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[quote name='darrenc' post='972820' date='Sep 30 2010, 03:32 PM']Hi guys, Apologies for jumping into the forum and posting an ad without any meaningful posts but you could write what i know about playing the bass on the back of a postage stamp! So, i/the band is looking for a bass guitarist in the Basingstoke area. We play from a few genres including rock/RnR/blues with a few poppy crowd pleasers thrown in. Songs include:- Tom petty - last dance with mary jane Elvis P - little sister/ baby what you want me to do Beatles - ballad of john and yoko CCR - Green river Boxtops - the letter Neil young - rocking in the free world The list goes on but hopefully you get the idea. We have drums, two guitars male and potentially female vox. Our problem has been that guys who've come along have been either too good and could potentially walk into any band they wanted or they have not been good enough or just cant play along in a live situation. We are not gigging at the moment but fully intend to as soon as we can get a steady line up and a polished set list together. In honesty we won't suit a musician who wants to be gigging next week but with some commitment and time i feel we can get a great setlist together and bring something other than hard rock/indie covers and a slightly different setlist to the norm but still please a crowd. Of course some of the classics will be thrown in. Be great to hear from you and anyone that does come along for an audition will be warmly welcomed, age and looks not important although BV's would be handy but not essential. Many thanks for reading Darren[/quote] BV's ? R

Hi, I have recently bought a Hohner the Jack bass, with EMG select pick ups. It has an active / passive switch. I thought active pups were different to passive ones ? So how does this work ? Any suggestions for improving these ems's, as I have heard that they are not that good. But I still want to keep the choice of active / passive. Richard

Thank you all for your help. I think I will try maybe one of the basic ones.

I'm thinking of building a bass cabinet. Normally cabs have 10" or 12" speakers. 8" speakers aren't listed as bass speakers on Blue Aran. Those that are listed only go down to say 50 Hz, so how do say Markbass get a bass sound from 4 of them in a cabinet ?

Hi, I use a Hofner club bass, short scale, passive and mellow. I've just bought a TC RH 450 head, and a Berg AE 112 cab. If I added a pre amp, not onboard, what would it do to the sound and volume ? Richard

The lowest note on a piano is A, at 27.5 Hz. The next A, on a piano, is 55Hz, and is the same frequency as the lowest A on a 4 string bass. This is the same as the lowest A on a double bass as well. The next A on a piano is 110 Hz, and is the lowest A on a guitar. I started with a Framus star bass, 30" scale, same as Bill wyman, and now have a Hofner Club, same scale. So, same notes, but with shorter strings, the 30" scale has the strings at a lower tension, so more mellow sounding.