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So if the headstock is reversed from the standard, does that mean that the standard would have the tuners on the underside, if that makes any sense at all? Because if the tuners were on the underside then that's normally what I think of as a reversed headstock. Cracking looking bass by the way. My metal days are long behind me, but I've never lost my love of pointy guitars.

This year I've been mostly listening to older jazz and funk. Having said that I was very impressed with 2 Door Cinema Club's latest 'Gameshow'.

Bobby Vega gets a very similar sound with a pick. http://youtu.be/MPzwuiJCSbs I reckon at least 70% of the slap sound is in the ghost notes/mutes. So it should be possible to get a similar effect using finger style.

This is the one I use (and where I learnt it). http://youtu.be/ivbTIW4GE7w Edit: for the record, the bit where he says 'this can happen quite naturally' didn't apply to me. It took me hours of practice to find the point where I was doing it properly without accidentally fretting notes or getting unwanted harmonics or having open strings ring out because my muting technique wasn't up to scratch.

Give us a video example. I use the left hand palm slap thingy, but I got the impression that's pretty standard (I came across it on lesson four of a YouTube how to play slap series), so may not be what you're talking about.

I think the BB1024's come with rail pickups. Problem solved.

It's probably a commercial decision as much as anything for most artists. Given the bitterness and enmity in US politics they're probably reluctant to alienate 50% of their potential fan base.

Is it just the short scale thing that you like about the Mustang? If so there are quite a lot of short scale basses in production these days, you !ay find something you like better than the Mustang.

Paul McCartney and Kanye West.

I think it's pretty standard for the support to be a bit quieter than the headliner. The exception being when I saw Brittany Fox supporting Alice Cooper on the Trash tour, which was the single loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. I swear that when they came on and played the opening chords to 'Girls School' the everybody in the floor section of the NEC took a step back, I could actually feel the air that the PA was moving like a rhythmic wind against my face. I've since wondered whether they deliberately played at half volume during the sound check then maxed it when they went on. As to whether their sound was better than Alice's headline slot, I'll never know. I was partially deaf for five days.

I could live with it. On the other hand if I was splashing that much cash fora premium bass I'd expect it to be perfect so if it really bothers you, send it back.

If you get the chance practice with a drum machine or find some beats online to play along with. If you can't do that before the jam, don't stress. Locking in with a drummer, as long as he/she is halfway competent comes pretty naturally (although it can be improved the more you get to know your drummer). Keep your lines simple at first and my guess is you'll probably click by the end of the first song. Enjoy, it's a fantastic feeling.

That's a beauty.

If you google 'sub ray preamp clipping' you should get a few links to various threads on Talkbass and others discussing the hot preamp issue. It's a well known phenomenon with these basses and there's also a few solutions discussed. The string rattle is a separate problem and could be caused by anything from the nut to the bridge and everything in between, including uneven frets or a truss rod issue.

It depends how pedantic you want to get. Maximum pedantry (and accuracy) would have to define an acoustic band as one that uses no amplification at all. However I don't think it's overly fraudulent for a band that tries to replicate the sound & spirit of acoustic instruments whilst actually being amped up (as happened in just about every episode of 'MTV Unplugged' ) to describe themselves as 'acoustic'.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1481184021' post='3190256'] Waddyareckon? The audiences love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ma3l59xGcI [/quote] Maybe it's just the next step in the evolution of the grand tradition of the manufactured band/artist? Since the birth of pop music there have always been 'artists'who serve as the visual reference point for a brand but who have little or no input into the music released in their name. Replacing actual humans with animations as the face of the brand isn't that big a leap.

[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1481138228' post='3190018'] Mannnn that sonic grey Jazz really is one of the nicest looking instruments I've ever seen. Some contrast to the worst hairstyle I've ever seen... [/quote] The hair is supposed to be a bass clef, though I thought she'd stopped wearing it like that some time ago in favour of something more conventional? Maybe she's decided it's her unique trademark?

OK I've just double checked and I think I was wrong about the name being bought out. It also appears that some of their products are still made in the UK whilst others are designed here and built in China.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1481133812' post='3189965'] I always thought Laney was an affordable budget line amp. Did they ever have a reputation as a high end performance bass amp? Blue [/quote] Don't know about bass amps but for a while, in the 70s their valve guitar amps were rivals to Marshall. But I think the name was bought out and production moved out of the UK many years ago.

In the last year I've noticed a lot more bands selling vinyl on their merch stands at gigs. I think the demand is expanding beyond the old guy/nostalgia/audio snob market.

He was a lot calmer before his mum died suddenly a few years ago. It's only since then that he's gone completely bonkers.

Got to be the Tickled Trout.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1480976500' post='3188731'] I agree about the 60s and 70s bit however, I was kind of referring to the fairly well documented fact that he wrote no music and possibly provided a few lyrics though in fairness, the term "icon" doesn't dictate that you have to create, simply be, an icon. [/quote] Most of Elvis' songs were written by other people, most of Cliff's too. I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but , unfortunately, sometimes it's charisma and marketing that make the big records big.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1480972893' post='3188658'] "And when did you last see ANYONE playing Cantaloupe Island on a BC Rich?" [/quote] 'So you don't think Precisions sit perfectly in the mix?'

I'm not a huge fan of Mr Williams, but in his defence he won a shed load of Brit awards and has had a very successful career, with a chart record, both singles and albums, that's not been matched by many. Not every celebrated 'musician' (and I use the year loosely) can come from the 60s and 70s, things have to move on. No matter how much we may disapprove.