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[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1489142333' post='3254668'] I'm assuming you're all using a steel rule to measure string height, well I can't tell .2mm accurately even with a magnifying glass, if anybody's using a different method please tell, as said before I use a pound coin under the 17th fret, different coin widths are available. [/quote] a set of gauges like those used for car spark plug gaps are useful

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1489141280' post='3254653'] The first one, Kurtis Blow, is probably more Go-go than hip-hop. In fact the backing band (at least in the video) is the mighty Troublefunk [/quote] That explains a lot!

That 2-Pac dude had a lot of good stuff...

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1488984706' post='3253496'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MegK4YXKWzw[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95-Sdq2EKrg[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQQGX24Teg[/media] [/quote] nice one, cool bass lines too... but... the last one... THAT bassline is something *I* was doing to one of my band's new songs... almost exactly! All I can think is that bassline must have been in my brain from hearing it at some point in the past and I believed it was my idea... damn.... that's annoying

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1488944664' post='3253136'] Im a little surprised at some peoples definition of Hip Hop. Some great stuff though. This is killer.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8W6_grAI0Q[/media] [/quote] oh yes, funky!

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1488929391' post='3253088'] Also for more bonkers stuff have a look at Dr.Octagon (alias for Kool Keith) and Handsome Boy Modelling School (kool Keith's producer Dan the Automator) [/quote] cool, I found a couple of really good tracks from Dr Octagon already, must check him out more... thanks!

[quote name='crompers' timestamp='1488898578' post='3252753'] Jurassic 5 have some great bass lines [/quote] oh yeah, I had found these earlier but forgot about them, good call!

[quote name='Monkey Steve' timestamp='1488895089' post='3252718'] Give Hilltop Hoods a try - a crew from Australia with a very British sense of humour. Their best albums (IMHO) are, in chronological order: The Hard Road The Hard Road Restrung (rather than re-mixing the album the hired an orchestra - classical hip hop: genius! and makes Metallica's orchestral effort look rubbish) State Of The Art (my personal favourite - check out Chris Farley, Parade Of The Dead and Fifty In Five) Drinking From The Sun a lot of good music, including a lot of double bass. Gone off the boil on their last one - far more bland R&B arrangements which is a bit dull [/quote] nice, some really cool stuff there!

[quote name='Bastav' timestamp='1488876573' post='3252483'] If you like busta rhymes check out his 90s group Leaders of the new school. Also juggaknots first album is very bass-tastic and one of the rappers has a very unique flow Oh, and Artifacts first album. Great bassy boom-bap [/quote] Liking the Artifacts one, thanks!

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1489053424' post='3253952'] problem with that is, just because you can't hear it doesn't mean you need to turn up, I'm sure we've all played gigs where it's difficult to hear yourself but out in the crowd you're well loud enough (had one of those myself last week) under those circumstances it's very difficult to stop yourself playing harder [/quote] if you dig in to make yourself heard you're achieving the same effect: louder, so the result is the same. If it's not a matter of volume I'm sure you can EQ yourself a little differently. Digging in for every single thing you play just doesn't give any room for dynamics. Fine if you're playing fast punk, but it's not how I'd like to play at least.

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1488985622' post='3253506'] Personally i didnt like my BB2 much. Lovely cab, just didnt produce the tone i wanted. This was with a MB F1 head and also a GK MB800. I could quite easily have lived with it had i no other options, as it did a great job as far as volume goes and was so light, but it just felt very low end heavy to my ears. [/quote] that was my impression too. I owned two of the things! So clearly I did not hate it but it was not quite the thing. Then I found the TKS S112. It is a bit limited with regards to low end and volume... but a pair of those have worked for pretty much everything without any concerns. They're compact and only 10Kg each! Then I found the BF Two10. That sounds not too far off the S112, but bigger sounding and louder... but it's not a 112 cab. Still, not bulkier than the BB2, and an easier carry (because of the shape, since weight is about the same or only a bit lighter). It's such a nice sounding cab. Very tight low end, focused, and more than enough treble that doesn't get harsh no matter what you do... it makes me sound good even when I shouldn't

I started this thread... and I have a new favourite string, but this one is MUCH MORE FAVOURITE LaBella White stainless steel nylon tapewound. 750T 50-65-85-105 They have that plasticky feel that tapewounds have but it's easy to get used to, and they're soooooo smoooooth. They're also very bright, they are more like roundwounds than flats. A lot more. They have a beautifully balanced low end and presence... the G string never sounded better. And they are very low tension. If you enjoy bending strings and adding vibrato here and there... these strings make it very easy. I put them on my Jazz and I can't stop playing it. They sound and feel fantastic...

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1489016697' post='3253837'] No love for Facebook here then... Facebook is a useful tool for the independent musician. [/quote] That's what I find too (in fact I joined because more and more things I wanted -info, photographs, etc- were shared through FB and not being there just made it unnecessarily harder, for no good reason in my opinion). The idea of "a place for people with no real friends" is so laughable I won't even start especially when brought up at an internet forum like this one FB seems to be whatever you want it to be. You're not obliged to start posting pictures of your breakfast or chat to anyone... I treat it as a public place, so nothing personal goes there, so I don't care about privacy settings. The main page where you get "suggestions" is as easy to ignore as a multitude of threads in Off-Topic here that I don't even touch You don't need to behave like a 15 year old in heat just because you have an account and it makes it extremely easy to keep in touch with other musicians. We have a band FB page and we get a lot of invitations through it (via messenger)... I could stay away but I would certainly be missing out. Then again, I don't have a compulsive personality that makes me want to read everything possible on FB just because it's there. Now I'm off, I still have 37 threads to catch up on here

