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Wow that's pretty!

It'll come with practice and you'll be glad you put the time in. I love ghost notes and used well can really liven up a bass line.

A sensible question as few people will tell you how to clean your axe when buying! Depends how you want it cleaned. Fast fret is really a string lube and I cant really comment on it's cleaning ability but I don't like it as it leaves the strings feeling greasy IMO. I've heard people say it can harm fret boards but I can't see how they'd get away with selling it if it really did. Many players never clean their strings and prefer a slightly duller worn in tone. Personally I like a quite bright sound so prefer newer strings. New strings however are expensive and in order to get as much life as possible from a set I regularly take them off and boil them in a pan of water for 15 mins. This cleans them and revives the bright sound. The brightness however doesn't last quite as long as a new set but is worth while for me. Some people will no doubt turn their nose up at this tho. Boiling them doesn't really work if they have silk wound ends as it starts to fray afterwards. It's also a no no if you have strings such as Elixirs which have a coating on them. While i've got the strings off I usually just give the rest of the bass a wipe and buff with a very soft duster. I wouldnt like to use a chemical cleaner or anything although I know plenty of guys who use furniture polish without too much problem. Depends on the finish on your bass. My advice is just a duster though. Hope that helps!

Bloody hell that's cracking value for money!

Many thanks to all for taking the time to help. I'm going to go with the 3.9 ohm as the BFM forum also has other people recommending the same thing and you all clearly know what your talking about as Ive heard nothing to contradict whatsoever. Again thanks to all for the help.

For me timing is crucial but extra noises are often welcome. I know I sound bad solo'd and regularly record myself and listen back. I try to use it to improve timing and expression etc but as long as it's not out of control some fret buzzing and "finger sliding along string" noise is all good. There's a thread on here about isolated bass lines. Check out something like Flea's bass line on Give It Away. The timing is great as you'd expect but solo'd you notice how much clonking and buzzing he generates and IMO it really adds to his sound. *EDIT* Just listened to Give It Away again and it's not as clonky as I recall but I have heard several of Flea's isolated tracks which sound very loose solo'd but great in the mix.

I'm really happy with mine. It's a "one bass does all" kind of instrument. It's nicely made, sounds great and looks good. I haven't noticed it as particularly heavy and love the neck. The action is better than any other Jazz I've had and it can growl like a dog if needed. I'd happily recommend one.

Many thanks Pentode will do!

Are you using ACS custom fit ER20s? They cancel noise very well as you'll know if you have them. I use custom HF17s and find they almost cancel too much and I sometimes feel a little detatched from the music. I believe you can have the filter removed and a monitor driver installed which will exclude the majority of external noise, including your guitarist so the monitor level can be kept down. It's not a cheap option as you're probably looking at a couple of hundred quid to have the drivers done but it would definitely allow you to have an in ear monitor at a reasonable level. *EDIT - T15 drivers will work with custom ER20s for £129 see link below* [url="http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=48"]http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?opti...8&Itemid=48[/url] If you don't have custom fit ones then they'll do you a mold of your ear and make you some for about £250. It may sound a lot but if you're guitarist really is that loud then you'll be doing yourself a huge favour by having proper plugs made. [url="http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=47"]http://www.acscustom.com/uk/index.php?opti...7&Itemid=47[/url]

Hi all, I'm currently building a pair of BFM DR280 pa cabs. I'm getting along nicely but cannot for the life of me find any 4 ohm 10-20watt resistors for the high & low pass filters. I've trawled the net and drawn a blank. Can anyone help? Woodworking skills are fine but I'm a bit green with the electrical side. I can locate 3.9 ohm 10w resistors but you'll probably tell me that to substitute these will result in a full meltdown of life itself. Pls advise

The reason you can sometimes find a cheap deal at crackconvertors is because they pay well under the odds for the stuff they buy in. Selling to them should never be an option for anyone IMO unless you're desperate for a quick sale.

Real happy with my rig and my usa vintage 75 jazz. just want something with 5 strings such as a sandberg jazz v. Once thats sorted i'll be happy and not want anything ever again.................................................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

I love watching other bands. I love checking out their gear, hearing a different take on certain songs and generally enjoy myself. The music scene in our area is pretty poor so I'll offer any encouragement I can. I'll even collar the landlord if he looks unimpressed and say something like "wow these guys are great". As long as it helps encourage the bands or the venues I'm all for it. We are all at different stages of learning and unless I can offer subtle advice that will actually benefit the musicians or band then I don't do anything other than complement them. When I'm playing I take nicely put constructive advice well but I can't tolerate people who are smug / unpleasantly critical. It takes a lot of effort and guts to put a band together and get out in front of people to try and make them happy. The least we can do is enjoy it or at least pretend. If the support band walks out mid set or makes a big display of packing down whilst we're playing we'll not work with them again. We're well booked these days and never short of offers for support bands so it's their loss. If they're a good bunch and stick around I'll buy them a beer afterwards. When we were starting out we used to "pay our dues" and stick around to watch the main act and it helped us a lot with re-bookings etc. We still give heaps of support to bands that support us by cheering / shouting / clapping / dancing and it helps lift the other punters which in turn is good for us when we go on. There's more respect than attitude out there but there are still a few people who think they're above the rest in my view and it's ridiculous as there's no need. If you're so insecure with your own playing that you need to slate other bands then it's all a bit pathetic.

