CamdenRob

[quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1439467500' post='2843071'] just received mine so i'll test it tonight isnt the strobe mode the most accurate though? [/quote] It's ridiculous... looks like a budget 80s disco on the end of your headstock.

Very pleased with mine too now I've worked out how to switch it out of disco strobe mode...

Doesn't sound like I missed out on much... except the pre gig curry

I think it's pretty normal to go through a bunch of different stuff until you find what it is your looking for.... I'm happy with where I am with my gear but I did enjoy the journey getting here too I don't begrudge the money lost too much, it was worth it to learn what I have about what I want from a bass.

I think it depends on how many guitarists you have... If it's just one then they can generally get away with a bassier fuller sound but if you have two then at least one of them needs the cut and clarity of single coils or it can all get a bit messy, especially if your playing heavier music with alot of distortion.

I use whatever it is OBBM puts on either end of his cables...

Phwoorrr... When's your next gig?

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1439383456' post='2842321'] GAS-proof... [/quote] ...

as above.. no need to look beyond Hiscox really. It's always a bit of a trade off between, protection and size / weight. I have a full flightcase for my Wal which is so ludicrously heavy it's pretty much useless...

You often see them on ERBs to stop the other strings ringing out... I've never really had an issue with this as I just mute the strings I'm not playing automatically with either my fretting or plucking hand, can't really see the point in them. Perhaps for basses with more than six strings this is more of an issue?

Woohoo... maple neck jazz has been shipped.

oh sh*t the london one is tonight ... I've got a works thing till late. Anyone want four tickets at short notice? I have them on an email I can ping across for you to print out.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1439377187' post='2842234'] With 34" scale on a 5-string there is definitely the risk of some flobbadob going on [/quote] No-one likes flobbadob... terrible condition...

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1439374449' post='2842203'] I didn't see a maple one last night, just rosewood one. So you might be lucky. [/quote] I don't think the order confirmation means anything, I believe it's the shipping confirmation that counts so I'll hold out for that... Besides I have no idea why I bought it, so no disaster if I don't get it

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1439372140' post='2842173'] Tried ordering one late last night and just got a rejection email. [/quote] oh bugger.... Which one? I just ordered the maple neck version and I have an order confirmation but not a shipping confirmation so I'll miss out as well then I guess.

ooo nice jazz, I'll have one of those...

I guess these pet peeves are why we have such a variety of basses out there It's all good, we'd have nothing to talk about if we all liked the same designs.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1439328630' post='2842016'] Those coffee table basses where the fore-arm area has been chamfered away to leave an ugly stripe of contrasting exotic hardwood called something like 'ogankolo'. Sorry, can't bring myself to search for a picture online [/quote] What like this?

[quote name='Scoop' timestamp='1439259716' post='2841363'] ACG. Unquestionably. My 14th is being built as we speak. [/quote] 14 ACGs ... do you have a group photo?

[quote name='Phil Starr' timestamp='1439292032' post='2841553'] Lot's of sympathy from me, you know what you need but when you are young you just can't afford it. You'll just have to do the gig with whatever is there. Until you have your own gear you have no choice. Music is full of dreamers and very few really good organisers so this isn't anything new. In my student days I used to organise this sort of event but would get one of the bands to share their gear and that would be set up on stage and used to sound check, they got the best sound and the best slot in return for their generosity. If anyone else wanted to use their own stuff they had to fit in around the stuff on stage. It is unprofessional not to be able to provide your own gear, but you have to get there somehow and turning down gigs wont help. You can get a usable backline amp for probably £100 if you aren't too fussy. Make it a priority but in the meantime play all the gigs you can and smile sweetly at the crap. keep the enthusiasm and deal with problems one at a time. Good luck. [/quote] Pfft... comming in here with your positivity, understanding and encouragement...

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1439288949' post='2841512'] ...scale shapes have their uses but they are also a bit of a bear trap. If you put together a scale shaope for a mixolydian scale, for instance, everytime you play a line over a dom7 chord, you can find yourself defining yor options using that shape. OK when you are starting out but you can find yourself unconsiously boxed in if you are not careful. [/quote] I've only recently become aware of this as a limiting influence on my playing... I've been trying to mitigate it by thinking what it is I want to acheive with a specific bassline and attempting to create that from the notes I have available, rather than just using my memorised shapes until I come up with something that sounds good.... it's a slow process but I feel it's important for me to understand what it is I'm trying to say with my compositions if I am to progress any further with my playing. I am concerned I've become a bit of a "painting by numbers" player...

[quote name='bassix' timestamp='1439291359' post='2841539'] I think for those talented forum members who can and do play a multitude of styles then more than two basses is perfectly reasonable. For us less abled bassists I think two would do just fine. [/quote] I dunno if thats true... I had loads of basses at one point and I was still crap...

I'm down to two now as well... One fretted and one fretless..

This is an inevitable part of playing in an originals band on multi band gigs. The ideal situation is either full backline provided and all bands use the same setup or kit is provided (minus breakables) and bass / guitar etc bring their own amps/cabs. It really doesn't take that long to change an amp over if things are organised in the storage area with the next amp to go up ready set up at the front etc. The trouble with gear sharing is that I've played with so many other bands who's bass player is not only clueless but also literally couldn't give a sh*t about breaking my gear... bass on ten, gain on ten, volume on ten. I spent alot of money on my setup and I'm not really up for some neanderthall setting up his fuzz pedals in front of it and cranking everything up to ten (even less so with my guitar amp as it's all valve and delicate). There is however no escape from it... the other option is never playing any gigs and that kind of defeats the object of being in an originals band. The situation is not going to change anytime soon, so i'm now at the point where I am tempted to go out and buy something old, cheap, sh*t and indestructable and use that as my backline when I have to gear share. I generally DI anyway so its just used as a monitor most of the time.

Get a red one, everyone knows they go the fastest...