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This sounds like a hell of a deal.... but what might it cost to replace the tweeter on a Goliath? Does it look like a mark I? If so, isn't it rated at more than 400W? Thoughts and opinions please people! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320474997959&_trksid=p2759.l1259"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...sid=p2759.l1259[/url]

[quote name='alexharvay' post='718713' date='Jan 20 2010, 08:34 AM']Sing it back - Moloko. Harder then I first thought.[/quote] Yeah! I had to learn that one for an audition a few years ago. Great groove and cool bass part, but as you say - harder than it sounds!!

Porcupine Tree - Halo. Great track with an interesting, funky bass part. Rainbow - Stargazer. Epic track! Bass part more complex and intricate than I imagined! Blue Oyster Cult - Good to feel hungry. Good track with a good bass part. It Bites - Once around the world. Difficult, complex and VERY long! Dream Theater - Pull me under. Jesus. Unnecessarily complex and very hard to pick out the bass part. What's the point of a bass line that just follows exactly what the guitar plays?? Get an octaver ffs!!

Sorry. I know this is about my third suggestion.... and I dunno how to embed video either... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxg1AoEz9p4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxg1AoEz9p4[/url] Bass solo kicks off at around 2:36 - but its insane all throught the track! And the award for the longest fingers in music goes to......!

[quote name='TheRev' post='717301' date='Jan 18 2010, 10:57 PM']Mr Danny Thompson. Solo at 3:18 [/quote] Thanks for posting that. Beautiful track. Brought a tear to me eye that did... nearly a year since the big man died Lovely bass playing too!!

[quote name='retroman' post='717458' date='Jan 19 2010, 07:36 AM']Steve Harris, on "Number Of The Beast". Fantastic playing [/quote] There's a bass solo in that track?!

[quote name='johnbass57' post='717473' date='Jan 19 2010, 08:31 AM']I bet Bill and Alex must be heartily sick of saying the size of a driver tells you how big it is; the "traditional" stack is a triumph of marketing over acoustics etc etc.[/quote] In the same way that "dietary experts" must be heartily sick of telling people to drink less alcohol, exercise more and eat better. But do the majority heed their advice?! Bass players choose gear for a variety of reasons. It may be the set-up/brand used by their hero, a brilliant deal may fall into their lap, they may act on recommendations (whether they are good or bad!) and they may even believe the marketting hype! At then end of the day, if they are satisfied with their sound and like their gear, I really don't see it as a big problem. I feel that there is a certain amount of OCD underpinning the opinions of some users, and possibly an amount of evangelism from some recent converts!! It all makes interesting reading, but for some of us who operate in the "real world" of maybe a few gigs a month, average sized cars, finicky band-mates and limited finances - certain gear choices will always remain aspirational... Which is no bad thing! Sometimes fantasies are better left as fantasies. But that's a whole different story!!

The more I read these threads, the more I think "I've been doing it wrong all these years"! On the other hand, apart from comments like "turn that bloody bass down!", I've rarely had negative feedback on my sound. I think its true that most people's ears just aren't all that able to separate sounds, frequencies, etc - especially in the typical gig scenario (i.e. when alcohol consumption and sheer volume make their own demands on the aural sense!). My old Trace 4x10 and 1x15 combination always sounded OK to me - but then I never A/B'ed it against anything else. Of the options above I would select 2x10 + 1x15. Mainly for height I think - as others have mentioned about rectally-positioned hearing organs!! But then, I can't even decide which is the way forward on my own set-up! It;s easy to advise others!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='708855' date='Jan 11 2010, 02:18 PM']The RH does everything I need. If you really dig Rocco, the Staccato would be cool.[/quote] At twice the price!? You would have to REALLY dig Rocco to justify that!!

[quote name='mcgraham' post='716600' date='Jan 18 2010, 02:04 PM']buy the cab that sounds the way you want it to when set flat (assuming the bass is not the issue of course). Mark[/quote] Presumably, you mean "when the amp is set flat"? Which assumes, of course, that the amp that you own gives the sound you want! I guess that investing in a high quality cab is quite likely to highlight any inadequacies in your amp and/or guitar? The old "any chain is only as strong as it's weakest link" analogy?

Interestingly, the guys who own and play Berg recommend Berg. Those who own and play Schoeder, recommend Schroeder! Which came first? Do you buy a certain manufacturer's gear because you like it, or do you like it because you own it and get used to its sound? Is such a comparison ever entirely objective I wonder? Then again - ignore me because I own neither!!! I speak purely as an interested by-stander (aka nosey git!!).

Just thought of another one....! Byron Miller on a George Duke track. I forget the name at the moment, but its on the album with "Omi (fresh water)" on it. Will look it up in a moment... Tha fonk! OK - it's the track "Reach for it" from the album of the same name.

[quote name='Clarky' post='715497' date='Jan 17 2010, 10:40 AM']Jaco's "Havona"....[/quote] Although I generally don't like bass solos, yes - this would be the one for me too!