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How light do you play? Until a few years ago I was always a heavy handed player and consequently had a high action. However, as they years have gone on, my touch has become much more light across the strings and my action has lowered significantly - to the point of most people not being able to play my bass due to fret buzz! Anyone else playing light and going low? Is it an age thing? Can you setup a bass to be played hard with a low action?

On Joinmyband. TBH, I play stuff with a couple of guys weekly and it's okay, needs polish, but we are not intending to gig for a while, but they are good fun and well spirited guys. However, An ask came up on JMB for a bass player for a 'Chic' cover band. Well, I remember most of the basslines, but there are a few versions of the songs about so, I am not too familiar with all the changes. I speak to the guy on the phone who tells me he is an ex sound engineer and toured extensively, he is looking for high quality musicians an people who can simply pick stuff up and run with it. He is quite firm that this is his project. He has a drummer and a vocalist on email and adds me to the group. Some emails are exchanged, some in a random order with some song references, but no fixed list or versions, just some songs across 3 emails with 'keys' that are not really keys - they are chords played for the songs - so, I do a few bits of Chic (as this is the primary focus) as time dictates and leave it at that. We are asked to meet at a rehearsal space at a time and date. I turn up at the allotted time to find a vocalist who is about 200 years old, a bloke with arthritis on the drums and the guy who has organised this is possibly one of the worst guitar players I have ever encountered - literally no pazazz or feel at all. The vocalist does not have lyrics for all songs, I only rehearsed the chic ones that I skim read and the drummer only has 1/2 options in his capabilities and 120BPM was well out of his comfort zone, mixed with a god awful soulless drone from the guitar and an inability to play with any dexterity - Even the SRV solo on David Bowie's 'Lets Dance' was beyond him - Almost swiped the guitar from his hand and played it for him...... I was told by 'our leader' that my bass sound was wrong (and reminded of his vast sound engineering career) and I was missing out various bits of the songs - unsurprisingly he could not point to an individual bit missing and instead stated that the bassline is busier - I agreed and just pulled my hat down tighter on my head! As for sound, well, I usually practice through headphones on my amp at home and then have to make adjustments hen I have the cab linked up at rehearsals and was not really given an opportunity to adjust, in fact, I was given no time at all to warm up on a freezing cold night. Suffice to say, I won't be going back and I doubt I will hear from him anyway - It was truly awful. I almost packed up and walked on the 'sound' and 'busier' basslines bit.... Anyone else had to deal with this....?

I don’t have a specific warm up, but I do use the synth line from ‘I feel love’ by Giorgio Morodor as my exercise of choice on bass.

So the Neck was born on my birthday and the actual bass was completed on my daughters birthday! Top That!

Turns out the bass was born on my birthday... Its an omen!!!!!

Went with this one as it has the thicker body which i was looking for.

@thebassist Secondhand, I am no Tim Commerford! **awaiting feedback from wife and bank manager..!

I bought this; Just awaiting delivery...... Replacing my OLP

Bought a Stingray HH secondhand.....!

Hi All, I have a pretty nice decision to make....I am very luck to be able to say that it is bonus time! My Old bass: OLP MM fitted with; SD SM4B pickup, Badass bridge and Stinger preamp. I would like something new and shiny for gigging. I am not a big fan of taking out expensive or nickable kit and only have 1 cab, 1 amp and 1 bass, I am a simple soul.... Initial ideas; MM Stingray below £1k - There are a couple about and it replaces my OLP MM HH Stingray £1.5k - Bit of an upgrade but £1.5k is my max Fender Flea Active £1.5k - Bit of a change, but the neck looks weirdly long.... Build something - Body - £260, Neck - £250 (or ~£400 for a Status neck), Hardware - £150 - TBH, I will buy the parts and probably get someone else to build it - essentially a Flea Active Jazz with a shorted neck and a stingray preamp Something Jazz Bassy....but with a thick neck I like simplicity and I like the Stingray sound. The build I already have quotes for a body (basically a JB with an MM pickup). Not really sure what to do TBH. My other thought was to go back to a JB with a precision neck - Does anyone make these as a stock item?

Yeah, I read the thread thanks. seems a bit hit and miss to get an officially thick stingray..... I have enquired about a body build for the spare neck I have.....!

The only thing that annoys me aboit MM Stingray basses.... The body thickness. It is purely asthetic from my pov and completely vain! is there a stingray out there with a 44/45mm body?

Isn’t that called ‘imagination’?

No worries - it has given me a mini Xmas project!

There would be no rock music without slovenliness and anger....

Gawd, I feel selfish....!

Another happy day thinking about the future!

I'll start; Yacht (one of those nice large wooden, yet sleek, Caribbean sailing yachts) Malibu beach house with a selection of Yater longboard surfboards and paddleboards Big Truck with a montrous engine that is an affront to the environment (Like a Ford F150 or Dodge RAM something or other) My own studio - well equipped with a vintage desk, probably Neve. MM Stingray 2H Aqua Sparkle with maple board Vintage MM Sabre/Cutlass and Stingrays - 1 of each would be just dandy Status Vintage GP (with a few custom options) - MM pickup at the bridge A Vintage Fender J and P - Early 60's vibe Few Vintage Fender Strats/Teles and Cabronitas and amps (Miss my Prosonic, but love my 5f2) (Barocha?!) Would like some lightweight 112's like SWR Golight 112 Couple of nice mountain bikes (Pace or Orange) New macbook pro 13 - topspec. This is on top of what we currently have + my family remaining healthy and well and my job not being screwed by Brexit.....

For me; Decent headphones - my neighbour has expressed displeasure at my bass playing and I don't want to engage with anyone on my London commute.... For Mrs GPW5150; A new watch and a coffee pod stand...**She lost an Omega Seamaster that I gave her many years ago and I am getting sick of used coffee pods/boxes all over the place For Junior #1; Rollerblades, Magic kit, Nintendo DS game and some other stuff For Junior #2; No idea! Probably pink and fluffy... Family; Either an air hockey table or a Nintendo Switch.....

Purchased a VT Bass 500 amp. Arrived in perfect boxed condition as described and in a very timely manner - great comms Great guy to deal with - Thank you!