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Mmmmmm.............shiny! Yep, have to agree they look well cool, but not having played with them on wouldn't know if I could stand them or not.

Personally I find banging into the mike/music/ride stand makes me look a lot more talented and cool than my playing ever will...

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Feeling seriously disturbed on soooo... many levels

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Ha bloody ha bloody ha...
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Oooops.. who let the drummer in! Seriously, I need to stand wherever I can see everybody.. the band i play in needs all the help it can get...

[quote name='bigd1' timestamp='1340828274' post='1710284']
I have been playing bass guitar for about 35yrs, I always wanted to know how you used that bit of wood as a thumb rest too. Thanks for clearing that up, I will sleep very easy tonight now I know. Really thanks

Ta very glad
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LOL, my pleasure.. thank god for the internet, when i started guitar you'd walk into the local shop and ask something like and wait for the riducule to start so... you learned not to ask.

LOL, good to know that Leo didn't know s**t about basses, yet still managed to make probably the most iconic bass in the world!

A spirit.. no, will look into that. Cheers

Thanks all, got the message.. HOHNER

Hi all, when I'm looking at some electric basses, I sometimes see a rubber/wooden block below the strings. It's often called a thumbrest, well for the life of me I can't figure that out, how can it be a thumbrest if it's 'below' the strings. Cheers, all.

Some really good advice here, thanks to you all for taking the time to reply, much appreciated

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1340630501' post='1707270']
Are you literally pushing the string towards the body of the bass? If you are then try dragging it backwards towards yourself at the same time, you'll soon stop the rattling and build up a bit of speed too.
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Hi, think that's what i'm doing.. pushing right into the body, will try your idea out, cheers, thanks for all the other comments, keep em coming.

Hi, i'm pretty new to the bass and really enjoying it, however... when I started I just got stuck in and plucked the strings pretty much as I had when I played regular guitar, basically pulling the string across the body, and things went just fine, then... i read abass beginner book that said, wrongo! that instead i should be pushing the string in towards the body to get the proper bass tone. Ok i thought, i'll give it a go. First up, definite tone improvement, less tinny and thin, more bassy.. if there is such a word? However, i immediately had to change my hand position, i was bracing against the side of the neck at the bottom and now had to place my hand on the neck pickup to gain a bit of clearance on the E string, this is fine, except it now hurts my shoulder there (i like to sit to play), but more importantly, i started getting a lot of noise, firstly the string when struck now seems to rattle of the frets when i start moving frets, also, when i start to speed up, the finger that comes to rest on the next string now causes it to vibrate when i lift off to play the next note, all in all not a good situation. I'd appreciate any input on this matter as it is kinda fundamental and certainly spoiling my enjoyment of playing. Cheers.

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I have a Peavy amp, they don't cost a fortune and you get a really good sound out of them.
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Ok, thanks, will check them out.

Hi, anyone out there familiar with Riverside headless bass guitars. I'm looking for a cheap (but playable) headless bass and have found one of these on a budget, what's the verdict? If they're naff, please say so, but if they play ok that's fine, it won't be my main guitar...oh no.. but just for keeping in the car, taking on holiday etc. Cheers all.

hahaha.. ok but 'mispellinng' was a deliberate mispelling, so does that count, in which case you could be right and this might go on and on...?

LOL, I'm guessing GAS stands for 'Gear Addiction Syndrome'..or something like that. And ps apologies for the misspellinng of Squire/Squier.. teehee as i'm now a bassist I only concern myself with A to G and is it sharp or flat?

[quote name='megallica' timestamp='1339688896' post='1692784']
You go see a band and spend the whole set studying the musician who plays the same instrument as you.

You physically wince when you hear a musician play a "wrong" note while nobody around you notices
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True.. so so true...lol

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[b]You are a real musician when...[/b]

A pizza can feed a family of four - but you can't.
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Hahaha, have you been watching 'Alcatraz' too?..

Thanks to you all, and thanks for the info on DI boxes, didn't know about those, sounds like the perfect solution, cheers.

Definitely try out as many as you can, they're all very different, even ones from the same brand can come from different factories and be quite different, it's also well worth thinking about what sound you're looking for, passive or active, etc, but don't be put off by ebay, my first bass was an excellent ibanez from ebay at a lot cheaper than retail, then when I knew I was in love I went into the shops and tried everything I could get my hands on till I knew the one I had was just right for me. PS, I may be a bass newbie, but I've played guitar for nearly 40 years and that's the essence of my advice right there. Good luck, Kevin

Hi, I have finally been seduced by the power of the low end after nearly forty years of widdling with skinny strings and finally discovered what I had been looking for in some 'heavy' metal strings. What fun it is to sit at the back and make the earth move, why did I take so long?
Ok, enough of that, I'm as you can probably guess a reformed guitarist, and am really smitten, so much that I've already changed up to a better bass, a beautiful brand new Squire 70's jazz in natural finish. It's not a Fender I know, but to be honest, I've owned both Squire and Fender guitars and have always had more fun with the Squire's, don't ask, I don't understand, it just is.
I'm playing in my local church band as the bassist now, (they have more than enough regular guitarists and I'd much rather be a contributor in my own right than just another jangle merchant),
so here's my first question.. hope you can all advise.
I've got me an Ashdown (good choice ! ) perfect 10 which sounds lovely, thing is, I'm running the amp at full just to keep up with the drums and PA and I'm a little worried I'll burn it out before long. It has no DI (didn't think I'd need it, plus wanted the Ashdown sound at affordable price) but will run an external speaker, haven't tried putting it into the mix but will then have the problem of not hearing myself against the rest.
Should/could I buy a bigger speaker/cab set up or am I stuck?
All ideas welcome.
Cheers, Kevin