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Whole lotta love - Led Zepplin Closely followed by Hello Hooray Alice Cooper T

If you like the instrument itself, have you considered just working on the signal path ? Perhaps an in line something or other, like an Aguilar tonehammer or EBS microbass for example. They may not be the best items to give you the sound you're after, but at least this way, it's minor changes rather than major ones. Do you have examples of the sound you're after ? which arrangement of instruments and rig typically produce the sound you want ? have you heard examples of other people using a similar setup to yours acheiving the sound you want ? Just thinking around the problem really cheers T

Are you doing original stuff or covers ? T

any chance of a look in please ? T

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='903181' date='Jul 23 2010, 01:40 PM']there is a EBS amp and tuner and ashdown cab on glasgow gumtree at mo for 600. could be a good deal if you can pick up, (if you dont want the tuner i might!)[/quote] where's that then ? did a uk search with the terms ebs bass then ebs and didn't find this

Not supporting any one aspect of this discussion, but I would like to present the difference in acoustic sound between a strat and a les paul as evidence M'Lud T

Can't deny he is one of the most famous bassists ever, even if he is not directly thought of as one. Is this a case of his success and image overtaking his role ? Some of his bass lines are truly sublime. Studying his parts over the years has certainly helped me appreciate how to constuct complimentary basslines. +1 to Macca for me T

[quote name='bumnote' post='902024' date='Jul 22 2010, 03:34 PM']That storys been around for a while, Theres a great article here all about paints and custom colours [url="http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fenderc.html"]http://home.provide.net/~cfh/fenderc.html[/url][/quote] I meant this one

[quote name='silddx' post='902074' date='Jul 22 2010, 04:19 PM']Thanks for that link.[/quote] Wow, that is some read. Interesting stuff T

Play the roadworn jazz before you decide. You may be surprised T

Is it the low mids or the higher mids that are causing the problem ? or is it the higher end of the lower frequencies ? Have a look at the Markbass Sa450 manual (downloadable) for a nice discussion of the mids and lows topic. T

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='898023' date='Jul 18 2010, 01:24 PM']I don't think age is a critical factor, really. If you look right standing still then you'll look right moving about. In that eBay ad I would say the gentleman in question is a bit on the portly side for a rock star, but mostly it's that nobody should put their foot on a monitor at waist height, it just looks like a warm-up exercise.[/quote] The walrus of love ? portly ? How many ageing rock stars have a spare tyre around the middle ? T

[quote name='Rayman' post='897968' date='Jul 18 2010, 12:23 PM'][i]I believe[/i] that when you're playing in front of an audience, you owe it to them to put on a show, or at the very least look like you're enjoying the gig even if you really aren't, after all, it's showbiz isn't it? Even if it's only down the local pub, it's still a live gig, and people have taken time out of thier day to come and watch you. I've always hated bands that stand motionless staring at thier feet looking miserable, I really hate that. So my vote is for showing off, every time.[/quote] +1 to showmanship, after all, the band is there to entertain. The chap on the other thread is mild compared to some over the years i.e. Funkadelic, the glam era (which was great for showmanship) etc. Not to mention Hollywood !! T

[quote name='Rayman' post='897972' date='Jul 18 2010, 12:27 PM']Which thread?[/quote] Thread = The bass or the bassist ? posted by annoying twit. The link to the e -bay auction in question is below. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-BTB-07-LTD-Bass-/140428761561?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20b234d9d9"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-BTB-07-LTD-Ba...=item20b234d9d9[/url] T

[quote name='BigRedX' post='897958' date='Jul 18 2010, 12:11 PM']Totally Subjective: [/quote] I agree with that theory. However, on the other thread everyone practically rushed to call one chap every derivative of a pr*t, which speaks of some common opinion. By the way, the other thread was for someone selling a bass on e-bay, giving pictures of him holding said instrument while posing on stage. T

There has been some discussion on another thread about someone looking an utter plonker (or words to that effect) on stage. That got me curious as to how people recognise or decide when; - someone is using the art of showmanship - When someone is acting or looking the Pr*t Do the criteria change from era to era ? genre to genre ? Is it an age thing (as when you see the aged rocker in skin tight leathers with thinning long hair) I'm curious, what do you think ? T

Come on Sarah, how'd you do ? Good news I hope T