Marvin

Great groove and a stand out tone. One of my favourite bass players.

Absolutely. It really boils my waste fluid when people insist on talking through a set, just sod off to a pub somewhere, I'm not interested in the weekend Steve and Jess came down and you all had a lovely time!!! People who turn up late and barge to the front. People who spend the whole gig videoing it on their phone. ...and why does the tallest person in Britain always decide to stand in front of my height restricted wife which means I get it in the ear all night about not being able to see anything.

Very little going on gig wise around this way. None of the local bands I know are getting bookings really, the odd one maybe but that's it. Right now Covid is getting considerably more prevalent where I live (which is very rural). Up until now we've been much less effected than other areas. However, the local secondary school is sending kids home left right and centre it seems, something it's not dune since the start. And cases in general are increasing quite a lot ☹️

I borrowed one of these for a couple of practices in a village hall with 2 guitarists and my nutty mate of a drummer. One of the guitarists lent it to me as I didn't have an amp at the time. He uses it in a 4 piece band that gigs a lot, although they're not massively loud. I found it to be a pretty decent combo to be honest. Nice enough sound, as with most of this size I think I had the gain at about 10o'clock and the master at 12o'clock. I cut the low frequencies a little and boosted the low mids, didn't use the built in compressor. I considered buying one at one point but the band didn't get off the ground. It all depends on how loud the band you're in plays. I used to have a Fender Rumble 500 combo, which was great for the 3 piece I was in at the time, but that folded and I ended up in a 4 piece punk indie band and the Rumble just couldn't keep up because the drummer and guitarists were morons. I knew one guy who used to play 3 or 4 gigs a week and used a Behringer 500w head into a 115 cab that looked like it'd been dragged behind a car, it was monster loud. What I always think about combos of this size is that you'll probably hear them but won't feel them. If you're in a sensible band I find them fine and I thought the Laney was pretty good.

I've virtually always been the weakest/least experienced in the bands I've been in. Two things have stood out for me. Quite a few more experienced players that I've played with have been truly awful. This has actually made me feel uneasy as I've had no confidence in them. In the 'other' bands I've learnt a lot. The band I was in with the best guitarist I've played with, my playing came on a lot. I'd say I played better then then I do now.

That's me as well...

G4M certainly do seem to have a lot of Eden in stock...

I do apologise if my comment put you off your dinner 🙂

Open to any 'heavy' music...right up to the point where the vocalist sounds like they're clearing a fur ball from their throat, retching, sounding like they're almost about to vomit, clearing mucus from the throat or any other similar noises.

I've still got mine. I probably won't sell as it's one with a signed neck plate. The 2nd generation seem quite popular now as well to be fair.

Has you Father in Law's band played at the Palladium in Bideford?

@Mace has a band called Fighters Foo I believe.

I don't think there is an answer to this. I owned a Fender Rumble 500 210 combo. They are loud and the sound for me was just lovely. However, it wasn't loud enough for the indie punk band I joined. I swapped the Fender for an Aguilar TH350 and Schroeder 1212L ( a 2x12). The latter was just stupid loud for it's size. It had no problems with two knuckle draggers using 2x12 cabs with 100w valve heads and a drummer who sat on his brain. It also managed quite a decent sized village hall not going through the PA with a 6 piece blues band. Apart from the noticeable difference in driver size between the 2 there were a lot of other reasons why the Aggie and Schroeder were louder. That said, I never really liked the Aggie and Schroeder, which is odd because in the last 10years it's the set up I've owned the longest and done most gigs with. Because I don't want the next band I'm in to be particularly loud I've gone for a Fender 210 cab and Peavey Minimax 500w head. It'll be more than enough for the places I'd likely be playing. That's no help is it...

My mum's never played a p bass, then again she's never played any instrument.

With the advent of streaming I'd have to say there is virtually no artist or band that I always buy. Having the opportunity to test drive it saves a few quid. For example, I would have said I always bought Richie Kotzen, but I didn't buy his last solo album 50 for 50. I listened to it on Spotify and there were some good songs, but much of it was a bit meh to me. Same for Radiohead. I've got up to King Of Limbs (which was a bit crap to be fair) but haven't bothered with the last effort. At the moment I know Rival Sons and Editors are recording new albums and in looking forward to having a listen, but that doesn't mean I'll buy them.

2 regrets @discreet 's 76 Fender P bass. Should have bought that one. A Warwick Corvette @xilddx offered. But there you go.

Put up with it or walk away. I have found that, even when trying to be a tactful as possible, bringing up the short comings of other band members is just not worth the hassle. Life is too short and there are other bands out there.

No Country & Western, complete fail.

I don't really know if my taste is diverse. Most of what I listen is quite melodic, which I always think is a throwback to my Mum always having Radio 1 on when I was young and she used to listen to things like ABBA. I tend to focus in on bands or artists rather than genres. That's why Spotify suggestions are a total waste of time for me. Just because I like artist A doesn't mean (and rarely does) mean I'll like artist B just because they supposedly play similar material. The vast bulk of my listening is rock or pop, but there's also blues, metal, soul/R&B, edm... I'm not keen on hip hop, rap, grime or jazz. Most other stuff is ok...I think. If I've eaten some vegetables I've been known to listen to folk music.

Rolling Stones or TTD?

I'm not even in a band so it's inactivity as usual for me 😁

I'd have more fishing gear

That looks disgusting...ly lovely. If I had the £s that's what I'd buy. Congratulations

Can't abide it. It's a complete anathema to what music is, or should be.

My bass sits high solely for my fretting hand. Any lower and I wouldn't have the reach to fret, and I'm very conscious of the strain I can feel if my wrist is at too much of an angle from playing low. Although this means that the bass is at the same height whether I'm sat or standing, it still feels completely different between the two. I don't have the same upper body posture, however much I try, sitting as I do standing. I feel cramped when playing sat down. Stood up I don't feel the same.