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AHHHHH I think I've always had that regardless of what I'm into LOL BTW given the lovely tone and bass playing of the above song, can anyone recommend songs in a similar vein to listen out for?

[quote name='paul, the' post='74334' date='Oct 14 2007, 11:35 PM']Glad you're happy with your TE, the penny pinching definitely appeals to my nature.My GAS means that I can have all the angles covered when giving recommendations. I didn't mean to scare you about the flatwounds and you'll probably be fine - a little additional knowledge wouldn't go a miss though just incase anything goes banana shaped. A bass neck is basically a long thick bit of wood, a long thin bit of wood with a metal rod. Putting higher tension, heavier strings on the neck will unlikely go unnoticed. You should be fine stringing the bass. As mentioned, just make sure you replace one string at a time rather than taking all of one set off and then putting all of the new set on. Due to the size of the strings it will be a bit laborsome once you get onto the A and E but you should be OK. Due to the thickness you wont get many rounds on the A and E machine head so you might find yourself taking them off again and cutting them down. A good idea is to tune the strings as you add them to give the neck some time to get used to the strings - giving them a gentle upwards tug each time until they pretty much hold tune. Then do a back stitch type thing when you add additional strings. That's how I tune anyway.[/quote] Cheers Paul, should I start with replacing the G string down to E? Also sorry for being a noob but what's this GAS thing I've seen people use it on a number of threads, have no idea what it means LOL

Thanks Ferret, I've tried the sponge trick and it's made a huge difference, it's really starting to thud now as opposed to twang. The G string was muted initially , but I just cut a bit out for that and it's got it's tone back, still not sure it's right yet, I'll keep trimming but I am starting to love the sound. I think I gave up too easily on the TE, but having played with it I find it very pleasing so I'm not that bothered about getting a different amp yet. I'll wait and see what I can get out of it using the flatwounds first. Should I get someone to fit the flatwonds for me?

Thanks Ferretone t. thanks Paul, another indepth answer. I really appreciatte your help. I've had a play with the TE and actually got it sounding very pleasant, (at least to my ears) I set the equaliser settings flat and had a fiddle with the knobs on the bass and hey presto no hiss and no cabinet vibration, nice tone certainly good enough to practice. It's a little trebly but I can't get rid of this without it becoming mushy sounding. All in all I'm pleased with it now! I'm slightly concerned about your comments on putting flatwounds on, I didn't realise it would be so involved, I was just going to pop them on. I'll certainly look into that thread on truss rod adjustment- thanks for the heads up. Thanks also for the Ebay search, I'm off to have a bit of fun with that now! Cheers EDIT - stupidly I didn't realise the TE has a headphone socket, trouble is the tone sounds awful, it's not te headphones as they are really transparent and neutral. Just sound dead muddy and little like the tone from the cabinet.

Thanks Paul thats a great answer, much appreciated! I'll check out the V-Tone before trading in the trace elliot (it has mixed reviews - Harmony Central reviewers seem to like it but other forums say don't touch it with a barge pole). I don't have lots of monies to spend but I do believe in the notion that you get what you pay for. I'm going to stick with the Peavey Foundation because it's raved about all over the net and I love the slender neck for my stubby fingered hands LOL If anything I'll look into modding it, rather than replacing it (if that works out more cost effective!). I'm slightly confused by your comment about choosing a bass with pickups close to the neck and then recommendeinga Precision, looking at images of it the pickups are near the bridge, am I missing something? My Peavey has one near the bridge then another about two thirds the distance from the bridge to the neck. My main beef with the Trace Elliot is that its hisses a lot at low level but if I turn it up loud enough to mask the hiss it rattles the house! It also buzzes when I'm playing the E string. This might be a stupid question but is there a head unit I could buy with a headphone socket? I have great pair of Sehhheiser monitoring headphones which would not colour the sound at all so I'm thinking if I just buy an amp I can use the phones and have a decent piece of gear for the future. Alternatively I was thinking about getting one of those tiny practise amps like a pocket rockit, or maybe something like an ashdown after eight or Orange CR20B, I want something that sounds good at low levels without hissing! I know there's a trade off between power and tone but that would be my ideal wish list. Can you eloborate on the foam tip for me Paul? Whats does that do, what should I stick it with? I ordered some La Bella medium gauge flatwounds, James Jamerson signature, think they might be a little stiff for a beginner but probabably good in the long run. I'm hoping these give me that dark thick tone I crave. Completely agree with you Ferret, I was worried that my post might look like I'm looking for 'funk in a can' I appreciette that bass mastery is the paramount requirement here, but I figure having appropriate gear, strings and set up is part of the formula too! Thanks again! Edit, again typos, I'm using a wireless keyboard and I think the batteries are going, keeps missing key presses!

Firstly a little background info... I've been a long time admirer of the bass and have recently decided to take up lessons. I've recently aquired a Peavey Foundation bass (cheap off a mate), which feels nice and paid to have it set up. The guy put some Ernie Ball Slinky bass strings on it and was very complimantary about how well it played! I have a Trace Elliot BLX80 (which was part of the deal both for £120), which seems to buzz like hell, and sound a bit (a lot) brash - not sure it'd be any good for the sound I'm after! I know I'm at the beginning of my journey (and it may seem an audacious question) but how would I get an approximation of the bass sound in Take Yo' Praise! I know a hell of a lot of it will be down to the bass players skill, and I'm years off that, but could anyone give me some pointers? I really love that old finger style type funk sound, (not that keen on slapping though) - what amps give that sort of sound? I've read people talking about 'that ashdown sound' or 'that ampheg sound' in reviews but I have no iea what these sound like and whether they are appropriatte to what I am looking for. I know I should go to a shop and test a few but I'd feel a goon trying out amps with my very limited ability and don't think my ear is keen enough yet to be able to zone into what I really want! I'm sorry ifthis is a lame question, or it sounds like I'm trying to run before I walk but if I could get headstart in terms of understanding the direction I need to go in I'm sure that would motivate me all the more. Any advice greatfully received. Thanks for reading! Dave EDIT - for the many typos LOL