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alternative is to buy lots of books and work through them - choosing the same topic in each. eg book 1 explains modes badly, read same chapter in book 2, book 3 etc until it gels with one particular explanation.. Then pick a fun chapter. works for me

i've seen various power/pa amps for sale in my son's dj magazines mostly rackmount - is there any reason i shouldnt use use one for bass? can i just add a 4 x 10 cab? maplin also does one. i have a zoom so i'm not too worried about graphic eq, valves sound etc

on the tuition front, he is on "beginning blues bass" also.

excuse my ignorance on this one. If an amp/combo doesnt have a headphone socket, is there some way to add one? Either by wiring one in, or by using a "fake speaker" box which the headphoens would then plug into? I can understand that raw speaker-level output from a big amp might blow up headphones (which just seem to be mini speakers really), but is there some way to "step it down" to work with headphones?** thanks ** have small baby but would like larger amp

Can someone suggest a decent combo or head/cab as I want to step up from a laney 30 watt combo. Large enough for a pub gig / rehearsal. I have a zoom b2 so not too bothered about onboard effects and modelling. Not too fussed about brand as long as people rate it. Would rather get quality than cheap but i'm not spending a fortune either. Its only a hobby! Thanks

thanks for that tip - I did wonder why the PLAY button, which seems to act as a [b]save[/b] function in most other places seemed a bit wierd. I think the problem is that manual is so good in some places and so bad in others that I start to wonder if I'm being stupid when referring to it and failing to find answers. The answers appear to be [b]yes [/b]and [b]no[/b] respectively.

hi - i read the manual several times and these questions are not answered. Could someone enlighten me? 1) If i want to program a song where pattern 1A and pattern 1B are used like this: START 1A (one bar long) repeats [b]four [/b]times 1B (one bar long) repeats [b]ten [/b]times END Do I really need to program [b]fourteen[/b] song steps in total? Is there a better way of getting the patterns to repeat X times? I know that I could make pattern 1A four bars long, by programming the same thing for four bars but thats getting a bit painful, especially for longer patterns that repeat like 1B a lot of times. I suppose I could copy the pattern to itself several times to lengthen it but that makes a later small tweak to the pattern painful. 2) Is there someway to set a specific drum set for each song? (in the way you set tempo for each)? thanks

abe laboriel also.

thanks, I have since measured mine and they are longer/wider (91mm v 94mm) - I just measured the covers. I wasnt sure if it was true of all jazz basses, and thus not necessarily true of all replacement pups. Anyone else got any tone/noise comments to offer? I'm looking at the vintage ones. I'm guesiiing that as they are singlecoil they're going to be at least a bit noisy compared to a humbucker.

thanks - how noisy are they? i know theyre rwrp wound but i mean when at differing volumes? also are the wizards slightly different sizes? Kent mentions this and gives dimensions thanks

In the midnight hour - there is a transcription on www.davemarks.com

has anyone tried Kent Armstrong Jazz Bass Open Ceramic Bridge or Kent Armstrong HOT VINTAGE JAZZ PICKUP (see <url>http://www.guitarthings.co.uk/kent-armstrong-hot-vintage-jazz-pickup-front-1082-p.asp</url>) in a jazz bass ? I tried his strat pickuips before. How good/realistic is the tone and how noisy are they? thanks

With regard to the first test, I can hear the reverbation though the amp (using headphones as the baby is asleep), they are also the raise polepiece design (its a 94 vintage) How much does it cost to get them repotted? I know Fender do noiseless jazz pickups and I would prefer something that looked the part.

will try both tests and report back, thanks

I didn't know they could actually go microphonic I was trying to describe it. Action is okay, prosebass said it could go lower.

i have a cij 62 ri jazz, which is mostly stock but has copper foil in the cavities. It has some pickup noise still I can hear every single noise of fret on string, or handling noise - its really clanky, like the pickups are a microphone - does anyone have any ideas?

yes, I'm keen too.

anyone else noted that the italia bass is both bolt-on and glued in? overall thought its getting much better.

why not sand it back yourself? That should make it cheaper

[quote name='~tl' post='562021' date='Aug 6 2009, 03:09 PM']That looks correct, though I've also seen them with the CIJ text above the serial number...[/quote] Mine is exactly like that. Starts with a P also and I think mine is also a 94.

Mine is a similar vintage cij - will look tonight

[quote name='coconi_fan' post='558288' date='Aug 2 2009, 09:50 AM']Last week a friend gave me her bass but I accidently dropped it and damaged it beyond repair so what I wanted is find what sort of bass it is and where I can buy an exact replacement she has gone to America so is as yet she doesn't know it's damaged Here's an image before it was damaged [attachment=30095:047_ROCKINGHAM.jpg] If it helps it has DeArmond and Pilot write on it. I really don't wish to tell her I've broken it so if I can find a replacement it would be much appreciated[/quote] If it were me, I'd want you to fess up , and would probably accept your repair option. If I found out that what you suggest doing had happened I' be very annoyed at the deception.

[quote name='AndyMartin' post='557548' date='Aug 1 2009, 01:38 AM']Yeah B15, I've no doubt you're right, but it contributed greatly to his tone is what I'm getting at although on a lot of stuff I think he went direct into the desk. He famously had an action so high that his Funk Machine is generally thought to be more or less unplayable by anyone else. Part of the answer may be that he was originally a double bass player and developed incredible hand strength. He must have had some sort of double pick technique considering what he played. Apart from that vid of him backing Marvin Gaye, which has been posted on here a couple of times, there doesn't seem to be a lot of footage of him playing in existence. A sign of the times I guess.[/quote] In The Bass Handbook (Adrian Ashton) it does say that he used a PortaFlex at at least one point in time. Maybe he used a B15 also.

[quote name='silddx' post='556061' date='Jul 30 2009, 12:17 PM']Me too. I don't have a problem with what JG says, it nice to hear some proper opinion based on so much knowledge and experience, whether you agree or not. Better that than some of the wishy washy crap some musicians spout. John Myung being a prime example, for instance.[/quote] I don't mean that precisely. All I mean is, and its very selfinterested really is that I don't mind how arrogant or not his opinions or manner are, if I can learn something I will listen on this topic - he knows way more than I do and spreads his knowledge for free. If I was paying for his tuition, I would take a different view.. Its not like I have to spend xmas with him. I should stress that I didn't see the flame war that went on here so make no comment on what was said and by whom.

[quote name='Johngh' post='555733' date='Jul 29 2009, 11:12 PM']Can we stop having a pop at BGM contributors please. Thank You[/quote] Janek says he contributes to BGM for free. It takes time to put together an article like he and the others do. I'm more than happy to read what he has to say on-topic, whatever his personailty off the page.