Ray

Looks lovely. Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing some pics of it with the P bass.

[quote name='erisu' post='720031' date='Jan 21 2010, 12:39 PM']So in effect, turning the rod left will increase the bow on the neck (upwards) but turning it right, will loosen the neck (downwards). Seems confusing (to me it does) when 'righty tighty, lefty loosey" is said as i assumed tight = bow foward, loose = bow back. Also... my Ibanez ATK truss rod is on the heel of the neck, does the same rules apply by turning left = pull more relief, turning right = loosen relief?[/quote] Turning the truss rod left will indeed increase the bow of the neck because you are loosening the truss rod and allowing the strings to pull the neck forward. Turning the truss rod to the right tightens it (ie. pulls the neck backward) counteracting the pull of the strings and therefore decreasing the bow of the neck.

I usually get my bits 'n' bobs from Strings Direct. Fantastic service. Never tried Absolute. I might give them a go.

I don't like the look of that bridge. Looks like it may not have been fitted correctly either looking at the position of the strings relative to the neck (pic 4).

[quote name='imaccer' post='713211' date='Jan 14 2010, 11:10 PM']They've played here twice, Dec 2007 and Dec 2008, 'supporting' Brian Jackson. Nice guys and excellent musicians - if you get the chance go and see them. [url="http://www.myspace.com/fastthree"]http://www.myspace.com/fastthree[/url][/quote] Yeah, they are really nice guys. That video was taken at the Saint Paul Soul Jazz festival in France (my band played the following night). It was the first time I saw them live and they blew everyone away. They have me in stitches offstage too, Dave and Phil together are so funny. Have you seen Dave's other band [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaj91Q3MiHU"]Phat Fred[/url]? Highly amusing...

Hey! Check these guys out. They're called Fast Three. No bassist as such. Phil Wilkinson, the Hammond player plays left hand/pedal bass on the organ. He's an incredibly talented player (he's pretty handy on bass guitar too). His brother Dave on guitar and Caspar St. Charles on drums. Enjoy: EDIT > the video doesn't seem to want to be embedded so here a link: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZnjf4-jlJA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZnjf4-jlJA[/url]

Might be the light but... how much red in that sunburst???

I never use reverb live. I quite like it for solo stuff. Only on the higher frequencies though.

[quote name='Earbrass' post='705404' date='Jan 8 2010, 12:59 PM']I think the only time I've felt emotionally upset at the death of someone I didn't know personally was when John Peel died...[/quote] Yeah, me too. His death really hit me hard. I don't really know why it had such a profound effect on me. I never listened to his Radio 4 show and only rarely listened to his Radio 1 show.

I used to play a Warwick Corvette Proline 5 string. When I joined my current band (old school funk/soul/jazz/R&B etc) I traded it for a Fender Jazz. The Warwick just didn't have the right 'vibe'. It was a lovely instrument though... EDIT> I should add that I was playing more contemporary jazz/funk before.

[quote name='Kirky' post='696091' date='Dec 30 2009, 07:41 AM']A similar annoyance to me (albeit a pretty anal one) is when someone calls out "G sharp" when they really mean "A flat"![/quote] [quote name='PURPOLARIS' post='696092' date='Dec 30 2009, 07:46 AM']Haha, yes I've been told before that the chord is B#, I think he might have meant C [/quote] I remember from when I studied classical piano (a long time ago!) that there are certain situations where the use of G# instead of Ab and even B# instead of C is actually "correct". I can't remember in what situation this would be used though. I may have dreamed it!

[quote name='Doddy' post='685273' date='Dec 15 2009, 03:14 PM']It's known as the 'Romberg Bevel', and is to allow the E string to have more room to vibrate. It's kind of a throw back to the days of large gauge strings.[/quote] Thanks Doddy!

I've seen fingerboards on some double basses that are flat and at a different angle under the E string. What is the purpose of this? Just curious... Thanks Ray

Same here, I go for an almost straight neck. I find that a greater neck relief gives you the same (or almost the same) action all the way up the neck which just feels weird to me. I like the action getting slightly higher as you go up the neck.

Bump for tomorrow night's gig. First gig with my new Aggie DB112s too!

Congratulations Chris! Beautiful bass and a fantastic story. Really pleased for you.

[quote name='Rayman' post='674374' date='Dec 4 2009, 05:40 PM']Ray, I really need you to play oop north mate, somewhere near Manchester, me and the kids have been singing along to the album in the car, and I'm feeling funky. Ever get up this way?[/quote] Hi Rayman! Glad to hear your and your kids are diggin' the album. The Yardbird in Birmingham is as north as we go regularly. We were trying to sort out a date at Matt & Phreds in Manchester but nothing came of it unfortunately. Hopefully next year when the new album is out we'll do a mini tour of the North. I'll keep you posted!

Hi! Picture - Go to 'My Controls' > 'Edit Avatar Settings'. From here you can upload a picture from your computer. Quote - Go to 'My Controls' > 'Edit Profile Information'. 'Custom member title' is at the top. Note: you can only edit this after a certain number of posts (about 250 I think??) An avatar is the previously mentioned picture you can upload. There is a sub-forum called 'site issues' where you can ask for help or raise any queries. Hope this helps. Welcome to the forum! Ray

Our first gig with our new drummer. Please come along if you fancy a night of funk and soul jazz! When: Thursday 10th December 2009 Where: Peter Parker's Rock n' Roll Club, 4 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8LP £6 adv/ £8 on the door [url="http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/whats-on.php?event=45271"]http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/whats-on.php?event=45271[/url] Cheers! Ray

Found this on the interweb: [quote]"DRIVE MY CAR" When recorded where both instruments are clearly heard, the sound of a good rock guitar line with the bass following it an octave beneath it is pretty exciting. The guitar/bass parts in "Drive My Car" are a perfect example of this, and the lins are thanks to George Harrison who perservered against Paul's will for once in playing it this way. Perhaps he might have considered perservering more because it really works. The question that intrigues bass players everywhere is whether or not Paul switched to his new Rickenbacker for this song. Listening closely to the bass part indicates that he most likely did. It is punchy and carries that certain trebly edge that is inherant in Rickenbacker basses. Note from Scott Jennings, Rickenbacker historian, on this subject: The 1964 Rickenbacker model 4001S bass (the first lefty bass they had built) was built specifically to be shown to Paul. Its serial number and factory records indicate that it was completed in January 1964. It was offered to him during the week of their first Sullivan show appearance by F.C. Hall, then the owner of Rickenbacker, but he declined to buy it at the time (this was the same day that George got his '63 360/12, and John his '63 325). According to F.C. Hall, and his son John Hall, the current CEO of Rickenbacker International, Paul was given the bass during a visit to their factory the week of the Beatles August 29, 1965 appearance at the Hollywood Bowl. There are photos of Paul using this bass during the Rubber Soul sessions in October in spite of all historical claims that it wasn't used until the "Paperback Writer" session the following April. The historical claims that the bass was not used until "Paperback Writer" were made by Geoff Emerick. But while Emerick was employed at EMI during the "Rubber Soul" sessions, he was not their engineer until 1966.[/quote]

Hi Jon, Welcome to Basschat. It's great here! Yeah, chuck in a link to your Myspace. All the best, Ray (just down the A12 in Westcliff)

Sweetback by Ivan 'Boogaloo Joe' Jones. WELL FUNKY! Check it out: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKMInQ4vdo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKMInQ4vdo[/url]