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Love them, have recently offloaded a Ray 5 as I wanted a P-Bass more but they are excellent basses, I'd like to pick up a 4 in the future.

Love Bowie but not my favourite tune, Gail Ann Dorsey + another bass player was something I was unaware that Bowie did to be honest!

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1365487029' post='2040123'] How so? I'm primarily a finger player, never palm mute and play on or just behind the pick-up of my P bass. I've just put the bridge ashtray that came with the bass back on. I can't see how it's going to hinder my playing [/quote] I'm just joking, to be honest it completely stops me doing what I want to do with my right hand, of course it may not be the same for everyone.

[quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1365368113' post='2038734'] I currently own two very capable P-basses, the 1990 MIJ Squier in particular is one of the nicest precisions I've played yet, at the back of my mind, it niggles me that it says Squier not Fender on the headstock. It's definitely an affliction. I think I'm a badge whore. Anyone else like to confess? [/quote] I had a guy ask me what year my MIJ Squier was at a gig in Sweden as he couldn't make out that it was a Squier from where he was sitting in the theatre I was playing. He couldn't understand why I was using a Squier over a Fender, I just said that it sounds good and plays good so I use it. The part of us that worries about who makes our instruments and where they are made is the same part of us that worries about an onlooker identifying us using what they (and secretly maybe we) consider an inferior brand. Once we understand that most people don't care what instrument you use, the easier it is to get on and play!

I'm using a '78 as my main bass right now. It's heavy, but that's all that's wrong with it really (apart from the cosmetic tests of time that it shows). There are quite a few late 70's Fenders that I've tried that I've really liked so I think the prejudice against this era Fender can be a little unfounded, like everyone always says with vintage Fenders you've got to pick and choose them yourself as they're not all going to be great.

Do it, there's not much resale value in it currently anyway (no offence, looks like a cracking bass but there's just no market for it) and to be perfectly honest, that'd be [u]your[/u] bass as opposed to anyone else's... like you say, a bit unique. Go for it!

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1364873080' post='2032059'] Anybody can make a list. Why is this one important? [/quote] It's fun to quantify stuff, and for people like us (a bunch of sanctimonious music lovers) to debate it on an internet forum.

[quote name='joe.staffs' timestamp='1364934148' post='2033035'] Admittedly I want to swap it out for aesthetic reasons. I really want an ashtray bridge cover. [/quote] You'll kick yourself when you realise that it totally impedes your playing

[quote name='Ant_On_Bass' timestamp='1364934003' post='2033031'] Yeah i think perhaps your right with that actually, i never really thought about it, i think i'd definitely be interested to hear someone playing different basses maybe through an audio interface to get a general idea, that or i'll just have to do it the less lazy way an actually go and try basses out myself haha [/quote] I think it's nice to get inspired by new gear though isn't it! That's why you'll still catch me checking out reviews of stuff on Youtube, it can be entertaining to watch (if a little nerdy, but we're all bass players I guess!). In reality if I really want to play something I'll try to have a go of the product in question myself.

Would be cool to see a few basses reviewed like that! For amps, the poor audio quality of Youtube at the best of times and the inability to hear an amp within the confines of different rooms and spaces, I personally don't see the point other than to give a kind of overview of the head's basic controls and function. The same goes for basses to an extent.

Sometimes don't smile during gigs (although sometimes I smile a lot, usually when I'm laughing with my drummer at the back), people do ask me about it after I come off stage and it's not that I'm not happy, it's just that I have a tendency to concentrate sometimes. Having said that I'm by far the most animated out of our band! I like to let loose sometimes, it doesn't hurt anyone and you can have great fun bopping about the stage - it's what it's all about after all isn't it?

