Conan

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='972659' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:38 PM']Im not going to discuss why i haven't left though, but i will say the main reason it hasn't happened yet is circumstances.[/quote] Oooh! You tease!

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='972637' date='Sep 30 2010, 01:20 PM']With my main band (both bands playing covers) my drummer is so slack (well, the whorl band is really) and in a world of his own i got so bad recently i almost gave up playing. He doesn't really get the lock in together bit, has no stamina so tempos are all over the place and while i try and lock in with his bass drum the rhythm can change mid verse so i dont really stand a chance. The other band i play in are very together and the drummer is so tight not only is it a pleasure to play with them but i always come away having learnt something.[/quote] So why do you play with the "main" band?!

[quote name='51m0n' post='972520' date='Sep 30 2010, 11:40 AM']I dont understand the aversion to compression at all....[/quote] I think that, as you mentioned earlier, most of us have only experienced poor-quality ones and that may have coloured our judgement.

Think you posted the wrong link there Gareth...

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='972479' date='Sep 30 2010, 11:02 AM']Turning up dressed a as a wizard[/quote] Yep. That's the one that above all others defines what makes a "bad bass player".

[quote name='bubinga5' post='972239' date='Sep 29 2010, 11:46 PM']this is a great example of a musical slap groove from ole MM...wonderful playing...[/quote] And another one... this is my personal favourite of MM's work - beautifully tight with the kick/snare: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG5jYC7hh98&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG5jYC7hh98...feature=related[/url]

Great track! This is from the "Winelight" album isn't it? I haven't listened to that for years.... lovely bass playing (although I didn't care much for the solo...)

[quote name='D-COOPER' post='971511' date='Sep 29 2010, 11:07 AM']Thanks for the replies.I changed from DR peacock blues which i loved but i wanted to try flats so i bought the Steve Harris rotosound set.They are 50's but i have altered the setup to suit.I can obviously just up the volume on my amp but i was just wondering if this was an inherent trait of flats? I will give them some more time before forming my opinion on them.[/quote] If you raised the action you might find that the strings are now further from the pickups. That will reduce volume significantly.... Just a thought.

[quote name='TimR' post='972325' date='Sep 30 2010, 08:25 AM']Not the AC argument again.....[/quote] Let's not forget that not every member of this forum has been a member since the start. There are many of us who have never partaken of "the AC argument", so to stifle their input seems rather rude and unfair. Again, I'm not a massive U2 fan (I used to be, back in the eighties though). I like the simplicity but solidity. I like his tone and how selective he is. If fans leave a gig or switch off your CD and they are singing the bass line - I guess you could say that you are not a "bad bass player". A lot of this is motivated by jealousy I guess The "I could be doing that job" mentality...

[quote name='benh' post='971854' date='Sep 29 2010, 04:54 PM']So I wonder, what IS a [b]BAD[/b] bass player?[/quote]

[quote name='benh' post='971854' date='Sep 29 2010, 04:54 PM']Are there really any players in "famous" bands that are no good?[/quote] Sid Viscious wasn't really very good...

Someone who is a "bad" bass player in one band might actually be "good" in another band! Assuming they can actually play the instrument, the rest is all about context I would say. A bad bass player does not listen to the drummer (and may not listen to anyone else!) - that's a no brainer!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='971434' date='Sep 29 2010, 09:37 AM']Completely off-topic here... you're not a physics teacher are you, Geoff? As a physics student, I got into the habit of referring to mass instead of weight, but all the non-physics types found it really odd.[/quote] Well technically I'm a science teacher with a biology specialism, but I do have to teach physics for my sins...

And yes, at the end of the day it's down to your ears. Cabs are expensive (or at least they can be) so you buy what sounds pleasing to your ears. Nobody sane would disagree with that - however, it does get a bit wearing when people start trying to TELL you what sounds "best" and that you can't get this sound from that cab/speaker. etc, especially when you KNOW it to be inaccurate! I liked the sound of the Compact but found it a bit small and near to the ground. I will reserve judgement on the Vintage until I have used/heard it in comparison to decent 10s and cheap 10s... If I like the Vintage I will attempt to buy one as I find the low mass very appealing after years of carting around TE, Ampeg and Ashdown boxes. End of.

[quote name='Merton' post='970844' date='Sep 28 2010, 04:31 PM']WTF is a slow moving sound? [/quote] Sound that travels at less than 330 m/s. Obviously

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='970800' date='Sep 28 2010, 03:46 PM']This is the problem.[/quote] Well, it's certainly [b]a[/b] problem...

"Slap" is not necessarily a style or a sound in itself - just a technique (or more to the point, a range of techniques). There is a huge range of different ways to do it, and the end result will differ as a result. Some love it, some hate it - but done tastefully, it can be a real weapon in your armoury (so to speak!). If Claypool can slap on a six string fretless and make it sound good, then anything else should work! Effects wise, I actually don't like comp as it irons out the dynamics too much - but you have to have a fairly even hand to make slap work well anyway IMO. I do like a bit of chorus or delay though...

[quote name='Musicman20' post='970447' date='Sep 28 2010, 10:34 AM']If I had 5-8K to spend on basses, Id just buy 3-5 fairly high end yet normal bass guitars.[/quote] Of course you would. You obviously don't have enough basses yet!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='970711' date='Sep 28 2010, 02:30 PM']there's potentially space in my car for another 4 Geordies.[/quote] Will think about that Owain, cheers. But it's on a school night therefore unlikely I think.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='970712' date='Sep 28 2010, 02:31 PM']glad you liked it dude [/quote] Rub it in, why don't you!! I wanted to buy yours...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='970708' date='Sep 28 2010, 02:28 PM']Trouser-flapping, but not dull and thunky.[/quote] Nope. I noticed neither dullness nor the presence of thunk. Indeed, even my old TE 1518 had a pretty rapid attack - even compared to its 1048 stablemate that it was so readily paired with back in the eighties! So sorry, but in MY experience, I just don't get this "fifteens are flappy and slow" stuff.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='970706' date='Sep 28 2010, 02:24 PM']The actual covering/corners etc, which I think has been discussed before in the reviews bit. I no doubt imagine he is working on ways around it. My cabs have to be pleasing to my eyes if im spending a fair whack. Im a picky customer though.[/quote] I don't think it makes you picky. I agree. If you are shelling out several hundred pounds for a piece of equipment that you plan to use regularly for a long time, you have to like not only the way it sounds - but the way it feels and looks. I dunno if the Compact you tried was one of the older ones Gareth, but certainly the chrome corners look a lot better than the older plastic ones... I weigh over 17 stones, and never felt that my bulk sitting on top of the cab was causing it any problems...

I loved his work in Dads' Army, so I'll try to be there...