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Try..just try and think of it like this... Bassplaying is a job...I hate to denigrate 'Art'...but its a job,and the more qualified a person is at that job,they tend to get the work,the quality of work is better,and in general they tend to be quicker. Ok speed isn't always a good thing,there are always exceptions to the rule (for Leland Sklar,there's Mick Karn , for Bill Bruford,there's Dennis Chambers)...If you can make it,and make it well,without having to have the need to read,then fine,great....I bet your ears can burn a landscape. Walk with me on this one...(as the cobbler says) I could open a shoe repair shop,without boring you,there tends to be 2 types of stitching on a Leather soled shoe,insole stitches (known in the biz as Blake) and Outsole stitching (Goodyear....where the stitches attach to a welt)...Both require different machines to do the essentailly same job..attaching a sole to a shoe....but some Shoes just HAVE to be attached in a perticular way...Yet you still get some Cobblers that just Glue and Nail...It does the job,but its not as long lasting,is not really a professional way of completion,and to be frank...its a bodge...its not as long lasting...but its to some a satisfactory repair,its cheap,and less time consuming. Both Blake and Goodyear machines cost a wedge,take a LOT of maintainence,require time and patience to get the best results.....and have to be taught correctly, both in said maintainence and useage....Throw in the cost and the general lack of Leather being worn in fashion,and the costs involved....basically its the law of supply and demand,do you spend the X to have the full,complete,and perfect job,or do you just need the temporary,quick fix....Some people dont need £60 of Rendenbach Leather and 1/4 rubber heel,nailed onto a balanced,ink'd,ironed,buffed,and polished shoe.... But the quality of the finished product is there to see....... Think of it as another way......Does an infantry soldier go into battle with half his weaponry? No,he is trained to fight in full battle gear,ammo,grenades,Mortars whatever...to fight as part of a team,as part of the battleplan,as part of his-self...in a Life/death situation. A sapper without knowledge of weakpoints or explosives...a Logistics officer without the ability to use alternatives from a compass to find Geographical north..... Its not to say they aint worth salt,because they are....but they without the skills needed,they aint the finished product,not what Im paying for,and to be honest,If they were trained to a standard where they didnt know the adequate skills needed to do they're job..then its murder,and if in a war....cannon fodder,and good night Vienna for the British army. ----------------------- Bassplaying isn't life or death... being able to read isn't life or death,quit arguing,its a bit boring But learning to read does not take forever,and its always good..better than good,to have all the tools in the box when called upon,you may never need to EVER...But it might be once in a lifetime..in our business..the music business.....that once is often all it takes..... ..............or all you ever get. ------- BBC....Loud playing Rock God,drug taking,life at the Max,Die in a strippers arms..coked off your tits,millions of Lps sold and not a soiling of uncool.... The man could read,brilliantly played Many instruments,scored,could improv at a hats drop,and changed the way we play forever....2 words John Entwistle.... ------ Good shoe repair is when you can get yourself out of the sh*t your cause.......Music is the same.

Opening hours?..I wanna wander by on a sunday...

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='477576' date='May 2 2009, 10:20 AM']Looks fun mate! I take it you get enough bite from the p pup to balance the mud?[/quote] Not as muddy as you may think..its clearer than a regular Gibson EB neck sound...does shift air though...its quite Moogy..synthy in the lows.

You've got the mk1 and mk2 Sheehan Yammies.... What are the main difference's All i can tell is the Paint and scratchguards and the P/U's (Dimarzio P and One to Willpower sets)

[quote name='Jase' post='477235' date='May 1 2009, 06:34 PM']Custom? Like whale attracting frequency strings? Scallops I reckon! The one thing I could never suss was how to run a clean channel as well as evil distortion and The Model One whale bass.[/quote] Scallops are pointless....Just install higher frets. Stringwise Its something like a 120-125 for the drop C tuning....then slightly higher guage for the A,D,&G. yes I know I could just buy a 5 string set and ditch the regular G,but I dont see the point. Im talking to a couple of people. The dist/clean,is in Sheehans case..I think from the Pearce thing he has,I dont think they make them anymore...I have an old signal chain diagram in an old issue of Bassplayer ..I'll have a peek. What happend to Pearce anyway? Im going to run the Fartbucker clean into a compressor...then Glock to a 1x15...and the split P goes to a chorus into the Tech21 into a 4x10.

