Telebass

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"I shall not fear, fear is the mind killer..." - now, [i]that[/i] dates both of us!

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Does anyone here use this method as their basic tuning, down to D-G-C-F ? Probably a pain in these days of 5ers, but I seem to remember Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad using this. Keep thinking of trying it, but have not yet mustered the courage!

Hi! Agree with you just about totally. Do have fenders, but not pricey ones. Do have a Squier. It's the player what matters, what? Den (57)

Exactly. I've had my current car nearly 11 years...needs replacing now, before repairs start to cost a lot, otherwise it's done really well, 210,000 miles. I looked after my first diesel too, and when I moved it on, it had 315,000 on the clock. Just good care.

Treat your bass how you like, it's your bass. However, if you do NOT do your own setups, have the courtesy to clean it thoroughly (or expect to pay extra for that) when you give it to a tech. There's few things more unpleasant than scraping someone else's sweat etc off a fingerboard... The dirt on an instrument is NOT irrelevant, and it is NOT 'mojo'. It's just stuff that will kill your strings, knacker your pickups, and rust your metalwork. If that's what you want, well, it's your money and you will eventually spend more of it because of this attitude, in the same way as an abused car will inevitably cost more to run/MOT than a cared-for car. I care for my kit, so I expect it to perform on demand. If you don't care, it WILL eventually let you down BECAUSE you don't care. </rant> Of course, wear and tear will 'mojo' your bass, but it should take, with care, oh, 25 tears or so to get really reliced!

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Welcome! "I made a mess of myself when I was a kiddy by falling sideways through a greenhouse. " Ouch! Have no fear, you are treading a well-worn path! Just enjoy it. A handy jamming tool is the Tascam MP-BT1 (which I think is about to become the MkII, so don't rush just yet...). Not only is it an mp3 player you can plug your bass into (get good headphones!), but it can do alllsorts with the music and it has effects too! Great fun.

Welcome, from another of those players!

Wotcher!

And another +1 to getting that hi-hat into your ears. Not always possible in a pub band setting, but if you're lucky enough to be able to get a custom monitor mix, make sure the hi-hat is there, and try to stand on that side of the kit if you can. The bass drum is tghe lock, but the hi-hat can be the groove and accent part.

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Bonjour et bienvenue! That's probably the limit of my French, I'm sorry to say! Enjoy!

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Welcome! One of my basses (my best one in fact!) is a Japanese Fender, a 1996 51RI. A great bass. Enjoy yourself on the forum! There's always something to learn here!

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Welcome! Top bass, too!

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