Clarky

Monday bump Deal for BCers I have previously dealt with - the Aria with Presto strings installed plus an old spare set of Thomastik strings (the silks are a bit chewed but this would be good as a backup set in case of breakages in a gig) and postage within Uk £500 all-in, or £480 collected. As I mentioned in OP, I will get the bass back next weekend so could hand over at BassBash or post the following week.

TBH, Musicman basses have never really tickled my fancy ... until I saw this Status-necked one from cd david's 'Black basses' post. Phwoar, its so black and shiny [attachment=64583:P1010009_1.jpg]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031881' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:52 PM']I bet you don't remember what I played on your Shuker.[/quote] 'Karn Evil Nine' second movement by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031865' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:41 PM']OK, it's out now. Clarky played [i]London Calling[/i] brilliantly on my fretless and, with me being a total t*s*e* (and slightly hard of hearing, of course), I failed to recognise it.[/quote] Oh bl**dy hell it was me doing the slide-y bit on your Tony Franklin, wasn't it? In nervy moments (like when surrounded by dozens of bass players who are better than me!) I fall back on a small stock repertoire of bass lines that I won't screw up, London Calling being one of them On topic, the other ultra-recognisable bass line from the Clash has to be 'The Magnificent Seven' (yep, thats in my embarrassed-nervous bass player repertoire too)

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031834' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:31 PM']Steady on! I can get a Persian rug if I want to. [/quote] Dave at his last gig [attachment=64574:image.axd.jpeg] PS, I think it was me playing London Calling at SE BassBash

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031821' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:27 PM']So, that's KEN by ELP? I expect it's a surprise, but that's another one with which I have only limited familiarity.[/quote] You need to play the bass line stood on a Persian rug while the keyboard player stabs his Moog with a knife. So I'm not altogether surprised its not part of your repertoire, Dave

[quote name='Faithless' post='1031781' date='Nov 21 2010, 08:11 PM']Its funny, because sometimes BC is becoming similar to Talkbass to my eyes - after a while, folks who come here to post 'a recognisable bassline', will post their favourite tunes instead, that have nothing to do with being easily recognisable..[/quote] Second movement of 'Karn Evil Nine' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer anyone?

[quote name='walbassist' post='1031479' date='Nov 21 2010, 03:22 PM']I wonder is putting a felt pad or a bit of tape between the A string and the bridge might take the edge of the harshness?[/quote] Thanks for suggestion mate! I tried a bit of bridge foam between string and bridge but no difference. Think I will wait until I try a whole set of Silver Slaps before fiddling further. Played along to Rattlin Bone CD this afternoon and the Eminence felt great (so it should be nicer still with Silver Slaps), just need to sort this slight niggle out.

HE AINT NEVER BOUGHT NUFFINK FROM ME, INNIT. BLOODY CRAP SITE. WHERE'S THE FISH?

I once tried Weedwackers (the cheap ones off eBay). After several weeks they were still stretching and going horribly flat each time I picked up the bass, and like an above poster said, I swapped the E and A for Innovations (Blacks, I think?) as there was no sustain or volume with them, just a percussive dull thud. That said, I have heard there are better quality Weedwacker-types that solve these problems (I assume the prior post is referring to these, Lamberts).

Well, I just swapped the 'A' temporarily for a Silver Slap 'A' from my DB (and added the cushioning felt pad between string ball end and tail piece) and there was no discernible difference, so I guess I am just going to have to play around with amp/EQ settings until I fix the problem. It did, though, reinforce that I prefer the (even) lower-tension feel of Silver Slaps so I will definitely swap the strings over later this week.

Thanks Chris. On family duty now but will try swapping over for a different A (Helicore or Thomastik Superflexible) later today and see if its sorts the problem. Its not horrendous but it is a bit annoying and only happens on the A so it sorta gets my goat! Has also occurred to me that the Helicores came with felt pads at the end of the strings which cushioned the brass ball-end against the metal tail-piece ... so maybe I should try installing the felt pad on the A as well?

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='1031363' date='Nov 21 2010, 01:28 PM']Have you tried replacing the supplied A string?[/quote] It is a replacement, it came stock with D'Addario Helicores which are too taut for my liking, so I swapped over for a set of Innovation Honeys last night. TBH, I think I prefer Silver Slaps to Honeys (even lower tension) so I will probably swap over again in the next week or so. I am just concerned that there's an issue with certain frequencies with the new bass/pickup. Do you think I should try swapping back the Helicore A as an experiment?

Been playing my new Eminence EUB today. With the Platinum Pro EQ I can get it sounding amazingly DB-like when amplified. One small problem though - the D and G strings sound superb and the E nearly as clear (its fractionally muddier), but the A seems to be picking up excessive amounts of finger noise, resulting in a popping type noise that becomes intrusive if you have to play faster pizzicato bits on the A. Is this the string (Innovation Honey), the interaction with the string/bridge/pickup (David Gage Realist), or perhaps the action (whch I have set quite low; albeit I tried raising it and there wasn't any real difference)? Any thoughts gratefully received. Cheers Clarky

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1031281' date='Nov 21 2010, 11:52 AM']Hey Clarky, standing on the right - or maybe it's the one in the middle - is Chris White, Zombie bass player: EDIT: It is the one in the middle.[/quote] I look better for the laser eye surgery

loser

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='1031087' date='Nov 21 2010, 12:54 AM']How will you sleep tonight?[/quote] Like a log! Friday night was my youngest's birthday party and we had eleven 13 year old boys for a sleepover. finally got them to pipe down at 4am..... In answer to what I will be playing through, same as my DB, ie, a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ and my MarkBass 1x12 combo Thanks for the comments chaps and a big thanks to Gareth Hughes for all his advice ahead of me buying this lovely instrument

Dock of the bay - Otis Redding Jammin - Bob Marley Blue Monday - New Order For those of us from the 70s, Ain't no Stoppin Us now - McFadden and Whitehead (my favourite ever disco song) and Night to Remember - Shalamar

Ian Morton from SMART hand delivered my new Eminence RN4 today (which was above and beyond the call of duty on a Saturday; great service!) First impressions are that its beautifully made, feels very double bass-like and is very simple to assemble/disassemble for travelling (though I will only take the neck off if we do gigs involving trains or flights). Comes with a good gigbag and a rocksolid, hard plastic golf bag container for flying. The Helicore strings were a bit taut for my liking (as other BCers have told me) and I have swapped them over for Innovation Honeys which are lower tension and have made it a dream to play. Not been able to play it amplified yet as I only got the strings sorted about 10.20pm this evening, that awaits me tomorrow. This is a lovely instrument with as much DB vibe as its possible to get for an EUB, very well-designed and very user-friendly. [attachment=64502:DSCF2244.JPG]

Love will tear us apart

Here's my Andreas Zeller 3/4 DB (laminate sides/back, carved front, Innovation Silver Slap strings; bought from Chas E Footes in London around 15 years ago) and my new Eminence removable-neck EUB (Innovation Honey strings; arrived today from SMART Distribution ) [attachment=64490:DSCF2242.JPG][attachment=64489:DSCF2240.JPG]

Just got a 62 style tort plate from Howard. Top man to do biz with as you all know by now

[quote name='BB2000' post='1030407' date='Nov 20 2010, 01:35 PM']Hmm. Tempted.[/quote] Hi mate, Old Horse Murphy has it on loan at the mo' so feel free to PM him or Beedster (previous owner) about it for a third party opinion

Not heard a dickie bird from the interested party above, so this is still available Saturday TIM!