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[quote name='deathpanda' post='784180' date='Mar 23 2010, 11:41 PM']That looks great, but I think I'm gonna need a bigger pouch for college books, leads and what not. Thanks for the suggestion though! Is it [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Kinsman-Premium-Bass-Guitar-Bag/38R"]this[/url] one? Looks perfect for what I'm after, cheers![/quote] Yes, but I think that's an old image. Mine looks more like this. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Kinsman-Premium-Electric-Guitar-Bag/38S"]Kinsman Guitar Bag (looks exactly like the bass bag).[/url]

I've got a Kinsman Premium Bass Guitar Bag. [url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/kinsman.html"]Kinsman[/url] You have to scroll down a bit to the Premium cases. I got it from Gear4Music, and I think it was about £30 or £40. Guy in my LMS actually complimented me on how good a bag it was the other day. It's very good for the money.

I agree with Thunderbird, that part of the problem is that there is a lack of notation for a lot of the material that many of us like. However, I was on the Theory and Tech forum just now and someone had kindly tracked down some TAB for Maggie May for someone else. It's on 'Songster' and it actually plays it for you as well as providing the TAB. I've been starting to learn to read notation all evening and when I came to try and read this TAB as songster played the tune I struggled to figure out what the hell was going on. Whereas I was beginning to get the hang of reading notation. I dislike TAB, unfortunately for some genres it's all that's available if your ear is naff or you're in a rush.

Cool as mate I'm with OldGit though and am going to be editing and adding Well done

Members post transcriptions on this forum, so it seems the appropriate place to ask for transcriptions. Requests get more response here. Furthermore if it was a problem for the mods or the admin team then I think they may have had something to say about it already.

[quote name='ped' post='783746' date='Mar 23 2010, 05:56 PM']I'm like a rat up a drainpipe[/quote] I wouldn't go telling too many people that they may get the wrong idea

[quote name='Faithless' post='783757' date='Mar 23 2010, 06:03 PM']Now, could anyone tell me, what's all the fuss about?[/quote] Apparently Gomez asked if there was any TAB for what they wanted him to play

[quote name='ped' post='783729' date='Mar 23 2010, 05:41 PM']let's see some pics of that Vigier!! Welcome to Basschat :0)[/quote] See, told you.

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='783432' date='Mar 23 2010, 01:53 PM']No,its a Custom Shop Telecaster LOTTO Bass,approx $6K.[/quote] I might struggle to get that past the household finance committee

[quote name='Protium' post='782870' date='Mar 22 2010, 10:35 PM']Computers are a pain in the arse and rarely do what you want/expect them to do.[/quote] Ain't that just the truth!

[quote name='Eight' post='782847' date='Mar 22 2010, 10:27 PM']Yes. I do the same - and I don't even like tab that much. The worst thing is most of my bass sheet music books have the tab underneath. It's just like putting the TV on at a party, you can't help but look at it. One day I'll go through and black marker the whole thing out.[/quote] I bought a bass tuition book (now there's a novelty ) recently and it starts off with notation, so I think 'very good, no chance of being lazy here', and then half way through introduces TAB underneath. Which I thought ridiculous. Can I borrow your black marker please?

If I've wanted to learn a song I have always in the past and now turned to TAB. Unfortunately it seems to be the only available resource for the songs I wish to learn, and of course these days it's free. But, I agree with Les literally heaps of it is wrong. I'm not a very good player but even I can hear when something is completely out. This week however, I've started on my new challenge to learn to read music. I've only been going for 2 days so I've only got to very simple bars of a max of 4 notes - you get the idea, stuff that starts you off counting etc. I've got to say though proper notation just gives you so much more information. I've been that inspired but just the little I've done I am most definitely going to pursue this. My ear isn't very good so I've always relied on TAB, unfortunately it's just a list of notes and creates bad habits. Part of the reason for me wanting to learn to read music is to stop referring to the notes as 'string and fret no.' and instead to them as notes. I'm going to stop now because I could go on forever. TAB -use with caution.

Welcome and enjoy.

Welcome to the forum. You may want someone to look at that instrument in the photo. It appears to have too many strings, and they're a bit skinny and by the looks of it it's tuned an octave too high. Hmmmm you might be able to fix it but I don't hold out much hope.

Unfortunately my ears are awful . There never seems to be much transcribed material for The Faces or early Rod. Shame i like it.

[quote name='Tait' post='782743' date='Mar 22 2010, 09:05 PM']ooh yes please! you say these are colour samples, does that mean the shape is a real bass?[/quote] I like them as well. In some ways I hope it's a fictitious bass, otherwise my wallet may lighten a little.

[quote name='MythSte' post='781087' date='Mar 20 2010, 07:37 PM']The bongo looks a lot like daddy...[/quote] 'Tis a fine looking instrument isn't it. I'll go further and say proportionately the bongo is more aesthetically pleasing than the little fellas.

[url="http://www.911tabs.com/tabs/r/rod_stewart/bass_tabs/maggie_may_bass_tab.htm"]Links from 911 Tabs[/url] This is the only thing I could lay my hands on. None of them are particularly good actually. Sorry.

Then there's the next category of course, those of us who only play bass and that's it. If my memory serves me right I think I know 3 chords on the guitar. So I'd be limited to some punk and a Status Quo tribute act. Other than that it's bass bass bass. (And I'm not very good at bass either).

[quote name='Bankai' post='782000' date='Mar 21 2010, 07:44 PM']P.S. No guitar sadly, well not yet anyway...[/quote] Do not be tempted by those dark ways. You must resist I'll have to admit to leading a sheltered life and actually had to google 'Crazy Train' to find out who performed it :blush: . So despite my ignorance, very good had the right feel to it.

Welcome

Welcome. An EB3, good taste. Otherwise I'm about as much help as an ashtray on a motorcycle.

[quote name='Doddy' post='781768' date='Mar 21 2010, 04:35 PM']Totally. However,if you don't have spare strings on you,or you don't have enough time to change them for whatever reason, [i][b]you should know the instrument well enough that you can shift your parts to another position on the 'board.[/b][/i][/quote] That would be asking a lot from some people . Good job it wouldn't apply to drummers. Surely carrying spare strings at least is like carrying the spare wheel for your car. It's something you always do. (Of course there will always be times when you've just been caught out).

Add a Squire Jazz of some sort to OutToPlayJazz's list and then I'd be heaven. The Epi's would be just the ticket for my Andy Fraser impersonations. As for the jack point on the Ibby, they're so skinny it may be the only place it can be located. And yes the SR300 is good. I can't see me ever getting rid of mine.

It was either Johnny B. Goode or Sunshine of Your Love. I'd have to check with my oldest mate which one it was, he played guitar and learnt all the songs then told the rest of us what we should be playing.