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I also think Old Git makes a great point on bass in other instruments. I once worked with a keyboard player that kept slipping clashing left hand melodies into the mix that made me think I was going wrong. Luckily I raised it and we sorted those songs. Doesn't hurt for the band to take a look at their settings either - get you all to gel as a unit. Possibly an amp stand or way of raising the amp (crates?) might improve things too. I've played similar stages and the other danger is using a PA at a venue with no monitors! With the amp on the floor your knees are enjoying the best of your tone. If it is raised you'll hear more. Most amp stands have a tilt too so you can angle it at your head and hear better what is being played.

To record an album and tour. To continue to develop on the double bass. To keep my new purchases to a minimum.

Took this picture when I was in Dublin back in April last year. I'm growing to appreciate him a lot more these days.

I'm with chris_b and Low End Bee in that a decent Precision bass just screams workhorse and can be modified easily enough. I love mine. They've been around nearly 60yrs for a reason... I guess looking at your choices though they are not to your tastes if you've ruled them out?

Jez - if the band are complaining you are too loud then chances are you are too loud. Sometimes players stand by their amps and claim they can't hear anything whilst everybody else quietly wipes the blood from their ears. It may be that if you angle the cab, raise the cab or stand elsewhere you'll see why people are saying you are too loud. It's difficult to comment further without being there but I think your answer lies in the positioning of the player or the amp. Although I suspect it's not the solution bass through the PA can sound fine & I've done it before - certainly at acoustic gigs.

That was one of my first ever favourite bass moments. I hope to go to Las Vegas this Spring so I am sure Elvis will be on my mind. Great band and I agree about that drummer too

Well it looks good to me... don't like the price so much! [url="http://www.andertons.co.uk/BassGuitars/pid17863/cid560/Fender50thAnniversaryJazzBassinCandyAppleRedRosewoodFretboard.asp?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=040110fender"]http://www.andertons.co.uk/BassGuitars/pid...gn=040110fender[/url]

Your results look amazing and it did cross my mind to ask you... the problem is that it is time consuming and at the moment you are enjoying the results of your hard efforts. You may not feel so up for it when the bodies go. I know a lot of people who could do it but don't as they find it boring getting in all the harder areas. Different when it's your own I guess?

[quote name='Moos3h' post='590752' date='Sep 5 2009, 02:54 PM']Best - Soundslive.co.uk[/quote] I also like the guys at Peter Cooks. For a personal touch I love my local shop for servicing, set ups and the odd second hand interest

New Album "Every Dirty Mirror" should be available summer 2011 but in the meantime catch us live Dates confirmed so far.... [size=1][s][b]Fri 9 July [/b]- Briton Protection, [b]Manchester[/b] [b]Sat 10 July [/b]- The Grapes, [b]Sheffield[/b][/s] [s][b]Thurs 29 July [/b]- The Prom, [b]Bristol[/b][/s] [s][b]Fri 30 July [/b]- Norden Farm Centre For the Arts, [b]Maidenhead[/b][/s] [s][b]Fri 13 August [/b]- Déjà vu, [b]Reading[/b][/s] [s][b]Thurs 2 September [/b]- The Grey Horse, Kingston South [b]London[/b] [s][b]Sat 18 September [/b]- Lock, Stock & Barrel, [b]Newbury[/b][/s] [s][b]Sat 25 September [/b]- Le Pub, [b]Newport Wales[/b][/s] [s][b]Wed 6 October [/b]- The Troubadour Club, Earls Court, [b]London[/b][/s] [s][b]Tues 19 October[/b] - The Railway Inn, [b]Winchester[/b][/s] [s][b]Fri 05 November [/b]- The Bull & Gate, [b]London[/b][/s] [s][b]Mon 08 November [/b]- The Bell, [b]Bath[/b][/s] [s][b]Thurs 06 January 2011[/b] - The Beehive, [b]Swindon[/b][/s] [s][b]Thurs 13 January 2011[/b] - The Prom, [b]Bristol[/b][/s] [s][b]Fri 11 February 2011 [/b] - The Donkey, [b]Leicester[/b][/s] [s][b]Thurs 17 February 2011[/b] - The Troubadour, [b]Earls Court[/b][/s] [s][b]Fri 18 February 2011[/b] - Ace Space, [b]Newbury[/b] (with Howlin' Lord)][/s] [s][b]Wed 30 March[/b] - The Half Moon [b]Putney[/b]][/s][/size] [b]Fri 15 April[/b] - Betsey Trotwood, [b]Farringdon, London[/b] - Clubhouse Records Acoustic Showcase [b]Mon 2 May[/b] - Newbury Festival of Arts & Craft, Victoria Park, [b]Newbury[/b], Berkshire Daytime show 1.30pm [b]Sat 14 May[/b] - Lock, Stock & Barrel, [b]Newbury[/b] [b]Sat 21 May[/b] - [b]Rickmansworth[/b] Canal Festival (Owlsworld Stage) [b]Thur 9 June[/b] - Arlington Arts Centre, [b]Berkshire[/b] - with Brooks Williams (Pete solo) [b]Thur 23 June[/b] - The Beehive, [b]Swindon[/b] [b]Sat 2 July 2011[/b] - Brasenose Arms, [b]Cropedy[/b], Midlands [b]Thur 21 July[/b] - Jagz, [b]Ascot[/b], Berkshire [b]Fri 30 September[/b] - Arlington Arts Centre, [b]Berkshire[/b] - with Southern Tenant Folk Union As always we are also planning a lot more dates including the North East, the South West, Scotland, Ireland & Wales. I'll continue to update as stuff gets booked

