pineweasel

Pick Up The Pieces

“The bass sounds live, but it’s actually midi. I grew up on Daft Punk, the Bee Gees and some cool European DJs, so those bass lines are ingrained in my soul. It’s like my favorite mix of disco and Euro-funk stuff. Also, with the wonderful world of midi, you don’t have to be the best bass player. You can play it [rough] on keyboard, and go in and fix it. I’m definitely not the best musician, but I can hear it in my head and make it happen with midi.” https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/ian-kirkpatrick-songwriter-2020.htm

The 80s songs my band play go down really well, e.g Footloose, Let’s Dance, The Heat Is On. I really enjoy playing them too.

I have the first three instruments I bought: a £30 Kay classical guitar in 1979, an Aria steel-string acoustic in 1980 and my Westone Thunder 1-A bass in 1983. Still play them all from time to time.

Does the Ray 34 have the oil & wax neck finish? This does leave the wood more exposed to humidity changes than a poly coat. I’ve noticed it with my own Stingray.

Looks like it's this one:

I’d be checking out the Wilcock short scales https://www.wilcocklondon.com

Stability of the saddles themselves? Most replacement bridges are better engineered and hold the saddles firmly in place, whereas they can wander a bit on the simple BBOT.

Would this actually work though? Surely a big part of the Stingray tone is the MM preamp?

I have a a TM5 Superlight and agree with all this. It's the lightest solid guitar of any kind that I have owned. It's also the best playing one, I think due to it having a Plek setup at the factory. My only concern is that the Paulownia body may be susceptible to dents. I've also been considering a Stingray Special, but I wouldn't think of them as especially lightweight. Lighter than previous Stingrays to be sure, but most of them are still in the 8-9lbs range.

If you just want a straightforward drum pattern, create a Software Instrument track and choose a drum kit. You can then record a part, either by playing on a keyboard (if you have one attached) or open either Keyboard or Musical Typing from the Window menu. Double clicking on the recorded part will open an editor allowing you to make adjustments, quantise, etc.

Fantastic song. I rehearsed this with a band that sadly never got as far as playing live.

Aren’t they basically budget Stingrays? In which case you could contact the EBMM distributor Strings and Things. I’ve bought spares for my Stingray from them before.

I really enjoyed it. I love the albums (well, some of them) but didn’t know the back story, covered very well in the film.

I’ve just got a TM5 SL and it’s the same on both counts.

Just bought a super bass from John. Great comms, easy transaction all round and bass arrived safely having been well packaged. A recommended seller!

Rasher80 has just bought a bass from me. A straightforward, problem-free transaction with great communications - recommended buyer!

He’s quite an accomplished jazzer these days I think. Back in the 80s:

I noticed gardener Joe Swift had a Precision behind him when appearing on TV the other night.

I learnt this one recently. It's fun to play in standard tuning, although there is a low D in the outro. Here's a quick take on the tab: the word girl.txt

These are the sort of minimally voiced shapes used by jazz rhythm guitarists. That first one is really a major 7th chord - the plain major chord wouldn't have the 7th.

Liza on the drive to the gig, Ana Matronic on the way back.

Aha, some good info on TB: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/neil-murray-appreciation-thread.737371/#post-13678940

Good grief. Spend a mere 90k on the guitar and get this headstock https://papianezo.ecrater.com/p/30010509/freedom

It’s probably the same bass, but in the video it has a Precision pickup: