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It sounded great until they played it as a song, then it didn't sound like a bass, it sounded like someone playing very good bass sounds. As has been said before, you don't play a keyboard like you play a bass. No doubt it'll be another useful addition to the studio's armoury, and will get used a lot behind the scenes. The first time I came across this phenomenon was back in the 80s, when a synth (DX7? I forget) came out with a really, really good sax sound. That sounded great for twiddling, but again, the actual playing dynamics were completely different from sax to keyboard. Not threatened at all, they'll never make one that sounds like me. For all the wrong reasons.

Rig from a varied 3-set wedding gig last Saturday - Boogie M-Pulse, Schroeder 1515L, ME-50B, Dingwall ABZ, Fenderbird, Michael Kelly acoustic bass. Very nice, covers everything from Johnny Cash to Gotye to Guns N Roses to Celo Green to Peter Gabriel. [attachment=113954:DSC_0334.jpg]

Fowl.

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1342941072' post='1742877'] ...the piercing clacky, almost noisy treble that sounds separated from the low end... [/quote] That's it for me, that separation. Quite liked my Ray, but I found it didn't sit well with the LMIII I was using at the time, so I sold it and went back to P-bass and P-bass-soundalikes. Used the Ray on a couple of tracks on the album, at the suggestion of producer/band on the more aggressive tracks, but it was my least favourite sound; I thought the P/J was much better. The Ray looked great, though.

Years ago I very nearly bought 4 Peavey 18" cabs, which were in a local shop and had been the bottom end of a reggae PA. They were going really cheap, like £75 apiece, but they were roughly the size, shape and weight of a washing machine, each. Luckily I decided to move one across the shop to try it out. I put my back out and saw sense.

I use mine with a Schroeder 1515L, which is big speakers in a small box and so has a low-mid bump, but I can EQ a ton of bass into it, and get a ton out. No problems here, it sounds ace live, too.

I've got a pair of the ER20s, and they were good to start with, but I've moved up (too late for tinnitus, mind, tho I'm blaming 30 years of motorcycling without earplugs, too) to ACS15s, and they're really, really good. You have to have them in for a few minutes to get over the slight sense of dislocation, but it's only an adjustment for your head to make: I usually put mine in as we're setting up, that way by the time we start playing I've pretty much forgotten I've got them in. They're good for going to loud pub gigs, too - went to see a friend's very loud rock covers band the other week, and I was able to spot what was wrong with the bass (way too shy in the low mids) when my mate, tho he could tell something was up, couldn't tell what exactly because of the wall of noise from the cymbals and geetars masking everything. Best £148 I've spent.

Had them on my 78 Jazz: they looked great, but were in the way all the time, they just didn't suit my playing. Having said that, neither did the Jazz, much, so I sold it. Don't like the look of them on a P, so I've never fitted them.

Dunno, that whole '20% bigger than a T-bird' thing means they must be pretty massive in the body. The natural one on the BD site is very very nice, tho.

YMCA Croydon? [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Mrs Terrible's boarding house, Herne Bay?...........Mornington Crescent! [/font][/color]

Yeah, 'shopped to death - look where her feet are, combined with the position of her shoulders. Either that, or she can stand in four dimensions...

[quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1342118520' post='1730013'] ...but to mind the best "Fender upgrade" bridge ever is....the Schaller 3D [/quote] This, especially if you rest the heel of your hand on the bridge. And the ease of lateral adjustment for iffy pickup positioning.

[quote name='pst62' timestamp='1342013243' post='1728047'] I'm surprised no one's mentioned these Washburn/board B-20 monstrosities with their hideous triangular necks. Very horrible indeed! [attachment=112852:cat_1980washburn_page09.jpg] [/quote] I had an 8-string one of them back in the 80s, I loved it at the time, but it had the most vicious neck-dive of anything I've ever picked up. Keep thinking I'd like another, but I'm suspecting that's nostagia talking...

Completely stress-free transaction with Rich (despite the couriers getting the bass to within 200 yards of me, then delivering it somewhere else!), lovely bass, very well packed and the fastest I've ever had a bass arrive. Cheers Rich!

Very very sad. The Ship Canal's a hell of a way from Heaton Park, mind.

I get all the sound I need from my 38lb cab (it IS a 2x15, tho), don't miss my big rig at all. It's about the tones, and I has 'em. I doubt you'd ever find a pic of my rig on any 15-year-old's wall, but then I'm not trying to impress 15-year-olds any more.

There's a Roland D-Bass 115 for sale on here at the mo which is in your budget, they're a great combo, definitely giggable, and not too heavy either. The ad's nowt to do with me, but I had one (and the 115 powered extension for a stacktastic setup) for a while, and it's a very underrated amp. Mine was nicked, I might still have had it had this not happened.

Just lovely. I'd thought my ABZ had killed off my bass-GAS (other than novelty buys like 8-strings, obviously). It appears I was wrong.

Mine's a regular T-bird! There's some pics somewhere...

Oh my Lord, I've just seen this. Fantastic. I'd posted on the Dingwall forum about ABs with maple necks, but not had much back. Wowsers, can't wait to see it finished.

Yep, John McVie plays some lovely understated stuff, great rhythm section. Billy Sheehan once said "My job in the band is to make everyone else sound good." , although I suspect his tongue may have been firmly in his cheek at that point...

For preference, hi-hat side, tho if I'm depping or generally getting paid, I go where I'm told...

Never liked Zeppelin much, despite being an ageing rocker, never liked Bonham, hate that slack-arsed sound. Someone once said he sounded like someone falling down the cellar stairs carrying a load of boxes, and I never got that out of my head.

Lovely - Jon's course is on my bucket list, pretty near the top.