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[quote name='Eddie Twothumbs' post='1276272' date='Jun 20 2011, 07:55 PM']Love my precision lyte, been on the fender site with serial number, found it to be a 1983, has gold hardware and is in a kind of sunburst but more orangy rather than red, got one knock in the head but pretty good otherwise, came from america (some of you suggest thats good some favour the jap ones)[/quote] As far as I'm aware,the Precision Lyte was Japanese made and started from around '89. I'm not familiar with any early '80s US models.

I don't think it's a big deal either way-I always want a couple more frets. If I'm playing a Fender with 20 frets I'll play some things in different positions-and if I [i]need[/i] the extra few notes,it's easy enough to hit a few false harmonics. If I'm soloing,I like having 2 octaves,but even then a few more frets would be nice.

[quote name='northstreet' post='1277706' date='Jun 21 2011, 08:43 PM']Anyway, after some negotiation, the gig's back on with just two bands. But to do that we've had to guarantee to cover the cost of the sound and door people if not enough people come along.[/quote] f*** that! If they are hiring a sound man and a door man it's the venues responsibility to pay them,not yours.

[quote name='peteb' post='1279078' date='Jun 22 2011, 09:31 PM']Good stuff – and apparently she didn’t get the gig by sleeping with the drummer….![/quote] I think she's a far better player than Tal,anyway. Her playing on the Prince DVD 'Live at the Aladdin' is great. Her solo albums are pretty cool too.

[quote name='LiamPodmore' post='1274263' date='Jun 18 2011, 11:42 PM']Take a look at my previous post, its aimed at a 15-20 audience (we're a rather young band, 16-18), with some older stuff but mostly teen stuff. We used to cater for all at one point with songs from the 70's to brand new releases. Liam[/quote] I would have thought that your set would be more aimed at people in their early to mid 20's as most of the audience you're aiming at-and yourselves- must have been between about 6-11 when most of your set were originally released?

Going off the Wooten and James Taylor videos,which are both great-is there anything more self indulgent than sitting alone with an acoustic guitar? It's not a bad thing,far from it,but it is still very self indulgent-possibly even more than someone like Victor improvising a solo as a guest at a Dave Matthews Band gig. Yet,I'm sure that more people would say it about Wooten than they would of Taylor.

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1277181' date='Jun 21 2011, 03:30 PM']1) He's [i]staring[/i] at the neck. This, to me, equates to self-indulgence, and to heck with the audience. 2) He's playing a single-cut Bass. Nobody has [i]ever[/i] played any music that appeals to me, whilst wielding an SC. 3) He's hitching a lift. As soon as I see the 'slapper's thumb' come out - I'm long gone.[/quote] 1-Show me a player that [i]never[/i] looks at the neck of their instrument. 2-I forgot that the cutaway on an instrument is what makes the music. 3-You're not familiar at all with Anthony Jackson are you? I'm guessing the fact that he has 6 strings,plays sitting down and might have been reading charts pisses you off aswell?

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1277111' date='Jun 21 2011, 02:48 PM']I swear i remember seeing a picture of larry graham wearing all white on the cover of a book with an orange background. If its got his stuff in which i thought it did there would surely be some slap and pop charts in there[/quote] You could be thinking of his DVD 'Funk Bass Attack'? There is a book with a bit of Larry Graham in-'Bass Master Class' by Glenn Letsch.It also lessons from Jaco,Rocco,Mike Chapman and Ben Wolfe. It's a good book,but the Graham section doesn't have anything to really make it stand out amongst the other books on slap. [quote name='blackmn90' post='1277111' date='Jun 21 2011, 02:48 PM']yes and violinists and cellists were im sure playing harmonics before them...[/quote] So,not new then

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1276312' date='Jun 20 2011, 08:16 PM']larry grahams slap book,[/quote] What Larry Graham slap book? As far as I'm aware,there isn't one. [quote name='blackmn90' post='1276456' date='Jun 20 2011, 10:14 PM']harmonics (Jaco Pastorius)[/quote] Harmonics weren't a new concept-players like Art Davis were doing them on Upright in Jazz years before Jaco did his thing on electric,and there were probably players doing them way before him.

That's just shocking. I've got to point out a couple of things.....First of all,you can clearly see her tune up in between 'Crazy' and ' f*** You'-that obviously didn't work. Secondly,if she couldn't hear what was happening why was she standing [i]in front[/i] of the monitors for a large part of the song? Finally,she claims to not be able to see her tuner.....her pedal board is clearly in the shade of the monitor and will be easier to see than if it was out in the open. As that was the last song,I have to wonder if it was that bad throughout the rest of the set- in which case she should have heard it long before-or if it all happened during her pre song 'tune up'?

