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BooTheMightyHamster

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  1. I picked the bass up last Thursday. The chap I spoke to invited me to have a noodle on it for a few mins, but being novicetastic, I just managed a few scales and proclaimed it 'great'! It certainly sounds a lot twangier with new strings. Having got it home and had a rather more considered look at it, and played some exercises up and down the neck, it became apparent that there was a grim and exceedingly annoying buzz from the 5th fret on the G. Spoke to Fat Rich who was of the opinion that it could and should get sorted, so popped back to the Gallery on Wednesday of this week. It was looked at again, and a 'fret dressing' was prescribed, so I've left it with them. As I said to them - chances are I've only spent about £50 on it in the last 20 years, so if a bit of TLC is what's required, then so be it. Meanwhile, Rich has lent me a Japanese repro of a '62 Jazz to practice on. The tone is fab but my spine is now a peculiar shape. My Aria might not have the oomph of some other basses, but by God it's light!
  2. Dropped the bass off at the Gallery yesterday. I've never seen so much stuff crammed into such a small space!! Seemed like good people though. Quick question - I was asked how low I liked the action. I shrugged and said that I'm still learning scales and have pretty clumsy fingers at the moment, so it probably didn't matter, so go 'middling'. Presumably once you start getting confident, a low action means less effort for your fretting hand, but for the beginner, is there any advantage to having it high/middling/low? Cheers!
  3. Hi, While I've had my bass (Aria Pro II IGB 30) for 20 odd years, it doesn't get played very often. I've just started a concerted effort to learn how to play, but it's probably been three or four years since it last saw daylight. It could probably do with someone giving it the once over - truss rod, maybe some new strings - and there's an annoying buzz / rattle from the 5th fret and thereabouts. I'm sure that eventually I'll figure out how to do this work by myself, but for now I'd rather hand it over to an expert. I'm in North London (Enfield), and work up near Victoria, so just wondered if anyone could recommend someone / somewhere to get a basic setup done, either in central London or the Herts / Middx area? Thanks! Boo
  4. Greetings and salutations! Boo - juggler, boardgamer, videogamer, programmer, non-celebrity chef and drummer here! I've been playing the drums for about 30 years, but back in the late 80's I came across the Talking Heads film 'Stop Making Sense', and when I heard Tina Weymouth play 'Take Me To The River', I thought [i]"I want to play bass!" [/i] Dragging my then bass player down to a variety of music shops over the next few weeks, I finally came home with an Aria Pro II IGB30 and a dumpy little Squier amp that the guy in the shop [i]said[/i] was a bass practice amp, but in truth was just 'a practice amp'. Over the years I've picked the bass up and put the bass down quite a lot, but never actually done the 'learning to play it' bit in the middle. In fact the only time my poor little bass gets played is when it's out on loan to friends. But a couple of months back I decided that I was finally going to crack that particular nut and went to see a good friend of mine, who has been known to lurk around these here parts under the moniker 'Fat Rich'. Status, on the other hand, know him as 'a very good customer'. Anyway, once a week I go round to see Rich, and he both teaches and encourages, mostly through gritted teeth. I am currently mastering scales and looking for a bass that doesn't have the frets so bloody far apart at the far end. May have met a couple of you at the Bass Show on Sunday actually, as we went, I had a good look round, and mentally spent about £20k. Memories of the look on Mrs Boo's face as I walked out of the door re: spending more than the cost of a sandwich however, meant that the plastic stayed resolutely unbent. Anyway - just thought I'd say hi. Music wise I'll play most things - currently in a Blues / Rock n Roll outfit that gigs about 3 times a year and looks like someone dropped a bunch of instruments into an old people's home, but I've been in a variety of covers / originals bands over the years. Listening wise, if you, like me, know that Rush is the greatest band that ever was, is or will be, then we'll get along just fine! Cheers! Boo
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