[quote name='bassmayhem' timestamp='1364806151' post='2030955'] I got so fed up with this "classic" retro hype, like "There is no other bass than a P-bass and Jamerson is his prophet" so I went the other way and... [/quote] I went the other way and just bought a 70's P! Lovely bass that Status, enjoy it

[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1364900785' post='2032280'] The first nuts on stringed instruments were made from cashew nut due to the ease of use of the material and the abundance of them. They changed to bone (and a variety of other materials) after the cashew nut 'corroded' and wore down, usually over the space of a few months. [/quote] Not even joking when I say I was going to suggest this as a half-serious possibility! You learn something new every day.

Lovely stuff. It's likely the one he played on the original record in that case, overdriven, great sound.

[quote name='MilkyBarKid' timestamp='1364857660' post='2031984'] Have you seen the price of the toll to go over that massive bridge. :-( [/quote] Worth it though, the view is quite spectacular.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1364852218' post='2031859'] That was the Lazy Sunday Afternoon jam at[b] 78 Below[/b], which is at 78th & Columbus on the Upper West Side. Rather confusingly, despite being [b]78 Below[/b] the venue is actually just above 78th. [url="http://www.78below.com/"]http://www.78below.com/[/url] If you can't get up to the Upper West Side, or Sunday afternoon doesn't work for you, try the National Underground on Wednesday nights, Allen Street and Houston. [url="http://www.thenationalunderground.com/"]http://www.thenationalunderground.com/[/url] Incidentally, despite the temptation to pronounce "Houston" as either Hew-ston or Hoo-ston, the correct NY pronunciation is actually How-ston. No, me neither. [/quote] Cheers Jack, I'll definitely check these out.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1364334051' post='2025125'] For those of you guided by shapes, you're in good company. Stuart Zender: "I see shapes and patterns on the fretboard rather than scales. Usually I just try and feel the groove" (BGM Jan 2010) [/quote] Most guys proficient in theory are doing the same as that too, with their minds slightly more open to what they're actually playing.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1364833195' post='2031441'] I have struggled to find any clips of him using his pre EB Ray on you tube, anyone got any links? He has Stingray-esque sounding fingers to me, lovely sort of attack in short bursts. [/quote] Think this could be pre-Ray, could be wrong, you're the man to tell me!! If it's not I've definitely seen him playing one back in the 80's on a vid I can no longer find. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZUvIWu_Ok

I can deal with voices like that, I can deal with Morrissey and Billy Corgan in the same way because I think at the end of the day it's just great music no matter how marmite the vocal is. I like Everything Everything, been listening to Kemosabe a lot recently. [quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1330514558' post='1558558'] Makes you wonder what the original band sounded like. I mean, in the studio they go, producer strips it right back until his/her identity is all over it.(Trevor Horne v Frankie GTH) So even the bassists may have been instructed, though the young guy can obviously play. [/quote] Got to agree with this a lot though. The production is lending an incredible amount to the song, not that I mind that whatsoever but it's almost what is making the track.

Ah sorry I also misunderstood, thought you were referring to the U.K. I frequently play in Sweden, I'm there about 3 or 4 times a year. I don't know if they have a similar thing in Demark but during the summer months in Sweden, the 'people's parks' all around the country host live music for the local people, absolutely huge numbers in some cases. They sell alcohol etc. and because the sun doesn't set till late it gives the chance for people to have a bit of a party. We play all over in the summer, perhaps you should look to taking a little trip across the Oresund Bridge and getting yourself a few dates with a good band. Denmark is bloody small, I'm sure the live venues will be largely focused in Copenhagen, and if you're serious about getting out to do some live work then it's hardly a taxing trip to get to the city where ever you are in the country every so often. The biggest nightmare would be parking as the centre of Copenhagen is totally pedestrianised!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1364814841' post='2031117'] Why would Stevie Wonder say that?? [/quote] He might do, even Stevie needs to shake loose every so often!

Agree that finding a decent band to play with could be tough but there are no shortages of places to play round my neck of the woods, you might just need to look/try a little harder. If anything, there's an abundance of places that will have you playing all the Stones & ZZ Top numbers you can physically stomach.

Where was this jam night Jack? Might swing by in a week or two when I'm over!

Hahaha!