Recent content by BillCityfingers

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    Official Pick Bassists Club

    Ha ha I THINK it was the cheap ass picks more than anything else! But yeah I do :P
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    Traben Club, Level 2.

    Sorry I wasn't meaning any cheek, I thought it was a stupid thing to say after I wrote it! The few times I've been in touch with them they have always been really helpful, and that's well class that you're getting the bits you need gratis... Seems like you got a bargain! I'm gonna have to...
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    Official Pick Bassists Club

    I love playing with a pick... One day I will learn to finger play but for now I can't and won't! Dunlop Tortex Orange .60mm is the only one that'll do! I tried loads and loads and these were the first picks that I was comfortable with that didn't break or wear away after two songs. They last...
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    Traben Club, Level 2.

    I know this is probably a stupid question but have you emailed Traben?
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    Distortion - yes or no???

    I use a boss odb-3 in conjunction with a boss sub-octave oc-3... makes my sound massive and dirty which is perfect for me.. I switch between both on, to just distortion to clean depending on what part of what song but as we are a heavy alt rock/metal three piece it does a great job of thickening...
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    Traben Club, Level 2.

    I too love the look of that Core! I'll be getting my hands on one within the next 4 weeks and am very much looking forward to it... In the mean time here's my Neo (sorry for crap pic, my phone is pish): My band were recording a couple of years back and our producer had never seen...
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    bass and vocals?

    I'm sure there is nothing that I can say that has not been said better beforehand but for what it's worth I started playing bass at the same time I started to sing and I couldn't do both one bit!!!! I ended up joining a band where I was just the bassist and after 2-3 months I was confident...