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[quote name='fender73' timestamp='1332883448' post='1594530'] It was only a suggestion [/quote] And a welcome one too. It's a good instrument, but I think I'd end up wanting a better fretless after a few years.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1332806388' post='1593527'] Well, i jumped a few lines whilst reading your topic and just read and a few posts downs i read So i remembered seeing a 5 string Precision for sale a while back, this one: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/162086-fender-squier-5-string-precision-bass/page__p__1576892__hl__precision%20squier%205__fromsearch__1#entry1576892"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1576892[/url] When i saw this add i noticed that it was a P but with jazz pickups, then i re-read your first post and read so i knew that this bass was not a valid sugestion and removed it. I'm obviously not a monday morning person... [/quote] Thank's for settling my curiosity That's a good budget bass. I'm looking for something that I most likely wont change. I've got my eye on a nice Ibby 4005 & a Super Jazz 5 at present, but none are fretless (which is what I would prefer). I'm not so keen on going for something like the GWB35 (nice as it is, I'd rather pay for a better 2nd hand bass). But I've got time to search.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1332799025' post='1593426'] Well Warwick are leading manufacturers of musical marmite. [/quote] Very true. I tried a Warwick $$ & really liked it. I dare say there's good Rockbass's out there too.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1332794958' post='1593326'] Here ya go [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/warwick_alien_standard_fretless.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...rd_fretless.htm[/url] [/quote] I was looking at these yesterday. They're Rockbass, that's why they're £350. I've only ever played 1 Rockbass & there was nothing "Rock" about it. The components was the nastiest things I've touched. But Thomann give a 30 day return period so if it's junk, then you aren't stuck with it.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1332762351' post='1592619'] just re-read your first post, and deleted my sugestion. [/quote] You can't do that! Now we all want to know?

You need a longer wall so you can get the rest of the pattern up! [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1332345303' post='1587012'] Last i heard he had left the country and changed his name to wainpunkdude to evade being tracked down [/quote] Are you sure it wasn't waynepikeydude?

I have a Markbass 2x10 combo. Very loud for a 2x10 & hasn't let me down since I got it 4 years ago. If it's a combo you're after, then I'd put it as one of your top contenders & you'll pick one up 2nd hand in your budget.

I think the GWB1005 is a bit out my price range by @ £3k. A couple of GWB35s went for @ £350 last year. Not totally sure its what I'm after as it only comes in black (minor selling point).

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1332635653' post='1591109'] Cort Curbow 27 frets! No sh|t! and its cheap too with a Bartolini pickup an' all! [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/cort_curbow4mic.htm"]http://www.thomann.d..._curbow4mic.htm[/url] [/quote] There's a fretless curbow 4 string in a local music shop & I've had a play on it, nice sound for the money. They don't do a fretless 5 (no idea why, they do a fretted 5). I want something I'm gonna be happy with for a long time (like being happy with the Ibby for the past 22 years). The Ibby GWB35 that Fender73 mentions is a contender.

Not having 24 frets isn't a biggie, but is there a fretless 5 string Fender P? & if there is, is it in my budget?

Well I've finally gotten the go ahead from the Mrs to get a new bass! I'm putting £100 in a bass fund for the next 5-6 months & not sure if I'll sell my Ibby or not to add to it (it depends what I need). So, what I'm looking for is a 5 stringer (or maybe a sixer) & I think I want to go fretless. I'm not after the Mwaaaahhh sound, I'll be putting it through my board & trying to make sub sounds out of it). What would you guys suggest I look at? If I don't sell my Ibby, it's @ £5-600. But if there's something that's worth selling it for, then I shall (I know I wont get a lot for it & don't want to sell it, but if needs must). Preferably 24 frets, but not a must have (can always do harmonics to get higher). So, ideas please?

For Jazz/Funk, I'd look at either an envelope pedal, chorus, octave or maybe even some dirt. I always say "if you're not sure, get a multi fx unit", but it's not for you.

I got a strip of Auralex Platfoam from Studiospares, chopped it in 1/2, stuck it to a bit of 3/4" ply & there you go. Grampa Pad. Just putting the foam under the cab makes a difference on wooden stages.

So you're saying he made a good thread & then bought a crap combo!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1332359138' post='1587338'] Ahem, what about the palace in Perth, "Skoon"? Hang on I'm getting déjà vu here. [/quote] Ahh, but Scone Palace isn't in Perth, it's in Scone (pronounced Skoon). To clear up your Bass dilemma, here's how it is said... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43YGbhwBHds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgUoLrS5tjc Happy now?

+1 on learning to read music. It's good to learn songs by ear & then check the bits you're not sure of against the written piece (online TABs that are accurate are a rarity) but getting the sheet music or the score for the album is a good thing. Listen to me saying this. The man who started off reading music from a young age & for the past 5 years has been using online tabs! Saying that, I only look up chords & make my own bassline from there as we don't do "tribute" covers, but rework a song if we decide to cover it or use the tab as a reference if there's something I can't hear, though I prefer using youtube for the more complex basslines (I got to learn Sir Duke from the choob). But yeah! Well done on attempting to learn by ear. It should be a musician's first port of call & is the most accurate way to learn a piece. A bit like singing really, if you get the words on line & don't listen to the words in the song, you could be singing anything. Like this guy does... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dptyqVjt1nc&feature=related

& the 4Ω cab would probably only put out 3 db more than the 8Ω equivalent.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1332243128' post='1585301'] Is this general advise or just for Kiwi? [/quote] It should work for anyone. [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1332267642' post='1585863'] I tried that already but couldn't see myself in the shop windows properly. [/quote] But did it work???

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1329638675' post='1545030'] Oh god, its been 2 hours already. Can anyone help me in my hour of need...? [/quote] I hope I'm not too late! What you need to do is stand up on a desk or table in public, pull the front of your T-shirt up over your head, put your elbows up & put your thumbs under your oxters & then ping your nipples whilst shouting "Bring the Milk". Good luck.

Nice. I really like Business Step. Do you put the bass through the Nord?

I've no idea. But I was wondering where you'd went to. Good to hear you're alive & well.

[url="http://www.campingwithsoul.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=130"]Humpalumpa?[/url]

Get yourself a small mixer or cheap multi fx box, plug your bass into it & take the stereo outs into the HiFi & off you go.

I've tried using the effects loop on my amp a few times & there's no benefit unless I switch the jumper to have clean & effected blended (which I don't want) or have an extra wire running across the stage. I don't use a compressor. Tried a few, but might get another one sometime in the future.