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What fingerboard wood or material would You preffer on 5 or 4 string fretted and fretless bass ? My choice, fretted - rosewood, fretless - ebony.

If i would be richer, i would shurely pay +/- 5000e for the bass of doom. Though, i got my dream bass - Ibanez GWB1005 which i use mostly, i would put BOD to the wall and put a picture of Jaco up to it. Together it would be a nice painting for the room.

Long, long time ago I had a big gig at some festival on half open stage, and the wind was there. My place on stage was right besides the most popular piano player of our country, 90 years old man, called Maestro. I was playing from the notes and suddenly wind got hard and took a few lists away, i was shocked and run for them to prevent the situation and continue to play. It took about 4 seconds without me and then Maestro turned to me and said - "how can it happen ???". I was in bad mood that day.

I said "it's owner", not "it is" !

So where was my mistake in english ?

I only respond with my humour, he started.

As "it's" - I meant the bass guitar.

That name to that bass is given because of what it had to experience with it's owner.

Did You learned latvian or russian at school ? (that's my humour...)

No, i only learned the english at school.

I didn't say just interesting, but Interesting - how much You would be ready to pay if some one would offer You the authentic Jaco's bass of doom ?

Interesting - how much You would be ready to pay if some one would offer You the authentic Jaco's bass of doom ?

Just make a suicide.

It can't attack very hard on low frequincies and is built to play very light, no super agressive sound can it take, which i suppose is needed in hard rock and metal.

When i was younger and had more gigs, i bought Fender MIM jazz and felt it much better to play than with precission. Finally i went up to Fender Jaco model and played it a lot. After i bought Ibanez GWB1005, i only use my Jaco for rock.

I started to play with Musima precision, all was good until i tried Fender MIM jazzbass. No precision for me till death.

Maybe You are right!

I think that the main problem is that guitar player hears the bass absolutely different than the bass does, so there will always be a small or big conflict between guitar and bass. The best solution in his way is drummer.

The only bands that i want to see live in big gigs are Tribal tech or RHCP. Would spent big money, but it seems that it will not happen soon.

Last mounth i put at local announcement site that i want to buy a used 3/4 or 4/4 upright, any brand, made anywhere, for about 350e. I mentioned that the visual status can be heavily road worn, but it should be playable condition. I wanted to buy it just to decorate my room, as i have no expierence with upright at all. No response. I didn't try again, but continued to find if someone wanted to sell some upright - no one. That's it.

I bought it new in 2007. Actually it is luthier made bass - Sugi guitars in Japan, but it is Ibanez Gary Willis signature model with an original Gary's signature on the backside on electronics cover. The body is made from 2 piece swamp ash. Neck - 3 piece maple, fingerboard - ebonol. A few years later ebonol was changed to ebony. Very light 5 string fretless bass. Feels so comfortable to me. Sounds ideal. Pickup - custom made by Bartolini bridge soapbar (you can't order or buy at Bartolini). Electronics - push/pull - active/passive volume control and bass/treble control. 9 volt battery. 2 octave lined fingerboard. Tuners - Gotoh. When i bought it, i undertood that this bass gives me all the sound i was looking for before. Very universal sound, exept hard rock and metal. Also from pickup to bridge is installed detachable ramp with gives You easier playing when changing Your hand position. Very low string height. Perfect 5 string fretless. Worth the money.

What's the difference for strings, keeping instrument on a stand or in the corner of the room?

I am not shure i understand this chat ?!?

Instrumentals are not popular today because they are very specipic - fusion, acid jazz. Most of listeners just don't understand the beauty. That's why they are no on fm or tv mostly. I like to listen those instrumentals though.

So, most of You prefer buying new strings than boiling old. I think it differs how long You play Your new strings. Someone consider old strings after 2 mounth, someone plays half year. I think the more giggers and recorders prefer buying new ones, more home and rehearsals have nothing wrong with boiling.