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[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1371306823' post='2112398'] 9.3 lbs all of them [/quote] Surely you mean "nice and light, balances well, never gigged"

Welcome to the music business! You'd be amazed how many well known band members have never had any of their playing make it onto an album. Take a look at this thread if you've got some time on your hands: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f32/interviewing-bassist-stories-866617/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f32/interviewing-bassist-stories-866617/[/url] I guess in your position I'd mention it to your mate but not make a big thing about it, but also find out what he didn't like about my playing and learn from it.

When I had to hop up the neck to the dusty end I used to take my cue from the end of the fingerboard so I would somtimes end up on the wrong fret if I was on a 24 fret neck as opposed to a 20 fret neck. But after a few weeks I got used to it. For general playing it's really not a problem.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1371232398' post='2111591'] Some sets could be chambered, offering even more range! [/quote] Exactly, like those Russian dolls.

He's getting some nice sounds out of that but the hole looks silly. Why not put a thin ramp like structure over both pickups and the hole with just a bit of the bottom of the pickups sticking out so you can slide them? Would give you lots of choice about where you place your fingers, not just on top of a pickup that's never in the same place twice. It's not rocket science.

Very nice, it's as shiny as a brand new 30th Anniversary SII

It's all wrong, every single bit of it.Body shape, headstock shape, logo, tuners, bridge, truss rod adjustment sticks out, wrong knobs, wrong neck construction..... Plus the fingerboard's coming off!

[quote name='mamayo' timestamp='1370618246' post='2103581'] Thanks v much I am recording another (and posting here in between takes tut tut) Here's a link to my last album [url="http://thedeepmo.bandcamp.com/"]http://thedeepmo.bandcamp.com/[/url] Hope you like that one as well! [/quote] Cool, will download that ASAP!

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1370598018' post='2103162'] [sub][size=5]Something happended a year ago, my ear got tuned into playing by ear far better than I ever thought possible (for me, I'm nearly tone deaf!) and since then I haven't been 'searching for notes' so much by using tabs and sheet, sort of made me lazy in a reverse manner ...just when my knowledge was starting to get there....[/size][/sub] [sub][size=5]....saying I know the 'sound' of 'intervals' better sounds far more convincing....to me[/size][/sub] [sub][size=5]thanks for the advice guys[/size][/sub] [/quote] It's like a lot of music theory.... you learn it, learn the sound of it, use it in your playing, then gradually forget the theory again. In some ways if your fingers are finding the right notes and it's not holding back your playing then maybe it's less important, but if your struggling to find the notes in a band situation it doesn't look good. Also, a lot of players that struggle to read music because it turns out they don't know the note names on the bass. I found the "Bass Clef" app really useful for learning the first 5 frets (and notes on the stave too if you set it to notation mode).

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1370616526' post='2103535'] .......... You've also given me the confidence to try a little singing (my voice is rubbish, backing vocals only) whilst playing. The tutorial video that is on YouTube of you showing how to start doing this is amazing!! ..... [/quote] +1. Really useful video, although it turns out I've got a horrible voice I really enjoyed your album "The Game", can't believe it was nearly 10 years ago... any chance of another one? Welcome aboard!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1370277974' post='2098516'] I don`t know about better, but I certainly prefer JBs material to WAM. And I do think that the flak he gets is probably a lot to do with his accent - that old "who does he think he is" stuff that comes out when someone who speaks "proper" gets into the public eye. Much the way certain X-Factor and The Voice contestants have been attacked - nice upper class accents the common denominator. [/quote] For me it's all about the music. Cloying and sickly, or at best just totally bland. I've seen him on Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks and he seems like a funny guy who's happy to laugh at himself, just stop him making records please.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRWKNLDZiHI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRWKNLDZiHI[/url]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1370219909' post='2097809'] Surely, some of them must have moved over time (due to design flaws). I remember reading that some of the old Zon basses, made in a similar manner, were designed to be perfect out of the shop. And that was that, as there was no adjustment in the neck. Some gave years of good service before a 'shift' in the neck rendered them unplayable. I can't remember what the outcome was (knowing Joe Zon, probably some form of recompense), but there was evidence there of this occurring. That said, I've owned an old 80's Status Series II. The best sounding Status basses ever made, I think. Furthermore, what does 'stiffness' in the neck really mean other than tuning and setup stability? Take, say, a Jaydee Supernatural. Renowned for having thin, floppy necks that shift as the wind changes. Do they sound floppy? No! [/quote] Maybe some Status necks have moved but I've not heard any complaints on the Statii forum or here, and my two are exactly the same as they were 20+ years ago. I don't know about the Zon necks, I believe Moses graphite necks had a few problems for a while but I guess it was all a bit experimental back in the day.

