Paul S

Has anyone ever lived with the 1818 cab? It sounds huge but I wonder if it is too heavy to be practical - be nice to hear from anyone who had/has one.

Not to worry! Be nice just to see one being played. I have a mid-long term plan to learn to play DB so will most likely be picking your brains for a while if you don't mind.

Just a thought - is there anyone coming along who has a double bass and could a quick demo on slap bass?

One more - managed to rearrange what I am doing but probably have to leave early. UPDATED LIST: 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, Wal Pro2e, BC Rich Eagle, Fender Jazz V Deluxe, plus my recently acquired Eden Metro Rig 02. Merton: Status Retroactive, Mikey's Singlecut Fanned-Fret Prototype, LH500 and Barefaced Vintage 03. OBBM: StRay5, MB F1, UL212, something else. 04. Hamster: BFM Omni15 tallboy, Barefaced Compact, Fender P with Thumper & Villex PTB 05. Alex Claber: '87 Warwick Streamer, RIM Custom 5 with 36" scale and Q-Tuners, Avalon U5/QSC PLX3002, GB Shuttle 6.0, Barefaced Compact, Big One, Midget, Midget T, maybe Big Baby. 06. Johnnylager: Spector Euro 4LX, KSD Jazz, LH-1000, Barefaced Big Juan, DHA Custom Shop VT2-Twin-EQ-Bass with Tech Tube valves & whatever other effects I have at the time. 07. Happy Jack: Lightwave Sabre VL, Hofner 500/1 (1964), Hofner 500/5 (1959), PJB Bass Buddy + headphones. 08. MacDaddy. Custom Shuker (hopefully!) and possibly Hamer Blitz or Iceni Zoot. 09. Stingrayfan: G&L Tribute L2000, Yamaha BB614, Westone Thunder 1A, Hartke LH500, Warwick 4x10 10. Chris B 11. Cetera: Pre-Kramer Spector NS-2, Wal Mk1 Fretless, Fender/AllParts 70's Jazz, Tech21 Landmark600, GenzBenzNEOX212T 12. Andyonbass. ACG Recurve, ACG J-Type, Pair of BFM Omni 10.5's 13. Waynepunkdude Fender Jazz, SX P Bass, DHA-DI-EQ & Ampeg SVT 5 Pro 14. Jakesbass Alembic MK5 Deluxe, German Blockless Wonder 1880 Double Bass (and the '78 Jazz if anyone wanted a go) 15. 51m0n (& Plux if he's not gigging): Bergantino AE410, MarkBass sa450, Focusrite Compounder, Roscoe Century Std V, (If Plux isnt gigging) Berg HT210, HT115, Hartke LH500 16. Floyd Pepper - Markbass LMK, Bergantino HT112 & EX112, Stingray '91 2eq, Lakland DJ4, Stagg EDB, Epiphone Jack Casady and a Fender '54 RI Precision 17. davidmpires - Markbass F1, Barefaced Compact, Spector Euro LX 5, T-Bass by Status 18. peted - Warwick Thumb BO 4, Hartke HA3500, BFM Omni 10, Aphex Bass Xciter, Shuker Singlecut 6 fanned fret (if it's ready by then, but I'm not holding my breath) 19. Platypus - Alleva Coppolo Jazz 5, Celinder Jazz 4 fretless, Tecamp Puma 1000 + a cab of some sort. 20. Prosebass - Current Builds at the time, Hofner S7B, Laptop , sequencing software , + amp and cab 21. Monz - Stingray 5 (la bella flats) Matamp GT200, Simms-Watt PA 100, Matamp 8x10 + Whatever else I have bought buy then 22. Alien - Schecter Stiletto 4, Peavey Grind 6, Hartke HA7000, Alien Audio 2x10 + other toys. 23. EssentialTension: