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[quote name='jonthebass' post='131452' date='Jan 31 2008, 07:23 PM']Read very similar things on that American bass forum! What's the deal with Behringer, isn't it that the equipment is designed in Germany and made in China?[/quote] Photocopied in Germany from what I've always understood.

No way I'd buy Chinese, the quality isn't as good, plus their human rights record stinks. I personally don't think that they should have been given the games in the first place.

Sure enough, Jaco mainly only played a 4 string, but then again he died 21 years ago, 6 string basses were pretty much unheard of then, 5's were only just starting to make an appearance. And anyway, the 4 string fretless was HIS instrument of choice, what has that to do with this rather pointless discussion, that has been dragged up for the trillionth time.

Nice looking bass Steve, I'm sure you'll get the neck sorted out. Where did you get it from ?.

[quote name='tempo' post='166200' date='Mar 30 2008, 01:13 AM']Yeah, sorry. I didnt think. DO NOT THINK AS A MUSICIAN, ONLY A BASSIST![/quote] I like you......very well said. You've picked a bit of a dodgy site to ask for advice on something, that hasn't only got 4 strings, and doesn't have a Fender logo on the headstock. And you haven't exactly received a very pleasant welcome have you, you go to the trouble of registering on a bass site and you get some of the replies like you've had. There are a few more enlightened and friendly people on here though. Quote - I would start on a 4 string at first before going to a 6, 6xers have a huge neck. 6 string basses don't all have have huge necks, My modulus has 17mm string spacing and a lovely slim neck. As for strings try these people here, they're already been recommended to you once, and I'll 2nd that recommendation, they make great strings, buy the 7 string set and just use the ones that you want. [url="http://www.overwater.co.uk/bass_guitar_strings.htm"]http://www.overwater.co.uk/bass_guitar_strings.htm[/url] Also try Status, they do custom sets. [url="http://www.status-graphite.com/status/carts3/frames/frame1.htm"]http://www.status-graphite.com/status/cart...ames/frame1.htm[/url] You can tune a bass however you want, you're obviously used to the EADGBE tuning so stick with it, it's going to be your bass. Try this site for more open minded information. [url="http://forum.extendedrangebassist.com/"]http://forum.extendedrangebassist.com/[/url]

[quote name='poptart' post='166038' date='Mar 29 2008, 07:04 PM']Hmm - me thinks it will be busy :-) I am there with car full of goodies Mark (Poptart)[/quote] Oh no, everyone leave your wallets at home, or they'll be a good deal lighter when you return home (lol).

[quote name='gypsymoth' post='164640' date='Mar 27 2008, 05:23 PM']another point in favor of a 34" scale is string choice - it gets rather limited in medium scale. I suppose a clever designer could work around that by altering overall string length, but this has been a bit of a problem for me.[/quote] I agree totally about string choice, I have a problem getting strings for my Modulus, most strings fit OK, but some, D'addario and La bella for example I have to buy in extra long scale, there are strings that I'd like to try that won't fit. I don't have a problem playing my Modulus which is 35" and my Sei which is only 34", there's not that much difference, if you compare the necks side by side, the frets are pretty much in the same place until you get down around and past the 12th.

That's a stunning looking bass, congratulations.

Was there just one bass though, if you read the Milkowski book I'm sure he says that it got smashed up, isn't it like Triggers broom in 'only fools and horses'.

[quote name='birdy' post='154054' date='Mar 9 2008, 06:00 PM']I have read some absolute bullshit on forums but this thread takes the biscuit.[/quote] It's pathetic really isn't it. So called musicians slagging off a fellow musician, over an article written in a magazine that's designed purely to help those wanting to improve their playing. And the laugh of it all, is that Janek is a widely respected New york based English player, touring the world, playing for some of the top jazz and pop musicians such Mike Stern, what have the majority of the people who posted negative comments on here ever acheived ?. I asked someone last weekend if they ever checked basschat out out, they replied "don't you mean bitch chat".

I think this is the most ridiculous thread that I've read, and this site is certainly no stranger to stupid threads. The exercises are for people who wish to improve their playing, if you don't wish to improve then turn the page and ignore them. There are bass players, and bass playing musicians, most of the people who posted on this thread appear to be the former, obviously with no desire other than to do what they do. As to 'technique destroys creativity', what a load of b***ocks, how can it ?. Unless the boundaries of your creativity are very close together, or you have a great natural musical ability, then improving your playing technique means that you'll be able to play what you want when you want, with less energy expended. Also learning something new opens up new avenues of playing, thus expanding your creativity. I find BGM to be quite a good magazine, not as good as Bassplayer, but then bassplayer has been going longer, but BGM is improving with every issue, I find the reviews to be very honest.

[quote name='pete.young' post='147093' date='Feb 26 2008, 09:04 AM']Please tell me where I can get a set of 'named' flatwounds for that price! The best price I can find is £20 for a set for Elites, Rotosound and Thomastik mid-high 20s. I don't much like Elites, having had a couple of sets which both went dead in a couple of days (and I don't have sweaty hands). It makes it expensive to try things out. Has anyone tried the Webstrings flats from www.webstrings.com ? I've got some roundwounds on a couple of my basses and they seem very good. The only thing that bothers me slightly is that a 45 roundwound seems like a pretty heavy gauge set - am I right in thinking that you need a slightly thinner gauge roundwound string to get the same tension, or doesn't it make much difference?[/quote] Status flatwound strings are £15 a set, they're excellent strings. Fender flats from Stringbusters are also £15 a set. Don't forget that flats last longer. I'd rather buy a set for a bit more money (£5), and be happy with them, than buy a cheap set that sound bad, and probably won't last anywhere near as long, it's a false economy, just my opinion.

It certainly is, I'm already going on the Todd Johnson one, I'm probably going on the Yves Carbonne one, and matt Garrison is a must as far as I'm concerned.

Matt Garrison is doing one in June.

I'm sure that I read somewhere, that he had some sort of accident a few years ago and badly damaged his arm, he had to re-learn how to play from scratch.