WHUFC BASS

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='642785' date='Nov 1 2009, 08:21 PM']The H & K guitar amp sounded amazing, never heard one before but it blews the Marshalls away.[/quote] The H&K Triamp is the best guitar amp bar none. They also cost an arm and a leg!

[quote name='Clarky' post='668808' date='Nov 28 2009, 11:29 PM']I saw Motorhead this time last year and they were so much more entertaining (and not just the fire-eating Brazilian strippers!). Just goes to show that song choice is everything.[/quote] Me too...that was the Motorizer tour. I saw them in Cambridge (my mate's mate does the lighting for Motorhead and got us in on the guest list) with Saxon and its the best gig I've been to in a hell of a long time. I missed this one as I was gigging, judging by the sound of it, I didn't miss much.

Thats a f***in travesty. A great live music venue being turned into a restraunt - makes me sick. As if there aren't enough restraunts as it is! London is turning into one big housing estate interspersed with restraunts that sell alcohol. Who says our culture ain't dying ?

[quote name='spacecowboy' post='651880' date='Nov 11 2009, 07:07 PM']singing stupid lyrics during practice, farting down the mic and just generally being a dick[/quote] Ha ha! Sounds like our drummer....and our singer come to that. I f***ing love rehearsals. Its just one huge piss-take of each other in-between songs. Nothing is sacred, no holds barred. We're still productive but the piss-taking is merciless.

Here's a novel way of beating the neck dive... Notice the large protruding strap button! Bit extreme but it probably works a treat.

Drum loops are 100 times better imo and they don't come much better than the Beta Monkey drum loops. I use them all the time for practicing and composing. They are recorded by a live drummer on a real kit so sound just like a proper drummer.

Thats why we should be using Traben Basses made from Royal Paulownia [url="http://www.paulowniasupply.com/index.htm"]http://www.paulowniasupply.com/index.htm[/url] Grows up to 30ft in 3 years, easily sustainable and you know what, it sounds half decent too. Cross between basswood and ash. [b]"Paulownia Trees are drought resistant once established. Their roots tend to go deep into the ground in search of water, rather than on the surface. This makes planting around the tree easy and makes it friendlier to nearby walkways or fixtures. Unlike some fast growth trees that have short life spans, a healthy Empress Tree can live for 80 to 100 years."[/b]

Ephiphone and Tokai both do Thunderbird copies. They're OK - not great to be honest. I've owned both. If you're hoping for anything other that looking liking a Thunderbird, then you'll need to go down the road of Orville and Greco copies (which are superb basses and much closer to the original that Epiphone of Tokai have ever done). The sound is very very close to an original Gibson. The Greco has a slightly wider neck which is good for headstock strength as Gibson Thunderbirds are notorious for breaking. If you want a virtually identical copy of a Gibson then go for the Orville. They are almost identical as they are made under license in Japan.

[b]German order you say? don't mention ze war... [/b]

Was dragged along to the The Stray Cats recently at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Don't really like Rock 'n' Roll to be honest but I tell you what, they were top notch. I really really enjoyed it. I'd go again definitely.

[b]Traben [/b]- Like and old Volvo, Big, built like a tank and you wouldn't want to have a head on collision with one [b]Fender [/b]- Ford Saloon, bog standard you know what you're getting [b]Ibanez [/b]- Mitsubshi hatchback, reliable, great value but just a tad "generic" [b]Sadowsky [/b]- Lexus, just a tarted up Toyota, overrated. [b]Wal [/b]- Jensen Interceptor, British, well made, big bucks and sought after [b]Warwick [/b]- BMW, popular, well made, not everyone's cup of tea, those that've got 'em, love 'em, those that haven't hate 'em. [b]Alembic [/b]- Rolls Royce, well made, pretty, status symbol but just not really functional for dropping the kids to school [b]Squier [/b]- Skoda Octavia, cheap but amazing value and design overseen by a quality company [b]Yamaha [/b]- Volkswagen, well engineered, good value just not liked by everyone. [b]Gibson [/b]- Citereon, why oh why do they bother??? Some eccentric people like the 2CV despite its obvious faults (Gibson Thunderbird) but apart from that, garbage. [b]Spector [/b]- Porsche, have a great reputation, the higher end models are a bit of a status symbol, very well made.

I suggest you listen to a few songs by Crass, Slayer or Venom and get some inspiration from them.

Go for a Traben Chaos John Moyer Signature or a Yamaha TRB5, both have wide but slim necks. Both very comfortable.