Phil Adams

Still got the shakes, yes it's about your amp.

A beaut. Jealous? Moi?

Helppppppp. I got the shakes.

Beautiful JB. I have a MIJ Precision which I've had for 15 years or more. I also have a Stagg fretless which has flats on and I also love 'em. Welcome fellow sufferer.

Hi to the ladies from me.

Just put new rounds on my old Yam fretless that had rounds on when I got it. Wear to the fingerboard is very evident, not enough to junk the neck, but very much there all the same. I think that one has had a hard life.

Just received Fender 90505s today to put on my ESP fiver.

PS, of course as a learner I'm tending to play at low volumes, or unplugged, perhaps that has skewed my opinions on the tone a bit.

I do have a bass with each on. The rounds are quite old I think, bought the bass with them on, new strings should be here any day courtesy of Amazon. I think the flats are very dull, they came with the bass as well but don't think they're very old, just the way they are. I'm very happy (not to mention lucky) to have all the choices.

Just from a sound point of view really Conan. I think flats make minor differences in pitch less obvious, helpful at my stage at times! also of course if "sliding" around .

I tried a fretless in a shop over the christmas break and was very impressed by how it sounded and played (as someone who can't play a fretted bass anyway)
I subsequently bought a cheap Stagg fretless from the "bay" and am still loving it. BUT, as a beginner I have found it has made me lazy as originally it was great not having to worry about fingering coorectly, but now I realise I need to practise on fretted so I can play my fretless correctly.
In my book there is certainly plenty of room for both, and a fretless with flats on is a very different animal to a fretless with rounds on.

Hi Phil, that sounds very similar to me, I'm loving it. The guitarist I've teamed up with is hard work at times. We have a gig in a club in 6 weeks and we need to rehearse. He's forgotten how many of his own songs go and what key they are in etc after I've practised for hours with his CDs. Nightmare. We are playing for charity after all (with the hope of being invited back another time for payment) but at my stage I don't need him throwing me off track all the time.
I guess it'll be alright on the night.

I thank you all kindly chaps for the warm welcome. Yes I'm straight in at the deep end but I've wasted enough time and now I need to get stuck in.
Got nearly everything I need. A nice old amp and cabs, a choice of basses, now comes the tricky bit: playing.

Hi all. Got dad to buy me my first bass in the late 60's when I was 14 from Hunt's in Windsor. Then came motorbikes, girls, mortgage, kids etc etc. Nearly always kept a bass but never played enough to get any good at it.
A chance discussion with a customer burst a huge bubble inside me, and he and myself are working on a load of material he has written with a view to starting recording in a couple of weeks. He already has 2 CDs and I'm working on getting a set out of those which we can perform.
40 odd years of catching up though, blisters and sore fingers etc but I'm loving it. I have surprised myself at my progress, I never thought I would be able to play judging from my previous attempts, and I'm still rubbish but I am getting better.
Oh yes, and we're booked for a gig in a small club at the end of next month.
Please excuse me, I need to practise. :-)