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I cant slap for toffee, but i can groove well and im alright at coming up with nice melodies. Based on this video does that mean i can never be up there and considered a good bass player?

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='923194' date='Aug 12 2010, 09:02 PM']Check out the Tech21 VT Bass and/or Catalinbread SFT pedals (one for sale in the classifieds). Both sound great for rock bass tones, the VT is better for the more grindy sounds played with a pick and roundwounds, the SFT has the edge when it comes to old school tones.[/quote] These pedals are what will match the sound you wanted the best. Alot of other pedals can be a bit over the top with distortion

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='923721' date='Aug 13 2010, 12:27 PM']I'm going to address the title of the thread 'musical turning points' and not follow on 'bass playing turning points'. This may rather age the discussion a bit, but hearing 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd for the first time was an introduction to seeing music from somewhere totally new, at the time. It really was revolutionary in it's day. T[/quote] My taste in music has completely followed my ability and taste on bass. So im still keeping to the post

My girlfriend, she doesnt claim to be a bassist but when she said "all guitars are the same" i had to make her try to play

Wild cherry, play that funky music. Never grooved anything until then, now im a lean mean grooving machine

I agree with the first reply, look at what you biggest influences are. For me i would get a 70's stingray because i really like louis johnson and benard edwards

[quote name='SuperMaximo' post='917838' date='Aug 7 2010, 11:36 AM']Will post on here as soon as I get my LMII Hurry up Tuesday Hey, were you the guy I met at Andertons on Monday? (I'm the guy with glasses who said I was interested in getting a fretless)[/quote] nope sorry, i havnt been in andertons for ages!

standard payment is 1200 for a 7 piece, New Years gig is traditionally 1.5 the normal payment. It depends how many offers you think will come your way?

i kno its not in the porn section but god im in the mood for some warwick hopefully the weathers sunny enough to get my thumb in the garden

It seems V V Brown is going for the larger american market, could be a record label thing? And Janek is completely mad, i was with him for 2 hours and he is extremely opinionated and cockey. But the guys done really well for himself so i can only respect him.

[quote name='Mike' post='921460' date='Aug 11 2010, 11:51 AM']FWIW I believe Janek is her MD. I like how he juggles working in pop, playing as a jazz sideman (eg Mike Stern, Bob Reynolds) and his own band.[/quote] your correct, he has been since the release of her album. The moneys in pop, whereas jazz its not. There was a big topic about this before

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='921246' date='Aug 11 2010, 08:07 AM']Don't know what all the hype is about... [/quote] can i come to dinner around your house please

The john east pre amps offer you a lot of option for cutting and boosting. Unfortunately for me they seem to have ruined every nice bass iv seen them installed on, they are far too artificial sounding and take away any character from the woods. But their great for cheeper basses which lack the wood. +1 on saving up for a MM bass, i thought they were really good, not very versatile but they had a killer jazz tone that was consistent all over the neck

The horns were on the origional record, nothing new from janek. I do however much prefer the fodera's sound. It gives it more edge and impact rather than be too warm like the p bass. I also really like VV browns voice and bought the album after seeing her on jooles holland and im afraid there arnt many good songs on there.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='921169' date='Aug 11 2010, 12:35 AM']You'll find a fair selection at Tin Pan Alley in London (a street full of music shops) BUT I wouldn't buy from them - too expensive and rude service. Dawsons in Reading has a reasonable selection - it depends how many you want to try. If you are new to bass I'd always advise playing what you buy as opposed to buying online.[/quote] Do you mean denmark street? If so i wouldnt buy from bass cellar but i would have no issues with buying or trying stuff out in wunjos. The guys in there are brilliant and their gear isnt too expensive. [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='921221' date='Aug 11 2010, 06:21 AM']while in london surely The Gallery is worth a visit [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/[/url] [/quote] +1, best customer service iv ever had and my favourite shop in the world

The first thing iv noticed when playing a warwick is the good standard in build quality, well compared to fenders. The pickups and pre amp are great, all the hardware works perfectly, and finishes are smooth with no issues. Bad points; some neck dive on my thumb although this isnt a huge problem to me, the sound on the fretted warwicks i played wasnt quite to my taste, the looks are also a love or hate thing

well to be honest guy i had only heard of you from the sophie ellis bexter song murder on the dance floor, but two standard questions for you 1) what has been your favourite moment in your career, can be bass related or not 2) Would you like to buy my ashdown combo? Pm me if you do

thats a beautiful bass

[quote name='scottaylor' post='919285' date='Aug 9 2010, 09:05 AM']its the sound im after i had a www web shop that when u clicked on the bass it gave the music it played in stiles i carnt finde it for the life of me[/quote] I havnt ever seen a website that does that, but if you find a music clip on youtube (maybe a song) that has a similar sound of what you like then we can all suggest basses that will sound like that

[quote name='scottaylor' post='919140' date='Aug 8 2010, 11:00 PM']i have been on the web site for my vintage bass but dose not say what my 4 nobs are for and how to use them now 1 of them is the volum[/quote] It could either be volume, treble, mid range, bass or if it has two pickips this is more likely, volume, pickup blend, treble, bass

[quote name='Johnston' post='918357' date='Aug 7 2010, 09:28 PM']I love my Epi T-bird it just looks, feels and sounds the part[/quote] Maybe theres no such thing as a bad bass? Just a bass that doesnt suit what you want out of a bass. But im sorry johnston, i couldnt play any of the music i wanted to play on it so it went for the ashdown amp, which i dont really like since i got the hartke rig. But thats a whole different topic

Im gonna get some gripe for this, but the epiphone thunderbird i had was useless for everything but the reason i bought it....To look like the origional bassist from The Darkness

[quote name='allighatt0r' post='918147' date='Aug 7 2010, 05:16 PM']My ears perk up every time this advert starts on the telly. What song is this? What bass is this? How do I get this lovely tone?!?! [/quote] 70's p bass, pick and a boss odb3 should do it