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    The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

    in Bass Guitars

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    2 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

    It's also worth mentioning that Chowny moved production from China to India, where the bodies are made from slightly denser and therefore heavier wood, which helps redress the balance.  Then, if needed, there's always the lightweight tuner swap that makes a big difference in my experience.

    Thanks scrumpymike, I wasn't seriously considering the SWB-1 despite its sonic capabilities until I saw one on eBay last night, which I missed out on (the seller is a member of this forum).  The only short-scale bass I played previously was a friend's very battered Fender Mustang which was utterly addictive but with suicidal neck dive - I only ever used it sitting down.  I've got an Ibanez GSRM20 on order and I realise I will probably feel compelled to change the pickups even if it's just to have silent electronics.  But £160 for the bass and probably £140 for some EMG pickups is more than I would have paid for the SWB-1 on eBay - and that's when I started to do some maths...

    What song are you learning?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by jazzburger
    clumsy oaf

    Once we all feel safe to do it, a group of us are getting together in the office after work to jam/rehearse.  We have drums, bass, guitar, keys and sax.  No-one except the sax player and I want to play blues so we plan to start with Watermelon Man - basing it on one of the versions in the YouTube 'StudioJams" series.  Should be fun.  I'll probably end up practising this on two basses - my old Aria and the Ibanez short-scale that I hope will show up next week.

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    What song are you learning?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    12 hours ago, andytoad said:

    Having a go at some great (but some might say cheesy) tunes! Really enjoying working them out and in a few cases, trying to push my so called bass skills:

    What a fool believes

    Maybe I'm amazed 

    Don't let the sun go down on me (EJ)

    Burlesque (Family)

    Forget me knotts

    Sir Duke

    Some great stuff there. If I ever attempted to play the line to Sir Duke, I'd feel heroic.  Enjoy!

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    The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    On 14/01/2021 at 18:08, scrumpymike said:

    Only thing I would say is that the position and balance on the strap were compromised (for me anyway) by the fact that the compact body shape doesn't allow for the top strap button to be located at the F12 sweet spot.

    I was eyeing an SWB-1 that sold last night and was advertised on this forum and eBay.  I hadn't spotted the thing about the strap button not being level with the 12th fret (I just looked at my old Aria and it is level - never thought about that).  I was more bothered (bothered??) about the strap button being below the top horn.  Does that make the strap uncomfortable?  And what's it like playing fingerstyle with those slanted pickups?  The technical rationale for that seems to be accepted, but ergonomically I can't see it...

    If anyone from Chowny, or Scott Whitley, read this, let me say that I love the sound these basses make and if I could walk into a music store right now, it would be the first thing I'd pick up and play (then wipe clean of course).

    Hello from Andalucía!

    in Introductions

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    23 hours ago, outtaseezun said:

    Hope U have a great day! It's time for me to stop procrastinating 😊

    Bienvenido Neil. Though I don't think I have known true depression, procrastination is something I'm very familiar with.  It's great to read your story and know that you have come through a dark time, ready to get out there and indulge your passion.  Seems to me there are as many reasons to make music as there are musicians.  I'm looking forward to keeping up with you and hearing about your gigs and projects.  Que tengas un buen día.

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    I don't like slap

    in General Discussion

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    6 minutes ago, bubinga5 said:

    Seems a little musically immature to knock the slap technique. Its just that, a technique. Its not their fault you don't like it. To accent what needs to be accented. Thats what, In my mind is what this elephant in the room needs to be seen as. A technique that bass players use for accents in the feeling of some music. 

    This is only my opinion but I love the way Melvin uses slap on this record. The best thing I think is if your playing slap, people cant hear it within the context of a record. 

    I agree bubinga5.  I've loved slap ever since I first heard it and if I lash my hard-earned money out on a bass rig, I'll slap the sh*t out of it as often as I like and put it on YouTube if I want.  If folks don't like slap, they don't have to play it, watch it, think about it or talk about it.  It's like the old "Top Gear is sh*t since Clarkson left" chant.  Switch the effing TV off then.

    Slap isn't the be-all and end-all of bass playing - who ever said it was?  I hobbled my own abilities early on because all I did was slap - now, 35+ years on, I'm learning all over again, but that's my choice.  I like the subtle approach - like Melvin's here - but that's me screaming in the front row when Marcus plays "Teen Town".  Sorry slap-haters.

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    The long way back to bass...

    in Introductions

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, MHMSWC#03 said:

    Which store? I have a mate who works at the Birmingham branch.

    It would have been Manchester, but they don't have the bass in stock so I had to order centrally. Pain because Thomann now has it cheaper and available now. Poo.

    The long way back to bass...

    in Introductions

    Posted · Edited by jazzburger

    54 minutes ago, MHMSWC#03 said:

    I got it from Andertons in Guildford because I wasn't going to let those corporate bar stewards at PMT (unfortunate name, that) have my money.  But yeah ..

    Oh dear, my order is with PMT. So far I'm not impressed. I've been waiting a month and I had to ask twice for a price match. Thanks for the welcome - and the warning.

    First build complete! 32" scale 5 string

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    I think the drawing looks great and the choice of wood sounds really good too. What are the good choices for a fretboard apart from rosewood? The Ibanez I have on order has a jatoba fretboard - and I can't say anything about jatoba because after a month it's still on order.

    It would be really interesting to see how the build progresses. I'm imagining an expensive fat Bartolini pickup on there.

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