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[quote name='daz' post='1006322' date='Oct 30 2010, 02:45 PM']You've done a man's job, sir! I guess you're through, huh?[/quote] I don't know about "through". Certainly skint

[quote name='bumnote' post='1006309' date='Oct 30 2010, 02:30 PM']wow just wow[/quote] I'm assuming that's a reaction to the cost. But I now have a unique and very beautiful bass built to a very high spec. From what I have done through quickly testing the electronics it will sound superb, and I know it will play like a dream having already set it up and played it before spraying it. The Rockbass neck is the lowest spec part of it, but it really is a fabulous neck, very well made and with excellent fret work. I was initially tempted to use the neck on my German Corvette $$, but that would have been stupid from a financial point of view. This bass is the first that has my heart and soul in it and already I feel a deep connection with it, like I want it to be my only bass. I may even sell my two German Corvettes. But we'll see.

I had a a few requests for build costs so here they are. I'll post a review and sound cips / YT vid whe I have the missing Hipshot bridge part and I've fully set up the bass and balanced the preamp. £35 : POSTAGE COSTS - for parts (I was not charged duty on anything from the USA! Lucky that ) £100 : BODY - [i]Mahogany. Made by my mate Adam (Trebuchet on here). [/i] £65 : BODY FINISHING : Tonetech Luthier Supplies Oly White pre-cat Nitro rattle cans x 3, sheets of wet and dry, milliput, tack rag. £90 : NECK - [i]3-piece Maple/Rosewood. From a Warwick Rockbass Streamer Blackhawk B-stock starter kit for £260. I sold the amp and other hardware and kept the neck and the MEC pickups so I made about £130 back.[/i] £26 : NECK INLAYS - Creative Cuts Roman Numeral Vinyl. £40 : PICKUPS - MEC from the Rockbass Streamer Blackhawk. £90 : TUNERS - x 4 Hipshot Ultralite GB7 Gold (from USA on Ebay). £45 : D-TUNER - Hipshot GB7 Gold (from USA on Ebay). £90 : BRIDGE - Hipshot Black Brass Rickenbacker Replacement (from USA on Ebay). £73 : PICKGUARD - Mirror blank from WD (£28). Made by Jon Shuker (£45). £89 : TOP NUT - Warwick Brass JAN-III £8 : NECK SCREWS & BUSHINGS - Gold- From Warwick in Germany. £9 : BARREL JACK - Gold- From Warwick in Germany. £20 : STRAPLOCKS - Gold- From Warwick in Germany. £215 : EAST PREAMP - U-Retro 4-knob Gold. This is a new product and not on his site yet. It's basically the 5 knob U-retro with the Blend and Volume as a stack. £25 : STRINGS - DR Black Beauties 105 - 45 (from USA on Ebay). £1,020 : TOTAL BUILD COST (A f*** of a lot more than I intended, but worth it!) Initially, this build was going to be about £500, but as time went on I realised I wanted the best. Where I could have cut costs is using a cheaper bridge, used the existing Warwick tuners, top nut, straplocks, neck screws and bushings, and electronics.

[quote name='eude' post='1003023' date='Oct 27 2010, 09:13 PM']This is awesome dude, how'd you get on board with a project like this, you in the the business? Really intrigued by these Farida's, they get a proper good write up from everyone, and I for one really like the Jaguaresqe lower horn. Can't wait to see how this pans out. Top work fella Eude[/quote] This [i]is [/i]very intriguing and I have similar questions I like the idea of submitting a design to a factory for a production model. Really looking forward to seeing the results of this!

This does look interesting! I wonder if the truss rod is up to it. I played a real Fender Bass VI last year, at a studio I was recording in, and it was a horrible thing to play.

[quote name='lojo' post='1005590' date='Oct 29 2010, 06:32 PM']I think someone stated that earlier as a reason to know how to read[/quote] Nah, it's me being a little bit cheeky risingson said that it makes sense to be able to understand one's role in every possible musical situation so one should learn to read standard notation. It's clearly misguided in its lack of practicality and possibility. So had a little fun with his words, that's all. Me and him are cool, we've been having a very nice chat via PM

Mark King's got it I think.

