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[quote name='brammerd' post='405641' date='Feb 10 2009, 07:11 PM']I found out that it's drop Bb or drop A# tuning but is that even possible on a 4 string bass guitar?[/quote] Yes. Ever seen a Warwick Vampyre Dark Lord?

[quote name='brammerd' post='405622' date='Feb 10 2009, 06:52 PM']my bass is tuned in Bb F Bb Eb what tuning would this be?[/quote] Wrong! [quote name='brammerd' post='405622' date='Feb 10 2009, 06:52 PM']and what strings do you recommend for this? answers would be appreciated[/quote] You are not a million miles away from the bottom 4 of a 5 string B E A D so any 5 sring set and chuck away the G String.

Let us know how you get on and remember to try and get some distance away from the rig if you are trying in a shop otherwise you will only hear the top cab.

Lots and lots of threads about strings and fretless. I have always used half rounds - current favourites are Status Hotwires.

Nice one. If you make any cock ups just tell them you have been playing jazz

Dont forget a pre-amp needs a battery unless you have phantom power (and that aint cheap). Also actives are about tonal flexibility and not necessarily making a hotter signal. Of course it will be louder if you boost all the EQ's but with 2 band you end up with effectively a mid cut and that does not help cut through in a band situation.

Not forgetting that everyone turns into a slap monster trying stuff in shops, which is not really gonna tell you what Mustang Sally will sound like

[quote name='beerdragon' post='403030' date='Feb 7 2009, 08:34 PM']That was a joke right?[/quote] Two options. 1.Joke 2.Pretentious tosser

one mans best is another mans sh*te. Stupid thing to say really!

Just because you cant do it is no reason to put a technique down

[quote name='chris_b' post='402813' date='Feb 7 2009, 02:09 PM']This seems to be another statement that is being used so often that it is blindly taken to be true. If this is true how has the whole world of rock has been choosing and buying amps like this for over 50 years without too much trouble? I have always made my judgements in the shop and I've never had a problem on a gig because I chose the wrong amp or cab. I'm never that lucky so the sound in the shop must have a bearing on the live sound! With some bands playing so much louder these days the shop vs live argument might be relevant, but if you aren't loud I don't see why shop vs live should be so out of step.[/quote] Here he goes again! It is very simple and indeed pertinent to the subject under discussion. Volume. You are never going to use gigging volumes in a music shop. I can confirm this from my own personal experience. I had an EBS mini stack and I know that at larger venues it farted out. But when I did an A/B against the Genz Benz cabs I use now, in two different shops, we could not get the volume up to a level where the EBS farted.

[quote name='BeLow' post='402592' date='Feb 7 2009, 08:20 AM']a 1x15 would also be ok if you wanted to be more bass focused.[/quote] No it would not. It might be, but the only way to find out is to try one at a gig, cos in a shop wont tell you anything.

Sorry, I do sometimes get carried away when confronted with ignorance and stupidy presented as good advice. Yes a 300 watt combo even if it only pushing out 180 watts without an extension cab should be loud enough, but may not be if loaded with inefficient speakers. Or it could be faulty. Or it could be the gain is set too low because of Ashdowns notoriously unreliable VU meter. Or it could be the users EQ settings.

[quote name='Buzz' post='402532' date='Feb 7 2009, 12:15 AM']While I'm here, Ferret, weren't you going to get a fretted counterpart for your black stealth fretless at one point?[/quote] Got a white one on order.

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='402500' date='Feb 6 2009, 11:34 PM']i just feel that he has made so many much nicer looking, and much more original looking, basses than a blue jazz bass copy, and if you look at those links i put up, im sure youll agree with me. im not saying its an ugly bass, but its just a fender copy.[/quote] Look at what is being played by bands on the telly and on your local pub curcuit. I bet there are a lot more people that would buy that than a singlecut tabletop. IMO

[quote name='bassmansky' post='402374' date='Feb 6 2009, 08:56 PM']a 300w 2x10 combo should be loud enough for most small ,medium size gigs.as suggested try it against another one .[/quote] Which part of its only 300W with an extension cab did you not understand?

Sorry but a custom bass can also be about playing and sounding fantastic. Look at my GB's. A lot of you get hung up on the fancy woods but does that affect the sound and playability? No.

Some good advice here. EQ wise the mids are your friend if you boost them instead of cutting like lots do. Does the amp have a pre-shape or contour switch? If it does, turn it off. If you go changing drivers you will invalidate the warranty. A matching 2x10 extension is probably the best option as it will give you more volume and raise the top cab up. Often using two cabs the same they will couple acoustically and you will get more than the sum of the parts. If you use different cabs you can get phase cancellation issues and you wont get the sum of the parts. But some people like the sound of this but it probably wont give you as much extra volume as using 2 cabs the same.

I think he was pulling your leg

And of course retailers would never dream of selling stock they bought at the old prices for the new prices

Why should it make any difference if the bass is active? Some flats dont like through body stringing though but the TI Jazz Flats I use have been OK so far.

Some interesting points here. If you want more than 6 strings then your choice is limited as a lot of builders just wont do it. Maybe they think its a feak show? Rob Green is not going to get a 7 string graphite neck made for the few he is going to sell. Maybe my GB's dont look like what they cost, but trust me they play and sound like it. What's important at the end of the day is what determines our choices.

I never suffer from nerves but we are all different. Did my first paid gig when I was 15 and had a guiness before we went on. Worked for me ever since. I have even been known to have a J before we went on in some of the real shitholes we played. You just have to learn to live with how you are as a performer. If you get nerves learn how to cope; if you dont get nerves you are lucky.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='400244' date='Feb 4 2009, 05:59 PM']A related question: Do those of you with really expensive basses actually gig them? I don't think I'd want to take a bass worth £1000+ out to a pub gig. I suppose with vintage gear it's a bit different, because I wouldn't mind if it picked up a few scrapes, but a shiny new quilt-topped thing with matching wood knobs wouldn't look too clever with big dings in it.[/quote] Thats why I like solid colours and not furniture basses. I dont care if they do get some battle scars. Hell the red one is even painted with cellulose

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=128"]see this thread[/url] And they both get gigged all the time.