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[quote name='I am not excane' post='550254' date='Jul 24 2009, 02:51 PM'][/quote]

Anyone in the UK tell me where the best place is to get a Prunes and Custard from?

Great bass

I [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=46161&hl=musicman+stingray+'91"]sold[/url] my 2 band stingray and regretted it so much. When I had the opportunity to buy it back a couple of months later I did. Such a fantastic tone.

Is that strung through the body? When did they stop doing that, anyone know?

[quote name='cheddatom' post='549759' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:25 AM']Right, but why is anyone using a wah on bass without a blender?? Surely the whole idea of a wah is that you loose low end when your foot's all the way down?[/quote]

Am I Naïve in thinking wah is just an eq sweep?

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='547629' date='Jul 22 2009, 02:48 PM']Best place I can recommend is DIYstompboxes dot com and General Guitar Gadgets, these sites are a wealth of info on effects pedals, techniques, supplies, theory and contain active forums where you can ask like minded geeks who are keen to help assimilate you into their world.
Check out Beavis Audio Research as well - great site with some interesting projects [url="http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/"]http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/[/url]
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[quote name='steve' post='547719' date='Jul 22 2009, 03:33 PM']another really good site is freestompboxes.org[/quote]

Thanks for the links guys.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='547530' date='Jul 22 2009, 01:29 PM']How much are they new? I got mine for £100 used at a music shop in stoke

EDIT: I use mine blended though so there may be some low end loss[/quote]

From what I've seen they're around the £200+ mark. If I can find one second hand a little bit cheaper then I will get it.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='547470' date='Jul 22 2009, 12:30 PM']Has anyone else ever used a Zvex Wah Probe on bass? I do and it's amazing.[/quote]

I've always wanted to try one on bass but it would be an expensive experiemnt. I may give it a go now it's had a recomendation.

Really bloody expensive though.

I'd love to build my own pedal to learn a bit more about electronics. Can anyone point me in the right direction of online resources?

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kings of Leon songs always go down well. Singles from the latest album. Although they are very simple so you may not go for them.

Sansamp BDDI, Animato and Phase 90 will do 95% of what I like. Having said that, I do like to plug a good bass straight into the amp at the moment.

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='544285' date='Jul 18 2009, 08:10 PM']

Picture is a little small....[/quote]

I'd love to have a go on this.

Note to self: Must buy more delay pedals.

[quote name='Clarky' post='534145' date='Jul 6 2009, 09:07 PM']Absolutely ludicrous. Where will it end? Relic'ed plectrums (sorry plectra) and guitar straps, relic'ed cables .....[/quote]

I'm pretty sure I saw relic straps a few years ago in Andertons.

Most Kings of leon songs have very simple bass lines..... Fans springs to mind as being the most obvious.

I have 6...

So 1607

From the topic header I actually thought you were posting from Everest for a minute there! How silly?

Congrats on the audition. I had a look at the myspace as well when the ad was posted last week and decided that the music wasn't quite my cup of tea. The cello player looks quite pretty though.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='516950' date='Jun 17 2009, 09:59 PM']Probably not a good idea in a Punk originals band. [/quote]

Good point, best to leave that one out.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='522512' date='Jun 24 2009, 12:34 PM']I'd have thought the lottery comment is more relevant to the chance of becoming a rockstar. I can't see why with talent and hard work you couldn't make a career as a pro musician.

Alex[/quote]

Yeah, I was thinking of a life of excess in a large band. Sorry if I offended anyone.

Here's my advice:

Stay in school
Don't take drugs
Get lots of practice in
Play lots of gigs
Eat lots of cheese
Realise that you have a better chance of winning the lottery then 'making it' as a pro musician.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='518240' date='Jun 19 2009, 11:45 AM']Is it wound to the bottom of the peg?[/quote]

This solves all my A string buzzing.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-1989-Thunderbird-Bass_W0QQitemZ160342205020QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item255523e25c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1688|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-1989-Thunderbird-Bass[/url]

Got to be worth £850 to someone in Staffordshire.

[quote name='guzzibass' post='516934' date='Jun 17 2009, 09:43 PM']Just wondered if anyone can recommend any sure-fire Motown stuff?[/quote]

Anything that charted.

Have a look back through this thread, there are quite a few Motown / Stax / Atlantic suggestions.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='516562' date='Jun 17 2009, 04:19 PM']Do people really get on the floor for KOL?

I thought people would just get depressed and leave.[/quote]

I was as surprised as you. Give it a shot, all their songs are ridiculously simple.

Got to give MusicMan Credit for producing basses that are a little out of the ordinary and a bit radical. This and the Bongo are very different from anything else being produced at the moment. I would hate to see them start doing P-bass and J-bass style basses. It kind of reminds me of when Gibson brought out the Explorer and Flying-V in the late 50's.

I've never heard or played a Bongo but I've warmed to the look of them quite a lot. I'm sure if I ever did play one I'd end up buying it.

Lovely looking bass.

Just wanted to bump this thread back to the top and see what songs are doing it for people at the moment.

Here's my contribution....... Use Somebody - Kings of Leon.

It's horses for courses.

With the covers band I play in I take my tuner, sans amp BDDI and sometimes a distortion/dirt box (but I can get away without it). For my originals band I have 6 or 7 pedals I use, we're a 3 peice so there's a lot more space to fill and effects can do that.

I think bass effects get a bit lost in most covers bands anyway. Especially if you're playing in a small pub and there's 5 or 6 people playing. I saw a mowtown / stax band last night called T-Slammers and there was about 8 people on stage... The style of music doesn't call for any effects on bass and there's not a lot of room for them to be included anyway. They're a bloody good band as well.

It's like Finbar said: It depends if you're doing originals or covers. You have a lot more space to shoehorn a particular effect in if you are writing the song yourself!