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[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.

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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.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1331938035' post='1581335'] Read my blog on signal chain basics (link in signature) - shameless plug. Start at part one and you'll just in time for me to publish part 4 tomorrow [/quote] This blog is well worth reading! Brilliant run down of what things do.

It really depends on what fx you're using on the M5 & what sound you're after. If you're using delay/reverb/chorus type fx, then I'd do what Mike says. If you're using octave or synth fx, I'd put it int he same order but with the M5 in front of the Sansamp. But play about, that's half the fun!

[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1331916144' post='1580923'] Have you considered two 2X10 cabs instead of one 4X10...? You get more flexibility (small gigs or rehearsals you can just take one), each cab will be much lighter than a 4X10 and, if you vertically stack them, they will sound way better. Just a thought... [/quote] What he says. Couple of 2x10 cabs. Or how about a Barefaced cab?