Marvin

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1315507' date='Jul 25 2011, 10:48 AM']You mean like this? [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/4486424782/"][/url][/quote] I've been practising for the last hour and tipped my 2x10 combo on it's side. It sounds quite different. I'll try it at practice later this week.

You can get pretty much any sound you want out of an SR. My 300 is probably more versatile than the Rockbass Corvette, others may say otherwise but it's just my experience. As for weight, I can only refer to my 300 which is stupidly light.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='1314839' date='Jul 24 2011, 03:37 PM']Much more so than bass, as their frequency range runs an octave higher. One should not even use a twelve inch driver for best results with guitar, as it will beam above 1.5kHz. Put two side by side and beaming starts around 800Hz, total insanity for a bandwidth that runs to 4 to 5kHz.[/quote] [url="http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products/ht-amps/ht-60h.html"]My Guitarist's Combo[/url] So something like the combo in the link I've provided is a bit off then? If it is I shan't tell my guitarist, he spent a fortune on it.

There was a very old and very used Yamaha bass in the practice room last week. I haven't a clue which model it was due to it's age. It had on split coil pickup, a set of strings that were probably made just after man had discovered how to make steel and was a little abused. Obviously I had to have a go . I was genuinely surprised at how good it sounded and how loud it was. With a decent set and new strings it would have been perfectly playable.

I own a pre-2010 Warwick Rockbass Corvette (as you can see from my sig) I bought s/h and it's a great instrument for the money. It's now my main bass. As silddx said the neck is quite chunky (having come from an Ibanez sr neck which is ultra skinny it was a bit of a change ) but I've got used to it in a matter of days really. At £250 I just wish I was left handed.

That's a real shame Dave. I listened to the single and thought if I could catch a gig I'd drop along. Unfortunately in North Devon there seems to be a ready supply of 'muso's' that are nothing but incompetent but regard themselves as near pro. (For the record I know I'm incompetent ). Musically it's dominated by folk, blues and rock covers band (like what I'm in). Originals bands are few and far between, good original bands are very rare. Just awful isn't it..........

Tah! Played it over a few times just now (even got the Mrs to check, as I thought perhaps I may be going tone deaf) and what I play is spot on. So ignore this please.

Practice last night me guitarist seemed to think I was playing something wrong in this song. Basically that little bridge between the end of the first chorus and the second verse. On the original recording I'm not sure Mr Taylor plays anything at all, but I've got into the habit of playing a C#, E, F#. The guitarist said he was playing D's and A's for that part and that I was wrong. What I play seems to work against the recording I've got. Maybe I should just play nothing. Any pointers any one please?

She is without doubt incredibly talented. But why do all these players travel down the road of music you only ever hear in lifts? It's so predictable.

[quote name='thebrig' post='1305492' date='Jul 16 2011, 09:28 AM']I bought a squier VM on ebay for £125 and sold on the the neck and loaded scratchplate for £85, which meant the body which was in perfect condition cost me £40. Squier VM Body £40 (ebay) Mighty Mite Jazz Neck with maple board £75 (ebay) Wilkinson Tuners £24 (ebay) Gotoh 201 Bridge £35 (ebay) Wizard Thumper Pickup £50 (Wizard Pickups) Tortoiseshell pickguard £15 (Thomann) [b]Total £239[/b][/quote] Cheers for the info.

Having 3 kids in the house, when I've finished playing at home I always have to pack my stuff away. This is probably why the battery in my Ibanez at least has lasted nearly 2 years.

[quote name='thebrig' post='1304302' date='Jul 15 2011, 07:04 AM']Why not buy yourself a good second-hand Fender American Standard precision like this one for £700. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110714101981&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] Sell the neck on for a around £150/200, buy yourself a Mighty Mite Jazz neck for around £80/100, and away you go! Although it would probably be better to keep the neck safely tucked away, in case you decide to sell the bass in the future, as it will be worth more with the original neck. Or you could consider putting one together like this, which I have just completed. Like you, I wanted a P with a J neck, but could not find anything I really liked. [i][b]Precision Bass with Jazz Neck[/b][/i] Squier VM Body £40 Mighty Mite Jazz Neck with maple board £75 Wilkinson Tuners £24 Gotoh 201 Bridge £35 Wizard Thumper Pickup £50 Tortoiseshell pickguard £15 [b]Total £239[/b][/quote] That is absolutely stunning, and I don't usually like the 'ashtrays', but that is just lovely. Top work. If you don't mind me being so rude, where did you source the parts?

[quote name='tauzero' post='1303366' date='Jul 14 2011, 11:50 AM']Who is this Jaco Pastorius of whom he speaks?[/quote] He did a line in knitted head wear for bass players I believe.

[quote name='Marvin' post='759287' date='Feb 27 2010, 06:55 PM']A very short list. Westone Spectrum II. - truly awful, the mate I sold it to is still trying to get me to by it back after over 10 years. Hohner B2A. - defretted. Really good bass, didn't realise it at the time and sold it for way too little Ibanez SR300 - my weapon now. Brilliant.[/quote] To those I should add the Warwick Rockbass Corvette (Active).

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1302846' date='Jul 13 2011, 08:48 PM']Second hand RB £150, winner.[/quote] Can't argue with that I've now got the RB that Wayne had and for the money it's a whole lot of bass. I think it's about 2 years old. It's got the clip top cavity compartment for the electronics, MEC jazz pups, all the hardware has Warwick stamped all over it and it's got that little flip lid thing to access the truss rod. Ok, the parts are probably cheaper than on a full Warwick and the body not as contoured but for £150, crickey!

New I would probably buy an SR500. Or for under £300 you get the SR300. I've had mine for 2 years. However, you may be able to find a Japanese Fender for around that money. You may have to stretch your budget a little.

[quote name='lojo' post='1302675' date='Jul 13 2011, 06:20 PM']I don't really know much about him, so I just checked his own website The first line of the Bio is "Jeff Berlin is a legend of the electric bass. Simply put, he is considered by many to be the finest electric bass player in the world."[/quote] Particularly unedifying when someone writes their own bio I was surprised his ego could be condensed down to so few words

I'm assuming, never having actually listened to a Jeff Berlin/Bob Carolges long player, that his playing isn't all that. I only say this as if he was half decent he wouldn't have to court controversy quite so much.

Depends on the song and what sort of sound I want. I'm not very good with a pick but if I'm playing the Greenday track in our set list my fingers just don't get the attacking sound I want for it.

[quote name='silddx' post='1300762' date='Jul 12 2011, 11:12 AM']'oo are you??[/quote] What has happened to PhatMonkey? He used to be no.1 didn't he? I've also been plagued by the site hanging randomly. Can't tell you if it's improved I haven't been on for about a week I think.

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1295913' date='Jul 7 2011, 01:04 PM'](Whispering very, very quietly) I once did. Even worse, I've seen Cliff Richard, admittedly with the Shadows. My big sisters made me. [/quote] This is certainly a day for revelations. Clarky just told me what the first single he bought was

What is the OP thinking of? It'd be less shameful to say you went to a Gary Glitter concert.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' post='1295860' date='Jul 7 2011, 12:32 PM']Hi does anyone have the Bass tab to the following, Big Country-look away, Simple minds Love Song,Simple Minds Ghost Dancing & Talking heads Life during wartime. Thanks [/quote] [quote name='Bilbo' post='1295879' date='Jul 7 2011, 12:48 PM'][/quote] I wouldn't take too personally. Bilbo's only got tab for Jazz numbers.