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Alright chaps, I just spent like 40mins quoting everyone and thanking you all and putting forward a format for the next cast... then I clicked a link by mistake and the draft save didn't have all off it there, so... just... my apologies because this is going to be somewhat less well written through frustration. 😅 So here's a few quotes and quick responses and a rough plan for things to come: This was the consensus, I'm thinking no script just talking points from here on out. So for the next one I'm thinking a runtime of an hour. Quite a few people felt this way as do I myself so what do you say @Chownybass fancy a follow up? Seems this worked so we'll keep it as a segment and I shall try and refine the way I do them somewhat. We need to do some conferring behind the scenes but my personal plan is to have it out on some form of RSS feed so we can publish to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and the like so it's available on all podcast apps and things. We just need to find the best hosting option. We did do a small set of show notes that you can view on SoundCloud with links and things, I like the copying them into the thread idea, we'll defiantly do that for the next feedback section. So here's my proposition/rough plan for the next few episodes: Keep the runtime to an hour Split Interview and Discussion episodes Keep Interviews long form but publish as two part episodes Unscripted but with taking points Keep the review segment for discussion episodes 5-10 min Intro/Outro to cover; Sight News, Announcements, Call to Action, etc. How does that sound to folk? Oh and just tagging few people so I know they'll see this; @SpondonBassed @Sibob @ped @Silvia Bluejay

God yes. It all gets very dark and serious when that starts. A silly story but we used top play a large club in Slough. During the high stakes Bingo on a Sunday night they banned any talking, phones off etc. Our guitarist, being a forgetful chap, didnt turn his off. Off he goes across the room to the bar. Whispers to the bar man for 3 pints, and starts to walk back with them. Now, im not sure why i did this, but i decided as he was crossing the dance floor to call his mobile. It might have been because i knew he had the Dambusters theme tune as his ring tone, and maybe because there was no way to put the drinks down, but it was the funniest moment we ever had at that venue.....expect for him of course 🙂

I decide I need a compressor so I buy one, use it and then decide I don’t need it so I get rid of it. Then a year or so later I decide I need a compressor so I buy use it and then decide I don’t need it so I get rid of it. Then a year or so later I decide I need a compressor so I buy one use it and then decide I don’t need it so I get rid of it. Then a year or so late I decide I need a compressor so I buy... (repeat ad infinitum)

It's also possible to post without insulting others. I didnt see Westwood doing any such thing, just you

Shhhh dad’s sleeping!

So I contacted the website when I saw the post about having info. Seems its good news! Obviously we aren't all as fortunate to have such wide exposure available to us but great to hear he'll get his bass back! If it was your tip off, great work @2x18!

This place. We were invited to audition to be their resident wedding band. Which we did. Just by coincidence, on the last night of their week of trying to impress 60 visiting UK wedding planners. First function, went down a storm with the happy couple and guests who even left an additional three figure tip to be passed on to us at payment time. We went back after two weeks as we'd not received the payment transfer and lo and behold, gone into liquidation. In business again after 2 months, different name for the controlling consortium but strangely, all the same people. Hmmm. They had the nerve to email us two weeks ago to ask if we still offered a wedding function band service as they'd heard some positive feedback about us.😂

Great name for a band though Muzz......

I've been working as a volunteer at my local Drug & Alcohol service delivering groups. I decided to run a group where the members would learn to play "The Chain" - easily recognisable, not too difficult to play. I took in two basses and an amp. A number of the group had a go - remember that recovery is about perseverance and obstacles as is learning to play bass. One of the group was left handed so I was given the challenge of playing left handed - you know what? - we take our normal dexterity and muscle memory for granted - I was making loads of mistakes...if I practised left handed I think I might get the hang of it but I got reminded how difficult it was when I started. Playing bass is a lot harder than you think...

1. Says the guy with a collection of Gus basses. 2. Yeah we know it's easy to put there, it's not as easy for the user to adjust though. 3. What's that got to do with the price of cheese?

We're back off holiday so I had a few hours in the workshop today. I routed the headstock for the truss rod access slot and then drilled the hole for the nut to fit into.The truss rods were fitted and a strip of masking tape put over then to stop glue getting in the slot and fouling the rods. I rolled the frets to about an 8" radius, cut the wire into lengths and started trimming the ends with a grinding wheel in a Dremel, fiddly but it worked OK. I fitted the frets using a press and nipped off the ends. That was about it other than to make a clamping caul to protect the fretboard when I do eventually glue it to the neck which should be later this week daily life permitting

I would also add to this that anyone who (you are responding to) has the time to post so much on Basschat probably hasn’t recorded in a very long time. Clearly just speculation...

