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Where did you get those from? I really like them.

Well I’m going to give it a try, thanks for the help. Are TE Amos generally decent quality?

A close friend of mine is a sound engineer and he said when he went through Uni his teachers drilled into him that his ears needed to be protected from day one so even as a student he had custom in-ears made, it’s rare I see him not wearing some sort of ear protection!! I will certainly be wearing some form of ear protection as soon as I get a bigger amp than the little practice one I have now.

That’s interesting as his bass is always pretty obvious in the mix. I tried a thicker pick and I found doing fast alternate picking is much harder with one, I can see why FM likes a very thin pick as it doesn’t get caught on the strings. Probably my lack of skill doesn’t help but it seems to make sense. I’ll get a pack of .73 as well to try.

Hi all, I have the opportunity to try out this combo - Trace Elliot GP7 SM combo amp and extension cab. I don’t know much about amps - this is my first one - but a friend is selling it and I can try it out first. Condition wise it will be perfect as I know he really looks after stuff 100%. Are they reliable? Easy to fix? As far as sound goes I like the punk sound but want to try and play a bit of everything so I’m not wedded to anything in particular. Any experience of this one? I have to say it looks flipping awesome.

I’ve just started out and I went shopping for a guitar at Rich Tone in Sheffield and they had some Fat Mike picks - had to buy them as I love NOFX. They are very thin (o.6) but I like them, but they aren’t cheap. But they are pink. 😂 I do have a single .9 Dunlop pick which has a knurled grip on it (not sure what they are called as it came in a variety pack) and I’m going to get some thinner ones of those as they feel really secure to hold.

Thanks that’s helpful, I don’t know much about them so that is important info!

I have a PB as my first instrument - got this week - and I was thinking the same thing that the knobs aren’t great to use. Could do with some sort of marker on them so I set them a little easier. Anyone recommend some nice ones?

It’s very nice indeed - if you haven’t seen the colour in person I reckon it’s gorgeous. When I saw one I knew I had to have it.

Oh no what have I started?? 😂😂

Now that’s smart thinking. I can see how this might become a problem. 😂😂

Bought my first bass and borrowing a little Fender amp which is pretty useless and worn out so I need to get my own. I’ve tried Fender Rumbles, they seem good, a MarkBass I tried didn’t really float my boat but an Ashdown combo I tried (I don’t think it was a new one) sounded amazing but their new ones are different to the one I tried in a shop (must have been 2nd hand). Thing is I am not sure what size of amp to go for. The perfect sound for me would be Mike Dirnt (Greenday) - clean and sharp. I don’t want something massive but weight isn’t an issue really as I won’t be carrying it round many places. I want something with some kick that I could maybe use in a local gig but also ok at home. What sort of driver size should I be looking at? 12? 15? Amps? Bare minimum is XLR output and headphone/line in connections. I do know some electronics and have a friend who rents out back line equipment who can repair amps so 2nd hand doesn’t scare me but I don’t want to buy something unreliable. Any advice gladly received!!

I going to concentrate on learning to play this one first. But I admit that another PB to match in another colour would be nice…… you know like a different outfit. 😂😂😂

In cycling it’s the “+1 formula” as in (ideal amount of bikes) = (current amount of bikes) +1. 😀

GAS?

Well after all that talk about getting from a local shop I noticed Fender had them for £729 with 10% off first order so got one delivered for £650. Got it yesterday and it sounds amazing!!! That saving will pay for the accessories from a local shop instead - I couldn’t pass that price up. Oooh it’s flipping gorgeous and it sounds amazing!!! Sorry about the state of the bed but that’s where it’s living now!

I have to admit I’ve been looking at bigger and bigger amp setups but I know they’ll all be too loud at home BUT I’m wondering how much I care…. 😂😂😂 It’s chuffing addictive turning even my little practice amp up and really going for it. I was trying a couple in some shops and thought it was very amusing that there was a few people hunched over Strats twiddling away (what are they playing??) and there’s me stood up with a big amp connected in and turned up making the excuse the salesman that “I really need to hear it properly”. LOL. If anyone has a spare Ashdown combo for sale let me know….. 😂😂

Thanks - I have enjoyed Scott’s Bass lessons on YouTube but I would prefer something free. I’ve been having a chat with a bass player friend and he was explaining scales to me so I’d better get started on them 😂😂

I’d love to be one and be the opposite to most peoples experiences. Find out what the kids want to do and encourage and enable them, rather than belittle and insult them.

All through my teenage years I wanted to play a guitar, could never afford one and I didn’t know anyone who played or even have any music shops nearby. School music lessons put me off and never mentioned guitars anyway, I never understood why so many school aged people picked up violins. 😂 Well done to anyone making a living out of music, you’re living my dream (well you never know I might do one day, picking up a bass for the first time at 46!).

My thoughts exactly! You just got to live with what you have to work with! You should see my wife with a PB on her, she’s only 4’11” and it looks huge on her - but so cool!!

oooh that Jazz is lush. You will all think I’m crazy but I was in Gear4Music on Saturday and had a tidepool blue PB in my hands and my wife said “are you going to buy it then?” And I didn’t. Sorry. I suppose G4M just felt like an Argos store and I got so much help from Rich Tone in Sheffield I wanted to get it from them and they’d set it up for me too. Been looking for 2nd hand for a while but I wouldn’t know what to check when I picked it up so new is a bit safer for me. Good to get a good relationship going with a shop who can provide backup - I used to work in retail and I like to use local shops.

Hi I’m Rob and I’m in Yorkshire. 46 years old and I’ve always wanted to play guitar. Tried to play bass about 10 years ago and just couldn’t get past the initial stage, it was just too hard. Wanted to try again and a good friend lent me his 4 string (not even sure of the make) active bass and a little Fender rumble practice amp. Both of them hum and rattle like crazy but as I’m a newbie I don’t care! Anything’s better than nothing right? Anyway I have started to try and play my favourite music - American punk (offspring/bad religion etc) and am finding it’s harder than I thought BUT there’s loads of YouTube videos which I am learning some basics from which have been really helpful and I think I might be hooked already. Been out looking for my first bass for myself and I’m set on a Precision Bass as anything else leaves me cold - you’ve got to be excited to pick it up haven’t you? I did try a few different types first in shops but as soon as I plugged in a PB and hit a note I knew it was the one for me! Not pulled the trigger on one yet but a player series PB in tide pool blue has been sitting in a few online baskets on my PC already - I will buy from a local shop though (shout out to Peter at Rich Tone in Sheffield who was super helpful - I will be back to buy from there). i know some might say get a cheaper instrument than a Fender - I know a player series isn’t £400 better than a Squire - but I can just about get the Fender so why not? I’m not getting any younger, may as well get what I really want. Looking for an amp - Fender and Ashdown ones I have tried so far have been my favourite - may go 2nd hand on the amp, I have a close friend who owns a back line rental company who can fix things if I get a problem. So far have learnt that my fingers are too short (I’m not tall myself anyway), it’s harder getting an even rhythm and tone than I thought but turning even that little amp up is addictive - even when I sound so bad!! I am insisting on practising standing up, it’s just more fun to me and it doesn’t hurt me even after an hour or so. While I’m playing with a pick (the sound I prefer) which suits the music I love I want to play a bit of everything eventually so trying all sorts - managing to play along to a simpler song (Maggie Roger’s Leave a light on) quite well was a wonderful experience. Anyway, hope I can pick up some tips and encouragement on here, have a great day y’all.