stingrayPete1977

[quote name='BassDeLune' timestamp='1474099943' post='3135562'] What mod did that require? And how long do you think the spirocore's will sound good for before they'll need changing? Although my issues with the Stagg aren't so much the tone but with the playability - I don't like the hip brace position, and I feel it's not helping me develop a good technique - and the build quality. There's lot of extraneous noise - it's not noticeable live, but in the studio the rattles & creaks seem to come out with a vengeance Our recording engineer hates it!. Now I've had it a few years the lacquer on the fretboard is starting to wear and the wood is showing through. The turning head on one of the machine heads dropped off the recently - it will just push back on, so no immediate problem, but generally I feel It's just getting a bit 'tired', so it may be time for a change. [/quote] I had to countersink the ball ends into the wooden block tail piece and unwrap a tiny bit of the silk on two strings I think where they go over the nut, they should last a decade possibly longer as I never play the Stagg at home anymore and mainly use my upright for gigs if there is room on stage. The endpin rattle can be solved by wrapping some tape around it inside the cavity, do you also have a chunk of foam under the strings below the bridge?

My most 'bottom endy' bass I've ever owned was an SGC nanyo 320, it weighed less than a packet of crisps and the neck was like a match stick, fantastic bass.

I've modded my Stagg to take regular 3/4 strings and it's now strung with Spirocore weichs which cost half what I paid for the Stagg,lol. Feels nice now though.

A band or group is often formed on it's strengths of the collective group, our guitarist is good at getting the gigs in, I've got a good PA and a van and I try my best, the singer can sing well and looks the part for functions and weddings, the drummer has a truck and can play drums well, the collective group makes for a viable active band, once you remove an element the group is weakened massively, how you get a full setup doesn't matter to me as long as it works well for everyone involved. My previous band had a nice EV PA system, I joined after the purchase so took no share in it after the band's demise, I did however pay my share for running repairs during my 6 years out gigging with them.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1473963711' post='3134606'] Bass player with Elvis Costello & The Attractions. [/quote] That's cool, but only as nerdy bass players, big money is only added once collectors from more than one buying group have an interest. Nice little addition rather than a value adding name imo.

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1473955899' post='3134514'] I bought a '63 P Bass some years ago which I bought because it played and sounded fantastic. It was only after I'd bought it that I enquiried into whether there was any interesting history and was told the previous owner was Bruce Thomas. It would've been nice to have some paperwork to verify that, but that in itself wouldn't have made me buy it over another, superior instrument. So my answer to the poll must be, no. [/quote] Wow no way?! Never heard of him,that's the problem with 'famous' owned items I'd only be interested in provenance if it was something I was already buying as security that I hadn't bought a lemon.

No

The owner of the PA should be whoever paid for it, no more no less.

Which we know and afaik no one disagrees with? Even two maple necks the same cut I the same cnc machine would have differences, changing necks totally would no doubt change things. The only way I could see this bring proven would be to rig up done kind of computer driven playing device with the bass clamped in ay a set nm torque then shave the neck without removing the neck or strings then retest it, maybe even shave the neck with the bass clamped in place. The results would be of no interest and totally pointless after so I'm struggling to think of a university or lab that would take the task on!

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1473893684' post='3134014'] I changed the neck on my Geddy Lee Jazz with a quite chunky Allparts neck. The sound was much deeper and rounder with the Allparts fitted. [/quote] Which proves nothing at all

Oh no!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1473842305' post='3133461'] My first bass was an Avon SG copy, too! 1974! Hope it wasn't the same one! [/quote] Was it awful in everyway?

With active speakers it is easier than ever to split the PA, I have the digital mixer, spare mackie passive mixer, two RCF 735 tops and the stands, the guitarist has two db opera10 tops /monitors and a little mixer, in our full band we use all four plus the drummer has his own wedge, for acoustic gigs the guitarist uses the 10s as the FOH for vocals only which they are excellent for too. Flexibility is key imo.

I use a magnetic pickup on my double bass, I was told it would just sound like a fretless P bass, it doesn't. A good example I came up with is to think what a big old Gretch guitar from the 50s sounds like, you can still hear the hollow body compared to say a telecaster.

Does it make a difference, maybe. Does it matter, I doubt it.

My introduction to bass was via an Avon SG copy bass of some sort, it was awful (imo ) ok it was a copy but I've found the things I disliked the most about it were all present on the real ones, I bought a Peavey Foundation in 1993 and it was a revelation and my playing improved hugely,I've never looked back.

There's some fantastic petite female double bassists, when in thumb position your thumb doesn't go behind the neck at all unless it's about 3 foot long! I started on upright because I couldn't bend my wrist to play horizontal, I now play with a electric bass held sort of diagonal and use the three finger technique from the double bass, a dogs breakfast but I'm still gigging!

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1473775085' post='3133014'] Not hardly. My excuse is severe arthritis in both hands which limits my playing massively even on a 4 string. Plenty of other reasons for not being able to get around on the average five. How are you on upright bass, for example? [/quote] As someone that had their left hand bolted back on with a titanium plate, plays five strings and upright bass I can tell you that with the correct technique anyone that can play a four string could do five strings, if anything I play with a more open hand on a five string even though I do still grab the neck far to hard, my classic 5 Stingray nut width can't be more more if at all that some P basses either. I've seen many people swap to five strings BECAUSE of their arthritis to use the playing across the board technique to make it easier on their hands, fingers and arms.

I've never understood the need to add the "in my opinion" to posts you make, the fact you are making the post and the members name on the left tells us it's their opinion?

If I won the lottery I'd have a thunderbird, it would be mounted on the lounge wall next to a Ricky, neither would be played but they'd look awesome!

It's all nonsense to imply they are doing something different imo? Metal is enough of a prefix to give a clue to those who may be interested, after that the listener can judge it on it's own merits surely. Kids eh,lol.

I had the single one, gave up on piezo and now rock a mag pickup only

Excellent, welcome to the club!