Kiwi Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 That's a great first bass. Goodness me how times have changed since I started out. I would have killed for this level of quality back then. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 If they don't arrive soon pepsi-abi let me know and as my earlier post I will send you a cable and strap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Endorsed by the great man himself. These are indeed very good guitars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsi-abi Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 cable arrived this morning! sounds great! now to practice 😄 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Kiwi said: That's a great first bass. Goodness me how times have changed since I started out. I would have killed for this level of quality back then. More than just a great first bass. It's simply a great bass! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, pepsi-abi said: cable arrived this morning! sounds great! now to practice 😄 Good luck. You will enjoy this road 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Meanwhile...I've been practicing on my two sires....and ignored my own advice and flattened all the batteries by leaving them plugged in! Doh! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I want to try a Sire V7 with the swamp ash body. It'll have to wait until I return to civilisation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassfan Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Kiwi said: I want to try a Sire V7 with the swamp ash body. It'll have to wait until I return to civilisation. There’s a 4 string in the sale section. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 This may be of interest to you too 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, ubit said: This may be of interest to you too It’s of some interest to me! I’d suggest sticking with rounds whilst you are setting out simply so the pads on the tips of your fingers toughen up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 7 hours ago, pepsi-abi said: cable arrived this morning! sounds great! now to practice 😄 If you think the cable sound great, try playing the bass, that will sound amazing! Very difficult to get the tension needed on a cable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Bobthedog said: If you think the cable sound great, try playing the bass, that will sound amazing! Very difficult to get the tension needed on a cable. Yeah and it's very likely to be flatwound. Frank defo recommended starting on rounds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 7 hours ago, bassfan said: There’s a 4 string in the sale section. 😃 Sorry I should have mentioned it would need to be a 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Kiwi said: Sorry I should have mentioned it would need to be a 5. Only five? 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 02:19, Kiwi said: That's a great first bass. Goodness me how times have changed since I started out. I would have killed for this level of quality back then. Indeed yes. If my memory serves me correctly did you not own a Westone Spectrum II at some point. I owned one, it was my first bass, it was complete garbage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I think my first bass was an Aria of some description. I recall it was the princely sum of £193 back in the early 80’s and can confirm it was indeed total crap - passive, p bass style pickup and a very nondescript tone - not that I had a clue as I couldn’t play I note when I bought it! My second bass was a Status at 5 times the price and a fantastic piece of kit It’s amazing to have basses of this quality at what is effectively the same price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsi-abi Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 19:26, Bobthedog said: If you think the cable sound great, try playing the bass, that will sound amazing! Very difficult to get the tension needed on a cable. i was quite enjoying plucking the cable hahaa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsi-abi Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 so not able to play anything as of yet having fun just feeling what the bass is like and making sounds, i must admit i am struggling with switching to and throw between frets, probably because its a 34 scale bass, but that isnt going to stop me learning on it, my friends all have 34 scale and play it very easily, any tips or videos i should look into when starting out? all advice is really appreciative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepsi-abi Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 but it feels amazing to hold it can't believe i finally own a bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 12:09, la bam said: Meanwhile...I've been practising on my two sires.... Impressed! I've only ever managed one bass at a time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, pepsi-abi said: so not able to play anything as of yet having fun just feeling what the bass is like and making sounds, i must admit i am struggling with switching to and throw between frets, probably because its a 34 scale bass, but that isnt going to stop me learning on it, my friends all have 34 scale and play it very easily, any tips or videos i should look into when starting out? all advice is really appreciative ...right, as soon as Miley Vyrus has sung her last I’m going to bring my short scales over! Edited April 15, 2020 by Frank Blank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, pepsi-abi said: So not able to play anything as of yet having fun just feeling what the bass is like and making sounds, I must admit I am struggling with switching to and fro between frets, probably because it's a 34 scale bass, but that isn't going to stop me learning on it, my friends all have 34 scale and play it very easily, any tips or videos i should look into when starting out? all advice is really appreciative Here you go - Mark from Talking Bass is my absolute favourite online bass tutor. So much so, I've actually paid (shock horror!) for a couple of his courses. Here's some of his free material aimed at beginners: https://www.talkingbass.net/beginner-lessons/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, pepsi-abi said: so not able to play anything as of yet having fun just feeling what the bass is like and making sounds, i must admit i am struggling with switching to and throw between frets, probably because its a 34 scale bass, but that isnt going to stop me learning on it, my friends all have 34 scale and play it very easily, any tips or videos i should look into when starting out? all advice is really appreciative Well when I’ve helped out mates when they’ve started out I’ve tried to get them to concentrate on fretting on one string at a time - say go from the 3rd fret to the 5th, and repeat 4 times, then go 5th to 7th, just to get used to fretting properly. Then repeat this on each string in turn, so then getting used to the feel of each string. Once comfortable with that go from 3rd fret on one string to the 5th fret on the other. Small steps but once comfortable with fretting when you start on songs they’ll sound so much better to your ears without any mis-fretting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Marvin said: Indeed yes. If my memory serves me correctly did you not own a Westone Spectrum II at some point. I owned one, it was my first bass, it was complete garbage. Second bass but yes, not a great experience. It was the only thing I could afford with two pickups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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