WHUFC BASS

Here's a little factoid about Cliff. In his life he has made ... 45 studio albums 11 live albums 15 compilation albums 146 singles 7 soundtrack albums 46 EPs. and do you know what ? NOT ONE GOOD 'EFFIN SONG!! NOT ONE! Not one decent song among that cavalcade of bollockydogwank. I respect him for that. It takes some doing. It's like choosing the numbers "1,2,3,4,5 and 6" for your lottery numbers and "7,8,9,10,11, and 12" being the winning numbers.

I recently saw Steve Earl live and his bass player used one. The tone (for the style of music) was horrendous. Dunno what he was thinking but he almost ruined the set with his sound.

Just keep playing how you want to play. Every time he frowns on your improvisation, just do this ...

At least the jack and lead will be protected and let's face it, if you're playing Jambalaya, Blanket on the Ground or something by Coldplay or Dire 'effin Straits then it can't be a bad thing eh?

Worried about stepping on your lead and damaging the jack / lead ? Get one of these ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SNAP-JACK-15FT-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-CABLE-LEAD-STRAIGHT-TO-STRAIGHT-JACK-PLUGS/253771424800?hash=item3b15f4a420:g:xL0AAOSwoRBajY4D:rk:1:pf:0

In the early 90s I used to have a GP7 1x15 combo which was rated at 100w and it was insanely loud. I played a Status 6 String at the time and the two sounded amazing together. I'll always remember the huge bottom end especially how it handled the low B string. Was quite portable from what I remember too. Looked like this ..

If I remember correctly, the 80s Trace Elliots had Fane speakers loaded in them.

They're available here. There's 9 available apparently ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bugera-BV1001T-Ultra-Compact-2-000-Watt-Class-D-Bass-Amplifier-with-Tube-Preamp/263408206918?epid=1267586896&hash=item3d545a4446:g:u-8AAOSwWsxbBrXs:rk:7:pf:0

Stanley Clarke (of all people) came out with an absolute diamond piece of advice once in an interview. He said "Learn all you can about theory and then forget about it". I didn't really get that until years later. It basically means learn as much theory as you possibly can, but just play what you think sounds best, regardless of what you think will impress.

For me, that statement is probably the best advice any musician and certainly every bass player should take on board. I've had a lot of years experience in playing live and in the studio and have really come to live by that statement. In my younger days, I'd always be looking to make the baseline more interesting and to showcase my chops, when the reality of it was that 99% of the time, that was the exact opposite of what was required. It's knowing when to play and when not to play. It sounds simple but so many bass players (myself included) didn't (and still don't) take this on board. Thankfully now, I think I've struck that balance and feel much happier playing - even simple eighth notes when you can hear the overall effect you're having on the song.

Good shout. The lead guitar sound and guitar solo on that track probably go down as my favourite of all time.

0.37 is when the magic can be heard.

Why would anyone do that ? I'd let my missus audtion as a singer for any band she wanted to. The fact that she can't sing a note and her voice would hospitalise small children is neither here nor there. My only wish is that it was a band full of Millwall fans and they'd suffer irrevocable ear damage in the process.

Can't really comment on the DW model but I bought a Euro 5 LX a week ago having never played (or even tried) a Spector Euro before. I really bought it on the reviews I read and the hype that they're great basses. I really didn't know what to expect. I was super impressed with the build quality for starters. Absolutely perfect. Picking it up it was slightly heavier than what I'm used to but the supremely comfortable neck - certainly for any 5 string I've ever played more than made up for it. The sound was what has now made me a Spector convert and I can't see me entertaining the idea of buying any other bass apart from Spector. The Tone-Pump gets a pretty bad rap and it appears to be the Marmite of bass pre-amps but I love it. Yes it's loud but as mentioned, the trim pot means it can be adjusted to suit. Problem solved. I'd be really surprised if you didn't like it.

Nice one, thanks mate!

I've got one of kiOgon's wiring harnesses that I bought a good while back but I've only just got round to installing it. I've lost the diagram but figured that it'd be easy to install. I've noticed that the output is very quiet (I'm using Kent Armstrong J-bass pickups) and also there's a hum from a bad earth. Does anyone have a copy of the wiring diagram?

No.2 can 'eff right off. I love drinking.

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IMO opinion it went the same way as Kerrang TV. Crap bands being promoted by record companies on a loop. There are some great metal bands out there who simply get ignored and more and more I'm seeing mediocre and downright terrible bands getting all the limelight. I think Hardcore, grindcore and punk (and I don't mean pop punk either) get virtually ignored which could have made the channel a lot more interesting. Trouble is, nobody wants to take risks and it's come back and bitten them in the aris. Good riddance. I'd rather not watch crap bands on TV than that crap.

The beer is great. They really know how to brew good beer and sell it cheaply too. I've done some gigs in Prague and in some derrière ends of Czech Replublic too. It's a fascinating country. I found the people were great too.

Would the basslines have been note for note on each song though? I find it hard to believe that Carol Kaye would play an identical bassline to Jameson and vice-versa.

There's a lot of controversy about her claiming to play a lot of the James Jameson lines on the Motown stuff. Dunno why she felt the need to do that as she's played on so many classic songs.

Whatever you're going through now, is minor in comparison to what it was like being there. Honestly, my sides hurt for ages afterwards 😪