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Makes you wonder why London currently has its jazz festival running for the 21st year in a row, surely [i]if[/i] it really is so universally disliked, nobody would turn up for it, so it'd be a waste of time, or maybe it's just this thread that's a waste of time .

The truss rod adjustment looks to be slightly offset, I know there's concern sometimes about Fender's QC, but I've never seen one where the truss rod adjustment is under the A string .

My personal all time pick player, shows just how versatile the pick can be in the right hands. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExmJEvdqoKs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExmJEvdqoKs[/url] Who says jazz can't be played with a pick ?

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1383732400' post='2268186'] Sorry to be a petty pooper but I'm with the complainant on this one. Peace and quiet at home is something I value highly. It really is no effort to use headphones. I had to go and face off my work shy neversweat of a noisy neighbour at 2 in the morning a few days ago - pissed up and rowing with the fat nightmare he lives with. Not being one to mince words he's been quiet as a mouse since. I expect being told by a bloke in a monkey onsie that he's going to tear your head off and sh*t down your neck is a pretty scary thing ! [/quote] See this is where the 'like' button would again be great.

Steve Lawson is an awesome fretless player, he's very influenced by vocalist like frank Sinatra, plays a 6 string and incorporates a lot of chords. Michael Manring, absolutely amazing player, not of this Earth. Alain Caron. Marcus Miller, believe it or not he plays a lot of fretless, listen to some of his live albums. Mick Kahn from Japan. There's a few to be getting along with

Yeah possibly holding too tight. Practice it at home, build up your stamina slowly, set yourself little exercises, a bar of down stoke quarter notes, then a bar of up strokes then a bar alternating between the 2. Use a metronome and start slowly, building up the tempo.

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1334438531' post='1616312'] Iv just found on another thred that they are almost a copy of a Marleaux bass [url="http://www.marleaux-bass.de/marleaux_bass_galerien.html"]http://www.marleaux-...s_galerien.html[/url] [url="http://www.marleaux-bass.de/"]www.marleaux-bass.de[/url] And fair enough when you look down the galerie there is one that looks almost the same. Alot of very nice basses as well, Check out the back of the consat !!! [/quote] I was gonna say they look a bit Marleaux'ish. Cool looking bass.

Here's my TRB6P, straight into Logic X via a Focusrite interface. No eq, effects or anything in Logic, the EQ was set flat on the bass, both controls at 12 o'clock, the mid select switch up. Sorry about the playing I rushed it just so's you can hear it. I've found it to be very versatile, the EQ isn't the most versatile out there, but the bass is over 20 years old. The sound is good from the offset though, the the purpose of the pre is to just add to it. [url="https://soundcloud.com/ambientbassist"]https://soundcloud.com/ambientbassist[/url] Just added another quick one, this time with some EQ in Logic. Also some slap as requested, this is quite a versatile bass. The slap sound (excuse the playing, I don't do slap), is better than my Modulus and my Marcus Miller.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1383659433' post='2267170'] No-one is expecting them to write the same songs, but the production, arrangements and quality of songwriting has taken a huge backward step. With regards to production, listen to something off CA and then immediately listen to a dynamically similar track off MP (or Counterparts, even). CA sounds terrible. Arrangements? The solo in Freewill. The break in the middle of AFTK. By-Tor. The play-out of Natural Science. The marimba solo on Mission. The bass line on Enemy Within. I could go on for hours, but I won't...! i'm a big fan. I've got Test for Echo, Vapour Trails, CA, Snakes & Arrows. I've listened to them all hundreds of times. But I'll be honest - I'm struggling to name any memorable moments or melodies. [/quote] Your opinion, cool. Not mine though, each has it's own character, and I like the new stuff. That's music though, everyone has an opinion, and everyone's is valid. Some people still hate Bob Dylan for going electric, others don't think there's been a good jazz album since 1950 something or other.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1383658111' post='2267124'] Personally I'm a huge fan of the early stuff. I don't much like Clockwork Angels. That's the great thing about Rush though. Their career spans such a long time and covers so many styles that it is possible (and quite usual) for people to be fans of a certain era but to not like other periods. I really like the simplicity and honesty of Counterparts. And I love Geddy's tone on the Jazz bass(es). I never cared for his Wal sound or style, with those rubber-band Funkmaster strings. Dog Years is the standout track from this Rush era for me. Top lyrics too. [/quote] That's it though isn't it ? They have evolved so much over the years, that it's quite possible to like a period but not another. They don't want to keep producing yet another YYZ or Farewell to kings, they've done that, it's in the past this is now.

