Twigman

That would depend what pickup is in the bass to start with if you're just considering adding a jazz. I added a jazz pickup to a P that was running a Fender Original P pickup and it never worked. I pulled both pickups out and replaved them with a PJ set by Aguilar and it made a world of difference. [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Aquilar_traditional_pickups.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Aquilar_traditional_pickups.html[/url]

12AX7 / ECC83 tubes for preamps They're all much of a muchness aren't they? It's all snake oil, isn't it? Do they really sound different? Does a Sovtek 12AX7WA really sound different to a Sovtek 12AX7WC or a Philips 12AX7WA or a Mullard ECC83/5751 or a EHX 12AX7 ??? What are the differences? What do you pay a premium for - other than NOS original valves from the 60s/70s? Is there really any discernible difference when used in a DHA preamp pedal with a bass? Discuss

Or these? [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Crafter_BA400_EQ_N.html"]http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Crafter_BA400_EQ_N.html[/url]

So nothing then? What are these like? [url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_aeb8ebk.htm#bewertung"]https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_aeb8ebk.htm#bewertung[/url]

I could be in the market for an acoustic 4 string. I'd prefer a 34" scale if possible but recognise this isn't 'normal' for acoustics. I like jazz width necks - my favourite neck is my Status Jazz neck. I'd prefer a fretted neck. I'd like it to be quite loud as an acoustic (no amp required in a front room say with acoustic six string and some simple percussion) I don't want the body to be too big nor for it to be a stretch around the body for the plucking hand. I'd like it to be well balanced and comfortable to sit without a strap without it sliding off... Budget around £400 max I suppose. What would you recommend???

Valencia bull ring I suppose, not sure how many it holds but it was full

At 16 it was The Clash I remember going to the last of 9 nights they played at The Lyceum in Oct81 when I was 16...the ticket cost me £3.50 !! I remember coming out of Charing Cross tube and being offered £50 for it.....no way was I selling.

Entwhistle

I have flown with my SKB iSeries case a couple of times now. At EVERY customs I get pulled > they think it's a firearm. Be warned.

I thought I’d write up my experiences on our first ever tour in USA. Sad Lovers and Giants have been going on and off for 35 years now and only now got the opportunity to play in America! The tour started in Austin TX at SXSW, the band having been invited by Michael Stock, LA DJ and proprietor of Part Time Punks, to appear at his showcase in the backyard at The Barracuda on the opening night of music week. On arriving at Austin we were met by our ‘superfan’ Mr Fred Jaggi, a Dallas resident who created our original website and maintained it for many years. He drove us about in his 7 seater Cadillac. After getting our wristbands we were good to go. SXSW is a strange setup. Each stage hosts about 5 bands a night. No sound check and a strict 40minute set length is stipulated. Our songs being around 6 minutes each meant that we were limited to a 7 song set – by far the shortest gig we’ve played for a very long time (perhaps ever!). The back yard looked fairly full from the stage but after our performance, within 5 minutes the place had emptied. That suggests most of the audience had come to see us rather than just be passing trade. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GriIQnAMB9c[/media] We were lucky to get a review in the Austin Chronicle. When one considers there are 110 stages at SXSW each hosting around 5 bands, to actually get a review is amazing, And it’s not too bad! [url="http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2016-03-16/sxsw-music-sad-lovers-and-giants/"]http://www.austinchr...ers-and-giants/[/url] Austin during SXSW is a mental place. 6[sup]th[/sup] Street is just full of drunken students on spring break, lying in pools of their own vomit! We were quite glad to get out of the 90 degree heat and high humidity and fly up to Oregon (albeit the long way round via Phoenix AZ). We were met in Portland OR by our driver for the remainder of the tour and found ourselves in a fairly small Ford E350 van with 2 bench seats for the duration. We collected a box of tee- shirts we’d arranged to pick up from the manufacturer in Portland and the tour proper started. After a night in a cheap hotel in Portland we drove up to Seattle WA for the first proper show of the tour at Chop Suey. The scenery was fantastic with several volcanoes visible en route: The atmosphere of Chop Suey was fantastic. We had around 200 punters show up for this one. We played around 1hr 20 minutes and the audience loved it. We were signing vinyl and CDs after the show. I couldn’t believe that so far away from home there were folk who’d actually bought our records back in the day. From there it was off to Canada to play at The Hindenberg in Vancouver BC. This place was challenging. There was a water leak above the stage apparently from the plumbing upstairs. There was huge barrel on the stage, right where I would normally be, that was half full of water. It had apparently been there over a year! During the show I felt drips on my head and arms. We had a puddle develop on the keyboard too. Luckily nobody was electrocuted and no electronics were broken. There are no photos of this gig and bizarrely no video on youtube…the same is true of the following gig in Portland OR….. Despite the difficulties the Canadians gave us a warm welcome and seemed to enjoy the show. The next day we had a long, wet drive back to Portland, Oregon. The gig here had been moved a few times. Initially we were supposed to play at Dante’s then that was moved to Star Theatre…in the end we played a place called Blackwater Bar. Soundcheck: The daughter of Al Jourgensen from Ministry came along…she seems like a ‘superfan’ ! Next day was the longest drive of the trip, to Sacramento CA. This was weird! Having played ‘proper’ venues to this stage we were a little underwhelmed to find ourselves expected to play a disused shop with no stage and just the feeblest of vocal PAs. The cab I had been using all tour was a home made 2x12 which farted out in the lower registers and was frankly awful. It hadn’t been a problem until now as I had had decent PA support all along. It was like having 80 people in your rehearsal room with you! See this video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQlVljsBkXQ[/media] The next day we set off for San Francisco. And had a little time to do some sight seeing This venue was proper. The Elbo Room. The audience was a decent size: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwx89eLAghM[/media] We then had a couple of days off so headed to LA And took some promo shots in the Bradbury building ( - Bladerunner) and found we had our own section at Amoeba music: So then we had a long drive into the desert to Phoenix AZ The Phoenix show, despite being small, paid well. The audience all seemed high as kites! After Phoenix we returned to LA to record a radio session for Part Time Punks. And then the following day play the biggest gig of the tour. Between 600-700 turned up at The Echoplex. We had been originally booked to play at The Echo upstairs but that had sold out over a week before so we had been moved to the bigger venue downstairs. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaZkt8x04qo[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqEBdPAIYg[/media] And so the tour drew to a close. And we got a brief review in the LA record: [url="http://larecord.com/photos/2016/03/28/sad-lovers-giants-vaadat-charigim-nite-fields-the-echoplex"]http://larecord.com/...ds-the-echoplex[/url] Oh and then look who we bumped into in the security line at LAX on the way home: We really enjoyed it. We didn’t make any money, in fact it cost us but what an experience! Best fortnight’s holiday I ever had! Edit - just thought I'd add that we had one couple drive from Cleveland Ohio to Sacramento CA and then to SF to see us! That's over 2000 miles ! Some of our fans are a bit mental!

