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[quote name='YouMa' post='482650' date='May 8 2009, 04:38 AM']Im glad im not the only one who thinks it sounds like a poor mans VanHalen with a weak singer,sorry to.[/quote] How can you compare them? Van Halen was just that...But this band has fans from all instruments. Van Halen was all guitar...this is guitar and bass with good rhythm backing it.

[quote name='valentine' post='481173' date='May 6 2009, 04:58 PM']i think its a case of wanting someone whos at a level where i want to get to thats in my genre and show me the path they took and what the quickest way is to get to there level,i practice alot couple of hours at least every day sometimes alot more depending on what im doing,im kinda wary i guess of useing my practice time in the most effective way,as alot of musicians waste years playing stuff that never progress's them or gets them any better at playing,so when i learn im always trying to learn new things,and playing stuff i find difficult or experimenting with my instrument to make sure im makeing best use of my playing time and getting different sounds and not repeating myself i think also id like a tutor just to guide me through the techniqes and the options and see what works best for me and what techniques and exercises i should do at home to work myself up to there level i think my best option might just be to scout the under ground scene or look on myspace for a band in the midlands area with a bassist who has some of the things im looking for to help me progress as ive found tutoring does help you progress 10 times faster than being self taught ( being that its the right tutor respectively) as you often tend to waste many weeks,months and in some cases years learning stuff that at worse can be completely useless and never make you any better i'll keep looking anyway i guess thanks for the advice -rob-[/quote] From this I don't think it's a tutor you seek but a "sparring partner". I used to have an old friend who took up bass when we met again later in life and I used to go round, show em some playing and swap licks and techneques and ideas and he'd do that same...Not so anymore. It is he that pushed me to learn Classical Thump by ear...then we never met again. But people don;t get it. A Jazz tutor won't help you get here. I got held back by that and became something I didn;t like...But it's hard to explain by text. Metal bass is a style and can be taught. Yes there are many metal bassists out there who are widely inspired, so am I, but we DO exist. I used to shun the name too but nowerdays I will happily call myself a metal bassist. if Rock bassists exist that just play rock...why is it that people think Metal ones don't? Rock bass can be and is tought, so can metal. It's a genre that has been threatened but has never died and is a very popular one too. But until bassists step up and realise that...well we'll still have the problems we have here. I don't see metal bass as a "Joke"...in fact, that just sparks me to play more.

[quote name='peteb' post='482561' date='May 7 2009, 11:04 PM']Just got back from a rehearsal - been playing 'Green Tinted 60s Mind', working out the intro and all the vocal harmony parts, etc Great fun and a great song......[/quote] That tap line is still good now...It's confusing on first listens to most but it's simple...It's just damn good!

Yammie also has a bigger body. A factor worth considering not only for tone and sustain but possition and balance when standing with a strap. Smaller Body basses usually neck dive too.

Does anyone know yet if the $$ comes in 5-string? I can't find any info and I'm GASsing here!!!!!!!!!

[quote name='josh3184' post='482583' date='May 7 2009, 11:31 PM']Nope! This guy: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=5117"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=5117[/url] He was replying to something bumfrog said earlier [/quote] LOL Ok miss terminology. Bumfrog is a term I've heard used for "Mister everybody" where I live. Still. I do stand by my Squier quote lol! I can see Warwick upsetting people maybe...not there there SHOULD be but...Well Money talks and with sales I doubt they'll U-turn. Fender have had cheaper ranges bearing the same name no problemo...WHy should any other company?

[quote name='12stringbassist' post='482364' date='May 7 2009, 08:01 PM']I'm sure that all the Fender USA owners would love it if the Squier brand was rebadged as Fender, or Gibson buyers if Epiphones suddenly came out with Gibson logos. I wonder what Bumfrog plays? Or if it matters...[/quote] Who's bumfrog? Every working class man that cannot affor £3000 for a 4-string bass that does nothing better than his Squier? The people that are happy playing and make stuff happen? And a history lesson...Squiers WERE Fender once. Used to have a BIG FAT FENDER on them...And on the end of the headstock tiny tiny writing saying "Squier series". [quote name='Stan_da_man' post='482477' date='May 7 2009, 09:31 PM']To be fair, some of the modern day Squiers are just as good (if not better) than most MIA Fenders. And that's the sound, build quality, everything. Brand snobs are why they don't sell more.[/quote] +1 and Squier are getting better and better. I have, and still do, own some high end basses. I have admited here somewhere selling a MIA Peavey Cirrus 6 in favour of my Ibanez BTB556MP...Yes I did...because it felt better!

