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I was just wondering if anyone knows whether or not it's possible to replace the plastic outer casing on EMG pickups?

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1387405777' post='2311726'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44NKcZNxfk[/media] [/quote] That's great!!!

Sweet bassline! ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAiCGaJ-XJk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAiCGaJ-XJk[/url]

HOT bassline! ... and the tone, ooooooooh! ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgd6-xQl8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqZgd6-xQl8[/url]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1387239222' post='2309870'] I use one for the exact same reason. [/quote] Have your axes seen battle yet this season?

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1387236430' post='2309852'] I can't see the point of a powerball or anything similar. I'd say, the best thing to do to build strength in wrist, arms, or hands for playing bass is to play bass. [/quote] You'd understand if you used one, really. Sure, playing bass all the time will gradually make you stronger. However, using a training aid like a gyrpscope will make you [b]much[/b] stronger, [b]much[/b] faster, and in a way which meets the physical requirements of bass playing. This is not a replacement for bass playing. It's a means by which to gain some physical advantage. I've been using a gyroscope as a conditioning aid for rock climbing for the last 5 years or so, almost daily. A gyroscope will give you forearm, wrist, and grip strength that playing bass simply wont.

You've got the right idea. A gyroscope powerball is a great training aid for building wrist/ forearm/ grip strength. I'm not an upright bass player, but I use a gyroscope almost daily to maintain and develop forearm and grip strength for rock and ice climbing. I use mine when I'm sitting around watching tv, etc. Be persistant and you'll notice a huge difference, really.

It's music related, and very very very funny. £3.22 delivered ... [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Is-Spinal-Tap-DVD/dp/B000Z63ZAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387223094&sr=8-1&keywords=this+is+spinal+tap+dvd"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Is-Spinal-Tap-DVD/dp/B000Z63ZAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387223094&sr=8-1&keywords=this+is+spinal+tap+dvd[/url]

[quote name='Mokl' timestamp='1387124914' post='2308424'] I was just thinking today how annoying the "club" thing on talkbass was lol. Each to their own though, just not my cup of tea...yes, it seems a bit twee. I can see your point though about a thread to glean useful information from other users with the same or similar gear. I have done this in the past with Wal bass forums when the company was in the wilderness. As someone else mentioned though, once you start going down that road, where does it end? Would you end up with the "Tortex 73mm plectrum club" - some of the TB ones aren't far off this imo. [/quote] Ok, forget the "club" moniker (aye, it gets twee). My point is about something more than that.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1387119548' post='2308338'] I don't think the suggestion was to have separate forums, mind. Was wondering if this was something you might use the forum tags for, to highlight topics on specific makes or models. Just thinking out loud. I'd assumed the TB clubs were a vanity thing, but I can see how they might be useful. [/quote] This is the thinking, as a means to more specified and targeted information sharing. That's all. [quote name='ead' timestamp='1387119746' post='2308344'] I have to say that whenever I sought assistance from the BC hive it has been supplied in abundance. I do think the gear in members sigs is a useful indication as to that person's background too though. [/quote] I've had lots of invaluable help here, although I'm certain that my questions haven't necessarily reached as many of the right folk (potentially) as they could have in certain incidences, despite those folk being on the forum. I mean people who have (or have had) a working knowledge of a particular product. No harm can be done by the provision of additional framework which supports specific sub-genre information sharing, that's all. Gear listings are an insight, in that you can get a certain impression of the sound a person is trying to achieve (or achiving), their taste in instruments, etc. I often find that helpful when considering a point or question that someone is presenting.

Something that I've noticed over on Talkbass, when I'm trawling there for whatever reason, is that they have "clubs" for groupings of people who own or use a particular product. You know "Gallien-Krueger Club", "Fender Precision Club", etc, etc. Folk then fall into these categories as club members. Now, I reckon this is a good thing. Not as some vanity excercise to show-off what amazing gear you've got, but as a means for networking and more targeted problem solving and opinion sharing within our sub-culture bass interest groups. For example, I would personally find it very handy to post a question about an obscure 1980's Aria pot on a thread that was followed by all of Basschats Aria SB players. Sometimes specifics get lost in the morass. I know that lots of us on here list their gear in their signature. I do this, because when I'm (or other folk are) posting about anything, there's a bit of an insight into where they're coming from. Maybe a more structured breakdown would be beneficial? What do folk reckon?

Great tunes guys! Some nice Sunday afternoon funk, right there

Ministers de la Funk ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERRu9c9i_vA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERRu9c9i_vA[/url]

[quote name='steviedee' timestamp='1387103475' post='2308157'] A lot of original house innovators quite liked prog rock and kraut rock as well [/quote] Aye, but they weren't tugging off to Lara Croft.

I'm talking about House Music with killer bass hooks, played on the bass guitar. Whether sampled and sequenced, or played through, there's a vast body of house tunes with sexy bass lines. Proper hip-orientated grooves that possess your body and leave you with no option but to get locked in and down on it. It's the kinda groove that takes control and says "Resistance is futile! You're gettin' steamy with the ladies, right now!" ... It's a good place to be This genre will have its haters, but hey, stuff the haters! They were obsessing on Dungeons and Dragons and disecting prog-rock whilst we were getting lost and low on the dancefloor with hot sweaty sexy girls. Anyway, I digress (again). I was saying, a lot of fine players have graced those records, etc Here's a classic to get the ball rolling. Masters at Work, featuring the gorgeous soulful voice of India. To be in love ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYgfrf95c8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkYgfrf95c8[/url]

Shubb make excellent quality, and well engineered capos. I use one on my Irish Bouzouki. I've only ever put it on the bass to muck around, but the neck-size adjustment certainly accomodated the chunky neck of my Aria SB900, no probs. They are not the cheapest capos, but they are very good. Here's a link to that particular model ... [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8846-shubb-c1b-guitar-capo-brass-.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base&gclid=CKiBqc_IrbsCFQMHwwodkC0AuQ"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/8846-shubb-c1b-guitar-capo-brass-.html/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base&gclid=CKiBqc_IrbsCFQMHwwodkC0AuQ[/url]

it's 70 or 80lbs, or something crazy like that, isn't it?

Put the flats from your p-bass onto your jazz, just for a trial to see if you like it. Make a decision based upon that. Personally, if I had both a p-bass and a jazz bass I'd be reveling in the difference and milking it with the string choice. Aye, flats on the P, rounds on the J.

I agree, they sound great. They can be bought for a couple of hundred quid these days, but technology has moved on. Could you really be bothered with the hard work of moving the thing around?

I realise that the guy is a musical genius, but I get the impression he's a bit of a kn0b. Check out the way he throws his guitars around. He has a 1954 Strat (one of the first 10 strats ever made!!!) which he just clashes onto the ground, banging it against other highly valuable guitars. Aaaargh!!! ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZeOOsSgx2Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZeOOsSgx2Q[/url]