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A video clip would help. EDIT: I mean, of your playing. We will be gentle with you

A mate of mine gigs his Vintage LP rather than take out his pukka Gibson.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1400182804' post='2451638'] Ah, yes, I should have recognised it - it's that bit in the bridge. Aston FM is great at this pulsing feel, and it's really difficult to put into words. It's a kind of slightly-behind-the-beat throbbing. Try to delay each note ever so slightly. A couple of other examples to practice to are 'Old Marcus Garvey' by Burning Spear, and 'Natural Mystic' by Bob M Interestingly, it's the studio versions of these songs that really nails this feel - the live versions always seem more 'straight' [/quote] Thanks Roland, I have both those tracks. Had a quick listen to 'Old Marcus Garvey' (and the dub version 'Farther East of Jack' from [i]Garvey's Ghost[/i], with bass more prominent in the mix), and I can hear what you mean. Back in the dub shed for me!

You can get a 6-way socket strip from Wickes or Wilkinson quite cheap. Lash it to a 1U blanking plate with cable ties and Bob's your uncle.

Sounds like the sort of thing that can be concocted by the magic of DIY.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1400162286' post='2451342'] What sort of tempo are you playing it at? [/quote] Same as the record: I Shot the Sheriff. Just realised the title is not in the post, just the tags. D'oh! [quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1400171311' post='2451448'] I think you have to feel it with reggae,and the end section has that Dawn penn' no no no' feel to me ,which whether played straight or with a triplet feel is a great way to 'get it' ...hope that made some sorta sense [/quote] Err... No. Sorry. I can hear what's going on but I have trouble making it come out of my fingers.

Yep, another cab. For my skinny-string, the amp sits on top of its flight-case.

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1400102644' post='2450902'] It's a waste of time that youtube lark. I find it much better to waste my time on internet forums. [/quote] This!

I have been trying to nail this song, based on a transcription I did a while back. The one bit that is bothering me is the 'feel' of the 16s played over the Gm in the verses, e.g.: They are kind of swung, not straight, but imparting 'swing' at this rate is not easy. I managed some improvement by playing the above in 6th and 5th positions, as this gave me more time to set up for the 16s without feeling rushed. My question is: Does anyone have a helpful way to 'conceptualise' the reggae 16s feel, or a physical approach that will assist in reproducing that feel?

Plugging a bass into a Kaoss Pad carries a small but worrying risk of causing the Universe to implode, a bit like running the Large Hadron Collider.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1399806222' post='2447785'] In point of fact you could use a transformer PSU with a class D amp but it defeats the point somewhat since the primary design objective is light weight and efficiency. Conversely you can use a switched mode PSU with a class A/B/AB with some additional trickery that allows them to vary the supply voltage in line with the signal thus overcoming the inherent inefficiency of A/B/AB designs operating on a fixed voltage. This is the so-called "class H" design used in earlier light weight PA amps such QSC PLX range but this design seems to be losing ground to class D designs these days. [/quote] [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1399806646' post='2447796'] The power supply and associated mains transformer are a separate issue from the type of power amp used. Usually Class-D amps and switch-mode power supplies are used together, but there are exceptions. The older Acoustic Image heads had a linear power supply with a toroidal mains transformer powering a Class-D power amp and were surprisingly weighty for their size. The Markbass LMII uses a lightweight switch-mode power supply with a class-AB power amp. [/quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] I knew this would come back to bite me! Yes I am aware of this, but couldn't be @rsed to go into the full details. My bad! [/font][/color]

Oops double post.

Mind you, there is a 1960 stack-knob Jazz on his website for £17,995.

Although many will love this bass, it does nothing for me. Maybe I would feel different if I tried it...

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1399762052' post='2447489'] I think most folks just man up [/quote] This! The Tele is fine in its slabtasticness.

December is looking very quiet, and New Year's Eve is still available.

December is looking very quiet, and New Year's Eve is still available.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1399758636' post='2447465'] for the stupid amongst us... can you explain the difference? I know that AB or D (or H i've seen somewhere) is one bit they can save weight on, along with the power supply... but apart from that I'm a bit uneducated [/quote] You can find an explanation [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_AB#Class_AB"]here[/url]. The practical benefit of Class D is the lack of big heavy mains transformers.

Played with my pop covers band at a Royal British Legion in a garrison town. Very few people in attendance, but one bloke in a Sex Pistols T-shirt kept putting punk tracks on the juke box. I was astonished when the Pistols' song 'Bodies' came on - if you've never heard it, have a listen to understand why this was weird to hear in a RBL. Anyway the gig was a proper tumbleweed job, but the ents secretary liked us and wants us back. And the strained muscle in my right arm didn't adversely affect my guitar playing, though I did have to get the drummer to help me with my guitar amp.