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Do you think that changing the screws from mild steel to acid proof or brass would make any difference? After all the sound will use the bolts, too, to transfer the sound from neck to body and backwards. The key thing here is tight connection.

Come on, I really would worry about say, climate over a credit card shim. 

An interestung double exposure.

Do some trials with an amp, and use a rotary switch for the best sounds. Single or parallel tend to sound pretty close to each other.

Pot is such a simple unit that Alpha may subcontract them from some external factory. But Alpha isn't like plastic track Bourns, or cermet Vishay. Just plain carbon track.

One bassist extraordinaire that plays piccolo basses (among everything else) is Brian Bromberg.

I tried a piccolo set in a Kramer Ferrington, and it was actually pretty decent, but so high I sold the bass to a g-word & bass player.

The whole band is something like from 1k to 3k depending on the gig. An established company will be charged more, some small weddings less. I don't think I will (ever) leave my daily work.

(Note: Price includes PA and lights.)

Actually I wouldn't care about the amps at all, though here they gave a hint of what's behind. We played unamplified every now and then to find the sound of the bass itself. Delicate stuff.

If you already study Simandl, you need a young, but advanced student from some music school, or a seasoned teacher - from the same place. School's office would be the first place to try. They usually know both teachers and students who are interested in external pupils as well as some extra money.

Lessons should include playing, theory, maybe even some history to understand what and why. Why do we use scores and notation, and what hindrances there are (starting from sounds).

Material doesn't have to be easy - if there's song you do not know, try to get an idea by not listening it from tube or spot. My teacher once gave me a George Duke song I didn't know at all. It became a real mess, but also a good place to check my level of understanding of the paper. And Standing in the shadows of Motown is a great set of book+CDs: rhythms, melodies, feel, sound... if you don't have it, buy one.

Some basic stuff:

- intervals (relate these to common songs)

- major, minor, harmonic, melodic scales

- chords (maj, min, dim, ±5, 7, maj7, ±5...) and patterns on the fretboard

- circle of fifths

- Musescore or similar to write music (can be done by handwriting, too, but you will realize pretty soon all the positive extras of the SW including playback, and transpose)

Sometimes a fretted sounds so much different that I make the choice soundwise. May require different fingering, but as long as there are possibilities...

Fernando Saunders hasn't been mentioned, yet:

Lou Reed, Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer, Heart, Pat Benatar, Special EFX...

5 minutes ago, Rich said:

I love reggae 😁 share your faves plz

Yes, please.

(Sly & Robbie are one of my all time fave rhythm duos: not all notes, just the right ones in right places.)

I have fixed a few. The biggest problem is those metal stripes that make contact to the plug. That material tends to be soft, and will get loose in time. Slightly more spring like material would work better.

Roasted by whom? Without names, this topic...

Deee-lite - Groove is in the heart

Miles Davis - So what

Chic - Good times

James Brown - I feel good

Kajagoogoo - Too shy

The Trammps - Disco Inferno

Jeff Beck - Come dancing

Lee Ritenour - Rio funk

The library of Level 42, of course, and Jaco Pastorius' Teen town, which is a bass solo.

Onkart Gromt Funky fellow

Subdecay has two models, I think

Iron Ether Xerograph (and Deluxe)

DOD FX25 (and B)

Some reading:

https://www.hochstrasserelectronics.com/news/introductiontoenvelopefilters

4 hours ago, fleabag said:

PS ... DeOxit didnt do anything.

Did you move side those metal stripes of the output jacks with any tool/screwdriver? If there's any gunk in between contacts, some mechanical movement could help.

L in, L out, or is this a mono amp (1 in, 2 out)?

Always check fuses with a DMM, although they may look good.

Input and output jacks seem to have switches that may be corroded. Switch the amp off and remove the cable. Take a small screwdriver and move the switches (metal stripes of the jacks) back and forth. If you have deoxit or similar, apply some.

If the switch is an ordinary DPDT, you can change the outer wires the other way around. Done.

Dark sound emits under 20 lumens to a surface that receives less than 5 lux.

Do not place the bass to direct sunlight. UV will change the colour and the temp difference can be substantial.

As you can see here, it is descriptive, but means nothing. We do not have words that have been standardized, and have certain, detailed descriptions. Here we only have opinions. Exactly like wines that taste round and fruity.

Say what?

Sax, trumpet and trombone players hate A and E but Bb and Eb are something they favour.

I think... some basic knowledge could be gathered about bass, its setup including strings, amp + cab, and some basic accessories (case, pedals, cabling). Most of the newbies could start with those stickies, and lots of threads could be omitted.

Otis Bedding - Husher man

Prince - Drop life

I want it now!