Marvin

A great response to anyone who comes out with "it'll be a great way to showcase your band"

It's a promo for selling cymbals not some great artistic endeavour. What's the fuss? The guy can clearly play, chill out.

[quote name='neilp' timestamp='1446817438' post='2902606'] Look up Jack Bruce's views on McCartney. [/quote] Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker pretty much slagged off every other band of their generation. Brilliant bass player, but the skills Bruce seemed to lack was not to be so arrogant and keeping his mouth shut.

Yep

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1446751438' post='2902115'] Guess I'm the only one that thinks those clip on tuners just look wrong! [/quote] I only use a clip on at home, never in public, they look hideous. (all my gear is packed away under the stairs at home, so a clip on is just for ease, and android phone tuners are abysmal in my experience)

I've got 3. One on my Boss GT6B, a Korg clip on and a small pocket sized Korg tuner. Why I've got 2 Korgs I don't know because I don't rate them at all.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1446800219' post='2902384'] Just making up such a silly stage name for himself paints him as a twatt [/quote] ...and wearing a wooly hat with a dinner jacket, monumental **** end. Referencing back to other comments about Bono, for me too it's the man's complete hypocrisy. Preaching to everyone about 'the poor' in that condescending Victorian missionary style and at the same time supporting the people and institutions that keep the poor poor. Can't stand the man. He makes my blood boil.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1446801010' post='2902392'] Loz I had a set of Pro Steels on my main gigging bass for best part of a year. I only changed them then because[b][i] I felt I ought to[/i][/b] [/quote] That's very flamboyant . For the sound I like I find they stay sounding good for some considerable time...probably why I don't buy other brands

All 4 of U2 are insufferable. I'm fortunate though, I don't like their music either I really like the Winery Dogs but Mike Portnoy...hmmmm, sometimes it would be best if people with a public platform didn't express every thought they had, especially on social media.

They're the only strings I use, I've got them on all 3 of my basses. They also seem to be used by many bass manufacturers. A set of EXL's were on my Sire V7 when I bought it and it sounds lovely.

Last gig I went to was last Friday to see Wille and the Bandits at a local arts centre (about 200ish capacity). They gig and tour pretty much all the time but they've always got bags of enthusiasm for each gig. Great band, fantastic playing and genuinely nice guys. The support band were called Marsh Fires, I really liked what they did (the bass player was using a Fender Rumble 500 combo, sounded great)

Fantastic band, fantastic guys and great to have a full on rock band that is still really popular. I've played a couple of their songs in covers bands and they've been the ones that are really catchy and I've enjoyed playing them. Personally though, it's not the sort of music I choose to listen to, maybe a couple of tracks but not a whole album. Saying that, I'd still be up for doing a few of their covers, always good value.

Around 250-300 capacity (or about that).

I don't get to go to gigs very much, however, for the half dozen or so I've got to in the last year I suppose. What was noticeable was that support bands basically played to themselves and the sound engineer. When the headline band were to start playing the room fills up. To an extent I suppose it's always been so, but it seemed much more obvious to me that support bands weren't being supported.

Mine drops away at 8khz with nothing after about 13.5khz

I thought it very good, and it's not something I'd usually listen to. More to my surprise was that my wife liked it, and if there's anyone who needs a hook in a song it's my wife

I went to a gig last night where the supprt band' s bass player was using a Rumble 500 combo with a Fender Jag. It was DI'd through the PA but you could hear it was a Rumble, especially when the headline band came on after. The headline band's bass player was using one of those old little orange Ashdown amps and IEM's so the difference was clear. The Rumble really sounded good. Nice to see it being used in a good sized venue as well. This was a local arts centre, about 250 capacity I think with a 25ft (ish) high ceiling.

Money no object? Easy, Aston Martin and sod playing bass

There does seem to be a gulf between contributing members and selling members now, which I think is a bit of a negative for the site. It used to be that we had contributing members who sold and bought so much they'd get their leg pulled continually for it. I feel an influx of £150 cheapos is exactly what the marketplace needs

I think the BassChat market place has changed quite a bit since I've been here. The amp section maybe not so much but the bass section is dominated by high end gear it seems. There's very little in the £200-£500 bracket and less still in the under £100. There's also a considerable number of mainland European sellers, not a bad thing, but the reach of the site has definitely broadened. There seemed to be considerably more trading and dealing in lower value basses a few years ago. You don't see many Squiers etc.

Lush -Ladykillers Echobelly - Great Things Throwing Muses - Bright Yellow Gun Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1445889692' post='2895126'] Cannonball - Breeders [/quote] Definitely this ^ awesome song.

I've only got the 500 combo as well. However, I've downsized to the 500 from an Ampeg 410 and I am pleasantly surprised at how loud this little 210 combo is. I could feel the sound on the back of my legs the last time I used it. The guys I was playing with got a bit fed up of me say "damn it this thing is loud". Fender seem to provide a lot of volume in their gear. I owned the V2 350 combo and that was always kept up with the band I was in, and the drummer was very heavy handed. A V3 500 head with 2 410's I should imagine would have plenty of ooomph, a different sound but I'd guess it would have plenty of guts. I used an old V2 500w head and V2 410 a few months back and that was loud and I was very impressed with the tone...but then I've come to realise I'm a Fender amp man

I've only played through a fridge once (an Ashdown MAG 810 in a rehearsal room). It was great fun. The presence of the sound was what got me. Fridges are awesome! ....until you have to move one. Even wheeling it across the rehearsal room wasn't much fun. I think it weighed more than me. :-/