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what price range are you looking at? im always confused as to why people cant get used to a different string spacing..its only MM's.. practice and mastering isnt that far away.. Stingray 5's or the OLP's are a great spacing though..

I love this guy ...spot on stuff.. always super cool funky soul... just passing it on... love this womans voice.. total class music...imo [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCWKP-MnX8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCWKP-MnX8[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElfPgpB9sno"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElfPgpB9sno[/url]

for a long time i have listened to people like Anita Baker and Donny,.. i always liked to practice a bass line to the way they sing..i want to say its the singing that i practiced .. of course this was in the context of a groove.. but the bigger picture was of these girls/guys.. especially Anita.... im so passionate about soul and funk, i always will be.. but i think this is the same of other genres, depending on how you approach it.. of course the groove is god.. ive always thought that in the contexts of harmonies in bass playing, this is the way i always wanted to play.... i love the singing and it gives me inspiration to play bass.. practicing Anita's vocal fills and the way she sings, i think gave me a style thats my own.. or hers..? i always like to practice bass lines from unusual sources..maybe from trumpets , or especially Sax.. imo its so good for your playng has anyone practiced bass lines from vocals, or an unusual source.. a birds chirping?

im one, who asks the shop keeper some advise on the a bass thats best for me..i then recognise if they know there basses.. (i dont mean to be an arrogant person, i just want a fresh perspective) also most music shops dont know about bass.....then balance it up in my own mind.. ive got my opinions, and know lots about electric basses.. but there is always someone who knows better.. i would bet Pete is one of them.

great player.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJzRxlBRhI&feature=channel_video_title"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJzRxlBRhI...nel_video_title[/url]

i think shes a fantastic musician and song writer.. one of the best...

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1362686' date='Sep 5 2011, 11:01 AM'] [/quote]Brilliant

[quote name='Doddy' post='1360940' date='Sep 3 2011, 01:36 PM']It's an Eddie Harris tune. I had Alain's album 'La Band' (with this track on) on tape years ago and it blew me away. His technique is really clean,and so good. He's a killer player.[/quote]Thanks Doddy, did he do the original?... yeah i really dig his very clean technique in the slap parts..

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1360903' date='Sep 3 2011, 12:49 PM']Your a tickler then [/quote]please explain to my slow brain Pete

Alain Caron's playing on this is so bad ass.....i cant think of a tighter rythm section than this... awsome Billy Cobham track too.. at 55 seconds, has got to be some of the most tasteful slap bass playing ive heard.. just amazing!!! imo [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcNDp8JoJFM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcNDp8JoJFM[/url]

high mass bridges, string through bodies... the engineering of a problem thats not there..

Not since Groove collective had i seen a band live like these.. very tight sh*t [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nlYI9QdpOQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nlYI9QdpOQ[/url] nice Surf green P bass too..

wicked,i really like that guy.. .. hes so in the pocket..

I think this guy is amazing.... for sure he fills up the space with notes, but i love the notes he fills it up with.. for those who dont know the bass its an MTD KZ6.. the pups are Ken Smith custom the pre is stock... but damn he needs to dial in the mids a bit on this vid.. For me hes up there with Sharay Reed... but have you heard of him??.. shocking.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN2Rf_docjs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN2Rf_docjs[/url] great vid with a MO6 chord sequence. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gxrBgsWI0&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gxrBgsWI0...feature=related[/url] my favorite unknown You Tuber.. whats yours?

this bass is (imo) amazing.. one of the best bn5,s ive ever seen.. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/ft-fbass-bn5-cocobolo-802941/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/ft-fbas...ocobolo-802941/[/url]

for me the Sadowsky has the tone to cut through....its like comparing ferrari to lamborghini .. both amazing but what would you prefer to drive? the Zon imo is an awsome bass.. but the Sadowsky preamp is poss the best preamp you can have in a bass....but the RV5 neck is a let down for me.. the Zon i played was killer.. if i had to choose the Zon would get my vote... IMO Zons do the graphite thing way better than Modulus.. Exclusivity is a major factor.. The name Zon is very cool. .i would take a Sukop over either..

i like a good tone.. but in the greater context of music,few care about your tone... but a great tone makes me want to play more

[quote name='desmondpot' post='1353974' date='Aug 27 2011, 11:20 PM']Mine never hummed. But they are single coil pups running through an active pre so you're going to get some noise when a pup is solo'd. They're good guitars and the pre-amps are very decent. I thought the pups were particularly well judged and the neck finish was excellent. The neck pocket fit on mine wasn't great and the finish on the body could have been better, but it played very well and sounded the business[/quote]MM4 great bass poor preamp.. MM5 great bass, the best Fender jazz 5 i ever played..

not sure of your point, but i think generally the only bass sound that really gets any ears is from the bassist....

i have a friend who loves this stuff.. what do you think? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0bLJYtGTzo&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0bLJYtGTzo...feature=related[/url]

Some more great Ed Motta...i really dig the bassist.. no idea who it is.. i do know these are played on a Fender Jazz 75 CIJ [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHb9jtZq8GQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHb9jtZq8GQ...feature=related[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tlddOoPB4k&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tlddOoPB4k...feature=related[/url]