bass_dinger

People who wear their basses low, and thus, have to bend the wrists on their fretting hands at a sharp angle. My prejudice is that they therefore cannot play well - and certainly not with dexterity and finesse. Yet I see such players on videos, in huge bands, and they seem to be managing OK. Maybe my prejudice is irrational... Also, I don't understand how mathematicians calculate Pi and assume that it is all smoke and mirrors. I have an irrational prejudice about an irrational number....

When I played, I did so without effects (and indeed, without effectiveness). It felt unnecessarily complicated to add layers of effects to so short a setlist. Indeed, I never even touched the pickup selector or tone controls. Any variation that I wanted, I could achieve with different finger-placement on the plucking hand.

Is this list still up to date, I wonder? I wanted to share the list with someone based in Belgium, but @marcoelwray can't be found. Pilot error on my part? Or has this member left the forum?

I had the same issue when I first started on bass. The Fender model felt huge and unwieldy, but the Washburn was much more nimble. The neck was wider, and I liked the 3+2 tuners on the headstock (3 above, two below). I chose the bass that I most enjoyed playing, and which felt right in my hands.

So, I have decided to upgrade to an audio interface with midi ports - the Behringer https://www.thomann.co.uk/behringer_umc1820.htm which appears to have 8 instrument-input channels. It will replace a Yamaha AG03 (3 channels), chained to a Behringer Xenyx 802 (4 instrument-input channels). I need to use midi cables to join up the three midi devices, that have the following ports: ~ Kurzweil SP76 (midi In, midi Out) ~ E-MU Classic Keys (midi In, midi Out, midi Thru') ~ UMC 1820 (midi In, midi Out) I assume that it will be 1. Kurzweil SP76, midi Out > 2. midi In of the E-MU Classic Keys / midi Out of the E-MU Classic Keys> 3. midi In of the UMC 1820. And if I want the PC to play the keyboard, I take the advice of @BigRedX : 4. That is, midi Out of the UMC 1820 > midi in of the Kurzweil SP76. So, I will need three midi cables? _Behringer UMC1820 – Thomann UK.html

Good point, well made. No Ali Express for me, especially when the real thing is available - and I can try before I buy.

Hi @jery978. Welcome to basschat.co.uk Do have a look at https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/3-introductions/ and tell us a little about yourself.

I do like a Gibson J200 - I was a big fan of the Reverend Gary Davis who used them for his fingerpicked blues. However, I could never afford the real thing. So, off to Ali Express I go. Strictly browsing....

He was aiming at the harmonica player, who got up and started playing during the premiere of the 1812. Tchaikovsky was so grateful to that audience member for his timely intervention, that he wrote the part into all subsequent performances. True story.

"Deer pants" has a nice descending bass line - I always used to play the octave line from Bach's Air on a G string underneath it.

Congratulations on your first bass...

@TrevorRis right - if one has only ever heard a bass guitar on a recording, through headphones or a laptop speaker, or even a hifi, then the sound of a real bass is shockingly powerful. One can mute the notes, play them shorter, not let the open strings ring out. One can even set the amp controls to 'flat' (no cut, no boost). All those techniques will tame the bass sound. However, ultimately, the bass is a powerful instrument. I would worry less about the specifications and the numbers, and more about what instrument feels best in your hands.

That reminds me, I must buy myself an ice lolly...

Indeed yes

Robert @bass_dinger I have bought a new car, and more basses, and retired from work, all to make my attendance more possible. It was a sacrifice that I was willing to make.... Is there a table for people selling their bass gear? Or will that be a separate thread?