miles'tone

Head In The Sand - Hoodoo Gurus

It depends on what kind of tone you want. If you're liking it how it already is then leave it. Perhaps it's the pre recording session anticipation/anxiety that's making you overthink things? We've all been there I'm sure.

Sounds interesting. Will check that out ta 👍

Easy Rider - Jimi

The Family Jewels - MARINA

Welwyn Heights - Kate Bush

Upstairs Downstairs - Graham Gouldman · 1968

F**k You God - Bad Boy Bubby

Bold Soul Sister

The Worm That Turned - FNM

Backdoor Man - Willie Dixon

If it was me building this, I would put the bass together first, set it up and then get a feel for where your sweetspot is acoustically when you're playing it. Stick the pickup there 👍

No they have a thinner neck, almost uniform from nut to fingerboard end. The thru-neck (not bolt on) probably helps though.

Friday Night, Saturday Morning - The Specials RIP Terry x

Yep! I'm loving all this. I feel like I'm discovering secrets to music from another world. Which I am really. Keep them coming!

Thanks for this! What a great way to make sense of the whole piece. I should be able to sightread those 8th notes once I get the rust off. What a great way to try! Brill 🙂

Thanks a lot. Yes Scott Thunes is a big fan of Bartók so I've dipped my toe in a bit. The little I've heard sounds like horror movie music...I've read that they used one of his pieces in The Shining. Later I learned that Bartók is from Transylvania. Makes sense... I like it. Nice change from 12 bar down the pub!

Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites

After replying to the What Are You Listening To Right Now thread I thought it would be a good idea to start this one. I love the bass playing of Scott Thunes who played with Frank Zappa, always interesting with his gnarly, tight and punky P bass with a pick sound. He was the first (and maybe only) musician that Frank hired to be given "carte blanche", free reign to improvise however he felt when they played live, usually providing out of the box lines, colourfully harmonising with counterpoint melodies and instant responses to Franks improvised solos. Zappa trusted him that much. Scott, although playing hard like a punk, always cites many classical composers as his main inspirations. Add to that seeing Sting gush about Bach during the excellent and fairly recent Rick Beato interview and I just have to take a peek down the classical rabbit hole! I don't know much about this kind of music at all, other than being familiar with the names of the biggies. What pieces should a noob like me be seeking out? Initially I would like to check out some music that I could try and play along to myself while I develop my classical ears, see what I can glean from it and hopefully get my basslines sounding more harmonically interesting. I can read bass clef but not sight read in real time if that matters at all. Any pointers or suggestions will be most appreciated! Thanks gang.

Béla Bartók. I'm heavily inspired by Scott Thunes who played bass for Frank Zappa. He always gives Bartók a shout out for influencing his own playing so I'm trying to give him a whirl. I know what I like when I hear it regarding classical music but I don't know anything about in any depth. I did this with jazz about 20 years ago (still happily got one foot down that rabbit hole), so it's the classical composers turn now I can "hear" it better these days. I'm going for a walk, I may be some time...🤞

Eternal Flame - The Bangles

CHOOOON!! 👌 (as the kids say)

Even My Vest Is Against Me - Rhos

I'd be looking at installing a Dimarzio Split P pickup and a Gotoh high mass bridge if it were my bass. That would sort you out. Cheaper and easier too.

No Pu55y Blues - Grinderman