Mrbigstuff

Just don’t stop learning songs/ music that inspires you. Lots of styles and new techniques out there. Sounds like the next step is to learn to transcribe yourself.

I quit gigging but still found lots of enjoyment in learning music without any pressure. I still probably play bass 5-6 times a week!

I had an 80s Tokai jazz and I’ve never struggled with a bass so much live. No matter what I did I could not get it to cut through. A major disappointment because the neck was lovely.

Not all squiers are good - the VM I had little to gloat about and was heavier than my Sire 5 string. The Sire V5 is passive only.

That is a brilliant big band album. Without knowing who he was until I picked up off the wall, I had been listening to his compositions most of my life.

How about you buy a friend/wife/husband/partner some nice bass bits as a generous gift. If they don’t use them and you just happen to have a bass that could be improved by the unused parts, then you could borrow them without having to buy any additional parts. Not only would you still be in, but it prevents wastage and therefor global warming!

Sire V5. I have one, it’s awesome and would have saved me a lot of wasted money had it been around when I was a youngster! Only negative is weight, my mex P feels a lot lighter.

Unless someone has a s/h one for sale I don’t believe you can. I thought they were custom made and anyway?

Ditto. My Fender bass is perfect but it was a Ltd edition with Lindy Fralin replacement pups, so could be reproduced as a signature. If I was gigging on a world stage, this would be the bass!

Jazz typically teaches you more about harmony than other genres, because standards are typically repetitive in form but not in the notes that are played. To play jazz you need to fully understand the notes available, how they make up the chords, how you can manipulate the sound, and how you can solo through changes. This is not necessarily the case across all genres but learn these key fundamentals and you should be able to navigate a tune in any other genre.

I’ve had a number of very good teachers but Joe Hubbard pushed my playing along more than anyone else. I also got a lot from just watching Daf work his magic on the west end. Being up close in a pit for one of London’s biggest shows was an incredible experience, and I picked up different tips each time.

It could also be that the account has been hacked… that’s happened before too so I’d definitely check in with the mods first.

Nearly pulled the trigger on this but only got a few more months of gear abstinence to go. Great buy for someone not partaking/ already out: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass-new-arrival/products/ken-smith-5

I’m very much guilty of comparing to prices over twenty years ago. I traded mine for a value of £500 in around 2009. But there were quite a few around there at the time. But because Fender, Musicman, Gibson and Warwick all put their prices up around 10 years ago, £2-3k has become the norm for a quality instrument.

I now feel guilty for not buying my bass a Christmas present in its 7 years of life. I didn’t know I was mistreating it so badly!

I’d get a US SUB. I made the mistake of thinking a full fat 3EQ US Stingray would be better but while the fit and finish obviously was, it didn’t have the 2EQ growl I’d loved previously.

Hang on….. I’m being framed now 😅 I wasn’t expecting this twist!

Early Xmas present? We’re in October 😂 nice try!

Sure 😜

What a way to do it! I’ve never heard the name and surprised it ended up at Fair Deal Music of all places! Also surprised Fodera are allowing him to straight up copy their designs…. Regardless you got a really sweet deal there.