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='1005272' date='Oct 29 2010, 02:58 PM']I've never lost out at an audition because I can read, but I have lost out because I can't do backing vocals - sing and play at the same time.[/quote] Clearly, even though you can read, you are not prepared for ALL CONCEIVABLE MUSICAL SITUATIONS and are therfore, NOT a SERIOUS MUSICIAN. Please come over the English Channel to Germany, and since you can READ (OMFG! You really shouldn't be over here!) you can have the Horten Ho 229

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1005157' date='Oct 29 2010, 01:36 PM']Here's my tuppence worth (again probably but bear with me, I'm having my morning coffee at 12:30pm and loving it). I read music and I'm thankful that I can because this week it's giving me employment that I wouldn't have had otherwise. I play music for a living so being able to say 'YES' to a gig is about as important as it gets for me. Musicians who do not read music are no less musicians than I or anyone else that reads music. If you want to do reading gigs and want to communicate with others using written notation then it's important to read music. If not, then it's not. Simples.[/quote] The voice of reason, thanks G.

[quote name='farmer61' post='1004785' date='Oct 29 2010, 09:17 AM']Tab is NOT sh*t, it's not as good as proper music notation, but I've happily learnt many hundreds of songs using it and by playing along to the track, it's a great start point.[/quote] I was being highly sarcastic The best is tab and music notation together. For modern fretted instruments both perform very useful functions.

[quote name='lojo' post='1005030' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:24 PM']Cant wait for your next question [/quote] Fabulous!

[quote name='Twigman' post='1004978' date='Oct 29 2010, 11:54 AM']Did you see my edit in my post above about the sax and the cornet players ?[/quote] Ha ha! No I hadn't, but I have now

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1004964' date='Oct 29 2010, 11:48 AM']Musical chav? Perish the thought.[/quote] Come on, you are a secret Burberry Bubinga Botherer

[quote name='Twigman' post='1004955' date='Oct 29 2010, 11:43 AM']SERIOUS? No not me - I like to have fun when playing music - don't want to be getting all SERIOUS now do we?[/quote] Quite It's just that we non-readers, or not well practiced readers, have been classified by the cognoscenti as "Non-SERIOUS" musicians, unprepared for EVERY possible musical situation we could POTENTIALLY become involved in. I just hope you don't have a trumpet player in your band, you could be in SERIOUS trouble if you can't read music.

[quote name='Twigman' post='1004925' date='Oct 29 2010, 11:22 AM']In 30+ years of playing in bands I've never once had to learn to read notation. I can read a treble clef but that's of little use to a bass player. LOL I've found it useful to learn some of the theory and understand how intervals work (minor 3rd etc) and I'd have problems if I didn't understand my scales and be able to name all notes in a certain key (and find them on the fretboard) but not being able to read notation has never been an issue. I'm not a Spitfire pilot but probably not quite me109 pilot....I think I'm flying a FW190 [/quote] So you are not a SERIOUS musician then

What's the extra £150 for? I'd offer him what he bought it for. I think it's a damn cheek. he's obviously not THAT skint is he. Seems like a dishonourable deal to me.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='1004921' date='Oct 29 2010, 11:19 AM']Roger Cook, who co-wrote 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing', writes all of his songs on a 4 string ukelele...maybe that's the way to go?[/quote] I did that a couple of years ago! It really changes your approach and it is very refreshing.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1003873' date='Oct 28 2010, 03:25 PM']If you really feel strongly about it, here's a bit of friendly advice... don't post anything you don't want the wider world to see on BC, or any website for that matter.[/quote] Sorry old egg, but I don't subscribe to that view. I am perfectly happy to be personal on OT and know 12000 people can see it, I just don't want "I found a lump on my left bollock today - by silddx" showing up in google searches.

