Kev

Have I stumbled into Off Topic by mistake It is more the general internet reaction that is completely OTT. People love to hate on poor Flea!

You guys make me chuckle. No matter how big RHCP are, they were humbled at the opportunity to play at the largest sports event in the world and didn't want to turn down the gig because they insist on playing live, Anthony got to sing live and they recorded the track especially for the gig. I don't get the issue; would you have wanted Flea and the rest to not play? I very much doubt such an event would be dictated to by a guest act (Bruno Mars was the hired artist)!! When all of you guys make it, I trust you will be turning down such once-in-a-career opportunities to play on such a stage

I would imagine it is more than likely that [i]all[/i] instruments involved in that show were pre-recorded and Flea was poking fun at this by unplugging his transmitter alltogether. The bassist with Bruno Mars had a wireless transmitted plugged in and he clearly wasn't creating the bass heard. Same with Josh. Flea on more than one occasion has preached about bands playing live before and I imagine he was pissed at having to fake it, as it were.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1391370246' post='2356407'] Me 3. I was in a shop and the guy pushed a Fender P into my hands. I'd never played a P before. I was new to bass and had only ever played a jazz. I couldn't understand how anyone could be so passionate about a bass with such limited variation in sound. I have a P bass. But I couldn't be happy if it was my only bass. [/quote] Pretty much my feelings on p's too. Played a cheap copy side by side with a 'top end' Fender once, very little in it, but then again it is not that surprising, given their practically identical construction. If anything, I preferred the cheapy, and that was the one I bought!

Good score!

[quote name='Torben Hedstrøm' timestamp='1391364114' post='2356248'] My Warwick Dolphin pro 1 (1991, broadneck 5 string)... It took a little getting used to, but now I just won't do without it... Comparing apples and oranges a bit... But I do miss my Elrick NJS 5 string. Completely different in most ways to the Dolphin, but the Elrick did have alot of appeal to me !. My newly acquired Human Base fretless 5 is not completely without sex-appeal either though Have to agree on the 'Warwick statements' though... Fantastic basses, and very very tonally/ergonomically different model to model. Never got on with the Thumb, although I really really wanted to like it !. Considering getting a Streamer Stage II, but looking at the combination of woods, I would it is very close to my Dolphin Pro 1. So no hurry there [/quote] Two votes for Dolphin, woop! On the subject of SSII and Dolphin, I have both and they are quite different, quite different indeed.

A litle background:I have owned basses by Musicman, Fender, Status, Warwick, Roscoe, Wood and Tronics and many cheap imitation brands, all of which I have sold for one reason or another. I purely play bass as a hobby for home use and recording and I am not in a band. My favourite bass is one I currently own; My Warwick Dolphin Pro I. This bass has a most wonderful combination of wood and looks just superb. The neck is slim and feels fantastic. The electronics and pickup combinations and options give a vast array of sounds, all pickup settings and EQ settings appear to be usable, which I have never come across in a bass before. Balances perfectly. It' s a fantastic bass. On a broader scale, Warwick instrument just fit me. The growl is unmatched and the different woods for the various models all add something different to the sound. I did enjoy my Roscoe bass and the build quality was stunning, but it just didn't have the tonal character that Warwick instruments have.

Still using George L, bought mine from Prymaxevintage when getting some pedals, worked out cheaper

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Check the neck. Fret the E at the first and last fret, and measure the distance between the fret and the string about halfway up the neck. That is your relief. Anything more than 1mm and the neck is not set correctly. In any case, you should generally not be able to play a bass with the bridge completely bottomed out as the strings would be laying on the frets. Something is wrong.