Nice to meet you all, congratulations on a well organised bash!

Early Status graphite necks were completely rigid and needed no truss rod, they popped out of the mould with exactly the right amount of relief and never moved no matter what gauge strings you put on it. I can take 4 of the 5 strings off my old Status and the remaining string will still be perfectly in tune. It has loads of sustain, astonishing harmonics, no dead spots but has a lot of clatter so it shows up any poor technique. It definitely sounds more brittle than a wooden neck but it can be dialed out with some careful EQing. Later Status necks have a truss rod which allows a certain amount of movement, it definitely takes some of the brittleness and clatter away. So my feeling is that a flexible one piece maple + fingerboard neck gives a more vintage sound, a multi laminate stiffer wooden neck will sound more modern. Although there are plenty of exceptions to the rule, and so many other variables in terms of electrics, hardware etc.

Square or rectangular rooms can cause standing waves of sound to build up, you might want to angle a wall or two particularly if you plan to use them for recording.

Scale length would be all wrong, you'd need to move the bridge so far up the precision body it'd look ridiculous. Plus it might not cure the neck dive problem because as you say the top horn / strap button would still be higher than 12th fret. Probably be better off putting some lightweight tuners on instead of the standard Warwick ones if you can find some to fit. With a Neoprene strap that would probably cure the problem. [url="http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product_category=res-o-lite-series"]http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product_category=res-o-lite-series[/url]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1369671929' post='2091423'] As propounded above, one should always have someone at both ends of the load-out - someone by the van, someone with the gear inside the venue. The problems start when you're in a three-piece. Either one person carries everything out [i]or[/i] there's a complicated little waltz where A goes out to B from C then B goes [i]back[/i] to C who goes out to A and then your head explodes and you forget your extension board. [/quote] Exactly, bass player stands in the cold and rain by the car, guitarist / vocalist stands on the stage developing their ego. Drummer collects a couple of items from the car, trots into the venue, somehow gets lost between the door and the stage and isn't seen again until 30 seconds before the gig is supposed to start, and seems genuinely surprised that everyone else seems a bit tense.

Put a wheel on the side of the bass and turn it into a sidecar? My uncle rode a motorbike from Yorkshire to London with a large Christmas tree strapped to his back, walked into a transport cafe and pulled all their Christmas decorations down.

Was a teenager in the eighties, I always hated the pop scene at that time and listened to the soul and funk London pirate radio stations like Solar, JFM and LWR. But when I started playing bass there was a healthy live music scene where you could get plenty of gigs without the inconvenience of having to be a good band, so I guess it was a pretty good time. Would have been interesting to be playing in the 60s and early 70s though, some great music happening then.

Works standing up too if you've got two wooden legs and a brass ass.

In my experience a bass that sounds rubbish acoustically rarely sounds great plugged in whatever you do to it, whereas a bass that sounds great acoustically usually sounds good plugged in or can be made to sound good with some tweaks. Tweaking the EQ can accentuate the good parts of the tone if the basic sound is there, but if it sounds dire there's only so much you can do to fix the sound. Plus there's a load of subconscious feelings you get from a good resonant bass that are missing from a dull lifeless one that make it more enjoyable to play.

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1368470062' post='2077495'] Pick up Status Play whatever you want. Be happy. [/quote] Worked for me the last 20 years

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1368547364' post='2078350'] I'm an up slapper [/quote] My thumb is pretty much parallel with the strings, being an up / down slapper can result in thumping more than one string whereas lining up your thumb with the strings makes this less likely. As for the throbbing, as has been said you're probably hitting the strings too hard. There are two approaches (that I know of anyway!): 1: Thumbing the string into the neck: it's important to thumb fairly lightly and bounce off the string so that it doesn't get muted. Kinda like watching a rubbish drummer burying his drumstick into the drum versus of a good drummer bouncing off so quick you barely see it. I've found thumbing into the neck works fine for notes fretted low down the neck but as you move up the dusty end it can sound a bit weak as you can't get the string moving so much. 2: Thumbing through the string: where your thumb hits the string and continues down to rest on the next string. I find this gives the string more side to side motion and allows you to get more energy into the string, so it also helps solve the problem of playing high notes cleanly. It's also the starting point for double thumbing, bring the thumb back up and catching the string again. Hope that helps!

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