Yeah bring back the like button Back on topic. Sometimes you do get people, neighbours or whatever who'll moan just for the sake of it. Where we used to live, our neighbours were really nice people, but soooooo noisy ! They'd have the radio on in the garden on a sunny summer afternoon, listening to the local awful radio station. No big deal but annoying if you didn't want to listen to it on a sunny summer afternoon. The guy played darts in a local pub, and would practice with his dart board on a joining wall, you'd hear thunk, thunk thunk, followed by a slight pause as he retrieved his darts, then the same again for maybe an hour or 2. Anyway when I was about 14 I started playing guitar, just a classical acoustic, you've never heard moaning like it from her when I'd be practicing. Despite my room not adjoining their house, quite often she'd complain about my playing even when I hadn't been. She just knew I'd got a guitar so blamed that if she'd maybe been woken at night by something, or had heard music. But to the guy who started this post, right now I'm listening to dream theater quite loudly through my studio monitors, my parents are both out at work and I know the neighbours are out, so I can do so without disturbing anyone. You just need to consider the appropriateness of playing your bass loudly in a multi occupancy dwelling for any length of time, it just isn't right dude. Blaming soundproofing or lack of doesn't come into it, it's not there so you need to be hyper careful. I doubt you'd get much sympathy from your landlord, especially if you make a fuss about the lack of soundproofing. I should imagine it'd be expensive to lift all the floor boards and get soundproofing put in. Plus it'd be your neighbours who suffer the hassle of getting the floorboards up, if they're above you.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1383651701' post='2266963'] ...in your opinion. [size=4]It makes me laugh when people have their car stereos way too loud. Their attitude is, 'check out what I'm into, isn't it great?'[/size] [size=4]But it's never Mozart, is it?? [/size] [/quote] There should be a 'like' button on this site, like on Facebook

Each album is of its time, I think anyway. Roll the bones had some great tracks, ghost of a chance for example. I sometimes think it's a case that people like a particular album or a band from from a particular period, they don't then like it that the band evolves, their playing changes, what they're actually listening to at the time is maybe different, then of course there are happenings in their personal lives that affect the song writing. Personally I liked clockwork angels, but I'm not a huge fan of the early stuff.

I practice maybe 7 or 8 hours a day, but have the volume turned down I can hear it but I can't be heard in any other room. If I'm practicing late at night after everyone had gone to bed, then I'm unamped. It's a question of thoughtfulness, I don't wanna hear other peoples music or tv, I don't expect them to have to put up with me. Just turn down dude.

Shallow grave and a new patio.

I think I was told that you only don't pay if you've been abroad for more than 6 months. I was on a P and O ship, and got paid when I came home. I just declared it in that years return. Either way, you'll get taxed by someone, sorry. You really need to speak to your tax office, someone telling you something on a muso forum won't be much of a defence if you get it wrong.

You do pay tax on what you earn, it's treated as if your earning in this country. I played on one a few years ago, and just declared it on my return.

Can't do this cos of my uni course, but please advertise on here if you need someone next summer !

The main thing to consider is the neck width and string spacing. My Yamaha has 19mm spacing at the bridge and the neck is quite wide. My other 6 has 17mm spacing, consequently the neck is a lot slimmer. Both are very comfortable to play. The Yamaha actually requires a bit less thought when you play it, the tighter spacing on my other bass requires a lot more accuracy, especially If you're playing something requiring string skipping. Why the unusual tuning ? Personally I get annoyed when people ask why I've got a 6 string bass.

I'm in the mu, you get insurance as part of the package which is good, and free advice etc. I'm a student though, so it's only £20 for me, I'm not sure that I'd join if I had to pay the full price.