Bidd

Jet - Cold Hard Bitch and Rolling Stones - Jumpin Jack Flash, easy ones for a minigig on Saturday, also perfecting Muse - Hysteria and trying to get a good effect for it on me GT6B

For fun, I learnt Sir Duke a couple of days ago and was quite impressed with myself that it didn't take me long to learn and play it decently well.

Might give Hilikus by Incubus a go tomorrow as I heard it before and love how groovy the bass is in it

PM'd

As an economics student I am just itching to start writing a MASSIVE debate about the Euro. I am actually pro Euro (will benefit in the long run), but do you know that Britain probably deals more in US Dollars, so if we joined some kind of American Monetary Union, we could probably save even more getting cheap American basses.

Of course, the whole economy will probably go tits up

Been told to learn Paradise City by Guns N Roses, which has been easier than expected, and with my new Tascam Bass trainer, I no longer need to drop tune every string half a semi-tone, which is convenient.

Also learnt Echo Beach by Marhta & the Muffins just because of that damn advert on ITV, and Take On Me by Reel Big Fish, and Baggy Trousers by Madness just to try some ska

Sadly, but not surprisingly, the big muff soviet has already been sold

I was just wondering about my acoustic bass, and the fact that I never play it. Therefore I wish to sell it, but I'm not sure how to value it, because there is an issues wtth it, and the case, that the guy (shop owner) that sold it me couldn't repair

First of all. here it is, with specs
[url="http://www.gregbennettguitars.com/ab2.html"]http://www.gregbennettguitars.com/ab2.html[/url]

I think he asked £240 for it, but managed to sell it to me for £200 last December, and also a Kinsman Hardcase, that cost about £50
[url="http://www.guitar.co.uk/accessories/hard_cases/1418-kinsman_cases_kgc8660_abs_case_for_acoustic_bass_guitar"]http://www.guitar.co.uk/accessories/hard_c...tic_bass_guitar[/url]
(I think its that one, or very similar)

Anyway, at some point in transit, something happened so that the E & A string were fret buzzing really badly (on first fret), i .e either bridge, or the truss rod have been adjusted by being knocked etc, so that the action has been lowered too much, and as the bridge is not like that of an electric, i do not know how to adjust it

The guy tried to adjust the truss rod. but for some reason he couldn't, didn't have the right allan key i think.

Basically, I ended up putting pieces of card under the saddle at the top of the neck to stop this - i don't gig it ever, just for messing about and quiet practise

Anyway, if i want it fixed, who should i take it too, should i take ot to another shop and ask them to look at it, (I'm based in Durham at the mo, which is different to where i bought it) OR could i sell it as it is, and hope to make at least a decent return on it?

I've never had a perfect gig, yet to be honest I've only had 3, and they've not really been gigs but a couple of songs during an open mic night thing. Anyway the day I'll have a flawless gig, the day I decide to declare myself a god

I've only just thought that this isn't lined is it? Does it have dot markers (or whatever they are called) along the side of the neck to indicate fret position.

Also a general question to everyone, would it be possible to get someone to line the fret positions so I can see what notes I'm playing, as I struggle to play while not looking

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I'm REALLY tempted. Never played a fretless before and I do want a second bass.

You wouldn't be prepared to trade/PX on a 4 string electro-acoustic bass would you by any chance, I never use it.

If not how low would you go on the price if you don't mind me asking, because being a student means I have little money to justify buying a spare bass

Is the Big Muff Pi USA or Russian?

Well thanks very much for your honesty, I still need to reserach amplification a bit more.

I hope it sells very soon then

How would this compare to a Fender Rumble 100 1x15 combo, in terms of volume & tone. I'm not an expert and woud like to compare them to see if its worth buying this and selling me Fender.

Obviously its a smaller speaker, but how much effect does the extra 80 watts have?

As my knowledge of my bass is still at a premature age (i'm too busy doing a degree to learn) I am confused at a problem I have. I've recently noticed that when playing the 5th fret on my G string (insert innuendo here) I have very little sustain compared to the other frets on that string
So

a)Why is it doing this?
b)How can i fix it?