[quote name='RhysP' post='481368' date='May 6 2009, 08:06 PM']I'm hoping they tour over here too. I saw them on their first two tours in the UK a LONG time ago & they were absolutely superb. Paul Gilbert is easily my favorite shred guitarist and, along with Billy Sheehan, he's one of the nicest people you could meet. His hearing is TOTALLY f***ed though. If you see him on his solo gigs he wears great big industrial ear protectors to try & save what's left of it.[/quote] If your on about Gilbert didn't he always wear those? I thought they were a fashion thing or some kind of HUGE in ear monitoring. Never seen Sheehan wear em so you must be.

My 5-string was tuned: G# C# F# B E and my 6-string once tuned: F# B E A D G 5-string guage was: 145 - 110 - 95 - 75 - 55 and 6-string guage was: 190 - 130 - 100 - 80 - 65 -45 Was good fun but a pain in the backside. Basses just ain't as responsive to this as guitars are and your higher frets yield HUGE deadspots or are completely toneless. Still, Drop-B or C# standard or whatever eare is fine. But do bassists really need "Drop" tuning? As we don't barre power chords it's really better standard surely?

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='481884' date='May 7 2009, 12:58 PM']I've been into music for a long time first band i went to see were Kiss when i was 7.. and then.. its all went downhill from there haha Z x P.S Back from camping..woop lol[/quote] Ah good good, You went! How'd it go? p.s. Maybe it's time to leave this thread alone and move to PM?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='480426' date='May 5 2009, 09:56 PM']Thunderbird. I'm also a fan of the look of the Traban Basses with the "bigger bridge" where it takes on much the same aesthetic features as a scratch plate, particularly the Phoenix and the Tribal Sun designs.[/quote] The Array is nice too...Smaller than the others but still the same.

[quote name='fryer' post='481345' date='May 6 2009, 07:31 PM']Hey, hate to but in on your conversation, but you two are both too young to know all that stuff.[/quote] Lol really? I think music and inspiration has no age limit. I started out playing Iron Maiden and was brought up on my dads records before finding modern metal.

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='480864' date='May 6 2009, 12:22 PM']sounds good Z x[/quote] Checked the new Mr. Big vid? It's beeb posted here somewhere.

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='481287' date='May 6 2009, 06:23 PM']As a mate of mine in the car industry who was giving Skodas credit....he described them as "Audi A6 in M&S clothes". It's equally the same with basses. I've heard some expensive ones that just don't do it for me, and some cheap ones that really do. Like you said, each to their own.[/quote] Yeah...I'll likely be shot by saying that I got rid of my Peavey Cirrus 6-string after playing my BTB556...LOL! (Dodges bullets).

My BTB405QM has developped a HUGE deapspot on the 9th fret and above in areas... The sustain is so bad it's almost instant decay. Strings have been changed many times, different guages and materials. Frets have never been a problem, it's not fretting out it's just...goes "Duff" in said area. My BTB556MP however still sustains forever. Any ideas?

[quote name='Adee' post='481237' date='May 6 2009, 05:46 PM']Back off. . . Older - Yes (so am I) Money - I'm sure, it is their job after all Good ol' days - are back thank you ![/quote] +1 on that! I'm well into my modern Metal and such but you just gotta hand it to these guys. Sheehan's old enough to be my Grandad sorta...I still think he's ultimatly cool. Shame he's only known for being fast...he's so much more. Check out Niacin. Not to upset folks but...I personally think Metallica have actually lost it. There's plethora of bands that do Thrash metal more interesting...Hardly anybody does music like Mr. Big nowerdays. I can hear that HUGE reverb snare already. [quote name='ARGH' post='481252' date='May 6 2009, 05:56 PM']No I didnt mean it as a bad thing..its just now Its BACK....Bring on the shred!!! Billy IS one of the most nicest people Ive ever had the experience in dealing with,always answers questions,and is generally ..well..brilliant.... [/quote] That's what I'm getting at...I've been into Shred properly since 2004 when it returned. Maybe scene are different in different cities but Shred got so big here some folks are wishing to wave it goodbye already lol! I don't see what's wrong...It's another weapon in you armory right? Maybe this will bring it RIGHT back into the fore front...Mmmm I'd love to hear real instrument talent on the radio instead of that Akon fool.