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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='478580' date='May 3 2009, 09:40 PM']- I've provided the English translations as well.[/quote] Was it Oscar Wilde, something along the lines of 'England and The United States, 2 countries divided by the same language'

[quote name='lowdown' post='479811' date='May 5 2009, 12:36 PM']Is that not numerical? As opposed to 3 [b]quavers[/b] to the beat, and 12 [b]quavers[/b] in the bar. I think my post was a bit confussing, sorry Garry[/quote] If we are talking about 1/8 notes, then wouldn't you expect there to be 8 of them? In 12/8 I think explaining 3 1/8 to the beat, and 12 1/8 to the bar, is more confusing. In 3/4 there are 6 1/8 notes per bar, it loses all sense once we move out of 4/4. I'm happy using the conventions developed over 1000 years of written notation .

Glad you like. BTW it's a new studio we used, so I'm interested in opinions about the quality of the recording. ta.

[quote name='Kongo' post='479283' date='May 4 2009, 07:36 PM']I used a Traben Array 5-string LTD in my band for a time. We were doing stuff between Prog and Mathcore and it certainly cut through! It's got a MM humbucker @ bridge and Sopabar at the neck. Didn;t like the feel though but it certainly cuts through. I don't use it no more and it collects dust...unfortunatly.[/quote] For sale section?

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='479231' date='May 4 2009, 07:01 PM']No sound[/quote] Not sure why, it's working ok for me and I'm not logged in to myspace. have you tried turning it off, then turning it on again?

[quote name='6feet7' post='479125' date='May 4 2009, 05:17 PM']As I couldn't afford a GUS bass and would love a thunderbird which wasn't neck heavy and prone to breaking I thought that this was the next best thing. Needed some moding though. First the pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncans and some routing for a Gibson humbucker put right up next to the neck. One of the tone controls was changed for a 5 way rotary pickup selector switch. The rather crappy gibsonesque bridge was replaced with a tunomatic and thru-body stringing - bit like a flying V (had to add the chrome cover as the posts for the tunomatic had to be moved back a bit and the old holes plugged so the plugs needed covering), the plastic nut was replaced with a brass one and the rather boring black scratch plate replaced with a white one and a thunderbird decal added. Now its got decent J and P bass pickups with a Gibson bass humbucker (and combinations of), looks sort of Thunderbird/Explorer but is balanced and less likely to have its neck break.[/quote] so how does it sound?

If you don't like old school heavy metal, then this probably isn't going to change your mind! But if you don't mind a bit of Priest, Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Venom, Exodus, Accept, etc then you might enjoy it. [url="http://www.myspace.com/arnikauk"]http://www.myspace.com/arnikauk[/url] Old school heavy metal and proud of it!

[quote name='lowdown' post='478866' date='May 4 2009, 11:47 AM']So do i, In tandem with the time sig, it all makes numerical sense, especially for the beginner. Garry[/quote] not necessarily, it can be more confusing. If you are in 12/8 and you are talking about 1/8 notes, then you have three 1/8 notes per beat and twelve 1/8 notes to the bar.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='478747' date='May 4 2009, 03:52 AM']err... and so are you...?!![/quote] LOL. yeah doing an all-nighter, got essays due in on Tuesday.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='478744' date='May 4 2009, 03:36 AM']Cool stuff... I reckon that could look quite cool... as well as being functional![/quote] cheers. Thanks. Yeah functional, cool, and a bit different. BTW you're up late!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='478580' date='May 3 2009, 09:40 PM']As has already been mentioned, the Americans use the following names for note lengths[/quote] and they are wrong! [quote name='trent900' post='477800' date='May 2 2009, 04:48 PM']This is that damned American terminology which seems to permeate popular music causing such confusion.[/quote] +1 and BGM being British should know better.

So we've been discussing the [i]thumb chum[/i]. It is pretty much as wide as the gap between the bridge units and the end of the neck, at its 'highest/widest' point its about the same as the measurement across the P pickup. There's a bit of a scoop out at the front of it so I can get my fingers in. The whole shape will be curved and made more ergonomic when its sanded so it looks like its swelled up out of the bass

[quote name='7string' post='475529' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:06 PM']That's an awful long time to wait for a bass. Hope it's not too much longer.[/quote] thanks, me too!

There's something about an open D. Which is why my Shuker has the drop D extra frets - Kubicki style

NZ is the new Hollywood. There must be plenty of opportunities there now. Good luck! BTW as I type I'm wearing my Highlanders rugby super 12 top.

There's an NJ pointy BC Rich in the for sale for £150. If I had the space I would have snapped it up.

not sure why people think the 2 are exclusive? +1 on Jakeys comments.

[quote name='OldGit' post='475727' date='Apr 30 2009, 09:04 AM']They [b]can[/b] compete with the online people but many stores seem unable to grasp the concept that [b]good customer service [/b]will win over price differential most of the time, especially on large, expensive purchases. Plus a few bricks and mortar shops I know will match Internet prices. They get my business because that is a big part of customer service - going the extra mile.[/quote] +1 I just want someone to be nice to me.

[quote name='Tee' post='474848' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:21 AM']Indeed it has. I've seen Andy in there too, which i'm not sure is a good thing...[/quote] Definitely NOT a good thing. That man is a liar and a thief, and I have documentation supplied to the Courts to prove it.

the listing isn't there any more.

[quote name='Twigman' post='430728' date='Mar 10 2009, 06:08 PM']JESUS!!! OK Who wants to do a swap for a 4 string Stingray? LOL[/quote] But it * ROCKS OUT !!!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='474792' date='Apr 29 2009, 08:58 AM']BigDaddy? I know about the waiting thing with one-off stuff. My bass was all but finished but for the pickup - the first 5 string P PUP Jon's people had done. It took a few goes to resolve the problems (not sure what they were) so an extra 3 months or so just for that.[/quote] I know it's gonna be worth it in the end. I just wish the end would come a lot sooner!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='475386' date='Apr 29 2009, 07:21 PM']Thumb Chum?[/quote] like it!

[quote name='OldGit' post='474853' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:26 AM']Long Fleabass discussion thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=41870&view=findpost&p=415441"]here[/url][/quote] indeed, my post was simply commenting on the article. [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='474856' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:30 AM']There are a number of posters on here that are both entertaining a informative. Sling them a few quid.[/quote] thanks Beefy, but I haven't really got the time at the moment [quote name='maxrossell' post='474949' date='Apr 29 2009, 12:08 PM']So if you hire good journalists who know their gear and have the balls to point out when a guitar is nowhere near what it should be for what it costs, you risk losing your advertisers, or having the manufacturers refuse to send you any more review models[/quote] not sure, I mean where else are bass manufacturers going to advertise to British bass players in a British bass magazine? There's not really a lot of options on the magazine racks for bass mags. 1 British, 1 USA.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='472832' date='Apr 26 2009, 06:28 PM']Pupoveramp?[/quote] still a bit long, too many syllables.