I'm really happy with the advice and service I've received from Mark. He is passionate about his gear and if he does try to push you towards something it's purely because he knows it'll give you what you're after. 95% of the time this will be fine but sometimes you may find it's frustrating to be ushered away from the kit you have in mind as what you really want. I'm sure his intention is all good though. I've had Mesa gear before and it was great. I now use Berg stuff and IMO it's considerably "greater". Don't forget he is trying to offer a much better range of gear than the usual music shop that makes most of it's money selling cheap guitars, amps, recorders, music stands etc etc. If he was selling all the same stuff regular shops were he would probably shift enough gear to be able to employ a bunch of spotty teenagers to serve you. That however is not the case. He's focusing on the kit that gives us the best sound and reliability which is a bit more specialist.....and at a very competetive price. In order to do this I'm sure certain compromises need to be made to make it a viable business. Therefore he may need to deal with phone customers for mail order sales at the same time as leaving you to noodle on a bass by yourself. The location is handy for the M40 but not as handy as being on your local high st. Again this will be a move to lower overheads. I personally would rather travel a bit and noodle a while than have to pay more for the kit in order for Mark to be able to afford another employee and a high st store. If his business is to expand (which I hope it does) he will need to become very stretched before moving to the next stage. That's just the way life is in a small business. Just my opinion tho. I don't know the ins and outs of the OP's phone call so can't comment. I just appreciate what Mark is trying to do and will certainly buy from him in future

Awesome vid in the OP love it and thoroughly inspiring. That guy not only defeats a disability that would see most of us give up playing for good he also plays really really well and the conveys heaps of feeling. The other vid is the exact same bland 80's style slap fest you would expect from MK. Technically amazing I'm sure but totally self indulgent and aimed at providing festive "w@nkfodder" for his fan club more than anything else. I'm sure he's a great guy tho

Thanks so much guys this is all really helpful. I think delay and chorus will be a good start. I personally love wah but I'll let him make that call. His amp has a good reverb build in and a footswitchable boost but a volume pedal could be handy as we like to vary the dynamic a bit and it's often tricky to get the volume right down for him. Much appreciated chaps

Sorry this isn't a bass fx issue but wonder if anyone can help? Our guitarist is really solid and a great rock player. As a band we used to do just classic rock stuff and he didn't seem to need pedals he simply used to adjust the drive on the amp and use different channels. Problem is we're now venturing into a far more varied field of party rock covers (queen - darkness - arctic monkeys etc etc) and he agrees he's going to need some effects to help him vary his tone. As he's not used them before we wondered if anyone can help suggest what he might need? What are the effects you'd expect to find at the core of a guitarists rig. Does anyone else do this type of music and know what their guitarist uses? Thanks

Don't use anything at all and can't see me needing them in the future.

Big difference between quitting altogether and taking a break. If you start to sell stuff make sure you keep enough so that when the urge takes you to come back (which I'm sure it will) you've got enough to play with others again. We're all learning, we're all just at different stages so don't beat yourself up I'm sure there's heaps of people out there that'd love to have you in their band (quite possibly the rest of my band for a start).

Very nice! I'm listening on crappy pc speakers but it's clear there's plenty of talent up there. Very tidy drummer and +1 about the sax lady!

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[quote name='Fat Rich' post='1058367' date='Dec 14 2010, 11:38 AM']The only signature bass I've ever owned is my knackered looking Marcus Miller Jazz, but the more I look at it the more I hate the way the larger control plate looks. With the stock Fender preamp sounding so average I've taken the battery out and I run it through a Sadowsky outboard preamp instead so I'm tempted to find a suitable offcut of ash and fill in the giant hole in the body and put a standard bell shaped Jazz control panel on instead. So it'll be a de-Marcussed MM Signature bass. [/quote] +1 I had a MM Jazz too and never ever found the preamp useable. I really liked the passive sound and used it for gigs and recording but ultimately the pure ugliness of the control plate forced me to sell it cos I just couldn't love it. Does that make me a bad person?

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Our singer did a gig last month after having a colonoscopy 2hrs before going on stage. He couldn't stand upright so we propped him on a stool with a cushion and he had to wear a grown up nappy to catch leakages.