Linus27

I've been playing bass for 30 years now and have probably done something in the region of 600 gigs and I have predominantly played a Jazz bass because they have felt the most comfortable for me. Mostly because of the neck but also pick up placement, balance and tone. I would happily play a Precision but they have always felt a little more cumbersome with the necks not so comfortable and my playing would suffer. I would always come back to a Jazz which felt like putting my favourite trainers back on. However, over the last year, I'm beginning to find Jazz necks too thin and a little uncomfortable to play. My hand feels cramped when fretting as the neck feels too thin and narrow. I have always used all four fingers when fretting and play a lot of walking bass lines but I have noticed that using my little finger to fret is harder on a Jazz bass as my hand feels more squashed. I feel like its now harder to have my fingers flat across the board covering the frets as my hand is closed more because of the thinner neck. My fretless jazz I now find really uncomfortable to play. So I have been playing my 70's Precision a lot more and I am having no such trouble. It feels comfortable and no issues with fretting. I also have a Mike Dirnt Precision which is famous for having a very chunky neck and it feels very comfortable to play if not the most comfortable. I don't think anything has changed in my technique, I'm still playing walking bass line and the same stuff as I always have. I don't think anything has happened to my hands as playing the same stuff on a Precision is no problem, its just that Jazz necks are now feeling too thin and narrow and a little uncomfortable. I don't really know what else it could be. Has anyone else had something similar?

My daughter is singing in this on Friday. So can't wait to see her on stage at the O2

For me, I think punk created a generation of people who wanted to be musicians and at first thought they couldn't but were given the confidence that you can do your own thing and make your own sound, even if they didn't perhaps have the talent to be a virtuoso guitarist. Very similar to garage bands in the states. I think a lot of people picked up the guitar thanks to the influence of punk. This influence then led on to stuff like grunge, emo and punk rock bands like Green Day, Blink 182 as an example. If anything punk has had a longer life cycle than say Rock and Roll and quite possibly as big an impact.

Sold the above Teal Green Stingray back to Tom. She's been in good hands for the last 8 years and has been looked after with much love. Now she's back with Tom and I know she will be just as loved and looked after. Hope to see her back again in another 8 years As always, Tom is superb to deal with and is a great guy. Many thanks Tom.

To add a little more, its your cab I own now as I believe you sold it to Taria. I picked it up a couple of weeks back

This looks very nice. I love the tones I get out of my Fender Rumble 100v3 combo so this might be nice to try as my main head to go with my Epifani UL310. Love the no thrills look as well. Its 800w and comes with a foot switch and gig back and is around £550.

Gggrrrrrr Fender release a Japanese Limited Edition Fretless Jazz and guess what, its lined, like all their other Fretless Jazz basses gggrrr. Why Fender, why do you do this, just once will you please please please release a US standard, Japanese FSR or Mexican FSR, unlined Precision and Jazz bass. Please, just one with an unlined neck. Thank you.

I dont fully agree with that. If you were going to talk about the history of the motor car, you would do a piece on the Model T Ford. You may not go into the technical aspects of the car but you would do a section on it. I feel the Fender Precision was at the forefront of playing and shaping the role of bass in music and how people added bass in music transitioning from double bass to electric bass. You wouldn't go into the technical details of the bass like woods, pickups etc. but certainly its birth, its impact and importance.

Ok cool, I imagine around the £650 range.

Like the look of this. Any idea on output and price?

I would more than likely buy a 1970's Telecaster bass or a 1970's fretless Fender Precision.

I enjoyed it but it wasn't a patch on the drums episode. I felt it missed too many key things out, had no real direction and focused to much on bass as a frequency rather than an instrument and style. Herbie Flowers though, what a lovely guy and so humble.

Also around the same sort of time you had bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against The Machine who are worth a listen.

Congratulations. So what does that actually mean. What do they do for you and what do you have to do for them?

Yeah, I found the Ringo thing very interesting. Yep, totally agree about the snare thing as well, very pronounced. Oh, I loved the Motown bongo's lady, that part was brilliant.

Wish I could get that Precision sound out of mine, that is such a gorgeous tone when he plays finger style at the start.

Totally loved the Stewart Copeland episode and I wanted it to be twice as long. For me, it only scratched the surface. Loved the 30 second drum playing that went through the changes from marching up to The Beatles. That was brilliant. Did anyone see the natural Fender Telecaster bass that was in front of Stewart when he was making the first bass drum pedal in his house Huge gas now, it was gorgeous

He won't go far, he doesn't play a Precision 🤣🤣😂😂😂

And then in 6 months time you'll be saying that your amp doesn't cut through the mix and you want a cleaner tone and what pedal should you buy 🤣😂

I actually didn't mind the video, it was just one guys experience of his session life. The next person may well tell a totally difference story. What concerned me more was it looked like Scott was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms

Personally for me it would be, Miles Davis - A Kind of Blue John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Ray Brown - Soular Energy Ronnie Jordan - The Antidote Any Oscar Peterson album Any Count Basie album

Late to this party but that is an absolutely gorgeous sounding bass.

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