Ghost_Bass

4 pages for this! Wow! It's basic and has been answered countless times in this thread, people playing other people's songs are covering it. If most of the repertoire is covers then they are a cover band. People writting their own songs or having songriters creating material specificaly for them are doing originals. Simple! Nothing to see here, move along and close the thread...

I'm not sure if that growl i'm listening isn't from a valve amp/preamp. There's a breaking up there that i automaticly associate with a 12AX7. The rest is spot on like previously stated on other posts, digging the bass to cause it to rattle and "fart" the gain stage.

I stopped buying carpet covered cabs. If this had happened to me i would rip off the entire carpet and refinish it with tolex or tuff cab. A cover is allways a good investment when buying a cab.

Been done: https://www.chordbuddy.com/

Will i win if i buy this one? http://www.connectionbult.com/wp/?page_id=548&~~mode=product&~~id=62235958#!/Fender-Precision-Bass-1958-Two-Tone-Sunburst-Maple-Neck-+-Gigbag/p/10226518/category=3988185

Going on this subject, and sorry to introduce another maker here, there's another way to get both worlds of round and flat wound. D'Addario makes a set of half-rounds, they give the feel of flats and keep the zing of rounds too. I got those for a fretless i had because i like the zing but didn't want to scratch the fretboard. Woked really well. I'm guessing other makers will do this kind of strings also.

Or you can use a simple preamp pedal from the brand you prefer. Set everything the way you like with the bass that needs less EQ on the amp with the pedal off, switch basses and set the preamp pedal to match the input of the other and EQ to taste.

Well, you could just replace the Fenders with a Sandberg, the preamp on them has absolutely no volume/gain loss between active and passive, and then just use one bass the entire gig. On a cheaper option just put a Glockenklang preamp on the bass you like the most. In a more serious and realistic note, if your amp has a passive and a active input you can use a line selector like the Boss AB-2 - bass goes in input, output A to passive, output B to active.

[quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1468570659' post='3091794'] (...) Seriously, 8 year bump? [/quote] I read the thread and found it funny how much things have changed since. Not a lot of people talking about Ken Smith, Fodera, Ritter, etc. I'm guessing that now there are a lot more users owning much more expensive basses.

Most expensive bass i've owned was the Ken Smith BSR-5M that retailed for about £4k, needless to say that i bought it used for half the price. This was the cheap bolt-on model (not a Burner though) and i know that there are a lot os BC users with the neck-through models that cost way more than that.

I forgot to add an example in my previous post. I believe it's the fairest comparisson one can make. I briefly had a TRB1005 that i got in a trade and i A/B'd it against the TRB5PII. Both basses were 35" 5 stringers, strung with the same brand and gauge, both dual humbuckers, the 5PII has piezzo and is neckthrough. There's a huge difference between the two, the 5PII has better sound with more sustain, more harmonics, the sound is rich and warm but at the same time has more definition, the neck is faster and not harsh like the 1005. The 5PII is, probably, 3 times the price of the 1005. For me it sounded and felt more than that better. I had to mess with the EQ of the 1005 to get a tone i was happy with.

For me it's not the price tag that makes me choose a bass (though i wouldn't spend 10k in one) but the sound. I've had cheap and expensive basses - 2.2k Ken Smith, 1.4k Stingray5, 1.3k Sandberg down to 500£ Fender/Ibanez/Cort/etc. - and my choice was a Yamaha TRB that i got dirty cheap over here for 900£ a lot of years ago. This bass has MY tone straight out without messing with EQs anywere. If that bass costed 3k i would be saving up for it without a doubt. If you ask me if the more expensive basses were better, for ME no, but they weren't bad also, just not my sound. Were the cheap basses bad? No! But they weren't as comfortable, reliable and didn't sound half as good as the Yammy. This IMO & IME. Basicly, a bass shouldn't be measured by it's price but by it's sound quality, playability and comfort. That's where you're spending that extra dough. Some players have the luck to find their tone nirvana in a 300£ Squier, some in a 3k Wal. As long as you have the money for it you should buy whatever makes you happy playing and inspires you to keep doing it. Cheers

[quote name='vsmith1' timestamp='1467877223' post='3086840'] I know this is a little off-topic but I wonder why I have never seen anything about cover bands for electronic music, Stuff like Kraftwerk, Human League (early stuff especially), OMD, etc. Any thoughts? [/quote] But there are a lot of people doing this. You can find them every weekend, everywere. They usually call themself DJ's...

