Chris2112

I remember that video of Wishnevski playing one of his basses in a backyard blues jam with a guitarist. I'd get the video off YouTube if I wasn't using my iPhone. It was hilarious, the playing from both musicians was so ponderous and awful. It was ridiculed on talkbass before they outlawed the criticism of anyone who uses the site.

A quick phonecall to Dawn at Status should let you know! She knows the score.

Get on those stunning Foderas and then give the Wal MIDI bass a go!

If you're looking for a cheaper 6 string there is an ACG on the boards at the moment for a reasonable price. I'd have a look at that, my ACG is the best bass I've ever played. I assume that ACG will be fantastic!

They are better than the equivalent jazz bass, or any jazz bass save for the big money ones. You'd have to spend some cash to get a jazz bass with similar spec (ebony board, flamed maple top, etc etc). They are essentially very different to the usuL choices of Musicman and Fender. The mk1 models are easily as well built. If a 6 string is what you want you may struggle to do better for the price. I'd go for a big money TRB if I wanted N6 string, but you could get two Myung basses and change for the price of a TRB. I doubt you'd be disappointed with a mk1 model, put it that way.

The first generation models are better, I wouldn't consider them outrageously good basses but they are at least very competent instruments. Nice tone and decent playability but they could do with rounded edges on the body. The second generation models are nowhere near as good. They don't sound great and they look and feel very cheap. A real let down for me.

The one in that shot is the ERB, it's not the same bass as the OP was making inquiries about.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1359412' date='Sep 2 2011, 12:52 AM']Sklar was also the bass player on Billy Cobham's Stratus: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX0Qc_hfrw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX0Qc_hfrw[/url][/quote] That's always the tune I think of in relation to Sklar! That said, I have Cobham's 'Mississippi Knights' record with Kai Eckhardt playing the bass on it and he certainly does a better job on Stratus than Sklar did.

'Wrong and Strong' and 'Astral Traveler' by Stuart Hamm, Frank Gambale and Steve Smith are incredible instrumental tunes. Amazing playing and fantastically catchy melodies. I've been in Spain for two weeks and the only music I have to listen to is the very meagre amount I have on my phone. The jazz fusion has really caught my ear.

[quote name='noelk27' post='1359397' date='Sep 1 2011, 11:54 PM']High C. Because a low B on fretless sounds like sh*t.[/quote] You must have had some sh*t basses then because the low B on my fretless Alembic sounded amazing.

It all depends which one has the piezo pickups and circuit. /thread.

The back is just a stunning...I'll post a pictureup when I get back to the UK!

Shouldn't you be sitting and fiddling with the controls, finding out what does what as opposed to just asking on here?

I am a huge fan of the 'finer detail' in getting your sound right. But is faffing around over the minutiae slowing you down? Sometimes it can pay to be objective and step back. Balancing the volume of the crash cymbal against the china cymbal might seem a worthwhile pursuit if your drummer fancies himself as Neil Peart but at your typical wedding or function band it's not the end of the world, especially as the acoustics of the room change once it's full of guests - sort out the minor details on the fly! I also favour being out of the room prior to guests coming in if I can afford that. It looks a bit sloppy if guests come in for drinks and the band is still traipsing about the stage and wheeling kit in and around the room. A little bit of soundcheck theatre can be fun but you don't want the guests feeling like they've arrived early when these things should be happening behind the scenes.

I quite like this one...the bass sounds great! The bloke who does these videos is obviously a big Jonas Hellborg fan and my hat comes off to him as I am too! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMajn9uzlc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMajn9uzlc...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='Graham' post='1345408' date='Aug 19 2011, 01:21 PM']That said though, with my current set-up I get a pretty good approximation - G&L L2000 Tribute into a EBS Fafner via a Tech 21 Sansamp and the G&L cost nearly a 10th of a Wal[/quote] I think this was close the general consensus reached at Talkbass a few years ago. An active bass with two big humbuckers through a nice tube modeller would be quite sufficient to get the Justin Chancellor sound. Hence why a Bongo was the perfect choice!

[quote name='Doddy' post='1345368' date='Aug 19 2011, 12:56 PM']Ohhhh.....I like that Peavey Tim Landers model.[/quote] Yep...you don't see many of those around! The pickup configuration was never right for me though.

To be honest, the overall mix for wedding and functions bands tends to be better using a soundman and a board. But this is more for the really high end stuff, for other acts the backline could suffice with some care being taken to ensure the mix out front is good.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a shot!