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1489048937' post='3253907'] When I play at home, I tend to find a nice low action is fine [color=#0000cd][b]but as soon as the band kick off I need to dig in harder [/b][/color]and it's clank and buzz. It's not like I play like Hooky or anything, but it's horses for courses really. [/quote] I find that as well, if I am not loud enough TURN IT UP! seriously, I have found that I needed to dig harder but that was because my bass seemed underpowered (either EQ or more commonly just volume) turning up a bit fixed that everytime. Digging in is good for effect here and there but if you need to wrestle with the bass for a whole gig that just makes playing more difficult, for me.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488962511' post='3253217'] But how can you keep the '57 vibe without a gold anodized guard? Why do you need to touch the guard during normal playing? (I can see it if using a pick). And where are you getting these compatible 10-hole guards from..? [/quote] 1) 57 vibe? I went for the neck profile/dimension and the rest of it... not a cold dead metal pickguard, blegh 2) I don't know where you put your thumb... but mine (and worse: the nail!), and parts of my hand touch the pickguard often. Urgh. 3) I can't remember... it was a shop in The Netherlands, through eBay. Very nice 'mint' hue. Some are too glow-in-the-dark green, theirs was perfect. [b]edit:[/b] Ha! Ooops... I have the bass next to me and I checked... The one I have not a 10-hole one, but 12! It's been 3 years already and I don't recall the experience of making a couple of new holes, so most of them must have aligned. Making a few new screw holes doesn't worry me, it's not a bass I could play without a pickguard so you'll never see them

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1488841006' post='3252374'] ...and if you like Cyprus Hill you'll probably dig these guys - Funkdoobiest - arguably the originators of that particular style. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkvf3d7pQc[/media] [/quote] Hmm, Spotify has given me a couple of good ones from these guys, thanks!

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1488835915' post='3252299'] Try D'angelo's album Voodoo which features the rather talented Pino Paladino! His latest album is also exceptional: [url="https://youtu.be/lZoxdPGu_4E"]https://youtu.be/lZoxdPGu_4E[/url] [/quote] that's a bit different... David Bowie meets Prince! Cool!!!

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1488835748' post='3252295'] Contains rap language. [media]http://youtu.be/-hIjgofcuWU[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/FWOsbGP5Ox4[/media] I'll let someone else chip in, but I'm sure I'll be back... [/quote] Interesting. I haven't got to Snoop Dogg yet but I'm liking what I heard with Dr Dre and someone else... and this one too. So one for the list. And 2Pac... I knew this one but I didn't know it was him! Thanks!

wow, great response, very nice! Thanks! That's giving me a few more things to explore

[quote name='Studio GC' timestamp='1488746112' post='3251524'] Very nice. I'm waiting for for fiesta red 50's bass that's in the post. Should arrive in a few days. I already ordered a mint white pick guard for mine. edit: I just gave away that I'm from the States....scratchguard I mean.... [/quote] tasty... I also went for the mint one...

[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1488674314' post='3251023'] Bit late posting this as I've had it for a while now but been too busy to post... I ordered the pickguard before I even got the bass because I wanted to change it for the looks alone but as soon as I played it with the gold pickguard I was so glad I had another one coming - I hated the way it felt! Any time my fingernail touched it, it gave me the creeps! Also put flatwounds on it. [/quote] Nice! I know what you mean about the gold pickguard... I replaced mine within a few days for the same reason, urgh. Lovely basses (mine is the red one, on my avatar)

something like this? [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-guitar-strap-pin-button-in-chrome-black-nickel-or-gold-/390319180408?var=&hash=item5ae0d60a78:m:mVFur6cjJsfe03RRN6wqYCQ"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-guitar-strap-pin-button-in-chrome-black-nickel-or-gold-/390319180408?var=&hash=item5ae0d60a78:m:mVFur6cjJsfe03RRN6wqYCQ[/url]

I know, I sound like I've been living under a rock. But hiphop never attracted me much, despite playing in a band with a strong hip hop component years ago for maybe 9 months I just have heard a lot of stuff I did not like, and little that I did like. But a semi random conversation on Saturday has led to a whole new world. Yay! Oh, and Spotify too, that helps. Any favourites out there, especially with nice bass? I'm going through the usual suspects: Cypress Hill and Public Enemy (especially with a bit of Tom Morello and sometimes TimC and Brad Wilk too), NWA, Dr Dre, Busta Rhymes... The Cypress Hill tracks with Tom Morello (of Rage Against The Machine fame, for those who are not familiar) are especially tasty... no surprise as it sounds like RATM without the whiny vocals of Zach

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1488743391' post='3251483'] Finally, I got my hands on one. I tried a Hellwood at the Darkglass stand. I quite liked it, but for the nut width being too thin. Will Adrian alter that if you ask? I'd want it changed to 42 or 43mm as the standard 40 is just too thin for me and feels odd in my hands. Where is the price listing for all of the models? I don't seem to be able to see a price for anything except on the stock basses. [/quote] Yup. Like you I prefer 42-43mm widths. My first Jake was a pretty much stock Jake except I asked for a wider neck. I gave dimensions at a couple of places along the neck. Oh and I specified a lacquered neck too. No problem.

Late night gig at a local venue... for some reason there was a lot of Spanish people around, which resulted in a lot of bemused faces when we introduced one of our songs, about a trout, that includes the word for trout in Spanish as part of a call-answer thing with the audience