SteveXFR

I've never been 100% happy with my Orange Terror 500 mk1. Its plenty loud but turning up the gain sounds really wooley and I want plenty of gain. Yesterday I tried my Two Notes Le Bass straight in to the effects return which I believe bypasses the Orange preamp and just uses it's power section. It sounds much better but could it cause any harm? I had to run the master volume a bit higher but I guess that's just because I'm missing the preamp gain.

There's so many bassists who I'm a fan of who play Rickenbackers, I have to try one at some point. They're really popular in doom and stoner metal plus there's Lemmy, Peter Hook and Cliff Burton.

Two timing touch and broken bones - Hives

Ten ton skeleton - Royal Blood

Unusually for Scott Devine, only a few seconds of pointless noodling.

Some say Scott refuses to work with anyone who has more hair than him. His buddy from the colonies used to have a massive affro but Scott made him shave it off to get the job. Very sad, he lost his wife when he shaved off the fro

Scott Devine seems to be getting a little less annoying. Only a little though. How could they miss Lemmy when talking about iconic Rickenbacker players?

Maybe I should try moving it on the board. I've got it after the compressor and tuner. I'll try it on its own as well.

Dogging around - Count Basie

Hanging Tree - Mark Lanegan

Has anyone managed to get a decent tone out of a fur coat? I'm struggling.

Cult of Luna Recommendation in this very forum Post metal

That looks like a 14 year old has been given a bass from a charity shop and some paints and been told to go nuts. It looks s**t

Shut up - Savages

I remember the Centauro. The ugliest motorcycle ever to come out of Italy and the reviews were pretty terrible at the time

F**k Off - Kid Rock Dammit his music is so terrible.

Swallowed - Bush

When I worked in automotive engineering we used a lot of Chinese made parts and as long as you keep on top of the QC they're fine. Give them an occasional non conformance note so they know its being checked and the quality is spot on but let it start to slip a bit and you get problems. I guess BMW and Harley didn't keep on top of their QC checks. Let's be honest, faulty wiring is part of the Triumph character. It brings back memories of British made Lucas wiring. There was a bloke on TV a while back with a Lancia and when asked whether everything worked he said If everything worked then it would be an Audi and I don't want an Audi.

Close string spacing makes me want one even more

I kind of want to try a Ric but they're way out of my price range so I can't incase I like them. It's a shame (for me) they never did a cheaper range of basses

We don't fight - Booze & Glory Dammit, missed one

Complete disorder - Disorder

Every single mass produced vehicle has loads of Chinese made parts and these days Chinese manufacturing is perfectly decent. Nothing wrong with Indian built bikes, the latest Royal Enfields are competing with the very best. I've got a Triumph at the moment but if I was buying new now I'd have the Royal Enfield Interceptor over a new Triumph Bonneville

Stench of Prophet - Brutal Truth

Don't knock Boris' favourite style.