I can't comment on the Model J,but I've got DiMarzio Ultra Jazz in mine and for me they are great.

[quote name='RhysP' post='1274425' date='Jun 19 2011, 09:16 AM']I can't see why you're even bothering to use a drill for the bridge cover. Just use a bradawl (or something similar) to make the indentations where you want the screws to go then screw them in. Wood screws are self tapping so there's no need to drill a hole out first.[/quote] That's what I did. It was easy and it worked with no problems.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1273246' date='Jun 17 2011, 09:43 PM']Do you find that, despite having a piss before you go on stage, five minutes into the set and you're dying to go again?[/quote] Nope...I always have a 'contingency piss' before going on. [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1273260' date='Jun 17 2011, 09:55 PM']There is absolutely nothing worse than desperately needing a piss mid gig.[/quote] Cancer?

I love my Shuker Singlecut. It's not heavy,it balances well and it's really comfortable to play.Plus,I think that they look great.

[quote name='NJW' post='1273638' date='Jun 18 2011, 12:12 PM']I think I'm one of the only people I know who used D'Addario PROSTEEL strings.[/quote] They're my favourites aswell. Ernie Ball are nice,as are Fender and GHS,but I prefer the D'addrios.

Right now,I really like..... 'Chord Studies for Electric Bass' by Rich Appleman 'The Evolving Bassist' by Rufus Reid 'Serious Electric Bass' by Joel DiBartolo 'The Improvisers Bass Method' by Chuck Sher 'Concepts for Bass Soloing' by Chuck Sher and Marc Johnson. Of course,Ed Friedland's books 'Building...' and 'Expanding Walking Basslines' are always worth checking out.

If you want to get the Wooten thing down,rather than jumping into a piece its worth spending some time slowly practicing the double thumb technique.Just going up and down the strings,playing scales and arpeggios and things. Of course,if you want to jump into a tune 'Sinister Minister' is a good one, and 'Classical Thump' uses most of Victors techniques. As far as harmonics are concerned,as you get lower down the neck they become higher pitched and closer together-so there are two or three that you can get within the fourth fret. They will ring out more if you favour the back pickup and pluck nearer to the bridge. Note-wise,the harmonic at the 5th fret of the G string isn't a C. As an example of how they work, the 12th fret harmonic is an octave above the open string(eg G) 7th fret is an octave + a fifth (D),and the 5th fret is 2 octaves above the open string (G). As you get lower down the neck,the harmonics get higher. I've not got a chart,but there is probably one knocking around somewhere-or you could make your own.

[quote name='lanark' post='1269438' date='Jun 14 2011, 11:36 PM']Anyone used one of these, from Protection Racket? [url="http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=GB7051"]Protection racket bass gig bag[/url] From what I can see they look pretty good value and I'll probably order one when I next get money from a gig.[/quote] I've not seen that particular case,but I've got one of the older Protection Racket gigbags-the slimmer one with the sheepskin lining.I've had it for years and it's a good case and still in good nick.It's just like their drum cases.

Charlie Hunter is cool. I particularly dig his stuff with Garage a Trois.

Tune a tone higher? No chance. The original is in Eb minor if I remember correctly.

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1271110' date='Jun 16 2011, 10:11 AM']In the old days they were both built by one shop I forget who built whose but those 2 were closely tied once.[/quote] Vinny Fodera used to work for Ken Smith

They're ok. They aren't going to blow you away,but I've certainly played through worse. I bought one in a hurry a few years back,when my then combo broke,and it lasted me for a couple of years and then it started blowing fuses very regularly. In the time I used it though,it did a good enough job for what I needed it for and didn't sound too bad. I wouldn't rush out to buy another though...I'd be more inclined to get a Roland Cube.

I'm looking forward to checking this out. From what I've been told it's going to be a pretty nice head.

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' post='1270625' date='Jun 15 2011, 08:27 PM']I don't know who that is. So much to learn....[/quote] He's only one of the finest Jazz bass players. Check him out on the Oscar Peterson albums 'Night Train' and 'We get Requests'. He's on a ton of albums,but these are two of the best.

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1269901' date='Jun 15 2011, 12:05 PM']What this really comes down to is...who is the hottest? [/quote] My answer would still be Esperanza