Tait

Sounds like a definite luthier job from me! Of course the obvious recommendation is Jon Shuker. I've never heard of Tom Waghorn, but if he's good and he's local, sounds like a plan!

I've only learnt the open strings and dotted notes, and you can work it out pretty quickly from there. So for example 4th fret on the A string, I'd think 3rd from is C so 4th is C#.

[quote name='molan' post='1158564' date='Mar 11 2011, 08:09 PM']3 x Shuker Satinline[/quote] What are these? Never heard of them before?

[quote name='Tait' post='1143891' date='Feb 27 2011, 09:40 PM']I've tried quoting people three times tonight, and when I click "Add Reply", the box is just blank! Has this happened to anyone else, or just me? [/quote] It looks like it's working again now. Hopefully this post will appear with a quote of my OP! EDIT: Yeah, sorted now then! Thanks!

[quote name='Hamster' post='1143921' date='Feb 27 2011, 10:04 PM']Just you? - log out - clear all cookies - clear cache - log in. I've been adjusting the website settings, it may be a side-effect.[/quote] Well, it's working for me on internet explorer. It'll be interesting to see if anyone else is having problems with Firefox?

Hamster, done all that, it hasn't worked! I'm using firefox at the moment, I'll try internet explorer in a second, see if that works.

I've tried quoting people three times tonight, and when I click "Add Reply", the box is just blank! Has this happened to anyone else, or just me?

I've only just seen these. They're a bit odd, by the looks of it they're pretty much exactly the same as the FleaBass but cheaper, and come in nicer colours. The only difference I can find on the website is that they have different bridges, surely thats not worth the $200 RRP difference? [url="http://myblackguitar.com/fleabass/website/images/punkpop1.jpg"]FleaBass Touring Bass[/url] [url="http://myblackguitar.com/fleabass/website/images/streetwhitepop.jpg"]FleaBass Street Bass[/url]

The bloke from The Specials has got to get a mention, I think he's fantastic, and really underrated!

[b]First Bass Owned:[/b] Squier Bronco [b]'Go To' Bass:[/b] Ibanez SR500 [b]'Your' Bass:[/b] My Shuker Course "Taitycaster"

Yeah, I'm going to be there on the Sunday!

Yeah I gave one a go a little while back at the London Guitar Show or whatever it's called now. They were alright, I seriously considered getting one after playing it. I'd say if you're thinking about it, definitely give it a try, they're not bad basses.

Golden Brown by The Stranglers for me. It's a dodgy time signature.

If you're having problems with the speed it might be useful to do it with hammer ons/pull offs. I know it's not actually played like that, but you can play quicker that way and if it's for a gig in say a couple of days and you won't have much time to practice, then it makes life easier. If you want to play it as Mike Dirnt plays it, I'd say use a pick and just keep practicing. Oh, and I always play it 4th fret D string, but it shouldn't make a huge difference.

I should be there, too!

To be fair, now I think about it, it's not that useless. I mean for instance, I can see my dad getting one. He's always said he'd like a Mike Dirnt but doesn't like rosewood fretboards. Well this has sorted that problem out for him! But even so, it would be nice to see something more original from them. The last really original bass fender brought out was, IMO, that guy from Alien Ant Farm's signature bass, and they only did that for like 6 months.

Has anyone seen this yet? It looks pretty cool, but honestly I'd rather pay less and get the Mike Dirnt. They're pretty much the same, anyway, by the looks of it. 51 P shape, with a Precision pickup. [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php?partno=0196002768"]Fender 60th Anniversary Precision[/url]

[quote name='absolutpepper' post='1089165' date='Jan 14 2011, 11:57 AM']I like the string through body...does the original come with that?[/quote] Yeah the original was string through. [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' post='1089314' date='Jan 14 2011, 01:33 PM']Have they reversed the arrangement of the whole pickup, or just moved the DG side and left the EA where it always was? Hope this makes sense! [/quote] I think I read somewhere that they had simply moved the DG, and it looks like that to me when you look at the picture. But I'm not 100%, I can't remember where I saw that.