I'm looking to record a new album this year but I'm struggling to find a decent studio that isn't geared more towards Emo / Indie acts. I want a studio engineer that isn't phased by double bass, banjo or mandolin & ideally with an understanding of Americana / Folk / Country music. We're based mainly across Berkshire but with a drummer in Dorset so our catchment area would be there but with West London being a consideration if it was a good studio. Also South Oxfordshire or North Hants are certainly areas we'd consider. Anyone? Google isn't giving much away

I suppose sellers can change their minds as well as potential buyers but it does make sense now that sellers have to list prices that feelers should be less and less. I think this is more common with part exchange deals though as this is where the deal is far from set in stone

Looks lovely but that is a high price even for a 61 in that condition.

Yes to a tuner but I don't own a 5 string so don't know on low B. I have stuck my double bass through it and it had no problem with the bass there. Equally I don't use distortion on my playing. It sounded like distortion on bass but I'm no expert in this field. Quite a tidy bit of kit IMHO

[quote name='Marvin' post='699431' date='Jan 3 2010, 12:59 PM']Wife claims to be distantly related to Kylie Minogue.[/quote] You'll be having Beedster around for dinner now you've posted this!

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='517192' date='Jun 18 2009, 08:50 AM']Reply to M. Jackson, LA BB[/quote] Or AKA "Do ya wanna be in my gang?"

I too have done a lot of recording & always used the DI option dating back 20yrs when I didn't really know much but all the various engineers preferred it. I was listening to some 15yr old demos last night & thinking just how good my bass sounded.

And at another Quireboys gig Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain got in the way of my photo...

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='699097' date='Jan 2 2010, 09:10 PM']Bidder 6 went in with a stupid number. I wonder if they got taken in by the "[b]Ernie Ball Stingray MusicMan[/b]" part in the title. [/quote] I reckon so, £350 is crazy. I bet the seller is chuffed

To add to a couple of the comments I only use my in passive mode too. I prefer the sound of a passive Fender bass anyway so the active tone was unlikely to interest me. I just thought the red one looked as cool as jam

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='699161' date='Jan 2 2010, 10:50 PM']I played bass in Bloc Party, what a bunch of bell ends.[/quote] I was at a Quireboys gig in Bristol a few years back and the coolest bit of graffiti in the toilet read "Bloc Party are ok but need to practice"

Summing up the word tenuous; I lent my bass rig to Norman Watt-Roy at a recent gig. I played with the late great Paul Fox from the Ruts... and he played drums for us! Jonathan Ross once very relucantly took a demo tape off me in Oxford Street and then never called Keith Chegwin once correctly gave way to me at a roundabout I once went on Bruno Brooks' boat in Pangbourne I queued at an airport with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons or Dusty Hill (at the age of 10 they both looked the same to me so who knows!)

I have an old valve Bassman head which of course has a guitar input and a bass input. I've actually never tried the guitar input but presumably would want a different cab to get a halfway decent tone. My thoughts are that it's all a nice theory but ultimately I suspect more effort for less results. Probably best off lurking around the 'Bay as they often have decent bargains cropping up, especially old 70s stuff

The same ad was on Berkshire Live but has now mysteriously disappeared suggesting it has been filled. I jammed with that guy a few years ago and he was a really good player.