chris_b

7 lbs sounds good. . . . My lull is 8.5 lbs, which is OK for 3 sets. My other 2 basses are 9.5lbs which are a struggle for 2 sets. What a difference 1lb makes. Due to my bad back and worsening shoulder problems, weight is the prime decider when I look at basses, amps and cabs! Like your hearing. . . . never underestimate your health or strength. It can disappear quickly and it's a real pisser when it does.

Either these guys have a very dry sense of humour or they're just ignorant dicks. A few years ago our then singing lead guitarist did a dep for a friends soul band on bass He said later that he's never worked so hard in his life, "I couldn't stop for a rest anywhere, I had to keep going all night!" Many people underestimate what bass payers do and what they contribute to the music, but in the OP's case I think I'd come down on the side of this band just being ignorant dicks.

There is no argument. Matchsticks are fine. If you fill the hole so that it is small enough so that the screw can exert enough pressure on all sides and the thread bites into the wood sufficiently, then you don't need to use glue to do this job.

The Duo might work, but unfortunately the ultimate solution is a lighter bass.

Sorry about that. . . . I can't tell my scratch plate from my control panel.

When I play at home it's to run through a part for the band so the sound doesn't matter.

. . . . . when I get my Aston Martin Vulcan. . . . .

I think we need 3 lists. . . . Need To Know, Nice To Know and You're Kidding, Right?

[quote name='Paultrader' timestamp='1439575368' post='2844149'] This was me in 1971 at Crawley Bandstand; loon pants, Russell and Bromley zip up boots, Impact 60W amp and home made speaker cab with an 18" Goodmans speaker. What wonderful days they were [/quote] Love the double bass drum kit. It was a great time. I wish I'd spent more of it on becoming a better player, but there were a lot of parties to get to, places to go to, people to see. I was too easily distracted.

The bass fell apart and finally went to the dump when my parents moved house, about 15 years ago. It wasn't playable by the end. The guitarist in my first school band is still rocking, in Ipswich and at least one of the guys from my second school band are still playing. I'm playing my first gig next week with a new project run by a singer and guitarist who I've known since I was 11. We were at the same secondary school. Might turn into a good little band.

Chaps, I never thought I'd ever see this day, so I think a little celebration is in order. 50 years ago today (just after lunch) I walked into Maurice Plaquet's music shop in Acton, West London, with £22 10/- in my pocket and bought my first bass, a Framus small body Star Bass. 6 weeks of hard graft on my Grandfather's nursery in Kent paid for it. It was easy to play and I played it at home for a year before I could afford an amp. Everything I know today I started on that bass. Unfortunately it began falling apart almost from day one. With an ever increasing number of repairs and mods I played that bass for 2 years and only stopped using it when I joined a pro band. [url="http://s293.photobucket.com/user/chris_b_photo/media/CopyofFSBme2.jpg.html"][/url] I've been a pro bass player twice, made a few records, been to some interesting places, played some great gigs in great bands with some fantastic players. I've also played in places and in bands that weren't any of those things. Ho hum! I have no idea where the time has gone. Anyway, my life started with that bass. Here's to the next 50.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1439416140' post='2842781'] I can't think of a bass with a wooden scratch plate that looks any good. [/quote] I can. Carl Thompson basses

I was hoping to see Yolanda Charles, but Randy Hope-Taylor is a great player so I was happy to see him on bass. Ironically, even at his level, the bass player gets stuck behind the pillar. If the stage had been set up 10 feet to stage right we could have seen everyone, but hey, he's only the bass player!! He seemed to be playing one of those Fender 400 watt valve things and an 810 cab. I stood at various places in the room, There was a lot of volume and the rig moved a lot of air within 20 feet but had no definition or clarity anywhere in the room. RH-T only played 4 string basses, so no 5's. The evening hasn't changed my view on Fender gear.

I would concentrate on getting a good case and keep pedals etc in a separate bag/case. I'd vote for a Hiscox, but do you need a hard case? IME you only need a hard case when you're storing the bass in a van, someone else is going to carry it or you need to send it through the post. Otherwise a Mono Vertigo, for example, is a good lightweight all rounder for carrying and protecting your bass.

Higher, Jackie Wilson, in D Gimme Some Lovin, Spencer Davis Group, in G You Really got me, The Kinks, in G Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye, in Eb Sunshine Of Your Love, Cream, in D

I'll suggest: Green Onions, Booker T and the MG's, in F. Never Make Your Move Too Soon, BB King, in F. Sex Machine, James Brown, in Eb. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), Sly and the Family Stone, in E Sing A Simple Song, Sly and the Family Stone, in E

How can 100 watt amp into a 1000 watt cab cause either to blow?

I was A/Bing my Lull P5 with Happy Jack's Lull P5 and his sounded better. I couldn't work out why and after a lot of emails to various people I put some Lakland flats on. That was the difference. I didn't realise what an improvement those strings could make. Flats on my Lull P5 sound fantastic and the B string is still very playable and sounds clear and well defined right down to B. I don't know your bass, but you have to try it.

Firstly, I'm surprised you're experiencing a 500 watt amp and 4 ohm 410 cab run out of steam so early. I wouldn't have expected that. Maybe you can EQ some of the the bass out and add more low mid punch to cut through. The sound of a bass can get lost in the mix if there are too many bass frequencies. The LM2 was analogue but the LM3 and LM800 are both digital. Surely if you're clipping at 12 o'clock you're trying to overcompensate by running your input signal too hot. Do you get a lot of cone movement? I've seen guys improve their sound with an SFX Thumpinator. It cuts the very low frequencies, the ones that take a lot of power from the amp to produce and then the cab can't properly reproduce.

We put a hoover in the drummers bed when he was asleep and switched it on, but that's another story. I didn't know people could leap that high from a prone position.

I was leaving some wiggle room. If there is another more influential album then I've never heard of it. Listing other influential albums is for another thread.

I always take a Precision with me when I go camping.

I don't know if I'd like to know him personally, but I like Ringo as a performer/drummer. The guys he gathers around him make a good band. I've heard more talented people make a worse noise, so good for him. What do you do and where do you go when the ride that was the Beatles finishes? At least he didn't turn into an embittered "Ginger Baker" type.

Was Manfred Man Chapter 3 ever considered a Prog Rock band? Steve York on bass and Craig Collinge on drums.

If you think, "Is it worth it?", then to you, it isn't. I have 3 used 5 string basses. The cheapest one was nearly half the price of the other 2. It's a good bass and a good buy but the other 2 are miles better in every respect. If you can't tell there is a difference between price points or that difference doesn't matter to you then the more expensive gear is not worth it. If that difference is important to you, and in my case it certainly is, then the gear is worth every penny.