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[quote name='Doddy' post='1036764' date='Nov 25 2010, 06:59 PM']It is indeed...but not instantly recognisable to everyone from just the bassline[/quote] Including me (again).

[quote name='Twigman' post='1036323' date='Nov 25 2010, 01:43 PM']... Yeah I know the kids here reckon most people ain't even heard of The Clash ...[/quote] Thanks for thinking I'm a kid.

I've got 64s in my Squier CV 60s Jazz - very happy with them, they sound like a 60s Jazz.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1032880' date='Nov 22 2010, 04:57 PM']... Your could hear your bass, and it wasn't just the dull, farty P sound ...[/quote] Strange, because in my experience the P isn't dull, doesn't fart and cuts through much more effectively than a J.

[quote name='son of frog' post='1034667' date='Nov 24 2010, 01:50 AM']Does anyone know if this would be possible, The likes of the Fender Bass VI is the tone im looking for, but without the price tag of about £10000 if you can find one, I was thinking about One of those Danelectro Dead on 67 Baritones, [url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/danelectro-dead-on-67-baritone-electric-guitar-limey-green--67271"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/danelectro-de...ey-green--67271[/url] But would i be able to get a Standard E A D G B E tuning out of one if bass strings were put on it... ? Theres a severe lack in 6 string basses tuned to guitar tuning... Someone advise me? thanks very much in advance. -Tom[/quote] Have you considered the Schecter Hellcat VI or the Gretsch G5265 which are both tuned EADGBE exactly like the Fender Bass VI? More expensive than the Danelectro but substantially cheaper than the Fender.

[quote name='51m0n' post='1034751' date='Nov 24 2010, 09:12 AM']I didnt think Electric was that clean when I was there last, had huge ugly sounding Peavey rig (was awful) and a Markbass combo (112 of some kind) which was really nice. Much prefer Monster, its the cleanest, best looked after rehearsal space I've been in, only downside is the supplied old Hartke rigs are very underpowered, you have to thrash the nuts off them to keep up, I generally take my rig (or at least my head) down and use that, to me its worth it.... There's another one off the Lewes road (sorry cant remember the name) with shockingly awful 810s in it with Peavey heads, my god they sound rubbish! The old Peavey gear was never exactly luxury sound, but the newer stuff I've had the misfortune to run into in reheasal studios has been dreadful IME.[/quote] The other one off Lewes Road is probably Scream which is not the unpleasant one I referred to, although it is pretty bad. The other very tatty one is Warner in New England House - one time there the soundproofing fell off the wall on the drummers head so that was worth every penny. When I said Electric was clean I was comparing to those two, Warner especially, but I agree Monster is easily better but because it's small it can be difficult to get a room there. I've never had a problem with the Hartke rigs but then my band is not very loud.

What's the scale length on the Danelectro? I thought it was 29 inches, in which case with Bass VI strings you ought not to have a problem.

[quote name='clauster' post='1033291' date='Nov 22 2010, 10:31 PM']My local one has a mix of old trace, ashdown mag and hartke. Brighton Electric ( the one with the Mark Bass amps) isn't just a rehearsal complex - there's also a good recording studio on site. They've also got a vintage SVT with matching 8 X 10.[/quote] I've only used Brighton Electric a couple of times and the Markbass equipment and cleanliness are very good. However, we suffered from the lack of sound proofing when we had a metal band in the next studio when we are a relatively quiet band. Monster in Hove has mostly Hartke bass rigs and is also clean and tidy. Another Brighton studio is slightly cheaper but is unclean, unpleasant, and the bass gear - which is a mix of Ashdown and Hartke - is in poor condition. It's often easier to get a room there at short notice.

I believe that if you do get caught then the goods can be confiscated.

[quote name='Soloshchenko' post='1033177' date='Nov 22 2010, 08:57 PM']Cheers for the replies. How would buying second hand change this if anything?[/quote] Doesn't change anything.

Looks very nice.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1031984' date='Nov 21 2010, 10:16 PM']Personally my tone is sitting somewhere between early McCartney, James Jamerson & Duck Dunn. The playing, sadly, isn't! Over to you...[/quote] Yep, somewhere in that region.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1031890' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:58 PM']'Karn Evil Nine' second movement by Emerson, Lake and Palmer[/quote] No, it can't have been, I didn't have my carpet with me.

[quote name='Wally' post='1031870' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:43 PM']Certainly didn't post a favourite of mine. Just one where the bass starts the song, has had more than enough radio time for a number of regular people to go 'oh I know this one' and has 8.5 million youtube hits.[/quote] Could you give us any more clues as to what song it was?

[quote name='Clarky' post='1031876' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:49 PM']Oh bl**dy hell it was me doing the slide-y bit on your Tony Franklin, wasn't it? In nervy moments (like when surrounded by dozens of bass players who are better than me!) I fall back on a small stock repertoire of bass lines that I won't screw up, London Calling being one of them On topic, the other ultra-recognisable bass line from the Clash has to be 'The Magnificent Seven' (yep, thats in my embarrassed-nervous bass player repertoire too)[/quote] My preferred technique when surrounded by other bassists who are undoubtedly better at it than I am is to get them to play Clash songs for me and then pretend I don't recognise them. I bet you don't remember what I played on your Shuker.

[quote name='mep' post='1031853' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:37 PM']I bet if you played the bass intro bit on it's own most people would recognise it?[/quote] No comment.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1031851' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:36 PM']Dave at his last gig [attachment=64574:image.axd.jpeg][/quote] Nice! [quote name='Clarky' post='1031851' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:36 PM']PS, I think it was me playing London Calling at SE BassBash [/quote] OK, it's out now. Clarky played [i]London Calling[/i] brilliantly on my fretless and, with me being a total t*s*e* (and slightly hard of hearing, of course), I failed to recognise it.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1031843' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:33 PM']It's not the bassline though its the guitar riff that people recognise.[/quote] There's a guitar riff in [i]Deal or No Deal[/i]?

[quote name='daz' post='1031836' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:32 PM']Fancy not knowing that one. You, you, you, [i]Philistine[/i].. [/quote] I knew it when I was told what it was so obviously I blame the bassist concerned. I'm also slightly hard of hearing. I have actually played the song at a gig but obviously I'm unable to guarantee the accuracy of the line I played. But whatever line I did play, I am sure that hardly anyone recognised it.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1031825' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:29 PM']You need to play the bass line stood on a Persian rug while the keyboard player stabs his Moog with a knife. So I'm not altogether surprised its not part of your repertoire, Dave [/quote] Steady on! I can get a Persian rug if I want to. Mind you I wouldn't fancy any of my band mates in possession of a knife.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1031797' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:17 PM']Second movement of 'Karn Evil Nine' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer anyone?[/quote] So, that's KEN by ELP? I expect it's a surprise, but that's another one with which I have only limited familiarity.

[quote name='Faithless' post='1031781' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:11 PM']Its funny, because sometimes BC is becoming similar to Talkbass to my eyes - after a while, folks who come here to post 'a recognisable bassline', will post their favourite tunes instead, that have nothing to do with being easily recognisable.. Classic [/quote] ... and even less to do with 'Bass Lines That Everyone Recognises, Even the man in the street...'