Big drum roll 🥁 🥁 🥁 only one week to go and we now have £570 in donations, thank you all once again, no words 🤗...........

As said by others, dont assume offence on others behalf

Very late to this thread and honestly not willing to read 7 pages of it to catch up... So I'll just add that the "best pro-bass players" are surely capable of playing 4, 5 or possibly even 6 string instruments, depending on what's required of them. And in some contexts (e.g pit players in stage productions) you'll raise eyebrows if you turn up with fewer than 5 strings on your bass. I think we're searching for a "general rule" here where one doesn't exist.

All just tools. At this point, I don't really care if some of the songs we play are played in 5 or 4. All I care is that I have a solid 5 string and a solid 4 string for when the need comes, it won't let you down.

A wax candle is good for lubricating screw threads too. It certainly helps with those fragile tuner screws

While changing the bridge could make a difference to the sound of the bass (although like all these things is it possible to state 100% that it is the new bridge that has made the difference and not one of the other things that may have been intentionally or unintentionally changed at the same time?), IME it's never pronounced enough to be noticeable in the context of a band mix. For me so long as the bridge doesn't move during playing, yet is easy to adjust when needed, that's all that is required.

I`ve found in the past that swapping a regular Fender BBOT for either a Gotoh or Badass on my Precisions has somehow "tightened" the sound a tad, and lost some mids. Nothing that I`d ever hear at band volumes but at home practice levels it was noticeable. A bit like the strings suddenly sounded a bit newer is the easiest way to describe it.

If he was going to give away free lessons he might as well have just bought a new bass. What happened to just doing the right thing purely because it's the right thing? He didn't have to offer a reward - moaning that it isn't enough is distasteful.

Is that The Wimpy? What did you expect..? 😁

There's definitely a whole lot of difference between a cheap and nasty Chinese tin cheapy and a half decent Squier type jobby, but there's 100% massive jump in clarity and sweet tone with brass saddles for instance on a Wilkinson. I don't think there's such a leap in a £150 fancy looking chrome lump to be honest. Personally I think a lot of it is in the mind. So many people on here have swapped out for a hyped up engineer's dream and to their dismay have found no discernible difference in things except for a whole lot of beer vouchers gone west.

I had the acoustic guitar version of that case many years ago, extremely high quality for a well priced semi rigid gigbag with tons of protection. Good job too as I sold it with my acoustic and the couriers bounced it around various depots for a week, guitar arrived back with me and then eventually to it's new owner completely unscathed. Pretty bulky though, moreso than the already chunky Blake gigbag.

It's a big subject and unfortunately I don't have time to write a tutorial on it. ... but YouTube is full of very useful 'how to' guides, specific to a wide range of DAWs, and I personally find video to be a much better medium for tuition that written text. So that would be my recommendation to get you started Let us know how you get on and good luck with the gig.

I am still in the same boat as you @SpondonBassed You can get pickup surrounds, these are the same size as 'standard' guitar humbuckers however they all have one central screw hole per side. Eg.. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F400452775395 I am going to get a pair of these and drill to suit leaving an unused hole on one side.

It's rocky funk - but damn it's good!

Yes, that’s what I am saying, isn’t the pickup surround on that the same size as normal guitar humbucker, certainly looks like it. I will measure it tonight as I have a b2 and some guitar humbuckers - I added “on a b2a” afterwards to save confusion as the thread is about a b2v

I have exactly this but on only one bass so pretty sure it’s not technique. I have tried all sorts but to no avail so far. It’s a pain as it’s a great bass in every other way but it’s just dead in that one spot to the point that if I play in rehearsal with it, it sounds like I have completely missed the note.

I also have Bill Evans partition. 😉

Bleedin ell 119 replies to a question when a simple YES would of sufficed

I've had my eye on one of these, I saw somewhere they were a slimmer nut width, around 39mm- is that right?

An oldie but a goodie.. BASS related

A cheeky bump with just over a week to go.

Ok, you got me on this one. Can anyone tranlate this into Yankee talk? Leathering? Is it something I might enjoy? Blue

thanks for sharing

See you could come over to me to try out the QSC, and bring this for me to have a drool over.. you could compare and contrast to my 74 Fender P, or the 64.. or even some of my partscasters which have a bit of this vibe going on!!

Gave it a good few hours to dry out - and I’ve now done a wet and dry pass (1200 grit) with water. Body and neck are both silky smooth, and so I will leave it overnight and give it another pass over tomorrow. It’s looking pretty much how I wanted it to now:

Hi all, Just to let you know I have a new post - this time I take a look at 'Reflections' by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Full transcription and video on the Jamerson Analysed site! - http://www.jamersonanalysed.co.uk/2018/07/reflections-diana-ross-and-supremes-1968.html Cheers, Chris.