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  1. greghagger
    Great bassline thanks.
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    You’ll have to tell your sax player to sort it out! I love a bit of Madness. Your band sounds interesting.
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    Yep that bass line is a great workout!! Glad you like the lesson. I’ll check the tune out.
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    No worries, this lesson is proving really popular. I had no idea so many love Ska. The bass lines are awesome!
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    I have been delving into Ska lately, especially the earlier classic Ska/reggae crossover style. I have found inventive bass lines, often using walking lines or arpeggio patterns. Some are pretty fast and tricky to play. I have prepared this lesson of Five Classic Ska Bass Lines. These are some of my favourites and you are sure to have fun playing them. Follow the link below for the full video lesson. Enjoy, and I’d love your feedback on the lesson, or suggestions of other Ska tunes to teach. https://youtu.be/KmdrGmk0FjU
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    Learn the bass line from Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits. Follow the link below for the full lesson. You can download the complete transcription, with Tab, by clicking the link in the video description. Please spread the word by liking and sharing this post. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/4v9WatS1HPY
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    I agree with your original point and think that we more experienced players can complicate things if we aren’t careful! As I said previously, lots of subtleties are just not an issue for beginners.
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    Lovely colour too!
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    You are the second person who owns 27 Spectors, the magic number?! Thanks, really interesting reply of yours, and from someone who obviously knows their Spectors. Good point about whether or not the Bartolini’s are an upgrade or not. They definitely gave me a much more likeable sound, so I consider upgrade to be the perfect word here! I agree about not having a lot of punch. That bass has always been lacking in mids. Although the video samples don’t have that new string ‘zing’ (they are not yet dead, but have been played a bit), I hear a fair amount of bass, and also some top in the sound too. I actually prefer to not have too much crispness to my sound, but obviously that’s just a personal preference. I did actually mention about the preamp in there (from 1:43). It’s made by a guy called Michalik, who builds preamps for Spector. This is one of his own preamp models, but I’m guessing it’s fairly similar to the TonePump preamps. I can imagine your new PJ bass, with Darkglass pickups sounds very different from mine. Appreciate your feedback, and as we all know, sound is very subjective, so what sounds great to someone might not sound great to another. I much prefer my Spector with Barts in it though.
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    This is more unusual, but looks awesome!
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    I spent a few hours trying most basses in the Sire range and was very impressed with what they were offering for the price range. But something has to give for that price, and in my opinion, the components are a bit cheaper and not as good quality as in the Laklands, or Spectors, for example. The Sire basses are definitely a good choice for that price range though.
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    That’s a fair amount of basses. Got to say that I love my Joe Osborn Lakland J. I have replaced the electronics with Bartolini pickups and a John East PreAmp, which is an excellent combo. The neck feels awesome, which is the real sell for me.
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    For me, you’ve just hit the nail on the head perfectly! That’s really my only issue with my Spector too. I don’t use it much, but occasionally there is a situation where it fits the job perfectly.
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    That’s where the list comes in handy. If all the basses in the list are reasonable choices, then it’s just a matter of trying a few, and then picking the one that feels (and looks!) the best. Remember that because new players don’t have the experience initially, many of the subtleties of an instrument that might bother an experienced player, just won’t be an issue. Good idea to give some information about what to look for in an instrument. That’s a great video to make for my channel! Cheers.
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    Good points. That’s why I am writing a list. It’s definitely been useful to have the feedback from this thread, to tweak that list a bit. We have also discussed on here, the need to talk about getting the bass setup, and other useful tips. I will be making all this information available on my website, to accompany the video lessons, as I agree, most beginners won’t know this. https://gregsbassshed.com/home
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    The idea of the list is to give options for beginners to try out, if they can. They can see how the instrument feels to them, and if they are drawn to a particular one. Good idea to make a video explaining about the different options, for those that would find it difficult to try a few different basses 👍
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    I have spent a bit of time trying out all the Sire range, and I agree that they are good value for the money. But, as with all instruments, they won’t be to everyone’s taste. I feel it’s good to give different options.
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    Good tip, there are a few basses I need to go and try out, before the final list. Food for thought! Nice looking guitars!
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    That’s fantastic, cheers. Sounds like you have tried and owned a lot of instruments. Definitely helpful experience for a beginner wishing to get more information on potential basses.
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    Yes I agree that they are very well built, and good value for money. In terms of pickups, yes a very subjective topic! I was quite interested when I noticed that Spector now give different pickup options on their new basses, as up to now, EMGs have been such an integral part of their sound. I definitely wouldn’t want to be implying that one brand of pickup are better than the other, I just prefer Bartolini’s
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    That’s great thank. Good to hear you are pleased with them. I agree, that you do get great clarity from the majority of Spectors. I guess that pickups and basses do divide players. It’s interesting hearing other player’s take on them.
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    Oh I see what you mean now. But that’s ok, as what I’m actually interested in, is other people’s opinions, to see if we can get an interesting debate going. People can hear from my video, different sounds that my own Spector (with Bartolini pickups) makes. Then maybe compare it with their own. A lot of Spectors come stock with EMGs, so that makes for an interesting comparison. Or some might not have heard a Spector before the video nicely (IMO 😊), demonstrates how they sound. So the aim of my question is to find out what everyone else thinks. Hope that makes more sense to you now. What’s your opinion of Spectors, if you have tried them?
  23. greghagger
    Ah, well that’s cleared it up! Well when things have eased up a bit for you, I look forward to your thread 👍
  24. greghagger
    Sorry not entirely sure that I understand your reply? Do you personally like Spectors, and if so, do you have a preference for pickups?
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    Here is a review of my Spector Euro 5 with Bartolini Pickups. Spector basses are interesting instruments, that have a lot of players divided. Some absolutely love them, others not so much. The stock EMG pickups, because of their distinctive sound, particularly seem to divide people. I upgraded my Spector with Bartolini’s because I found the EMG’s too hard sounding, and one dimensional. This is a direction that Spector seem to be going in, as they now offer Bartolini and Aguilar pickups as well, in their new basses. Have a listen and see what you think. I play various bass lines with different tone controls and settings. The full video can be viewed by following the link below. Enjoy https://youtu.be/Q8eH6--2ltU
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