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The singer in Vintage Trouble was a class act......the others in the band were trying far too hard (they need to take a chill pill). KD lang is still the real deal though.......even though she forgot her cue (she should really know where to come in she wrote the song).

It's amazing what a new set can do. I'm a big fan of DR Hi-Beams which can bring any boring old bass back to life.

This lot, in the USA, have a quite a lot of Squier and Fender necks available at any one time [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190521473867&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] They are more expensive but at least you can be sure they'll fit and are made to a decent standard.

I have a set of trubass on one of my basses.......they're great. BUT amazingly one of these does the double bass thing even better [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=131681"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=131681[/url] had a google for videos and this is probably the best [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UotbyS_sU3E&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UotbyS_sU3E...feature=related[/url] The only problem is they just look so teenie weenie.

I love the look but it's the artificial thing I don't like. It's the pre torn designer jeans look. Frankly I'd feel a bit silly on stage with it. If it was a 40 year old bass I wouldn't have a problem with it............but it isn't. Although if it plays as good as people say it does I could always give it a respray

Well I bought my Fender Bassman TV 15 from GAK at a reduced price (about £100 less than any other shop) and when I got it, it did have the odd mark on it - like it had been a demo amp in the shop or something. It was obviously not brand spanking new but I had got a reduction so I decided not to get the hump about it. Although I would have still bought it at the reduced price, I would have much preferred it if they had actually said on the website that it was B stock or demo in the first place. If you paid full price.......send it back. If you got it cheap (like I did)..........keep it.

Boston's was owned and run by skanky drug dealing gangsters. The father, Roddy McLean, and son who owned it got sent down for murder after they set fire to a yacht they were sailing from Rotterdam, full of cannabis, back to Edinburgh with a customers officer (they had just been boarded by customs) on board. Pops got 25 years and junior got 12. Most of the gear they had in there was stolen to order by junkies. The last time I saw the front door of Bostons open was while I was travelling past on a bus after the owners had been serving their sentences for about a year and saw a gang of rastafarians picking it clean. They were probably hoping the remaining contents of the shop would pay off various 'debts' owed. [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/feb/15/drugsandalcohol.ukcrime"]http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/feb/15/d...alcohol.ukcrime[/url] Ahh, the good old days.

Check this out [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A93b2V7ymf8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A93b2V7ymf8[/url] After I saw this vid I rushed out to buy one. They look and sound great but only have one handle so you wouldn't want to carry it too far (although it does have wheels). As far as volume is concerned you get the full the full 350 watts through the 15" speaker and it should keep up with most drummers. It has a retro tone which I like and has great definition no mushy sound from this amp.

[quote name='4-string-thing' post='1194967' date='Apr 10 2011, 07:47 PM']I was once given some advice that I believe to be true "an amp is an amp is an amp, but get some good speakers and even a cheap amp will sound good"[/quote] +1 A decent amp (and the ashdown is decent) through a good set of speakers will improve your sound no end. Invest in a decent cab first and see what improvement that makes to your sound. Then if you like you can upgrade your amp at a later date.

Yes I agree. It's chemistry. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but when it does, it makes me very glad I bought that cheapo bass guitar at 16. One of my better decisions.

I asked Gale Ann Dorsey on her facebook page about this. If you google vids of this song she very rarely plays it. She said it's because, on that tour, she liked playing his stratocaster and he liked playing slap bass for one song a set (usually he played rhythm guitar - and she's not really into slap). Tasty Geddy Jazz he's playing there by the way.

I bought a set of Fender 7250ML strings the other day and they were very good straight out of the pack. They're not expensive either -you can find them for around £13. My usual brand is DR Hi - Beams which are £28 and they compare well as far as sound goes.

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='1186539' date='Apr 3 2011, 10:00 AM']Man up men. WE ARE BASS PLAYERS........................BE PROUD.[/quote] I have to apologise for my fellow Scotsman...............he's from Glasgow.

I'm hoping they have dealt with the superfly and LG reliability issues because I do like Ashdown's other amps and a mini amp like this (that you can depend on) would be exactly what I need but all the stories of superflys and LGs overheating and cutting out put me off ever buying one which is sad because, as far a reliability is concerned, I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my amp. We only hear about unreliable ashdowns but never the ones that give years of reliable service. - I have a small Ashdown EB 15 combo (which I bought for £150 secondhand) which I use for smaller gigs and it is absolutely BOMBPROOF! It has been subject to 6 years of abuse, thrown down stairs, left in boots of cars in sub zero temps for weeks, got soaked in water, turned up to 11, used and abused and played for hours on end..........and it just keeps on going. It is one of the early ones made in the UK and it's totally indestructable.

I'm thinking of getting a TC amp head and this concerned me too. I did a bit of research and came up with this. Hope it's what you're after [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_sssnakespeakonadapter.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_sssnakespeakonadapter.htm[/url] Edit: although basic-bits looks cheaper.

[quote name='Thunderpaws' post='1181413' date='Mar 29 2011, 09:00 PM']If he lists again, keep away. I have ended up raising a concern with him via eBay and Paypal. I won the auction, agreed to pick up, then when I tried to pick up he changed the selling conditions (bank account problems apparently!) and made it impossible to get in contact with him to sort things out. My feeling is that he may have fake buyers for those previous bass guitars. I spoke to the other person that has left negative feedback and she had the same problem. g[/quote] Has he got a shed full of these? He sold two of them one in Jan 2011 and one in Feb. Hmmmmm

I think they look great but whenever I see somebody playing one it sounds prehistoric like a big woolly mammoth (and if it doesn't sound too woolly it sounds too twangy - and what's all that stereo malarky?)

Leave em wanting more! Nuff said.

[quote name='thinman' post='1178642' date='Mar 27 2011, 07:40 PM']However, I DO avoid using the moment to ostentatiously wave my left arm about or conspicuously dangle it limply by my side in a "look at me I only need one hand" style.[/quote] Hmmmm........that's where I'm going wrong. I must use open strings more often

Only open E consistantly because on a 4 string bass if I want to play a low E I don't have any other choice. playing open strings can be easier if you're playing in E,A,D,G as you can stay down the low end of the fretboard and there's less stretching across frets but damping open strings is something you have to be careful of and there is a marked difference in tone between fretted and open notes. I avoid it if I can as I have more control over a fretted note. I do notice that guitarists use a lot of open strings though especially in blues and country style riffs. It sounds good on guitar but not so great when played on bass.

Pimp my bass! Bootsy Collins would love it.

Well done mate you got through it and survived!!! I remember my first gig (a long time ago) and it was a nightmare but trust me you'll remember the first gig for ever........it will be imprinted on the inside of your skull.