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I know a lot has to do with electronics, but listen to Michael Manring and Steve Lawson, then listen to Pino or whoever, you can hear a difference in the sound, I don't have a carbon fibre/graphite necked fretless but I do have a fretted, and it does have a sound of its own.

Did you ever get the other problems sorted out, Letts basses ? I never liked the way that guy used to pop up posting about how fender basses were rubbish and his luthiery was was so superior.

Hope the above helps .

[url="http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0069118"]http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0069118[/url]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1383904230' post='2270529'] I believe Wilton Felder played Bass on "I want You Back", he also played Sax with the Crusaders. (with the wonderful Pops Popwell on Bass) Also I think there was a demo version knocking around somewhere, with James Jamerson on Bass Pops On Bass here/Wilton Felder on Sax. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGw7YBFH-A [/quote] Yeah, it was Wilton Felder, I have some Michael Jackson transcriptions somewhere if anyone's interested.

There's a john Patitucci book that's been out for ages, it has transcriptions from his first 2 or 3 albums. It's not tab though, it's standard notation.

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1383864028' post='2270289'] i like this [/quote] I was sat in a class room at college with maybe 5 or 6 others (all really good players), the guy told us this and we all just sat there looking at each other thinking wow, that's so easy to remember !

Slightly off topic, but interesting non the less A good way to remember the series of flats and sharps in a key is to picture a 6 string bass. Start with the G string, one sharp, next string is D, 2 sharps, next A 3 sharps, E 4 sharps, B 5 sharps, you run out of strings then but next it'd be F#. Flats picture the notes at the 1st fret, C none, F 1, Bb 2, Eb 3, Ab 4, Db 5 then it'd Gb which has 6.

[quote name='Shonks' timestamp='1383857136' post='2270163'] not only did I report it several times I actually chatted with a rep who only insisted I press the report button even though I told him I had, but I was talking to a guy who would only recite from some ebay book of 'dealing with your customer quotes' , it was like banging your head against a brick wall..... Some poor sod just spent £331 on a second hand Encore [/quote] I desperately wanted to contact the buyer, but you can't.

I reported this to ebay 3 or 4 times over the last 2 days, they did nothing whatsoever about it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1383674236' post='2267523'] Me too. I can't bear Dream Theatre, Yes, etc. I love Rush and Genesis, but that's far as my prog travels take me. I think it's because the 'clever stuff' is secondary to the songs and the atmosphere. [/quote] I've never liked Yes they always seemed a bit pretentious somehow. Dream theatre either until a few weeks ago, I've owned CD's of their's for ages, and tried to like them, but never could. Then I started listening to them again a couple of weeks back, and have gotten into them a bit. I have to say though, they don't seem to have songs that stick in your memory.

You get a certain sound with a pick that you don't get using your fingers. The 'attack' is different. Ive always used my fingers to play, but we have songs coming up at uni soon that require a pick, so it's something I'm working on too.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1383832552' post='2269724'] Can almost get a bass that looks new for that. A serious note though, the price is suffering from taxes and import duties etc. [/quote] Sill over $4,200 though, a lot of money. I know it's a cool bass, but . [url="http://www.bassclubchicago.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FenderPino"]http://www.bassclubchicago.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=FenderPino[/url]

[quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1383832016' post='2269714'] Miles who??? [/quote] Some trumpet playing dead guy, I believe he could play a bit, and was quite cool.

Isn't the Pino bass a custom shop instrument ? When I looked the other week it was something like £3,000 from GAK .

One of my tutors at uni buys recycled cardboard wallets and uses a stamp to print them herself.

The last time I looked on the site there was a beautiful build diary for (I think) a jazz bass, it showed his attention to detail.

Talk about loyalty, something that's sadly lacking in most areas of life today. What about this from Ron Carter though ? [media]http://youtu.be/wzHDKtTI1rw[/media]

Some great looking basses here, I may soon be joining this merry band . Gotta say I've never actually played an Overwater, though I have heard one often enough to know how they can sound.

The bravewood was probably the most realistic looking relic that I've seen. More often than not they just don't look right. You think, well why would the paint be worn off there ? I mean who wears clothes with sleeves made out of sandpaper ? I think fender started using poly finish in about 1963, that just wouldn't wear on the top through the action of someone's sleeve.

Is it a relic you're after ? There's a Nash is the sales section. I played a bravewood relic a few years ago, it was really quite odd, it didn't just look old, but it felt it too, it genuinely seemed to be old.

I think it's to do with the key signature. If you look at E major for instance, it's got 4 sharps, C, D, F and G. So if you harmonised that scale you wouldn't call the 3 chord A flat, it's going to be G sharp. Bb has 2 flats, B and E. Harmonising that you wouldn't call the 4 chord D sharp, it's going to be E flat.