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[quote name='Piggery Bandana' post='1228738' date='May 12 2011, 01:15 PM']Just leaves me cold and uninspired! The technique is interesting enough in a vaguely Wooten/Stu Hamm kinda way but is what he is doing being actually being compensated by the additional strings, would it sound earth shattering played on say a sh*tty, bad be-pickuped, squier precision?[/quote] His technique is interesting because he's got this hybrid technique of playing slap and pick-style together. As far as getting at the guy for using a 15 string,it's worth bearing in mind that John Paul Jones especially Tom Petersson have used a 12 string bass for years. Jauqo's bass is the same thing,just a 5 string version. Allen Woody (Allman Bros.,Govt. Mule) used to use a Modulus 18 string!!

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='1227034' date='May 11 2011, 04:20 AM']PS, I REFUSE TO USE ERNIE BALL! Bad experiences with them...[/quote] [quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='1227202' date='May 11 2011, 09:58 AM']I don't like anything to do with Hartke. Never been a fan of their equipment.[/quote] What's up with Ernie Ball? I use them loads and they've always been great. Don't dismiss the Hartke strings too quickly either,they are decent strings and cheap-they are very similar to the Fender strings. Other than that,I like Fender,D'Addario,and GHS

Apparently the Hofner Violin Bass is often known as the 'Craven Bass'???

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1228652' date='May 12 2011, 12:30 PM']the precision was the first fretted bass guitar, wasn't it? hence the name.[/quote] No... Paul Tutmarc made a fretted bass guitar under the Audiovox brand about 4-5 years before Fender. The Precision was the first commercially successful fretted bass guitar....but yes,hence the name.

[quote name='peteb' post='1228436' date='May 12 2011, 09:02 AM']Unfortunately that makes it impossible to play on a guitar / 4 string bass in standard tuning[/quote] I know,but for me it just doesn't 'feel' right. It's one of those tunes that I never think works when played by a guitar band.It sounds so much better with keys.

[quote name='Rayman' post='1228539' date='May 12 2011, 10:52 AM']Do you subscribe monthly for that? I've wondered about it myself, but as someone without a lot of theoretical knowledge I fear I might be lost.[/quote] No...I have private lessons with him whenever he's in the UK.

[quote name='mcgraham' post='1228432' date='May 12 2011, 09:00 AM']I''ve not watched the video cos I'm at work, but can anyone confirm whether the string spacing is wider on this one than the previous one? Just looks like it from the image capture on the vid.[/quote] 16.5mm at the bridge,which I believe is the same as his other. Here are the specs [url="http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails.aspx?FeaturedItemID=158"]http://www.fodera.com/Main/NewBornDetails....turedItemID=158[/url] [quote name='KERMITNT' post='1228444' date='May 12 2011, 09:15 AM']janek is the man one question though he never slaps the bass?[/quote] He does sometimes,but not for his own music. [quote name='davidmpires' post='1228480' date='May 12 2011, 10:01 AM']I have to be honest, some of his music I find pretty boring, although I love his chordal skills. But I've watched a few of his videos and lessons and I find him a pretty down to earth guy, I'm sure I'd enjoy some lessons with him.[/quote] He's cool-I've learned a ton of stuff I'm my lessons with him.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1225307' date='May 9 2011, 05:08 PM']Incidentally, this is another song which when covered - for some reason - is frequently played far too fast, losing its soul in the process...[/quote] ...And in the wrong key. Loads of people (read:Guitarists) play it in E minor,but for me,it just feels so much better in Eb minor.

There is a lead sheet for it in The New Real Book Volume 1.

I've got an oldish DOD Icebox that is pretty nice. I paid about £30 for it secondhand years ago. With a £150 budget, you can try most of them.

He's actually a member on here too.......

[quote name='Faithless' post='1227986' date='May 11 2011, 08:25 PM']The funny thing is that, at least, to my ears, he sounds literally the same as he did on his 'old' instrument.. You can't beat one's own voice.[/quote] Well,it is pretty much the same spec as his other bass,just with wood pickup covers and an extra XLR output. Besides,he sounds pretty much the same whatever gear he's using.

