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As always, Scott Thunes. He is endlessly inspiring for me.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1325859340' post='1488899'] I must try those La Bella strings, as I keep hearing about them... but the gauge scares me, so this time I'm trying Fender 9120M strings. The GHS looked interesting too, but they appear too similar to the D'Addario tapawounds I am currently using, from reviews and a youtube clip. we will see. [/quote] They don't feel as weird as you might think. I have the DBEs for my Hohner headless (fretted) and have used them on fretless. They are really really nice mate.

I get mine from the States via ebay. Cheaper.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1326590493' post='1499363'] I just felt at the time that, I could've been swallowed up in a hole or something. I had the feeling that I hit a nerve briefly by being stupid. Maybe I'm drinking too much.) [/quote] Fixed mate

It sounds alright to me, Bilbo, if a little dead-string vibe. Maybe some new strings are the answer.

[quote name='urb' timestamp='1326402755' post='1496884'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGgSAuGmUMo[/media] 'Nuff said... [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPaPOH-cDxc

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1326498648' post='1498246'] Ha Ha.... I like that. Garry [/quote] Thank you mate! The tin pan sort of reminds me of a hifi mbira

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1326496700' post='1498204'] Love it Nig! [/quote] Oh thanks Jake

I thought I had better give GB a go at least, I usually use Reaper. [color=#333333][size=3][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Friends bought me a hand made tin drum from Trinidad, they watched it being made by an old geez. It sounds funky and I promised to record something with it for them.[/font][/size][/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=3][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It was very quick and dirty, I did it last night. The tin pan sounds lovely! Really organic![/font][/size][/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=3][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It's all live, pretty much one take for each instrument. All the percussion is presents from friends, arabic drums, tambourine, darabuka, the tin pan, and I recorded them using the inbuilt mic on my little MacBook Pro. There is one AppleLoop - a long watery sound. I slinged a bit of bass and guitar over it, Bob's your aunty's bravvah [/font][/size][/size][/color] [color=#333333][size=3][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]http://soundcloud.com/silddx/tin-pan-1[/font][/size][/size][/color]

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1326382034' post='1496434'] This is something that always confused me. A bass is perfectly fine being played for years and never having the tension released. So where does the not being played make a difference to the wood?? Does it know, get depressed and go out of shape like someone eating their feelings? [/quote] Me too, no idea why that would be necessary.

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1326379855' post='1496379'] Remove the batteries if it has any, they'll probably leak if you don't. [/quote] Good point! It's a Warwick so likely to have a 9v in there.

I take one bass in both situations.

DIY breast implants coming soon too.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1326320300' post='1495567'] I've burnt a hole in them after a week. Although again I play at least an hour a day, more over weekends. So they've had best part of 20 hours use. They sound great though so if I was to keep using them it may just be on long ass recording sessions and rehearsals where the sweat really rains off me. [b]The band don't want me to use them live, even though they are sexy as hell[/b]. [/quote] Tell them to f*** off.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1326312154' post='1495400'] Keep it in the case under your bed & it should be fine - no need for silica gel, slackening off the strings or anything else. [/quote] Bang on. Don't do ANYTHING weird. Like slackening strings or truss rod, silica gel, voodoo ritual with your Haitian neighbour, etc. Give it a good clean, and since it's a Warwick give it your usual beeswax routine, tune it, leave it for a day in a room with normal humidity and temperature in an open case. Close the case and put it somewhere where you won't get temperature extremes. It will be fine.

For Pete, ChavChat

Audrey Hepburn on the bass ..

[quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1326292119' post='1494998'] I think you've got to stop worrying about "why" everything is the way it is. If you keep on asking "why" about everything, your brain will just end up hurting. Why do I do it? I suppose it's because I enjoy it, it makes me feel good and it gives me something to do. If you feel like you're not enjoying it any more, maybe it's time to take a break or something? [/quote] Sorry mate, it's in my DNA to ask why.

I can't BELIEVE no-one mentioned Blackstar. Their amps are superb, and British.

That's brilliant and I wondered if you were planning to register those given the thread last week.

I think this should be tried with with a big slab of neoprene.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1326207518' post='1493800'] Glad you are having that "light bulb" moment !! While no one can deny the importance of knowing your scales, as a bassist it is CHORDS that you will play 90% of the time. So, I would recommend that you concentrate on chord tones ( triads and four note chords). That "Study Bass" site I linked is one of the best. Here, it explains why chords are important. [url="http://www.studybass.com/lessons/bass-chord-patterns/chord-tones-are-primary/"]http://www.studybass...es-are-primary/[/url] Best of luck with it !! [/quote] I think you may have turned his light back off with this explanation

That's one of the best sites of its type I've seen. Thank you.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1326045703' post='1491538'] Acoustics would be different would they not . Do they not need the wood to vibrate to create the sound unlike a solid bodied instrument. [/quote] Yep I think some folks get a bit confused between acoustic and electric instruments. The wood matters hugely in acoustic instruments and is responsible for tone, sustain, projection, stability, etc. In electrics, it's really only for looks and stability.

[quote name='4000' timestamp='1326271786' post='1494622'] Nice story. The above sums it up very well in some ways. As a kid I drew, I made Plasticene models, I was creative. I was always the best in my school at drawing, and it came to define me; I couldn't separate myself from "me, the artist". I went to college studying fine art & illustration and it was the same. It was everything to me and defined who I was. At this point I started playing and found I got a different, though equivalent, buzz from playing music. I went on a degree course studying illustration and found it was everything I hated; self-expression was actually frowned upon and I just couldn't see eye-to-eye with the tutors. Unfortunately I wasn't strong-willed or confident enough at the time to stand up to them so I lost my way and dropped out, electing to effectively replace the role that art took in my life with music. The loss of my art in many ways was a complete loss of self, but the music helped me cope. Unfortunately as the years have gone by in many ways I've become as disillusioned with music as with art. At least when you're painting you're only answerable to yourself; with music there are often so many other factors to deal with. Unfortunately, just as art defined me, music has come to define me; I am "the musician", and when that's not really working (as now)there is just an unfillable void, hence the anxiety/anguish. If I'm a musician who isn't really being a musician, then that makes me like everyone else. In fact as that's the only thing that I value about myself, then it makes me less than everyone else. And of course I'm never satisfied, even when I am being a musician, and I suffer from crippling self-doubt, which makes it worse still. As for the "special" thing, because I was always "Shaun, the artist" as a kid, I always felt different & special. I guess I'm vain too. However I did stand out, at the time. Now of course I've realised that in the greater scheme of things it all means very little. I guess part of my problem is that in terms of underlying intent, I've probably always taken it all far too seriously. In terms of practical application, unfortunately these days I can't bring myself to take it seriously enough, not helped by the fact that those around me don't see it as I do. The dichotomy provides a never-ending well of self-conflict. I really envy those who do it "for fun"; it must be great! [/quote] Blimey mate, I think we were cut from the same tree. That's almost exactly me, although I didn't do an arts degree, just a calligraphy, typography and graphic design A level. I also got completely disillusioned with my design jobs. My work was unappreciated and I got sick of dealing with project managers and clients who couldn't tell sh*te from shinola. But I love it when I get the chance to do some design work. I love the creative process and find it quite simple. However, I do NOT envy those who play music just for fun, I love how music winds through my soul and creates all sorts of emotional surf in its wake.