Marvin

Simple, is raking good or bad, or does it not matter. I only ask as I've read conflicting opinions in a couple of books.

Personally, I do not like single cutaways. The aesthetics don't work IMO, they appear unbalanced in my eye (please note in my eye, it's not a comment weight distribution). The Warwick specifically, the wood itself looks awful. Warwick is probably my favourite bass manufacturer, but I am wondering what on earth is going on in that company lately, given some of the designs they are coming up with and their pricing.

[quote name='Sibob' post='790670' date='Mar 30 2010, 03:14 PM']But then you do own an Ibanez.......pot calling the kettle black?! lol I like the Thumb SC actually, and I'm a bit of a traditionalist with body shapes Si[/quote] :snob: Well, really!

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I wish I could fit some lessons in. So I would probably be in the go for it category.

[quote name='dumelow' post='788833' date='Mar 28 2010, 08:22 PM']I have an old Marshall DBS 72410 combo... it sounds fantastic but it weighs 65 kg or something like that, its rediculous. Im trying to think about how to battle the weight problem.[/quote] I don't even weigh that much. Me, I'd flog it and by something lighter. But I'm lazy.

[quote name='Sibob' post='790133' date='Mar 29 2010, 11:51 PM']Hope for us all.....even Pino does wedding gigs! Si[/quote] Hope goes up! [quote name='Alien' post='790156' date='Mar 30 2010, 12:33 AM']Alternatively, if Pino's doing weddings now, what chance does that give us mere mortals? A[/quote] And then down.

[quote name='alanbass1' post='788748' date='Mar 28 2010, 07:09 PM']Let's give it up for Chris one more time [/quote]

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Welcome, it would be nice to hear some of your work.

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Welcome to basschat. Hangs head in shame, as I cannot remember any of the French I learnt at school.

My bottom jaw protrudes, my tongue dangles out the corner of my mouth and I frown. So I have no advice for you I'm afraid. All that sounds bloody awful doesn't it? :blush: EDIT: no there are no photos of this abomination, and I'm off to find a large paper bag to hide my hideous bass face.

[quote name='silddx' post='789617' date='Mar 29 2010, 04:54 PM']News German ones seem to be on sale for nearly double what I paid for mine new last September. Thomann and others are cashing in perhaps? I love my German Corvettes.[/quote] I love your German Corvettes.

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='789539' date='Mar 29 2010, 03:56 PM']I'm of the 'working it out by ear' variety. Nothing wrong with using books, and I do occasionally, but I find it's better to try and work it out myself and get a feel for it, only looking at a book if I'm really stuck.[/quote] [quote name='Sarah5string' post='789541' date='Mar 29 2010, 03:57 PM']Ok.. I'm being an eejit and thought you meant learning the songs.. feel free to ignore me [/quote] My 'ear' isn't very good. I'm sort of trying to learn some theory and to read music in order to improve my overall playing, which is quite weak TBH. Learning a few songs along the way would be a nice bonus though, and it may improve my ear. Besides Karnivool fans aren't eejits

[quote name='Stingray5' post='789524' date='Mar 29 2010, 03:50 PM']Wow, Ali Akhbar Khan - I'm impressed! I know most people tend to think of Ravi Shankar here when it comes to Sitar -- mostly thanks to The Beatles, I guess -- but I've heard a few things from AAK and he is mind-blowing! I'm certainly no expert myself in this field. No doubt, there are other excellent sitarists around. I just haven't heard them.[/quote] Totally Off Topic, but they were saying on the wireless this morning Ravi Shanker is 90 this year. I couldn't believe it.

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='789172' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:30 AM']would you not be better off using Guitar pro which allows you to hide the tab and just look at notation. I think my version cost 30 quid[/quote] I'd never really thought of that, as I am not at all familiar with Guitar Pro. Like Doddy though I prefer to practice away from the computer, in part due to where it is. Or can you print notation off from Guitar Pro? As I said I don't know anything about this software.

I quite like the tone of some of the Australian hard rock bands like Karnivool and Cog. They seem to like to use Warwicks going through Ashdowns, but they do tend to use a lot effects it seems. Good tone.

Thank you both for your advice, especially in respect on how to approach using these books. I shall bare those caveats in mind.

[quote name='skampino' post='788925' date='Mar 28 2010, 09:53 PM']Don't suppose you'd be so kind as to tab it for me would you?[/quote] [quote name='Doddy' post='788959' date='Mar 28 2010, 10:44 PM']Sorry dude. I could write it out for you but I don't have anyway of scanning it onto my computer yet. And after all my slagging off of tab,I couldn't do it that way in principle. [/quote] I was going to say, don't mention TAB in front of Doddy.

If it's a dumb question, please feel free to 'hit' me. However, do the play-along books that are available or sheet music for songs or tracks you already have (i.e the intention then to play along to them) of any use or value in assisting a player learning to read music? Is 'playing along' to a track wrong? Should you read and play the piece in isolation?

Can't argue she's talented. Don't know about the tone though, the recording didn't seem good enough to give an accurate opinion.

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='787490' date='Mar 26 2010, 10:13 PM']Beat me to it! I just got that from Google. I feel officially old![/quote] You can't be old, you're only 37 that's the same age as me and I'm definitely not old, the wife said the other day 'oh, just grow up will you?' The bass player may claim to be male but I have my doubts. Hermaphrodite potentially

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='787480' date='Mar 26 2010, 10:06 PM']It's Friday night, I guess everyone is out gigging. We've had other Friday night TV threads that have really gone mad.[/quote] I've noticed there's not many about tonight. Afraid I'm off now, work in the morning. Cheers