visog

Perhaps this will help gauge the health of the live music scene: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38568269 Depends on the seven cities they survey I guess... Personally I leave a place as soon as a band strikes up unless I've chosen to go there for that purpose.

Inspired by Musicman20's new Ibanez Ashula thread, I took a click over to Ibanez' Bass Workshop page. Whoa - loads of bass goodies. Check out the updated single cut Terra Firmas and the new models. Gorgeous! http://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/bws.html They deserve credit for their intriguing R&D at reasonable prices...

Can you imagine unsheathing that at the 'Dog and Partridge' for 'Sex on Fire'. ... nor can I. Glad they're trying new stuff though....

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1483723403' post='3209619'] It's all scouse banter and should be treated as such. I like the guy. For the record, Jazz doesn't like Noel Gallagher either. [/quote] Scouse! He's as Mancunian as they come! I think he's being deliberately controversial as ever but he does have a point in that it is hugely self-indulgent in that proponents expect an audience to sit through their 2/5/1 practise over a set of 50+ year old songs.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1477647411' post='3163515'] If they did a torzal twist with fanned frets, that would really mess with your noggin! [/quote] They do! See BD's page link in post above. And also a short scale which may provide yet further help for CTS sufferers...

Bass Direct usually have one or two in stock for you to try if you're a right-hander: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Little_Guitar_Works.html Not cheap but apparently they're high end basses with literally a unique design twist...

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1362075164' post='1995450'] Beautiful bass, I remember these well during the 80's. Is it true that Ashley started out building basses in his garden shed, or am I confusing this with another maker? [/quote] Possibly Bernie Goodfellow although I'd imagine it's a fairly common route for many builders before they set-up a more formal workshop when things take off.

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1394043701' post='2387337'] We that's quite nifty playing... [size=2]* mumbles if it's actually him*[/size] [/quote] OK found some documentary evidence of TM Stevens with John Mclaughlin.... and its pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBcj96KuRm8 Not strictly Mahavishnu Orchestra - it's one of his later projects but some great playing from TMS none the less...

Thumbs-up.... nice 'grand piano' tone

Wayfarers - check, floral shirt - check, belly on full paunch - check Now remove frequencies below 1 KHz the bass guitar. I give you Level 42! Bit harsh as I fit the above description as well although not as adept as Mr King..

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1482483485' post='3200876'] For me, then, if I don't convert, I need a 5er with a nut width not exceeding 1.75". Any such thing? [/quote] Wow - that's narrow

> [color=#323232][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Has anyone here converted a 4 string to a 5 string?[/font][/color] [font="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"][color="#323232"]God no. You can get perfectly serviceable 5s for the price of a 4 to 5 conversion bridge.[/color][/font] [color=#323232][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Just buy a 5... unless you actually mean, 'I want to have a go at converting a 4 to 5'... in which case knock yourself out...[/font][/color] [color=#323232][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]but don't expect anyone to buy the results unless to turn it back to a 4...[/font][/color]

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1482270384' post='3199177'] Dave Swift is a new endorsee [/quote] Right so... all good players, etc and good challenge to my point. But I was really referring to a romantic musical hero we aspire to be rather than the jobbing functional musicians you cite.. Which is what the Ibby's are in fact - jobbing and functional. Don't get me wrong - I'm an owner of multiple Ibbys and my first proper instrument was a Blazer sat behind me as I write this. Currently lusting after pretty-much all their bass workshop range which for a big manufacturer I think is a great bit of product R&D and should be applaud. Now if only they can distil mojo and pour a little into each truss rod cavity...

[b] Anybody played an Alembic Essence...........?[/b] Yes. Seem to recall Stuart Zender had one.

Name anyone who plays one...? Not accepting tier-3 obscure heavy metal. Fieldy does not count as he's silly. Right so everyone has said Gary Willis... good call. Great bassist but entirely singular views on a bass. So anyone else? Without tattoos on their face?

Sad to see this in the news... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-38370464 I suppose it's partly my fault as I was only an occasional buyer of 'Prog' magazine but I worry a little that this is yet another nail in the coffin for what is increasingly becoming the music of the last century.

Pino - tasteful, talented and... dull... Preferred him when he had a bit of individuality and sprayed fretless all over the songs.

From Rod Stewart's band for one I remember...

Agree with above comments about lines not that hard to play but I'd caveat that with some of timings are tricky and add in some pretty complex harmony vocals and you have a sophisticated musical capability. We haven't mentioned his tone too much in this thread yet. I've posted this a number of times in other threads but here again is his gloriously squelched distort 'o' rick... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwhMw5lwzNg (Not the Wal in the picture)

I do too. I think looking back it probably was more of a co-leader project with Andrew Jackman as his orchestration is a big part of it but Squire sings and plays so well on it. Also hurrah for no guitar to let the arrangements and his bass shine through... Bill Bruford rocks on it too...

I wouldn't get your hopes up guys - its vinyl and old (live instruments) coming back for their last gasp for going under finally. The turntables will all be in the loft again by March

Which version of the Bassbone have you got as the V2s have a similar high-pass filter as the Thumpinator - selectable to 80Hz or 150Hz (or off). Maybe the Thumpinator has better thresholds for 5-string at the low-B which is ~31Hz?

Anderton chaps having a play-through... Sounds great... like a decent modern amp with their distortion circuits thrown in... which makes sense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evM7uXSI2Po&t=545s

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1480677039' post='3186280'] Easier to change a bolt on [/quote] I was waiting for that... how many of us have ever changed a neck on a bass? And re. bassjim's comment, "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I think I've read somewhere a bolt on has more natural compression ? More punch or something? Whatever it is" [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Other way around: through-necks have more natural compression with a longer sustain from the fundamental. Bolt-ons have the brighter, punchier 'quick' response.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Both good... although I wouldn't avoid a through-neck just to avoid neck changes! Also, these days, the countersunk six-bolt+ neck joints of many (Goodfellow, Dingwall and Ritter) to name but three make for an equally stable joint.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Not sure about those 3-bolt neck joints from Fender and others [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]And who said shimming in this day and age of super-flexible bridge and nut adjustment.[/font][/color]

Book-wise I'd recommend 'Ultimate Slap Bass' by Stuart Clayton, and I believe the now very old 'Slap It' by Tony Oppenheimer is very good but I've never used it myself. I think a book and a metronome is preferable to a video in acquiring the technique once you're past the basics.