jim_bass

Back to the OP. I am reading the "AB guide to Music theory" This seems to be a standard for most people to learn from. My wife had it from her piano grades. I think there are 2 books one for grades 1-5 and the other for 6-8 or something like that.

[quote name='Prosebass' post='467295' date='Apr 20 2009, 10:54 AM']Another possible route is using a Behringer V-Amp Pro , a decent power amp and a lightweight high power cab. I have one mated to a Inter M R300 amp (300 watt bridged into 8 ohms) I went for this amp due to its 8 ohm bridged setting and run it through a single 12" 300 watt cab that measures 14" x 14" x 12" (home-made with a Skytronic 902.442 300 watt / 600 watt peak driver ) although there are quite a few good 12" or 2 x 10" commercial cabs that would do the job. Total cost of my setup was £58 for the V-amp, £50.00 for the power amp and £40.00 for the cab (all bought second-hand) Having tried a few heads recently I much prefer the V-Amp with its amazing amount of variation and fine tuning plus if you add a Midi - controller pedal you can use quite a few different settings in a live situation. The V-amp also gives you the option of wet / dry DI output to your desk and even SPDIF if needed[/quote] Glad you are liking the V-Amp mate. After selling all my rack gear (including my V-amp to Prosebass) I have gone back to an amp/cab. My Ashdown Klystron 500 in on it's way as we speak. The v-amp was too complicated for me and I never had time to use all of the features.

I've never had enough money or basses to be able (nor been cool enough for it to look good). When I saw Billy Joe Armstrong smash up his guitar at a green day gig, i believe he put his guitar away and brought out a cheapo one for the encore. That either very cleaver or very dumb.

First, I would see how much gain he is using on the mic preamp on the desks channel. If it is still too 'hot', then I would first try lowering your input gain on the amp and upping your master volume to keep the level, but send a lower signal to the desk (?) If that doesn't work, get a seperate DI box (Behringer make one for about £20 - I know it's Behringer, but their DI's do the job nicely - we use a few of them or our guitars). It should have a 20Db cut switch on the DI, so that you can send a lower signal to the desk. Also, it will mean you have a good backup in your kit if the amp ever dies. This will mean connecting your amp to the DI box with a jack to jack using the amps line out and then use an XRL to connect the DI to the desk. Hope this makes sense.

I sing and play (sometime lead, sometimes backing) If the song has a regular beat then it's generally easier. If the bass line plays offbeat or in a weird pattern then I struggle. My fallback position is always root notes on the verse if its a hard bass line and just make sure I know the chorus/intro/outro/bridge etc. Oh, and pitching a note when the bass plays a harmonic or a different bass note over the top generally throws me - so I get someone else in the band to pitch it with me first.

I play a Yamaha RBX374. Although I've got GAS for a jazz.

I like the stickered up bass. Reminds me of my old Dean bass. al la offspring stickers! You can't go wrong with punk bands and skateboarding stickers

£20 to me she's lovely

@Tinman I have the same problem (live in Louth), but pools music in Grimsby have a white classic vibe jazz in at the moment. I went in and had a go on it a couple of weekends ago. Might still be there? As for the fretless VMJ, they have one in music rooms in Lincoln. They are really nice to play. I've just remembered, they have a classic vibe in aswell.... I am torn between the two. I prefer the feel of the fretless VMJ, but don't want a fretless neck, so wil probably go in the middle and get the natural wood VMJ (as it still has the duncan designed pickups on it)

I am waiting for delivery of my Klystron 500. Am getting very excited. Picked it up on offer, for pretty much the same price as an ABM.

2 Rechargeable PP3's and a charger off ebay for £15. Now I take out the batteries every week and charge them. I also keep a spare duracell in my bass case incase I forget the others. It took me a few weeks to get into the routine, but 2 years later and it's second nature.

Craig bought my Trace Elliot practice amp. Nice bloke, good communication. All OK.

Bought my rack wireless. Easy transaction. Nice.

Sold him my V-AMP pro. Nice guy. Good communication.

Panda bought a rack tuner off me. Paid quickly and great communication. Nice bloke!