Mr Fretbuzz

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That was great.I enjoyed it much better than the last one and I got this ace pedal too

Yep, do like Blues etc... I want to be Johnny and the Pirates

We'll have our own rhythm sections soon Been in the Band over 6 months and no where near a gig yet. Can't find a singer. Only had 2 practice sessions too and the last had a guy just come along to try his new amp at 11... had SRV all night ..it was painful so I stuck in the plugs Mr Ace recommended. Had 2 guitarists both playing different chords and the drummer and I doing our own thing. Funny thing was seeing new guitarist pulling a face when band guitarist wanted to play Green Onions in E. Had to smirk. It wasn't just me that found that odd when it should be F Minor. There can't be the excuse of a singer wanting it in E and nothing is sung Mr Ace says F can be a bit tricky for a guitarist but new guitarist didn't find it a problem. Maybe its a case of 30 years to 5 years guitar experience, I dunno. I've got about 14/15 songs on the go with Mr Ace's help...think they are stuck on about 4/5, although they gave me a set list of 11 and they practised for 6 months before I joined them. Just wish that they'd play the right number of chords/riffs etc. I'm learning to play to the score. They want to play their way which is fine if we agreed the way! As Mr Ace said Sunday, highly paid producers produced the music that way for a reason. It would be a lot easier if everyone played their instrument to the same music ..or if we agreed how many repeats of G/C/D etc .. its like a train crash I need a new Band. Might look for a Rock n Roll/Rockabilly Band if you hear of one

The details are out for this. £299. I'm going to go. Worthwhile? Anyone been on one? I had a quick chat with Stuart Clayton at the London Bass Show. Damon Minchella should be taking it.

........ not sure yet Debs..... not sure what I'll be able to fit in the car...probably have Jake with me but he doesn't want to bring his £50 bass ... but then again he is a Drummer

Weird, it's back..I had a cartoon mouse earlier :-D

Bump bish bash bosh ..and what has happened to my avatar:-0

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1363570257' post='2014306'] This one..? I apologise in advance. [/quote] I'm not too keen on natural Discreet... does it come in sunburst

Didn't get a really cheap one in the end and glad I didn't. I was looking for a Peavey at the show but didn't find one , tried a Musicman of sorts with neck dive ...Got a G & L L2500 at the Bass Show with 36% off at £492. Been enjoying it and took it to my lesson with Mr Ace today who gave it the thumbs up A good buy.

Yep, I was writing out some scales on cards yesterday , they've seen my hoffner when it arrived and a few books on my desk. .. And in my last place I couldn't resist writing Elvis has left the building on the attendance white board when I left :-D

Yes shoes [b]and [/b]bass is too much for any man, its not their fault I'll bring my new 5 String and my practice amp unless I can figure out a way of removing my parcel shelf

His book on finger exercises is class. I've just got his funk book too but that seems to be difficult .

As a newbie to 5 string, 5 String Bass by Stephan Richter is great for technical stuff over all 5 strings. In fact, I'd recommend anything by him. I've got 13 of his books and they are all really useful.

The Ibanez looks good and I like the Epiphone Jack Casady too. Its very difficult to tell what has got the best build quality and sound. It seems the more you pay for a Bass, the better quality you get mostly. I've tried a couple in the £400-£500 mark but not in the £900 upwards range. It has to look really old school cool but have the best tone possible for a semi as I only want to buy one of this style and keep it.

+1

I liked the one second from the left too and the first utube vid sounds great..lots of different sounds but he can play IMO Cool to see the workshop. GAS GAS

Check out the blue with the white racing stripe :-) ....and the specials on their website

Maybe if we had the cash we could do a special commission and he could do a Monroe Bass , with f holes for me :-)

Any one tried one of these. What are they like and what do they sound like? How do they compare with the Gibson Midtown or the Gretsch G5440. I'm looking at this shape, semi-hollow bass next. Probably go for the Gretsch and I did like the pinstriped Gretsch Guitar that was with Lee Rocker last weekend. :-) I tried an Italia and a Hoffner President at the show and didn't like them that much.

I'd love a funky coloured one but how good do they sound?

I really really enjoyed it Did all 4 shows and 2 master classes. Andy Irvine is a funk monster.. really liked him My new G & L L2500 Tribute 5 String Bass. Just spent an hour setting it up 100%, truss rod adjustment, string height, intonation and gave it a polish. It sounds deathly The Active is too much for the Amp so I guess being able to run it as a passive mostly is good. [attachment=129026:DSCN2502.JPG]

I tried a black 5 string MM yesterday on the side of their stand.... Not keen, neck heavy

She's full of gas for a leftie :-D