Linus27

Brilliant, thank you very much.

What's the tension like on GHS Precision Flats?

I have Rotosound 77 on one of my Precision's and I love them. They were the nicest sounding bass in a recording session so I stuck with them. Do be aware that they are quite high tension and if you are used to rounds then they may be a shock. Another Precision has LaBella Low Tension flats are they are lovely to play. Lower tension than the Rotosound flats so easier to play but possibly a bit more thumpy. I really like both sets of flats and I can't decide on either as a favourite.

Fretted: Late 80's - D'addario Rounds 1990s - 2010: Elite Stadium Rounds 2010 - 2012: Ernie Ball Super Slinky Rounds 2012 - Present: Rotosound 66 Rounds Fretless: 2018 - Present: Rotosound 77 Flats/LaBella Low Tension Flats/LaBella Black Nylon Tapewound Need to try a set of TI Jazz on one of my fretless basses at some point.

Martin at the Bass Gallery might be able to do it.

I just tried my red Precision and zero neck dive. It literally doesn't move. This is using a standard Fender strap.

Gorgeous bass, very envious but nice one. It won't be long before I have one in my hands 😁

Yeah, I totally agree, thank to @Frank n funker for bringing this to our attention

Thank you, all corrected

Its not something I've ever thought about but recently I watched a few videos of my playing and I noticed that for the E and A string, I primarily use my index finger and then for the D and G string I switch to the middle finger and then go back and forth between fingers as I cross between stringers. Sometimes I'll use both fingers on a single string depending on what I'm playing but most of the time, its index for the E and A and middle for the D and G. I don't even know I'm doing it and has never slowed me down or caused me issues. You can see it a bit in this studio clip, https://www.facebook.com/timshezmusic/videos/766042981206589

Interesting as I get comments at pretty much every gig about how great it is to see someone playing a fretless, I love the sound of your fretless, you sound like Pino/Mick Karn and at one venue, the bar staff have renamed our band as 'Tim Shez and the Fretless Bass Player', much to our singers annoyance 🤣

Thank you 😁

I'm thinking of attending this as well although I've never been to one before or know how it works

Thanks @SamPlaysBass this is great info. I loved my PF500, it just so suited the sound I had in my head and the tone was perfect. I also recorded with a PF20 which again, sounded brilliant. Both amps with a fretless Precision and flats is heaven. I do like my MarkBass IV, I'd be more than happy to keep it and certainly would if the new Ampeg amps didn't exist. It creates a great sound and super easy to get a good tone from it but I do miss my Ampeg tone. Plus, hopefully with Yamaha onboard, we get the reliability although I never had any problems with any of my Ampeg gear.

Thanks @SamPlaysBass it looks like I will sell my MarkBass IV which is really good but I love Ampeg gear and I've been considering an SGT-DI so this will tick that box as well. I'll go for the V7 when funds allow.

Great rehearsal last night and a little different to normal. We got ourselves a drum pad and we've been programming in various sounds, pads and layers that our drummer can active during a song. So this week we decided to have a stripped back rehearsal which was a nice change as its usually always too loud. No effects, just an acoustic guitar, voice, fretless bass and drums with brushes. We also wrote a new song which was sounding pretty good so far.

Awesome, I'd like to see the vintage white in the flesh as I love the surf green but the vintage white I think is more fitting. The feedback so far from those who have tried them has all been really positive so it sounds like a winner

Are you going to buy one? I know I will be when funds allow.

His name's not on the list so he can't join our ragtag group of 'Thomann discounted Squier 40th Anniversary Club' 🤣

HAHAHAHA ok, I went by importance, red first as they are more fiery and feisty, then blonde as blondes have the most fun and then green as they are green with envy of the other two 🤣 1. Frank n funker - Red Precision 2. Linus27 - Red Precision 3. GlamBass74 - Red Precision 4. grapefruitmoon - Red Precision 5. Delberthot - Red Precision 6. Phil Starr - Red Precision 7. Jd56hawk - Red Precision 8. Sharkfinger - Vintage Blonde Precision 9. ezbass - Vintage Blonde Precision 10. Odi - Vintage Blonde Precision 11. Uncle psychosis - SFG Jazz 12. floFC - SFG Jazz

So I've gone back over this thread and from what I can work out, this is who's taken advantage of this awesome offer. I dont think I've missed anyone?? 1. Linus27 - Red Precision 2. GlamBass74 - Red Precision 3. Sharkfinger - Vintage Blonde Precision 4. floFC - SFG Jazz 5. ezbass - Vintage Blonde Precision 6. Frank n funker - Red Precision 7. Odi - Vintage Blonde Precision 8. grapefruitmoon - Red Precision 9. Delberthot - Red Precision 10. Uncle psychosis - SFG Jazz 11. Phil Starr - Red Precision 12. Jd56hawk - Red Precision

That reminds me of this that I read the other day, 'Have you ever thought about this? In 100 years like in 2123 we will all be buried with our relatives and friends. Strangers will live in our homes we fought so hard to build, and they will own everything we have today. All our possessions will be unknown and unborn, including the car we spent a fortune on, and will probably be scrap, preferably in the hands of an unknown collector. Our descendants will hardly or hardly know who we were, nor will they remember us. How many of us know our grandfather's father? After we die, we will be remembered for a few more years, then we are just a portrait on someone's bookshelf, and a few years later our history, photos and deeds disappear in history's oblivion. We won't even be memories. If we paused one day to analyze these questions, perhaps we would understand how ignorant and weak the dream to achieve it all was. If we could only think about this, surely our approaches, our thoughts would change, we would be different people. Always having more, no time for what's really valuable in this life. I'd change all this to live and enjoy the walks I've never taken, these hugs I didn't give, these kisses for our children and our loved ones, these jokes we didn't have time for. Those would certainly be the most beautiful moments to remember, after all they would fill our lives with joy. And we waste it day after day with greed, greed and intolerance.' Anon

I know, I think there's about 3 spelling mistakes in the book, and to think I had it proof read by two other people.

Something I did with all my old photos was put together a photobook with a section for each band. Bonusprint has a great program that you can download and let's you import your photos and has lots of superb effects and editing tools. Once you have created it, you then ping the order off and they will print it up. You can choose book size, hardback/softback, glossy how many pages and all manner of effects. It's up to you on how creative you want to be but it's super easy to use and a book of about 140 pages was about £120. As I've played for 37 years, I cant get all the bands in one book, so book 1 is from 1987 to 2012, book 2 which I am working on now is 2017 - 2020 and book 3 is from 2020 onwards. Maybe they'll be a book 4 depending on how much longer I keep playing for.

Just had the pickups in my Japanese Fender 62RI Fretless Precision replaced and these are the old ones that came out. They actually sounded really nice but I can't see any markings etc. on them. Do they look like standard Japanese Fender pickups?