uk_lefty

Because of a change of band recently I've chopped and changed basses a bit. My "number 1" is still my number 1 but the supporting cast has had to change and I'm still not settled. I don't think there's place for my fretless and my headless basses with this group, sadly, so my Bitsa is now the backup. We will also do some acoustic sets so I've got hold of a Jack Casady as I couldn't resist. Once it has a case that may be number 2 for big loud gigs too, we will see. I don't seem to have a jazz bass though and this troubles me. I also don't have a 4 string fretless either and this also makes me think I'm missing something... Though when I did have one, good as it was it didn't last long.

Sounds like theyre either trying to be funny or a chancer. Either way I'd ignore it and see if you can get the comment deleted.

I thought it was funny that Paul criticised Yoko's presence ... With Linda sat next to him. I think she even chimed in. I can't remember exactly it was 4hrs of documentary ago

Yup! They help I just don't like reading ahead and missing the dramatic delivery

I'm with you on that. I love the Beatles, and I love the insight this documentary gives. My wife isn't a Beatles fan but appreciates them, she's more interested in it than me! Some of the sections are just too long, tedious and the audio is unclear. I get that the rambling conversations are part of painting the picture but it just goes on too long for me. I don't need to see four comedy versions of the same old rock n roll songs. However, seeing Paul and John just knock out old songs from when they were kids and sharing a laugh really dispels the impression that everyone hated each other throughout this album. Paul is a taskmaster but I sympathize with him, the task was two weeks to write an album and do it as a live show, so he's turned up with ideas and ready to work. Everyone else just wants to consume an unhealthy amount of toast. It's great when Billy comes in though, I'd forgotten about that. They certainly behave when an outsider they respect appears. It's telling how in the early parts they're all in agreement they need an "adult" to tell them what to do!

That does look great, the one of this series I've played sounded superb too.

I sold off a load of individual pedals to go to a Boss GT10B that needed a Mass megabrain to pilot it. I sold off that and an electric guitar multi to buy an HX Stomp. A lot of great pros and cons already given, but for my two Pence worth.... I now have a board that has my Helix Stomp, an extra two button footswitch to scroll through the presets, leaving the three onboard buttons for turning on and off individual effects, a separate tuner/mute so I don't keep to use a button on the Stomp for this, a separate wah because I can't have an expression pedal and the extra two buttons connected, a boost pedal for when I need to raise up the volume because I can't find a way to use presets with the limited number of buttons, and a powerbank to power all but the Helix. So my one pedal solution is anything but. I also use a two button footswitch for my Ashdown amp because I prefer the Ashdown sub function to the octave effects on the Helix for what I need right now, and I like going from my pedal board into the amp overdrive sometimes. Every extra that I have could be done by the Stomp, but I'm not sure it could be done in a live situation. And that's what I need. Individual pedals will sound better BUT if you have a number of very different basses how many pre amp pedals do you buy? Because some like passive basses and some like actives... The Helix has things I use then don't need for years like flangers, it lets me put a chorus into a chorus, etc. Overall, it's something I can't do without for my new band. I don't have the patience to learn how to use the full size Helix, maybe the Stomp XL would be better for me soon. Even then, though it's not what I set out for I'm happy with the set up as being better than good enough, it's just not perfect as others have said.

If its a "working" bass then do what you need to do to it. If you add a big double J or MM style pup then make sure you have good coil switching for single coil on either, then you're away. It's your instrument for you to use how you need to. Make it greater still, but make it for you

Slightly off topic but I'm interested to know. What we think is our ordinary voice, is that really what we hear through vibration in our skull or is it something else going on mentally, like how we imagine our voice to sound? I only say this because my recorded speaking voice sounds so much more dull, monotone, deeper and characterless than what I think my voice sounds like.

Same with me... I need to be able to actually hear it but when I do I go all over the place trying to correct myself! I've recorded some band sessions where I'm doing backing without being able to hear myself and it's hit and miss. However, singing along to do harmonies with the singer and only him playing guitar is a lot easier. So if you're doing backing maybe think of the overall sound and blend rather than just your part. A good strong singer will cover up a few lumpy bits in the backing. And nobody is expecting perfection, surely.

My new band has given me a passage for just me and the drummer and though I'd love to do some flash stuff I do exactly this. In that song it creates some suspense and tension that's released by the guitarists and vocals coming back in. Other times I go mental up the dusty end though. Hard not to when given the chance.

I had one with that case! I miss that very obviously fake not really trying to look like leather case, rectangular, with a zip! The bass sounded good too.

Me.

A work of art there. Congrats.

They've only recently started making a Mexican lefty Precision 🤦

I'm not going to correct that typo 🤣🤣🤣

Growing up we had two music shops in town: a snooty piano sheet music and violence n shop that had high end guitars and a rough n ready guitar shop that sold odds and sods and repaired breakages from shipping accidents but had a good stock of basses. I got my first bass in the latter and was offered ordinary or short scale. This is 20+ years back, before internet. Music megastores like PMT etc just hadn't made it out to the rocky outcrop I grew up in. 5 string basses were not offered, and why would they be? Anyhoo, I asked for flatwound strings once. The answer "sure, I'll whack em with a hammer for you".

Shut the front door!!! 😂😂

It should be re-strung to BE_D

For me the general tone would be a big red flag. I mean, when I set up a band last year I didn't advertise for "drummers who can play IN TIME and get to rehearsal ON TIME and get set up QUICKLY and don't then go for a fag as soon as you've already had FORTY MINUTES OF REHEARSAL TIME JUST TO GET THERE AND GET YOU SET UP and doesn't HOG the band EMAIL AND TURN AWAY GIGS BECAUSE YOU DONT THINK YOUR TWO MATES WILL GO THERE and WONT DISMISS POPULAR 80S COVERS SUGGESTIONS JUST BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO DO IT and DONT GET A FEW PINTS DOWN THEN BOOK AND ADVERTISE A GIG ON FACEBOOK THAT YOU KNOW SOME OF THE BAND CANT ACTUALLY PLAY IN..." There are other ways of weeding out people who won't be suitable quite quickly without coming across as a n0b.

Yeah, didn't last long.... On either! 😂

Yeah.... I've always been a sucker for weird stuff! It was either that or a headless.... It was a very tough call.

Ahem.... Bought almost twenty years ago. Had to import it from the states but it definitely does exist. I'm looking at it right now.

I only had an unlined fretless briefly. I could play 1-12 by muscle memory and ear, but above the 12th it got very hairy. I was also trying to do lead vocals so it was all just too much! Even with a fretted a struggle above the 12th if I'm trying to read a tab or something while playing.... Bad habits from when I started learning by fret numbers instead of note names I think! If I went for an unlined fretless again I'd like one that has the very short lines on the edge of the board above the 12th, it slightly spoils the look but it would help me use that portion of the neck.