Bear in mind that the same guy (Jauquo III-X) also uses a 4 string tuned C#,F#,B,E-the highest string being the low E on a regular 4 string. He has got a pretty cool thumb and pick technique though.

PM'd

I don't think it's a big deal unless it's coming through the amp.

I like EMG pickups,but I do think they have a certain character of their own-they sound like EMGs. I find them to have a very 'modern' sound,which I happen to like. If you prefer the sound of the EMGs over the stock MECs then a swap might be worth it,but bear in mind that there will still be similarities in the tone because more of the tone comes from your hands than you think.

I was going to go see that band in Manchester,but it was sold out. I'm still a little unsure about Travis Carlton.I've heard some stuff with him that I thought was great and other stuff where I wasn't impressed at all.

I've played gigs where there is loose choreography that is worked out in rehearsals,but I've never practiced any moves at home. I'm generally pretty animated when I play(even on jazz gigs ),but I just get into it and do what I do. Of course,if the gig is hard work I can fake it to a degree,but when It's a good night I just go with it.

Would it not be better to play differently behind the solo,rather than rely on a pedal to fill the sound out?

[quote name='Skol303' post='1226083' date='May 10 2011, 12:45 PM']From an audience perspective, I think most people assume that solos are performed on a guitar,[/quote] But,it wasn't that long ago when this wasn't the case,and even now the assumption of the guitar solo is predominantly in a rock context.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1225900' date='May 10 2011, 09:54 AM']When you get past the chops, there’s often not a lot there.[/quote] That. Fitst off,I like solos,both listening to them and playing them. But,I think where the problem comes is that too many bass players,when faced with a solo,is that they don't know what to play. So,they play pentatonic licks as fast as they can,or they whip out their thumb and play fast octaves.Guitar players often get sruck in the pentatonic shape style solo,but the difference is that they have a wider range when playing in position than the bass does,which then messes up the bass players who don't know the fingerboard well enough to apply their ideas. There is no reason why a bass player shouldn't be able to solo as well as any other instrument,and a big part of that is phrasing.Horn players have to phrase because they need to breath,but bass players don't-they can just play a barrage of notes.While this has it's place,I don't think it makes good listening over prolonged periods. There are a whole bunch of players who,I think, play great solos on the bass,and they all phrase and build throughout,and generally have something to say. The bass can be,and is,so much more than 'the foundation'.It's all about your attitude and how you choose to apply it.

[quote name='mcnach' post='1225702' date='May 9 2011, 11:35 PM']But if you tell me that getting 3-4 guys on stage to tune up by ear is better than using tuners... [/quote] There are exceptions though. Like I said earlier,it's better to tune by ear if you are playing with a piano that isn't in tune-at least then everyone will be together.

[quote name='ZMech' post='1225510' date='May 9 2011, 08:14 PM']Checking by ear is fine, so long as there aren't people there with a better sense of pitch than you, which for me there probably always is![/quote] And presuming that you can hear yourself clearly. I'd rather have a tuner in the floor in front of me for quick reference,than struggle to hear over everything else in a noisy room.

[quote name='mcnach' post='1225084' date='May 9 2011, 01:52 PM']NOt sure how much this contributes... but it contributes some, for sure: if the action is high, the string has to be pressed harder, to cover a longer vertical distance towards the fretboard. The more you push a tense string away from its resting position, the harder it gets: increased tension. This is reflected in teh readjustments in the saddle positions (intonation) necessary when changing the action. I just don't know how much this effect contributes to teh total perceived stiffness... but it's the only one I can satisfactorily explain and understand. If you have a dynamometer, hook it up to the E string, and pull sideways[/quote] But,on a 34" scale instrument a string has to be a specific tension over that distance to produce the desired pitch. If the tension is increased,the pitch will change. Going from your example,yes you have to press the string down further if you use a higher action,but the tension of the string(assuming you keep the string gauge the same) will have to be the same.