RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Actually , what could be really entertaining is if a gig is arranged and none of the band show .., except for the fiddler

Thank you sir . I had a strum last night , and it didn't seem too bad. It's mainly the e string . I may just get away with lowering the bridge. TBH ,the intonation looks ok . Will try on Saturday .

Belgium

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459257091' post='3014809'] It's the fiddle player who should be walking. I wouldn't ask him to leave, I'd grind him into a smooth paste and flush him down the toilet. Is that a bit harsh? Probably. Anyway, he's [i]got [/i]to go - being in a band should be fun and it doesn't matter how good a player someone is on a good day, it's how good they are on a bad day that counts, and he very obviously is failing that test. So he should go. Easy for me to say as I don't have to find another fiddle player, but you won't be a happy band until he's gone. It's not just the drunken playing, there's all the other stuff as well. He'll keep on doing what he does, he's a deluded alcoholic. Get rid. [/quote] Well said He's obviously highly strung . Makes a change from the drummer I guess . At my friends 4oth, he got drunk . We played paranoid like s.o.d . There's me smiling, whilst shouting 'slow down ffs'. Obviously couldn't hear me looking forward to an aggressive triangle player thread ..

Haven't read the replies yet, but I think you should walk. The guy sounds like an aggressive drunk/alcoholic . If the band are sticking with him , they aren't helping you much . You need to look after yourself . Alcoholics ? Fair enough , they sometimes can't be helped an need sympathy . This guy seems to be a complete twit .

Graphite necks highlight the problem imho , and active basses maybe . I used to have this problem . I used to change strings far too,often years ago, believing you should change strings after every gig . Now I leave them on for ages , and the problem has gone .

On the other hand , you played a good gig and never deafened the punters .

Changed strings on this a couple of times . When purchased , the action was on the high side . The setup now isn't that good . I was wondering : can this bass feel great like an ordinary bass?(that's possibly a daft question) How difficult is it to set up? Am I better off taking it to a tech? I initially bought it as an ornament , with view to occasional use. Now I would like to use it a lot more. Please advise Cheers ( I know how to adjust truss rod, but that's as far as it goes )

Congratulations . In July my Washburn status will be 28. Seemed odd getting it at the time , due to length of hair / wearing metal t shirts and not choosing a pointy bass

Yeah, you're right . Unfortunately;(

I think football should be banned from pubs tbh. It's hard to hear yourself think. Even when games are over , the shouting carries on. Even the lunchtime games are shouty affairs . When I was gigging , we often used to avoid playing on a footie night . We knew of the irritations that are caused.

Yeah, it's something that a lot of us overlooked for years. I would imagine that they would've been expensive years ago

Yet another legendary name from my childhood sad ;(

Yesterday , while doing some shopping in Kingston I came across a couple of picture frames ,which allow you to display record album covers. They were in hmv of all places. Cheap and cheerful . After cutting my thumb on the metal spikes on the back of the frames, I put them up in next to no time . I haven't the amount of albums on vinyl as I used to have , as I went the cd route back in the'80s. Thinking about what to put in there wasn't easy at first .Then I realised I could probably change my mind anytime and.change as and when . So here is my first effort. I took vinyl out of sleeve btw;) I'm sure some of you have some also? (As usual , when loading images on Basschat , the pics are not the right way up)

Well, I only Owned one 5 string bass. Wish I never sold it . Schecter diamond series. 10 a penny in the USA, but not too common here. Fantastic feel, gold hardware, and good for metal. Not a narrow 5 string . At the time , I went in to sound control , looked around , and bought it within an hour . My friend mentioned to me about sound control, and I blamed him for spending money . It was a diamond series stiletto elite 5 string

Steve purchased some music books from me a while back. Nice. Guy to do business with;)

It's amazing how much flack headless basses still get . IMHO they are probably the most versatile basses out there , and are good for metal Shame some look like cricket bats tho' as I hate cricket

Rob halford, King diamond, Tom araya, Dee snider, dio , sammy Hagar .. Female: Doro pesch

Thank you brx/gilmour. It seems that even if you have more than one 4 string, there will always be 'another' awkward tuning. I'm not in a band anymore, but if I was and it was for just one or 2 songs I would regard it as a p I a Looks like , if you want to change timings for a lot of songs you're better off going to a tech and getting action/ nut adjusted. I'll probably get another 5 string within the next year , after reading this thread.

Poxy broadband playing up again

Yeah, the driving force of hawk wind

Yeah , the driving force of hawk wind

Yeah, amazing . The driving force behind hawk wind .

Good call Dave. Now try and find greasy truckers ,with him doing the bass on master of the universe awesome