Spike Vincent

Smallest was 8,although one of them was a Wurzel.Largest was about 1500 patch wearing outlaw bikers,which was quite an experience.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1367029' date='Sep 8 2011, 09:41 PM']they enlarge the jack socket so now he can only use a planet waves cable with the little springy ferrule or he gets silence.[/quote] Now that is some serious marketing.

I use an Ampeg SVT 2 P pre amp in the studio which has always served me well.

[quote name='bethnalgreen' post='1364765' date='Sep 6 2011, 10:54 PM']No, Hanging Around, 14 seconds in.[/quote] Ok.The No More Heroes intro is the one that usually gets the "How?" question.Hanging Around (one of my fave basslines,btw).As mentioned,JJ's sound is much discussed,but basically badly resprayed 67 Fender P,HiWatt 50w guitar head,knackered Marshall 4x12,knackered Marshall 2x15 and a shedload of compression.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' post='1364725' date='Sep 6 2011, 10:20 PM']P bass played with a pick, through a Marshall guitar head into a cab with a knacketed speaker apparently. Sounds great though, huh?[/quote] HiWatt 50w guitar head.

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[quote name='bethnalgreen' post='1364717' date='Sep 6 2011, 10:15 PM']Anyone know how Jean-Jacques got that bass sound on the intro to "Hanging Around" ?[/quote] Possibly you mean No More Heroes?

Back in the day ( as I believe the youth say now) "Made in the USA" did carry a certain cache and a reasonable gaurantee of quality.This was when Japanese instruments were cheap copies and China was still a mystery. I don't think this is the case now,with quality instruments being made everywhere."Hand made in Bristol" is about the only thing that would get my attention now.

Definately take the advice from the chap who makes cables!

[quote name='AndyR' post='1360708' date='Sep 3 2011, 09:34 AM']I am currently teaching my 11 year old son to play which is great fun. I have been recording chords and drums on a yamaha keyboard and getting him to come up with bass lines. The look of realisation on his face when the penny dropped about the function of the bass within a musical arrangement was brill and brought a tear to my eyes.[/quote] Nice! Welcome aboard.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1356897' date='Aug 30 2011, 09:30 PM']Do beercrates still exist?[/quote] Yup.I have a few in stock from my sound engineering days.There was one venue I worked in that had a hollow stage area,and inevitably the bass amp had to be raised off the floor,otherwise really low feedback put the punters off their beer,regardless of EQ settings. It all depends on the individual venue.

Thinking about it,that does seem to back up the resprayed over sunburst in the factory idea.

Everything I said before,but with the addition of Paul Mcartney's Rickenbacker.

[quote name='Donnyboy' post='1356233' date='Aug 30 2011, 01:18 PM']Thanks for the tip - which I duly followed by wheeching off the sctratchplate . What I found was evidence of bare wood and red paint & nothing else.[/quote] Curiouser and curiouser.....My black Precision is black inside all the cavities.

4 Ampeg SVT's with 8 x 10's.A matched pair of black 1962 Fender Precisions with consecutive serial numbers and Patricia Morrison as a Tech.

[quote name='RhysP' post='1355276' date='Aug 29 2011, 02:38 PM']It's not that I don't care about my sound, it's just that I've played enough different basses through enough different amps over the last 30+ years to realise that I sound pretty much the same whatever I'm using. I'm not going to spend countless hours pondering over different pickup & preamp combinations or whatever, because the difference to me will be fairly miniscule - I find that the old law of diminishing returns kicks in pretty rapidly when you take things to this level. You also tend to be permanently unhappy with your sound & wasting money on gear that you don't keep for more than a few weeks. I'd rather just say "That sounds OK" & play the f***ing thing. [/quote] Agreed.I'll usually settle for "That's close enough" rather than give birth to live kittens worrying about perfection,but I do have to get close enough.

[quote name='Coilte' post='1355218' date='Aug 29 2011, 01:41 PM'].......and a bent fretting hand wrist..thus the arthritis. [/quote] My fretting wrist is straight.

[quote name='Monckyman' post='1355224' date='Aug 29 2011, 01:49 PM']Happy Birthday oh Long armed one! (you aren`t Cliff Gallup are you?)[/quote] Thanks! No. At leats my wife remembered this year..

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1354995' date='Aug 29 2011, 09:18 AM']Too big is when the drummer can no longer carry it for you. [/quote] That's when you have to persuade the drummer to get a roadie.

[quote name='Coilte' post='1355206' date='Aug 29 2011, 01:27 PM']Good for you ! But if you keep that up, you'll end up like the hunchback of Notre Dame, and have arthritis too, by the age of 55. [/quote] 49 today! It's actually a vey comfortable playing position.I have long arms.

[quote name='RhysP' post='1354982' date='Aug 29 2011, 09:01 AM']But it's completely subjective isn't it? What some people think is a great tone others will hate. I was at a jam session the other month where the house bass player was using a Precision through an SVT & I thought it sounded bloody awful - boomy, farty & indistinct. There were other players there who were wetting themselves with delight over it though. Doubtless those same players would hate the clarity & definition of My EBS combo & Zon basses. There are also varying degrees of "caring" about your sound. I've never obsessed about it like some people do on here - the amount of gear that people go through in the quest for the mythical "great tone" never fails to amaze me. I've only had four amps/combos in 32 years of playing, and the reasons I sold one to buy the next were all mainly practical reasons & had little to do with the sound.[/quote] Very true,sound is subjective,I go for a sound I like,the rest of the band like,and one that works in the context of the band.I usually get compliments on how good I sound ( Suppose those who hate it keep their gobs shut) but to not care at all what any instrument sounds like is an enathema to me.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1354951' date='Aug 29 2011, 07:41 AM']Get a lightweight amp & cab (or combo), buy a pipe & grow a beard.[/quote] 49 today! I have the beard,and I believe I'm not allowed to discuss the pipe on this forum....Lightweight cabs? I have willing minions to move kit.

Sound is vital.How can anyone not care about what they sound like?

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='1354750' date='Aug 28 2011, 09:12 PM']Majority opinion seems to be swinging towards cabs in this topic. Reflected on this a for a bit. Anyone else noticed there seem to be more threads discussing the pros and cons of amps than threads discussing cabs ? Just a thought......[/quote] I suppose it's because there's more fiddly bits to play with on amps? I remain undecided,they're both important.