I've always been a massive fan of the Mark Hoppus bass and recently finally got my hands on one. I'm glad I got the old one, I really don't like the new ones; the colours don't look right, the reverse pickup just looks wrong, and I prefer the smaller logo. To me all the changes they've made have been for the worse. There's literally not a single change I like there. Admittedly I have a reverse P pickup in my Taitycaster, but honestly I don't think it makes that much of a difference and it looks alright there, but not on the Mark Hoppus, it just looks wrong.

The black version of the humbucker jag will be my next buy!

[quote name='lowdown' post='1078997' date='Jan 5 2011, 07:03 PM']Go and buy yourself Computor Music Magazine [monthly] its siv or seven squids. You will get a DVD crammed full of Vst synths and fx plugins. A sampler, A few drum modules/samplers. Oh and a very good DAW, its easy to use. You get video tutorials, and PDF tutorials. Shed loads of sample patches for the sampler. God knows how many loops, drums, gtrs, percussions and just about every instrument going. Infact every thing you need to start up. You even get Asio4all drivers if you have a sh*t sound card. All royalty free - so use it how you will. Remember its not the gear you use....its how your musical and creative brain uses it. So the software is FREE...The mag is about £6.00 or £7.00. Garry[/quote] Garry, I bought this today, but I can't seem to find a DAW on the disc. What's it called? Thanks! EDIT: oh, I think I've found it now! Propellerhead? I'm installing it anyway, I'll have a look.

[quote name='51m0n' post='1079609' date='Jan 6 2011, 10:52 AM']Come on the cheap license (if you are making less than $10K per year off it you are eligible) is only £25, thats less than a set of decent strings, and it wont go all dull and pants after 6 months: got to be the best value software out there. Treat yourself mate [/quote] The fact is though, I currently have £40 in my wallet, and £4.78 in my bank, and no job, still being in full time education. I really can't afford to treat myself.

[quote name='jbarks' post='1079333' date='Jan 5 2011, 11:15 PM']What audio interface are you using? Chances are it came with a lite version of Cubase (or similar) that will work well enough. Also, try (apart from Audacity and Kristal): [url="http://lmms.sourceforge.net/"]http://lmms.sourceforge.net/[/url] [url="http://www.traverso-daw.org/"]http://www.traverso-daw.org/[/url][/quote] It did, Cubase LE or something. I didn't like it at all, there were loads of glitches and stuff in it. It wasn't easy to use at all.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1078997' date='Jan 5 2011, 07:03 PM']Go and buy yourself Computor Music Magazine [monthly] its siv or seven squids. You will get a DVD crammed full of Vst synths and fx plugins. A sampler, A few drum modules/samplers. Oh and a very good DAW, its easy to use. You get video tutorials, and PDF tutorials. Shed loads of sample patches for the sampler. God knows how many loops, drums, gtrs, percussions and just about every instrument going. Infact every thing you need to start up. You even get Asio4all drivers if you have a sh*t sound card. All royalty free - so use it how you will. Remember its not the gear you use....its how your musical and creative brain uses it. So the software is FREE...The mag is about £6.00 or £7.00. Garry[/quote] That sounds great! I'll have to have a look in my local WH Smiths or something. I assume from your post you buy it? Where do you get it from? Thanks!

[quote name='Maverick' post='1078780' date='Jan 5 2011, 04:53 PM']Ardour's good but only available for Linux and Mac OSX, I assume that's no use?[/quote] Afriad not, I'm using Windows 7. [quote name='MacDaddy' post='1078788' date='Jan 5 2011, 04:57 PM']Protools free version, probably a bit of learning required though. Audacity is quite simple to use - or as simple as these things get - and has some fans on here.[/quote] Where can I get the Protools free version? It sounds perfect, provided it's got all the basic stuff you need. I can't find it on the Protools website. Thanks!