Cat Burrito

Me too & I'm not going to ruin my recommendations by searching him out!

An Art Centre show to over 100 people; Brilliant night, although the seated audience being so up close and looking down on us (the seating!) meant it took me a couple of tunes to get into my stride. Great to bring out both cabs and have a more traditional bass set up.

Saw him at Wembley on Thursday and it was an absolute masterclass in how to put on a rock show, from start to finish. I bought my ticket before I knew the old band were coming out so when I heard they were added I was delighted. Dennis is one of my many heroes and he didn't disappoint. I fully agree, the Mission were like some bog standard sixth form band and really punching above their weight on that stage. We missed The Tubes (childcare and travel).

I prefer the colour scheme on the Jazz but I do wonder whether you wear the bass or the bass wears you.

I saw the article and thought it was great. I was really pleased to see it. I'm sure a lot of people start out on bass because of players like Rick Savage. An early influence for me was Dee Dee Ramone but now I am older I would rather listen to James Jamerson or Carol Kaye. I still smile and feel good when I see a mention of Dee Dee though.

Over the years I have played a range of styles but always been in a band that reflects my tastes at the time. I suppose this has restricted gigs and when I was younger I'm sure I could have had greater success if I had been less focused / belligerent! That said I have released records, toured, had record deals etc etc, albeit on a more niche level. However I have always enjoyed playing. My father was a pro session drummer in the 60s and gave it up because although he was earning, he didn't like the music. He's not really played since his early 20s. I think this explains why I have the take on things I have and why it is still fun nearly 30yrs down the road for me.

20 pounds is the postage... and the weight too?

That much leather is also going to weigh a tonne (my 1st reaction was the same as everyone else incidentally)/ A nylon bag or you may as well use a hard case.

There have been a fair few threads stating the reliability issues were fixed. Granted not as many as the amount of threads early on saying these kept packing up. I'm on my second one and it is still going strong. *first one was only sold on to fund an upgrade to the Ampeg PF50t (& I know the guy who bought it, he gigs every week and still uses it).

Wear what you are comfortable wearing. Whether it is an over the top Kiss style outfit or jeans and a tshirt, you shouldn't be too focused on this. Have a look at what similar bands wear and see what you would be happy with.

Seems completely legit to me.

[b]Best purchase:[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] a secondhand ruby red 4003s Rickenbacker.[/font][/color] [b]Runner up[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]: D'addario roundwound strings. After years of flats, it's good to be back.[/font][/color] [b]Best value purchase[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]: a dirt cheap no brand red clip on tuner that appears to be able to read the E string on my upright bass,[/font][/color] [b]Worst purchase[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]: I'm much more selective with GAS attacks so I can't think of one.[/font][/color]

I had a Japanese Fender Jazz in the 90s and it was stunning, as indeed is every CIJ / MIJ Fender I have ever owned. I wouldn't say that is a bargain but it isn't priced out of the market either.

They appear to have lost the, ahem, improvements from the 2015 model. That looks great to me.

If I dep or have a last minute song thrown at me I sometimes write a few chords or prompts on a blank postcard and stick it by the set list. I must confess the writing has gotten bigger in recent years but it tends to be things like middle eights or where the key change comes in as opposed to writing each note out.

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1509135904' post='3396996']Have to say it was originally mine. Always wondered what happened to it.[/quote] That is so cool

I have 5 pickguards for my P-bass and I just switch them about. It really helps reduce GAS / future potential impulse purchases.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1509013267' post='3395983']Tim if you have an issue like this again, drop me a PM via BC or FB. I have a good stock of spares in my bits box, which has been running since 1978, so there would be a fair chance of me having a suitable part. Also comes with tea/coffee, chocolate biscuits, and the opportunity to try out kit![/quote] Thanks Graeme - that's decent of you.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1508939180' post='3395504']Best customer service I've ever had was from SKB Cases. I bought a 6U case secondhand and needed some more of their weird cage nuts but didn't know where to get them. So I emailed them in Orange County USA and explained the situation, and asked if they had a UK distributor I could approach. Back came a reply, "ah yes they can be a bit hard to come by, give me your address and I'll pop a pack in the post FOC". 72 hours later they were on my doormat. Didn't cost me a bean.[/quote] I read a lot of stories like this on here & I would have thought for a nut from a product released only a couple of years back that Ampeg could have stepped up a bit more..... However, they didn't [b]but[/b] Polar Audio had the part on my doorstep within 24hrs so all is resolved. I think Ampeg give a bronze / silver service when many of the examples here are more gold or platinum. Thankfully for Ampeg I really like the product, which I guess is the more important bit.

We appear to have two threads running so can I direct everyone to the original thread? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/314090-rip-fats-domino/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/314090-rip-fats-domino/page__fromsearch__1[/url]

There is also a classic 50s Japanese Fender P-bass. It was my first bass and I have another one as I re-bought it a couple of years back. The MIM classic would be my thoughts too, unless you are lucky enough to find a CIJ / MIJ model.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1508922408' post='3395304']Might be imperial rather than metric size[/quote] I suspect this is almost certainly the case but with two failed attempts, I decided to tow the line and do it properly. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1508923330' post='3395314']It might be worth posting this on Ampeg's and Polar Audio's (UK Distributor) Facebook pages.[/quote] I did tag Ampeg on Twitter when the vastly more irritating head not fitting in the cab occurred a couple of years back. However they ignored it. To be fair this probably heightened my annoyance over the nut part. And to Polar Audio's credit, they dropped the postage right down so it's now just over £8 all in. I've been quite impressed with them.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1508921275' post='3395289']If it's just a nut, can you find out it's dimensions and buy a generic?[/quote] That's what I did (twice) so I don't quite what special measurements they use.One slipped over but wouldn't tighten. As a plus, the "whole jack assembly unit" is actually under £13 with delivery, so whilst a lot for the nut, not the end of the world.

On tour recently the jack input nut on my Ampeg PF50t head worked its way loose and is now MIA. I tried buying two different replacements on EBay, neither quite fits. So I email Ampeg and they say I have to buy an entire jack input to replace a nut that must cost pennies (or cents!). They did at least provide a UK stockist I can order from but it's a far cry from popping a nut in an envelope as a good will gesture. When they originally issued the PF50t head a couple of years back it was advertised as fitting inside any Ampeg Portaflex cab, I found out this meant any PF cab not made within the first few months of manufacture (something they try to play down!), so wound up selling mine to buy an identical new one. As it happened I got a great resale on my old cab and lost little (plus I made a friend selling the cab). Still, what a major faff! I love Ampeg, I've been a fan for years but they don't make it easy to love the brand sometimes. Come on Ampeg, you are better than this!