Kiwi

+1 youtube has to be a first stop on the search, Kate. As far as I'm aware though there ain't a lot of electric double bassists playing dance tracks out there. I suspect you may have to improvise a little bit by looking at technique lessons for double bassists (which may have a jazz or classical emphasis) and then repetoire lessons for electric bassists in the style that your partner wants to play.

[quote name='7string' post='674562' date='Dec 4 2009, 10:38 PM']Seems like the UK pickup gurus can more than hold there own.[/quote] Andy at Wizard used to work for Kent Armstrong so has wound pickups for some fairly well known US based manufacturers

Basswood has often been described as having a mid emphasis and poor lows. Its popular with Ibanez because they use it a lot in their guitars. The lack of lows can be compensated for with pickup design but it takes a bit more focus on the design to come up with a good sounding instrument.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='674296' date='Dec 4 2009, 05:29 PM']who's the tasty bird in your avatar?[/quote] Trade in deal. One in the hand is worth two in the bush apparently.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='674002' date='Dec 4 2009, 10:49 AM']Best ring Andy - he's a great guy and a lot of help. I won't buy pickups anywhere else now.[/quote] +1 I remember you and I chatting about replacements. I won't have any other kind of soapbars in my instruments either. The kiwi customs he made me are astounding - warm, sweet and clean.

Hey Johan, welcome aboard Got a link for TKS? Nice choice in amps, let me know if you ever want to tell the Quatravalve.

[quote name='jimmypreston' post='671530' date='Dec 1 2009, 08:37 PM']i h8 my disese![/quote] Be cool about it, we are Just stick something in your sig if you want people to know about your condition and if you encounter any issues, talk to me or a mod.

Ni hao Ni hao ma? What are you up to in Taiwan?

Do yours get really hot after a gig? Mine are almost too hot to touch. They used to warm the car up nicely on a winters evening on the way back.

Oh blimey, I've just soiled myself again...NURSE!!! Thats the first complete Pro 4000 + matching 4x12 rig I've ever seen apart from the adverts. Do you have two Pro4000's? What are the serials? Does the 4x12 have the original volt speakers or replacements?

I've had one on a passive bass and it sounded more like an active bass, which wasn't bad. I tried the same maximiser on an active bass and it just made things sound more scoopy. I think they're the sort of kit that might be worth having if you prefer a vintage sound most of the time but occasionally need to do some slapping.

Failing that, check: The size of the piezo transducers and see if the contact point is slipping in between windings on the string. Or whether the piezo has been damaged or the saddle filed down to take the string.

Sounds all too similar to the situation with my last band. We were turned into a gigging machine and it was doing my head in.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='664754' date='Nov 25 2009, 09:33 AM']Can you raed tihs? Olny srmat poelpe can, alelgdely.[/quote] Taht tchnqeiue only wrkso wthi smplei wrdos. Try tknaig the cnsnntsooa nda sprtneaaig tehm form the vwloes, then spllneig lngeor wrdos wtih the smae lttrees at ecah end. [spoiler]That technique only works with simple words. Try taking the consonants and separating them from the vowels, then spelling longer words with the same letters at each end.[/spoiler] Lkie: eblssthmnaiet [spoiler]establishment[/spoiler] uccsnnuoois [spoiler]unconscious[/spoiler] or eevn mbttsroauain [spoiler]masturbation[/spoiler] Its not so esay tehn...

[quote name='tobyw' post='668164' date='Nov 28 2009, 11:58 AM']Hi People, Just joined the world of Bass Chat. I am 33 and based in Fareham (between Southampton & Portsmouth) Hampshire.[/quote] My birthplace! I spent my formative years in Warsash too. Welcome :-)

Oh thats a real shame, the pub is an institution in its own right. I've been there a few times.

Klaus Noll does a 3 band parametric eq. for the ultimate in versatility. [url="http://www.noll-electronic.de/sites_d/bassel.html"]http://www.noll-electronic.de/sites_d/bassel.html[/url] Great circuits, Ritter use them. Clean without sounding brittle, warm without losing focus.

They're also pretty sensitive so can be used with heads ranging from 100w up to 600w+

I've been told by a luthier I know here in NZ that a famous acoustic guitar maker is less discriminate about where some of their wood comes from because they simply can't get enough of it to meet demand when sourced through official channels.

I have two Neo 212 cabs I bought one and played it for about 6 months...then I bought another. Good for hollow stages. So light they should be chained to the floor.

Hey Jimmy, welcome to the forum. We have a couple of members who have dyslexia and they've found spell-checking to be of some help. Drop me a PM if you would like me to put you in contact with them. Dyslexia shouldn't be a barrier to you enjoying Basschat.

Oh god, I hope he's removed the almost-rascist impersonations of chinese people. My chinese partner, who I took to see him, dealt with it very graciously.

Hi Alex, welcome aboard Hope u have some fun here.

Finger strength is important but you don't need to be like this bloke: The reason why martial artists don't look like this... ...is because extra bulk slows them up and reduces the amount of control they can exercise. Also by over exercising you risk tendonitis, muscle strain and other issues. Plus you may also be exercising a different set of muscles with rubber bands or hand exercisers to the ones that you actually use to play with. I'd suggest just practice regularly to the level that you need and when your fingers or hands start to feel sore take a break for a day or two. Your strength will build up naturally. Consider a heavier gauge of strings than the ones you normally use if you have a second bass?