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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." "

thats perfect for me at least, thanks.

can you tell me whether this is likely to be during the day, or an evening fixture?

not valentines weekend please.

Why dont you use some double-sided sticky tape to hold it on for a bit and see if you like it - you can always drill the holes when you've made up your mind? Very hard to un-drill holes... edit: [b]too late[/b] - note to self - [i]always[/i] read to the end of the thread

I know vaguely where the Clarendon College is - is the Grosvenor a hotel or a pub? We are talking the junction on Hucknall Road and the Mansfield Road right? If so, thats about 50 feet from my first digs in Nottingham many years ago... EDIT - found it - on the left as you go past Clarendon before you turn off left to Hucknall Road. I dont mind any saturday or sunday but wont be able to come if its the 14th Feb (for obvious reasons) or any other day that friday/weekend/monday as its my partner's birthday. It would seem sensible to avoid the same date as the Yorkshire one anyway. Week before/after perhaps?

[quote name='budget bassist' post='353837' date='Dec 13 2008, 07:50 PM']Considering the yorkshire bass bash has now been arranged for the 15th of feb, does that mean there are some people that might not comes to the notts one now? and can those that want to come give me some idea of a preferred weekend/day (saturday or sunday? Thanks[/quote] I didnt even know there was one a few months ago but then I havent been here that long. I'll probably make it as long as it isnt a weekday. I live just north of nottingham so it isnt a hardship. Where is the Grosvenor? Is this the Old Queens Moat House or somewhere else I know by another name? Google isnt being very helpful. What goes on? Are there stands or is it all just a big jam and GAS-by-proxy session? I have a CIJ 62 RI jazz

Copper shielding might help? My (passive) Jazz is now very, very quiet since I used low impedance copper foil throughout (got it on Ebay) - I also did find a major culprit was simply sitting too close to the amp - being three feet away rather than two made all the difference.

It really depends if you are passing it off as your own work, IMHO. I play things when jamming with the drum machine that I realise sound a bit like something I've heard, I think everyone does it. I do think what you play is a distillation of talent, imagination and influences and I've not sure its always an exact 3 way split.

do consider also that EB may not be the only people with IP rights over the general 4+1, 3+1 designs - there could be other manufactuers or one man band operations out there who hold rights on a variant. I must admit I didnt know what manufacturer you were talking about, and dont know what your design looks like. A lot depends on just [i]how much[/i] like the original it is.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='352946' date='Dec 12 2008, 05:47 PM']I've come up with a unique headstock design that is getting a far bit of attention and a lot suggestions to copyright it. Basically I took a standard design from a very well known licenced reproduction and converted it to my needs. I've had a look on copyrightservice.co.uk and my design seems to meet the criteria. The thing is, I'm not sure exactly what it is I need to copyright. I mean can you copyright holes? Am I constrained by the precise dimensions of my design or is it the concept (I'd much prefer this) that I need to protect?[/quote] I have a shiny LLB (Hons) from the best Law university after Oxford and Cambridge. I did my dissertation in Intellectual Property, but will have to give your question some thought as Design Rights (which is actually what this is) isnt a major part of the Syllabus. It kind of depends what you've changed and how close you are can you PM me and I'll send you an email address to send some JPegS to ? I think the worst you might get is a CAD (Cease and Desist) letter as a warning but thats often a putoff.

I started off on guitar, then drifted off as my hands were too clumsy. I've now sold all my guitars and just have two basses. I too, as another poster commented, listen to all the instruments.

Vintage Stingray copy CIJ 62 Ri jazz in s3b they do it all so dont need more.

I have a Vintage Stingray copy - its a nice instrument that plays well. Only complaint is that it isnt very loud , despite being active - my CIJ jazz is actually louder.

[quote name='alexg' post='335471' date='Nov 24 2008, 01:53 PM']Thanks Guys Eventually bit the bullet and checked with my Daughter (well about time she realised that Santa wasn't real!) and she seems happy (hard to tell at her age - don't tell me its because she is a bassist!!) with the zoom.[/quote] I have one, its great, with the drum machine, tuner and amp modelling. Quite sturdy enough for most uses.

[quote name='ARGH' post='335455' date='Nov 24 2008, 01:36 PM']I liked the active 5 string (AVB??) and they made a really good passive MAB 5 string too.[/quote] MAB-20 I think - if its the same one. I regret selling it now

it is a bit 80's looking for my taste I did have an Aria Magna, which was a lovely bass.