GreeneKing

Here's my bass profile (yes I have the 'lurgy' and I'm stuck at home bored): I've been playing bass for over 15 years. It's my 1st instrument and I didn't start playing until I was almost in my mid 40's (post divorce mid life crisis - surely not?). I'm originally self taught and although I've had lessons over the years I've never had any advice on technique. It all came from books. In the early years I was mostly a very shy bedroom performer having regular lessons but loath to emerge and have a go in public. BC and it's precursors and Finnbass were/are fundamental in keeping me going. Various bass bashes have highlighted my lack of skills/the relative skills of others and given me the incentive to improve. I started getting out and doing the odd jam night about 7 years ago (scary stuff) and joined my 1st band 5 years ago. I've done 3 gigs! The 1st one was at a mini festival, the next an unpaid 2 set pub gig (unless you consider fish and chips payment) the last gig, about 3 years ago, was a charity gig in a large garage. This band has struggled with egos (yes you guessed it - guitards) and getting a singer and has been imploding for a while. About two months ago I saw an ad for a more local classic rock band in a music shop and fingers crossed, things are progressing well. We've about a dozen songs on the go (nothing too challenging) and I feel like I'm holding my own. I've just told the guys in my old band the news and they are chuffed for me. I play 4 and 5 string basses. I've owned a seriously obscene amount of basses and I presently have 10 with one up for sale. I play finger style only and don't slap. I have thought about learning to slap and to use a pick but it's never got any further than that. I like nickel wound strings (Super Slinky's, D'Adarrio or DR) and I'm open minded when it comes to gear. I play to perform, that's where it's at for me - gigging. Now to the main point of this post. I've been sort of aware/avoiding the issue of having an almost right angled kink in my left wrist especially at the far end of the neck. If I practice a lot I get RSI issues in my left wrist. I just couldn't work out why this was and even thought I must just be 'different'. Then a Google search brought this up: [media]http://youtu.be/VRkSsapYYsA[/media] Voila! I've noticed recently that although I have a fairly light right hand touch I get a lot of clanking and need a fairly high action to play clean. Today I was struggling with a new (to me) bass and I realised that I wasn't plucking across the strings so much as diagonally into them. A slight shift of angle of attack and all is good again. These issues have been persisting for a long time and it took a very short time and a simple step to sort them out I just thought it'd be good to share Peter

I traded a bass with Mark. He was a pleasure to deal with. Very happy. Peter

I bought a P bass harness from John. It arrived promptly and was excellent. It made a real difference to the tone (it replaced a crappy set of components) and reduced my hiss crackle and pop immensely. Good advice too. Many thanks, strongly recommended. Peter

This is useful and gives a guide for taking the strain off the trussrod before adjusting it: http://www.garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html

Just got in from meeting up with Keir to trade my ESP Ltd guitar for his Warwick Streamer Std. What a gent and what a nice bass. I officially love Warwicks! A pleasure! Peter

[quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1347836520' post='1805720'] Jaco's life was an example of extremes . [/quote] Being Bi-Polar would account for that

That is inspirational. I prefer it when Jaco is a little hotter in the mix myself.

Thanks Mike [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The BG250 Combo has Tubedrive and the 3rd stomp is used to toggle this on/off. The BH250 head doesn't have the TubeDrive and the 3rd stomp toggles the last two Toneprints.[/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I was reading from the BG250 manual.[/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]So only the head has this ability to switch between the two, not the combo.[/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The comments I originally read about this were on Finnbass in relation to the BG250.[/font][/color] [color=#6C737A][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Hence the confusion on the BH250 Head thread here[/font][/color]

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1344876535' post='1770531'] found this on the net about the footswith A TC Electronic ‘Switch 3’ footswitch can be added for even more control. TonePrint effects can be punched in and out and the amp can be muted. Furthermore, even though the TonePrint knob controls one effect at a time, the previously loaded effect is stored in the internal circuit and with the third switch this effect can be punched in and out as well, which in reality gives BH250 a dual effect section capable of combining any 2 of the 6 effect types available. [/quote] Mike Where did you find that info? The manual seems to make no mention of this and the Footswitch - 3 is for 1. Tuner/mute, 2. Tube effect on/off and 3. TonePrint on/off. Unless perhaps someone is thinking that the Tube FX are another TonePrint? Edited to add: I now understand, the BH250 has no TubeDrive and the 3rd stomp is to toggle between 2 TonePrints. The BG250 does have TubeDrive and the 3rd stomp toggles it on/off Peter

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1344878945' post='1770581'] Do they make any extension cabs to go along with it? Just think of the day my MB stuff gives up the ghost - this stuff is priced so well. [/quote] No extension cab provision. That's not it's remit.