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55 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said:

I think mine were 42mm. Not a deep profile front to back, so they don't feel massive.

If I recall right, there was also an option  (special order) for a slimmer 38mm like jazz bass width profile too back in the day. Seems they are pretty rare though. 

I've got a Sabre with a jazz profile.  It's a wonderful neck - but I find 42mm necks a bit fat for my little hands, so it suits me fine.

On 16/11/2023 at 12:11, TheGreek said:

...but it must have been a pretty penny.

No doubt Asda will get their money back...

Yes.

1 minute ago, Marky L said:

 

Shouldn't that read "Momentary happiness"

Show me some happiness that isn't - Goth Ed.

On 16/11/2023 at 10:06, Old Man Riva said:

… the old curmudgeon actually looks like he’s enjoying himself!

 

 

Given what a stickler for accuracy Robert Fripp is, he seems to be bearing it with a smile

20 hours ago, Muzz said:

Rio. With a pick. 🙁

So ? Fingers or pick, it's still a toughie. Good work.

The Mayor of Simpleton by XTC - eluded me for ages, just so darn busy...all those 'pealing bells' runs !

I got it.....very eventually.

3 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

What's the frequency Kenneth by REM

The rhythms are just weird. Every time I play it, I'll play something half a beat early or late.

All of REMs bass lines I've tried are rhythmically weird but they sound so good when played right.

Agreed- I've played a few in covers bands and they're more challenging than they first appear.

I have a late 90s model and it sounds..

...well, like what a bass should sound like !

Ah, so this is what those ramp gizmos are for 👍

58 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

However this Revstar would be THE guitar of my dreams, and would most likely be the only guitar I'll ever need again.

Nope

I only listen to Spotify when I'm ironing, so I'm not a power user, and it rather seems that all I've listened to is Hatchie

Kinda makes sense - dream pop is good ironing fare.

1 hour ago, NHM said:

The best sound I get is when I practice at home, plugging directly into a Focusrite and then monitored on a pair of cheap Sennheiser headphones. All my basses, cheap or expensive, sound equally fab. No amp in a live situation has ever matched this. 

Pretty much the same here.

'Great music' to me is simply music I like a lot - I'd attempt no more definition than that.

Labellinq anything requires compromise, so it really is best not to get hung up on them. They're descriptions of similarity, not definitions.

On 27/11/2023 at 22:02, Swills said:

I’m looking at replacing the pots and wiring in a P bass that I’ve just bought from another chatter. 
 

I was about to click the BIN button on a pre-wired harness but then thought I should check my box of spares. 
 

low and behold I’ve got everything I “might” need CTS pots, fresh wires, brand new cap, switch craft Jack… sounds great, except for the values…

 

There’s a 250k for the volume, 500k for the tone and a 0.068uf cap. 
 

has anyone had any experience of wiring a P bass in this configuration? Is it worth a punt or should I stop being so tight and get myself another 250k pot 🤣

Try it, it's no great shakes to get a 250k pot and switch later if you don't like it.

Experiment !

13 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

I know Excel is very powerful, but i also i know i hate it with a passion.

I know this song I had to use it all the time, was quite good with it, but it always felt like it was a badly-designed tool.

Hope you get on with the set list software - if it works for you, then job done.

2 hours ago, cheddatom said:

I run a recording studio in Stoke and I thought it might be good to document some of the more amusing episodes, and get other perspectives on it too

 

I've done some work with a local band. They book me as a producer, but as soon as they arrived, their frontman said "You've got your work cut out for you today, you'll be recording 7 full tracks". Not long after, I clarified "so, you're the producer today, right, I'll just be the engineer?" and he was quite happy with that. He wasn't very happy with the end product and so had to book back in to re-do rushed vocals etc. which was predictable. After every vocal take, I would say something like "cool" or "OK" just to indicate the end of the take. He would take it as a compliment and thank me. Towards the end of the vocal session, he picked up my guitar and started to play it without asking.

 

Is this normal behaviour?

For idiots, yes...sadly Musicians ∩ Idiots ≠ ∅

It's usually peak time only - they want to avoid buying energy when it's most in demand, so they reward customers who don't, for example,  join the tea-time power spike.

10 minutes ago, Switch625 said:

So do you have to turn off your fridge, internet router etc too?

This kind of scheme usually asks that you don't run anything high power things like tumble-dryers, heaters or experimental fusion reactors.

1 hour ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

Or you could use a battery-operated headphone amp, or indeed, you may NEED to buy yourself a lovely acoustic bass guitar... 😉😎

See, this is the attitude we like to see !

Head to toe...pure player

Wow.

If I did that for a month that'd be the best paying gig I never played !

"What's the best way to troll a bass forum ?"

"Here, pass me that Wal and fire up Photoshop"

I had the pleasure of playing through a Marshall VBA stack a few times at a rehearsal studio. Amazing amps.

I simply didn't know my bass could sound that flippin' good.

9 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

Wot @Woodinblack said. Garage Band is mac specific. If you're looking for a low cost DAW, I'd suggest Reaper. It's really good. You get a free trial for 60 days, but you can also just keep on clicking the "Keep evaluating" button indefinitley after those 60 days without any reduced functionality (ask me how I know 😉).

 

https://www.reaper.fm/index.php

Another vote for Reaper

2 hours ago, Ed_S said:

 

Glad to be of assistance!

 

They had literally everybody in our year group take that test over the course of a week, and of the lot of us it was a group of maybe 10ish who were offered lessons, 8ish who accepted, 6ish who stuck with it to junior school and maybe 4ish who were still playing by secondary. Having just had a little look online, one appears to now be the leader of the British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra!

 

And then there's me paying bass in a metal band; no idea which notes I'm playing, and any ability to read or knowledge of theory evaporated years ago, but I enjoy what I do. The interesting thing was that the test said I had perfect pitch all those years ago, and whilst I'm not sure I'd fully agree with that, I have indeed always preferred to just play by ear.

I didn't last long - it soon became apparent that my giant overbite and the mouthpiece of the horn weren't a match made in heaven