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Midlife Crisis by Faith No More- it's got a great driving pulse.

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Oh I get you. Sorry, I think I misunderstood slightly.

Well, I got my bass back from the shop today (took a bit longer than expected as I thought they would phone me when it was done...) and my first impression is that the new bridge (with adjusters) has made a massive difference to the sound- it now has that jazzy growl in spades. Arco sounds better too- it really sings. Hard to say if my ears are playing tricks on me as I never recorded it before getting it changed but I hope not! I would never have thought getting the bridge changed would make a big difference but it does seem to have done so. The only problem is the arch on the bridge is quite shallow for a 5 string so will need some practice with the bow, I think.

[quote name='scalpy' post='947335' date='Sep 6 2010, 04:08 PM']The above listening tips are fantastic, but as a further exercise break up the bar into sections. Get the hang of reliably finding "one" and then divide the rest of the bar into groups of two or three. A bar of seven typically goes ONE two three FOUR five SIX seven although 2+3+2 and other combinations are obviously possible. Only tap your foot or aim to feel the first of the sections and it's surprising how the divisions and any syncopation drop into place. Playing Take Five I'd only tap to beats 1 and 4 for example. If you're reading another tip is to take a tricky section and just draw a triangle over groups of 3, and a vertical lines over any 2s. I break down four quavers into 2 pairs in this instance. This helps working out the rhythm and when you're up to speed helps keep you on track. When I used to play test pieces with championship section brass bands (in another life) this was invaluable, as they try to melt your brain on purpose![/quote] Once you've mastered that, try breaking a normal bar of 4 down into irregular sections. My drummer uses this trick all the time and it makes my head melt. [quote name='Adrenochrome' post='947378' date='Sep 6 2010, 04:39 PM']Another one to play along to is Future Breed Machine by Meshuggah.[/quote] :wub:

Charlie Hunter! Although to be honest the only reason most people buy an 8 string guitar is to ape Meshuggah: ...guilty as charged...

[quote name='cetera' post='947264' date='Sep 6 2010, 02:54 PM']Farmer61 - thanks but that pedal only switches between channels - it doesn't seem to combine.[/quote] But according to your diagram, you don't need to combine- you just need to split to the two preamps which then go into separate amp channels, no? If you actually want to split your signal into high and low bands and recombine them to one channel, something like the [url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=xm"]SFX X+M[/url] seems to be very highly regarded- the builder is a BCer too.

It's OK. We hear a lot about guitarists playing bass like a big guitar; I play guitar like a little bass

[quote name='deathpanda' post='946557' date='Sep 5 2010, 07:21 PM']I was considering buying one of their 8 strings when I had money, and after talking to some brits on youtube that have actually bought from there, they have all been okay. Next time I have money to waste I'm definitely buying one.[/quote] Om nom nom nom.

I'd love to (I really want one of the 8 string guitars they do!) but the lack of warranty for sales outside North America puts me right off, unfortunately.

Love the scratchplate!

I'd just trawl the classifieds until you see something you fancy!

It's a false dichotomy. Man up and keep both

[quote name='Waldo' post='939693' date='Aug 29 2010, 11:39 PM']I may be wrong but based on the graphite necked basses that I've owned, I wouldn't describe them as being light.[/quote] Speculating somewhat, but maybe this is down to mass; i.e. to make a recognisable neck shape requires quite a large mass of solid material, whereas on a cab you could use much thinner sheets (rather than 3/4" plywood or whatever) because graphite/composites are much stiffer per unit of mass. I'm prepared to be shot down in flames though.

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='939562' date='Aug 29 2010, 08:12 PM'][snip] bass was doing quite well with the likes of Mark King, Mick Karn, Pino et al. [snip][/quote] I think you'll find your (or more to the point, my) mileage may vary on this point... Anyway, I think the answer by and large is no, not really, although you may have a different opinion if you're a fan of chorused bass and drums covered with gated reverb.

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432560&highlight=composite"]Here[/url] is a long read about it, [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=549976&highlight=composite"]here[/url] is a slightly shorter thread by the same guy and [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=663169&highlight=composite"]here[/url] is a somewhat shorter one. You probably want to get a cuppa before trawling through the first two Keep us posted with how you get on; seems like a win/win if you discount cost...

There's a couple of people on TalkBass who DIY'ed composite cabs- not carbon fibre but some kind of fibreglass IIRC. By all accounts it worked very well, but as BFM says the time and effort compared to a traditional wooden build is much greater.

Looks very stylish, like a super expensive Italian kitchen. You just need to black out the colour logos on the M9

Now you can form an awesome death metal band

Are they not made from Formica or something similar (like a kitchen worktop)? Or did I imagine that?

Well, inspired by this thread, I've just built one by cutting up a cheap CD case and taping it to my pickups. I like it, although I think I'm not really getting full benefit without it being radiused to match the strings- on the G string it's very noticeable (especially when using fingers and thumb, Garrison style), less so on the other strings and when playing normally. I can see a properly built one being an asset

[quote name='Gust0o' post='936321' date='Aug 25 2010, 07:43 PM']5-string Beast... Could be a runner; Warbeast, just f***ing no.[/quote] Indeed.

If they made a 5 string Beast I would be all over that (although it looks like they don't do a Beast bass any more, going by that list). None of the other shapes do anything for me. edited to add pic.

Give out Uzis at the door?

About £1k for my bass guitars only; about £3k including the upright.