Rich

I worked with a guy a few years back by the name of Andy Bunce. He got married but his wife didn't really want to take his name (I wonder why?). So he did that modern thing of hyphenating their names... and became Andy DeCastro-Bunce

I have a Line 6 Bass Pod XT Live which I find works really well for, errm, Live stuff. We too cover various styles and the Pod helps me get something approaching the right sound. My core sound is flat; no amp models, no cab models, no EQ, no FX. I use this as a basis for everything else and add models or FX as required. For example, my patch for old skool soul/Motown uses a B15 fliptop model, and yes I know the Line 6 models are never going to be as good as the real thing, but it does a good enough impression of that Jamerson sound. Which is great because it means the only changes I have to do on the bass itself is pickup selection -- I don't have to guff about with tone controls. The same goes for my 'rock' sounds (Sunn & SVT models) and the other various tones I use. It's probably not a perfect solution, but it works an absolute treat for me and I am very chuffed with it.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1490004843' post='3261325'] Saturday night at The Station in Ashton near Manchester. A tiny pub packed with pissed up punks throwing beer and vegetables at the bands. It was an experience! [/quote] Sounds like my idea of hell. I'd rather give up altogether than play gigs like that!

My main band is what I would call a 'party' band. However we do very little Top 40 music and we don't do weddings, but have done a smattering of corporates in the past. There's a difference.

What on earth is 'Game Of Thrones'?

In fairness, it does say 'which type of band' rather than 'what music do you play'. Some of the options are more specific than others and I agree that the poll is flawed, but I think it was probably still a worthwhile exercise. If nothing else, it confirms what we have always said on these pages about the preponderance of classic/pub rock style covers bands compared to other genres. Personally, I would categorise one of my bands as 'party' but the other one is harder to nail down.

Found this poll on a music site earlier -- these are the results from approx 4400 respondents, apparently. I'm not overly surprised.

[quote name='Fabrocker' timestamp='1500187584' post='3336062'] Mistake. Delete, [s]thanks[/s]. [/quote] 'Thanks' deleted, as requested.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1500208391' post='3336190'] Get well soon Norman, we'd hate to see you deprived of a long and happy retirement with your family. Best wishes for a full recovery. [/quote] And so say all of us.

I wasn't bothered about the body wood; I chose my V7 for purely aesthetic reasons, as I love maple/pearl block necks.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1500061104' post='3335458'] Music Radar website says £969. [/quote] Bargain. [/sarcasticdisbelief]

[quote name='lukeward2004' timestamp='1500136147' post='3335862'] Where did you get those knobs? [/quote] Good old fleabay Luke http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272025140365 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371078038182 The single knobs needed drilling out to a plain 6mm hole as the spline pattern was wrong, but that is an easy job. They look a million times better than the standard plastic ones. I went for the smaller diameter single knobs because standard 19mm diameter ones made it look cluttered.

I had one of these back in the 80s. Paid £25 for it back then, so 30 now is a steal. It was my second bass after my Höfner -- it was a good instrument, clear and bright sounding after the woofy Höf. The body of mine was ply. After I bought my Wal (my third bass) I lent the Columbus to a supposed friend who proceeded to f*** off without trace, taking the bass with him. I hope the strings snapped and took the thieving bastid's fingertips off.

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1499959003' post='3334850'] For me, a bass has to look good. The bridge looks like something from a cheap knock off bass and those control knobs, I would not be able to live with them. Not very keen on the look of the headstock either. [/quote] If the knobs are a problem, you could always do what I did...

Gb over E# is even better.

Can you put your finger on why? Feel? Tone?

Folks, I have edited several posts to remove political content. No more please.

Beethoven's Fifth. i.e. dun-dun-dun done.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308526-ricky-4001-smashing/page__pid__3333025#entry3333025

Add SKB to the list. Great customer service.

I had a Maison 5 string. It was indeed a budget Bass Maniac clone. Nice enough bass, played and sounded well, but a definite cheapie. Save a few more pennies up and get a proper Tune. Here it is in action. I'd removed the Maison logo with T-Cut!

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1499190482' post='3329859'] The singer in my main band has a good range but sometimes the songs she sings sound better in one key than another. Usually her problem is that some songs are too low for her, in the original key, and she'll change the song to a higher key, so that she can get some power into it. [/quote] This. It's all about range. Try asking an operatic baritone to sing a tenor aria.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1499207442' post='3330040'] Too young, I suppose. [/quote]

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1499121914' post='3329421'] Anything soloed by Anthony Jackson or Alain Caron for the bass, especially on "Ton jardin". https://youtu.be/8rENeWhoNr0 And anything by the late Wes Montgomery on guitar and there were lots of hits... [/quote] Hit records?