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I find Labella Slappers to be the perfect combination of warm & zing for me. They're nickel wound so not as harsh sounding as steels. They're not expensive either - I get mine online from Stringbusters. I play mainly Proggy/metally type stuff as well.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1127523' date='Feb 14 2011, 07:54 PM']Looks like I'm going to be there, us BCers should all wear hats on a jaunty angle to identify one another [/quote] So those two Basschat t-shirts I bought were a complete waste of money then.........

Three basses & I haven't been in a gigging band for six years. All the gear I have now I've bought since my last gig. I'm not one of those players who thinks there's no point in playing if you're not in a band.

Maybe you're morphing into Wayneprogdude.......

Matt, Dug Pinnick has used a few different set-ups over the years, so it depends what sort of era you're thinking of. The earlier albums he was running an SVT stack for the bass end & using Fender Twin guitar amps for the high end, splitting the frequencies from his basses (mainly a Hamer 12 string & a Fender Jazz at the time) with a crossover. This is the rig he was using when they played St. Davids Hall in 1989 (the "Gretchen goes to Nebraska" tour) & the sound was f***ing immense! Here's some info on his recent set-up: [url="http://www.12stringbass.net/master.htm?http://www.12stringbass.net/DougsRig.htm"]http://www.12stringbass.net/master.htm?htt...et/DougsRig.htm[/url]

[quote name='barend' post='1122189' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:36 AM']Does someone know which bass John Giblin is using on this video?: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvg_4XIZ5cA&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvg_4XIZ5cA...feature=related[/url][/quote] That's not John Giblin, it's Alan Thompson. Not sure what the bass is, but he's been using them for decades now.

[quote name='silddx' post='1117304' date='Feb 6 2011, 02:38 AM']No-one will buy it, it's got a fish on it.[/quote] Chris Squire?

[quote name='7string' post='1116608' date='Feb 5 2011, 03:14 PM']IMO, some people (like Jeff Berlin) don't like the fact that some bass players get recognition and fame without having a 'proper' musical education. You don't have to study music theory or read it in order to play bass and sometimes those players hit the big time. I think there's a feeling of 'injustice' on his part.[/quote] That simply not the case. He's stated many times there are many styles of music where you can make a very good living without needing any formal musical education or knowledge whatsoever & he has no problem with that.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1115347' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:33 PM']Jeff Berlin speaks a lot of truth and sense. Do I agree with everything he says? No,but I agree with an awful lot of it. He's one of the most accomplished players on the instrument,and is obviously very confident in his ability,and this is often seen as arrogance. I've read interviews with players who I consider a lot poorer than Berlin,who have come across as being a lot more arrogant.[/quote] [quote name='Bilbo' post='1115410' date='Feb 4 2011, 03:00 PM']JBs problem is that he forces people to deal with the fact that doing this music thing properly is hard, there is no quick way of getting there, only proper study. Whether you agree about metronomes or no is a minor point. His critiques of music schools who take you r money and offer little in return are legit but threaten a lot of people who are making a lot of money. He is going to raise the hackles of some. Personally, I like his candour.[/quote] I was going to post something but these two posts sum up everything I was going to say - thanks Doddy & Bilbo.

[quote name='deaver' post='1114434' date='Feb 3 2011, 08:11 PM']Is Jason Marsh famous?[/quote] He's a member on here ("Jase") - why not PM him & ask him?

I stopped using DR strings years ago as I got fed up with returning duff sets. Bass, electric guitar & acoustic guitar sets were all the same. Gamlins in Cardiff stopped stocking DR strings because of the amount of sets they were having brought back.

[quote name='matski' post='1112281' date='Feb 2 2011, 12:58 PM']*ahem* Keanu Reeves....[/quote] He was in a pub in Pentyrch last week. Nobody bothered him because they all thought there's no way it could possibly be Keanu Reeves. Apparently he has a mate who lives in Cardiff & he was visiting him.

Mike Mills is a great player. He used a Rick 4001 on the earlier albums then switched to a Precision. He's always had a great bass sound.

[quote name='amnesia' post='1112487' date='Feb 2 2011, 02:52 PM']Marcel Jacob (RIP)[/quote] Not only a fine bass player but also the inventor of the Cream Cracker.

[quote name='Paul S' post='1112175' date='Feb 2 2011, 11:47 AM']I bought a TE head from Shonks - Steve Shone - and was captivated by some of his tales - he's been a pro for 40 yrs and toured with some big names - Tina Turner, Kim Wilde... sure he won't mind me mentioning it.[/quote] Shonks is Steve Shone? Well I never....... I was listening to some of his playing last night on an old Gary Boyle album ("The Dancer").

Out: Ashdown ABM C110 combo. In: EBS Gorm ET 15 combo. Musicman Stingray 5.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1111850' date='Feb 2 2011, 12:01 AM']Andrew McKinlay - James Taylor Quartet Dave Swift - Jools Holland Joe Hubbard - 80's session giant Jimmy Sims - Saturdays/Mika Rob Burns - 80's session giant Guy Pratt - Pink Floyd Ed Hetherton - Elliot Minor Janek Gwisdala and Steve Lawson occasionally show up to promote something. I know Randy Hope Taylor, Nick Fyffe, Paul Turner and Lee Sklar have browsed but not joined, I strongly suspect Mark King is aware of the site. Any others haven't made themselves known.[/quote] Really Famous? That's a list of people who nobody apart from other bass players would have ever heard of. I'm not disputing any of their respective talents on the instrument (even the ones I've never heard of) but I very much doubt if even they would regard themselves as "Really Famous".

I find that my memory comes in useful for remembering things.

[quote name='jbn4001' post='1109758' date='Jan 31 2011, 05:42 PM']Love the keys parts being played on guitar.[/quote] I once saw Paul Gilbert play an amazing version of "The lamb lies down on Broadway" - just him & a guitar, playing all the various parts with two handed tapping & singing it at the same time. It was absolutely jaw-dropping awesome. Great video Craig, thanks for posting it.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1105915' date='Jan 28 2011, 09:42 AM']BTW, graphite neck wiki entry for anyone who is interested:[/quote] No mention of Zon? I'm stunned!

A Rickenbacker 4001 was the bass of my dreams too - until I actually owned a couple! Never again. The only reason I wish I still had them is how much I could get for them now (especially the checkerboard bound one with the horseshoe & toaster pickups). You really need to spend a bit of time with a Rick to see if it agrees with you before splashing the cash for one IMO.

As Colin Edwin doesn't use 5 string basses it would have been drop D tuning. He also uses a Spector 4 string with a low tuning (C I think) but he didn't have this when "In Absentia" was recorded.

Bill Bruford. Gavin Harrison. Danny Carey

Saw it in the cinema last week & it's very good. Dave Grohl's shameless brown-nosing is a bit stomach churning though.

George Murray. Paul Gardiner.