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Do I Do - Stevie Wonder and the Gladys Knight version of 'Heard it on the Grapevine'.

Someone heard you!

[quote name='karlfer' post='1173244' date='Mar 23 2011, 01:22 PM']Most of the gigs I do, turn round [s]too[/s] quickly [b]enough[/b] and you brain the guitarist . Karl.[/quote] Fixed!

[quote name='Krysbass' post='1158041' date='Mar 11 2011, 01:40 PM']My 1984 Westone Thunder III - second "proper" bass (the first one was a Thunder 1A). In its 26th year and going strong. [attachment=74523:WTIIIangle.JPG] EDIT: Thinking about it, I [u]would[/u] actually have no objection in principle to selling this bass, problem is that no-one would pay the money I’d want for it. [/quote] Try me!

[quote name='Gust0o' post='1173260' date='Mar 23 2011, 01:36 PM']Even split. Unless you're working with Axel Rose.[/quote] ...........and in that case, pay him less than the others

I bought a set of XL half rounds to use on my fretless about a months ago and at first they sounded amazing but have very quickly lost their tone and I can actually see where I have been fretting against the string as it's very dull in those parts compared to the rest of the string. Is this usual for these strings or did I get a duff set?

It is a tad expensive so it's a good job they've put loads of info about it and pics up isn't it?

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1167510' date='Mar 18 2011, 06:49 PM']I've just spotted his ebay-name. It rings a bell but I can't remember from what... of course it doesn't help that all his past listings are private. [/quote] He sells (usually) ludicrously over priced stuff. If you look at any thread here laughing at how much something cost there's a fair chance it's him.

Filth, just filth.

Personally, I prefer his playing on the Gladys Knight version. They're all good though!

Shame this is in the states - it's a lovely [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Vantage-VP820B-Neck-Thru-Bass-SKB-Case-Japan-/300537477561?pt=Guitar&hash=item45f96df9b9"]Vantage[/url]

The ones I own currently are in my sig, but here's a list of all of 'em: (In order of owning) Westone Concord (that I covered in pages from Melody Maker and varnished!) Ibanez Studio - heavy as hell but I wish I still had Pearl white Riverhead Unicorn - pre-owned by Dave Pegg! [b]BASS BREAK[/b] Crafter stingray abomination - lightest bass ever due to being (probably) from polystyrene. Burns Bison - suited the band I was in Hohner fretless headless. Westone Thunder 1A - beauty! Yamaha BB300 Shine SB35 - wanted to try a 5iver Ibanez Roadster Fretless - best sounding bass I've ever owned Westone Superheadless - superheadless, supercool! That's it - until I see a Thunder III. Or an Ibanez Studio Or an affordable Aria Pro II Or something else interesting!

[quote name='bassfunk' post='1164343' date='Mar 16 2011, 01:01 PM']If your gear is second hand how do you prove that you've owned it if it gets stolen? I have stuff I've traded for/bought on ebay that I don't have invoices/receipts for.[/quote] Take a photo of yourself with the gear and a photo of any serial numbers too. If you bought it off of ebay or online you should have paypal and email receipts/correspondence to prove you bought it, though I don't think it is too likely you will have to prove it - I never have.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1163890' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:55 PM']Does this constitute bad plywood? This might polarise opinion among non-fans of playable furniture... J.[/quote] Love it! Never seen a 2 part bridge like that either. What is it? The knobs look Aria Pro II-ish

Take lessons, learn to read music if you don't already.

Sexy Sexy[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180636956656&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_935wt_936"] Aria Pro Tri sound[/url]

[quote name='Sawtooth' post='1159834' date='Mar 12 2011, 08:43 PM']I can think of a couple of examples that I do Love below : Any pointers would be most welcome. [/quote] It's funny, but I'm pretty sure he's not slapping in this song! Certainly, if the video is live then you can see it's fingerstyle. Maybe that's why you love it?!

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1159334' date='Mar 12 2011, 02:26 PM']Yes but thats just a single string. If you dropped the entire bass down, then you need transposition.[/quote] Message received and understood.

[quote name='Joebass' post='1159231' date='Mar 12 2011, 12:56 PM']Sorry, but you're wrong there. It's exactly the same principle as woodwind instruments, i.e. so that the player doesn't have to sight transpose or learn new fingerings/positions. Logically, if you describe a bass in standard tuning as being at concert pitch, then a bass tuned down a half step would be in Db and the necessary transposition would need to be made to the score.[/quote] I see what you're saying and obviously when I write trumpet or sax parts etc the keys are transposed, but if, say, you drop the E string to a D, why does that change the key for the bass? All the other strings are in concert pitch and you may only visit the (lower) D string twice in the whole piece. Changing the key for the piece would mean you're fine on one string but then have to learn new fingerings for the other 3 (or 4 or 5).

[quote name='Joebass' post='1159119' date='Mar 12 2011, 11:27 AM']When you change the tuning of a bass it's not in concert pitch any more (e.g. when the player reads a C a B is sounded) so you have to compensate by changing the key of the written music. Here's an example: [url="http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/50205/Product.aspx"]get the funk out[/url] [url="http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqP76XWHQI0"]youtube[/url] P.S. The excess naturals in do I do are from writing in B and auto transposing to C without proofing.[/quote] When you change the tuning, a C is still a C. It's just on, for example, the 2nd fret rather than the 3rd. I wouldn't call 3rd fret on the 2nd string a C when I've detuned. So the score would stay the same, but a tab would change.