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Shielding a bass and properly adjusting its pickups is more practical - and cheaper - than reaching for one's wallet. How bad could Fender pickups be? [b]Jazz Shielding Pictorial (Big Images Warning)[/b] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159191"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159191[/url] The pictures which are now missing from the OP can be found as a .doc file in post #103. In the unlikely event that you don't have an application which can open said file then Open Office is an option: [url="http://www.openoffice.org/"]http://www.openoffice.org/[/url] It's best to go through the whole thread as there are additional pics, links, and tips.

I dig. Here's an example of a less busy & rounder-toned approach: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mG9D6H00v8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mG9D6H00v8[/url]

His playing sounds fine to me. His enthusiastic approach would likely sound more even through an amp or an amp simulator. But that can be said of many bassists.

More Hyunmo Kim: Silent Eye - Silent Eye [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTDK2k1OAzk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTDK2k1OAzk[/url]

For the past year or so I've seen the occasional post on TalkBass re Class D/SMPS bass amps shutting down (dropping into protection mode) in response to an out-of-spec AC supply. They do so to keep themselves from being damaged. These few & far between posts have involved micro amps made by Carvin, Markbass, Gallien-Krueger, and recently, Genz-Benz (please read from [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9506382&postcount=83"]post #83[/url] onwards). To clarify, I'm not slagging these tiny light-weight wonders, but I will say this: I gigged a [url="http://www.traynoramps.com/products.asp?type=11&cat=66&id=394#mono2"]Traynor MONO Block II[/url] for [i]years[/i] and the [i]only[/i] time it ever quit on stage was when a venue experienced a power blackout. If one is playing gigs where good power is assured then Class D/SMPS amps are fine. If one is playing gigs which have iffy power then amps which employ more conventional power supplies may be a better option.

[quote name='iconic' post='935636' date='Aug 25 2010, 03:57 AM']This is sorta off topic but not.... for me it's bass related! I'm teaching myself bass, in a fashion, by using some great lessons and help available from this excellent site and others but recently I'm having problems downloading stuff, seems to take ages, youtube is also real slow which is pain too and when I tried to have a look at the Incognito thread the Beeb' thru me out as I'm so slow I did some speed tests using BBC and a consumer site test and got around 490 Kbps download and 368 Kbps upload...I'm on BT internet homehub can anyone comment?[/quote] Download & archive videos onto the hard drive via a download manager which supports the resumption of downloads after dropped connections? Try different DNS settings? (Also make sure that the DNS settings you're currently using haven't been hijacked.) [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=677892"]Here's a thread on the DNS and other issues which can imperil network security and degrade performance.[/url] Which OS version are you using?

He can slap...

[quote name='daz' post='925258' date='Aug 14 2010, 06:22 PM']love to view it but at the mo' im at my bro's house looking after his dog for 2 weeks whilst he holidays. He wierd computer monitor goes to sleep mode' and wont 'wake up' again anytime i go to a page with videos playing?! No idea whats the matter there but glad its not my computer.[/quote] Perhaps this issue can be resolved. Some detailed answers please: What is..? - the computer's operating system type and version number - the exact make & model # of the display card and computer (or mainboard, if it's a home-built PC or a clone) - the exact make & model # of the computer's power supply - the exact make & model # of the monitor Thank you.

Hyunmo Kim is Korean, not Japanese. This is tasty... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMxJzxYS2xI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMxJzxYS2xI[/url]

[url="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&&sa=X&ei=Vp5mTKGWCcuNjAfJnNHUBA&ved=0CCIQBSgA&q=Hyunmo+Kim&spell=1"]Hyunmo Kim[/url]

[quote name='Mickeyboro' post='911661' date='Aug 1 2010, 03:49 AM']Played a wedding gig last night and got cut off eight times, spoiling things somewhat. I turned down but got quite a lot of the blame from my band members. [u]The light seemed to respond to the A string more than the rest of the spectrum[/u]. What frequencies set off these horrible things and apart from wire cutters how can they be beaten?[/quote] Hmm... This may tie in with combating resonant bass frequencies (and their inverse manifestations) aka 'room boom'. "1/4 wavelength. A wavelength is 1130 (feet per second, the approximate speed of sound at average altitude and humidity) divided by frequency. So 100 Hz has a wavelength of 11.3 feet, 1/4 wavelength of 2.8 feet. The same applies to the distance from a wall in back of the cab, so problem rooms can be fixed with the right cab placement, and made worse with the wrong placement." - Bill Fitzmaurice [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8901286&postcount=26"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php...mp;postcount=26[/url] From one of Phil Jones' PJB manuals: "Often, playing in different venues will cause your bass to sound different. This is partially due to the acoustics of the hall influencing the low frequency waves that are coming from your speaker. Bass waves are large and room dimensions heavily influence them when the walls reflect the sound waves, causing them to collide by adding together or canceling each other out. This causes some fundamental notes (the ones you feel more than hear) to ring out louder than others and some notes not to be heard at all. Here is an indication of where fundamental bass frequencies are, showing open string's approximate frequencies and acoustic wavelength: F# string - 24Hz - 46feet B string - 31Hz - 36feet E string - 41Hz - 27feet A string - 55Hz - 20feet D string - 73Hz - 15feet G string - 98Hz - 11feet C string - 130Hz - 9feet This may give you some indication of the offending notes (frequencies) that may be booming or resonating louder or quieter than others. For example if your speakers are five feet from a wall, the open A string may sound weak. That could be because the path length of the reflected sound off the wall from your speaker is exactly corresponding to half a wavelength on the open A string causing at that particular note to cancel out." Plan A: try moving the cab around as the first step in combating unusually loud (or dead) bass notes. A walkabout the venue to gauge the results may be useful. Plan B: if cab relocation fails to adequately tame resonant bass frequencies then a sweepable parametric (or at least semi-parametric, or 1/3 octave graphic) EQ likely will. Listening to how your bass sounds from the point in the room where the noise limiter is located (in a corner which acts like a bass trap?) might be prudent as well.

