Roger2611

I have put Fender flats on both My Precision's and my Precision Lyte I really like the sound but I am not entirely convinced with the feel of them, if I try to slide on the strings it feels like if I go too far the heat generated will give me a blister...does that make sense? Anyway I have another set ready to put on my fretless but I have held off because the idea of the fretless is to be able to slide into the notes, I am not going to want to be sliding round on these strings if it is going to cause blisters. So I am a bit unsure at the moment

Cheers for the suggestions guys, I wonder if it could have been down to the chemicals the pub used to wash their glasses? It just seemed weird how we have both used the same guitars in equally hot and humid conditions before yet had not experienced the same issue. I guess the other possibility is that the conditions were just perfect to produce the slightly sweaty but not too sweaty effect, either way wiping with a beer towel between songs had absolutely no effect

Ok possibly not a syndrome but horrid none the less. Last night we played a local pub, yes it was hot but it has been that way for at least the last 4 gigs we have played however, last night both the guitarist and I found the backs of our respective guitar/ bass necks so sticky that it actually had an impact on our playing. I used my 50's Classic P bass for the first set but had to change to the P bass lyte after the first set because the 50's Classic was virtually unplayable, the lyte was slightly better but not by much (both are strung with flat wounds and I don't think they feel very nice in hot sticky conditions)Our guitarist uses PRS guitars. My question is: what causes a neck to suddenly feel horribly sticky...after all it's not a new bass and it always kept nice and clean...and any tips as to what you can do to lose the stickiness other than taking the lacquer off the back of the neck which I don't really want to do. Rog

Excellent....I will push the boys to play I Fought The Law at tonight's gig

[quote name='markbunney' timestamp='1374701689' post='2152257'] Thanks for all the responses and opinions. Me and the band are very much looking forward to it (which perhaps didnt come across in my original post), as its taken us 10 years to break into something like this and will be a nice change from pubs. Ill let you all know how it goes in a couple of weeks and maybe post a picture of the final outfits. Im off to M&S to purchase some slacks! [/quote] We will, of course need photographic evidence of the whole band so we can [s]have a laugh [/s]give our approval

I have had a couple of CV guitars and really couldn't fault them in any way, I do have a CV Precision and to be honest I don't think it is a patch on either of my other precisions, the neck is too skinny and the fret board edge is too sharp...I keep looking at it and thinking I should move it on. I guess if you get a good one it is excellent but, much with anything else in the Fender family, a poor one can be a real let down

I would think a mint pre Ernie Ball Stingray won't be too far off the bottom of that list either

Hearing basslines and picking them up quickly will come in time, but unless you are playing in a tribute band I wouldn't worry about finding each and every note in the right place on the neck....most of the time it is virtually impossible to capture every nuance of a bassline and even after you been playing it for years you will sit down one day listen to it again and notice something you've never picked up before. If you are going to be playing in a covers band as long as you are close to and capturing the feeling of the song your adoring fans won't notice if what you play isn't a note for note copy of the original, A classic example for you....we used to cover Baggy Trousers by Madness, we have no brass section in the band, the guitarist played the brass parts on guitar...on more than one occasion we were accused of using backing tracks because how else would the brass section bits be there? Moral of the story...your audience will hear the original song in there heads as they watch you so as long as you don't dissapear off at a tangent your audience will forgive you

I have gone over from a similar set up to yours to a Mark Bass LM3 a 2x10 and a 1x15 traveller cabs, not cheap but light weight and a massive sound for their size, I really can't express just how much of a positive effect it has had on me...a sound of similar quality to my old Mesa touring rig and I can carry it in and out of any venue without needing St John's ambulance on standby!

You are probably too old to stand up and rap like a gangstar to your hommies other than that anything goes!

Go with the cocktail dresses....on a serious note have you asked them if they realise they have booked a hard rock band and that traditionally these people don't even own that kind of clobber let alone wear it out in public!

professional or what!

I absolutely love my P bass lyte it's great, I have never really liked the PJ combination, looks wise, but the combination sound wise is awesome, I run the bass and treble flat and just turn the pickup balance slightly to the P pickup and off we go, the band always comment on how good it sounds. I am converted!

Level 42 or Jamiroquai, can't stand either

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1374419920' post='2148498'] I wouldn't call it "cool" (because I'm not 15) but one of my favourites is my Vinyl copy of Talas' "Sink your teeth into that" that is signed "To Rhys from William". [/quote] Surely things can still be cool once you are over 15 years old?

I guess it's my original pressing of Public Image by Public Image Ltd, nothing rare or special about it but to me cool because it was the first record I actually chose to buy rather than something my parents brought for me (Convoy by C W McCall!)

Happy birthday chap

I downloaded the Ampeg plugin from these guys a few weeks ago, Bert is correct about it being a bit of a faff actually getting it but I got there in the end. I used the plugin for the first time last night and it is a cracking bit of kit, if the Orange version is only half as good it will still be a cracking addition to your soft studio