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I like a really low action, I play very lightly, and let the amp do the work. My basses tend to be unplayable by others due to the low action.

I've never really seen the point, apart from occasionally wiping them with a clean lint free cloth. I'm probably just lucky not having excessively sweaty hands pr something. I do play a lot, recently maybe 9 hours a day. I use D'Addario nickels, and they seem to stay bright sounding. I do make a point of washing my hands before playing. Cleaning won't help to repair physical damage caused by the frets, which I've always thought was the main killer of strings.

Have you tried fret wraps to help muting? Can I ask why F#?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1492694154' post='3282413'] Does anyone buy anything from record shops these days? We have a Rough Trade here in Nottingham, but the selection is pitiful. For a name that was associated with all that was cutting edge in music in the late 70s the current incarnation is depressingly mainstream. For Spotify users do you not find the catalogue too incomplete? I suppose it very much depends on your taste in music, but when I was asked by the Death Notes (the band I've joined recently) to contribute a Spotify playlist or two to their Facebook page along with the other members, I found that in the two genres I wanted to highlight - J-Pop and Post-Punk Electronica were severely limited and many of the tracks that I considered essential listening simply weren't available. Spotify seems to be fine for anything released in the UK and US since 2010 (if you release your music through an aggregator you'll be on Spotify by default), but once you start looking for older tracks by non-mainstream or artists who aren't UK or US there are massive gaps in the catalogue. [/quote] Slightly off topic, I would buy from a record store if there was one by me. I was in Paris for a couple of gigs last week. I found a fantastic record store, stocking loads of vinyl that you just can't get usually.

I've got quite a few, usually from Bandcamp. I have bought a few CDs from off there too, mainly ones who've made an effort with the art work etc.

I'm not up with genres and that. I thought God speed and Mogwai were post rock. It's all very confusing. There's a friend of mine plays in a math rock band, I'm told it's math rock anyway. They're called the yacht club, pretty good.

What on earth have looks got to do with anything? It's all surely about being able to play accurately in tune. What have Jaco, Gary Willis, Steve Lawson got in common?

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Beautiful bass but the way, I love Overwaters.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1492464268' post='3280537'] So, how do you mute a 6 string? This thing speaks with the voice of thunder, but I am struggling to tame it with my puny 5 string technique [/quote] I use a mix of left and right hand muting. It's a little awkward to describe, but essentially I use a version of floating thumb with my right hand, my thumb moving down across the strings, and the fingers on my left hand that aren't fretting are muting.

Tupperware or washed out ice cream box. I keep the old packaging too, so I know what they are and what gauge.

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1492339990' post='3279474'] but do they still pass on any sales revenue? I'm sort of looking at Soundrop, no upfront charges but they take 15%,(after the digital stores 30%) seeing as we're not expecting may sales it's tempting [/quote] Yes. Out of cd baby and distro I actually prefer cd baby. Even though they're more expensive. I'm releasing something again soon and will use cd baby.

Distrokid don't remove it when you stop paying. I used them for an album in January last year, the music is still there on Amazon and Spotify etc.

Dunlops are better designed I think.

Buy separate strings, maybe use a heavy 4 string set as your B-D strings, and add the G and C. I use a 110 B string on my 7 string, then a 95 E, 75, A, 60, D, 40, G, 32 C and the F is a 25.

Distrokid is a one off payment for a year, you can upload as many EP's, albums or tracks as you want over the year.

You keep 100% of your royalties too. [url="https://distrokid.com"]https://distrokid.com[/url]

Distrokid charge about £15 a year, for unlimited releases. I've used CD baby too, they're quite expensive though.

[quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1492266644' post='3279102'] Did someone mention that BD wont let you take a bass from the wall to try out ? Eh ? So you have to gauge how much you like or dislike the plank by staring at it ? [/quote] No. If you want to try it just ask. Bear in mind some of their stock costs many thousands of pounds, would you want people just taking them off the wall? Just good manners to ask, in my opinion anyway.

I don't think that posting personal comments about the guys who work there is right. If you've got a problem with how someone is then keep it to yourself. If you've nothing nice to say then don't say anything, as my mom always said when I was a child.

I'm amazed someone would travel 140 miles without being sure what they were going to buy was in stock. I like them, I've bought lots off them, had a couple of problems but these have always been very swiftly and professionally sorted out.

Why not use someone in this country? Martin Simms for example. I can see this being a nightmare with customs etc.

Read the small print of whoever you go with, often musical instruments aren't covered in the insurance, though they'll still take your money.

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1491828116' post='3275639'] It will be interesting to see if You can find someone who can supply the Hi F (is it a 20?) string in flatwound. Have You considered halfwounds? maybe more options? Brendan [/quote] I think I'm using a .022 for my F, the .20 was a plain steel that I didn't like. Half wounds would be fine, I used them on my Yamaha JP 6 string. I've emailed Picato to see if they can put together a set. Whatever I get needs to be flexible, some flats are way too high tension.