Geek99

Spend time improving using all my books and Jamup on iPhone, and to do another open mic night

Not if the cost of upgrading sub par components, or of sub par materials, makes it better economics to buy a better respected bass

Yes gooy buy. Get it set up correctly and it should be fine

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no problem dude. Hope it helps you out.

Mouse mat backing ..,.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1418924439' post='2634952'] This doesn't apply to just school children - people of pretty much all ages are like that these days. [/quote] I agree, my little one was sent flying by a careless, thoughtless pensioner yesterday There are plenty of thoughtful caring young folks about.

I tried it for this very song. 1) see if someone published drum tab for it. (yes, there is such a thing) 2) if not, listen for the bass drum, then approximate where it falls in relation to the beat,. 3) add the snare and hi-hat in same way regarding bpm, a lot of tabs will give a general idea but wyhen you can count the beats, do so for ten seconds, then multiply by six.

i found this - this sound about right ? http://www.talkbass.com/threads/acoustic-bass-guitar-setup-specifications.1016490/

thanks - those numbers are for an electric ? I read above that acoustics are set higher but since mine has action you can park a bus under, I was wondering whats normal.

anyone care to give me a sample value ?

if the string is a wider bore, surely the nut will need to be both wider [b]and [/b]deeper ? Or it will sit relatively higher to the old smaller bore string. Sandpaper definitely wont do depth, not with any degree of reliability anyways

I'd say you have an outstandingly generous wife-to-be

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1418836345' post='2633913'] It's definitely a philosophical outlook. I personally don't see the difference between someone slowly relicing a bass over 45 years through use and Mark compacting that same process of use into a shorter time period. I'm still buying a bass that someone else has reliced either way! It just happens that apparently, some people think that their opinion somehow allows them to tell us which kind of 'someone else's relicing' is the acceptable and which one isn't... Well it's my money and I'll do what I want with it :-) [/quote] yes, [i]exactly [/i]what I think.

Thanks --and the action ?

Thanks Understand general nut adjustment principles - looking for a steer on normal values for nut height and action on an acoustic

Could you give me a clue what yours is at ? Hear what you're saying but I think bridge action is a large part of the problem

I'm not sure duress would really work. He might not enforce his clause, but he has got the right to. Whether it would be worth his while legally is another question

I have a generic acoustic bass. I think its straight as alreluef at 10th using a capo on fret 1 is about right - credit card thickness - action is still suitable for limbo dancing Strings are phosphor bronze 40- 95 Am I right in think the only thing I can do is file down the saddle ? What action is respectable for an acoustic ?