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='1004888' date='Oct 29 2010, 10:44 AM']Me109 aces are welcome here.[/quote]

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='1004880' date='Oct 29 2010, 10:38 AM']What it says on the tin really. Hints and tips. Success and Failure. Verses, choruses, middle 8's and lyrics. How, why, what, when and where.[/quote] Anything I say won't be taken seriously as I don't read or write music

[quote name='aceuggy' post='1004825' date='Oct 29 2010, 09:46 AM']Gentlemen, I think this thread has got a little out of control. I never intended it to become a slanging match between those that think reading is good and those that don't. I merely asked if it was essential to read to play in a band. Just a pub rock and blues band. I think somewhere in there there was talk of horns and stuff!! The answer to my question I take it is no, not essential, but useful. I am relatively inexperienced as a bass player and have a lot to learn, but I am looking forward to that process however far it takes me.[/quote] Don't worry about it mate This happens three times a year on Basschat, it's the Battle of Britain with the sight-reading Spitfire pilots shooting the dirty and illiterate non-readers in their 109s. It's a good thing, everyone lets a bit of steam out their valves and it all calms down later and everyone is friends again, until four months later

[quote name='risingson' post='1004681' date='Oct 29 2010, 03:26 AM']Why not? Fine, if you don't want to be a serious player then maybe it doesn't apply but understanding your role in EVERY possible outcome as a musician is surely a helpful thing, no? You can't suddenly reject education just because it seems too conventional, music to me is serious as well as enjoyable and it will do more harm not addressing barriers that hinder your playing, e.g. not being able to read. You seem to be almost actively discouraging it, which is just a terrible idea.[/quote] You clearly have not read my post/s so it is pointless me reiterating with great voracity that I AM NOT DISCOURAGING ANYONE FROM READING MUSIC!! [i]"understanding your role in EVERY possible outcome as a musician is surely a helpful thing, no?"[/i] Ridiculous. Do you? Are you really saying anyone is actually capable of that? I would suggest it is impossible and stupidly idealistic. It is also one of the most soulless things I have ever heard a musician say. And what is the point of it? To get work? As a bass teacher? In an orchestra pit at Legally Blond? To get the Dido gig? If that's the sort of life you want as a musician, then by all means prepare yourself for many situations. But one other thing you should prepare for is failure to make a living as a musician. That and the fact you have dedicated so much time to something you will probably fail at, that you have no fallback and have to work for a cleaning company to make ends meet, or drive other (successful - but can't read) bands around, or work in a rehearsal studio taking bookings. I think you are being led about by the nose by the musicians magazines and various people on here that if you become a great sight reader you will get work as a full time bassist and make a decent living. Do you realise how hard that is to achieve and how few opportunities there are? Most good gigs are got through networking and word of mouth, and boy, you had better also concentrate on your personal hygiene and communication skills because in the end, that's what will get you the gig. Your point about not wanting to be a SERIOUS player makes me so angry on behalf of all serious players who don't read music notation. You are dismissing SO MUCH music as NOT serious simply because their creators cannot read music.

[quote name='JGsurrey' post='1004542' date='Oct 28 2010, 11:19 PM']Hey all. First time poster .. so if this is in the wrong place, please shout at me (quietly!) I am after a tab for Michael Jackon's 'Rock With You' for 4 string bass. I need it for a wedding gig next weekend and the only assitance I can find on line is from 5 stringers ... Any help would be greatly appreciated. James (not Jamerson!)[/quote] Tab is sh*t. You need to learn to read standard music notation. Sorry I can not help further I hope someone CAN help you, I'm sure this bump will help. EDIT: and a warm welcome to Basschat!

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1004624' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:47 AM']"A facility for languages is a useful talent in head-waiters." [Otto von. Bismarck]. The value of an acquired skill is dependent upon context and circumstance. That is all.[/quote] I wish I had your skill with brevity and distillation, Skank. How could one say better what I have tried to say all along. Thank you!

[quote name='skej21' post='1004618' date='Oct 29 2010, 12:39 AM']Or stay up a bit later, expand your skills by researching polysomnography and become a more "complete" sleeper [/quote]