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By coincidence I played the actual bass this was originally recorded with today. It's a P bass with a J p/up so close to the bridge it's almost touching! Guess what I played?

[quote name='dlloyd' post='465721' date='Apr 18 2009, 12:09 AM']The Guitarist transcription was wrong, as was the Bassist transcription.[/quote]

No surprises there really, I know that the positions are not what Norman plays as he leaps around the neck like a mad thing rather than try and stay in one position. I play i) what sounds right to me using that tab as the original guide and ii) what I can actually manage for the entire song

I initailly found it almost impossible and would lose the groove completely, but the more you do it the easier it gets. There are still some songs that I won't sing on though because the groove and melody line are so at odds with each other and I'm a bass player first and foremost.

I have the original bass line music/tab from the single done by Guitarist mag in Spring 2001, but the last time I saw Norman playing "Stick" he doesn't play it that way anymore, specifically he now plays a simpler, less busy version of the chorus that makes it more punchy. Great song, great workout.

[quote name='Marcus' post='462663' date='Apr 15 2009, 07:57 AM'][size=7]PICS !!!!![/size][/quote]


Yeah, no pics, didn't happen. Come on Chris bring on the bass porn!

[quote name='Buzz' post='459382' date='Apr 10 2009, 03:32 PM']Although, if I was going to route it, I'd whip out the other P-pup and put soapbars in.[/quote]

That would definitely make the routing easier, but it's gotta be Ps for me.

Saw the 'Ray in your avatar and had to find a full size picture of it. That's a beautiful Stingray especially with the see through p/g.

OK BCers a litle help please. I'm going to be adding another p/up to my '50s roadworn. I love the sound of a P bass but sometimes want a little more "bridgeness" in the tone. I've tried P/Js and P/MMs but definitely want a P/P config. The question is about placement and orientation of the new p/up (a Seymour Duncan SPB1). The options are, and I apologise for the poor photoshopping,

1 2 3

Im interested in peoples opions on the aesthetics and potential tone. Leaving it as is isn't an option as it was bought for this very reason (no way am I cutting into my '63!).

[quote name='Duarte' post='454999' date='Apr 5 2009, 10:56 PM']I looked at the price tag and it said £1250.[/quote]


HOW MUCH?!!!

These are retailing for for around the £800 mark or less.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='454247' date='Apr 4 2009, 06:01 PM']That is very, very nice.[/quote]


To quote Elvis, "thang ya ver murch"

I plan to put another P p/up in it in the bridge position in the not too distant future.

Flame me if you want but I just bought a MIM Road Worn P. I tried it side by side with a standard MIM 50s reissue and a Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub (maple 'board, sunburst finish and more expensive than the RW) and the Road Worn just felt and sounded the best to my hands and ears. Whether you buy into to looks is up to you, but I bought primarily bases on tone and feel, then the price and looks. Fender certainly seemed to have upped the MIM quality quotient with these (given the extra cost they should be too), I'm very happy.

Great basses, a truly awesome range of tones and all from a passive circuit. I had to sell mine unfortunately (a 4 string) but if I get the chance to own one again I won't hesitate and neither should you markyboy, you won't be sorry. [url="http://www.guitar-village.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=7753&catid=8&manid=29&quantity=1&product=Fender+Roscoe+Beck+Signature+Bass%2C+Trans+Crimson%2C+Pre-Owned+EC%2B%2C+Inc.+Original+Case"]Guitar Village[/url] in Farnham have got a 2nd hand one at the moment which I can thoroughly recommend as it was mine.

[quote name='Faithless' post='410241' date='Feb 15 2009, 06:10 PM']I was just [i]watching [/i]live version of Belief via Youtube, and couldn't still find the difference in bassparts..

I must be missing something there..


Until [i]now [/i]I couldn't even imagine, the song was performed by two bassists. At last, the hell for? [/quote]


It's more obvious on the Continuum version, Willie Weeks is laying down the groove down at the business end, whilst Pino pops around up at the dusty end. They're not playing the same thing BTW.

[quote name='Faithless' post='410125' date='Feb 15 2009, 03:57 PM']Two bass players performed on a song???[/quote]

Oh yes, both the studio and live versions.

