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OldGit, can you tell me how you erase a whole patch in one go? I've not found that in the manual. PaulCooke, I'll give your patch a go soon, I printed it out. I recommend "Stingray" to you.

thanks for that, I really should experiement more with it.

anyone have any recommendations? Battery operation would be nice. Other important factors are small size and price. thanks

[quote name='High score' post='388576' date='Jan 22 2009, 02:40 PM']Highly recommend ''Progressive Bass Guitar by Gary Turner and Brenton White'' Really good for getting you started without dragging you through theory first.[/quote] 100 tips for bass guitar by stuart clayton - not just a tip's compendium but a complete tuition book. Also has handy section with sound samples of several different basses so you can hear the difference between them. Also Bass Handbook by Adrian Ashton

I bought some in the states as its really cheap. Rudys on 48th st, NYC - Dunlop 65 (as mentioned above) big pot (110ml) for $3 - as mentioned above it lasts for ages and made a lovely job of my 62 ri jazz

[quote name='Eight' post='384276' date='Jan 18 2009, 07:34 PM']LMFAO!!!! [/quote] I may stick with counting out loud or under my breath. I don't do the head nod thing as it looks like a bad case of tourettes

I've been working on my timing and I have made some progress. I've been to the link recently posted where you could test your timing across measures and I was .006 fast (i'm guessing thats 6 milliseconds) according to the results. I've been working with a metronome whihc marks beat 1 as a slighter louder click. My problems are these: I never could do the foot tap thing, I'd find my knee or foot was marking out the rhythm of what I was playing, not the beats. I do find forcing my foot to do it very artificial and odd. I know there's a different method by Putter Smith where each up or down marks one beat and the half beat falls halfway between. Anyone tried this? I kind of lose sight of the beats after about beat 2, I know where I am in what I'm playing adn I usually hit beat one again, but I stop hearing the metronome so its like 1, 2 ......1 ,2 ..... Thoughts?

probably my 62 RI jazz, never heard a bass as loud, especially given that its passive

[quote name='ferguswads' post='375139' date='Jan 9 2009, 02:07 PM']I have recently acquired a new 75 Reissue jazz. It came with the pickup covers and I'm thinking of just adding the rear one so my questions is two fold. What difference will it make to the sound? What would you advise is the best way to fit them/get them fitted? Thanks Ferg x[/quote] My 62 Ri has the holes for the front cover, but not the back - I also wondered, are they just cosmetic or do they affect the sound in any way?

I'm not trying - just have a few dvds which are grabbing my attention - I have enough actual [i]stuff[/i] (Blues Bass with Roscoe Beck and Funk Bass with Abe Laboriel).

jazzes sound brighter, and are generally easier to play if you dont have huge hands. I like the narrower neck - its been a revelation for me.

[quote name='SJA' post='367804' date='Jan 1 2009, 03:24 PM']when Gail Ann Dorsey and Mark Plati swap bass & guitar roles in Bowie's band it's just to have a change- she can slap pretty well- see live versions of "the heart's filthy lesson". [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6siuZChminw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6siuZChminw[/url] closeup at 1.20 I watched that Gwen Stefani live show on 4music the other day, and GAD got a lead singing spot at the end of one song (presumably while the star went offstage to change outfits)- when you've got a voice like that you'll never be short of work.[/quote] Stormy Winter? She does it live too.

I believe she's currently playing bass for Gwen Stefani (has done for some years) - saw her in concert earlier this year. She stuck to just two basses, a four string and a grey five string.

is it not also true that some players never learn another genre or evolve to any significant extent, yet are always tasteful and not overdone? Examples: James Jamerson, Duck Dunn.

basses -1 Aria Magna 5 String +1 Fender CIJ 62 Ri jazz guitars -1 Ibanez RG450 -1 no-name acoustic kit +1 Zoom B2.1

You do sound like you're in a rut, as Sarah observed - I think the lessons might be the solution (this is a conclusion that I've come to for myself) . You might then correct what technique problems you have and sound better for it. If you sound more fluid, you should then feel more confident.

lots of the tuition books are written for a 4, and almost all tab you'll find or download is written for a 4. I'd say its a bit of a mental effort to adjust all the time for a beginner. You should make things as easy for yourself as possible. I like 5 strings, and my first decent bass was a 5 and I found it a pain to get used to the wider board and ignroe that string. I'll probably want one again one day, and I'll probably use the extra string, but its too much distraction from where I stand at the moment.

