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Yes, but only for the first few months, and only because I had access to a guitar but not a bass. I still learnt Flea and Timmy C's bass lines on my guitar! I think learning guitar helps make a better bass player though, if you know the chord shapes your guitarist is playing, it helps you play along with them before your ear has developed.

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Was only on blogs when I first searched, but it's on MSNBC now too, surely they'd check out a story before publishing it?

I love AFI... but I'm a 1999 - 2003 fan, Sing the Sorrow had good songs but was too over produced, most noticeably on the singles, and I didn't really like Decemberunderground. Saying that, I listened to Crash Love on We7 the other day and was much more impressed with it than I was with Decemberunderground. Always been a fan of Hunter's simple melodic lines, and yes, always had great tone, whether he's using a Jazz or Precision.

Probably a case of the bridge being right at the end of the body, plus a shorter headstock? Bridge to nut will still be 34" either way.

A cab is just speakers, which you'll also need a head for. A head is the amp - pre-amp and power amp combined - to plug into a cab. A combo is an all-in-one unit, amp and speaker(s) together in one box. A pre-amp is what you'll use to EQ and get your sound, won't power anything on it's own though, it needs a power-amp too. Generally pre and power will be together unless specified.

18khz for me, through the laptop speakers. Sure I've done it before through headphones and heard 20 though.

Best for SRs is the Ibanez MB100C. Fits perfectly!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='832081' date='May 9 2010, 12:12 PM']You've got a week. A whole week. Unless your index finger was once lost in an industrial accident and the surgeons replaced it with a donor GIRL'S FINGER you'll be absolutely fine.[/quote]

1mm in my country band, and .73mm in my old punk band. Definitely feel I have more control with the 1mm, but need the thinner one for the faster stuff.

I never did when I had only played cheaper gear, but once I'd tried a GK Neo 212 and heard what a difference it can make to the sound and yet so much lighter, I was more interested in getting a top spec rig than I was basses.

Jaguar Baritone is 27" scale (tuned to B-B ) where as the Bass VI is 30" (tuned E-E)

I've never played an EDB, but Ibanez in general are great, consistent quality, lovely slim necks and good tone. I think the Soundgears are even lighter than the EDB if that's a selling point for you. I doubt I'll play anything else now, every time I got off stage with the Jazz my back ached, but I haven't had any problems since getting the SR.

Looks much nicer, I never liked that extended top horn

[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='826633' date='May 3 2010, 05:25 PM']The Slade Rooms at Wolverhampton !! tell me more [/quote] It's the new Little Civic. Nice 200 capacity venue with a very big bar.

Pretty much the same as me, mid-90s I was listenng to Nevermind, Down On The Up Side, BSSM, One Hot Minute, RATM, etc, and the bass seemed to be the driving force for most of the songs, then once I started playing my taste shifted towards US punk and I've been playing that style ever since!

Me at my last gig at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton

Ibanez SR300FL Squier Precision Special Shine somethingorother Warwick Rock Bass Fender Mike Dirnt Precision Fender MIJ Jazz Spector Legend Fender Deluxe Active Jazz SX Jazz Spector Q4 Spector Legend Ibanez SR1000EWN Down to 3 now, but one of those is for sale. Not that many really, for 10 years of GAS!

[quote name='JMT3781' post='812961' date='Apr 20 2010, 08:11 PM']i'm sure you know which studio im on about...[/quote] Of course. Would be the perfect venue in one of the larger rooms.