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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEDNa-jS5fs

I really enjoy watching Beverley Knight's cover of the song because; She is a fantastic singer She puts on a show and gets the audience going The backing singers (I'm making the assumption that they're not pros and they've been recruited from the audience) have a great time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g95R6-c6Z8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jig4yfBeg84

I'm on the lookout for a good, cheap fretless to see how I get on without frets. I generally find P necks too wide, but J necks too narrow. Currently, I'm playing the Yamaha BB1024 and the neck is spot on for me - 40mm at the nut, I think. I also really like the P/J pickup layout and the simple Volume/Tone controls (as opposed to V/V/T) So, based on that, my shopping list for an ideal fretless would look something like: Passive, not active Side dot and fret markers P/J pickups Nut width somewhere between P and J Probably secondhand to get better VFM Budget: Up to £250 ish All suggestions gratefully received, thank you.

Yep - Lozz has it covered. Biggest thing is make sure you can play the songs! I've just joined a band that sacked the previous two bassists because they didn't learn their parts and wasted everybody else's time at rehearsals. Turn up on time, play the basslines properly, don't show off. Job done. Hope you get the gig!

I like the comment below the video; "..how can 3 musicians play 7 songs at once?"

I'm a groove-a-holic, and this groove was about as taut and defined as I've heard. I just felt that there could have been some melody on top - icing on the cake, maybe.

https://flippa.com/6301596-musofinder-com

Hmmm. My favourite music style is funk. These guys can lay down a [i]tight[/i] groove, that's for sure. However, for me, I was waiting for the piece to develop a bit more - to go somewhere else and come back again. Maybe I'm too used to listening to and playing pop-funk, but I found myself listening for the hook in that video. After a while, I found myself thinking: - Yes, that great. What happens now, then? Lots of Meters in there.

Bolt-on vs neck-through? In relation to string life and tone, could somebody explain this a little more, please? Same strings (Status Hotwire halfrounds) on my through-neck Yamaha BB1200 generally seem to sound more thuddy, and die sooner than those on my bolt-on Yamaha BB424.

I've been using the Status Hotwire halfrounds for a while now. I especially like the very smooth feel of them. Quality can be a bit variable, however. Before I order some more, Is there an alternative that feels as ultra-smooth as the Hotwires without sounding dull or mushy? So far, I've tried: D'Addario ENR72 - Feel too rough for me. In fact, I have a brand new, unused set in the For Sale forum. Picato 766 - Not bad at all. Good punchy sound, but not quite as smooth as the Status Hotwires. Status black nylons - Sounded dull and pretty lifeless to me. Also, not as smooth feeling as the Hotwires Ideally, I'd like something that sounds like roundwounds but feels like the Status Hotwires. Any suggestions? (I have searched older threads here, by the way)

Thanks folks. Sounds like the hum from my 424 is par for the course, then. It's not a problem at rehearsals or gigs - it just irritates me at home, especially since my other basses (both P-type) are dead quiet. I'll not go poking around any more in the cavities because I'll probably end up doing more harm than good. Having sold my Fender P yesterday to make room for a BB1024, I'd better check; Does the BB1024 suffer from the same humming?

Well, yes - I can do a Google image search to see what one looks like. However...

A multi-meter!? Not sure what one of those is, being honest.

Errrm, I've lined the J cavity with copper tape, overlapping the top edges under the pickup surround. I screwed the earth wire back into place through the tape. I removed the bridge and made sure there was a good fan of bare wire under it. Hasn't made any difference to the humming. On the plus side, I haven't made it any worse which, for me, is a result in itself...

Bit more info: Switched to P pickup = virtually no hum, both pickups = more hum, J pickup = most hum. Hum does not diminish if I touch the bridge. So - shall I just shield around the J pickup? I've just lifted the J pickup out. Cavity is painted black. There is a wire screwed to the floor of the cavity. The bare wire then exits the cavity through a side wall. Is this the ground wire? How about I unscrew the wire, line the cavity with some copper tape I have here and then screw the wire back in place with the screw going through the copper tape? Any good? [attachment=216015:100_0872.JPG]

Thanks folks. I'll paint the cavities with two coats of conductive paint. No pickguard to worry about. Pardon my ignorance, but could you please clarify "check bass ground wiring" and "connect the ground to the shielding"? I'm not the world's best DIY'er...

Folks, My Yamaha BB424 is a cracking bass for the money - it's taken over from my BB1200 and my Fender P as my main bass. However, it's humming a lot. In the same room, same equipment, both the BB1200 and the Fender P are silent. The hum from the BB424 seems to be from an external source - as I move round the room and turn round, the hum can increase dramatically. Will shielding the cavity cure this?

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Tuscany-Fusion-Bass-Guitar-in-3-Tone-Burst/291724035942?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35309%26meid%3D129258c267994f2b8b2ae0dd44cc40fc%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D29%26sd%3D262355521884"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D262355521884[/url] There have been a couple of threads on here. General opinion is that they may well be cheapy chinese knock-offs. Has anybody actually seen or played one? Specs look good on paper...

Thank you. The Behringer 802 looks interesting. Would that accommodate two mic inputs, bass, guitar and cahon? Hmmmm