Twigman

Personally my band would have ceased to be were it not for illegal downloading. The internet and file sharing kept the interest in my band alive for years adn now we have reformed as a result. I view it as a free marketing opportunity more than anything else.

[quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1356428821' post='1910108'] the added bonus that the sport model has a fantastic Bose stereo. [/quote] So does my TS2 model

Maxda 6 Estate for me....I am used as the band taxi to the airport, 4 band members, bass in flight case, flightcased guitar x 2, flightcased keyboard, flightcased saxaphone, cymbal case, drum pedal case and luggage for 4 fits without difficulty. The other chap always gets a taxi coz he lives miles away anyway.

I have been in bands with Tristan Garel-Funk and a chap called simply Garce...I dunno if it's done us any favours to be honest

I would prefer to have the drummer on my right (ie be on the left as we look out - so I can hear the hihat) but we ALWAYS set up the other way round and I end up on the right, behind the keyboard....the guitarist doesn't share sight lines with the keyboardist....

He didn't mention Custom Shop.....FAIL

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1354631007' post='1888384'] But I do keep the bridge cover on for a couple of reasons: 1) hide the bridge (hey, I can't just let go of all of my secrets!) and 2) that little bit of weight helps keep the bass balanced, and 3) I think it looks good. [/quote] How do you damp the strings when you need to?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1354625916' post='1888260'] , £565 and whats it worth £300? [/quote] I think £300 would very very ambitious....I think you'd be lucky to see £200 tbh yeah sell it in bits

I find a slim jazz neck the most comfortable. In my opinion a fast neck is one without a sticky finish that allows the fretting hand to move around it unencumbered by a sticky finish. I find gloss finishes sticky and slow and my nitro finished Warmoth slim taper jazz neck super fast and very comfortable.

bass by choice - bass holds everything together and is always the instrument I found myself drawn to......have also done a little keys and a lot of programming bass players seem to not have to be front men and generally seem to be oddly eccentric - I like that I do own a guitar but can't play it much - the strings seem awfully sharp and close together - I can just about manage the opening line of stairway to heaven (yikes!! LOL) but it really doesn't seem as much fun as bass I think 'relegated' is the incorrect term...promoted would be more appropriate as the bassist is far more important in a bnad than the guitarist

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1353950581' post='1880149'] [url="http://hackaday.com/2012/11/22/mechbass-a-robotic-bass-guitar-that-sounds-fantastic/"]http://hackaday.com/...unds-fantastic/[/url] Are there some duff notes, or is that how it goes? [/quote] That's how it goes

We have around 30 or so songs that we rehearse for live from which we pick our set. I 'think' I've forgotten most of them until they start playing. As long as I can remember how to start each song (it helps when someone else starts it) I find that somehow I remember how the song goes while we're playing it. It can be a little scary to find myself doing this in front of a few hundred paying punters but normally it works out. Sometimes though I draw a complete blank - not happened for 3 years or so - and that can be scary! I think practice, practice and more practice is the way to go - it etches the lines indelibily in memory - the other day we palyed a song we'd not played in over 20 years and I got it right first time without preparation. Somethings are just there in the brain and you don't know it.

[quote name='Dr M' timestamp='1353523570' post='1875644'] Out of interest, what was the Epiphone you bought? [/quote] It was an Epiphone Sheraton II in black with bound neck and body and abalone/pearl inlays

I have a Hartke HA3500 head which I actually quite like. I also have a Hartke VX1508 (1x15+2x8) which I don't. I'd like to get rid of the VX1508 and replace it with a 2x12" cab of some sort that is driven by the HA3500 Any recommendations?

I bought a Korean Epiphone (new) last month. The quality is superb. The price tag wasn't exactly budget. I have a JV Squier from 83 and many folk rave about them. Are they really all that? Mine is a tad lighter than a US Fender I think but is it really any better? i don't particularly like playing it and now only play my Warmoths that I assembled myself. No it is not for sale.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1353264583' post='1873036'] The danger with using computers as practice amps is that you may begin to compensate for the latency in the system [/quote] With a decent interface latency is not an issue.

Yep I love being the bass player with Sad Lovers & Giants Great people Don't have to play too often Almost always a continental expenses paid weekend away with some mates.