I thought I’d write up my experiences on our first ever tour in USA. Sad Lovers and Giants have been going on and off for 35 years now and only now got the opportunity to play in America! The tour started in Austin TX at SXSW, the band having been invited by Michael Stock, LA DJ and proprietor of Part Time Punks, to appear at his showcase in the backyard at The Barracuda on the opening night of music week. On arriving at Austin we were met by our ‘superfan’ Mr Fred Jaggi, a Dallas resident who created our original website and maintained it for many years. He drove us about in his 7 seater Cadillac. After getting our wristbands we were good to go. SXSW is a strange setup. Each stage hosts about 5 bands a night. No sound check and a strict 40minute set length is stipulated. Our songs being around 6 minutes each meant that we were limited to a 7 song set – by far the shortest gig we’ve played for a very long time (perhaps ever!). The back yard looked fairly full from the stage but after our performance, within 5 minutes the place had emptied. That suggests most of the audience had come to see us rather than just be passing trade. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GriIQnAMB9c[/media] We were lucky to get a review in the Austin Chronicle. When one considers there are 110 stages at SXSW each hosting around 5 bands, to actually get a review is amazing, And it’s not too bad! [url="http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2016-03-16/sxsw-music-sad-lovers-and-giants/"]http://www.austinchr...ers-and-giants/[/url] Austin during SXSW is a mental place. 6[sup]th[/sup] Street is just full of drunken students on spring break, lying in pools of their own vomit! We were quite glad to get out of the 90 degree heat and high humidity and fly up to Oregon (albeit the long way round via Phoenix AZ). We were met in Portland OR by our driver for the remainder of the tour and found ourselves in a fairly small Ford E350 van with 2 bench seats for the duration. We collected a box of tee- shirts we’d arranged to pick up from the manufacturer in Portland and the tour proper started. After a night in a cheap hotel in Portland we drove up to Seattle WA for the first proper show of the tour at Chop Suey. The scenery was fantastic with several volcanoes visible en route: The atmosphere of Chop Suey was fantastic. We had around 200 punters show up for this one. We played around 1hr 20 minutes and the audience loved it. We were signing vinyl and CDs after the show. I couldn’t believe that so far away from home there were folk who’d actually bought our records back in the day. From there it was off to Canada to play at The Hindenberg in Vancouver BC. This place was challenging. There was a water leak above the stage apparently from the plumbing upstairs. There was huge barrel on the stage, right where I would normally be, that was half full of water. It had apparently been there over a year! During the show I felt drips on my head and arms. We had a puddle develop on the keyboard too. Luckily nobody was electrocuted and no electronics were broken. There are no photos of this gig and bizarrely no video on youtube…the same is true of the following gig in Portland OR….. Despite the difficulties the Canadians gave us a warm welcome and seemed to enjoy the show. The next day we had a long, wet drive back to Portland, Oregon. The gig here had been moved a few times. Initially we were supposed to play at Dante’s then that was moved to Star Theatre…in the end we played a place called Blackwater Bar. Soundcheck: The daughter of Al Jourgensen from Ministry came along…she seems like a ‘superfan’ ! Next day was the longest drive of the trip, to Sacramento CA. This was weird! Having played ‘proper’ venues to this stage we were a little underwhelmed to find ourselves expected to play a disused shop with no stage and just the feeblest of vocal PAs. The cab I had been using all tour was a home made 2x12 which farted out in the lower registers and was frankly awful. It hadn’t been a problem until now as I had had decent PA support all along. It was like having 80 people in your rehearsal room with you! See this video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQlVljsBkXQ[/media] The next day we set off for San Francisco. And had a little time to do some sight seeing This venue was proper. The Elbo Room. The audience was a decent size: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwx89eLAghM[/media] We then had a couple of days off so headed to LA And took some promo shots in the Bradbury building ( - Bladerunner) and found we had our own section at Amoeba music: So then we had a long drive into the desert to Phoenix AZ The Phoenix show, despite being small, paid well. The audience all seemed high as kites! After Phoenix we returned to LA to record a radio session for Part Time Punks. And then the following day play the biggest gig of the tour. Between 600-700 turned up at The Echoplex. We had been originally booked to play at The Echo upstairs but that had sold out over a week before so we had been moved to the bigger venue downstairs. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaZkt8x04qo[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqEBdPAIYg[/media] And so the tour drew to a close. And we got a brief review in the LA record: [url="http://larecord.com/photos/2016/03/28/sad-lovers-giants-vaadat-charigim-nite-fields-the-echoplex"]http://larecord.com/...ds-the-echoplex[/url] Oh and then look who we bumped into in the security line at LAX on the way home: We really enjoyed it. We didn’t make any money, in fact it cost us but what an experience! Best fortnight’s holiday I ever had!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1457698947' post='3001049'] I have a very very yellow bass.... [/quote] so do i

