RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

There is a gadget I recommend you look into at your local b&q/ homebase etc. you put it onto,the wall that, you propose drilling. This will prevent you from drilling into wires /cables . I forget the name of it now , but it will prevent any danger and will basically tell you if you should drill,in that part of the wall,or not.

I think you've hit nail on head jack. When I first joined , you had tbbc who was great entertainment . Sarah 5 string ,mewsie Sarah billy Sheehan ,old git (rip) some of the moderators have moved on(?). It's very hard sometimes to get your point across, but a lot more posts see more basschatters jumpy and shouty. Not my thing .

Yeah, I've noticed it myself. Then again , I spend way too much time on here;)

My first gigging amp was an alligator drum amp. You could use it for keys apparently too. So I guess you'd be ok

Bring backTIM!

Sister were great. Always live. Trouble with them , is they run out of ideas after stay hungry and assumed we wanted to go back to the 'happy days ' era of the '50s.

Bye bye thread

No. It's 2's and 3's this week

Mmm. I Was used to dealing with stingy guitarists. Whenever I rehearsed, we just shared the cost equally ( ie £8-10 each for 3-4 hours) . Can't really remember drummers being an issue . If you all get on well, then why not split equally and enjoy a harmonious band relationship while it's there.?

RIP ;(

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1426795334' post='2722135'] Not heard of a headless bass before, who makes them? [/quote] Status/steinberger/Hohner

If you have issues with your back etc, and you used to play guitar.,why not either play a short scale bass or headless?

The player I could've been , and the player I am . Good topic by Lou . I learned mainly unorthodox methods. I couldn't find a bass teacher initially. I phoned up a person advertising something in sounds magazine ' you don't need lessons for bass!' Yep I was told that, in the age of telephone calls. I learned a few bits by a scale book, A few bits from American gutar books, Hot licks video eventually a proper tutor who got me unstuck from my plateau. The main person who helped me was( and still is) ,a sh@t hot guitarist who I used to work with. Not in the same job, but in the same building. One of my best friends. He used to either visit me once a week after work, show me some cool metal stuff to learn( plus some theory), I'd give him a 5'er and after I cooked him grub, we 'd be playing for hours. Sometimes it was in his house. Some people say you shouldn't take bass lessons from a guitarist. He got me playing my first birthday gig at 30 in front of200 people, I did quite a few of those. Living in a big house with a big family meant that , I just learned root notes to begin with, and always had my stereo turned up high so I could hear the song I'm playing. Now of course, I turn down & listen for fills etc. Trouble with my playing at the beginning ,is that I was either frightened of hitting the wrong notes( I am les Dawson),or I got excited about slapping and tapping and was trying to do too much. I was very tense( not in my personality). The body needs to be relaxed and with age and hindsight , I know it wasn't. Then work,and a busy social life got in the way . Didn't start playing bass till late teens/early'20s. Considering my age now,and what pt I could've done I should've beenn sight reading/ regular gigger/regular recordingetc. Instead, I'm just a hobbyist.

Voodoo six were really good supporting winery dogs last year.unfortunately, Mr.vox( Bruce forsyths grandson) quit because of health reasons.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1378753486' post='2204300'] I only know of Steve using a heavy precision, extremely heavy flats and trace elliott amplifiers - I've never seen him using pedals live [size=4] [/size] [/quote] Yeah, he is the epitome of normal rock bass . Awesome player.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1426620513' post='2719991'] I hear there's a new Venom album out.....any good? [/quote] I did the venom thing in the '80s. Never again

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1426617177' post='2719911'] Me too ( despite my gig) Ill be watching this too. My latest musical crush is Meshuggah which is probably old news to you guys [/quote] Yeah, they've been out for a while. Don't think i've heard much/ any of their stuff. I thought it was meshuggga . Apparently ,it's pronounced me sugar. Embarrassing really. I keep thinking def leppard..

Shame . Used to like free many years ago. They do absolutely nothing for me now. All you hear is Paul Rogers . This man was the driving force IMHO . R I p

Thanks chaps . I had a feeling I may have to adjust the nut. The headless basses are stronger, so I was hoping to avoid that;) doubt very much if I'll be in a band, but what I intend to do , is play the stuff I should've been doing years ago. Playing in covers bands and having a good time socially in the past , stopped me from leaning the stuff I should know more as standard( metallica , tool, even rush and few tunes you know are down tuned). My ear has improved over the years. I was very much a hobbyist ,who took a long time to up my game doing the band thing and learned things more quickly . i suppose there are other things to consider, like why not just keep one bass de tuned in e flat. Have one as standard tuning. Or , just try again with another 5 string. More opinions please

Mmm. I'm a metal head, and doubt if there's much out there, so I'll be looking at this thread closely. iTunes ? Why not spotify? If you really like something, I'm sure you'll do itunes anyway .

I'm currently thinking of trimming the herd, and may have another stab at 5 string. Tbh, I didn't have too much trouble doing bits before, but being in a band plus lots of home problems I sold it. The stupid question I have; a lot of stuff is tuned d flat. If I have a 5 string, do I keep the strings b e a d for d flat tuning? The other question( aimed at steiney/status 4 stringers); I have steinberger & a washburn status . Would a low b string fit into the nuts, and bridge without adjusting either. (Straight swap for e string).? That's it . Fire away. Cheers;)

Quite a few people have posted threads same is the op.Thought about it myself, but I believe keep 1 bass just incase.