Cosmo Valdemar

I'd be surprised if they have actually got rid of the Thunderbirds - surely that's their flagship model? Very successful too.

Some very nice tones in here... the lower drive ones in particular. Honestly, the only thing stopping me from buying one right away is the price.

Kayak - Dutch 70s prog band that I discovered via the Cardiacs group on Facebook. @4000 will feel very comfortable with the bass tone...

Having played @Wolverinebass 's X Ultra, I agree with this, although unfortunately I struggled to find a tone I was happy with. But then, me and Darkglass have never really got on. The Dug is pretty much there straight away.

I'm interested in hearing a demo with some lower gain, edge of breakup tones. If it can do that of course!

Together three months and two members have already left?!

+1 I love my Longhorn (!) but the tuners are hopeless. I'd never gig with it.

He's probably waiting to be invited.

Sol Invictus, the last Faith No More album. I just didn't get it at all, but knew that anything Patton-related is worth the effort. After a few listens it suddenly clicked, and now I wonder what caused me such bother in the first place. Also, Guinness. Took me years to understand it.

I posted that before they were released. Luckily the projections were inaccurate!

Fender seem to be pretty standard... I fitted a decorative tug bar to my Thunderbird and research suggested that Gibson in the 60s screwed them on at random.

Mr Tumble knows.

It's probably not the bass that's the issue. I've never been fond of playing bass through headphones as they do tend to emphasise the more unpleasant upper frequencies. Does it happen with other basses? Tell us more about your setup.

I certainly wouldn't describe it as chunky, just chunkier that the old ones. Narrow but deep.

I have purchased a cheap stereo Y cable for budget Rick-O-Sound adventures, but something isn't quite right - the Rick's pickups are being split as you would expect, but the signal from the neck pickup is ill--defined and seems to be lacking a lot of top end. I've tried different amps, preamps and pedals and the result is the same. So I've decided to lay the blame at the cheapo lead. Now, the official Rickenbacker box is no longer made, and the Rickysounds Stereo-Rama is £70, which seems a bit much - can anyone recommend a more cost-effective box or quality lead? Links appreciated I thank you.

I always found it to be irritating beyond belief - I was a young metalhead at the time, and Fieldy's tone was the antithesis of what I considered to be a good metal bass tone. However, having heard it live, it finally made sense. It didn't turn me into a Korn fan though 🤣

DRs are very soft on the fingers for rounds, and slightly lower tension than most. I use the Fat Beams. They are a bit pricey, but they last ages!

John Wetton was an absolute wah monster. And a little obvious, but a classic.

Fieldy is a very divisive player.

Apologies! I meant which one is the US and which is the UK? I can never remember. I have the Fieldy one and wanted to help, but seems it's all been resolved now anyway.

Ah, sad news. I've always loved Budgie. So glad I got to see them a few times with the revolving door of guitar players they had toward the end! It's comforting to read him taking it so calmly. And that's quite a magnificent beard he's got himself.

Which one's which?

On a serious note, as a budding 14 year old bassist, I LOVED that tone when he's playing the black Precision in his bedroom, pick scrapes included.