Cosmo Valdemar

I've used Rotosound 66s for the best part of a decade, never had any fret wear issues from them. I love the fresh from the packet sound. My only issue is that they lose that clank too quickly. I'm looking for a string with a similar sound that lasts a bit longer, if anyone has any suggestions?

Just sold my Orange amp to Zenitram. As the good Ms Undead said, a pleasure to deal with! Enjoy the amp!

[quote name='TomWIC' timestamp='1343375600' post='1749619'] Couldn't agree more. There's always been a great balance in his writing, he knows exactly when the guitar and bass needs to be playing and when they don't need to be, and when they do, he's proved how effective simple but well written parts work, i.e. The Dope Show or The Beautiful People. [/quote] I've never been a particular fan of his playing, but his tone on Mechanical Animals is just immense. I read an interview with him in Guitar World magazine at the time (he played all the guitar parts on MA as well) which discussed how they recorded the bass for that album. He played an old Gibson EB-3 or Fender Precision through a mic'd amp, the signal of which was then sent through a large PA system. That's what you can hear on the album. Incredible sound!

[quote name='Stejohn' timestamp='1343171633' post='1746669'] I´d like to have something with more soul inside than Bongo can offer. I play mainly hard rock and metal so i´d like to have something strong in middle and in bottom. I use pick and fingers but i slap very sporadic. [/quote] SPECTOR.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1343176814' post='1746697'] Absolutely. I also find myself thinking that his tone on LD50 is the reference point from where I think about otheer bass tones, particularly mine! Truckstop [/quote] I'd love to hear Mudvayne played on a Blazer

A great doc, although it felt a bit hurried - there's probably enough material there to explore for a full series.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1342711512' post='1739799'] Yeah, Rickenbacker had been a stereo type bass for a long time. [/quote]

Always wondered this myself - particularly watching Free live at the Isle of Wight. You learn something new every day don't you.

When I play it I find the trick is to keep the picking hand going continuously through out and to concentrate on the fretting and muting, if that makes any sense!

A lot of Ricks I have played tend to have a quieter E string (listen to the intro to Cygnus X-1!), but with the current models it's an easy fix with the adjustable pickup poles. It is a bit lazy that RIC don't do this before they ship them out. For the record, I have owned a few 4001/4003 basses and my last one, a 2011 Mapleglo, was by far the best - and had that 'classic' Rick tone without a doubt, if a bit more robust. A big +1 to 4000's point above about the amps.

This thread is certainly bringing back the memories! When I started playing, the school bass was a sunburst Columbus P copy, with very low action and flat strings. At the time I owned a short scale Eros EB-3 copy so the Columbus felt like a 'real' bass! I struggled with the low action though and thought there was a fault with it (not knowing anything about setups and adjustable action). Looking back, it was probably quite well set up. Incidentally, the school bass amp was a Cougar combo - a 1x15 I should imagine.

I love Spectors. Been considering string one of mine as BEAD too.

[quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1342522110' post='1736428'] "It's ironic that this excuse has been used in relation to Bruce Springsteen, who certainly knows what real health and safety is all about - look at the words of 'Factory' from Darkness on the Edge of Town referring to the toll that factory work can take on the health of blue collar workers. People will now only be able to speculate what the final number should have been. Given that he'd already played Wrecking Ball and that Paul McCartney was on stage, how about Don't let me down?" You ignored the third and final graphs of Mr Myers quote. The ones where he comes across as sounding like a petulant child, having had its toys taken away. The ones where he goes on to add to the speculation that it was Springsteen's intention to continue the performance with no regard to any of the surrounding issues, and ignoring the rights and responsibilities of others, including the hundreds of employees/operatives engaged to work at the concert venue that night. Somewhat surprising, wouldn't you say, for a man who we're told is the friend, and advocate for the rights, of the workingman? Springsteen certainly wasn't showing much respect for others, or right. And it's wonderfully naive of you to focus your attention on one aspect of the decision, as if there would simply be one category of concern for the concert venue on the night. Is Mr Myers also an expert on public order issues? Is Mr Myers also an expert on the working time regulations issues? Is Mr Myers also offering expert comment on the civil and criminal liabilities of the concert organisers? Or was Mr Myers' the knee-jerk defence of an area of regulation which comes in for regular criticism in society, whose comments are biased from his own personal experience and disappointment on the night? [/quote] Have you ever taken part in a light hearted thread? I recommend it. This one's quite funny: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/62236-bad-jokes/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/62236-bad-jokes/[/url] Or is that just petty animus?

[quote name='jonthebass' timestamp='1342361438' post='1733699'] Don't know why, but WOW me likey!!! [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Lull_JAX_T_4_Red.html"]http://www.bassdirec...AX_T_4_Red.html[/url] [/quote] I was up there a couple of weeks ago. Probably a good thing that Lull wasn't there at the time...

Lovely looking bass.

I would proably consider Yes to be my favourite band, but without Anderson I'm not interested. If he had retired or left the band, maybe that would be different, but to be booted out of the band in such a shoddy way is just an insult. I did have a listen to FFH on Spotify, just out of morbid curiosity, and it was pretty horrible - bland, AOR shiny stuff.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1341542170' post='1720765'] I use a Sansamp followed by a Marshall Jackhammer. Jackhammer does not have a blend but amazingly it still sounds good from low gain (which I currently use) all the way up to heavily dirtorted trebley nastiness! The 2 and EQ and adjustable mid contour/scoop thingy are very useful and versatile too. Plus they're well priced used... I got mine free off a guitarist who thought it sucked (it kind of does on guitar!) [/quote] Our keyboard player uses a Jackhammer for a Jon Lord-style, overdriven Hammond sound. It sounds amazing. Otherwise I would pinch it off him for myself.