Answers would be very much appreciated
Cheers

With the Blues band we used to be, with two guitars, keys and a bit of sax:

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Eric Clapton - Old Love
Rolling Stones - Miss You
Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor
BB King - The Thrill Is Gone
& a couple of originals

Now, with our restructured band just bass, drums, guitar, vox (as our guitarist stated, "we are now like a power trio, but with 4 of us")
Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Gary Moore (I think) - Oh, Pretty Woman
David Bowie - Let's Dance
James Brown - Play That Funky Music
Plus others we have yet to decide, and a couple of the previous ones

I did suggest Aeroplane by the Chilis, just so I can solo, but wouldn't go down brilliantly by an average audience I reckon

[quote]Couldn't Give a Funk[/quote]

I might suggest that at next practise and see what they think


[quote]The Sound Investment[/quote]

I like that because I do Economics at Uni, so it mergers music with my degree. I'm very sad however

+1 on the Washburn T14, should be able to get one for about £130.

However don't expect it to last for years because the wiring is quite dodgy and build quality is not brilliant, but it does the job for the value.

I would really recommend a BB414 for the extra bit of money, or a squier VM jazz (never played one, but everyone here loves them)

Californication by the Chilis, or it may have been Seven Nation Army by White Stripes (Yes, I'm aware that it is NOT a bass guitar)

[quote]You could be 'What the Funk' *gets coat...[/quote]

I actually like that name. We're pretty much a Uni band so we're not serious at the minute, and a comical name would go down better than a serious one

After a new lineup (different drummer (who is absolfrickinlutely amazing), one guitarist instead of two, and no keys/sax) my band (The Gravel Shifters) have decided to change band name, as our musical style has changed from Chicago/Texas style gritty blues to a more audience appealing "Funky-Blues-Rock-Latino" quartet.

Problem is we can't think of a name, and I've wondered if any of you have been in the same situation

By the way we're going to play songs like:
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground (I have a cool effect through my Boss GT-6B)
Santana - Black Magic Woman (Funkier with a Latino style jam ending)
James Brown - Play That Funky Music
Gary Moore - Oh Pretty Woman (Funkier version)

Heres my band at Uni and the three songs we recorded

[url="http://www.myspace.com/thegravelshifters"]http://www.myspace.com/thegravelshifters[/url]

This session was about three weeks before I joined, and we wrote the songs two weeks before. Basically the guitarist played the songs at practice and told me to play over (however having no theory doesn't help, and with two guitarists I decided to keep the bass simple)

HOW CAN YOU ALL AFFORD ALL THESE THINGS!!!

sorry random post but I have £200 a month budget at uni, so a deep impact would mean no spending ANY money for around a
month

P.S. I hate you all

[quote name='Clive Thorne' post='68119' date='Oct 1 2007, 01:25 PM']I'm glad to here that: That it became a piece of piss. It's not the sort of thing I'd normally be interested in playing, but it seems I've got till the 8th December to learn it! My 11 year old is drumming for it in a concert put on by his drum teacher, and I've been volunteered to play bass for him. His teacher (who also teaches bass) says that its not so much difficult as relentless. From where I'm standing it sounds both difficult and relentless!!

Having cracked it, do you have any hints for someone who's still at the stage of listening to it to get the feel of it into my head?

Clive.[/quote]

To be honest, I just gave up initially, and ended up learning other Muse songs that were easier to play and various other chart stuff at the time like Arctoc Monkeys, Bloc Party, Foo Fighters etc (not challenging I know, but my mates play guitar to those songs.) About 6 months later I revisited it and found that my finger strength and speed had gone up quite a bit, and after studying a good tab for a few minutes I cracked it.

To get the feel of Hysteria I would recommend learning similar Muse stuff like Citizen Erased & New Born (Origin Of Symmetry album), and maybe the recent Starlight & Supermassive Black Hole

I remember when I started about 3 years ago that Hysteria was the Holy Grail and I couldn't play it for ages, then suddenly it became a piece of piss. There are some that I'll probably never master because I have a shoddy technique (no lessons, so I have loads of bad habits, wrong fingers etc)

Rush - YYZ
Dream Theater - YTSE Jam (solo is too damn fast, and I struggle with other bits)
Metallica - Pulling Teeth (can play Master of Puppets, well very nearly)
Primus - Everything!
RHCP - Coffee shop (can play a slightly simplified version, with less ghost/dead notes, but can't nail the final solo)

Muse - Citizen Erased, especially when the singer cannot sing in falsetto, or has a 7 string guitar. It was a decent cover until the vocals kicked in (anyone that knows this song will understand) especially the line 'For one moment, I'd wish you'll hold your stage, with no feelings at all'

That was a car crash performance

Also any Arctic Monkeys song. If you can't cover them well, then you should give up now