SteveXFR

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

This one..?

 

Amazon : 5-String Bass Guitar Scale Wall Chart ...

 

 

I say 'Chapeau..!' to anyone actually learning any or all of these. Must have the memory of a troop of elephants. 

That'll do nicely. Ta.

Natural minor is about all I'll ever use.

I'm looking for charts with 5 string scale shapes but can't find any. Is there a website that's good for this sort of thing?

Frog Chorus

Proof that McCartney was not a song writing genius

Happy by Pharrell Williams 

Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys

There are many songs I dislike but these two hate with a deep passion. 

10 minutes ago, uncle psychosis said:

 

 

You two are really edgy. 

It's an opinion, I wouldn't exactly describe it as remotely "edgy"

As Mr Dare says, it won't keep up with a drummer but otherwise a perfectly decent amp.

If you're playing with a drummer, you'll want at least 100w

4 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

That's OK, there's no shortage of bassists who stick to four (or eight) root notes to the bar.

There's plenty inbetween root notes on the beat and a million notes a minute that doesn't really go anywhere. 

On 24/03/2024 at 07:54, Gasman said:

Just my own opinion, but isn’t Mr Berthould, genius technician as he may be, a self-promoting PITA and the antithesis of what bands actually need in a bass player?

He's a typical social media musician. Completely over plays and would sound better if he left out 90% of the notes he plays. No groove and always flashy playing over creating something good to listen to

Arise - Sepultura

9 minutes ago, steantval said:

 

He did ask if it was OK first. He didn't touch my collie

I saw this band at a festival last year and they were awesome. Serious talent on the drums and vocals and nice use of a bass VI

My daughters band (who are really good) have played a few shows in the town center for various town events and twice, Danny Goffey from Supergrass was spotted in the audience. Seth Lakeman has been spotted as well but only the once.

Jimmy Page stroked my lurcher.

23 hours ago, Shiveringbass said:

Hello,

 

Looking for a good and affordable fretless.

 

My two contenders are :

- EHB1005f : not conventionnal in its look but realy good tone from what I've hard in you tube clips

- And the new SRD905 still quite unknown and not so exciting wit its 2 bands EQ.

 

Have you got an opinion on those two basses ?

 

Thanks

The EHB has the same Bartolini pickups as my SRMS805. They're pretty weak and lack punch. You can make it sound good if you have a really nice amp but through a normal amp (like my Ashdown ABM600) it just sounds a bit flat and lifeless. I use so much overdrive that it doesn't matter 

Since I left the band in December, I haven't played my SRMS805. I've only played my old Squier P Bass, until tonight.

The Ibanez plays so nicely and sounds nasty. I tuned it up to C to play some Kyuss. Bloody lovely. 

This was the last time I played it in my old stoner/sludge metal band. 

I once played in a room next to where Peter Gabriel was jamming with a couple mates. Not sure that really counts. 

My daughters bands new guitarist is the son of a very famous folk singer. Does that count? He's really good. 

My daughter needs a 5 string for her new metal band and there's a TMB 105 for sale locally for £150. Are they actually any good? Not expecting amazing things but is it nice to play and does it make a decent noise?

Lou Barlow's tone on The Lung by Dinosaur JR, specifically this live recording. The bass is solo at 1:50

I would also like to be able to play like him

Will it be able to bring beers to practice? No? Then my position is safe

My B3K overdrive works fine with the effect engaged but when I turn it off, there's no signal getting through the pedal and out to the amp. It was fine until today.

Is this something that could be repaired? Who repairs pedals?

Cost of living crisis, government in chaos, schools crumbling, global warming and now this

https://www.nme.com/news/music/mel-b-on-spice-girls-2024-reunion-we-are-definitely-doing-something-3598676

Have we not suffered enough?

The other problem with tee shirts is you need a range of sizes.

What we found is tee shirts don't really sell but badges and patches do. 

People don't carry much cash. They're much more likely to have a few quid than twenty quid in their pocket at the end of a night.

Thanks everyone.

I'm struggling with my P bass in C so I tried using my multi scale XL 37" scale length 5 and it plays and sounds great. I'm only using 3 strings so slackening off the other two to try to avoid over stressing the neck. Should it be OK or am I risking a broken neck?