stewblack

Cheers Frank. In the past I've only needed the longest ones but since I decided buying basses was cheaper than replacing strings I've now discovered the red silky bit comes over the nut on some of them.

How do you ascertain the scale length of your bass ?

Cool Thanks.

How do you work out what length strings you need?

fixed it for you

I well remember having to leave a beloved band Each of the goodbye gigs left a very bitter sweet taste. Good luck for the future mate.

Oh no they don't

Bloke who sold it told me it was made by Chowny but I suspect its a standard AliExpress 4005. I've heard all the horror stories but the neck is straight, finish is great, pickups a little weak maybe but sounded fine to me last night.

One of my favourite places to play last night. No stage, no lighting, squashed in a corner by the door to the toilets, in a pub supposedly in a very rough part of town . But you know what? The people are just great. No pretensions, always welcoming and up for a good time. Sure they will join in on the mic at unexpected moments (a small child even joined in on the keys at one point) and yell at you for their favourite songs irrespective of your planned set list. But if you roll with it, you can have a brilliant night. Compulsory rig shot..

I think we're straying from the important points here. These are, in no particular order: prettiness, heft, and, well actually that's it.

Perfect solution. Thank you for your consideration.

Yes I am, you gonna come and watch?

I'm new to reading and writing music, had some lessons a while back with a great tutor but been doing it on my own since. I'll be following with interest.

Excellent I have a couple you can try too!

You know what, I think you may have spotted the flaw.

Mike has spoken. You can have a bash on mine at the next bash mate.

"I THINK/hope I'll run out of GAS" I had gone months without so much as looking at another bass, convinced myself that I must be cured now, so idly began to browse...

I went for the cherry burst for this very reason. The black would doubtless be good for metal but I need a lighter more colourful sound.

I approach difficult sections of songs by trying alternate positions on the fretboard until I find the most comfortable way to play it Then, and this is the most important part, always working to a metronome, play that section dead slowly, over and over. Record yourself - even better video yourself so you can really see what you are doing. I play a little game with myself where I have to play the section flawlessly three times in a row before I'm 'allowed' to increase the tempo. Oh and only 20 - 25 minutes at a time then stop for at least 5 minutes, do something totally un bass related before returning. This allows your brain to properly absorb the practice. If you're starting to get worse after a period of time on the same part - stop! Go have a cuppa, look out of the window, meditate, chill. Come back to it refreshed.

Excellent lesson, clear and understandable. Thank you.

You guessed it!

It isn't synthy that's for sure. Although it does have a modulation control which can produce some unusual sounds, I think it's a very clean octave. I put some sound samples up on another thread. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/302205-if-you-could-only-choose-one-octave-pedal/?do=findComment&comment=3928264

Lying in bed reading this, a glance to my right...