jazzyvee

I saw one of the the wailers guitarists using one of these a few years back and it looks like they are ok for bass too. [url="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/226556796/slinger-straps-neoprene-waist-pad-guitar?ref=shop_home_active_2"]https://www.etsy.com...p_home_active_2[/url]

I just watched the Dragons den pitch on BBC iPlayer and either the BBC did some serious editing of the pitch or they just didn't have time. It didn't come over as s really great pitch and i was left with a lot queries going round my head.such as: If they are trying to sell the lead on the quality of the sound, why then have someone playing using a heavily distorted guitar, surely someone playing some sweet toned jazz guitar would have been much better in showing the clarity? If you use effects you will need at least two of the leads. One to your pedal board and one from it to the amp. As you undoubtedly be putting copper back in the loop between effects you kind of lose the benefit there and you only need one dodgy lead in there to negate your investment. Battery dependency which is not an issue with standard jacks. Could you imagine a stage with dozens of those leads for microphones, guitars etc plus spares and spare batteries. Quite a big investment for someone to take on. I like the idea though and i will at least give it a try depending on cost.

I have actually had the opportunity to try this cable out at a guitar fare a few years back and like many posters here I was sceptical about whether it would be snake oil. However I tried it out on a really basic non premier brand cheap passive bass and the difference was incredible and not anything you have to listen hard to hear. Everything was much clearer fuller and more dynamic. That I use an alembic series bass which is active and with a low impedance signal path so designed to combat the problems of noise and signal degradation experienced with copper cables and I did mention that I would need to hear the cable effect with my own basses before deciding if there was any benefit to me having one. [url="https://www.facebook.com/lightleadglobal/photos/a.744431562259437.1073741827.731497853552808/752464701456123/?type=3&theater"]https://www.facebook.com/lightleadglobal/photos/a.744431562259437.1073741827.731497853552808/752464701456123/?type=3&theater[/url] A couple of times since then the guys from the company have been en-route near where I live and called offering to bring the cable over for me to try but it was never an opportune moment.

This version by Bobby McFerrin is my favourite of that song. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd9p_KqVCQs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=Yd9p_KqVCQs[/url]

I have still got these on my bass since the beginning of the year and have recently done 4 more gigs with them and they seem to have maintained their tone better than I expect regular strings to last. I did a jam session last week with them as the house band and it was a 3 hour set and they were great, still very clean sound crisp but not harsh at the too end and the smooth feel is still there so I'm able to make the fast passages really cleanly. The set involved many different styles from 50's rock n roll, through beat bands of the 60's and Eric Clapton stuff, Baker Street, blues and some soul and funk tracks requiring some slap sound. The the bass sound with those strings was great on everything. I have a couple of festival gigs this coming weekend so they will get another chance to shine. Totally impressed!!

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1464989606' post='3064555'] I use a Harvest leather one. Specifically designed for Alembic SS basses but works perfectly with my Ritter. Stunning quality and loads of protection along the neck - party because Alembics have that back angled headstock so they need to be really secure. Big money but I don't think they come any better [/quote] What he said. I have one that I bought from a member of this forum and it's also great for electric guitars too.

Just this week with a reggae coming up I decided to swap the strings onto my Alembic Europa 5 with all maple body, maple and purple heart neck and ebony fretboard. The strings finally found their resting place. This bass has a huge punchy sound anyway with my regular D'addario ProSteel strings and a really tight focussed sound. But being reggae I don't need as much in the upper end other than a bit for note clarity. As I use this bass mainly for reggae because of it's bottom end and punch I have the Low pass filters closed on the neck pickup and only add a little of the bridge pickup when I need to get a different feel for a track. The settings on my Mesa boogie walkabout head was the same as usual and the bass just came over much warmer and the punch seemed lower down the frequency than I recall it usually being which really I think gave the band a different feel from usual. I resisted the temptation to eq it from the bass but left it for the whole gig. At the end of the night our sound guy came over and was raving more about the bass than usual and I said to him the only thing I've changed is the strings. He does all our sound and hears extremely well. So I think I will be sticking with these on my reggae bass for the foreseeable future. One thing though, I'm not sure I understand is how the string allergy I've read about works because I always end up having painful finger tips after playing nickel strings even on smith strings like these and also on guitar and now use coated ones for that. I'm not sure if this is an allergy or the fact I'm playing harder to get a brighter tone or merely psychological. But I'm gonna run with these strings for a while and see how that works out. If you want to send me some more or any others that would be great. :-) Thanks again.

So, if a group of people are sitting in an apartment and a conversation starts between some of them that includes language that is disrespectful towards another racial group not present. Are you saying no-one has a right to intervene because the racial group they are talking about is not present in the room so can't be offended?

Nothing you have said has any relevence to my initial posting.

If that is indeed the case then wouldn't it be more respectful to praise that by using a more direct and positive title that reflects and respects that view of Japanese quality.

