Spoombung

4 strings

[quote name='Wally' post='1010010' date='Nov 2 2010, 08:25 PM']Start resting immediately. Absolutely do not play through the pain. The more experienced than I will pick up your post shortly with further advice.[/quote] Absolutely right (as others have advised). Stop and rest the hand immediately. It's very common to have this after not playing for some time. Also a new bass (with slightly different dimensions) can bring this on. Ease your way back on the bass after resting.

[quote name='littleal' post='1009956' date='Nov 2 2010, 07:34 PM']Another couple of pics of my sixer next to my Dads 86 4 string[/quote] How charming.

Oh c'mon guys. You absolutely [i]do not[/i] need a kick drum in a drum kit! Latin music's done without it for decades. It's a monumentally useless, unnecessary drum.

About the course; does Mr Shuker rescue you if you muck it up?

[quote name='molan' post='993861' date='Oct 19 2010, 06:04 PM'][/quote] Yeah... I like it.

[quote name='Wally' post='998445' date='Oct 23 2010, 08:29 PM']However I play with my thumb for the downstroke and first two fingers for the ups like a finger playing guitarist does. My thanks in advance.[/quote] That's more or less how I do it (with a few minor variations on the way)

I usually like anything with an unbroken curve on the bottom of the bass like this: Not keen on chunky-bodied basses like Fenders or any bass that won't sit on the knee, stay there and balance properly.

About 15 minutes a day before I'm called away on some domestic duty related to the children...

Wot you want...?

I'm surprised there isn't someone making rattling, torn, malfunctioning speakers in his honour.

I also have an old and rare AFR model:

I like the modern-shaped, super slim- bodied SR. It's an amazing design - it's quite incredible how they've contoured the body. Unfortunately I just cannot get on with it's sound; it's slightly harsh with a nasty metallic zing - and I don't like the deeply silly, unsatisfying tone control that goes from 'finger' to 'scooped'. It sounds pretty awful to my ears. The SR has got everything right ergonomically and is just waiting for better pickups and tone controls. I don't know why they don't use the 'sonic arch' pickups in their Ashula model from now on. They sound fantastic and a are huge improvement on the ibby standards and Barts.

Don't forget Sting didn't notice when his accountant stole 6 million from under his nose.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='991986' date='Oct 18 2010, 09:56 AM']Here's a few from days when I had a sofa![/quote] Quite impressive.

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='991174' date='Oct 17 2010, 03:10 PM'][url="http://www.axesrus.com/axecart.htm"]http://www.axesrus.com/axecart.htm[/url] [url="http://www.guitar-parts-and-spares-uk.com/index.html"]http://www.guitar-parts-and-spares-uk.com/index.html[/url] [url="http://www.guitarthings.co.uk/index.asp"]http://www.guitarthings.co.uk/index.asp[/url] [url="http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/index.html"]http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/index.html[/url][/quote] Now we're gettin' somewhere...

Another here: [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/CH-GUITARS"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/CH-GUITARS[/url] Still not bassy enough. Anyone know the best place fro pickups?

This ebay shop seems okay: [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Arc-4-Music"]http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Arc-4-Music[/url]

[quote name='digitalkettle' post='991059' date='Oct 17 2010, 01:07 PM'][url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/[/url] ?[/quote] Not much variety with the pickups there...

[quote name='digitalkettle' post='991059' date='Oct 17 2010, 01:07 PM'][url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/"]http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/[/url] ?[/quote] Ooooo.... didn't realise they sold other stuff