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[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]

Start here ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/34782-muse-bass-sound/page__p__367925__hl__muse%20chris__fromsearch__1#entry367925"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/34782-muse-bass-sound/page__p__367925__hl__muse%20chris__fromsearch__1#entry367925[/url]

I don't know what it's like in Saxon country, but up here the trad session scene is strictly acoustic. I mean militantly so. Big frowns abound through the beards at even the suggestion of electric or unusual instruments (such as bass). Bass guitars are the devils work, and contrary to the atmosphere of wooly jumpers and ale.

That looks really nice. What type of wood is the body?

I'm bashing ideas around, and would like to hear the thoughts/ opinions of those of you who are more experienced and learned in this sphere. I have a Warwick Streamer Stage 1. This has a 2-way 9v MEC preamp (with no push-pull preamp bypass). Now, I've been toiling with the idea of selling this bass for a wee while. I'm thinking of letting it go because I'm longing for the passive vibe. I LOVE the feel and aesthetics of my bass though, and those are aspects of my Streamer that I'm most loth to give up on. My ideal solution would be a passive version of my current bass. What are folks experiences of making this type of change-over, and how could this be best approached? Like I said, I'm bashing ideas around, but your input would be much appreciated.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1386365862' post='2299477'] Being new to the world of new era Warwick's, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the wenge fretboards have a lovely sheen to them, in comparison to the old Warwicks I am used to. Now, I have looked all over the net and not found anyone talking about this. I know lemon oil does not give this sheen, what does? Is it just the fresh-ish wood, or is wax/different oil used? I'll try and take a picture to show you what I mean, but hopefully someone will know what I am talking about! [/quote] Hmmmm. I sometimes use wenge for the handles of sgian dubhs (a dagger, traditional to Scotland) that I make. In order to give it a solid and even sheen I give the wood a good coat of shellac, sand it back, then another skim of shellac, rubbing back with increasingly fine grades of wet and dry until the impregnated wood is basically being polished. The shellac does a good job of sealing the wood, also getting right into those deep grain recesses which are typical in wenge. I'm not sure of Warwicks method, but this is certainly one way to do it.

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1386412787' post='2299744'] GK800RB [/quote] This. Classic