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I was about 14 and I'm ashamed to say it was Lucky Star or something by Madonna because that was in the charts at the time and it was easy. It was on a crappy black Hondo II bass and Carlsbro guitar amp, borrowed from our forward thinking school music teacher. Then it was Level 42 after that.

I used to have one and while it was a lot of bass for the price, ultimately it sounded thin and lacking any punch. Wasn't that nice to play either, just felt a bit cheap, so I sold it on. Nice and light though.

+1 what he said

I've read some of her claims before and it sounds like she's not so much got a chip on her shoulder, more a block inlay.

[quote name='stevebasshead' post='80975' date='Oct 29 2007, 07:58 PM']Hi, our singer uses in-ear monitors because he says he needs to hear as much of his own voice as possible in order to pitch and sing well. However, our backline bleeds into his vocal mic[/quote]
Sounds like he needs to go solo if those other pesky instruments are making too much noise.

Sounds like Phoenix Nights.

Surprised you don't like that G&L - I think they're more comfortable to play than a SR and have a bit more bite but each to their own and all that. Nice looker too.

Chances are it's the case you store it in, if you do.

[quote name='tinyviking' post='80265' date='Oct 27 2007, 10:15 PM']after pushing all the buttons and twisting everything around could not get a decent enough tone[/quote]
That's so true. Every time I've used an Ashdown, I've twisted the pots and pushed the buttons like I was on a roll with a fruit machine - but it seems to make bugger all difference to the sound coming out.

[quote name='Machines' post='80309' date='Oct 28 2007, 07:04 AM']I've used them for a while - have moved to the EXLs though. I found the ProSteels were amazingly bright, but lost their brilliance too quickly compared to the nickels.[/quote]
+1

Very impressive.

Suggest SansAmp DI or Aphex Xciter. At least you've got something to fiddle with if the sound's not quite right. With a DI box, you're a bit stuck.

[quote name='Breakfast' post='79986' date='Oct 26 2007, 11:42 PM']It be [url="http://www.myspace.com/the_rooms"]The Rooms[/url] you be wantin'. Just across the roundabout from North Camp station, pretty good facilities and cheap in the day.

I think you can hire any number of amps and drums as needed.[/quote]
You like it there? I've always found the staff to be surly and the rooms themselves, grubby. One bloke who runs it there we nicknamed "Smiler" on account that he never did smile. Even when he took our money.

Much prefer Silent Hill in Guildford (Jules who runs it is a top bloke) and Garden Studios nr Guildford. Backline in Guildford is grubby but the guy who's always there (Ben?) is a nice guy and always happy to find a bass amp or a spare mic stand). Life's too short to put up with rude rehearsal people who behave like stoppy teenagers because they think they're in the "music biz".

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='79654' date='Oct 26 2007, 08:42 AM']In my last band, the 2 guitarists both played with 30W combos and were clearly audible against a drummer[/quote]
Bear in mind watts are not like for like between guitar and bass amps. Bass players often need a lot more (3 or 4 times more) that guitarists. They want distorted and overdriven high-frequencies, we want clean low ones.

I've got an award-winning [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/4713/a/r/e/google"]SE Electronics 2200A[/url] which I might consider letting go. I bought it earlier this year with ambitions of doing lots of home recording, then got a good band going and don't have the time! It's only been used a few times and sounds crisp and clear. Comes with hard case and really good quality shockmount. Read more [url="http://www.seelectronics.com/sE2200a.html"]here[/url] and if you like the look of it, make me an offer. It's as new, having rarely been out of the box.

This looks like a great (and lighter) alternative to an Ampeg fridge. The Warwick stuff is really underrated - pleased with mine. Free bump.

Like anything, the more you spend, the better you get. My BB614 is a budget bass but for the 280 quid I paid new, I've got a 300 pound Fender beater. In understand the sentiment that they don't feel exciting. Mainly because they don't have the legacy of brands like Fender and Gibson.

[quote name='Machines' post='79317' date='Oct 25 2007, 12:03 PM']£13 an hour ? That's pretty steep !

I pay £9 an hour and could get £6 during week days.[/quote]
Welcome to Surrey and Hampshire.

[quote name='chris_b' post='79308' date='Oct 25 2007, 11:48 AM']The amps are rubbish because they are cheap, they are old and they are thrashed by players who don't care what they do to them! But, my view is that you're in a rehearsal room for the band to learn to play a number together so the sound doesn't matter.[/quote]
Hmm... I'd agree if I wasn't paying 13 pounds an hour.

Pics please

Put your bass down and hum along to the chords. Then try to work out how to play what you're humming. Makes you think a bit more creatively. Remember the old maxim though: less is more.

Stick some pics up and I reckon someone here will bite your hand off for it. Those 4x10 combos are great.

Edit: actually - whereabouts in the country are you? (Says to self: "I know I've got one already but...")

I'm moving to Leicester - sounds like it's the place for bass players to rehearse!

The places near me have either beaten up Peavey stuff from the middle ages or 100w combos that have been thrased to death by thrash bands who sing about death. The only decent place we go to is a portacabin but it does have an elderly Trace Elliot combo which despite it looking like it needs putting down, still sounds good. It's the only place where I feel like I've had a good rehearsal.

Why is it bass amps in rehearsal rooms are always terrible? They're either farty and boomy or terrible combos that have no power. Guitarists always seem to do ok with what's available but I find it really makes for a cr*p rehearsal when you can't get a good sound. Quite often, I go to rehearsals straight from work and so can't take my own stuff but I wish I could.

Anyone else find this or is it just me?

[quote name='The_D' post='79189' date='Oct 25 2007, 01:31 AM']+1

I'd pay £20 for the case! Looks like they fit nice [/quote]
Haha... My first reaction was: "what a horrible case".

Just goes to show - beauty is in the eye etc...