Josh

My bad it looked like Gouche from the distance and I thought he was playing his NYC Fodera. Still I love it.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='487219' date='May 13 2009, 08:18 PM']What do you want him to do at a trade show or clinic...play some rock and roll basslines?[/quote] Why not? It'll show us a side of him we've never really seen and may earn him some more respect. Personally I'd like to see him fry up an omelet.

Edit: It is indeed the wrong size so nevermind.

Have had lessons which have put me in the right directions, 2 different teachers at 2 different times in my development but I've learnt more from just generally asking for help and getting it and putting it into practice.

[quote name='Golchen' post='473579' date='Apr 27 2009, 06:24 PM']I really don't know how you guys work out basslines from recordings, I have a real job picking out the bass, let alone trying to play it. I really struggle with what's going on. Maybe it's because I've spent decades not really listening to bass??[/quote] I'm not sure how long you've been playing exactly but if you've been able to play songs mostly right for a good amount of years, your ears should at least be able to differentiate what's going on. It doesn't need to be exact but you should be able to make out the basic motif, and then if you practice that part your ear will get use to it in the mix and then picking out the rest of the line should come easily.

[quote name='XB26354' post='471936' date='Apr 24 2009, 11:02 PM']Sounds lovely! I read a Bass Player 5-string shootout where the testers mentioned the MTD was quite hard and unforgiving of sloppy technique. Wouldn't know . Haha, seriously, My experience is like yours - the more you give, the more you get back out. Even though Wenge is the hardest neck wood commonly used I don't find the tone has too much of an edge - perhaps the warmth of the custom wound Barts even things out.[/quote] I'd love to try a wenge necked MTD, I love Warwick's so no doubt the tone would be something else altogether, in a good way of course, it's a shame you don't live to close to here, you'd be more than welcome to come and have a noodle on mine.

[quote]Cheers! Every time I look at that top on your MTD Josh I get this terrible pang of envy! What's the ash neck like compared to a maple neck. Michael says on his website that it's half way between maple and wenge...[/quote] I'd say Mikes right about Ash being the in-betweener, it's not as harsh as Wenge and certainly not as smooth (tonewise) as Maple and really just gives the bass a unique cutting tone. The best way to describe the tone would be it is incredibly warm and modern whilst having the guts to stand out in any mix. [quote]Never understood all this talk of MTD's being unforgiving of sloppy technique - mine just eats it up whether you play lightly with floating thumb or dig in hard.[/quote] I haven't really heard that myself to be honest, but either way it's helped me refine my technique further, it's stupidly easy to play.

[quote name='XB26354' post='471025' date='Apr 23 2009, 07:24 PM']The only bass I would get next is... another MTD (Josh where are you!!).[/quote] We are Elite. I'm always near when an MTD is afoot.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='470377' date='Apr 23 2009, 08:40 AM']any sound samples?[/quote] I'm afraid not Steve, I still haven't worked out how to record properly on my Mac yet.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='469996' date='Apr 22 2009, 08:34 PM']Looks great! What sort of price is 'half the cost of a Sadowsky M24'?[/quote] Well to get one made to the exact specs would cost around £1200-£1400, whereas you'll be lucky to find a Metro Ultra-Vintage or Modern Vintage for that price second hand, let alone a secondhand NYC M24 which would be about £2000+ secondhand. Having previously owned the blue NYC Sadowsky which is currently up for sale, I can happily say it pretty much beats it for both playability and tone.

Recently acquired this beaut from Garbev and I can honestly say that Mark Siggery has made an astonishing bass, for less than half the price of a Sadowsky M24 as well. Gary had originally snapped it up when it was on Ebay, when it use to look like this: But he then took out the Bart pre-amp and had it sent back to Mark who installed a Series/Parallel switch for each pick up, and now it looks like this: It's pretty criminal that many guys on here haven't heard of Mark Siggery, Mark's stuff just looks so professional, check his site [url="http://www.siggeryguitars.co.uk/index.html"]here.[/url]

[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' post='469720' date='Apr 22 2009, 04:31 PM']I'm considering a Metro Modern 5. Does anyone know what the string spacing is on Metro 5 string basses ?[/quote] 19MM I think?

[quote name='mantekka' post='468013' date='Apr 21 2009, 12:34 AM']So would these tuning heads be suitable for the bass? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BASS-GUITAR-MACHINE-HEADS-FOR-FENDER-PRECISION-MUSICMAN_W0QQitemZ390031858236QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item390031858236&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Ebay Tuning Heads[/url][/quote] Yeah man .

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='467979' date='Apr 20 2009, 11:50 PM']I have an SVT 6 Pro and an SVT 410HLF. And I'm beginning to feel a bit foolish about it. I did my research. But I suppose after 15 years absence from bass playing, I was fixated with all things Ampeg. So, I bought it. And, to my ears, it sounds alright. Now, fumbling through bass forums, I find the world has moved on. Ampeg seems to have slipped a good few rungs on the ladder of low-end. Now it's all Eden, EBS, and Aguilar. What do you think? Does Ampeg suck bass balls compared to the rest? Will anyone leap to its defence? Is there a lone soul out there who's put an Ampeg up against an EBS and thought it trounced the Swedish upstart? Or should I admit my brand-loyal naivety, axe the Ampeg, and buy stuff beginning with 'E'?[/quote] As far as I'm aware Ampeg are still pretty much on top of the amp market. I love each one I've tried, and to this day still would like to try a full SVT4 Pro head through an SVT 8x10.

It's really not that heavy, I can't stress that enough, either as a nation men are getting weaker or I'm bathed in the white light and am destined to take the throne. Honestly though, if you can haul an Ampeg cab around then you'll have no problem what so ever.

[quote name='rslaing' post='467926' date='Apr 20 2009, 11:03 PM']If that is what they want, and they pay the money, who are we to question them? And if they want an EXACT sound, the VB99 is a great investment for the studio session player who wants to get the requested sound without having to carry a lot of basses around. It also replicates a huge variation of cabs and amps and is a dream for the engineer when all he wants is a good clean D.I. £700 is not a lot of money if you are a pro, good at what you do and can deliver on the spot![/quote] Noted . Still, I've had no complaints for just favoring the neck pick up, both my Siggery and MTD deliver a precision tone in spades.

[quote name='rslaing' post='467915' date='Apr 20 2009, 10:49 PM']But doesn't get the exact sound that the people that are paying you want to hear. I hated the idea of modelling units initially, but the VB99 is superb. Really.[/quote] They want dull thud, they'll get dull thud .

[quote name='rslaing' post='467904' date='Apr 20 2009, 10:37 PM']"Ever been asked for "that classic Precision sound"? Just buy the Roland VB99 - you can get any sound you want, and tweak it if you need to.[/quote] Or the more simpler option of just soloing the neck pick up, saves money.