EssentialTension

If you practice you'll be better than if you didn't practice but that's about it.

[quote name='stoker' post='1301386' date='Jul 12 2011, 05:58 PM']I thought the P-bass split coil was humbucking?[/quote] Yes, the P bass pickup is humcancelling (or humbucking if you prefer)

[quote name='witterth' post='1301378' date='Jul 12 2011, 05:53 PM']Bob Carolgees isnt dead he has a candle shop in frodsham cheshire.[/quote] I got that wrong then. Sorry Bob.

[quote name='silddx' post='1301269' date='Jul 12 2011, 04:43 PM']I do generally agree with this however [i]"They are all out of tune ..."[/i][/quote] You've been to one of my gigs then.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1301293' date='Jul 12 2011, 04:56 PM']Jeff Berlin... is that the fella that's got Spit the Dog?[/quote] I knew Bob Carolgees was dead... ...but I didn't realise Jeff Berlin had taken over the dog...

[quote name='SteveK' post='1301250' date='Jul 12 2011, 04:34 PM']Oh, how I wish I sounded like Jaco when I pick up my fretless [/quote] I don't sound like Jaco but I was never wishing to - not that I could if I did want to.

[quote name='cytania' post='1300608' date='Jul 12 2011, 08:18 AM']Thinking again, maybe next rehearsal I'll suggest doing it slower with the riff double time, maybe our drummer will pick up on the proper feel and it'll mesh more.[/quote] Your band's tempo versus the Beatles tempo might well be the issue. If you've upped the tempo then there may not be time for McCartney's line.

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='1300267' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:24 PM']I bought some Pyramid Golds from someone here. The sleeves they came in had 'Made in West Germany' printed on them. They worked just fine [/quote] Yes, I store my flats on the bass for years.

[quote name='brick' post='1299227' date='Jul 10 2011, 08:00 PM']cheers guys used the line out at both gigs this weekend and worked great, i had tried using the line out in the house before i posted but the signal was peaking the amp even with the gain on the amp nearly at 0 but figured out this was happening because i didnt realise that the master vol on the pre amp affected the output level of the line out and had been up fairly high[/quote] Ah yes, forgot to mention adjusting the output level.

Well done.

[quote name='skidder652003' post='1298705' date='Jul 10 2011, 01:53 AM']So there we were, in the middle of "just got paid" / "American woman" by ZZ Top/ The guess Who - in the pub tonight when the guitarist busts a string, goes out of tune and stops playing. What would you guys do in that situatiion? Me and the drummer improvised into a dodgy jazz funk thing for a couple of minutes whilst said guitarist fumbles for new strings, restrings and retunes. We discussed it after the gig, and as its happened before and likely to happen again we think we should have a standby "question and answer" thing going on between myself and the drummer to cover the guitarists ass. Its really panicky when it happens in a room full of punters! Any ideas, experiences? Dont suggest he gets a standby axe cos he hasnt got a pot to piss in [/quote] I'd expect the guitarist to make it to the end of the song with a missing string and then change strings in about one minute between songs.

There was a thread about this at the Last Bass Outpost: [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4632.0"]http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4632.0[/url] Apparently, when asked, Hillman said that it was a bass that was loaned to him for the filming, and he never did know what it was. He assumed it was a Fender body with a custom or home made neck. He never used it again.

[quote name='bode' post='1297813' date='Jul 8 2011, 11:11 PM']Any guitarists who need to use capos simply don't know enough chords. My old band tuned down to D because it sounded heavier. We learnt any covers by ear using D tuning and that was that, no capos, no moving up frets.[/quote] Capos aren't only for guitarists who don't know their chords. Just as some people tune down to D because it sounds heavier, some people will use a capo to make it sound crisper/janglier or whatever. Also, slide players and others using open tunings will sometimes use a capo to give them different open strings without retuning.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='1297570' date='Jul 8 2011, 07:40 PM']Rolling off the neck pick-up a smidge should do the trick. I nearly always have the bridge volume higher- YMMV, of course..[/quote] Other way round for me - when I had a Jazz - neck 100%, bridge 70%.

Rule 1: Tune your instrument how you want to tune it. Don't let other people dictate that to you. Rule 2: Establish the key signature and play the song where you want to play it. Rule 3: Rules 1 & 2 may be broken in special cases.

[quote name='brick' post='1297068' date='Jul 8 2011, 12:38 PM']Hiya im just needing a bit of advice on using this live and was wondering if anyone could help. Wanting to use the Bass Buddy to send a DI signal to the mixing desk but i need to find a way to send a signal to my amp also. The problem is with the 2 jack outputs, the 1st is a line/tuner out and the 2nd is 10watt 8ohm speaker out, pretty sure that its not a good idea to be taking a signal from either of these outputs.[/quote] The line/tuner out ought to be fine.

[quote name='Ross' post='1296360' date='Jul 7 2011, 08:00 PM']That isn't creativity. That is teaching you how to use the tools and make your job easier.[/quote] So, what is this thing 'creativity' that you claim cannot be taught?

What's wrong with 19?

[quote name='Clarky' post='1294865' date='Jul 6 2011, 03:50 PM']01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, BC Rich Eagle, Yamaha TRB5 with Norstrand p/ups and Auderre pre, Hughes & Kettner Bassbass 600 head & SWR Triad.. plus old Peavey Head and 1x15 for the Jamming Room (unless anyone has something else we can use that's better?) 02. EssentialTension: Fender Precision 62, Fender TF Fretless P, Lakland Decade, Mesa Walkabout 12. 03. Waynepunkdude : Arsenal shirt, Sunburst Musicman Sterling H and Ampeg SVT 2pro G&K Neo412 04. Clarky: Ampeg Baby Bass, Acoustic Image/Euphonic Audio rig 05. Truckstop: MIM Fender Jazz V, pimped Kay 2B; Gem/Ampeg rig; some effects 06. Urb - either Sei Jazz or Singlecut - and maybe some pedals - possible Genz Shuttle 9 07. dc2009 - Warwick CS Corvette $$ 5, Epi TB Vs (Reverse and non-reverse), my Dean if anyone actually wants a go, Trace Head, Marshall cab (heavy and big), various pedals. 08.Shockwave - Pedulla MVP5 Mean Green machine. 09. Sibob - '71 Precision, '73 Jazz, MIA Jazz 5 if there's interest, Barefaced Compact, Orange Terror, Pedal-board if there's interest. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.[/quote] Clarky, that's very cheeky.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1294857' date='Jul 6 2011, 03:41 PM']I did my backtrack work, URB!!!!!!!![/quote]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1294755' date='Jul 6 2011, 02:10 PM']Who painted my bass sunburst?[/quote] I won't snitch but I think I know who it was.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1294306' date='Jul 6 2011, 08:53 AM']...wouldn't they look so much better with a rosewood-n-blocks board than maple?[/quote] Correct.

Very good, I'll be there subject to the usual: 01. Silverfoxnik: Roscoe Beck V, BC Rich Eagle, Yamaha TRB5 with Norstrand p/ups and Auderre pre, Hughes & Kettner Bassbass 600 head & SWR Triad.. plus old Peavey Head and 1x15 for the Jamming Room (unless anyone has something else we can use that's better?) 02. EssentialTension: Fender Precision 62, Fender TF Fretless P, Lakland Decade, Mesa Walkabout 12. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1291742' date='Jul 4 2011, 07:24 AM']OT but which black nylons do you use? I tried some Roto TruBass on my Eko fretless acoustic and they were too plasticky sounding. I'm currently using TI Flats on it[/quote] TI Flats on mine too.