Norris

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1346624936' post='1791416'] Bugger! It'd have to be a damn big scroll under the BC coat of arms then. [/quote] Do it for the music = enim faciunt, quaerentes musicam (According to Google translate ) Or better still for the BC coat of arms: For the music = ad canendum

I'm trying to work out what model of Hipshot I would need for my new(ish) [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Thunderbird-IV-Bass/Features.aspx"]Gibson Thunderbird[/url]. As far as I can tell I think I need the GB7 in black. [url="http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=72"]http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=72[/url] Has anybody fitted an Xtender to their Thunderbird, and if so which model? The stock tuners are Grover, but the Hipshot website says the GB7 is a replacement for Gotoh tuners. Is there much of a difference? Thanks in advance...

[quote name='rOB' timestamp='1346538079' post='1790443'] These all seem like good points to me. Anyone got any other suggestions? [/quote] If/when the record company comes a-knocking, before you sign any contracts with the label, make sure you take time to make a proper written agreement between the band members as to who has what rights & credits - including use of band name. (Having just read Martin Turner's autobiography ) Edit: And echoing lots of other sentiments - your old band mates behaved in a completely shi**y way, you're better off out.

While there is a drum kit on stage, your bass is safe as long as it's tucked out of the way (behind your rig). The drunkards always fancy themselves as a drummer If you are doing backing vox, set your mic stand up with one of the legs pointing straight at you so that you can stand on it whenever a drunkard looms close - your teeth will thank you It will still hurt, but shouldn't take any of them out

I've been "Norris" since 1985 - and look at the success it's brought me! In a previous band we took the names of local villages. I can't remember what name I was given, but the guitarist was called [url="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Burton+Lazars&hl=en&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=9.602149,18.896484&oq=burton+la&t=h&hnear=Burton+Lazars,+Leicestershire,+United+Kingdom&z=15"]Burton Lazars[/url]

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (must've been mentioned already!) Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

It's the legendary tacet string

If you pitch shift everything up an octave it will make it much easier to hear the bassline.

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1345054546' post='1772995'] The angled string; that is just hooked onto the stand isn't it? Not supposed to be like that? [/quote] It does look like it's caught on the stand. Obviously not a lot of string tension then

Does this Gibson count as a bass? Edit: Found [url="http://www.harpguitars.net/history/month_hg/month-hg-3-07.htm"]here[/url]

You'll need to practise your bass parts until you can play them without thinking too much. You need to engage most of your brain for the singing - this is the bit the audience will notice. Keep at it though, as it feels great when you can start to drag the timing of the singing around a bit while keeping a rock-steady bassline going. (Pat-rub, pat-rub )

True to an extent, but I'm still waiting to see a sub-£1000 RIC in playable condition anywhere. There are some terrific basses out there for very little money these days

Oh my goodness - can somebody arrange the funeral for this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aria-Pro2-The-Cat-rough-looking-road-worn-relic-new-strings-full-overhaul-/190711034420?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c67437234"]road-worn relic[/url]? Edited to add this classic quote: [font="Arial"]The jack socket sits in a copper coated plate at the tail end of the scratchplate; it catches the light and could be used as a dazzle the crowd thing next time you play at the Wembley Arena![/font]

We finished playing at a pub last weekend and a drunken punter asked why I looked so fed up all the time. I was perfectly happy. So it seems my bass face is ... fecking miserable

[quote name='LiamPodmore' timestamp='1344411495' post='1763936'] Ernie Ball, been using them on everything for a few years now. Mostly Slinkies, but i need a set of flats too. Liam [/quote] Ditto. I've been using nothing but regular slinkys for the last 25 years or so. They last for ages & hold their tone - unlike most other strings I've tried. Plus most shops that actually stock bass strings will usually have Ernies.

If you were making a youtube video, wouldn't you put the washing away instead of having it strewn all over the sofa?

[url="http://comfortstrapp.com/products.htm"]http://comfortstrapp.com/products.htm[/url] That's all I need to say

As I walk to work, I usually put it on my iPod & spend a week listening to it first. Then try and work it out by ear. Any tricky bits, or difficult-to-hear bits I run through an editor program - pitch-shifting it up an octave can make the bass line a lot more prominent.

Any XTC album

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1341943266' post='1726763'] Thanks Nigel, that's very useful and interesting. An indispensable guide. Cheers. [/quote] You ARE appreciated - thanks

Mine leans away a bit - it's just something you get used to, and is a consequence of the 'modern' placing of the strap button to avoid neck dive. I'm surprised you would get any neck dive as that mainly affects older basses that don't have the button on the neck heel. You'll just have to learn to play without looking at the fretboard Don't hang the bass too low. I did that the other day with my new extra-long Comfort Strapp (recommended!). It felt great when playing, but I had a touch of tendonitis for a couple of hours afterwards. I'll hitch it back up a notch for my next gig I'd also recommend lock straps, although you'll probably have fun with the thin, short screws that come with Schallers. It's a 2 minute job to glue a matchstick into the old holes, which then give you something decent to screw into. Solid