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='409886' date='Feb 15 2009, 08:35 AM']I think most of Mayer's studio basslines were done by another guy - Dave LaBruyere - who's a great player. Check out the albums where the bass lines are much clearer.[/quote]


It's Pino on Continuum (also with Willie Weeks on I Don't Trust Myself With You). I agree the David LaBruyere is a great player and it is he who is playing the Continuum stuff on Where The Light Is, but it is both PP and DLB who play on Belief and I Don't Trust Myself With You (DLB holding down the WW part), so it's 2 bass players you're hearing rather than an octaver I think.

Amp wise Pino hasn't been seen with his Ashdown gear for ages and seems to playing his Ampeg rig all the time

[quote name='harryharold' post='409600' date='Feb 14 2009, 06:04 PM']cheers with the comments, ive just got back from the bass gallery and....... well i tried the tonehammer and the BDDI and the tonehammer was far superior (for me that is anyway) as seeing as they were selling both for [b]£179[/b] i got the tone hammer. they also had the mxr DI there for the same price but i didn't bother.

Bit pricey but got it from an awesome shop who have helped me out so many times and i think that was the first thing i bought from them.[/quote]

Wow £179 is a steal given that the website has it at £259 I think. I would check but I can't seem to get to their website (again!).

Yeah great shop.

[quote name='PauBass' post='409234' date='Feb 14 2009, 07:53 AM']If it was me I'd recommend the Sansamp Para Driver over the BDDI, very similar units but the Para Driver has the mid controls, mids and mid frequency, which makes a whole difference. The BDDI soops a lot the mids and makes your bass dissapear on a band setting whilst, with the Para Driver and the mids control, you can avoid that scoop and bring the bass more upfront.

I have also owned the MXR and I found the clean channel very usefuk but I didn't like the distortion because of the presetted Eq curved.

No experience with DHA but between the other two units I'd go with the Sansamp Para Driver.[/quote]


Very timely recommendation as I've been looking at a new DI to replace my MXR M80. I was interested in the Tone Hammer beacuse of the variable mid frequency controls, but it's very expensive and uses an 18volt supply which means another wall wart. I've seen some details on the Para driver, but there's nothing like a real life recommendation/review.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='407667' date='Feb 12 2009, 03:27 PM']Oi! Grolschies are THE business. Shower hose washers? Pah![/quote]

+1 Absolutely. The roadies favourite, nothing to do with beer of course.

Pretty awesome really. Played a new venue for us and a new set format, 3 x 45 mins with 15 min breaks in between. I really liked the format especially as it allowed me to play both my P bass and RBIV for the first 2 sets and then decide which I liked best for the 3rd set. No competiton, P bass all the way (RBIV may not be long before being sold, great bass though it is). Only band brain fart of the night was the drummer accidently playing Stevie Wonder's I Wish in 2:4 for the first verses, hmm very Strictly Come Dancing

Norman is the absolute MAN. A really nice guy in the flesh too.

Robben Ford
Eric Johnson
Carl Verheyen
Brian Setzer

Good to see both Al Murphy and Richard Thompson mentioned, best "unsung guitar hero" awards to those guys, definitely more exposure for both deserved.

[quote name='chris_b' post='401917' date='Feb 6 2009, 12:10 PM']Ah, the Nigel Watson band featuring (occasionally) Peter Green!! The bass player is Pete Stroud.[/quote]


After PG left the Splinter Group the band was reformed with Nigel Bagg on guitar and a different rhythm section featuring a fellow BCer (who recently left the band to move abroad). They are called The Firehouse Blues Band.

I used to use them on my old 3 band 'Ray. Seemed to calm the whole thing down a bit which I liked. I used LaBella flats.

I really liked the Lean Into It album (Green Tinted..., Drill Song, etc). I saw them at The Forum and they were really good, although Billy's distorted tone was not to my cup of tea, so much better when he played it clean. Pablo Gilberto is an awesome guitarist and just a little bit mad

Replaced my Ashdown ABM EvoII 300 with a MB LMII. Couldn't be more pleased, more powerful, smaller, lighter and just as toneful. I did miss not having a mute function but sorted that out with a Korg Pitchblack tuner.