MIJ-VI

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='900531' date='Jul 20 2010, 05:01 PM']oh trust me i'm remembering there faces as i construct the hitlist of bastards who have ever f***ed me over... but they were just 16 and 17 yrs old this band today this other one i have lined up are alot older so hoping there a bit more proffessional... fingers crossed anyway [/quote] Hmm... Teenage boys with the temporal acuity of a ferret... well then. Just consider yourself to be something of a Big Brother.

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='900502' date='Jul 20 2010, 04:30 PM']well you be sorry to hear that these guys f***ed me over as well, i was supposed to meet the lead guitarist and then he would take me to the practice room, well i arrived at the meeting point punctually, (10 minutes early) i then proceeded to wait for 20 minutes with no sign and then tried ringing him and got no reply as his phone was switched off, i then proceeded to check my facebook on my phone and he had left a message on my wall at 25 minutes past the time i was supposed to meet him telling me to wait another half an hour i proceeded to tell him he had blown it and would not be in further contact with him... talking to another band now lets hope its 3rd time lucky... i feel cursed to be honest...[/quote] Please persevere.., and keep a record of all the duds you're encountering in case you run into them later.

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Jazzomaniac has uploaded more Jaco recordings.

Tuned strings also function as straight edges, and a *flat-pick can serve as a feeler gauge to achieve an arbitrary and repeatable gap between the fret crowns and the midway point in the length of the E & G strings as each is held down by a capo at the 1st fret and a digit at the fret closest to where the neck meets the body. *I just eyeball the slight gap required. IME a good setup is a balance between: - proper string height at the bridge and the nut (which is often overlooked) - appropriate neck relief (*ALWAYS loosen the strings before tightening a truss rod, and never adjust it more than 1/4 turn per day so that the neck has a chance to settle) to compensate for the vibrational orbit of the string type & gauge being used (in general, flats don't flap about as much as round-wounds do) - proper pickup height (level with the pick-guard and high enough for a good capture/strong electrical output, yet low enough to minimize the magnetic damping of string vibrations leading to a loss of timbral life & sustain, and in extreme cases, Stratitis--where harmonics are pulled out of tune) - and an understanding that an instrument's feel may change slightly from time-to-time (weather, a player's altered perception brought on by mood swings and/or a shift in one's health or sobriety) and thus one would do well to avoid any frivolous truss rod tweaks. Show your wooden music friend and partner some due patience. My .02 *EDIT: The reason for this is because truss rods are designed to hold a neck to a degree of relief, not to unduly force it into that relief. Tightening a truss rod without first loosening the strings serves to further compress the wood 'neath the truss rod's nut and to add needless strain on the nut's threads.

[quote name='renniks' post='898511' date='Jul 18 2010, 06:48 PM']When asking for guides that are good, without knowing what is and isn't yes?[/quote] If, for example, three (or more) different electric bass setup guides cite essentially the same approach to say.., adjusting a truss rod, then the chances are good that... Setting up an electric bass is not difficult. I taught myself how to so decades ago after realizing the futility of paying someone else to set up my bass when I'm the only one who knows how I like an instrument to play, feel, and sound. Curiosity>prejudice.

[quote name='renniks' post='898500' date='Jul 18 2010, 06:33 PM']I'm going to go out on a whim here, half of those results will be crap... As someone who loves Google, I'd prefer not to trust every result that comes up from that search with items of great value...[/quote] Whim is a substitute for investigation? Suit yourself...

How to set up a bass. [url="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=How+to+set+up+a+bass.&meta=&btnG=Google+Search"]http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&sour...G=Google+Search[/url]

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='896147' date='Jul 15 2010, 07:35 PM']no i havent i will do though thankyou, also you'll be pleased to hear i'm waiting to hear from a hard rock band who do originals and covers and are local and looking for a bassist and singer so i'm hoping i could fill both spots and i've listened to there stuff its very proffessional so i have high hopes for this one, will let you know what they say thanks everyone for all your advice though [/quote] Originals? Good!

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='895893' date='Jul 15 2010, 02:26 PM']no sorry i didnt take offence sorry if it came across that way it wasnt supposed to i understand your all on my side [/quote] After this disappointing audition your next one is less likely to be fraught with jitters. Have you checked out any on-line jam/collaboration sites similar to the ones mentioned in this thread?: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630261"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630261[/url]

My comment was offered as statement, not an inference. I'm on your side. I used to receive puzzled looks when I first played a bass with more than four strings--back in '84.

So.., THEY didn't pass the audition, eh?

[quote name='OldGit' post='895328' date='Jul 15 2010, 03:19 AM']Oh and another thing, judging by many posts on here about unreliable musicians, if you show up at all you'll be the exception If you [u]show up at the agreed time (or just before)[/u], with working gear, working ears and a good attitude you'll be a long way ahead ...[/quote] 'Good point. OP, if you're not early then you're already late. Also, if there's gear to be moved, please lend a hand and show them you're a team player. Any technical ability is a plus too. (Soldering irons win friends amongst predominantly technophobic musicians.)

