Cat Burrito

Welcome Dan

I'd have listed it [b]For Sale [/b]instead of just Musical Instrument

I have a Resonator acoustic bass that I've used at a couple of acoustic shows It's strung with flats as it sounded dreadful with roundwounds quite frankly. I can't help but feel the acoustic bass looks very 1993 / MTV Unplugged and to be honest you are better with a traditional electric bass if you aren't playing an upright. The Reso looks great but it's just a pose really. I only take it if I think the upright is going to a problem on the train or can't face carting it about. Considering you always plug them in you really would be better off sticking with what you have.

Awesome, but shame it's not going to be ready... I could have broken it in for ya!

[quote name='Clarky' post='1179593' date='Mar 28 2011, 03:08 PM']Do you know your onstage times Tim? I might need to take a drive that evening out of London after your set (to pick up a bass )[/quote] At the moment it looks like we're on at 8.30pm sharp (I originally thought we were headlining) & off by 9.15pm. I can't believe you are getting a new bass?!

I've played a couple of Stagg ones and the quality is right up there. I've only played a couple of other brands - both a lot more than the Stagg but neither played as well.

Wouldn't it be amazing if this subject had never come up!? I will buck the trend here and say the tonal difference is so minimal... we're talking different shades of the same colour. I can play the two fingerboards and hear the difference but personally (& I appreciate there must be breeds of dog that will say otherwise) I can't tell what the fretboard is when I listen to a recording! I used to favour maple exclusively, I then had a rosewood kick. Then I bought an Ebony board... now I've learnt that each & every bass has it's plus points. It's no longer the deal clencher it used to be

I must confess it's the kind of question that will get you loads of different answers. So sticking my oar in, Flats are more old school tone compared to the brighter sound of roundwounds. If you like older music or play fretless they are definitely worth trying. I wish I'd taken the plunge about 10yrs before I did! I know it's been said before but... [quote name='daniel collin' post='1174003' date='Mar 23 2011, 11:31 PM']just wondering what the main difference is between the flat wound strings to the normal strings[/quote] Flats are the norm in my World too!

Looking at the first picture I thought funky might refer to the smell!?!

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1178462' date='Mar 27 2011, 04:58 PM']Is that one of the isobaric cabs? What's it like?[/quote] I'm happy which is why I downsized. 600w so louder than the OBC115 by 100w. It holds it's own & all the guys in my band talk about it so it's achieved it's aims for me. Heavier than it looks because of the speaker configuration but as you can see I've flight cased mine and I'm managing just fine

Welcome to Basschat It is an amazing forum as you say & does take a few days to get your head around all that is going on here

I have some Dimarzios in my 70s Jazz & that thing roars! My P-basses tend to have the SPB1's - more trad sounding but a definite step up from stock. I think you'd do well out of an SPB3 if the Dimarzios weren't to happen (it sounds like they will though)

We had a van nicked one night after a gig in Tunbridge Wells. It takes the edge off a good show but life goes on. There are some idiots out there

Spinal Tap's Derek Small once said you need to play open strings as it leaves your left hand free to punch the air. Some of you must feel pretty stupid having posted what you have right now!

I'm pretty much exclusively using my Orange rig right now

Pablo bought my Fender Bassman head. Good comms, arranged quickly with no problems whatsoever. Didn't know until reading this you'd be around since Bassworld - I was Tim73 in those days, it all comes back now! Enjoy the head

I was distracted by the YouTube comment; Listening to Bauhaus is kind of like getting beaten up by a ghost made of broken glass, and enjoying the experience. Those Goths were a funny lot!

I have the same set up minus the OBC115 which is on my GAS list...in fact it is my GAS list!

I have a Facebook account & the link doesn't work!?!

covers vs originals bands aside (& I'm not a covers band player) it's about enjoyment so you do kinda answer your own query in this post Best of luck

Mine's a bitsa; a 1976 Precision neck (fretted old fretless ebony) with a Japanese body & some vintage Dimarzios. Love it