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    Are 7 beats as good as 8?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

    I suppose I wanted to know how other bassists approach rhythmic variations, we tend to talk about notes more than beats on BC. 

    As someone who is NOT lighting fast I try to syncopate my rhythym to compensate.

    Why not try a shuffle as a way to spice it up a bit? Anything by Status Quo will do 😉 Or the Wanderer by Dion.

    Gig Bags for Short-Scale Basses

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Aidan63 said:

    2cm longer than the quoted internal length of the Gator XL I have for sale, I have just checked with a tape measure and it would be too tight I think,the frame is just 109cm and whilst there is a cut out for the strap button in the middle of the case the offset shape of the Jaguar means it will be the same as the one you bought, shame

    Hi, yes, I looked at your ad, thanks. The Jag seems to be designed to be exactly a 'tad' too long for hard guitar cases.

    I might take it along to a shop and try it in a TGI Extreme.

    Dawsons excel themselves...

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Stub Mandrel

    Cheeky!

    I bought a b-grade case from Norman's today. Their website had this (accurate) photo of the damage, and the price was about 45% off.

    I'm guessing that epiphone one cost a bit more than £69 full price?

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    <edit> I've just peeled the sellotape off, mostly glued back in place OK, so I just dabbed the last bit (the round spot at the bottom) with a sharpie and it's virtually invisible.

    Gig Bags for Short-Scale Basses

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by Stub Mandrel

    12 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said:

    Fender urban ss gig bag.

    Good suggestion, although the padding is only 11mm.

    Sadly " Availability This item is no longer available for purchase "

    Three on eBay from Japan cheapest is £95 'rare'! + £22.75 postage!

    Clearly a desirable gig bag....

    The only Fender ones i can  find are "Fender FBSS-610 Short Scale Bass Bag" which doesn't look anywhere near as nice and even thinner padding 😞

    Well I can get a cheap one from Thomann as a worst case case (or worst case bag...)

    Gig Bags for Short-Scale Basses

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by Stub Mandrel

    I live about five minutes from Norman's and spotted a Stagg hard electric guitar case with a tear in the covering for £39 today 🙂

    I got it for my Tele but secretly hoped the jaguar SS would fit - it's almost exactly 1/2" too small 😞

    The Jaguar is about 42 3/8" or 1080mm long.

    Affordable short-scale cases seem to be thin on the ground, but I really need one for storage rather than regular transport.

    I do like the TGI Extreme padded cases (I have a flatback mandolin one), but the bass one is much too long.

    The TGI Extreme padded guitar case is only 1060mm internally but being soft my thought is it should work, but I wouldn't want it to be stretched tight as this will just compress the padding at the vulnerable top and bottom.

    Has anyone tried to fit a Jaguar SS in one of these cases?

    Or do you know of a quality alternative for a similar price (~£40- 45)

     

     

    Whatever Happened to Compressors?

    in Effects

    Posted

    29 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

    Can't believe that you're basing your views on real life and not BC threads! Whatever next? 😂

    I'd say maybe 30% to 40% of BCers regularly use compressor pedals when gigging. But probably half of that in the non BC bass playing  community. Not scientific, just a gut feel observation. 

    A lot of bass players don't use any pedals at all when playing live. 

    I always used to have a few pedals used sparingly -  Ibanez chorus and a HM2 as I used to play the/a solo in Like a Hurricane (!!!!) and a GE-7B for quick changes of sound.

    Was never really compression did much except making up for my poor fretless technique!

    Guitar is different - use as many as possible, all dimed and switched on at the same time for maximum 'Space Ritual' effect 🙂

    Whatever Happened to Compressors?

    in Effects

    Posted

    I recall that back in the old days (80s/90s) every bass player had a compressor pedal. They seem to have gone right out  of fashion?

    I can't remember what happened to mine (I may have swapped it as my head has a basic compressor built in).

    Am I imagining this?

     

    Is there anyone in Bedfordshire who'd be able to polish some scratches out of my bass?

    in Repairs and Technical

    Fun little 30 bass comparison

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by Stub Mandrel

    Really hard...

    I thought the Alembic sounded dull and flat.

    I liked the Status, the Ken Smith and the Aria

    But he played such different things on each bass... never went beyond about fret 7 on the Gibson, for example.

    (Convinced the e-string on my ancient Hohner B2 sounds far better than lot of those 'flappy' ones in the video... surely a DI'd e-string should have some harmonics!)

     

    Just a thought... the nature of your PC's speakers is going to have a hefty influence on any listening test like this... surprised how well my tiny ones coped with the low Bs

    How was your gig last night?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 17/03/2019 at 12:04, musicbassman said:

     His behaviour was completely ridiculous.

    Why is it that some 'musicians' try to justify behaviour which in any other field of human endeavour would be absolutely unacceptable ?

     

    Sounds like someone who wants others to make up for their own shortcomings!

    Your first tune.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 11/03/2019 at 18:08, SpondonBassed said:
    On 11/03/2019 at 15:48, Cat Burrito said:

    Love Me Tender by Elvis. I have the music notation tattooed around my arm.

    Funny story but I was sat on a plane coming back from NYC once and there was a queue down the aisle for the loo. This old lady in the queue was just staring at my tattoos and although normally pretty placid, it got to the point I was about to say something. She then piped up with "Love Me Tender". She'd been reading the notation to work out what the song was!

    Good job it wasn't in Braille.

    Would have been even more entertaining if the old lady had said "Du Hast?"

    Show us your rig!

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted · Edited by Stub Mandrel

    2 hours ago, Jus Lukin said:

    Hey, guys... I think the chick with the big boobs is smiling at me...

    I call her 'Lola ' because she also has big balls 🙂

    <edit> and no that's not my carefully adjusted scoop sound setting!

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    Are 7 beats as good as 8?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    My only thought is playing exactly the same rhythm for each song is will become boring for you in the long run and the band will get lazy!

    You don't need to be complex, but look for other ways to accent the beat, for example playing a different 'connecting' note as that last quaver to signal each chord change, or changing the dynamics so you play 'straight eights' but the first note is struck harder so it's louder.

    If the songs are covers, have you looked them up on a tab site? There are usually  some straightforward fills or riffs that help round out the bass in most popular songs and it can be really satisfying to nail them.

    Funnily enough I'm listening to 'Dancing in the Dark' as I type this - all straight 8th notes on the root, except (according to Ultimate Guitar) one single 'leading' note in the bridge. A good example of what I mean by a 'connecting' note. But beware too much of that and you'll end up playing walking basslines: 

    [Bridge]

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|

A|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|--------------2-|

E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|



G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|

E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

     

    NBD! Hohner “The Jack” (Halloween Headless)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 30/10/2018 at 18:07, Paul S said:

    String spacing at the bridge is always tight on these, not so much the nut.  I've had a lot of the variants of these - the B Bass, Jack, various body-less B2 derivatives.  All be cracking basses.  A 5 string Jack would be interesting - anyone ever seen one?

    I have one 🙂

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    And a B2 🙂 🙂

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