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Thank you, that was very helpful!

Hi! Nice bass! I'm seriously thinking about buying one of these. Could you please tell me if it has fret markers, where the frets should be? Could you take a picture of the top of neck, where the dots and markers are? Thanks!

A guitar.

Thank you for the suggestions. The bass I want is here, that's the problem.

Thank you both. That's brutal. 20% on a private sale, it's insane.

So, if I understand correctly, if I buy a bass from BC from a private seller in the UK, I have to pay import duties anyway? How do they know the value of the item? Does the seller have to declare it?

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That's illogical. You're just trying to be right, now. Let's leave it like this, then.

I'm not trying to convince anyone, I thought it was pretty obvious that the famous riff is the melody of the tune. It doesn't matter who plays it, it's still the melody. The melody is the “tune” of the music and it’s what most commonly defines the song’s identity. It’s normally much more “obvious” than the bassline. It’s probably what you would sing if somebody asked you to sing that song. For example, the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” has a simple melody which you can probably sing – but you were asked to sing the bass line you’d probably struggle! The bassline underpins the harmony of the song. It most commonly provides the root note of each chord, so that listening for the bass line is closely related to listening for the chord progression. The bassline helps provide the solid, predictable structure which the melody then wanders freely on top of. So, yep, it's the melody. https://www.musical-u.com/learn/how-do-you-hear-the-difference-between-bass-line-and-melody/#:~:text=The melody is the “tune,“obvious” than the bassline.&text=It most commonly provides the,listening for the chord progression. A good example of a bass line that a lot of people sing is McCartney's Come Together. That's a bass line.

They can call it whatever they want. Unless they are just referring to the sixteenth notes played at beginning (which it's obvious not the case), that is the melody. Played first by the bass, then by bass, guitar and keys. Just like Teen Town. It's the melody.

Thanks, but I already know how to play it. It's the melody, played by the bass, guitar and keys. Just like the melody it's based on, Jaco's Teen Town.

They're not singing the bass line, they're singing the melody.

Me too. Much better quality than vynil, almost indestructible and, many of the times, much cheaper than they used to be. Vynil prices are just to take advantage of the hypsters. I still buy CDs and I love it. It's a collection like so many. I also have spotify, of course, but when at home I love to play my CDs and read the booklets. As for vynil, not for me. Too much hassle for too little sound. Just now, I'm updating my collection on CLZ.

Hello guys, I know it's not a BB, but I saw a local Pulser 400 for sale in almost mint condition. How much would be a fair price? I have seen a couple from Japan selling at around 350-400 euros. But with almost 200 euros for shipping and you never know about customs. Thanks.

Thank you both for the help. Could you guys please point me to the pages in this thread where you discuss that? Interesting what you both say abound the sound being different. I'll have to listen to samples. I noticed they have different pickups, but I thought it was just the name.

Hello guys, I have been tempted to buy a Yamaha bass for a while, I love their pianos and I'm sure the quality of their basses is up there. If looking for a passive, how big a leap in quality from the bb pro, to the other bb passive models, like the 434?

50k?! Is that a projection or did you add a zero?