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Mine has got the lacquered wood fb, so can't really have it planed without stripping all the paint off...

Some really good stuff on here. Here's mine, to lower the overall quality levels https://soundcloud.com/marco-razeto/

I also bought a new one recently, to use in my new acoustic/country side initiative My only problem is string buzz in certain positions, espcially first and second of the E and A strings. I tried raising the action raising the bridge, but the buzzing stops only when the action is so high that it becomes very hard to play it - and i'm not fussy. Do I have any alternative to raising the action further and learn to play in an uncomfortable setup? On bass guitar I could tweak the truss rod, but I don't know if that is even an option here. Different string with different tension? Any advice is welcome. Oh and I really enjoy the EUB - I haven't practiced this much in along time

Nice, very relaxing. Some of it reminded me of Godspeed You! Black Emperor' s music, especially from F#A#[size=2][i]∞[/i][/size]

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1409144816' post='2536778'] Yeah. Nothing wrong with playing a stripped down set or whatever...but it's not acoustic is it? My point is, when did the word acoustic become a substitute for playing stripped back and without drums,rather than playing acoustically? Hence, if you're playing acoustically you need a acoustic bass, if you're not playing acoustically but just want a different sound then there are a ton of technique and eq options on an electric bass as has already been stated. [/quote] Fair enough, I'd much rather play acoustically in the more appropriate interpretation of the word: not electrically, and with some kind of percussion instrument. I am using the term in the MTV Unplugged sense (which is anything but unplugged), but i'm not against some insistent tapping of guitars or tambourines to keep us going. As many other people experienced, many smaller venues are very interested in booking small "acoustic" bands/duos/trios etc, but pale and baulk at the mention of "drums". The stripped down and re-arranged set could be a way of getting more gigs, and getting ourselves into venues we wouldn't otherwise be asked to play. All this in theory. Plus I would really like to try something a bit different for a bit, and learn something completely new

One of the things I enjoy the most about my T40 is the dynamic response it has. The amount by which sound and attack change depending on where you pick/pluck and how hard you do it is exceptional. The amount of smoothness and growl available on the same settings is the best of all the basses I have ever played. The nasal growl of the double humbucker fully closed, played really hard close to the neck is like a roaring tiger at the bottom of a large cave

I will start off with my westone thunder which has flats on, and I will try to change the style and feel of the songs. I am normally a moderately busy player, so my problem is to avoid overplaying to fill out the song. That's why I thought that a different instrument may help out with finding new arrangements.

My covers band decided to do a scaled down, acoustic version of our set, chopping and changing and rearranging as needed. We have a rather varied repertoire, leaning towards old school R&B and soul, and light rock (bon jovi, fleetwood mac, cheap trick etc) In my previous experiences of this kind, we ended up pretty much playing the very same arrangement of the songs, only quieter and weaker and without drums (i.e. crap). To do it differently this time, I am thinking that changing instrument could help me get a new feel for the songs, and learn something new in the meantime. I deeply dislike acoustic bass guitars, and I think that using just a normal electric bass with flats would do just fine as far as the sound goes, but the feel would be the same as a normal bass, and I will end up playing the same bassline as the electric version... I was considering a fully fledged double bass, but that's probably too impractical, and with my meagre budget I will not be able to afford anything other than a crap one that will put me off it forever... What other options should I consider? I thought EUB is an interesting one, although I know they usually sound nothing like a DB I also thought a fretless bass could help, but i's like to hear your thoughts and experiences on the matter. I forgot to add that I'm probably going to use a small amp in any case, so unplugged volume may not be the most important aspect.

I rotate my basses almost religiously: every practice session I take a different one. I do the same for gigs, but a little less strictly. If I find that a bass no longer works for me in these situations, goes on the market, no matter what!

I've just bought one of these (the 4 string walnut stain one). Great playability, nice neck and body, finish is pretty good for the price, and adequate in absolute terms. In the shop they had the whole family: stingray, sterling and SUBs. I compared all three, and the SUB had the most "direct" and punchy sound of them all. To my ears and with my technique the SUB sounded harsher than the other two, especially with the preamp not cutting the trebles. The highs on the sterling and stingray sounded more mellow and domesticated than on the SUB, but you need to make some compromise somewhere. I am interested in considering swapping out the pickup and possibly the preamp, any recommendations? I'll check talkbass as well.

ukulele!

or a banjo

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1408091917' post='2526943'] I very rarely go below bottom E but I choose 5-string as it's not about the extra low notes, it's about being able to play more across than up and down, and having a bigger tonal selection. [/quote] Fair enough, these are all advantages of 5-stringers. I just realised I don't need them enough to relearn a lot of my technique so I can make use of them. I have to say i'm quite lazy, so I'll wait until the lack of a 5th string begins to be a problem for my playing, instead of trying to pre-empt it

There's some nice music gear shops in some of the malls on Orchard Road in Singapore. Don't expect very cheap though Plenty of high end Ibanez, Warwick and Musicman in the one shop I briefly perused while on holiday.

Fair enough, I agree with you. I realize that I'm not that interested in the low B after all, so I'm not really prepared to go to the troubles of revising my gear and my technique on the off chance that I might use a low note in one of our covers...

Update: I have returned the BB615, tried several other 5 strings, and realised once again that it's not for me. Some of the basses i tried sounded lovely, without the issue I was having with the Yamaha, but I realised that I don't really like the sound of those very low notes Effectively, to be able to use a 5er I would have to re-train myself out of my current right hand technique, and re-learn it with one more string and narrower spacing. Perhaps I would have to change some of my gigging rig, as it may not be able to reproduce the low notes as well as it should. All this for a sound I don't really like hearing very much So back to 4 strings. (If I had to pick one in that price range, SUB musicman would be the one)

Collection only is a real shame, really like the look and idea of it!

Lots of people do take the piss with charity gigs, others are serious and well organised. We normally charge expenses for the former, but not for the latter. Needs to be worthwhile though.

Tutti Frutti by Little Richard, followed by another few other early rock and roll songs. It was the opening of a clothes shop, circa 1991. We were playing sitting on upturned paint tins in the loft, no one could see us - by design. Line up was bass, two acoustic guitars, and the "singer" playing most of the melodies on the recorder

I regret selling an mid 70's Epiphone ET280 shortscale. Strung with LaBella flats, it had a deep, old school tone that would have been great doing old motown and soul covers. I bought to play reggae and dub, but by the time I got round to doing that, I was no longer in that band... The one I'm happy to be rid of is a natural OLP 4 strings. One dimensional, and the combination of pickup position and my plucking technique meant that I spent more than one gig trying to stop my finger from blistering first, and bleeding later. Gave it as a trade in for the peavey bxp, which I still keep at my parent's home in Italy, and use to do the occasional gig/jam.

Hulk Hogan was a session musician in the 70's, before he became a pro wrestler. Never seen him live, yet videos of him playing with various bands are available on youtube. Oh, and he was rumoured to have almost got the metallica bass player position early on... http://loudwire.com/wrestler-hulk-hogan-metallica-rumors-bassist-position/