Marvin

Thanks for the suggestions and links. I've got a meet up with the others I'll see what they think.

I've never been interested in who is playing, don't give a damn to be honest. I'm more interested in what is being played, from the very simple to the highly technical. It perplexes me completely when I see the adulation poured over some 'well known' players when what they are playing is absolute arse. They may be able to play this that and the other, but I really don't give a toss when the song or whatever they are playing makes me want to rip my ears off. It can be technically brilliant and played tastefully, but if it's a sh*te song it may as well be played by someone who can only play root notes. I don't do hero worship

It's for covers, we only need the drum part, although it could come in handy for keyboard parts, hmmm I have thought about the drum machine route, I'm fairly certain we could programme an accurate beat. That'll be a separate thread

Pretty much as the title says. We're pondering using prerecorded drum backing tracks, mainly for practice at the moment as we're having some problems drummer wise. I can't seem to find just the drums online they all come with bass as well. Help much appreciated.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1327498280' post='1512304'] Bully for them, the song is utter drivel dadrock posturing hoary old bollocks. I`m constantly amazed that bands seem to think they have to play it. It`s 42 years old ffs. Best play something more modern sounding like "The Seige of Mafeking" [/quote] I left a band after 4 rehearsals because they insisted on putting it in the set list. Plenty of bands do it and I didn't see the necessity in another one doing it. Come to think of it there are plenty of 'classic covers' I don't know how to play.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1327171397' post='1507444'] I must be playing with the wrong guitarists because the four I've regularly played with in recent times are all using combos with two or four 10"s. Anyway, shouldn't this be in General Discussion and not Off Topic? [/quote] Sorry, forgot General Discussion had been reclassified from General Bass Discussion. Currently the guitarist I'm playing with has a 2x10 combo, he's just become fixated with with getting a 4x12 cab. It's probably because his combo is on its last legs and anything else sounds better

Both guitarists I've played with recently have become near obsessive about having combos or cabs with 12inch speakers in them. Why? What is it about a 12inch speaker that is so appealing? Do they need the surface area to push air? That's a rhetorical question by the way And what is it about 4x12's? I see them routinely used in small pubs. Why do they need so many speakers? The guitarist in my former band had 2x12 combo and was continually moaning he couldn't hear himself despite it deafening the rest of us. I told him time and time again he was stood too close to the damned thing, but would he listen, would he hell. My current guitarist, brilliant bloke, very talented, knows when to turn down the volume, very self critical...but has become convinced he needs a 4x12 stack! Our drummer is also a sound engineer and told me his biggest problem doing sound is...guitar amps, they're too loud. Oh, I just give up. Just wanted to get that rambling off my chest

The first 'amp' I played through was a loudspeaker amp for an old record player, [url="http://www.coachandhorsesbluesjam.com/images/profile_pics/oisin_harp_amp.jpg"]here[/url]. My best mate and I made up a lead so I could play my bass through it. It was a Hacker amp my Dad bought back in the 60's, only 5w apparently. How the hell I didn't blow the thing apart I don't know. Then I bought a Gorilla practice amp, can't remember the output, rubbish. Followed by an old Warwick 60w combo with a 15inch speaker. Huge thing, looked awful, but grief was it loud. I left it my mates garage where we jammed and one of his brother's mates blew it up for me, nice. That was replaced by a Peavey Basic 60, it was alright. I gave up playing a year after buying the Peavey. When I started again I bought an Ibanez swx35. Good little practice amp, and cracking little thing for jamming with a guitarist, get some nice tones out of it. My gigging amp is a Fender Rumble 350. So bugger all gear really, and a lot of it rubbish

I've got one of the 35w Soundwave combos as a practice amp (before they revamped the design, I don't like the look of the new ones, mine looks like [url="http://altomusic.com/shop/Ibanez-SWX35-35W-1x10-Bass-Combo-Amp_pid101311.am"]this[/url]). It's a great little combo, you can get some really nice tones out of it. Shame it's not big enough to gig. I hope Ibanez widen the range in the Promethean range as if that's all they're doing in the catalogue snippit then it's a backward step IMV.

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1326385479' post='1496515'] This is my preference, too. I still have or have had Fender Jaguar Fender Power Jazz Bass Special Fender Precision Lyte SGC Nanyo Bass Collection Yamaha RBX800A Peavey Fury II Epiphone T-Bird Pro IV A Frankenfender P-Bass with a J neck All 38mm at the nut and, also, shallow depth. I think the Peavey is actually the skinniest of all those I have tried. Still not tried an Ibanez yet! [/quote] Shallow depth is also what I was alluding to. I own a Rockbass Corvette that is 38mm at the nut, so not at all wide. However, the neck is quite deep and chunky to be honest. Hence I would never describe it as skinny. [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1326386997' post='1496583'] My Rockinbetter neck is ludicrously skinny, as was an Epi T-bird I owned briefly. [/quote] I've never tried a T-bird, I always thought they'd have quite chunky necks. Now I know different I'll have to go and try one

The infamous Ibanez Soundgear range aside (which I've got one of ) what other basses have similar skinny fast necks?

