White Cloud

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1392134087' post='2365146'] I'd say that no matter what gig or venue you're playing, there [i]are[/i] universal wrongs; the main one being breaking up the flow of the set. The set is an entity. The numbers should flow through the set and so should the bits inbetween. Anything that disrupts that flow should be changed, improved or removed. [/quote] ........it's situational.

Most of my gigs have been in pubs and clubs....not talking is not usually an option in this type of environment....particularly in this part of the world. As with all things however there is no universal right or wrong...it's entirely situational. Best advice I can give is to be yourself....natural and unscripted. Treat it as you would if you wanted to successfully chat up a member of the opposite sex who you really liked....no corny one liners or embarrassing contrived drivel (however I realise that some do find this a path to success in the dating game).

Seems like a good excuse for a nice pic of Jimmy.

[quote name='BobVbass' timestamp='1392051614' post='2364082'] Well I'm looking for suggestions and opinions - working well at the minute [/quote] You wont have any shortage of opinions on this gear obsessed forum! Good luck with the search.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1392048403' post='2364013'] .....can be so pleasurable. Just spent an hour or so cleaning and restringing my Wal and G&L and it has made me very happy. I'm so easily pleased these days [/quote] Good on you! So nice to see such a positive topic..........happiness is very underrated these days.

Another big JJ fan here. I was lucky enough to share a chin wag and a beer with him during Alan Holdsworth's last UK tour. Fabulous musician, great human being.

[quote name='BobVbass' timestamp='1392040618' post='2363866'] Well yeah I know.... it's just y'know another precision and for £500 it'll be no where near as good as my Lakland so I won't use it - I'm kind of thinking I'll leave the next precision until next year and get a nice 70's one.... [/quote] You want something different..........but don't know what you want - this makes finding what you want a big problem. If you don't know..... then how can anyone here know? I always feel that the name of the person [i]playing the bass[/i] is more important than the name on the headstock......

[quote name='BobVbass' timestamp='1392037075' post='2363804'] my "I play a Precision" ears. or Another Precision [/quote] I would say that you have answered your own question in your original post.

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1392033053' post='2363747'] I can see this turning into a search for a bass to replace the Warwick altogether and yet something as close to it as possible. Hmmmmm...... Oh well. Cheers Thomas [/quote] Thomas, my question to you is what would [i]you [/i][i]like [/i]to do?

[quote name='MaGrOtTeN' timestamp='1392026073' post='2363629'] Basschatters, What is a good balance between band life and living a normal life? Should it change from person to person or is there a general threshold? Things like work, relationships, sleep, and health can all suffer, but how much is too much? Hit me with some wisdom! [/quote] Whats right for you? When any aspect of your life is suffering then you have an imbalance............ and then you need to re-evaluate.

For me it's Jimmy Johnson. The best live bass performance (and tone) I have ever witnessed...meeting him afterwards, talking gear and having a dink with Alan Holdsworth topped it off!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1391805077' post='2361613'] The World has changed, and shows no sign of changing back again. Fretless bass is just one casualty of that change, and I am another. It's not all bad though. Back in the 1980's people thought that Russ Abbott was funny and that Level 42 were worth listening to. I know it seems crazy now, but it really was like that. . [/quote] This split my sides....excellent observation! I'm going to turn this topic on it's head and suggest that the most appealing (to me) thing about fretless basses is that they are uncommon. It's difficult these days to be unique...fretless bass is one of the last refuges of individualistic expression!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1391447198' post='2357253'] play it as you normally would. Don't set out to play fretless bass, just play bass like you usually would and listen carefully and adjust appropriately. [/quote] Excellent advice. You already have embedded muscle memory from playing fretted bass. I always found the switch from fretted to unlined fretless surprisingly easy...[i]and tremendous fun.....[/i]trust yourself - your fingers will usually land there or thereabouts by themselves. Let your ears take care of the rest!

Trust your instincts........

I have been fortunate enough to own two Lakland Skyline basses in recent history. They were both exceptional factory produced instruments.... The 5 string models are the most comfortable 35" scale basses I have played to date.

Music is art....there are no rules.

Hi Jazzy. I owned the SR605 (my gigging back up to my Sr1205) until recently. I believe that, fancy top wood aside, it is virtually the same instrument as the 705. To cut a long story short your friend simply cannot go wrong with this bass...they are exceptionally good. Highly recommended.

Wish I could come along, not far from my location either. Damn my work commitments

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1391637223' post='2359710'] I've just tried a dj5 and loved it.going to try and buy it [/quote] I haven't even been in the same room as a Dingwall so I cant help regarding that instrument...but I have owned a DJ4 (Aero pups) and it was by far the best Jazz bass that I have ever owned - and I have owned some nice vintage F'ers.

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1391631389' post='2359571'] I tell you for why, there is a comment on a youtube video of a band saying something about the "bass player and guitar being on the wrong sides"...bass on right, guitar on left. ....and the poster and a member of the band (I think?) agreed, but said something about BV's (backing vocals?) wouldn't look correct? Is there some sort of etiquette here? [/quote] Eh.....no!

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1391629289' post='2359501'] I'm sure most of us have a personal policy of not killing people, but what if, for some bazaar reason, one of your family members was bound and gagged on a chair, with a gun man aiming right at them. You have a gun - what do you do? Uphold your policy of not killing, and allow your family member to be killed, or to save your relative, make an exception [/quote] One thing I never say ever is never say never...ever. If you did say never say never ever you would limit yourself by saying never...ever. Why limit your options....

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1391618713' post='2359319'] Every rule has it's exception though, doesn't it? [/quote] Its true...rules limit us. My only rule is that I do not have any rules!