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Amazing work. Looks, I'm sure, significantly better than it did when it was new.

I started w/ piano at the age of 5, turned to bass when I was 17 (an excellent decision; no.year.yes.I.am.old) basses: 10 ish theory: pretty good, like a tad under 9 trechmiqure: not mcuh more than 7 groove: say 8, timekeeping is my thing

Year Started Playing: 1979 - I learned the riff from Black Dog - that was probably a bit ambitious for a total beginner - managed it though. Number of basses: 5 electric, 1 acoustic Music theory: 3? I can't read dots (a stave ?) - I know if I'm playing in a major or minor key...I know what a pentatonic scale is. I struggle with remembering the intervals associated with modes Technique: 2? I can only play with my fingers but I think I manage OK with that, muting with both hands - I used to use a pick some of the time but not anymore - I have nerve damage in my neck and right arm and hand which severely limits the grip strength in my right hand - I can no longer hold onto a plectrum for more than a few seconds. I have never been able (nor wanted) to slap. Groove: 3 - I don't think groove is particularly relevant to the music I play. My drummer doesn't groove at all, never gets funky. I suspect with a different drummer I might groove more but it's not really our style. I can lock in with him though but I wouldn't call it grooving. I suffer from imposter syndrome big time.

Year started playing: 1999 Number of basses: 3 Music theory: 5 (previously 8 but then gave up brass) Technique: 6 Groove: 8* *Based on how many ghost (read: wrong) notes I play

Haven't played much Reggae since I was a kid (long, long time ago) but I've got to agree with you @jazzyvee For me, Reggae bass is all about the tone and the feel. It really shouldn't need any effects. Be nice to see someone come along and give some examples to prove us both hopelessly wrong though

Year started playing: 2003/4 Number of basses: 3 Music theory: 7 Technique: 6 Groove: 6 For the theory, technique and groove I’ve used Marcus Miller as a yardstick (assuming he is 10 for each which he is)

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I'm the same. I would take my hb to an audition if I thought it the right thing. If they were snobby I'd walk

Yep i think thats sort of true with some people

Year started playing: 1975 Number of basses: 35 Music theory: 5 Technique: 7 Groove: 8

I've been playing reggae for most of my musical life, as well as other genres. However, i have never used any kind of 'effects' on a bass. I'm not against using them at all, i just have not been in any musical situation where i felt the need. I got into a conversation with a bass player recently who plays in a few reggae tribute bands and he was telling me he uses effects on all the songs. To my ears, the only bass effects i have heard are when a synth bass line is being played on a keyboard and not a bass guitar. He was attempting persuade me to go down the effects route too, but for reggae i'm too much of a puritan to even consider it given that most of the classic reggae was played on very cheap basic basses. I can get the sound i need from my bass and eq-ing my rig. I do remember trying the sub button on a backline bass rig once when setting up but it sounded like mud so off it went. Any one else using effects for playing reggae, what and why. I know it's each to their own so not trying to be judgemental, just curious to understand. Responses for reggae only please so the thread does not go off at a tangent. 👍🏾🎶

The way I look at it is that any band that expects me to have a bass with a Fender logo on it, obviously isn't the right band for me.

I'm keen. Outside of a gig on 4th October, I have no commitments, but Sundays are good.

On the other hand if you can't "see" how much you are out if you think that you'd nailed it you probably had well enough for to serve the song. In the days before DAWs all you had were your ears to know if your performance was tight enough. These days I'll only look at the screen if I don't like what I hear on playback, and much of the time it's simpler just to have another go, then starting moving individual notes about.

It would give you an idea of overall percentage of bass players interested which I suspect could be quite useful unless you specifically don’t want to know? Non participating doesn’t help you much….

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World dyspraxia convention?

Year started playing: 2000 Number of basses: 1 Music theory: -5 Technique: 8 Groove: 8

Well the FI is the much more home-grown product over here and vice versa for the C4? 😊

And so 'Frankie' is done all bar the set up ... but I'm letting her settle in and get used to being a bass again before going mad with the action. I brought her up to concert pitch with the nervousness of a bomb disposal officer sat astride a ticking World War aerial mine! Fresh in my mind the first imploding Chinese biscuit material bridge. I needn't have worried. Plenty of graphite in the bridge slots and she was a good'n. So from this to this And how does she sound? Well I'm gobsmacked by how loud she is, I mean the Superior Bassworks Dirty Gut Deluxe strings are not known for huge volume, but the power and projection the old girl has is quite remarkable. I'm getting rather fond of the way she appears jet black in some light and dark brown in others 🙂 Yep I need to cut the nut slots a smidge deeper, and the action could come down a good 4mm at the bridge and still be 'slap worthy'. The oil varnish needs to harden a while longer before it can have a good polish ... and I need to buy a rubber chicken to put inside the bass ... so that when folks ask 'what's the little hatch for?' ... I can reach in and produce it! So after a set up I'm going to look at pickups - ideally something that I can use an adaptor to plug into my Shadow Rockabilly Pro preamp - thus saving on buying two preamps to have both basses gig ready.