Make the rest of the band sound better than they are and they'll think you sound great!

[quote name='OldGit' post='895227' date='Jul 14 2010, 06:35 PM']You sure? Is corduroy back in fashion with you young people then?[/quote] Flats and ashtrays came back, didn't they?

Look, listen, learn, then contribute? Most everyone likes a bass which sounds and grooves like a [b]BASS[/b] ie: [i]no[/i] slappin' all over the the drummer (unless he deserves it), and no twangin' all over the guitar(s)/keys etc. Also keep the bass slightly understated during the verses and firm it up during the choruses. And above all, as others have stated, have fun! Oh yeah. Spare strings, cords, picks blah blah blah...

Any Fender I've owned could feel pretty dead if its pickups were adjusted so high as to impose excessive magnetic damping on string vibrations. Proper pickup height + an appropriate neck relief + a sensible string height + an intonation adjustment + reasonably heavy strings = a Fender bass which plays like butter right up the neck and sounds like gold.

Yup. Jazzomaniac has pulled together a fine collection of Mr. Pastorius' recorded output.

[url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=668513"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=668513[/url]

Hmm... I wonder what kind of rig would amplify a DB's true voice?..

[quote name='Johnston' post='875183' date='Jun 23 2010, 05:46 AM']I go to ulitmate-guitar. Although [u]since I updated to ubuntu 10.04 it hasn't worked[/u] The only thing I don't like about it is it doesn't transpose tabs properly if you want to play a song in the original key but with funny tuning on your bass.[/quote] [url="http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/forum/5/1683/no-start-under-ubuntu-10-04/"]http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/forum/5/1683...r-ubuntu-10-04/[/url] -------- Plan B: Replace OpenJDK Java 6 with sun-java6. (A neighbour complained that he couldn't play the java-based games at Pogo.com on the Edubuntu 10.04 box I gave him. The following procedure remedied the problem.) - quit Firefox if it's running - go to System-->Administration-->Software Sources and make sure the Partner repository is checked under third-party software. - in Terminal run [font="Courier New"]sudo apt-get update[/font] (to update the lists of software available from the Ubuntu repositories) - in Applications-->Ubuntu Software Center remove OpenJDK Java 6 Runtime (doing so will automatically remove two dependencies as well) - in System-->Administration-->Synaptic Package Manager check mark and install [font="Courier New"]sun-java6-plugin[/font] (doing so will automatically check mark and install its required dependencies) - reboot

So you like guitar and bass [i]equally[/i] well? [url="http://www.burnsguitars.com/barracuda.php"]http://www.burnsguitars.com/barracuda.php[/url] A more well known example: (Currently out of production.) There are a number of others as well whose prices range from being reasonable to [i][u]WHAT?!![/u][/i] The samples in this thread show the Fender VI being used for a variety of styles ranging from surf guitar to reggae bass: the Bass VI video thread [url="http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=30043"]http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewto...=41&t=30043[/url] Where to learn more about them: The Short-Scale Six-String Club—for the original six-string basses! [url="http://talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391343"]http://talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391343[/url] The Short-Scale Six-String Club Part 2- for the original six-string basses! [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=599414"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=599414[/url] The Short-Scale Six-String Club Part 3 - for the original six-string basses! [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658449"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658449[/url] Three Facebook groups: Burns Barracuda Players [url="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205498133#!/group.php?gid=120993031271052"]http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205...120993031271052[/url] Schecter Hellcat VI Players [url="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205498133#!/group.php?gid=153636914012"]http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2205...id=153636914012[/url] Bass VI players. [url="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=34542190945"]http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/gro...gid=34542190945[/url]

[quote name='Dave_MuadDib' post='875036' date='Jun 22 2010, 08:27 PM']Haha, why thank you, I am pretty articulated I'll do just that then, and I'll be sure to let you know how it all goes. I still keep checking my inbox for some kind of reply... nothing![/quote] Polite persistence should prevail in getting the goods you've paid for from a company whose life blood is found in the membership of Internet forums. *subscribed*

[quote name='Dave_MuadDib' post='874321' date='Jun 22 2010, 07:07 AM']Thank you very much! I'll do exactly that if I continue to get no joy. I'm a little bit loathed to send post and make telephone calls to the USA over a few sheets of copper, but I'm also not that keen on giving companies money for nothing! I've worked in agonising retail enough to know what it's like to get the burning misanthropic rage, but even in my darkest hour I always had the decency to apologise to someone! :-\[/quote] Dave, from you're posts it's clear that you're articulate, and are a gentleman by nature. Please consider exploiting these assets via the power of print to attain what is [i]rightfully yours[/i] before incurring the cost of an overseas phone call. A proper letter is a rarity these days. Yours will likely be noticed and acted upon. Please keep us posted. Gary

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