Etienne

Another vote for 'by ear' here! I bought my first bass back when I was 15, with money I'd saved up from doing chores for my parents. It was the same day that Kurt Cobain was announced dead on the news (can still clearly remember hearing about it from the car radio on the way home from the music shop with my dad). Later the same year, I received one of those all-in-one stereo boomboxes with a CD player in it for my birthday, and my godfather gave me the Police's Greatest Hits to try it out with- good choice! From that moment on, I've always transcribed stuff by ear to this very day and have got by pretty well (it helps that I was blessed with perfect pitch), although I must say it's helped me greatly to learn some basic music theory (scales, modes, intervals, chord construction, etc) to back up the info my ears are telling me. Unfortunately, I still haven't got the hang of reading music, but that's my own fault for not applying myself more!

Just took delivery of Andy's GK 800RB this afternoon- great amp! The sale was arranged entirely via PM, so didn't even have a chat with him, but he definitely comes across as a nice bloke... Thanks again for a smooth Basschat deal mate!

I've just taken delivery of a custom tort scratchplate for my mongrel Fender Jazz this afternoon from Howard. It's such an amazingly good fit that I could actually go and do a gig without reinstalling the screws! There's a very good reason why so many use and recommend the Bass Doc's services on this forum- he's a pleasure to deal with and turns out 1st-class goods, and in super-quick time too! Thankyou very much Howard- I'm very pleased indeed! Etienne

Just took delivery of an MXR M-80 DI+ from Stevie this lunchtime- top bloke! Another hassle-free Basschat deal concluded...

Just concluded my first deal with Joe this afternoon, after he took delivery of my old Sansamp BDDI. Another nice straightforward deal with an upstanding Basschatter! No-fuss payment and kept in touch throughout... thanks mate! Etienne

Thanks for posting that mate, it sounds fantastic! I love the sound you're getting with the P-bass on the final part of the clip particularly. Also can't believe how much you had to back off the bass control! I'm definitely going to have to stop by Bass Direct next month to hear it for myself...

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1151300' date='Mar 6 2011, 11:24 AM']Well, I'll have a couple of hours free tomorrow.. Flats? Rounds?[/quote] Yay! P with flats, J with rounds please good sir...

Any plans to make another one of your video clips this week Michael?

[quote name='buff' post='1094313' date='Jan 18 2011, 08:00 PM']Ive found the best sound so far has been with the varitone set to 500, but it could be i need to play around with my amp/sansamp setting's.[/quote] I personally found that the 500 setting was the wooliest for me. It's by far the most powerful setting, but you do lose a fair bit of highs. The 50 setting was like a lower-output P-bass sound (with the most treble available of the three), whereas I found that 250 was the Goldilocks setting... just right! To my ears there's nothing wrong with that JCB-1 pickup- it's the best thing about the bass IMO! Put some fresh roundwounds on, and the Epi can clank with the best of them!

I loved the sound of mine too, but just couldn't get on with the way it hung off the strap, and sadly had to move it on. I bought a wide suede-backed strap which helped to curb the neck dive a bit, but it was still giving my left shoulder problems at the end of a long 2-set gig (despite being one of the lightest basses I've owned!). A real shame, as it sounded absolutely massive through my G-K amp! I strung mine with Chromes flats, and after experimenting with the impedance switch, found the 250k setting with the tone wide open worked best for me...