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This is no good. Links! we need links for gods sake! Wont somebody think of the children

Tony Butler is an incredible bassist IMO. Our sound guy knows him quite well, and is a thoroughly decent chap to boot I'm told

Depends on what the overall sound is you are looking for. I played in a very heavy one guitar band and would try and fill out the 'rhythm guitar' role as well during the leads solos as it felt empty otherwise, yet other one guitar bands ive played in had a lighter feel so I was able to just be a bassist IYKWIM

"Well, twist my nipple nuts and send me to Alaska." I've restrung it (dropped all the saddles back to zero height and started again with the set up) and set it up again. It now sports a nice sensible amount of relief and a new set of Status flats and is already 100% easier to play . Im astounded first of all that I hadn't noticed the neck bend situation, and secondly by how much of a difference just the little tweaks Ive done so far at your suggestion has made. Old dogs, new tricks and all that. I haven't even touched the nut yet. But I can see that further improvements could be made there, so may still attack that at some point. For now, I'm enjoying playing this thing again and for that I thank you all

I probably [i]could[/i] Kev.....lol New Status strings arrived and last night I picked up the bass to go about re-stringing. Had a quick peek along the length of the board and discovered that its got a lot more relief than i thought, how i never spotted that i dont know. Anyway, heres a thing - after Id released the tension of the strings, the neck went from excessive forward bow, right through straight and out the other side to a small degree of back bend. Ive never been shy about adjusting truss rods but Ive never seen one do that before, do you think maybe theres an issue with the neck? I gave the truss rod a tweak last night, shall revisit the bass later and see whats occuring

Ah yes, the ultra rare bassless head

Inspired by own thread (ever the narcissist, I even think that songs about me) lets hear your entry for the longest lasting gig shirt competition. My own effort is a long sleeve sweatshirt from the NOFX Soul Doubt tour, purchased fresh from their gig at the Princess Charlotte, Leicester one sweaty evening in 1992. Still hangs in my wardrobe though doesn't get worn so much these days if I'm honest. So that's 23 years. Anyone beat that? A prize of the dust that my least hardiest gig t-shirt became to the winner. Ill get a pic up when i get back

About to set off on the road for our last gig of the year ( well planned one anyways) We would really like to hit next year with a more professional approach and set up, and so over the winter break I want to sort out some merchandise. Ive bought loads of band t-shirts at gigs over the years, Ive been really disappointed with some of it, whereas its gone once through the wash and came out no bigger than a beer mat, whereas other stuff Ive worn to death and had years of use out of it. Oddly enough, the one thats lasted best is a NOFX sweatshirt from thier 1992 'Soul Doubt' tour, still going strong, if a little tattered. Punks not dead. Anyone got any links where we can source some decent quality gear? we are thinking the usual t-shirts, beanie hats, key rings, mugs etc TIA dave sprocketflup

Haha I wont be doing any vids Im afraid, I can barely take a photograph! Got home form work today to find my new strings....havent arrived yet c'mon, c'mon, **drums fingers**

lol i didnt have one either so i made one by attacking an old five string with a shovel. Got me the gig and then held up for another 18months before I replaced it, its still in my loft Well im glad you decided not to, its been a thoroughly enjoyable pursuit for me, who knew there was life after the fourth fret?

A big thanks to everyone for their input on this, I have some new strings on order and shall mess around with set up before getting drastic with tools. I'll report back soon

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1448222424' post='2913825'] As someone who was nearly in your shoes at one point, I would also recommend the TI JF344 Jazz Flats. But get the nut done as well. It will make the bass nicer to play, whatever strings it has. And I'd really recommend, being ancient, learning to play with a low setup and a light touch, letting the amp do the work. [/quote] Hi Telebass, you say nearly in my shoes, do you mean regarding hand cramps or did you play bass for Cloudbusting?

Bon appetit!

A perfunctory glance at the 3 basses sat on their rack yields that yes, the nut on the offending bass does appear a tad higher than the other two. I'll get the calipers out at some point and measure before I get busy with a chisel. I say chisel as what I'm thinking of doing is popping the nut off and sanding a little away from the underside as opposed to filing string slots. To answer some of the other questions from above - I have a high action on most basses as Im a fairly clumsy player, the jazz has a higher action than the offending P tho as I slap that in a few places. The fretless's action is comparitively low as that's used for more delicate stuff and Im less wont to 'dig in' on it. Chris B - same angle yes, tho I do move them around as required, and the pain is spread across the palm end of the fingers and the centre of the hand as opposed to wrist area, fingertips usually fine. Im finding myself stretching the fingers back between numbers during the set now, which doesn't look to professional in my eyes. Im not getting any younger either so thats also a consideration (44 and been playing guitars of varying size for almost 30 years) re particular songs - yes, we do a rendition of Kate Bushes Sensual World which is all played on the lowest F and its octave and a few notes in between, Ive come to dread it. Ive taken to playing some of the Low F's with my thumb to give a bit of relief to my poor fingers. Its looking like the song is not going to appear on next years set list which I cant say Im sorry about. 'King of The Mountain' gives me grief too - another song featuring the lowest (4 string) F octave primarily. Anyways, all advice gratefully received, and Bluejays wisdom of trying some diff strings prior to wood butchery shall be heeded. The Greek - these Status flats you refer to, can i get them online?

Walbassist - thanks for the string recommendation. Are there any hard and fast rules for discovering what tension a particular set of strings may have before putting them on? Or is is just a case of suck it and see?

Nut surgery it is then! Now there's a sentence I thought Id never write...... Thanks for the replys, didn't think of that, Ill report back with my findings/results once ive got busy with the tools.

Nowt wrong with the Squires. Is it the 'Jaco' fretless? I beleive that one has an ebanol fretboard that I personally didnt like, a matter of personal taste I think. If it feels good to you, why are you asking here? get it bought and enjoyed lad

Ok, Im going to stick my head above the parapet here a little. Lately Ive noticed a bit of an issue with one of my basses, in as much as my fretting hand has been cramping up during shows, quite painfully at times. My band does 2 hour+ gigs ( waits for Blue to call me a lightweight ), during which I use 3 different basses, my fretless I can get away with a very light 'fret' on the board, I reckon i could play this bass all day with no problems. I also use a CV jazz with rounds on, that also doesn't need much fretting pressure. However, the main bass I use is a Squier PJ that is strung with flats, and its this one that is giving me the issue. I have to press a lot harder with my fretting fingers on this than the others, and I can really feel the difference by the time we get to the later half of our show. Im not too clever with the physics of all this, what can i do to make the bass easier to play? Is it just a case of restringing with lighter guage strings? Its currently running my favoured 40-60-80-95 as all my basses do. (Fender flatwounds on this one) Is there anything else I can do? And how come this one needs so much more input than the others?

£365? where did you get that from Jenny? Uprite is something i intend to be looking into when funds allow

The ones that get me started are where there are a million pics of parts/details of the bass, but not a single pic of all of it, or even just a complete neck or body shot

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1446405027' post='2899166'] Coat? [/quote] No, shoes definitely works better. Whoever heard of an orthopaedic coat?

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1446206063' post='2897679'] The Kate Bush trib featuring our very own sprocketflup is worth seeing too: [url="http://www.cloudbustingkatebushtribute.com/"]http://www.cloudbust...ushtribute.com/[/url] [/quote] Aww, thanks mate. **blushes**

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