Lakland Skyline Decade, Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Precision (and who knows what else) 24. silddx - Warwick Corvette $$ 4, Warwick Corvette Standard Ash active fretless 4, POD X3 Live, (I am praying I won't have it by then, but I will bring the Kopo Lina fretless 4 if I do!) 25. Phil_the_bassist: MMSR5 w/JE preamp, Sandberg Cali JM, Steinberger synapse5 w/ extra pup, various fuzz pedals and envelope filters, whatever amp I happen to own by then. 26. Stingray5 - My StingRay5, StingRay fretless and Tune TWB-6 plus any other basses in my signature pic if people let me know. I also have an Aria AMB-50B acoustic bass if anyone fancies a go? Could also bring my GT6-B. Plus ('cos it's small) a BLX-80 combo. And some cans...? 27. Urb - 1 x Sei 5 String Single Cut - 1 x Sei 4 string Jazz bass - EBS and Boss pedals 28. dave.c - Spector Rebop 4DLX EX, Spector NS2000-4, Gibson SGZ,Hartke LH500, Hartke Hydrive 410 29. WalMan - Wal Pro1/Custom conversion, G&L L2500 US, MarkBass CMD121H, Epifani 1x12 (not the neo one but I can't remember the initials just at the mo), Bass Pod xT Pro, Marshall SuperBass 100 head 30. Bottle - Ibanez ATK-305NT, Gallien-Krueger MB2-500, EBS Pro-line 4x10 31. Nancy Johnson (Paul) - Waterstone TP-12 Tom Petersson 12-String bass. Tech 21 Landmark 300/Ashdown MAG 4x10/Ashdown MAG 1x15 32. Beedster: Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender, Fender..and Markbass! 33. Moos3h 34. pete.young: Burman Pro 4000 and a Dean Bromberg B2, which has an unusual Piezo bridge pickup 35. coasterbass: Mesa 1x15 RR, Mesa 4x10, Ampeg SVP and Eden WP100 preamps 36. sixshooter: 55P bass Sonic Blue Relic, 59P bass original Sunburst, 59P bass Custom Shop relic Mary Kaye, 79P bass original but upgraded Black, Modulus 6 Oteil Burbridger 37. Jean Luc Pickguard: couple of Ashborys, an NS-design CR5M & danelectro longhorn 38. Deaver: El Maya or the Prosebass Humbucker Fretless 39. Jack London: GK1001RBII and Simnett 40. ped: Vigier S2 fretted/S3 fretless, Roland Vbass, SWR 4x8/1x15, noname 1u poweramp if it doesn't explode beforehand, phone, keys, wallet 41. bythesea: Overwater Perception 5 42. Walbassist: Wal Mk III (spalted maple) fretted 5, Rick Turner Renaissance Bass fretted 5, Veillette Archtop Bass fretless 5, Brook Otter fretted 5 ABG 43. dannybuoy: Peavey T-40 & pedalboard 44. bassace: double bass 45. barneyG42: Status Series1, and possibly me Hartke 3500 46. Johngh: Fender MIJ Jazz 75 reissue. Shuker Headless 6er and Status S2 Classic 6er headless. 47. Clarky: Shuker JJ Burnel and Mesa Walkabout 48. Stylon Pilson: £10, a Hartke LH500 and a Barefaced Compact. And probably a fretless Aria Sinsonido 49. Xzantes: Conklin Groove tools 7 string fretless 50. sdgrsr400: Lākland Skyline 55-02 Deluxe, Glockenklang Soul II, Acme B2-ii 51.woolz: ABM ashdown evoIII 575w head, peavey cab. ibanez sr20th, few pedals. 52. Paul S: Fender Jaguar, Hohner B2A; Trace Elliot AH300-12, 1153, 2103H

