Lfalex v1.1

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1360491700' post='1971047'] Or a bongo! [/quote] Yes. Or a Bongo. Excellent instruments. Well, all the ones I've played were. BIG, BIG sound and plenty of tonal options in both HH and HS models

Doesn't work with Opera...

The bog-standard Marshall two-switch ones work on my old AH300smx and Ampeg SVP-Pro. If you can borrow a guitarist's unit, try it. They're only £20 or so.

We did it for our guitarist's wedding. Playing originals Was a good laugh, and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1360506893' post='1971343'] It's been done to death, man. It's fair to say that most people (including me) frown upon it, but it's not going to go away. I made a flowchart to help people along: [attachment=127205:flow.gif] [/quote] You forgot the "Do I actually like it?" bit...

Yup. Me too. 1st and last visit on my birthday last year. My wife was appalled at the non-existent service . I was just kind of unsurprised in a resigned sort of way. Suppose we should be grateful that they let us in at all. God I miss the Wapping Bass Centre. Grant and Nick used to simply drain my wallet/bank account/s, and if it ever went wrong, Chris would fix it in a jiffy.

Super picture. But I do quite like the Ig.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1360442656' post='1970619'] Do you mean to say it can sound like a StingRay, or that it will fulfil the Ray's functionality? Or? That, and did you really have to say that just two (2) days after I received my expensive Ray 5 fretless? best, bert [/quote] Well... Close enough. Yes, and more. The last time I used it live, I used the headliner's rig (thanks!) He had a 'Ray 5 and had a tone-envy-related sulk. Sorry. And.. It still has frets in it, so you're safe. For now... I'm not overly fond of fretless bass guitar. Next stop? EUB.

And Status necks ain't bad, either...

Ibanez Vigier Rickenbacker

Can only see a still of the video... Is it Roger Glover? Looks like him. If so, it'll be his signature Vigier Excess (as previously mentioned)

I sold my fretless 'Ray 5 and Ibanez SRX700 and Zoot Chaser. I bought a second-hand Warwick Fortress Masterman 5 on here. MEC j/j humbucker in the "correct" place, and a control section that consists of: Volume Pan - between coils Bass/treble for neck coil Bass/treble for bridge coil It's superb. Only catches are the fact that it eats batteries twice as fast, And the pickup hum-cancels progressively less as you pan away from centre. Otherwise, heartily recommended. If you can find one. It's stoopid-price custom shoppe or sensible price second-hand only, I'm afraid...

Change instrument. Upright, Fretless, More Strings, Less Strings, and approach tunes from a different angle. Jam along to mp3s and improvise/harmonise against the original melody/harmony and bassline. Works even better with songs you thought you knew...

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1360264178' post='1967809'] Love the masses of stacked pots idea [/quote] Shamelessly nicked from my Warwick Fortress Masterman... That has 2x2 band eq, pan and vol. All in 3 double stacks...

Or go mad, and have: Master volume, Pan Stacked bass/treble for the P pickup Stacked bass/treble for the MM pickup Series/parallel/single coil switch for the MM... That gives you plenty of sounds. Hard part is where to position the MM? More or less where it should be, or further back so the rear coil in s/c mode gives you a good P/J approximation? A bladed unit (Bartolini) would prevent there from being polepiece alignment issues if you put it somewhere unconventional.

I guess it depends upon what you're offered, where you are in your music career, and if you can find the best contract lawyer in the known universe to analyze your deal...

You just can't beat the sound that the longer scale gives. It's why I've abandoned fretless...

Was playing " Trout Mask Replica" (Captain Beefheart, for the uninitiated) My Eldest (9) Came in and said; "This is weird. I prefer System of a Down" Genius.

I can't. Don't have no FX..... I [i]do[/i] have plenty of Doctor Who (old skool) on VHS and DVD, though....

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1360002732' post='1963386'] Yes, I've had a few like this, it's bloody annoying, my time is valuable... [/quote] Alas, your TIM is no more valuable than anyone else's. No one has the TIM for this sort of thing... There. I Said it. Someone had to.

A Bass. Fresh Silica Gel in the little compartment. That's all. Leads/Spares/Strap/Tuner go in an old (read LARGE) Panasonic padded laptop bag...

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1359931614' post='1962343'] English Settlement - XTC [/quote] Totally, utterly blinding (double) album! And I really can't find two that sum me up as a player. I just sound like "me".

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1359872231' post='1961385'] Warwick's guidance on their open grained necks was that they don't need to be waxed. The rest of the bass does. The neck will be naturally treated with oils from your hand whilst you play; those oils won't end up on parts of the bass you never touch, hence the need to wax... [/quote] But..... You don't need to wax the stained (Maple-bodied) ones, because the coloured finish "seals" the body. Consequently, I wax my natural Zebrano Infinity SN4, but not my Burgundy Fortress MM5 or Honey Violin Streamer LX6. Those with Wenge/Ovangkol necks need not worry about anything. All of mine are over 11 years old and have never had any attention apart from the odd wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Maple necks are likely to be sealed with some sort of finish, even if it's satin. these'll probably only need a wipe down, too, though..

[quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1359415539' post='1954570'] Some people... [/quote] Like me, have acidic sweat that'd give Xenomorph blood a run for it's money. I can't have unlacquered brass on anything. Nickel, Chrome and Gold hardware are a no-no, and all but stainless frets will end up looking like they're made from a copper church roof. Christ, it's even reacted badly with the (phenolic) fretboard on my Status! I can clean and dry everything after playing, but it only delays the inevitable! So it's black hardware and Elixirs / DRs for me all the way. Never bust a T-Rod, though..

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1359650490' post='1958255'] Our drummer only got a mobile so he could talk to his bit on the side after years of slagging everyone off for having a mobile Only switches it on when he wants to talk to someone and doesn't do texts 'cause he doesn't know how too. I suppose that's because he's a drummer. [/quote] It's alright. Blackmail him into keeping his phone on by threatening to expose his sordid affair on a well-known bass-player's forum....... Ah, well. Another plan bites the dust