darbs

i am seriously GASing for a GB! thinkin a white spitfire with blue LED's or a black spitfire with purple LED's. i love the tone and look but everyone is very hush hush about the price so come on guys spill the beans....how much we talkin here? ? ? ?

good times man hopes its what you wanted! ! ! !

man i am really intrigued. you HAVE to get some pics up

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='346754' date='Dec 5 2008, 07:47 PM']When you say you 'heard' cracking coming from the neck, is it defo fecked? You can hear creaks and cracks if a rod hasn't been adjusted for a while but it doesn't have to mean worst case scenario.[/quote] yeah i think so the new nut my dad put on is fecked too so i cant really have ago at settin it up dya no where i can get a new nut? ? ?

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='346350' date='Dec 5 2008, 12:54 PM']I'm wondering if it's something to do with your technique? I've never learned to slap, but on the occasion I've tried it, I've had the same results as you, on a variety of basses. I have always presumed I'm not hitting with the correct part of my thumb or in the correct place. I know this is probably obvious to most, but something I've never been that interested in for me, so I've never really looked into it or practiced. Oh, and er BTW, I am an ex soundman and was often told by k*yboardists and g**tarists that my "bottom end" was too heavy! Rhythmn sections loved me![/quote] possibly lol i hit it with the joint of my thumb where it bends......you want a job? ? ? ?

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='346338' date='Dec 5 2008, 12:45 PM']Oi i'm in Blackpool (well, just outside Blackpool in a completely non-scum area!)[/quote] hey hey another northener....good times....

its like right near wigan lol iv only seen one bass chatter that lives near me everyone else is from down south lol

quite a while ago i was using my bro's b-10 at a gig and the g string ripped through the nut. since then i got a replacement nut but the bass needed setting up so i let my dad have ago at doing it. sadly, with my dad being a retard, he forced the truss rod in the neck and i heard about 3 cracks comin from the neck. does anyone know where i can get hold of a cheap B-10 neck? i really wanna get it fixed cause it sounds f***in awesome! ! ! this is it in action goin through an ashdown electric blue [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=la7GLjEBesA"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=la7GLjEBesA[/url] please excuse backin vocals lol

[quote name='5_string_death' post='345856' date='Dec 4 2008, 07:57 PM']Have a quiet word with him, down an alley, to make sure he fully understands that the bass is going to be heard, whether he likes it or not. Zach[/quote] lol well we'l see what happens next gig wich is tomoz at the colliers rest in leigh so come down if you live close by :D:D:D

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='344662' date='Dec 3 2008, 07:59 PM']im with these guys, even when i play my dads $$ (corvette - i cant remember if you said yours was a corvette or not) im a fair bit louder when slapping.[/quote] bad times (for me) maybe its my electronics i do seem to have one of my switches that jus makes my bass seriously loud :D:D:D

i landed lucky with all of my buys....first was a sh*t house washburn xs-15 or summert printed my old bands name on it andsmashed it at one of our last gigs. second was a tanglewood warrior 3 ugly as f*** but for £250 with a good sound why not (jus coverd the f***er in stickers) and i got my first proper bass ,warwick double buck, for £650 cause of little mark on the back....soundsand plays f***in awesome and i bsoloutly love it and tbh i would never sell it ;d;d;d

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='343464' date='Dec 2 2008, 08:22 PM']Nah, I'd just kick the soundman in the 'nads. Job done [/quote] twice

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='343407' date='Dec 2 2008, 07:43 PM']Ah, soundman eh? So apart from any small gear/eq problems you may have, perhaps a short sharp talking to the pillock who's dicking around with your sound from the back of the room may be in order Let me guess... Does he ever say something like, "You should feel bass, not hear it!" Bet he does, LOL![/quote] oh no its worse he complained at one gig that it was rattlin his pants so turn down lol complete bell end. he's even took it as far as to go to pmt and ask about it he said " they told me to stack your cabs and jus plug the top one in so you can hear it and i will d.i you in the mix" but how would this work if i cant hear myself with two cabs plugged in. absolute retard lol i have an old sh*t house distortion pedal i could use to boost my volume slightly problem is its a guitar distortion and it sounds copmpletely sh*t lol

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='343365' date='Dec 2 2008, 07:00 PM']You will naturally get a little less output with slap playing, but it shouldn't be that much. Try running the mids on the amp flat (centered) with lots of treble & bass. Also, make sure you have enough volume for the slap sound before you start. That way you can ease off on the strength you put into your fingerstyle playing. I notice also that you're playing a Warwick $$. Make sure that the strings are exactly centered over the pole pieces on the pickups or you lose a lot of volume on a $$. Had that experience myself. Rich.[/quote] cheers for the advice man will have a look at my pick ups problem is our guitards dad does the sound and pretty much hates having bass in the mix so i cant be too loud for when i am pickin should i just slap the sound man and tell him this is whats happenin ?

[quote name='BassManKev' post='261315' date='Aug 13 2008, 12:09 AM']have a look at this: [url="http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassm...etupmanual.html[/url] totally understand if your nervous about adjusting the truss rod, but this guide breaks it down nicely, and will save you the £££'s have a read [/quote] ok i read this and it says tp check the set up lower the strings as far as they can go down and if the neck is set up right then every fret should vibrate and then its just a sake of raisin the strings ok i lowered my strings and i have no fret buzz should i lower my bridge (its a warwick double buck) or should i play with my truss rod? ? ?

ok so when i gig i like to mix up my playin style goin from finger-picked-slap as i'm sure alot of you do the only problem is that when i change to slap i get hardly any volume and the mix goes dead.....is this somethin to do with compression as i have no experience (except i used a torque bass amp at college with built in compression once) hope you can help guys i'm using a warwick double buck with a markbass little mark F series and 2 ole 1x15 bass bin off my dads P.A that go up to about 4Khz :D:D:D

cheers mate....yeah its awesome! ! ! ! !

jus bought and recieved a mark bass little mark (in bright red :D:D:D) in the space of 3 days. quick and easy with plenty of communication 15/10 :D:D

i played my mates cort a-6 today......fantastic instrument and had a massive variety of tone without goin anywhere near the amp thinkinof gettin one (after i win the lottery this weekend) but its wierd goin from a 4 to a 6 string