Clarky72

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1178221' date='Mar 27 2011, 01:12 PM']Silver Sparkle Marlin Sidewinder (I won't hear a word said against it)[/quote] sounds as lovely as my midnight blue sparkle one!

My first bass was a hideous sparkly cricket bat. I got a Marlin Sidewinder in midnight blue sparkle. You might think I wanted to join the Village People with that bass, but actually just wanted to be like John Taylor in Duran. The Arias were out of my dad's price range as he thought it would just be another fad and I'd grow out of it all in a few weeks... Now 22 years later I'm still craving the SB1000... just gotta find one in good nick for sale.

Main bass - '06 30th Anniversary Stingray 4H Backup bass - '96 Stingray 4H What else do you need...

You could always get yourself one of the old Ampeg BA500 combos. They sound incredible, probably the best compromise I've found to humping the SVT around everywhere all the time. I wouldn't bother with the newer Ampeg combos, they really aren't so hot, the BA115, BA112 etc...

[quote name='Clarky' post='1153040' date='Mar 7 2011, 09:30 PM']If a single H was good enough for Bernard Edwards ....[/quote] Amen to that Clarky!

[quote name='Rich' post='1175611' date='Mar 25 2011, 09:21 AM']Well I'm certainly not paranoid, I've been playing for 20+ years, and I have bloody good gear. Doesn't stop me from taking a pretty comprehensive toolkit with me (although like Mr. castle, all my tools are in one place so some of them are just along for the ride really ). And most of my band have been glad of it at one time or another... if I had a quid for every time I've heard [i]"Rich, have you got your allen keys/tiny screwdrivers/superglue/flux capacitor with you..?"[/i]. Especially guitarist John, on whose creaking old amp we performed major surgery during the support band's set at one major gig... [/quote] I've found that too... the rest of the band mock me for turning up with my case of bits, then as soon as their crappy gear breaks down who do they turn to?

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' post='1174712' date='Mar 24 2011, 02:34 PM']As well ascend usual Allen keys, screwdrivers etc, I always take the following to any gigs I do: Towel Liquid soap The reason? To remove the grime from my fingers amassed during gear set up on stage. Some of the folks I played with kind of thought it was strange, but when they too went on stage with clean hands, every one said they felt better when playing. Or maybe myself and the folks I play with are just wierdos? Hahaha[/quote] Not a bad idea... i might get some, or maybe some of that sanitiser stuff we use at festivals to stay clean...

Allen keys Screwdriver (flathead & crosshead) Adjustable spanner Pliers Duct tape Plectrums (even though I play fingers just for emergencies) Electrical tape Sweat towel Spare kettle lead Spare speaker lead Spare guitar lead Spare set of schaller straplocks Spare set of strings Spare batteries Marker pen Band business cards Jack plug converters for iPod into various PAs Free Cheeseburger vouchers for McDonalds

Welcome onboard!

[quote name='noelk27' post='292091' date='Sep 25 2008, 05:42 PM']Hang on, just exactly what are you basing your statements on? I was working in music journalism in the 80s and was at a venue to see a solo Andy Taylor performance. Luckily for me, I was allowed to attend the soundcheck, where I saw Taylor playing a selection of songs from the setlist to be performed that night as well as a few run-through cover versions. To say that I was staggered by just how good a guitar player Taylor was would be a massive understatement - his rhythm work was precise, and played with real bite; his choice of chord voicings was varied and colourful; and his lead playing was a true revelation, technically and compositionally. And lets not forget, this is a musician who has secured some high-profile session slots with Belinda Carlisle, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Thunder. To suggest that this man lacks musical ability is just wrong. As for Duran Duran, I can take them or leave them. My younger sister was a big fan though.[/quote] Agreed, I've seen Andy play numerous times, and the boy has talent. I'd be interested to see where this who played on what album info came from. Nick has admitted before in interviews about having help on the odd part on some early material, but their live shows have always been faultless, hard to see why they'd need some session players dropping in for them in the studio.

[quote name='Clarky72' post='1174315' date='Mar 24 2011, 10:02 AM']Same here! [/quote] So if Ernie Ball or Ampeg are reading this... mail me! ta

[quote name='chrismuzz' post='1174312' date='Mar 24 2011, 10:00 AM']I'd love an endorsement which is probably one reason why I'm pretty much a walking advertisement for everything I use. Someday someone will take notice ey? [/quote] Same here!

Duran Duran - Rio Chic - Everybody Dance Velvet Revolver - Slither RATM - Know Your Enemy Jam - Down In A Tube Station At Midnight I think that pretty much covers everything.

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='117812' date='Jan 10 2008, 01:31 PM']I thought it was Bernard Edwards? I know Guy Pratt did play on some of the live Power Station performances.....hmmmm[/quote] Bernard played bass on the 2nd album after JT had some perosnal issues and had to leave Power Station (rehab), but JT played on all of the 1st album.

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='119933' date='Jan 14 2008, 08:48 AM']Ain't that the truth[/quote] Mind you most of the Neurotic Outsiders material is John's stuff from his solo albums...

haha, does sounds like that doesnt it.... now you mention it an endorsement would be nice

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1110655' date='Feb 1 2011, 09:23 AM']Also quoting Burrito here, that would be my dream too.[/quote] And quoting for the third time, my dream also!!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1173686' date='Mar 23 2011, 07:06 PM']First stop, Strings and things! You might even get it by the weekend [/quote] Yep I second that! Their email address is a few posts previous, drop them a line and they'll happily help you out.

I've tried a few different rigs to get around humping the Ampeg around all the time as it is massively heavy. I tried Ashdown MAGs and ABMs as they were rumoured to have a great sound like Ampeg but I thought they sounded weak in comparison. I tried Hartke too, that did sound pretty good though, I had the rackmount 500W head. It was nice but just lacked that something... The only things I've tried that do match up are SWR and Mesa, but then they're just as heavy. I've heard great things about the Hellborg amps, and the stack TM Stevens had at the Bass Show sounded immense. The price was equally immense though. What I've ended up doing is getting an old Ampeg BA500 for the smaller gigs which is still heavy for a combo but absolutely kicks ass, and sounds a thousand times better than their new combos which are pretty dodgy from all reports I've heard and from mates who've bought them and spent ages getting them repaired constantly due to poor build quality. I've kept the SVT for big gigs but my back is pretty grateful for that little combo.

[quote name='matski' post='1172934' date='Mar 23 2011, 08:53 AM']Was the scratchplate you bought gloss or matt finish?[/quote] Hi Mat Its a gloss one. £17.50 delivered. Steve

PICTURES!!!

[quote name='matski' post='1172345' date='Mar 22 2011, 05:29 PM']Thanks! But you didn't actually answer my question..... [/quote] Sorry mate, what was your question?

[quote name='matski' post='1172319' date='Mar 22 2011, 05:11 PM']Er, yes you can actually. I know this for a fact because I ordered a new set of 4 tuners for my Cutlass a few years ago - the originals had tarnished and gone all creaky and stiff. Mind you it did take a year from making the order to receiving a delivery - but I suspect that was down to the store that ordered them for me being slackers.[/quote] Nice lineup of gear there!