stingrayPete1977

I bet we are the only ones in the band that think of these things! We have elctric drums, the guitarist uses a variax and a di box with a 4x12 simulator built in and no amp, he also uses a Godin synth with a midi unit into the desk, I have an EUB and if I also go into the pa we will have plenty of room on stage thats for sure!

I see what you are saying chris, The only snag I can see is that I am doubling, what is good for the goose might not be good for the gander in my own monitor mix, I could ask for a mix for the upright in the monitor then a different one for the elec bass and take my own amp for the elec bass too which would make extra work for everyone, Lol

It is a tricky one because you know there is a really good used bass out there for the money in question but where? You could drive miles to get nothing much better than what you have or the bloke up the road might be selling a £2000 new bass used in good nick for £900. I gave up and spent about a grand on a Gedo which I presume would be better than your current bass and other lower budget basses, G4M or low end Thomann budget basses. I went for a hybrid with a carved front and a real ebony board and adjustable bridge with the hope that I will not be in your boat as and when it needs work or my playing improves to a point where the bass needs tweaking as it should worth a pro setup and be able to take fingerboard work etc. As a noob I dont really know what to expect from a bass and I am looking forward to the DB Bash at Derby to try a few nicer basses to see what I am missing, Jake Newman certainly makes mine sound good and has given it a clean bill of health as is with Spiro weichs and my bridge adjustments for now, I suspect with no more than say £100 having the bridge feet shaped better and the sound post positioning perfectly it could be a belter for £1100

[quote name='casapete' timestamp='1408786469' post='2533427'] Went ampless for the first time in ages a couple of weeks ago. Was okay, but not as good IMHO. Can't teach an old dog etc.... [/quote] And then my doubts return, Lol

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1408784990' post='2533403'] I did this with an acoustic blues and ragtime duo on several festivals and the monitor was fine. The PA guys (they had their own stage sound man) were great. I always carried my rig just in case. [b]It stayed in the car.[/b] [/quote] Thats what I am thinking, if I was to take my 1x12 again I can slip the shuttle 6.0 head out for the Di, TBH I dont even need that do I but it will give me some tone if I try post EQ which I [u]never[/u] do normally.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1408786330' post='2533424'] If you were struggling to hear your intonation before, I certainly wouldn't go ampless this time. The only time I'll happily go ampless is if I'm using in ears. [/quote] It was my own fault though Paul, I should have adjusted my amp which was behind me to suit the tone/volume of the EUB, but I could have just asked for some bass in my own wedge instead which I did not think of until after, it was not terrible but I could have used a bit more volume.

We are playing a beer festival tomorrow and the PA system is mega and operated by one of the guys from the Take That tour, we did it in May and I just took my 1x12 shuttle 6.0 Genz combo, I was struggling to hear my intonation on upright bass so I am thinking of ditching the amp and using my Genz 3.0 as a Di box into the desk and having a good monitor mix instead, we are a fairly quiet trio with Jobecky electric drums (the ones that look like a drum kit) so I dont have any drum sound behind me which is weird if you have never tried it! Am I brave enough?

Just remember no one will understand how much trouble you have gone to, I always make sure I thank the sound/lights crew even if the gig was crap (unless it was their fault, very rarely) as I appreciate how much work goes into these things, we have a nice slot at a beer festival on sunday that has got better as we have gon.e from 1pm then to 3pm and now we are the 6pm-8pm slot which should be a good one looking at many previous doos there, that is in part due to the organisers knowing we are not tossers with loads of demands and stuff. The best thing about that gig is that we dont need to drag all our gear there, play and drag it all home, They have an excellent pa and lighting rig and 2 pro guys working it for 3 days solid! I might not even take an amp and just have a Di to the expensive monitor wedge

I am sure it will go well as you have clearly given it some thought and preparation

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1408760744' post='2533324'] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae"]Ironwood[/url] [/quote] My mate does wood turning, that stuff is heavy and only good for seriously heavy metal!

Is it good for metal though? Would you need metalwood trees instead?

Some great tips coming, thanks.

It's coming together nicely now

Oooh yes I'd try a big Al version of an sbmm. Jtuk only plays fender copies anyway

[quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1408654754' post='2532340'] Stop it Pete, you've got me thinking. I started on DB as a teen, maybe I should try an EUB as an arthritic old git. Oh hell, I can feel the " there's a thought" building up. (Wonders off to for sale threads). [/quote] Have a peek in the double bass section on here, you will be ready to explode with gas, for us with knackered wrists it's medicinal really

Thanks again everyone, Raslee I will pm you, thanks It was because of the note duration I fancied looking at the dots and for a general bit of reggae improvement. What are these neck pickups you speak of? treble off, bass boosted, foam mutes engaged on the classicRay, thumb near the neck and I'm away!

Ah you have a Sterling Sterling then, lol. If you want a stingray tone then a basslines or similar will work (didn't flea use them in something?) And a John east preamp for certain, check out his site! A used genuine USA Sterling pickup would be good if you can find one on Ebay or a Bartolini version maybe?

Is this between USA sterlings and USA stingrays or stingrays and the cheaper Sterling version?

Thanks guys, I think I probably have been over playing when jamming reggae stuff so the sparse playing is something I need to keep in my head

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=14052712394816

Just seen them on the guitar guitar site, I have concidered getting a 55-94 if one comes up used but these are the same as used 55-94 money new and not skyline range. Hhmm credit card on the ready.....

Lol

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1408649198' post='2532265'] Ha ha, a bit like me and the EUB experience at recent bass bashes. Never thought I could possibly play such an instrument, but now I'd really like one. Maybe next year... [/quote] The best thing that came from breaking my wrist was taking up the eub then the DB, do it!

I was anti 5 strings when I joined basschat, now look at me!

I have a sort of audition in 2 weeks, first one in 20 years as I have always been asked if I will play for bands rather than be auditioned . I know quite a bit of the set, certainly enough for the one hour session booked but they have requested a reggae number if I have time to learn one as the last bassist could not cut them, truth is I have not gone down that path much really, Buffalo Soldier and Three little birds are in the set list sent over so I thought I should nail at least one if not both, fail to prepare and prepare to fail and all that, although my playing skills have got me the call they want to make sure I am not a cock more than anything so that could be a problem I have jammed along to the track and found bits of notation which tidied it up but I would like the whole track in fly sh*t if anyone has it? or 3 little birds. Any general Reggae tips that will help when blagging reggae would be useful too?, Thanks