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I'd never heard of Sean Malone so googled him and have just finished listening to the whole of Focus , amazing bass playing and wow what an influential ahead of it's time album , I'm not a metaler particularly but I loved it , RIP Sean,

MonoNeon blows my mind

I find cos of where the strap button is on semi basses it pushes the neck further away so I'd wonder if shorter scale would be negated by where the basses sits on your body ? I've got a rivoli which I love the sound of but rarely gig cos on a strap it feels like the nut end is a long way away

For me standards are the show tunes of the 20s 30s 40s that became the repertoire jazz musicians used , to apply it to current cover band rep doesn't make much sense to me Re. Preacher man Tommy Cogbill goes nuts on that, he started as a jazz guitarist , it's interesting how much his approach varies, from just laying it down on Aretha's Chain of Fools to soloing with a plectrum over the choruses of Elvis's I'm moving on

I agree with the rest of your post about dangerous far right stuff being given oxygen by the media and Morrissey has said some pretty abhorrent stuff but I listen to radio 4 alot and I've never heard anything like what you've mentioned here , got any examples?

Looks great, don't mod it too much though or it won't be such a bargain

I've heard honk used by soundmen and players from time to time to describe too much upper mid

Killer playing and love the j snarling tone Just worked out the lick at 42 seconds, just a blues scale but made me go ooh I like that I want it in the arsenal

Can a bass with loads of sustain still thump? Is it just a style thing , old school thump of Jamerson or glassy boutique sustain of Anthony Jackson , I know what you mean beedster sustain seems much coveted yet the appeal of the vintage fender sound on all those iconic records has a lot to do with dead strings and the low mass bridge

My dad saw him have a tantrum in a cafe in Selsey and fling his dinner up the wall

Played on once, not my style but it played and sounded great

Got an SVT haven't taken it on a gig for years , used a class d for ages , most of the time it's a DI going FOH anyway and I'm ashamed to say I can't be bothered , I don't kid myself the class d sounds as good but it's just so practical for what I do

Didn't know about these, just listened to Derrick Hodge, inspirational stuff

This seems very sensible to me I've always fancied a strat bass!

Me too! suits me though , easier get in and kinda suits the music better

Thanks for that , I'll check the acoustic one too , couldn't believe the prices Unfortunately getting it eq'd on the desk isn't an option , it's a super (s)wanky place and the soundman is a bit stressy and clueless and insists the mix is sorted and he'll take care of it when he wanders around with an ipad , for this reason I brought my mesa d800 to use as a pre and he said no you can't use amp , I said I haven't got a cab just using it as a pre but he didn't understand and said no you can't you use an amp!! I'm not gonna fight it as apart from that it's a good gig, great musicians , decent money etc so pick your battles and all that Know what you mean about the bridge pick up on jazzes , I have a fair bit of neck in there as well and it's the most balanced jazz I've had

Oh b*ll*cks, well spotted mate

Already or it rolled right off , good shout though

I play Ps with flats for some things but it's a Latin trio and I'm going for more of jaco bridge pick up punchy sound , I'm using a 73 jazz with rounds which I love the sound of through an amp

I've got a regular gig and I have to go through the PA , used to be upright but now with distancing in mind the management want electric so I've been using a jazz bass, it sounds a bit zingy and thin through straight into a DI box so wondered what people reckoned about a pre pedal to beef it up ?

Great news , and I've been listening to Gary all day so some good came of the cruel hoax!

I'd say the jazz is much closer to 60s lake placid blue and I doubt that with poly finishes your basses would of changed colour that much, is it weird how much they vary and age differently though when you compare pics of pre cbs instruments

Haha , no purely kitchen based, Can't find the tongs then no problem just play double bass for a living for 20years and you'll have such thick skin on your fingertips you can dip em in boiling oil and not feel it!

Did it yesterday, went pretty well , the skin on my 2nd finger is so thick from all the long gigs on upright (great for turning sausages) I think only the bottom bit will peel and 1st finger is fine , been playing bass guitar and all good ,thanks for the advice guys