Custom strings is the next...Im almost being courted...

[quote name='Jase' post='477206' date='May 1 2009, 05:57 PM']Yeah, the Willpower lines up better. What else are you doing to the bass?[/quote] Flamethrower,Mantrap,Poison dart gun......Mustard gas dispenser....

[quote name='Jase' post='476689' date='May 1 2009, 09:04 AM']Tidy Job Ross! I miss mine so much it's unreal. Did you do it yourself? What do you reckon on the two amp thing? Much massive bass on the way!! [/quote] Nope,Let Jim onto it....The Neck P/U IS phat..so much so I just let loose on it solo'd and its like having an extra octave down low. I chose a Willpower over a Model one,but kept the regular model P.....Still havent finished modding this Bass mind... Tonight I Bi-amp,just wondering if Ive enough cables....

This threads for Jase to have flashbacks with....

[quote name='the blind horse' post='475202' date='Apr 29 2009, 04:08 PM']www.myspace.com/thebhorse www.myspace.com/jamoid70 Bassist and songwriter, screamer and performer available. Experience in recording, touring, seeking FAT sound, preferrably downtuned as I play a 5 string in drop B. Have equip/transport Seeking band that has intensity live, a positive message, no chemical dependencies. Must be flexible to rehearse during the week. Influences: Metallica, Down, Hatebreed, DEmon Hunter, Brian Welch, Sabbath, Corrosion of Conformity[/quote] Goodluck fella..if you were a few Junctions SW of the M25 I'd have someone desperate for you....round Woking way,just finished their LP too...

Co-incidentally,is there any correct way of switching it on,vol off...gain off etc etc..or is it just..PRESS THE ON BUTTON...THERE...ITS ON NOW!.

I know..I know.... VERY lodged....Ive been gazing at the Glock homepage...I'll be honest..its route 1 really,not as if you've got a wall of eq to balls up... Blame bloody work and bank opening times for the delay,of which I am very very sorry,there's no Natwest in my town...but hey,we made it,and Im a jumping bean of happiness. Now if you come across a set of Glock Cabs.......

PHAT....

[quote name='SteveK' post='471425' date='Apr 24 2009, 12:38 PM'][b]"Bulk up"[/b]? [b]"Put on a couple of pounds before you go"[/b]? Can someone please explain why? I've played these places many times in the last 25 years or so, and never once felt it was necessary to bulk up. Never once heard anyone say, "We should've bulked up before leaving home". These countries have food, it ain't expensive, and some of it is quite edible. Steve EDIT: When I say, "these places", I am referring more to the former Eastern Bloc countries.[/quote] In 'metal' circles...lets just say,at my level Im about to experience..... catering is a very low priority for promoters towards bands.

Kilt ...no Speedo's Irony is,I was doing those yesterday,during a good dose of exercise. You should try it.

Good luck Pete....

Black Sabbath by....just to flesh out a loooooong set.

You found the Manual yet fella??

Try Behold ....The Arctopus Not really Bass...Its a Warr guitar..mentalists I prefer Jean doing his solo thing. (And NO that does NOT include that super Mario theme vid)

Im shocked at why everyone thinks its de-riguer to take drugs,in being in a band. Tad backward really.

Anyone else use one,Ive just bought Flankers... ITS A MAZE ING!!!

Like the bulking idea...bit of exercise,making sure no gig is a rusty tired affair.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='461618' date='Apr 13 2009, 09:57 PM']You'd be pushed out of the side door of the bus, after 100 yards. [/quote] f***in lethal if Im driving then....

[quote name='12stringbassist' post='470180' date='Apr 22 2009, 11:13 PM'] Ooops! Not a bass! Ah well....... never mind! [/quote] JUDAS!!!! (Nice Gretsch.....)

WATCH the best at it...you can get a ton of knowledge from just seeing how the technique is performed. Start with Larry Graham.......and Louis Johnson.... Youtube has a ton of stuff......