SamIAm

The Jam in question is a monthly gathering of ukulele players (It can sound like a swarm of bees at times!) so not as regimented. Anyone can turn up with their uke (Be it soprano/concert/tenor) and join in ... as there are not many ukulele bass players, I asked 'just to be polite' and was rather shocked at the response! In the end tho, it led to me finding a very very happy place to groove! Sam x

I've seen 'How was your Gig' and 'How was your rehearsal', but could not find one for Jams (Apologies if this was simply due to my poor searching!) So ... I shall kick things off. A few weeks ago I posted a 'I play bass, can I come along' ... the response was 'We already have a bass player' 😕 Hmmm ... where in the rules does it suggest that only one bass player is the max!? Anyhoo, a week or so later I received a message ... "we need a new bass player weekly, might you be interested". Ha ... I was on it like a rash! So, last week I went along and whilst being a bit timid, I really enjoyed it. Feedback was good and the fellow who hosts it even suggested I should turn up the volume ... I like it!! This evening I went again ... OMG, WHAT a blast! About 10 of us, playing through a bunch of leadsheets for a couple of hours ... and all really nice folks to boot! I was not doing anything sophisticated ... root/fifth, with an octave now and then. Some chromatic approaches, varying the beat from time to ... time, even throwing in some thirds when it seemed appropiate. I really felt in the groove and it will take days for the smile to disappear from my face. Now I just need to find the magical sequence of plugins on my Dwarf to get a nice upright like sound ... Sam x

I’m trying to look at the next chord in the song and ‘walk’ to it, even if just one beat of the semitone above or below. Sam x

I cannot see it on the web page, could someone share the internal dimensions (as if the foam was taken out) please? Sam x

A wide range of cover stuff for jam evenings (I've recently been invited along to a weekly ukulele jam evening as the 'resident' bass player). On the night folks just pick from a selection of the many dozens of songs in the various books they've produced. I've just like to throw in some more variety than root/third and looking for some tips to add a bit more colour. For example ... Sam x

I'd say I'm a 2 (or maybe 3) out of 10 bass player. I can groove a root + third bassline (With a octave thrown in for good measure) to most anything I can see the chordsheet to. But I'd like to step up my game and knock socks off lol I would love your advice! Sam x

I want a Strandberg* Boden 5 string brown. But at apx £3,500 they are a factor of 10 outside my affordability! Sam x

Not sure where you are based @NancyJohnson, but a visit to somewhere such as https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/ would offer a chance to try more than you can possibly imagine ... I've whiled away many happy hours there! Something else to consider is to 'google' for a localish ukulele jam evening or check out https://www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-clubs-and-societies.html, they often have 20-30 players who (in my experience) would be very willing to share their experience and let you have a go on their uke. Sam x

Welcome @Robbo! Sam x

Words of wisdom! Well jel! I used to have an absolutely lovely KoAloha Opio Tenor (On the left) it sounded fantastic and had amazing projection; also had an original Kala solid body bass ... but ... fire Sam x

I've got largish hands also and found that playing a Tenor Uke was more comfortable (Same chord shapes, slightly larger fingerboard spacing) ... I also found that using a low G string (Which is tuned an octave below the standard G) produced a more pleasing sound. Sam x

I'm no perv, but DO prefer lining with copper tape. Sam x

I would suggest looking at some of the PJB combos, very compact, neutral sound, some have DI out and they are built like proverbial brick outhouses. Sam x

I've always had issues with ones that have folding wheels, they start to fold when I'm moving stuff! So I bought one of these a few weeks ago to shift my PJB C4 + stuff, it is sturdy, not too expensive and the 'platform' folds away. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08XW173YY Sam x

I've also been looking for a wide neoprene strap, almost went for the same as you but didn't. Currently thinking about one of these two options. https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Fender-Swell-3-Neoprene-Strap-Black/3B0J or https://www.muziker.co.uk/levys-pm48np3-ultra-comfort-guitar-strap-black?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-62tBhDSARIsAO7twbbp42bxs0Udz1dfQrzaemp0cEl0vlFziw6fUztPwylC8R6VmGRttGsaAheAEALw_wcB Sam x

Similar to you @Baloney Balderdash, I've a couple of Ibanez I've also a Kala California 5 String Fretless UBASS First generation CA Solid Body Built: May 2014 Body: Ash Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood - 0 radius Scale Length: 23.5 inches Active Electronics: MiSi And I got Guy Pratt to sign it on the back at the SE bass bash because ... why not! lol I almost forgot my Kala Exotic Mahogany Electro-acoustic UBASS (It was my very first bass in 2016 but I've not played it for a year or two ... probably should sell it) TOP,BACK & SIDES:Exotic Mahogany NECK:Mahogany FINGERBOARD:Rosewood TUNERS:Custom Hipshot Ultralite™ ELECTRONICS:Fishman U•BASS® EQ Scale Length: 21.4 inches Sam x

This time I am definitely out! A PJB Bass Cub Pro is winging it's way to me from here on BC. Sam x

More like a month or three! Sam x

Would you be prepared to share these? Sam x

I want to move the 5 flatwounds to Quinn now (New bass event on Thursday and I want to get the setup done) and I cannot afford to buy a new set at present. Sam x

I've a set of string on one bass, I'd like to move over to another (I cannot simply swap them as one is short scale and the other is not). If I leave a bass for some time (week) without strings is is going to bugg4r the neck? (I know that when I restring it, I'll need to let it settle and set it up again) Should I tweak the truss rod after doing this to remove the string tension adjustment? Sam x

Well, I've only gone and done it! I've managed to build my very first LV2 plugin Done on my MacBook M1 running Sonoma 14.2.1 Built as an Apple Universal Image. Runs a treat (Not that it does much!) in the MOD Desktop App for MacOS (Well worth a butchers if you've any interest in the MOD system https://github.com/moddevices/mod-app/releases/tag/0.0.5 can run on Linux/Win/MacOS). I endured many of the videos by https://github.com/sjaehn/lv2tutorial#programming-lv2-plugins-from-scratch-i---getting-started The backing music (And the audio effects) are ... painful, but he is very thorough (Apart from how to build, makefiles were birthed in Hell and are documented by the Illuminati!). For any interested parties, details of how I did it can be found at https://forum.mod.audio/t/building-lv2-plugins-for-mod-desktop-app/10926/16?u=samiam I've actually built two, the first in C, the second in C++. Next to look at is one at a couple of MIDI based examples and then I might jump into building the plugin I really want to build for my Dwarf, a Drummer in a box plugin in the same space as the Beat Buddy. Sam x

Does it still have the same 4 slots per preset for f/x or dies it support more? Sam x

Oh my, that IS a huge latency! I'm keen to see how latency is on a Pi5 MOD system, as the Pi5 is a lot more powerful than the Dwarf CPU and the RTL latency reports I can see for the MOTU M4 are v.low. Sam x