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[quote name='dc2009' post='1291223' date='Jul 3 2011, 05:49 PM']Mmm, asides indie where 4 strings (and fenders) seem an absolute must, I think if you watch a pop performance on a show nowadays the bass player will invariably have a 5, perhaps something ultra-high end or maybe simpler. I think I see a lot of ray 5s used in modern pop music, as they keep the traditional enough shape but somehow seem to less obviously have 5 to the eye?[/quote] I think in modern pop music a 5 string is pretty important,purely because a lot of pop is recorded using synth bass. If you are doubling on electric and synth bass,you might be able to get away with a 4 string for the numbers played on electric bass,but I know that on a lot of my gigs I need a 5 string.

If you are playing a slow ballad and you need to play a semibreve (or two tied together),you don't want the note to die after 3 beats. I'd much rather have an instrument that has good sustain,because I can always mute the strings and make the notes shorter.

I think that the bass is still considered to be a four string instrument,for the most part. A few weeks ago I would have said that the five string had pretty much become the 'new standard',but a couple of weeks ago a guy came up to me and was all "Wow,a five string".....so I guess in some circles the five is still not particularly common.

Behringer Ultra DI?

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1290879' date='Jul 3 2011, 11:40 AM']You need a P bass for Police sounds... and if you want a light one you could get yourself one of these they only weigh 8.12lbs [url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=11040414260931"]http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars...=11040414260931[/url][/quote] I've just bought one of these. It's nice and light,and great quality. It really punches above it's weight.

My setup is dead simple....I run a David Gage Realist direct into a Roland Cube 100. If I'm doubling on electric,I run the upright through an Aphex Bass Xciter,then in to the Boss LS2 to match volumes between the upright and electric and to allow for easy switch overs.

No disrespect to the band- I regularly gig with Rob on keys and Carl(the sax player) deps for me occasionally.....but I am always surprised that a tribute band gets gigs that big.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1289675' date='Jul 1 2011, 10:37 PM'][b]No songs in the same time signature next to each other[/b][/quote] Really? So at least every other song that you play is not in 4/4 then?

[quote name='stevie' post='1289423' date='Jul 1 2011, 06:49 PM']I think the original was a Motown song, wasn't it?[/quote] No,it was on Philadelphia International.

[quote name='Linus27' post='1289379' date='Jul 1 2011, 06:16 PM']Yeah I am leaning towards the Boss. Plus its white and I have a thing about anything white at the moment [/quote] Racist

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1289154' date='Jul 1 2011, 03:24 PM']Personally I'm happy with unplugging & plugging. It only takes a second and most basses have a volume knob. I use a planet waves cable with a latching mute button in the jack - does the job for me in achieving a quick silent switchover without spending silly amount of money to save a couple of seconds on a gig.[/quote] I suppose it depends how much time you have to swap over. I use the LS2 mostly to switch between my electric bass and either my upright or synth depending on the gig.In those cases there may only be a bar to switch over,so an A/B box is vital.Even if I'm using two electric basses,I find it's much smoother and easier to just switch channels rather fanny about unplugging cables.

[quote name='Davo-London' post='1289006' date='Jul 1 2011, 01:42 PM']That said if you have a custom bass made they will never be a bolt-on neck.[/quote] Will they not? Plenty of custom bass makers make bolt on necks.

[quote name='KevB' post='1288966' date='Jul 1 2011, 01:21 PM']And there was I looking forward to Miller's appraisal of the achievements of Archbishop Desmond and I find this! Bah... [/quote] Well,the track and album were named after the Archbishop,so....... That's a good interview. The 'Tutu Revisited' is great,and I'll need to get the anniversary edition of 'Tutu'.

I've not got a chart for it,sorry,but I had to read this at the weekend. Great tune. Edit.......Anthony Jackson on bass.

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1288339' date='Jun 30 2011, 10:52 PM']I put some Dimarzio Ultra Jazz (split humbuckers) in my jazz and I've found the neck pickup to be far more useful than it ever was before. It's really full, punchy and rounded but still retains plenty of clarity. Might be worth a look for an easy solution![/quote] I've got these in my Jazz aswell,but added a series/parallel switch,which gives a real fatness to the sound. The thing with the Ultra Jazz pickups is that because they are split humbuckers ,you can wire them up so that each pickup can be switched to run in series/parallel individually. If you wanted to you could add a switch to the front pickup which would make it more Precision-like. It won't be exact,but it will be closer.

[quote name='DirkThrust' post='1288307' date='Jun 30 2011, 10:19 PM']I've always had the same problem and no amount of practise cured it which is probably indicative of poor technique.[/quote] If no amount of practice is curing things then you are obviously practising the wrong things. [quote name='Colledge' post='1288338' date='Jun 30 2011, 10:52 PM']i've never tried playing with a metronome but i can see how it can help. i'll give it a try.[/quote] A metronome won't help you clean up your technique. I'd recommend practising slowly and accurately. If you are struggling with complex lines,play them out of time and again concentrate on playing accurately and cleanly.

Another best bassist poll that is based more on the popularity of their bands than anything else.

Just get an AB box. I use a Boss LS2 Line Selector because it's got more flexibility and you can balance the volumes of the two inputs.

[quote name='51m0n' post='1287348' date='Jun 30 2011, 09:37 AM']Now join the middle to semiquavers together:- da diddy da, da diddy da, da diddy da, da diddy da |[/quote] This is why I recommend counting over vocalising...When I read out this particular example the natural rhythm I would say it in would be- quaver,2 semi quavers,quaver (x4),which would result in the bar being in 6/4. If you count and want to tie the middle semi quavers together,you would count 1 e (&) a, etc. and there is then no room for confusion.

[quote name='Bankai' post='1287270' date='Jun 30 2011, 07:36 AM']What happened to his old band? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZafczuvx1s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZafczuvx1s[/url][/quote] Maybe they got replaced after the shambles at the Coachella Festival?

[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1286163' date='Jun 29 2011, 10:27 AM']Unless you go into the lesson with the wrong attitude you won't be humiliated (unless you choose a really bad teacher!) Go for it![/quote] Exactly. You shouldn't be humiliated at all,but you should get your arse kicked (in a good way) and learn new stuff that you can't do or don't know.

I love playing fretless...I've not had much of a chance to gig it for a while though.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1285096' date='Jun 28 2011, 11:24 AM']I saw John Patitucci, who has more technique in his little finger than I could dream of, and he anchored on the pickup cover.[/quote] Patitucci's anchor point changes as he moves up the strings though,it's not fixed on the pickup.When he's playing the top two strings his thumb is usually on the D string,the side of his thumb mutes the A, while his ring and little fingers mute the E and B strings. That's pretty much the way that my right hand works too,although not as well because Patitucci is just awesome. I don't particularly like the floating thumb,although I've caught myself using it on occasion,but I don't find that I get as much power from it-it's great for playing lightly,but for me it lacks 'balls'.

Some of the stuff that I've played on that is on itunes is classed as pop and alternative.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='1283034' date='Jun 26 2011, 03:20 PM']Some on here often seem to have a go at Adam Clayton of U2, but one of those slapper-widdlers mentioned would completely ruin U2s sound, whereas AC is happy to play what the songs require of him. And gets paid a fortune - hence being professional.[/quote] This,for me,is where it becomes a grey area. While a player like Adam Clayton is a professional,he's not in the same league as player like Trevor Barry,Steve Pearce and Paul Westwood. If U2 hadn't been successful he probably wouldn't have been able to sustain a career as a musician. As far as I'm concerned,there is a huge difference between the professional 'band' musicians and professional 'working' musicians.