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If you see interviews with the top US studio musicians they all seem to prefer and use pre CBS P basses as their first choice in the studio. These guys live in a world where every nuance in their playing is analysed to the nth degree. It's an environment that we will never experience and, looking in from the outside, would find difficult to understand, so if they all think they can find that something extra in a pre CBS bass then I'll believe them. In my world that type of "finesse" isn't required. I got a couple of compliments on Saturday, which meant more to me than any perfect note I could have played on an all original 57 P bass. If I was playing a Squier I would have been just as chuffed. Comparisons based on price aren't helpful. If anyone can find a great sounding Squier, if all you can afford is a Squier, if all you aspire to is a Squier, buy it and play it till it falls apart. Spend what you save on lessons or down the pub, but striving to be the best player you can be doesn't depend on the instrument. I tried to get back on topic!

It's a scam and, somewhere down the line, it's aim is to steal as much money from you as they can. Don't "play along" (that's pretty dumb suggestion), don't call the number (you can get charged £100's a min on some numbers), delete the email and get on with your life.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1433106778' post='2787960'] there wasnt the internet for players to bitch to each other how bad some of those Fenders were. Now most of us have heard stories of how bad Fender qc can be, [/quote] Everyone knew about Fender QC and the term pre-CBS was in common use by the end of the 60's. Everyone still bought and played the CBS Fenders because they were still better than the competition, and only a few years later the replacement industry would be offering a solution to any Fender "problem". But none of that mattered, back then what you played mattered more than what you played it on.

Never mind the traders. . . . nail Ebay.

He doesn't seem to make these cabs any more. All his current models are front firing speakers.

I Know. Eric Burdon said he sang it through gritted teeth, knowing that every time he was making AP more money.

The origins of House of the Rising Sun are not known so songs like this are credited as Trad (itional) arr (anged by) name of arranger. Alan Price was clever enough to know this and had his name put on the credit, which meant he got the royalties, even though it was Hilton Valentine who found the number and arranged it for the band.

That combination of amp and cab work very well together, but do you really need the compressor? I'd try the next gig without it.

Mert, I'm not sure I'd get away with basses on the living room wall. You're much braver than me to try that one on.

Check it out. If the Ashdown is OK then temporary storage gives you plan B up until about the end of October. My other suggestion is to get rid of all your cabs and fund a couple of BF Super Compacts, for a much smaller foot print which you can leave in your daughters bedroom. She won't mind and won't even notice for a good few years.

I have a 3m x 4m log cabin. A very high quality "shed". I have a lot of stuff in there but I wouldn't store my gear in it. My main concern would be condensation, then there have been a lot of shed thefts around here lately and, finally, I would have to carry everything through the garden and around the side of the house for every gig. My gear is an unsightly mess stored against one wall in the front room, and it's not going anywhere. The wife has her own "messes" stored around the house so we're quits.

Back in the early 70's we played the US airbases in Germany, which was 5 x 45min sets from Mon to Thu and 6 x 45 min sets on Friday and Saturday. Regularly playing long gigs sorts your chops out very quickly.

Was that at the Festival Hall, 2000? I got the last 4 seats in a row and took the family. What a great gig.

Check out YouTube videos of Sly and the Family Stone, Jean Knight, James Brown, Maceo Parker, The Crusaders, Margie Joseph, Betty Wright, Bobby Patterson, Joe Tex, Keb Mo. There's a Funk Groove thread on BC that's been running for years.

Whoa. . . . I forgot Fame studios!

Now search out the books, films and articles on the studio musicians at Stax, American, Malaco and Muscle Shoals studios.

I'd play it and decide if it's for you before you go swapping stuff around. The resale price of a non original bass would not be as good as an original one.

Pictures please, Barrie.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1432805862' post='2785089'] Saying that I've played at rehearsals with my super compact raised onto an 8x10 and found it hadn't made a blind bit of difference, except having it at a lower volume. I still bumped the low EQ up a bit, but when it was on the floor I would turn it up more. [/quote] Err. . . . doesn't that count as a difference? Anyway, now you have 2 so everything that went before is erased.

I had an MM SR5 but I don't remember the neck. It's your bass, upgrade away.

I can't see 2 db making much difference. Work with them. They'll be safer for your ears.

I'd start with an outboard preamp. Find the sound you like first, before you've made any irreversible changes. Me? I'd just put all that money and effort into finding the right bass.

Search for Stax Records on YouTube and work your way through the list.

Tort and pink looks good to me. It's a good combo...... .... as long as I'm not the one playing it!

+1 I used to have 2 Berg AE210's, and as each cab was larger than half of an AE410, when put together they were awesome. Better tone and more volume than any 410 I've tried (I had the AE410 for awhile) and they could be used separately. I love modular rigs, but I hardly ever gigged 1 cab and in the end everything was sold in favour of the smaller package of my Berg CN212. If the OP doesn't know what he needs then I'd suggest starting with a good 212 and progress from there, or not. A 212 might just tick all the boxes. For me "half of a 300 watt" amp isn't that loud, so I use a 500 watt amp and a 212. You can play amps and cabs at low volume and they'll still sound good but they'll sound pretty bad when you try to turn them up too far, so IMO you always need something in reserve for a good tone at what ever volume you want/need to play at.