I used to have the 210 MAG combo and bought an ABM 210 extension cab. When I first got it I fiddled about so the amp was playing just through the ABM cab, then the MAG cab in the combo, then both - just to test that very thing. And, yes, the ABM sounded noticeably better.

I have a second hand Peavey TKO80 which gives a lovely warm sound. You can pick them up for peanuts - this was £50.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85FgA1Bptk"]Rio de Janeiro Blue[/url] doesn't seem to get mentioned much but I think is a lovely latin tune, especially this version by Richard Torrence (the guy who wrote it!) rather than the Randy Crawford version. Doesn't look like he has done too well on it. I keep trying to talk out lot into doing it but I guess it doesn't fit in.

Played my first gig last year at 50 so join the club, young man! My one and only regret in life is not doing this 30 years ago. As mid-life crises go playing bass can work out a bit cheaper than sports cars or mistresses. As long as you keep away from the 'For Sale' section, anyway. Some unsolicited advice from another relative newie - don't be in a rush to get your gear. Listen to and play as much as you can before buying anything expensive. I was in a huge hurry, ignored what people said on here and ended up replacing stuff I bought initially.

That is very good. The harmonic vibrato - I've seen Mark King do something similar and he puts pressure on the string between the machine head and the nut.

Hayman - second cousin to Shergold - made basses in the mid-to-late 70s. Also currently [url="http://www.legraguitars.co.uk/basses.htm"]Le Gra guitars - Bob Johnson.[/url]

I'm 51 and lug heavy stuff about regularly. It's more about how, not what, you carry IMO. I have injured my back several times - but never by trying to move heavy things. If you prepare yourself to move a heavy object - get those core muscles tight to start with - and then carry it properly the heavy stuff is easy. It's those silly bending-over-the-boot-of-the-car moments that do the damage.

I actually think Zoe got her new mate Norman (as evidenced by recent pics of two together) to record that and she is now passing it off as her own... ... I'm impressed. I tried this and gave up, to be revisited in a few years when I have better technique. Question (and with no intention of hijacking the thread) for the panel - I play with a pick and can get the right speed using a pick (even if the notes are kind of muddled). But no way can I play that fast using my fingers. Is it just practice that is required?

I've just moved the other direction from Ashdown to Trace Elliot... I did have an Ashdown MAG C210T -300 EVOII combo with an ABM 1x15 extension cab. Now I have the Trace Elliot AH300-12 head with 1153 and 2103H cabs though I normally just use the 1153 for rehearsals. For my ears this is what I want - the extra oomph from the 15" speaker is just awesome. I suppose at the end of the day it is all down to your personal preference but I have currently hit my noise nirvana

The battery in mine lasted about 6 months, using it for about 10 hrs a week at a guestimate. It went quiet and kind of farty all of a sudden. I quite like the bridge pup in active mode and with switched to the series position at the moment, but I do tend change my mind every week or so.

Disclaimer - I've lived with my Jag, but not with a Jazz, so I am not anywhere near as familiar with the Jazz as I am with the Jag. I spent a couple of hours doing a play off in the music shop between the two (it was a MIA Jazz) and, at those kind of limited volumes, there was little-to-no difference in the sound when you played the Jag passively compared with the Jazz. Neck, bridge and both sounded, to me, almost identical. But then you can switch the pickups between series and parallel, and that makes a difference to the tone. Exactly what the technical side of that is, I have no idea. The difference is not something I can easily describe, but it is supposed to make it sound more like a p-bass. I don't know if that is right, all I know is that it is different and a sound that wasn't available on the Jazz. Then, with the Jag, you can switch on the active circuit - a simple but effective 2 band eq. And that sounded nothing like the Jazz - much more ballsy. It is quite possible that fiddling with the amp settings would/could do this - I am not experienced enough to know. But, all things considered, I love the Jag. I guess that's why I chose it. Though I'd probably love a Jazz, too.

Thanks all. I did wonder.

[quote name='Linus27' post='510329' date='Jun 10 2009, 04:18 PM']Thats just crazy. Why put magnets in a speaker cab? Don't they know thats just going to make it heavier.[/quote] So you can stick them to the side of your fridge?

[quote name='Sean' post='510720' date='Jun 10 2009, 10:43 PM']Some Great T-Bone in action [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADjW9QVCF3U&feature=PlayList&p=D226625F2E305C66&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4"]HERE[/url] Great performance, great gig, what a day. Still made about the girl I spent that day with (13/7/85).[/quote] Hall and Oates - same here! Same era (possibly the same gig?) and largely to appease my girlfriend I went to one of their concerts and, by the end of the night, was a huge fan. T Bone was largely the reason why - he must be one of the best bassists I have seen play. Nothing flash but always great. Plus their then guitarist GE Smith - mad as a fish but what a player! And I am still mad about the girl I went with - and she is still my wife (ahh, ain't that sweet) He has been mentioned in passing but I think Roger Glover is also one of my top bassists to listen to/watch. His work during the Deep Purple MkII era especially - Made in Japan is hard to beat as live albums go.

[quote name='clauster' post='508606' date='Jun 8 2009, 09:49 PM']Paul, always nice to meet another Basschatter. Hope it all goes well with the covers band.[/quote] Hi Nic, indeed. I had to get back so I hope I didn't seem too much in a rush. Also, upon reflection, I think I might have sounded rather too negative - I have fun, despite everything!

Now moved on - with Nic. Once again - Wayne - thanks a million.

Mine did that! I played guitar as a youth and it never happened but seemed to develop as I have got older. When I took up playing bass a while back it the first joint in the my pinkie would lock and take a while to click out again. Usually when stretching for a note. After about 3 years of intermittent playing and now maybe 2 years of solid and regular playing it rarely happens, if at all, so I am guessing the finger strength increases and overcomes the tendency.

PM'd

Stupid question time. If you defret the neck, what do you do about all thin gaps left by the missing bits?