stingrayPete1977

Had mine as my main amp for years now, no issues at all. I have thrashed it lately at a few gigs so I am going to treat it to a new valve. I have the 3.0 also and thats a good amp too especially with a 4 ohm cab or pair of 8 ohm cabs, struggles a bit with a single 12 after a while but the 6.0 has never left me needing more power. I did a gig on staurday, the main band had a 2x10 and a 1x15 with an Ashdown head, di'd through a massive pa too big for the room, they had no idea how to operate their pa so by the time we went on they asked me to just use my amp as backline! Shuttle 6.0 and a 1x12 (would have took my 2x12 if I had known but I knew there was a big pa with monitors so I didnt bother, I wasnt even going to take a cab and just Di the head! Well the little shuttle had no trouble at all, everything at 12 oclock, they even said the bass was too loud at one point against a mic'd up kit! I now have a Shuttlemax9.2 as my big amp, thats brilliant.

I sometimes mentally visualize a score for a part if I have learnt it from dots before hand and then subdivide that into my inbuilt timer I guess.

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1378731506' post='2203805'] I don't know about that, it would look like i'm making up my own feedback. [/quote] If you put the members forum name at the top and make sure it only contains the truth I see no problem as anyone buying from you could message that person to check.it would be easy enough to make up pretend members and get them to leave you false feed back.

A top of the range Gedo set up by a top Luthier with a full circle fitted to a nice bridge professionally fitted and adjusted will always be a better bass to play than a vintage bass for four grand that would be eight grand if it wasn't dogged with issues. Total mine field ain't it?

[quote name='Leen2112' timestamp='1378729952' post='2203759'] My last sale I got an email saying how great my packaging etc was but no feedback here! I didnt wand to go begging for it so I left it. [/quote] Just copy and paste the message into your own feedback page

If you want pro musicians in your band then they will be more interested in getting paid than a weekly social club, that's fine if a big part of it is doing it as a hobby but lots of players are playing in lots of bands to pay the bills and can cut the mustard live without Weeks, months or years of practice that some people want only to never gig in the end.

Done

Sold Dave my squier jazz bass, good honest member, deal with confidence

I haven't left you any Dave because I want sure if you were happy with the bass at first due to you being busy, after that I just totally forgot in the same way you forgot to post my gig bag back : lol: (got it the other day actually, ta) I shall head on over right now and leave you some

Some of those 70s fenders are crazy, I can't imagine a fifteen pound bass! My black stingray is probably towards twelve.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1378662627' post='2202940'] Time. I can't even commit to one band, let alone two. I spend SO much time with people at work that I just can't take any more. I play at home to help to shut that out. When I've been in bands, I haven't found it to be particularly pleasurable business. Too many egos. In the other hand, creating new music is great. And delivering a good performance- live, in a studio or in rehearsal is great, too. When you add a financial aspect to it, especially if some members are dependent upon the income, it becomes a nightmare. Enjoyment, then. Except I don't enjoy it. [/quote] Time is precious so if a band has made time to rehearse and give up their evening for a gig that's even more reason to pay them imo. I suppose it depends what the gig is, you can enjoy knocking out covers if the audience are enjoying it too, I'd play good gigs for free but a tough one can only be eased by cash for me It doesn't sound like you are into it on any level right now?

Another one in the baptist church here, £5 an hour! None of us are religious but someone was looking down on us when we found it at that price

I don't see why it has to be so divided? Function band gig with a professional set up and performance then you get paid, originals band in the back room at the pub getting your creative juices flowing the next night you don't.I don't get paid for jamming at home.

A 3/4 upright that folds down to the size of a briefcase and has no feedback issues even at full volume and sounds imense would be nice.

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1378569050' post='2201967'] Exactly. There's no "should" involved, as implied by the topic's All sorts of people have all sorts of interests and unless they are truly professional (in the sense of earning a living) they spend a lot of their spare time and spare cash pursuing those interests. I've never really understood why musicians feel the need to earn money from their playing in order to pay for their gear when, for example, sailors, divers, cyclists, runners, climbers, etc etc rarely feel the need to earn money from their interests in order to justify spending time and money. Perhaps it's because many musicians are secretly playing 'rock god' and believe that their 'fans' should shower them with a rich and famous lifestyle, just like their own idols? [/quote] What if you went to the NEC to watch a diving/cycling/running/climbing show with live performances, should they be paid? Obviously if they did it all at the same time it would be worth paying to see

I have done enough gigs for the drummers girlfriends next door neighbour for free type gigs, when I joined the current band we were all in agreement that the freebies for mates and family would be kept to a minimum or not at all if possible although I am doing a freebie tonight! No pa or lights to set up and only a 45mins to an hour slot so not too bad. I have never auditioned for a band and never been without one so I am not about to start doing covers for free, original material is a whole new thread though IMO

You know what, I'm not! I'm trying to use it unsupported, that's another thing on my things to think about while playing. Ta again

Thanks Geoff that's cool I'm with you there, I am struggling for strength in my pinky right up near the heel so I have been using my third finger as a sort of beginning of thumb position, probably running before I can jump, lol. Back from tonights practice, I have just managed the 4 notes per bar including the High Fs and the slides down from the C to Bb and the F on the A string to the C, if I'm doing it right? I couldn't read two years ago now I'm getting frustrated at the parts I can't sight read because im needing to look at the neck for the bigger shifts! I'm ok at 100bpm on the two notes per bar but dropping to 80 for the four notes version.

If the two guitarists both using the rehearsal room marshall stacks tell you not to worry as they will have their 'big amps' on the night walk away quickly!

Back on topic I have just watched the new lesson in todays email, lots of work for me there regarding shifting. My walking is improving after spending half an hour each night with the metronome and the pages I printed from the toolbox, I think I might be ready for the harder version now! Quite satisfying once I nailed the F on the g string! Which finger is best for that shift Geoff? Ta

I don't think people (the majority) want change, loads of brands have made stuff technically 'better' but we all know what the most popular basses are. I had a early Peavey Foundation bass as my first bass, it played better than every mim fender I have tried.

Yeah needs a natural or light colour body, Tony Levin olp stingray looks good imo.

Excellent!

I'm pretty sure you could just flip the bridge and file the nut on the stagg? The forearm rest is in the wrong place and only for thumb position anyway, the body rest I like and use but its just two threads which two nuts glued into the body would solve no problem, I don't think I have missed anything? As for being like a db then I think the stagg is actually much more like a db than something like an NS which feel much more like a fretless bass on end to me although they are obviously much higher quality instruments.

I was exactly the same Marc, I'm starting to think I prefer playing upright to elec bass, my next band will probably be an upright only gig I reckon but I'm glad I can fit it into my current covers band, in fact I'm squeezing more and more songs onto the upright where possible. Shame its normally stagg live but it just works plus everything I'm learning on db is easier on eub. I have been watching Geoffs youtube lessons and I am really starting to play proper upright style on the stagg rather than elec bass style the more I practice on db at home. Fingers crossed something comes up soon for you.