EssentialTension

D'Addario, La Bella, GHS, Rotosound, and I expect many others, all do extra long scale strings. They aren't always in the shops but, for example, I bought La Bella 760N EXLs by emailing La Bella and asking for what I wanted.

[media]http://youtu.be/j2Yfee69bTk[/media]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1447087729' post='2904719'] surely if the open and 12th fret are right then if any of the others aren't it's a case of the frets not being right, as I've said before it really doesn't matter that much on a bass (unless you're playing chords) nobody's going to notice, I was once chatting to a double bass player and asking him how he managed without frets, his reply was "As long as you're somewhere near it doesn't really matter" [/quote] I agree but some people think the frets aren't right ...

[quote name='Dropzone' timestamp='1447085539' post='2904690'] ... As a cheeky follow on, when checking / setting intonation, is it best to tune to open & 12th fret or is there some other voodoo? [/quote] I just do open and 12th fret. Some people like to do 5th and 17th frets but I haven't got all day.

An upright bass has no saddles for separate strings because your ear is going to sort it out anyway. A fretless bass guitar usually has individual saddles but strictly doesn't need them.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1447085520' post='2904688'] Slam dunk! I love science! [/quote] I love it when my half-educated guess is called science!

The octave harmonic should always be at the half length of the string but once you fret the note the trigonometry alters slightly dependent upon the gauge and construction of the string.

[quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1447080377' post='2904646'] You then also have GAK in Brighton too, they had a pretty good selection last time I was there. [/quote] GAK do have an OK selection, but not quite in the class (or cost) of the Acoustic Music Company - which I think explains the 'Uh oh!' response.

If you want a guitar buy a guitar. I don't see what the problem is.

Brighton - [url="http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/"]http://www.theacousticmusicco.co.uk/[/url]

That's very nice indeed.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1446836924' post='2902836'] Chris Coleman in my ears is such a fantastic drummer. very clever drumming.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWl8rnZaQMI[/media] [/quote] I just listened to that again and, while I am sure he is a very talented drummer, it doesn't hold my interest at all.

Not all upright bassists use a one finger technique but I'm pretty sure that's where Jamerson's right hand one finger hook originiates.

Gretsch long scale case ... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g6297_bass_ft_case.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g6297_bass_ft_case.htm[/url]

You could visit a shop that stocks Casady bass and try your bass in the case.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/272579-the-temptations-jamerson-footage"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/272579-the-temptations-jamerson-footage[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/272687-jamerson-clip-new-to-me"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/272687-jamerson-clip-new-to-me[/url]

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1446922865' post='2903568'] This, it's a cymbal endorsee video - of course he's hitting everything a lot. Not good, but understandable. [/quote] ... and probably got nicely paid or rewarded in kind.

[quote name='Jecklin' timestamp='1446907185' post='2903412'] Ace! [/quote] Yes.

Very good ... and that film [i]Downfall[/i] is very good without the editing.

Most basses are fine or one wouldn't have bought them in the first place. Give them a chance.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1446851271' post='2903022'] There were a lot of Hitler's personal friends who spoke very highly of him [/quote] But did they like his music?

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1446899297' post='2903314'] Best not look at this photo then: [/quote] Have you posted that in the tonewoods thread?

I am happy.

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1446900808' post='2903330'] Cant be bothered to read all this thread, but I found it intersting that .What a drummer this guy isnt' has 200 more views than 'What a drummer this guy is' even though they started within an hour of each other. [/quote] Maybe they couldn't bothered to read both threads.