EssentialTension

Ha ha.

[quote name='icastle' post='1122201' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:46 AM']Sorry - I was having a bit of a 'matron moment' there. [/quote] 'Carry on, Matron.'

[quote name='chris_b' post='1122190' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:36 AM']Have you looked at Rick Turner basses? They occasionally come up on Talkbass for a lot less than a Rob Allen and they sound pretty good to me. [/quote] Hmmm .... thanks ... Ed Friedland makes everything sound good.

[quote name='icastle' post='1122195' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:41 AM']You might want to rephrase that. [/quote] Steady on!

Certainly does the trick. Lovely.

Pearl

[quote name='silddx' post='1122116' date='Feb 9 2011, 11:41 PM']... Acoustic hollowbody instruments are more prone to accentuating string and finger noise, it's common, some people like it, I don't mind it for certain things, it adds character ...[/quote] The accentuation of string noise on an electro-acoustic bass is made 'worse' if you have the bronze acoustic bass strings which are commonly fitted as stock. They tend to be louder than nickels or stainless or some kind of flatwounds. But, as silddx says, some people like that.

I think the 70s decals, when they had 'Made in USA' it was very small under 'Precision Bass'

[quote name='norvegicusbass' post='1122159' date='Feb 10 2011, 12:01 AM']Imagine the fights you would have over who uses the hands to play though[/quote] At least I'd get a go on his new Jazz bass.

[quote name='silddx' post='1122151' date='Feb 9 2011, 11:55 PM']We appear to be Siamese twins tonight mate [/quote] I think you'll find that the fashionable terminology is 'conjoined'.

[quote name='silddx' post='1122140' date='Feb 9 2011, 11:50 PM']Just before the fret, as close as you can without being on top of it.[/quote] Nigel, we seem to be following each other around tonight.

[quote name='norvegicusbass' post='1122136' date='Feb 9 2011, 11:49 PM']Ahh it seems from yours and ET's replies that I have been playing with a misunderstanding all these years no wonder my finger tips are hard as nails. I will apply a lighter touch and see if that works. BTW does that mean when you fret a string your finger is directly on top of the fret? I always thought it was placed between the frets[/quote] Not directly on the fret so that half the finger is overlapping past the fret - but directly applying pressure immediately behind the fret. So the leading edge of the finger will line up with the front edge of the fret.

Snap

Pearl

I don't know this bass at all but I don't think you should really be trying to make the string contact the fretboard. The string needs to contact the fret, cleanly and firmly but no need to press the string further down than that. In fact, if the frets are rather high you may put the note out of intonation by trying to press down to the fretboard. When you lift your finger from a note it is likely to make a sound if you're not muting it. There are many ways of muting using left hand and/or right hand and if you go to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=31"]Theory and Technique forum[/url] and then search (at the top right of the page) for muting you'll find lots of threads with suggestions about muting. And welcome to Basschat.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1122012' date='Feb 9 2011, 10:32 PM']... matresses ...[/quote] matresses bungee strapped to the windows can help too.

Is this in a residential house? In a residential area? If so, I'm surprised you've not had a problem before because if I was your neighbour I'd probably be complaining too and suggesting that you rented a rehearsal room.

[quote name='Bass_Guardian' post='1118867' date='Feb 7 2011, 01:37 PM']I was thinking about not getting the black nylon ones, i heard theyre mainly used on acoustic basses?[/quote] I've got TI Jazz Flats on my fretted acoustic but La Bella black nylons on my fretless Precision and on my fretted Jazz. The black nylons don't have to go on an acoustic bass; it's just down to what you like the sound of and the feel of.

Very nice Wayne and a shock to us all I'm sure.

All looking very nice.

I've used mine with several amps, valve and ss and hybrid and had no problems. You might want to adjust the settings but then of course you'd want to adjust the settings.

I've just been alerted to these basses by an out-of-the-blue (pun intended) PM from PhilW. Very nice indeed.