BassApprentice

'you cannot escape the GAS'

Very true, especially if it's of your own making.

How Can you have an "unexpected" NBD?
Did you accidentally fall into a guitar shop, grabbing a bass to break your fall.... whilst your contactless credit card flew right past the credit card reader?
Have a great NBD

Everyone knows it's not official until you post some pictures of it! They'll come take it away!

that riff in call me al .... near impossible.  But heard a South African bass player name of Schalk Joubert a few years back who can do that and any other S African township riff to order.  Amazing player.  5-string bart rigged afzelia dolphin into a little SWR working man combo.  Sounded great.

As for "hit me" saw Norm playing that in our local music pub a couple of years back ... blow me .. but have you seen the length of that guy's fingers!!

Fun fact about that lick in Call Me Al - it's backwards. Recorded then played in reverse in the record, hence why it's impossible as the phrasing is, well, backwards 😁😂

that is SO cheating. And all these years never knew that. Still fairly bonkers player though. You have to spend years locked away from polite society to come out playing like that. Bit like Alan Rankine on 'Party fears two'... "That's not really how we do it, son".

Thanks @Teebs as good as they can be just now! I'm just annoyed at having to use eBay as selling platform as there are so many horror stories these days. 

Good luck 👍🏻

Too many of us have too many Basses we need to sell, I fear...

(sacrilege saying this, I know)

GLWTS

SimS???

Yup, a big bridge humbucker is where it's at. Paired with a P, for me. 

Hmmm I might try a set of flats and see what I feel, especially something like the Golds/Chromes that are supposed to be quite bright.

But it will probably end up with rounds on it again 

I don't mind rounds, but higher strings/notes always sound a little feeble to me now compared to flats.
But it really depends what bass and music you're playing I guess

Si

Maybe try Rotosound 77s - I'm really enjoying them after a long time on rounds only.

From where to where....

I'm sure that there are many BCers who would be happy to help.

It's currently in Essex and I need to get it to either Stratford-upon-Avon or Glasgow. Might start a relay request post 😁

it's calling you.....i can hear it....😂

I think it was Sister Cookie? Very good but very much lacked a bass player! 

It gets worse, saw Steve Winwood yesterday. He didn't have a bass player either!! I know it's rare to spot us in the wild but I didn't think we were that endangered! 

Death to all Hammond players!

Steve Winwood rarely uses a bass player. He plays bass pedals on his Hammond. And very well too, I may add. He is also a very handy bass player himself.

really come on then spill the beans, warn the rest of us of the dangers out there. 

Ah, sorry to hear that. Hope everything works out OK for you

Cycling and live music - or 'bike and bass' - my two loves! Fantastic :)

I have some of the black Fenders on my acoustic and i'm now a convert too...agree though the shiny coating is a bit weird.

I've been using Status Black Tapewounds for a few years now....not exclusively, there's a time and place for roundwounds too.

On pianos, that's a good place for 'em.

@obbm tagged.

Unnecessary I know, but plus one for OBBM. Been buying my leads from him for years. Best quality, great value and superb customer service. What's not to like?

What lead are you after? i make my own and have cable and connectors.

who is paul?

Paul is the bass guy at GuitarGuitar Glasgow - he's taken them having nothing but Fenders and Ibanez to having custom shop Sandbergs and Mayones and a lot more in stock. 

Paul is the guy with the beard, specs and kind of hipster bun type hairdoo. He only works Friday and over the weekend if I remember right.

In a previous rock covers band we did 'Cochise' and it was a highlight of the set. Spine-chilling line to play, IF the rest of the band are up to it which in this case they were. I miss that band, but not the bum-shattering volume we played at.

What a great description! I've played loud, but never to the point of shattering my bum. Not that I was aware of, anyway. I was also in a band some years ago that had Cochise in their set. Girl singer, and she could do it, too.

Not me...I don't think I've ever owned one.

I've got one I built from parts; it is really very good and I've no plans to buy another.

I think its the time of year Dude, I am selling two BF compacts, normally go well, but not a chance yet.

Sure, they'll build you one. I think I've seen pink Sandbergs.

It's not shell pink, but it is pink:

Ooooh, reason I said as pink wasn't on the configurator. Those pinks are a touch pink. Going to drop Sandberg an email.

It's happened to me too. The guy was a trader, not a player.

Happened to me many moons ago on here. Gave the guy a Bass Pod as he was having back problems re his amp and he later sold it on here for £50. 

It did leave a bad taste for a while....

Should always remove the batteries first....

I used the Slicks and loved them for that Stone Roses kinda vibe (1st album)  Im now on Elites Grounds and they are really doing it for me.  The growl of rounds without the tinny twangy top end but more going on than full on flats

Might try them next but I've been reading good things about GHS Balanced Nickels today....

Ive not used rounds in years but the more I read about Boomers the more I think I might give them a go on a back up bass one day.  Good luck in your quest

I'm also on the hunt!
After years of hoping they'd finally visit Glasgow, I decided against buying tickets when they announced it last year - I feared it'd get pushed back forever like countless other gigs were.

Or you could even go for one at just £100......!

Truth. I think back to years gone by when I was inexperienced in terms of bass setup and string choice. I would sell basses because they didn’t feel right…in hindsight a string change could have completely fixed things!