Nickel hardware Matching headstock Satin nitro neck finish on wood Narrow necks Babicz bridge - and yes I have one of the very very few nickel ones (produced as a prototype, I'm told) Low weight - ie under 8lb Graphite neck Passive Maximum 4 strings

[quote name='bootleg' timestamp='1457701716' post='3001102'] Does the lack of a case diminish the value in people's minds significantly, or raise any questions of the provenance of the bass? [/quote] Yes and Yes to me...that said I wouldn't use the original case - I'd prefer a gig bag for day to day and my SKBiSeries for travelling...so the case would stay at home unused.

I have a Roberts internet radio. I've found it great when we're booked to do a gig in some far off place, say Athens for example, and the promoter is telling us that such and such a radio station is helping promote and wants to interview etc....rather than taking his word for it I can check to find out if he's BSing or not by having said radio station streaming into the kitchen/office all day... Promoters can't get away with jack anymore.

I have a pair of Rokit RP-6 Many say they colour the sound but I love mine.

I used to play both fingers and pick (.73 dunlop) but I have suffered nerve damage as a result of a slipped disc in my neck which means my 3rd and 4th fingers on my right hand are permanently semi-numb and I have a strip of numbness all the way up the back of my forearm to the elbow. This results, strangely, in severely diminished grip strength in my right hand. When it first happened I couldn't even hold a pen and effectively had to learn to write again. I also couldn't turn the key in the ignition of my car - so I bought a keyless starter I just can't hold a pick long enough to get through a song which means the songs that use a diggadigga rhythm have had to be sidelined..... ...but I'd not thought of using a thumb pick...perhaps I'll give that a shot.. The Doc offered me an operation to fix my neck but when the Doc told me " There's a significant risk of quadraplegia..." I decided probably living with it would be easier

[quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1457671611' post='3000823'] don't be too annoyed when the bass amp you spec turns out to be a 30 year old Peavey instead of your preferred Mesa Boogie or whatever. [/quote] taking my TecAmp Puma head...been told I have an Ampeg 2x12 for the tour....should do nicely.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1457633662' post='3000496'] Probably ... [/quote] I bloody hope so...... I fear it's likely to be something like this:

[quote name='Passinwind' timestamp='1457632242' post='3000466'] Dante's in Portland? If the girls seem a bit too friendly they're probably on break from the strip joint next door. Not that I'd have any direct knowledge of that. [/quote] The gig has apparently been moved from Dante's.....I'm not sure what the venue it's been moved to is called, I had heard it was the Star Theatre but the interweb tells me someone else is playing there that night. When I said spinal tap, I wasn't kidding! I do know it's Chop Suey in Seattle, The Colony in Sacramento, Elbo Room in SF, The Echo in LA....the actual venue names in Phoenix, Vancouver and Portland are currently unknown

I am really excited. It's a bucket list thing. One of those things you set as an ambition when you're a kid - "One day I want to be in spinal tap"......never believing it would become a reality. I'm a bit worried about being shot!

I have a Super12T and a Super Midget i love them both. I use the midget for rehearsals so hadn't used the S12T for ages - i had been debating selling it. I gigged the S12T at The Garage last Saturday and had forgotten just how good it was. I had the pre at about 9 oclock and the master at only 10oclock on my Puma900 and the bass was thunderous - so much headroom in that rig.

I'd play everything apart from the G in the final bar on the A string but I guess I'm lazy