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When i bought my Jazz bass quite a few yrs ago it came with Fender strings and i started putting on the Fender nickel 7250's. Few yrs ago i decided to try others and ended up with the D'addario EXL190's I've been using Daddario EXL190 Nickel or variations around that gauge but nearly always come back to the 190's. Thought i would go back to the 7250's as i had heard D'addario were making them (if that's true ?). Put them on today and found the feel was actually smoother than the EXL190's but the twang wasn't quite as noticeable with the Fenders. They feel god to play tho and at £12.99 from GAK they are a lot cheaper. I did notice that the G & D strings are slightly more noticeable than the EXL190's Not sure if its a volume thing or just the string tone makes it sound more upfront. Its not a lot and only something i would notice at home but not at a gig. Again its not really obvious across the 4 fender strings but just compared to the D'addarios. Curious to see how long they'll last as the EXL190's were on for 3mths altho i wasn't using that particular bass in the band and just at home. My Precision has had EXL190's on for 2mths now and they still sound OK and just starting to go slightly dull. The P bass is the one i use most in my current band. If they last a minimum of 2mths on my jazz i'll maybe start using them across my basses again. I do like the D'addarios but when a string is 2/3 the price then its a no brainer for me. Dave

On some songs i've done where bassline changes every chorus i'll just play the same chorus notes each time unless its a specific stand out bassline but that's not normal in most songs. I'll write the full song out note for note anyway but as you say it's remembering what chorus has what bassline. Most people don't or won't notice. Just pick the best of the chorus bass lines and if its a tricky line then do that one. You'll enjoy playing it more and if the audience does pick up on it they'll see that you learned the harder part. Sneakiness is my forte Dave

And i'm still waiting on you posting it to me Kevin. Dave

Don't feel bad. If its a genuine reason then there's not a lot anyone can do and everyone in the band would or should accept that even if you were the dep. Deps get sick too you know. Dave

I would never let someone down in those circumstances. Simple as that. Altho not a depping thing majority of our band play with one or two other bands and its a case of 1st in diary gets the gig. If a bigger or better paid gig comes in later then too bad unless everyone involved agrees and accepts that something is too good an opportunity for them. Under those circumstances the person would need to contact the venue to cancel or ask for gig to be rescheduled. We don't use deps in any of the bands. Pretty bad thing to do for any musician. What comes around goes around as they say in the business. Dave

On long journeys someone told me to try listening to book being read out on CD or the modern equivelant. He said it was very relaxing but i never have got round to it. Dave

Won't see Chris till Xmas

Maybe he tried but couldn't catch you

Come on give it some wellie. Looks and sounds like my old Grannie pulling away there. Bet that sounds impressive when its really getting some throttle. Dave

Mine was ordered on 20th Dec arriving 2 days ago

we don't have the option in Scotland. Our only options are :- 1. a fine 2. a fine and a ban 3. a fine a ban and goto jail 4. DON'T SPEED Dave

Always found this one a little tricky timing plus keeping this riff for 4-5mins strained my fret hand muscles a lot.

My order was placed mid December and arrived 2 days ago.

Do they allow you to do the course more than once. Don't think we get that option up in Scotland cause we're a bad lot up here.

Will keep an eye out as i'm always scouting the bass and amp pages. Might be worth posting on Facebook pages. Not sure if you can post that on the Marketplace page as stolen but you could ask the FB moderators if its allowed. Hope you get it back if its a rare amp it should turn up somewhere. Dave

My fav album in the car at the moment is Dimensionaut by Sound of Contact altho i never listen to it at home. Generally like Prog in the car. At home its usually while we are doing dinner that we put background music on anything from Chris Cross to Bowie to Allmans kind of thing. Dave

I only got a dispatch email yesterday and was due by Feb 13th - Mar 9th so hopefully yours will be in next day or two

Mine just arrived 15mins ago and have to say its one heavy book. I've only just had a quick look thru it but it seems to have a lot of interesting sections with some great looking interviews. By far the best buy i've ever had at £18. Dave

Mine due for delivery today.

Added to my wish list and will buy for my birthday next month. If its a s good as the other 2 books it will be another hilarious success. Really looking forward to that. Dave

Have you heard me playing

Think you might be trying too hard to justify this.

You're still trying to justify yourself.