RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

I was in a band some time ago, where the vocalist / guitarist was the leader so to speak . I was the new addition and we all got along well. We rehearsed once a week most of the time at the band leaders house.Very mellow bunch , but now and again the other guitarist would pull him up on things .. We played our first gig in the band leaders local pub . Lots of obscure or very old blues songs . I managed to get a few friends along to see us . During the set , one or two of the punters were shouting one or two things which I didn’t really hear or care about . Then the band leader talked in a condescending way . Not too hostile or anything like that , but to me it raised instant alarm bells . To me it seemed like he was taking things too seriously, a wooden approach and couldn’t take a joke . This was a friendly gig in the bands local. So , in the interval my friends ( who were the ones giving me a bit of banter ) told me they thought the frontman was a bit of a tw@. With that , I waited a few days and quit, and concentrated fullly on the other band I was in . Lesson no.1 ; Don’t talk down to the punters!

Yeah , she’s great !

Thank you kindly 😼👍. Will check this out now ! Before I do , I must say that I need to get more symphony x. Imho they blew dream theatre off stage at Wembley in about 2007 ! I have the iconoclast album which I will have to listen to for first time in ages😌

Well she is anonymous to me . Is she religious/ holy ? Sorry but I can’t click on the link ,as I don’t use f@cebook 😌

Okay, I’ve taken strings out ( well done 👏) ,and had a look at the saddles etc. I also put strings in the relevant nut slots ( leaving the G and E strings off the bass). From what I can see , it looks like I’d be able to have a 5 string set on there omitting the G . Putting the strings back on is a pita , so they are left off . I’ve left a message with a tech at my nearest shop ,asking if it’s possible for them to fit a 5 string set on the bass. I await their reply by phone . The shop don’t do Warwick strings , but I’d assume that with the techs filing and endurance and experience they will be able to fit a set of dadarrios on there .

Do you mean change E to B?

🤔maybe I could take pic of saddles etc and phone tech to see if they can file to fit ..

Oookay..,this could be more trouble ( and costly ) than it’s worth. 🤔 I forgot about the saddles of course ( which are Warwick’s own ) 🤦‍♂️ I just tried the experiment ( in a lazy way for now ) , of moving the strings ‘down’ a slot each( E string on A slot and so on ) . Surprisingly the E string seems fine on the A slot ! The A string on the D slot seems more problematic and kept sliding out and didn’t want to be there . On the pic , my finger was holding it on . As for the Warwick website , the multi country tab is a pita as uk not listed. i managed to find the English site eventually, but haven’t pressed any buy it now buttons as if I need a new saddle or 2 which might put me off of doing it at all..

Okay … so , the remaining questions I have ; that means I purchase that , but would the E- A-D strings be a tight fit in the slots ? I assume that I purchase a 5 string set . plus, does that mean that in theory , I shouldn’t have to take thie bass to a tech after all ?

This should make more sense 🤦‍♂️