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Just stick with it Josh..there are so many factors involved that could put this right for you..Take it to a professional and explain your problem..thats what there there for...

[quote name='Shockwave' post='562978' date='Aug 7 2009, 06:40 PM']Hehe, Well my intonation sucked alot when i first started playing fretless, but grew into it. It sounds to me you dont want to try and stick to new ways of playing. [/quote]Tis difficult to play a high action if your used to playing low...can be done though...

Josh..i know this might be difficult..but have you considered actually raising the action and trying to get used to it...i realised i was choking the note when playing harder so i raised the action slightly..i got used to it and can play just as fast as used to with a the super low action.. Bass strings need some breathing space, thats just there nature..Do not sell the Smith..you will regret it...its not the bass..maybe your tastes need a little adjusting bro... In my experience you really have to work with a good bass to achieve a comfortable medium...and you have one of best there is. Hard as it is i think you need to change your habbits not the bass..

This is really nice to hear..sounds like you all click musically...Unfortunately if been in bands where there is the 'head' writer, who wants the sound he has in his head...This is unhealthy IMO..He was a guitarist who used to tell me how to play the basslines..(yes one of those 'im a guitarist who can play bass, because i think bass is second to the guitar)..I gave him a TRB6 to play once, and totally baffled him..He he.. Im in a better place now with great musicians, who want to learn off of everyone else...

Bass strings dont vibrate like that..there some camera strickery there me thinks..

[quote name='urb' post='558424' date='Aug 2 2009, 12:19 PM']Sorry but this guy Shri kicks Claypool's butt - check this mad Indian tabla-bass slap solo: He's from that band Badmarsh and Shri - check them live they're amazing M[/quote]Urb..i dont agree..Les Claypool doesnt play from his ego...this guy sooo does..and it bores me!! IMO.. i feel that guy is just showing off his amazing chops for the sake of it..dont get me wrong hes good..but hes totally missing the point.. I wonder if his band members are wondering why they are holding up his ego..Les is playing for the music..this guy is playing for himself..Les is better than this guy in a musical sense... Why do people think they can have amazing technique and amaze people..there is more to bass playing than that...Kick Les's butt he sooo doesnt!!! He doesnt come close..

My Stingray has the best B string ive ever played..way better than my old Sadowsky..IMO Its a very focused instrument...depending on strings of course..

[quote name='Stingray5' post='558563' date='Aug 2 2009, 04:09 PM']While I can't quite bring myself to agree with you that Donny was better than Stevie, I will certainly say that he was as good as Stevie - in a different way! (How's that for a cop-out? ) Seriously though, I've often talked about Donny Hathaway's voice being on a par with Stevie Wonder. Tone, expression, phrasing - all top-notch. I have the live album too and it's always been one that I've said: "I wish I was at that gig!" I also have the Donny Hathaway album 'Extensions Of A Man', which shows the extent of his genius for composition and arrangement. This guy was certainly more than just a soul singer. One of his finest moments for me was 'Someday We'll All Be Free'. Chord sequence (esp. the chorus), trumpet solo, bass lines.... Ok - I shut up, you listen: [/quote] Thats amazing S5...That was prob an exaggeration..dont get me wrong i love stevie...but when it comes to a voice..i think Donny has the edge....i wonder what amazing music Donny would have produced, if he had been with us..

Thought that might get your attention...but i stand by my claim.. ive always thought Donny Hathaway has the best voice of all the greats...to me his voice is pure power and control...a bit like Aretha...Probably my favorite album that i have ever owned is Donny live with Willie Weeks.. The best bass playing ive ever heard IMO...i love Willie's note choices and total groove playing on the tune below.....for me it doesnt get any better than this....This album had such an affect on me when i started to play bass, and its stayed with me ever since.. Donny's version of Marvins 'Whats Goin On' on this album is supreme also... Donny was the man... for me, he was a man/musician, that didnt let himself become, what he could have been.. . anyway, im sure you heard this before... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSknnYo77g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSknnYo77g[/url]

Hes a very interesting character.. Tis great when he wheres the goat horn hat..Does he/has he exclusively played Carl Thompson basses always??

Im not a rock man ..but this is awsome!!!.....forget Flea..this guy blows him away!!!..IMHO..Les's technique is very advanced, and hes sooo funky..ive seen him do some amazing stuff on the bass Is it me or does he perform a harmonic vibrato..im sure he does, just after 41 seconds..have listen.. hows he doing that????.. i reckon hes shaking the D/G string...at 50 seconds hes got an unstoppable groove... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAkvBqp8R8E&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAkvBqp8R8E...feature=related[/url]

and the chap from Arctic Monkeys was doing better than James JamersonQUOTE>>>> Ha Ha..hillarious....Just goes to show how pointless it is

Awsome Barrie..Would love to have a review from you...Thinking about one myself..

Welcome back Doc..Nice to see your loving the Jazz...For under £500 ish i would suggest a Lakland 55-01...

Do you have a favorite bass solo...? Mine without doubt is this... Randy 'Hope' Taylor on Incognito's Tribes Vibes and Scribes.. A track called Magnetic Ocean...Just wonderful, amazing bass playing!!!! This is why i love RHT..If you ever want to hear different dynamics in someones playing this is it..from lovely melodic lines to more aggressive digging in.. You need to hear it through headphones to get the best from this.. The solo is from 2.40 onwards... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upydbZNtR4s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upydbZNtR4s[/url]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='555959' date='Jul 30 2009, 10:45 AM']Different experiences I guess. My Gator case was rubbish... and incidently warped in the middle. I guess it depends how much you use it, what is transported in it and how... and in what heat. This is my experience... that's not to say it matches other people's experience. As my rule, racks are best if they are light (unless you have a roadcrew), take a strong ABS over a flightcase unless you really, really need the strength of a flightcase... (and then only the shockmount cases gain any real advantage over an ABS case). Keep as little as possible in them. Don't fit them with drawers and stuff for carrying stuff - the weight of the steel drawer takes it toll at the end of the night when lifting it... Avoid putting in things just to fill gaps. Yeah, power distribution units look cool and have nice lights... but if it's only powering an amp (and maybe a tuner) - it's a bit pointless... and again, heavy. I use SKB because, as other people have stated, they are sturdy, the handles are up to the job (unlike other cases - what are those stupid rubber handles about on some of the competition?) and feel robust enough to do the job - some cases look like they would crack and fall apart at the first opportunity. As for the cooling issue, it depends upon the gear you have in there. For example, my EBS head takes in air from the front and ejects it from the back fans. The last thing I want to do is have an unecessary gap above it - the hot air rising from the rear, when meeting the cold air space above the amp can be drawn through that gap and back into the amp. The result? An increasing cycle of warmer air getting pumped in through the front of the amp. I don't know why Rich seemed to jump on a poster back there - he was just talking from experience like I am. Like I said, what works for one may not work for another for various reasons - but its good to see other people's experiences so you can make an [i]informed[/i] decision on future purchases. Would I buy a Gator rack? No.[/quote]Thanks, that was really imformative...

Woah! this is amazing!

HE HE..

What size rack should be getting for an Aguilar ag500sc a DTR2000 tuner and maybe a draw for cables etc.. Im also concerned with space, for the heat release from the amp.. Whats a cheaper option thats quite lightweight...Also where to buy from? Thanks for any advise