[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1467731119' post='3085714'] A Hard Day's Night [/quote] I thought about that one but then there's this: https://youtu.be/09QJt9MBBUY https://youtu.be/tPgf_btTFlc Not the same note but enough to need another note after

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1467730558' post='3085701'] [ Errrm - "Smoke [i]On The[/i] Water", surely. [/quote] Probably... Don't mind me, i'm not myself today. Cheers

- Smoke Under Water - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Highway to Hell

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1467317007' post='3082854'] [b]If you select 'the one bass' that will do everything you need - and stay off the internet, you'll be fine.[/b] [/quote] Should we ask the mods to put this in the registration page to prevent future bass horders to develop? It will also help decrease the number of domestic arguments with the other half. Maybe a pop up window with this warning once every hour logged in!

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1467637594' post='3085004'] IME birchwood casey gunstock oil should not stick, not even a little bit. [/quote] Yep, but it does, not much, only a bit but enough to leave me with that dirty/sticky fingers sensation. After a while and some more dry cloth scrubbings it fades away. It's still a good product, i wasn't dissing it, it's just not for ME.

I've did as much as i could to fit all my gear in a one travel. My bass goes inside a Contego Protec case/bag wich has straps so i can carry it on my back. My cab is a Berefaced S12T protected by a Roqsolid cover and it carrys itself with the wheels, it's also a one hand lift if i need to go through stairs. For the rest i've got a trolley, the same size that can be taken inside airplane cabinets. I can fit my amp (GB Shuttle 9.2 or Ibanez Promethean) wrapped in a black table cloth that also doubles as a screen to hide cables if i have to lift the cab in a chair or something. That leaves me room for all my cables (x2 jack, x2 XLR, x2 Power lead and extention cord, a speakon cable and a XLR to jack adaptor. I also fit my bass stand (mini type, from Fender) the bass strap, my mic, a roll of tape and my pedal board on top of all. I have a mic stand at home that can fit in that bag but i'm using a biger one that goes along the rest of the PA and bits allways on the van. I can carry everything in one trip, bass on the back, S12 in one hand and trolley in the other and i'm only really carrying the bass's weight. All the gear is safe and hasn't been damaged inside the van.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1467623637' post='3084862'] I hardly ever play at home... Only when I have something to learn / parts to write or I need to commit something to memory before a rehearsal / gig. Quite regularly go a week or so without picking up the bass if I've no rehearsals / gigs. [/quote] This defines me. With a day job, family, house and other responsabilities to take care i only pick the bass to learn parts for rehearsalls or remember tricky parts before gigs. Sometimes when i walk by my bass wall i pick up a bass and have a quick noodle with it but that doesn't count as practise. I had a lot more time available when i first started learning bass and lived at my parent's house... I allways try to learn my parts before rehearsalls though but it has been a few occasions when i really couldn't find the time to do it. If i was a professional musician i guess i would look at this in a diferent angle and try to practise every day.

I use Lemon Oil, the Dunlop stuff, and it does a very good job. Never noticed it drying the fretboard or enslaving it. I get good results in maple, rosewood and even in my TRB's ebony FB. I only use it when that time for a complete cleanup comes, about once a year, and when i get a new used bass. IME what dries the FB is the way we clean it before applying the oil. I've stopped using alcohol a long time ago as it was the worst thing to use even though the most eficient way to remove years of gunk setting in. Now i clean the FBs with a old tooth brush and a damp cloth, leave it to dry for a bit, apply the oil and let it soak in for a couple of minutes and remove the excess with a dry cloth buffing it to shine. Results have been perfect and durable. I've bought a bottle of Birchwood-Casey gunstock oil when i got my SR5 some years ago, it was the brand recommended by EBMM at that time, it's very rare to use it as it can stain the maple a bit and is a bit sticky. I'll keep using the lemon oil.

So i'll be the first one to post some Yammy love here then? Ok, here it is, needs no introductions: My bassface says it all: Had it's place at my wedding: It's my main bass, the one that i hook up flat to any amp and pumps out my tone immediatly. Hope that the pics are shown properly.

Obvious question, sorry to ask, but you've tried different strings? Maybe that brand/gauge may resonate more with the bass whilst a diferent set may be silent.

Ended at £17.66 with 11 bids! Somebody got a great deal for a set of tuners, a neckplate, one strap pin, a string tree, a bridge, two pickups and a loaded control plate! And they can have a bit of heat from the fireplace in the winter as a bonus!

All my drummers (except one but he wasn't really a drummer, had no drum kit and is now the lead singer in a band) were true gentlemen both as musicians and as band mates. They were allways on time for gigs/rehearsalls, organized, helped with PA and great guys to have around for a talk or a drink. Now, if we were talking about keyboard players....