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If Lakland are intentionally fitting their bridges skewed in order to provide a better playing experience, I'll eat my hat My SBMM came with an offset bridge - I can't be bothered to sort it out, because once I'm playing I don't notice, but it's bloody irritating to look at.

I've tried a Wizard Thumper, a Dimarzio (unsure which model) and an American Fender Standard P pup in my parts bass, and the Fender one is by far my favourite. Articulate, warm, punchy, it's got the lot.

I loved the strange, strange album this is from when I was younger. Still very fond of Gorky's, shame they split up.

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1275437' date='Jun 20 2011, 12:04 AM']You're showing some superb taste in basses there![/quote] + 1 on that, the Bolin and the Zon in particular look fantastic.

When it sounds right Most of my recordings end up with around 8 to 10 tracks. I could probably use far less but I tend to write as I go along...

They are incredibly ugly, for the most part, IMO. The G&L ASAT, however... that's a different kettle of fish entirely, despite being a single cut

From what Ou7shined and a few others have posted, I think the general consensus is "no". They're very versatile but have their own sound.

I love the look of those Chi Sonic pickups. Nice looking bass.

You can get quite effective bridge mutes for both cello and violin. I've used both and they do thin the sound, but significantly reduce the volume for practice. I actually prefer the sound of my cheap violin with the mute, to be honest, and you'd probably not hear it much through a dividing wall.

Paying to use a reheasal room is the only other solution that springs to mind, to be honest. They are normally the hang outs of loud electric bands but I've seen a fair number of people using them with acoustic instruments too.

Providing it's not after 11pm and it's not incredibley loud (IE drums) then I doubt most neighbours would mind too much? Perhaps ask them if there are any times when they'd rather not hear noise through the walls. We have full band practice with amped guitars, bass and drums in our drummers flat a few nights a week, we just don't play after 11, or 10 on Sundays. Admittedly, it is in Stoke's Croft, so I guess it depends on the attitude of the locals...

My cab lives in the singer's van. I simply can't be arsed to move it.

Very interesting, it's great to hear this stuff from the horses mouth, so to speak

Epic.

I've got an Aaron Armstrong wound soapbar in the bridge position on my parts P bass (bought from Skelf so could have been destined for an ACG at some point). Sounds very full and punchy in series, and has a nice articulate top end in parallel. Nice pickup, and very well made (I really like the sealed resin casing, which is a stark contrast to the Wizard P pickup I had which fell out of the casing when I went to install it).

She doesn't mind me spending a few evenings a week at practice/gigs/whatever. Likewise, she goes horseriding in the evenings occasionally when I'm at home alone, and that's fine.

I reckon Carol Kaye and James Jamerson are the same person. Think about it, you never see them both in the same room at once, do you?

+1 on Tina Weymoth, Gail Ann Dorsey and Carol Kaye.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' post='1267261' date='Jun 13 2011, 01:29 PM']I still don't understand how a high action helps the string vibrate better... Surely the string isn't aware of how far away it is from the neck? If it's vibrating freely between the bridge and nut it should be the same regardless of action.[/quote] It's simply to ensure that the string can vibrate without hitting the frets at any point - it can take a fairly hefty action for that to happen if you're a hard hitter and you're fretting a note.

High action all the way for me. I prefer the feel, and it gives the strings room to vibrate. Low action makes it easier to fret, yes, but for me it'd be an unacceptable tone compromise. Edit - just measured my P, and it's 3mm at the 5th, 4mm at the 12th (measured on the low B from the tops of the frets - all my basses are strung BEAD). Is that considered high? I've got no idea.

I think you may have confused forum and blog.

Try lowering your pickup(s) on the e string side a touch, it may even out the response a bit.