chris_b

I'm only talking about the first three notes of any Chuck Berry song as well.

Yep. You could easily hear most bass lines even in a busy mix at 78.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467795535' post='3086246'] I'm great at learning stuff by ear me, and I certainly wouldn't fancy it much. [/quote] I'd write it down then playing it wouldn't be a problem, but I know getting a number with that many changes into my old brain would be nigh on impossible.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467796064' post='3086250'] That would aggravate my OCD to a crazy level! In fact, just seeing the pic is aggravating it now! [/quote] My OCD got fired up by the white 4 way. Black wiring on stage, people!!!!

My son went to see the Stones at Twickenham and (from off stage) Keef played the first 2 chords to Brown Sugar. He said he'd never heard a noise as loud as the whole stadium (70,000-ish people) cheering those notes.

The intros to almost any Chuck Berry song, including, Johnny B Goode, Memphis Tennessee, No Particular Place To Go etc.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1467756690' post='3086047'] Right then, a number of points the first being this a skill you develop. Break the songb down into small manageable sections, say 2 or 4 bars at a time. Then before you pick up your bass sing the baseline out loud. Basically if you can sing it you can work out how to play it. [/quote] This is how you do it. Looking at this overall, it is a skill you have to learn and you do that by repetition and training your ear. Start with simple songs and try just playing root notes of the chords so you hear the relationship between root and 5th and 4th notes etc. Work on the structure of the number first; intro ~ verse ~ chorus ~ middle 8 etc. Sections are usually repeated so you might only have to work out half of the number. Get that right and you can flesh out the notes later. You're building up the number layer by layer. Write the chords and breaks down.

Yes it will. You'll be capable of putting the full 500 watts into it which, at 4 ohms, means you can't add another cab. I wouldn't turn the amp up to the point where it could damage the cab or run the bass frequencies flat out but with those limitations you can run this cab with this amp. I prefer 8 ohm 210 cabs because then you can add another cab if you need more volume and IMO more speakers gives you a better tone.

I have a Harvest gig bag and a Harvest strap on my main bass. Both are excellent products.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1467464905' post='3083875'] One must read the fine print. They'll only handle 2.66 ohms with Active Power Management engaged, which significantly lowers output capacity. The same July 2011 Bass Gear review of the TC amps that discovered their overstating of actual RMS continuous measured output of their amps also discovered that the RS210 was 10.5 ohms, and the RS212 11.5 ohms. [/quote] Active power management isn't switched on or off. it is on all the time. Fine print not required. I owned an RH750 and ran it with 3 8 ohm cabs and it was fine. Any issues and the amp immediately goes into protection mode. Plugging in the wrong cabs cannot damage this amp. And the watts thing is irrelevant to this thread. This amp is as as loud as any 750 watt amp I've heard.

One of my bands just got a gig review, from a local newspaper in Newbury, describing the rhythm section thus. . . . [i]"For any lead musician, their bass and drum combination to die for, a rare unity of rhythm and beat, allowing the two lead instruments to relax into some outstanding solos." [/i] It's a bit flowery but I'm happy that even a guitar playing journalist spotted what we were trying to do. It's not all in vain then.

The RH750 goes to 2.67 ohms. It's on the web site. A 4 ohm cab with an 8 ohm cab is fine with this amp. Look at the table on page 7 [url="http://cdn-downloads.tcelectronic.com/media/914735/tc_electronic_bass_amp_power_rating___active_power_management.pdf"]http://cdn-downloads..._management.pdf[/url] min load column. . . . 2.66R.

Marc, I'd recommend the Noel McCalla band and Redtenbacher's Funkestra on the last 2 Sundays at Boaters in Kingston. Then bring your bass to the Jam night at The Oak, 98 Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames on Wednesday 13th July. 8.30 start.

One of the 46. Beautiful and unique. About 20 years ago I heard someone playing Martin Kemp's JG in the Bass Cellar, Denmark Street. It was the best sounding bass I've ever heard. I had a mortgage and young kids so I couldn't afford the £1000 price tag. A "one that got away" moment. I still regret being so sensible. A lot later I asked Pete Stephens if he could build me a 5 string that sounded like that. He said they were close but couldn't replicate the sound. He thought the sound of all their basses changed slightly when the UK went metric and they had to use different sized wire for the pickups.

An American bass player told me I was "meat and potatoes". "Solid playing" is another thing I hear a lot, which I guess is pretty much the same thing. I have been told that I have a great sound, but anyone with my gear should give up if they didn't sound good.

I'll never get that picture out of my head!!

With only one exception, who was/is a total dick, in the same 35 years as the OP I've played with very good drummers who have been very normal people. The good thing for me is I don't play with beginners, guys who have little experience or anyone playing as a hobby. All the guys I know have been around the block, know what to do and how to do it and most are making a living out of playing drums. The rule is that you work on recommendation and anyone who doesn't match up doesn't get asked. On the other hand I've know far more flaky guitarists and singers!

Why do you need to change? You could easily improve your sound by replacing the pickups.

For a Ska band? Bartolini, Duncan or Aguilar. I'd start with passive and see what sound you can develop. My passive P bass (with SD's) is the best sounding bass I've owned in years. A set of GHS flats would thump it up nicely.

Here's another vote for a second cab before you try to push your current cab any further. You'll get more SPL from doubling your speaker area than from upgrading to a slightly more powerful amp. When I used Bergs I stacked 3 112's with a 2 ohm amp, now my 2 SC's are easily loud enough for my loudest band with a TH500.

I've just been watching a Meters video from the 80's and George Porter Jr, a long time finger style player (I thought), is using a pick. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28WHPh8_VE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28WHPh8_VE[/url]

I got a set of imperial and metric Allen keys from B&Q for about £8.

Seems to me you've got a clean sounding bass going into a clean sounding amp and a transparent cab. More on the hi-fi side of things. This will sound night and day different to a tube amp and a very coloured cab. I wonder what your objective was when you put your gear together. Never mind the festival. Did it sound good to you on the gigs you did previously? You could try your bass and cab with something like a Tonehammer TH500 or an Ashdown. Or just EQ more low end and low mids into your sound. I use a PJ5 and Lakland. They always sound ballsy no matter what amp I use.

Bare wood will get dirty and mark up. I'd take just enough off the surface to remove the shine without going down to the wood.

Peter Tosh made a great version of Johnny B Goode.