Immo

As long as the "vintage bass" is combined with "Japanese", it works. Don't ask, how or why, it just really works

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1393201395' post='2377391'] Ask Lemmy if they could borrow the original to copy? [/quote] Nobody actually ASKS Lemmy to lend anything, they just put a trail of 50cl shot glasses of Jack Daniel's that is long enough to lead him astray for a while.

I feel for you mate. I know this feeling (but it never happened in front of audience, as I'm a home player): each time I'm given a new bass, I have a hard time adjusting and mess everything up. The only exceptions to this rule are narrow necked (MiJ/CiJ usually) P-Basses/Tele Basses and the late Ibanez JTKB200 which felt like crafted for me.

If they'd do a Jaguar-style bass, I'd be buying one right now.

I cecently looked at Ditto X2 by TC Electronic. That looks very promising. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58T4yGJ4J4Y

Unfortunately, in Polish pawn shops they usually only have cr*ppy, finger-hurting basses made by Chinese corporations I need to take a serious pawn shop stroll, though, maybe I'll get lucky

I usually play with only one (index) finger too and often use the middle finger only to mute the strings. And I play much faster with one finger than with two! But I can play with two, I just find using one finger more comfy. If a master like James Jamerson was playing skillfully with one finger, a peon like me can do it too.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1392231208' post='2366281'] Geezer started out playing a Precision on the first three albums (...) [/quote] Oooh, so THAT'S WHY I love those most

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1392295152' post='2366854'] Looks like an early Wal to me... At least from the screen grab at the top. [/quote] +1 from me, especially considering the deep and rich sound of the bass - it really sounds Wal-ish. EDIT: Looks similar, if not identical: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/25572-feeler-wal-pro-ii-passive/"]+ Link to another burst WAL bass[/url]. And from Basschat, actually!

Why bother, it's "Top of the Pops", so it's playback Seriosuly, though, here it is in the best resolution possible. http://www.incognito.org.uk/gallery/IncognitoMusicians/Paul__quot_Tubbs_quot__Williams.jpg

Simply. Awesome.

The groove. You can listen to it continuously, your head and/or feet are moving and the song simply dies when the bass is silenced.

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1391185589' post='2354353'] You know, Immo, this thread is pointless without SOUNDS… when can we hear some sampleses? [/quote] We had a little jam at our workplace (perks of having an recording room) and while I was gone, my colleague recorded the bass. Plugged into audio interface, picked, both PUs at full, tone fully open. Strung with GHS Precision Flatwounds.

[quote name='MaGrOtTeN' timestamp='1392126604' post='2365022'] I never remember a conversation about the weather... Even Flea can't pull that one off! [/quote] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3_CSDD0lFc[/media]

[quote name='MaGrOtTeN' timestamp='1392125338' post='2364987'] [i]COULD[/i] being the operative word I was at that RHCP gig... they aren't a very serious band so it works nicely. [/quote] So you should remember that Flea actually DID a weather talk

Due to the fact I only play EADG 4-stringer softly, I've also been told I'm not a bass player (which actually I ain't, but purely for lack of skill reasons).

I used Fender Nylon Tapewounds. Astonished by the effect at first, but later I started to hear a plastic-like fret noise. I guess they're great on fretless bass, but on fretted P they had that squeak that irritated the hell out of me, on the "organic" level, sort of like smacking. By the way, I use Rotosound 88 TruBass tapewounds and they don't have that issue at all!

Never played to any audience, but I'd certainly talk to them if I had a chance. Being quite shy at first, probably I'd start with something cheesy like a weather talk, but it always could turn into a nice laugh, right? I'd try to say something funny, in general. Not a big absorbing stopper, but just a few seconds of giggle. I also love the idea of sign along, especially when the songs are not the band's, but rather they're something widely popular (or maybe even anthems; Flea did that on RHCP's concert at Slane Castle in Ireland, 2003; after the anthem, he talked to audience about his grandmother, who was Irish).

I successfully gigged with guitar Vox Pathfinder. Guitarist had combo of exact same model and the drummer had a full set of drums two meters away and we still played nicely. So I guess I ain't an objective person

[quote name='AngelLaHash' timestamp='1392028447' post='2363666'] I am doing a PMM one but it dosnt look Pritty I hope i got the MM in the correct place but i would like some thing to Cover the MESS i made with Chopping out the hole :'( [/quote] Buy some raw pickguard material and create a pickguard of whatever shape you like

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1391786108' post='2361295'] There is one more thing I do on my wiring: I put a .01 capacitor inline from the hot lead of the bridge pickup to its volume pot. This cuts a little bit of low end, which isn't there anyway on a bridge position pickup, and a tad of volume, hence using a "hot" pickup like the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz, and cures the impedance volume drop with both pickups full on. [/quote] I did similar thing - I "treble bled" the neck PU's VOL pot, it did similar thing

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1391386262' post='2356680'] My favorite bass is probably the bass I haven't bought/built yet. [/quote] [quote name='JazzBassfreak' timestamp='1391386811' post='2356684'] Best answer ever! XD [/quote] And worst at the same time... Oh, the G.A.S.

Tried many basses, but the good old P seema to do the right trick for me. For me, P-Bass of any simple variant (51 P-Bass, [b]P-Bass[/b], Telecaster Bass I & [b]Telecaster Bass[/b] [b]II[/b], TNB-110 SP, [b]PP-Bass[/b], Boxer Bass, Big Block P-Bass) is the right thing... Sound is straightforward, no-nonsense instrument with perfect comfort of using More sophisticated ones (Precision Hollowbody A∕E, Elite P-Bass etc) are also cool.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1391366890' post='2356313'] I can vouch for the dual split-pickup configuration - used together they just roar! [/quote] They roar indeed

[quote name='beegee' timestamp='1391360702' post='2356178'] Fender already made a three pickup bass, the urge bass [/quote] Of course they had, but it has a predefined set of pickups meant to work together. I'm sceptic about the mismatched sets of 3+ pickups, that's all.