Jazzomaniac has uploaded Jaco and Bireli Lagrene, from Pistoia, Italy in 1986.

Some reading... Recording 101 - collection of articles [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243949"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243949[/url] Recording Gear and Equipment FAQ [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108890"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108890[/url]

Congratulations! It's nice to log on to good news for a change. In case you're interested: [url="http://www.musicmusician.com/"]http://www.musicmusician.com/[/url]

[quote name='Waldo' post='906890' date='Jul 27 2010, 06:46 AM']You could post the videos directly on here you know [/quote] I would've if I had found them.

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678774"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678774[/url]

[quote name='jimbobothy' post='906263' date='Jul 26 2010, 02:53 PM']Yeah, I like the line 'Invest in your bass ability, not your bass collection', just need to get on and do it then!![/quote] Taking a few lessons once in a while (to twig new ways of thinking about the instrument) and playing more diverse music styles (to further new thinking and expand one's repertoire of technique) would be two ways to make any bass sound better and more interesting. Given the popularity of supportive bass playing amongst band leaders and other musicians, being a proficient jack-of-all-trades bassist may land one more gigs. I pity bassists who pursue a narrow range of interests to the point where ignorance is largely vanquished--along with any sense of mystery in the music they make...

[quote name='jimbobothy' post='906110' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:45 PM']I was just wondering if anyone else has gone through loads of basses since they set their eyes on Basschat? I joined in Feb (6 months ago) and just realised I've had really really bad GAS. I have been through a fretless Yamaha TRB 1005, a fretted Yamaha TRB 1005, a Warwick Jazzman 5 string, a Warwick Streamer Pro M 4 string and am currently settled with two different Warwicks. Hopefully these two will be keepers and my GAS will stop, if it doesn't [u]does anyone know the cure[/u]??[/quote] I don't know about a cure but the relevant link in my signature does offer some insight.

Stereo in the 'phones? Excellent!

[quote name='Rich' post='901874' date='Jul 22 2010, 08:40 AM']But the tuning is exactly the same as a P bass, albeit with two extra top strings. [u]So what makes this a 'guitar', and a Precision not?[/u][/quote] The Fender VI is better suited to a playing style which incorporates more guitar technique and more complex chord voices. (That being said, with the exception of slap, it can perform electric bass duties as well as any 30" scale four stringer.) Here's a video which illustrates the contrast between a 'VI, and a P: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihk4Jp5yO4g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihk4Jp5yO4g[/url] [quote name='Rich' post='901874' date='Jul 22 2010, 08:40 AM']But so is this: [u]Are you saying there are more similarities between this and a P bass, than between the P bass and the Bass VI?[/u][/quote] In terms of their timbre and the pizzicato playing styles commonly employed on long scale four stringed bass instruments, yes.

"...[u]Plugging in my iPod[/u], the combo became a mini hi-fi, and taking the fabric cover off the front of the cabinet showed some real sparkle to the music. It was great fun playing along to the songs I'm learning for my band at the moment, rather than the chore it often is. [u]I also tried it with my new Sony headphones, and again everything worked well and sounded terrific..."[/u] Is stereo separation preserved from the aux. in to the headphones out, or is the signal summed to mono? (If only PJB manuals were written as well as your review Gareth.)

This is an electric bass guitar.......................................................and this is an electric bass:

A new powered cab for PJB's smaller combos (and the Bass Buddy as well I'd imagine): [url="http://www.philjonespuresound.com/products/?id=125"]Model - PB-300[/url] Type - Active Bass Loudspeaker, 250W output, 6 x front firing speakers, 1 x line in jack socket, 1 x link out jack socket, volume control, AC outlet Size - 24.2 H x 12.6 W x 16.1 D inch, 615 x 320 x 410 mm Power Output - 250W Speakers - 6 x PJB NeoPower Type A Net Weight - 37.4 lbs / 17kg Volts - 120 or 240V AC Optional Finish - Black or Candy Apple Red