I have on occasion attempted writing at least part of a song on the bass (I don't play any other instrument). Predictably though it always starts to sound like I've nicked it from something I was playing a few days prior.

Do the other members of your 'friends' band notice this problem? Is it a talking point? Does the singer stand in front of the drum kit in almost conductor fashion signalling the beat to the drummer, as my singer has done to a drummer? That was quite funny tbh. I found the drummer in my now defunct band quite impossible when he started going off time - going into a roll at one speed, coming out at another, missing beats, adding beats...... As the least experienced in the band I found it, especially when playing live, a bit of a roller coaster ride. I did on occasion pull him back onto the beat. It always worried me though when he wanted a clear view of my foot tapping to the beat There you go, a post with absolutely no advice in it whatsoever. I'm good at that EDIT: put in a lot of missing words

The suggestion came up that we, that is my band, write a few original songs. The aim to begin with was to just play covers but what the hell . I said I'd be up for that. As I don't actually play anything else, bar the fool, I assumed the song writing would come solely from the guitarist. However, the others are keen that I should come up with some ideas. I don't know if this just means a nifty riff to work off or a whole song, probably the former. That aside though, and just as a sort of idle question, has anyone else written songs starting with the bass/on the bass?

Then you must submit to the GAS I didn't go for the Hartke in the end. I've got a Fender Rumble 350 (210). It's good for gigging, just plug it in and away you go, minimal fuss. Not sure the Rumble sound is one you'd be looking for and to be honest with my new band I may be looking to go bigger Unfortunately I haven't seen one of those Ashdowns in the local stores. That place in Barnstaple is almost devoid of anything bass related. Don't think Mansons have got any, they didn't when I popped in a few weeks ago. Have you tried Project Music in Exeter? I found them to be very friendly and helpful when I dropped in there, unfortunately they didn't have anything I wanted to buy at the time Cracking gig you've landed.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1325998956' post='1490851'] I would just like to state that I have nothing against bagpipes - having some scottish blood in me I actually get quite emotional when I hear them - a strange mixed up feeling of warm sentimentality & wanting to fight somebody. It was the using an "elbow patch for pullovers" bit that made me doubt the seriousness of his post. [/quote]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161106-hartke-a100-combo-brand-new-l180/page__p__1491969__hl__hartke__fromsearch__1#entry1491969"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/161106-hartke-a100-combo-brand-new-l180/page__p__1491969__hl__hartke__fromsearch__1#entry1491969[/url] Save yourself a few quid I assume your cabs separate. Could you just use one cab with the GK head? Or is this a GAS thing

have a puncture. Would I be alright to use a simple bicycle puncture repair kit? Or I was possibly thinking, one of those elbow patches for pullovers. All help gratefully received. Thank you.

Today is the day. Followers of this thread wait with anticipation to see what it is WoT has bought.

Really am wondering whether to get one of [url="http://www.ibanez.com/BassGuitars/model-SR400QM"]these [/url] in the TLB. Not sure what the band is doing, it's on hold at the moment and doesn't seem to be awakening from its slumber so I don't really need it, but.......

I've got a Rumble 350 and it's a good gigging amp. Used it in pubs with and without PA support and in a marquee last year. Volume never above half way. Tone is good, as long as you don't want to do dub I suppose . The only let down, as you point out, is that you can't add a cab. Then it would be a very loud amp.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1325695477' post='1486248'] It's been discussed plenty on here and decided against, the forum is a hefty size as it is and it would simply dilute the content IMO (it's a Bass site, not a all-emcompassing guitar/music/instrument site) There's nothing to stop you registering a domain and setting up your own forum though Si [/quote] This, exactly this, nail on head and similar.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1325618195' post='1485310'] Hey Rich, where's your profile pic gone? [/quote] Bang goes my anonymity then

It looks a lot like an SRT800DX. Not sure the pick ups look wide enough though. They're not on the UK Ibanez site, you need to look on the US site. He does play Warwicks apparently, and others. It certainly says he plays a RDB on the marillion website, don't know what they are

I'm always tweeking my tone tbh. Generally it's remained sort of constant since reading a post by Cetera on here about using mids. However, apart from that general 'rule' I don't seek a specific tone and just try and find something that works.