problem? If it does then the cable is at fault and you don't have to damage the amp in order to fix the problem. I just threw away an old and cheap instrument cable because it didn't fit any of my basses properly and caused noise when the cable was hanging between the bass and the amp. My OBBM cables don't have any of these problems.
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