[quote name='Golchen' post='365449' date='Dec 29 2008, 01:23 PM']They seem to regularly get good press and reviews generally, and Trev Wilkinson is a top designer within the industry. I can't believe that any company would be so dumb as to have an 'unsearchable' brand name though! - Doh![/quote] I have the EST96 active Stingray copy with 3 band eq and maple neck/fb - its great, plays nicely, its quiet. They do a 5 string too. The bridge can be string-through body also, if you buy some ferrules. No complaints at all. link to site [url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html"]vintage bass[/url]

I'm not in a band, not ready yet. I'm still trying to fit 8th notes evenly into 4/4 but I do have a voracious appetite for knowledge, learning amd achievement so I know [i]way[/i] more than I can play at the moment. So, not all that good at the moment, but I will be

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='363443' date='Dec 25 2008, 10:54 PM']As in the other thread, I got "Bass Guitar for Dummies". And I also got the guitar book "fretboard roadmaps".[/quote] [b]top book[/b], explains modes and fitting them to chords [i]so well[/i]. I got the Bass Handbook by Adrian Ashton, and also Bass Grooves by Ed Freidland

[quote name='budget bassist' post='360317' date='Dec 21 2008, 04:46 PM']There's a guitar shop round the corner from my mum's new house, guitar base in west bridgford, really nice bunch of guys there, they may not be the most knowledgable of people but they're pretty friendly and don't mind me having the occasional bash on a guitar or bass i probably won't buy, though i'd like to buy something from there in the future. Same with music inn and guitar and drum centre in nottingham, both pretty good places with good service. Music room, however, is a totally different kettle of fish. I'd never buy anything from them, total bunch of twats that don't have a clue what they're talking about, but of course, they're ALWAYS right *rolls eyes*[/quote] indeed, at Music Room "bass corner" really [i]is [/i]a corner, and you cant turn around without knocking something off the wall, it is literally [i]tiny[/i].

[quote name='mdirvi' post='185789' date='Apr 26 2008, 09:20 AM']personally WD40 a wipe them up and down... stops them rusting[/quote] does this stay - as a coating I mean, to reduce noise? I might just try the meths thing on my ray copy. I'll report back

My jazz bass is much quieter - theres a guy who sells copper tape with conductive glue on Ebay at about £4 a roll - I did two basses with about one half of a roll.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='356215' date='Dec 16 2008, 05:37 PM']Haha thanks It's not too expensive (maybe not a good idea to discuss exact figures) but it shouldn't be a hard figure to meet. any extra can go to either basschat or charity. The uni was a good idea, but the pub is more practical (nice big car park, i don't think the uni has one does it?), and the pub has a bar [/quote] If we're talking NTU then it kind of does. Theres a cheap and safe NCP right over the road on Talbot Street. Drivers to the Bass Bash should note that its a short-ish walk from the Forest Park and Ride (FREE) to the Grosvenor (The P & R is a good navigation point anyway). Theres also a tram stop there.

Wikipedia agrees [url="http://%20<a%20href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Precision_Bass"%20target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Precision_Bass</a>%20"] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Precision_Bass[/url] " The double bass was considered difficult to play in tune, physically cumbersome and difficult to transport. It was becoming hard to hear in increasingly large bands or in bands that included amplified electric guitars. With electric pickups, a small body and fretted neck, the Precision Bass overcame these problems. The name "Precision" came from the use of frets (as opposed to the fretless fingerboard of the double bass); players of the electric instruments could play in tune much more easily - they could play with "precision." "