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I'm getting some anomalies too; some tones don't sound at all on first playing (using Windows Media Player) - play them again and I can hear them. Like richrips I'm also getting the effect that some higher frquency tones sound lower then lower frequency tones. Managed to hear 20K OK. 21K is very faint. 22K nothing at all. I've just turned 50.

Lemmy (Hawkwind period) John Wetton (King Crimson period) John Greaves (Henry Cow)

For me, amps are like gas-boilers or cars - I need one, but I take no pleasure in the choosing/buying/owning. Would be much happier if there was always a decent PA/monitor system you could just plug into at every venue/rehearsal space. In fact, I think that should be the law. Lugging speaker cabs around is NOT what I spent years studying music for!

[quote name='parker_muse' post='824272' date='Apr 30 2010, 06:08 PM']It got my thinking. Do you really need to spend £££ to get what you're looking for? I've had everything i've ever needed and never spent more then £180 or so on more then one thing until now. Is it more a placebo to us rather then twice as good for twice the price?[/quote] I'm all for using the cheapest gear I can. However, extreme feebleness has forced me to compromise on this principle when it comes to amps - you just can't get cheap, loud [b]and[/b] light. I use a MarkBass CMD 121P because I can carry it without strain yet it has enough power for any situation I might reasonably expect to encounter. The moment Behringer bring out a <30lb giggable combo, though, I'll gladly trade down to that.

[quote name='spinynorman' post='829491' date='May 6 2010, 12:12 PM']Did Rafferty do any songs other than Baker Street?[/quote] You don't remember his classic "Tab needed please" - a heart-rending song about a guy having a hard time trying to score some acid?

Wow! Great job, and some tasty "bass-faces" too.

I suspect a lot of it is down to high blood pressure caused by reading the Off Topic forum of basschat.

I do have 2 basses, but they're both the same make and model. I keep them in different places, and I have 2 only so as to avoid having to transport one so often. So it's [i]almost[/i] like having just the one.

If I used picks, I'd always be losing them - I'm really crap like that. Finger-style is more natural for me - maybe because I've always been a far better pianist than guitarist?

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='808432' date='Apr 16 2010, 02:14 PM']That's my local branch (Lewisham)![/quote] Mine too! Bought my #1 Peavey Milestone from there about 5 or 6 years back - still my main bass. Not exactly "high end" though!

[quote name='bassmeg' post='806964' date='Apr 15 2010, 11:26 AM']A 78' fender jazz[/quote] That'd be long-scale, then. <sorry, couldn't resist>

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='804332' date='Apr 12 2010, 10:41 PM']Yeah, that's a Milestone III, just like mine AFAIK the I is a J copy, the II is a P and the III is a hybrid of both.[/quote] I've got two Milestone IIIs, and they have a longer top horn (which makes them well balanced, given the light weight of the body). [attachment=47326:Ms3R.jpg] No idea what a II looks like, but I think the IV is the same as the III but with a single P pickup instead of the 2 J pickups of the III. Quite fancy a IV, just to see if there's any significant difference in tone. Great basses.

Kimbara Jazz Bass Copy (Natural) - weighed a ton in its hard case, I recall. Never again. + Some kind of "Marlboro" (?) combo that I already had for keyboard & guitar. No idea what they cost - this was back in the 1970's. Probably paid more for the bass back then than I did for either of my current basses. Can't remember what happened to them, but they are both long, long gone.

Bass: cost £50 Rig: weighs 30lb Together, they go "whump" or "clang" on demand. What more could I need?

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='791908' date='Mar 31 2010, 02:01 PM']Quick rule of thumb, if you don't like listening to the music, chances are you won't enjoy playing it.[/quote] On the other hand, playing a style of music that you've hitherto not enjoyed listening to can lead to you appreciating it more.

I think it depends on where you are in your bass-playing "career", for want of a better word. When you've got past the absolute beginner phase, and can play a bit, I think it's a good idea to play with anyone and everyone you can, regardless of style or genre, to improve the basic skills of listening to each other and playing together. It's great fun to make music in a group, even if it's not your favourite style. Plus, playing bass by yourself can be a bit boring after a while. If you're already playing regularly with other people, then I think it pays to be more choosey, and focus on the projects that you think will go places that interest you. Just my 2p.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='790811' date='Mar 30 2010, 05:12 PM']I don't care what other people think as long as I'm happy with my gear [/quote] You don't care what other people think, yet you list all of your expensive/"prestigious" gear in your sig. Hmmmm.

[quote name='The inglourious bass turd' post='785194' date='Mar 24 2010, 09:30 PM']Forget Expense Now Deliberate on Eventual Return[/quote] [b]T[/b]otally [b]R[/b]ock [b]A[/b]nd [b]C[/b]redible [b]E[/b]verywhere..... [b]E[/b]nsuing [b]L[/b]ong-term [b]L[/b]umbago [b]I[/b]s [b]O[/b]bviously [b]T[/b]orture

Forget Miller, Wooten, King and the rest, if you want great slap... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s[/url]

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='778914' date='Mar 18 2010, 05:55 PM']Name the knobs and sliders after varieties of seabird if that's what grabs you. S.P.[/quote] "Yeah, sounding ok, but you need a bit more gannet, and you want to scoop the petrels right out"

Sold Nik a Fostex digital recorder. Everything went smoothly, and Nik kept me updated at every step - top guy to deal with. Recommended.

[quote name='harmonicfish' post='771831' date='Mar 11 2010, 05:03 PM']Any recommendations for a cheap lightweight 210?[/quote] You might want to check out Beedster's recent thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=75821"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=75821[/url] from post #9 onwards, where the merits of the Ampeg SVT210AV are discussed. These are 26lb, handle 200W@8ohms and are currently about £260 new. [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=8876"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=8876[/url]

They do a smaller one too: [url="http://www.dv247.com/pa-systems-and-live-sound/peavey-ipr-1600-530-watt-power-amplifier--62060"]http://www.dv247.com/pa-systems-and-live-s...mplifier--62060[/url] Someone on the net said the lightest one was 6.2lb - that should be this one I think??