Beedster

Not just after loud gigs, but after a few hours in the studio, even at relatively low volume, my sense of pitch can go. I'll listen back later to what I played on fretless or DB - and which sounded OK at the time - to find I was really sharp.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1375433704' post='2161103'] [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/community/drummer-looking-for-keyboard-bass-voice-electronic-pop/1027184305#photo-content"]http://www.gumtree.c...5#photo-content[/url] Form an orderly queue, guys ... [/quote] Mmm, given the widely accepted shortage of drummers nationwide I wonder why he needs to advertise for musicians.......?

Great story Bob, glad you like the Buster. For me it was too big for a combo and too small for a rig if you know what I mean. I've now gone back down to a Walkabout - which for the balance of size, weight and tone is THE ideal bass combo as far as I'm concerned - and back up to an SVT amp with a soon to be revealed cab! I doubt there's a better bass combo on the market that the Buster though. Cheers C

[quote name='mart3442' timestamp='1375156881' post='2157334'] Trainspotters guide to Danny's gear: Yes, it was an AER Bass Cube. His twin pickup system consists of a Highlander Piezo ribbon mounted directly into the bridge, about a centimeter or so below the strings. (Interestingly, its a Guitar pickup...) And the wing pickup is a Shadow but I don't know the actual model. Steve Rabe, founder of SWR and Ravenlabs, made a dual channel preamp for Danny in the 1980's. Danny calls it "The Ravenlabs Red Box", Ravenlabs call it the much more boring PMB. With this, he was able to eq both pickups individually, blend them to his liking and send the signal to front of house. He doesn't use it anymore so, presumably, the AER has the same facility. I managed to buy one several years back (discontinued now) and its a stunning preamp. Steve Rabe is now retired and refuses to make any more, he will repair them though, so all is not lost. [/quote] Crikey, just checked out the AER Basscube, they're not cheap are they

[quote name='TomDuff' timestamp='1375132315' post='2157164'] Thats a rig I would like to hear, in fact I may have done if you ever played it out doors in Britain at any point. [/quote] Fair point

[quote name='Mr Bassman' timestamp='1375132423' post='2157166'] I think you just missed one at bassgear, [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product/amps-and-cabs/bag-end-s-15-d-single-15-enclosure/"]there's another 15" available[/url] why not put a wanted ad up on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/22-items-wanted/"]here[/url] [/quote] Plus http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Bag_End_D115SX.html

[quote name='TomDuff' timestamp='1375131911' post='2157154'] Hello Keith, Yeah nice cab isn't it? I am looking to add another one to it - preferably the S10-XD, if you ever hear of anything let me know although there doesnt seem to be a lot of it about or not that I can find anyway. Hope you are keeping well. [/quote] There's a couple of UK dealers who stock Bag End now, and that's a couple more than there were a few years back, so it's relatively easy to get hold of now

Yep, used to play a Mesa M-Pulse head through two Bag End SD-15s, lovely lovely rig. Very odd colour though. C

One of the great bass lines, and in a song in which it wouldn't be expected. There's a previous thread about it on here somewhere in which the OP described it as being like a Peter, Paul and Mary session with Peter Hook on bass. Not far off!

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1374954987' post='2155269'] Yep. In my wildest dreams of musical fame and fortune, JJ Cale would be what I'd wish for - a lifetime of playing music just how I wanted, the respect of my peers and none of that celebrity nonsense. [/quote] Well put

Damn, one of the real greats, and unlike so many, the genuine article

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1373877954' post='2142415'] Fat doobiage cant hurt.... [/quote] Ha ha, neither will playing with a fat thumb, which tends to be my habit for reggae

All joking aside I've just got back into Solid Air by John Martyn and some of the DB playing on that is phenomenal, would love to catch him live sometime. C

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1374827924' post='2153628'] And Beedster, it was better than bothering sheep [/quote] In your opinion

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1374792247' post='2153437'] For the gear-stalkers among us (OK me), he appeared to be going direct into PA using an Underwood pickup (I think, it had two wings) and presumably a preamp I couldn't see. Victoria was strung with his signature strings from A to G but I noticed he had a Spiro Mittel 'E' (red silks at each end). [/quote] You need to get out more Clarky (or stay in more)