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Would A Fender P Bass be long or medium scale? I am looking at getting some black nylon strings to have a dabble on. Scott had a comparison of strings on his page and quite liked them so i may give 'em a go.

The string height normally rises a bit the higher up the neck you go. If its a struggle to play, you may need to adjust the truss rod rather than the action.

Thats true. Its done nothing but fosters down all day recently.

I had my P Bass set up to my satisfaction, and instead of putting it back in its case, I left it on a guitar stand. After a few days, the action from the ninth fret upwards as got higher while the lower frets are fine. Can the neck move by itself if not properly cased? Looks like another truss rod tweak.

Bass Heaven - Ska, Early 2 Tone Bass Hell - Root note plodders (often played by guitarists)

Tom Robinson, Bruce Foxton and JJ Burnel

Wheres Tina? Someone else on bass duties on this vid

No mention yet for John McVie and his simple but effective two note bass line on this track.

We have recently started doing Elvis Costello's Pump It Up in our set. Bruce Thomas holds the whole thing together with that bassline, and the octave jumps to the top E really makes the chorus jump at at you. Its a shame that EC sacked him. Easily the best musician in the band.

Isn't it just a 12 bar in G?

Frank Farian. And Milli Vanilli was his brainchild. The biggest musical scam of the 90's. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/07/milli-vanilli-scandal/

I got one of these for Christmas from the missus. Brilliant idea, and they work too!! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pickmaster-Plectrum-Punch-Make-Your-Picks/dp/B004SHGBDG

RIP. I have the OGWT DVD with Argent doing God Gave Rock And Roll To You. With Jim playing a P bass with a modified pickguard

Didnt they have plastic cymbals painted gold, so they did not make any sound when they were hit? Would have been quite interesting to hear a band miming with live cymbal crashing.

Blimey! That must weigh a ton! Cheap Trick, Thats the band I was thinking of. Never quite got into them. Must have a listen.

Unless you are a builder with big hands and sausage fingers and play a 7 string guitar.

I vaguely remember an article in bassist magazine about a top bassist who commissioned his own 12 string bass. Can anyone help me as to who it was??

I bought one of these last year as a back up, and also to get a different sound from my P basses. It is a blinding bass for the price. Only downside is its a bit weighty and the output was rather hot. (Sorted by now though) I wish I had basses of this quality in the early 80,s when I was starting out. https://www.gak.co.uk/en/sub-by-sterling-ray4-music-man-black/70599?gclid=Cj0KCQiAs9zSBRC5ARIsAFMtUXGvMET9DYR7dzc_KCGSWfZmKTDYKEj2VeE_mTl_sZQ-g9M2_-qe0uAaAj_LEALw_wcB

Our singer uses a music stand. I would rather he didnt because I find it looks a bit naff. However, he had a nasty accident a few years back, and finds it hard to remember the words, so I understand. Our guitarist has post it notes stuck everywhere with little reminders.

The Greeks post above just reminded me of this S&G song that had me thinking. He died last Saturday He turned on the gas, and he went to sleep. With the windows closed, so he'd Never wake up. Wow!

The Jam - Setting Sons. Bruce Foxtons' plectrum powered basslines inspired me to pick up the bass.

When lost my father there were two George Harrison songs that made it bearable for me. The Sunrise doesn't last all morning, The cloudburst doesn't last all day. All things must pass. All things must pass away. Life goes on within you... And without you. So true.