paul_5 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 [quote name='risingson' timestamp='1356979026' post='1916056'] It does, but then is is surprising that we should be surprised about popular music being massively image conscious? I thought it was kind of obvious really! [/quote] Pop music has always been about looks. Maybe I should give it a go, as I'm fecking loverly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Talking of weird TV miming gigs, here's one some friends of mine got hired for a few months back. Tom, playing bass here, is actually a guitar player who has borrowed the Ric just for the job. The guitarist and keyboard player are old bandmates of mine. I've no idea how they ended up doing this scene, but I'll ask them next time I see them... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktIMq5iDs8A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktIMq5iDs8A[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 There was a female bassist on Top of The Pops on both Xmas Day, and last night. Played with Rita Ora I think on Xmas Day, and someone called Arissa(?) last night. She was using Precisions into an Orange stack. Did wonder if it was Eva Gardner, but she was with her regular gig with Pink on Graham Nortons show last night, using her Precision into her usual Ampeg fridge-stack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) . Edited January 19, 2013 by JakeBrownBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderider Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 yea i did clock the chick on bass and was quite impressed with her orange choice,then there was a a black dude with dreads i couldnt see waht his head was but looked like he got a 410,might been a hartke in a flight case,then there was another with an ashdown mag 300?....are ashdowns really anygood...as they well cheap secondhand?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrismanbass Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 [quote name='thunderider' timestamp='1357055690' post='1916854'] are ashdowns really anygood...as they well cheap secondhand?? [/quote] going slightly off topic, imho they're not bad pretty reliable however they're not very versatile they do one particular sound (warm rock) well however if you dont like that sound then you wont think much of them they had them at tech for a while so i've played through pretty much the entire range and the only one i liked was the mark king signature im sure the ashdown crew will be along shortly to tell me how wrong i am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderider Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 the bassest with ashdown may have been blobbie williams chap,i did try a mag 300 combo once and didnt seem that loud!!,then again nothing seems that loud to me!!,but i was trying an epi SG through it so may have been the bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Not every bass player uses the gear they do because they like it. There's many other factors such as; how good is the endorsement deal, how much does it cost, what does it look like, what is the studio/ festival/ venue using, does the artist have an endorsement, how accessible is the gear around the world at short notice? Judging gear by what other people use is nearly pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderider Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 ihear what ur saying oliver,thats why i gone through amps...and i always end up back at my battered old laney 150w as its the only thing that goes quiet enough cleanly ...but would it look good on totps.....lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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