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Did you try AllParts UK..?

[quote name='Skol303' post='1328785' date='Aug 5 2011, 02:51 PM']Do I detect a hint of jealousy here, gentlemen? [/quote]whithout a doubt...Did anyone actually watch the whole vid..??? or is everyone throwing there toys out of the pram because of the slapping at the start? really cant see what most of you guys are on about?? hes a great player.. Jeez.. give him some credit... you guys sound as old as he is..

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1327686' date='Aug 4 2011, 07:45 PM']You'd be better off just listening rather than watching the videos. As soon as you see the bassist's haircut you'll be wanting to punch him in the face because of his stupid haircut! Nice tone though.[/quote]oop.. there goes another..

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1327680' date='Aug 4 2011, 07:41 PM']Marcus Miller has played a jazz bass as his main bass for years...reason to suspect he doesn't have the highest standards of tone...confirmed when you listen to him! Victor Wooten on the other hand, with his brace of Fodera basses has always sounded amazing. Mind you, Marcus has played enough boutique basses over the years to know what he likes and what he doesn't like. That said, it doesn't take much effort to get a better tone than he has so I suppose it's a case of horses for courses.[/quote]You can always count on Chris to come out with the statement of the thread.. your opinion of course

This was on his website... thought it was interesting to here.. Question: What reason(s) do you see for an average or even a good player to buy a very expensive bass? Answer: "My opinion is that the features that make most of those really expensive basses so expensive (beautiful wood, longer sustain, a thousand pickup settings) are pretty useless when it comes down to holding down a groove. As a matter of fact, I've had my drummer plead with me to throw all my sound check basses away (I'm always bringing a new bass to sound check to try out. Most of them cost upwards of $2500. Most of them sound like science projects. A couple are good for a particular song, usually one that requires a thinner sound). Get a good solid bass that you can play a whole set on. Make sure it sounds good when the band is playing, not just in the music store (there's a big difference). If you have a relationship with a music store guy and can bring it with you for a day, record it and listen to the tone back. When you hear it back you won't be getting fooled by the amp's coloring. Don't go so cheap that you run the risk of tuning or workmanship quality problems. But it doesn't have to cost $5000 either. Spend the extra money on a good pre-amp (Sadowsky's is good) and some CD's to practice to."

ha.. no EBS.. i wanted a TRB before i saw them...

Anyone got any idea how much the original Yamaha TRB5 MK1's were when new...expensive? What do you think of these basses..

I wanted to share this vid.. i mentioned it in another thread.. even if you dont like Prince, its a fantastic look into the world of a man who is a master at his craft.... i personally think he is THE genius of all the major musicians who have lived.. i would put him above Stevie Wonder.. prob a bold statement, but his sometimes androgynous flair, mix of styles and his amazing way of working his image, to me made him the ultimate icon... apart from all that the guy can f***in play.. im still finding new things in his music, and i think when you do that its a sign of a great musician, or great music.... i hope you enjoy it as much as did.. waffle waffle waffle.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZNyZ30PtQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZNyZ30PtQ[/url]

quote> I do not see how sound samples will assist you, as there are too many variables, eg strings, tone settings, amps, computer settings, computer speakers etc. >quote.. ???? a certain bass will sound like THAT bass.. no matter what you put it through.. sorry my day has started off bad.. i will prob delete this later

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1321884' date='Jul 31 2011, 01:14 AM']The Grolsch ones improve tone and add sustain too.[/quote]ahhh.. love it..

my god..!! i will give you some Shallers for free... any one fancy a pint..

can he? is that an urban myth?

thanks for the advice guys.. im a newb to this stuff.. i just tried it on my jazz.. never again..

i dont give a sh*t how many frets its got.. (excuse me) its sexy.. love the white knobs..

as ive got older i have appreciated his genius more and more.. for me hes one of the master musical, players, writers.. they do exist these days but times have changed.. he played bass on this track in the studio version..... i cant think of a funkier pop song... when this track breaks its the sh*t.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4hf7sfEwr0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4hf7sfEwr0[/url]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1321582' date='Jul 30 2011, 06:57 PM']Look at him on drums. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGIyNyT23o&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGIyNyT23o...feature=related[/url] Talented bastard.[/quote]Pete.. thankyou for that.. amazing...

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1321533' date='Jul 30 2011, 06:03 PM']I personally can't see the fuss about Prince. But I know I'm in the minority with this [/quote]this may not change your mind and thats totally cool.. but watch this vid.. its an eye opener.. IMHO, hes the master.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZNyZ30PtQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKZNyZ30PtQ[/url]

Ive seen him on bass before, it was a white Warwick.. this is a very short vid of him fingerstyle and slapping... i would love to see him playing on a full vid.. you can see hes a guitarist too [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyFLNUbPN0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELyFLNUbPN0[/url]

Im new to down tuning and changing strings.. hope you guys clear this up... when changing down strings on a five string you change strings right? is it not possible to just tune down/or up, your original strings to the required note.. for example, can you use a normal E string and tune it down to B..ive always used standard tuning so am lost..