Pinball

[quote name='bassintheface' timestamp='1402294295' post='2471681'] It is difficult! I can play a sing on acoustic guitar and sing quite happily. Give me a bass and anything more complex than a 4/4 dotted crotchet quaver rhythm and it all falls apart! Harmonies are a nightmare. I know so many bassists that find it difficult. [/quote] Same here, although I struggle to remember the words but can play guitar and sit with a music stand and learn, I find it much more difficult with bass. It really annoys me as I wrote the songs on guitar. [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1402291438' post='2471666'] I have been able to achieve some success at this, just by constantly doing it over the years. The bass line tends to simplify. Some songs are simply a no-no. Definitely hard work. Lots of homework is the only constructive idea I can come up with. Haven't seen the abovementioned video. If that link is reposted, I'll be giving it some attention! [/quote] Thats been my solution, practice practice practice until the bass playing becomes automatic and it all clicd. I'm getting somewhere at last. I only song on 3 numbers but I'm getting there.

ESP basses and many of the ESP/LTD's are great. Many are loaded with EMG's such as my Surveyor. Its a great piece of kit. I like Spector Basses too but find the playing position of ESP's tends to suit me better.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1402162959' post='2470651'] To the OP: How long have you had that bass and where did you get it? It looks very like the one that I owned for a while and sold to Pinball on here.... It had a few previous owners too - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/177749-sold-beautiful-carvin-xb-75p-5-string-bass/page__hl__carvin"]http://basschat.co.u...age__hl__carvin[/url] It's a gorgeous bass with a fantastic range of tones and it is very playable - top choice, and certainly the best five string I ever owned. Sadly, I just found that five strings was not for me... Of course, if this is a different bass - forget what I just said! [/quote] Same one Conan, its an absolute peach. I loved the sound and had Status Half's on it. Nice and light too. I went back to playing 4's for a while and traded it for an Esh. I have very fond memories of it. [quote name='CMR Bass' timestamp='1402165621' post='2470702'] Yeah, she's an absolute beaut! I've just restrung it E-C with 28-95 D'Addario round wounds. I've never played a bass with as much growl as this one. [/quote] I saw it on ebay and the think the add was way off as I was pretty sure it was a 2000's bass. That means it benefitted from Carvin upgrades in the late 90's, which included great pups. It's in the Carvin Museum as Dougal's bass here: [url="http://www.carvinmuseum.com/playersgallery/xb75.html"]http://www.carvinmus...llery/xb75.html[/url] I rate it as on a par with anything else that I tried. Congratulations on a nice bass

Thanks, I can't wait to get my hands on it. [quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1402142893' post='2470398'] Congrats - nice bass - remember the blade switch position at the bridge end is parallel wiring and classic Stingray sound - and towards the neck is series which is a fattened up tone with more mids. Centre is series with filter (to replicate single coil). [/quote] OK thanks.

Well I've taken the plunge. A very black Sterling Ray35 so lets hope its a nice as described. Link here:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201099881305?_trksid=p2055120.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Yep please sign even if your not from Bristol as who knows you may want to play there one day. Also share the link

My recommendations would be based on trial are the Ibanez Prestige or Premium range and Yamaha TRB1005. If you like EMG's an ESP or LTD Surveyor and Schecter Stiletto. As an overall package I think that the Ibanez takes some beating as they are so comfortable to play. That means a lot.

Heads up! It's the Bristol Acoustic Music Festival today and it looks like there is lots of stuff going on all day in the Colston Hall foyer. Much of it is free so if you bored why not mosey along. I'm going along later as some of my favourite bands are playing later. Cheers

A long long way to go but 18,000 signatures in a couple of days is good going. Keep the sigs coming in. I have a personal interest as I want to play there one day.

signed

Update: I went around a few Bristol yestarday and tried a few MM types. It confirmed that I do want a stingray. I tried a black USA mm in PMT that was really nice. They also had the cheaper Subs in so I was able to compare them. I played a 5 string Sub that was great value at £350, very well made and sounded good to me. It would make a fantastic first or gigging bass. The USA one had something extra though. I also tried and Ibanez attack 200 (cheapest in their range) which did nothing for me. I suspect if I'm going to have to pay a bit more and get a nice one to be happy with it. What I liked was the sound as soon as you pick it up, no nonsense basses.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1400545686' post='2454905'] Hello, my name is Mornats and Pinball is a bad influence on me. We play in a band together and he's always sending me links to basses for sale. [/quote] That's because I want you to buy them so that I can try them out. You know you need them! I should add that I played a little game when I joined my other band (The Angry badgers). At the time I switched from 4 to 5 strings and had 4 basses (5 on occasions due to ongoing trades) and managed to take a different bass to practice every week for 7 weeks in a row. I was disappointing when I eventually had to use one of the basses a 2nd time. < sad bastard

Get a really long strap?

Very pretty I liked your red fretless but this is as nice if not nicer I look forward to hearing it, hopefully Thursday with BS?

Hi, if it were me its an easy choice. Comparatively the SR800 is a more expensive instrument. It may have Bartolini electronics, which I love although it could have Ibanez electronics if its an old one. It's made in Japan (I have had two MIJ Ibanez basses that have both been superb) and it has a set up. It also has had a production run of 25 years so there must be something good about it. No brainer! Here's a quote: [i][color=#414141][font=Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]For 25 years the SR800 has given bass players a modern alternative. With its continued popularity, Ibanez is constantly endeavoring to answer the wider needs of a variety of players, at a variety of budgets. But no matter what the specs, the heart is the same-SR continues to excite with its smooth, fast neck, lightweight body, and perfectly matched electronics.[/size][/font][/color][/i] [color=#414141][font=Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]The others are nice capable basses but not in the same class in my book. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#414141][font=Arial, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Note: You should always try before you buy if possible.[/size][/font][/color]