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I would say there is not a huge difference in say a Squire and a Fender tone wise...Squire are on there game.. ok the wood maybe better on the Fender and i do believe that the wood is the core of the tone, but who cares? Standard Fenders dont use master grade wood... i have heard a Squire and Fender side by side and there aint that much difference....If i was on a budget (erm which i am at the mo) i would get the squire, stick in some Nordy's, an OBP2 with a BAII and finish it off with a set of DR's... there you have one smokin bass...

[quote name='Flanker' post='751099' date='Feb 19 2010, 04:46 PM']For that money these would not be new but...... The Alleva Coppolo's are expensive but they are great playing basses. I've had a couple of Sadowsky's, they didn't really float my boat but I did try a four string a couple of years ago that I really liked. Celinder also makes fantastic basses. If I had to pick only one bass it would be........................between Celinder and Alleva - not bothered. Edited to add that you could search for longer and find an equivalent Fender - I played two brilliant Fenders last week. One of them only cost a few hundred pounds too!(Japanese)[/quote]Very much doubt you would find an Alleva for 1300 maybe a Celinder..i could be wrong.. Jazz of some sort? Lakland 44-02 is pretty versatile not sure if Sadowsky is a do all bass? I played a Low End and it was damn versatile! or what Hamster said...

[quote name='martthebass' post='747825' date='Feb 16 2010, 10:28 PM']Hi A, hows it going? The Status does get a fair amount of use (in the trio I also play in) but for this band there's a 'need' to use something a bit more 'traditional' looking. The 30th is a bit smoother, more refined than the maple board standard Ray that it replaced but at the end of the day it's still an active single pup bass. I'm sure that a 2010 Jazz would suit (or a Lakky JO) but it would mean ousting the Ray - not an easy decision (as these don't come up everyday).[/quote] Good ta Mart...i would give the Ray a bit of time...rash changes in bass like these end in tears ( i know )...i personally liked Labella flats on my Jazz..of course you cant expect the zing of the rounds your used to, but thats not the point...Eq'd right (roll off the mids in the S4 case)they can sound really nice..Lovely lovely lovely, i will add wonderful smooth to the touch feel, they give also...slide vibrato heaven Although a respected ear is due to any band member, it seems a little harsh for you to take it to sell/change your bass... im sure you are... but think it over and cover all options

Have you tried the Status for the band..? The S4 sure does have some punch, but it depends on the fingers.... have you asked the other band members what they think... im a big Jazz fan and i think everyone should have one in there arsenal....Get a new Fender 2010 and im sure you and they will love it...

You really need to listen to them, because they can be very diverse if you think of the difference between 'Colibri', 'Jacobs Ladder' and something like 'Living against the river'... best albums for me in this order.. Tribes Vibes and Scribes Positivity Tales From the Beach.... to be honest this is BS they are all very good in there own way...brilliant bass playing on all!!

WOW

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='744845' date='Feb 14 2010, 02:56 PM']Fantastic track! Who is the bass player? Is this DVD released?[/quote]Francis Hilton pete...dont know about the dvd..

[quote name='deathpanda' post='744703' date='Feb 14 2010, 12:36 PM']The 80's was THE year for metal. But for pop.... to me it represents everything bad about the music. Too much synths and poor sounding programmed drums... Nasty...[/quote] it wasnt all programmed drums!?

edited, what a dxxk

Good god this is funky..Mr hilton is rockin on that Yamaha.. ha ha, whoops [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aogGl5z7Ahs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aogGl5z7Ahs...feature=related[/url]

These bands i forgot about...me and my sister saw the guy from C Killed the Cat in London...i hate to say it but he looked really bad...me and the sis said hello to him but he was in a bad way..i so hope he is doing well now because he had a fantastic band IMO...very funky man..i lloved there music..i reckon JK learned from this guy..never forget seeing him on rollerskates on top of the pops.. here is a few from the old school [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHuHZvWC5CY&feature=fvw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHuHZvWC5CY&feature=fvw[/url] used to love this band...i cant remember his name but the guy is a very good bass player..Pino has played bass for them too... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gW6WcwNirk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gW6WcwNirk[/url] adding to Iconics thread..great band, love the bass playing..did everyone play Arias in the 80's? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xz7pvGoilQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xz7pvGoilQ[/url] I love this song soooo much.....i really think this is one of the best songs ever written,,,just beautiful music [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG07WSu7Q9w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG07WSu7Q9w[/url] this is a bad ass tune from Mick... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jreYGjFvIl0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jreYGjFvIl0[/url] i love the way MH sings this song...he has a great voice, just superb..IMHO..allways been a fan of this guy and his band.... awsome talent me thinks... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PssiJ9ywc0g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PssiJ9ywc0g[/url]

i got to say i love H 100...fantastic band...i love Prefab Sprout too.... these songs will stay with me forever.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akv1xOqNZHI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akv1xOqNZHI[/url] i know its a well known one but its still a great tune..love the bass playing too... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xz7pvGoilQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xz7pvGoilQ[/url]

i love this bass..looks the biz...bet it sounds awsome....Hurra for Sei J owners

[quote name='4-string-thing' post='743393' date='Feb 12 2010, 06:58 PM']I could never play anything like this, but then again, I would never want to. It leaves me cold. For me, the song is king, and there ain't no song here![/quote] may not sound like your kind of sound, but im sure dale black or anthony jackson know the song is king

[quote name='Huwberry' post='743200' date='Feb 12 2010, 03:32 PM']Definitely agree with that one. Busy, yet never out of the pocket.[/quote] i totally agree..he seems to fly around the chord changes and sound wonderful....but is sooo in the pocket on every note..a true master at work..IMHO

fantastic Latin Funk band i saw live supporting Incognito...they are fairly well known on here i believe...Groove Collective from New York...The bassist John Maron is a seriously good bassist too.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfpiSU6zjc&feature=PlayList&p=A56DA5C4D87E93D5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfpiSU6zjc...PL&index=15[/url].

+1 for three years i played through a 10w ibanez...i used to have headphones on through one ear from the amp.., while practising to Maceo Parker on my cassette player.. was a pain but i got a good sound..