Moderators: Why is a thread with this clearly racially offensive heading allowed on the forum!? Here is what a Japanese culture web site has to say on the matter. [url="http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/is-the-word-Jap-derogatory"]http://www.japan-tal...-Jap-derogatory[/url] Wouldn't a more friendly title like "Japanese & Far Eastern Basses" be much more appropriate and have less of a negative overtone?

You could try Stanley Clarke's approach. Here is him on School Days. [url="https://youtu.be/rdRG-hD5ZKo?t=2m50s"]https://youtu.be/rdRG-hD5ZKo?t=2m50s[/url] If you watch the video there are a few of the other players there using chords in their solo so you can observe their methods.

[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1458577592' post='3008757'] Improvements stop as soon as you're happy with your bass. [/quote] Dead right however then you may find yourself wondering if your rig is doing the best for your bass.

I get told the same thing even though I feel like i'm really having a great time on stage, it doesn't show on my face most of the time. I'm gonna try this next gig :-) [url="https://www.facebook.com/junior.groovador/videos/1659004251032235/"]https://www.facebook...59004251032235/[/url]

If you are a member of the Musicians Union and have a contract for the gig, I'd speak to them as you may be entitled to part payment or compensation. Even if you don't have a written contract then any promo material that may exist to confirm that the gig was indeed booked might go in your favour.

I found the "One" bass about 3 years ago when I eventually got an Alembic Series II 5 stringer. It is more bass than I expected and easily the most complete sounding and versatile bass that I have ever owned and would cover any genre I was playing with ease. Just because I have found it does not mean that other basses have no place. They have all earned their place and their sound still has a place in the music I play. The thing is I really enjoy playing them live as well as at home and rehearsals, so I don't think it is necessary to offload basses once you have found what you have been looking for. Unless of course thats what you want to do or have to do. It's good to have options and sometimes different instruments inspire you to play differently.

The WHO at Bingley Hall Stafford on their first tour after Keith Moon died. It wasn't just the loudest gig ever I think it's the loudest thing I've ever heard.

Thanks for that. I didn't realise there was an upload quota. I just deleted everything except a couple of pictures. :-)

[quote name='JohnFitzgerald' timestamp='1457171642' post='2995933'] I've never been at all taken with the idea of a gig bag. They may stop a bass from scratching, but I reckon that's about all. Mechanical damage is still a distinct possibility and you certainly wouldn't load one into a van anything other than very very carefully. I've always used a hard case, but those annoy me too. The bass isn't always held securely, can rattle about inside, and they take up so much space. I think I'm happy with the compromise I've now settled on. These poly foam cases - or similar. [attachment=214136:IMG_1716.jpg][attachment=214137:IMG_1718.jpg][attachment=214138:IMG_1719.jpg] [url="http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Bass-Guitar-Foam-Case-by-Gear4music/C87?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=15847d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=144462915199&gclid=CjwKEAiApOq2BRDoo8SVjZHV7TkSJABLe2iDe2YkxrqAeYqQrek4Y0TbIoIEQu-5nema7IDbY291cxoCS_vw_wcB"]http://www.gear4musi...291cxoCS_vw_wcB[/url] The bass can't rattle around, won't get scratched, and if the case takes a whack, the case is highly likely to absorb it. More so than a badly padded hard case which might just pass all of the impact to the bass, undiminished. I won't be stacking bass bins on top, but I reckon these work well. [/quote] Have one of these that I bought for a guitar and whilst it seems to give good protection they are very cheaply made and the polystyrene interior is not stuck to the outer casing or the internal fabric well at all. That said I've never had any damage to a guitar that has been inside it and I still use it now but only for my beat up guitar as the exposed dried hard glue looks like it could scratch the finish. Another point to think about is the polystyrene at the bottom end of of the case has become compressed and is breaking up so you could end up damaging a heavy bass if it dropped there. I tried uploading some photo's but for some reason I still can't do that and keep getting an error message that upload has failed. I can send you the photo's if you like.

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1457340352' post='2997414'] Interesting take jazzyvee. Did you keep the treble stack for each pickup too? [/quote] Yes I did keep the treble stacks and have one for each pickup. However I only tend to use them if I have the low pass filters closed or nearly closed to give me clarity and some attack on the notes as you can get into heavy dub territory down there. . :-)

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[quote name='ead' timestamp='1457210049' post='2996451'] Of all the filter preamps I'd say the EQ02 is the hardest to sort out on a two pickup bass as you have to accommodate the output from both pickups and the blend control setting with just one filter stack and the treble stack. I much prefer the ones with a filter stack per pickup (plus the treble stack and preferably the active/passive tone control too) so you can can get each one to sound like you want it and then just use the blend to your heart's content. They are a bit marmite I agree, but if you invest the time they are great. Also the SEQ is quite nifty, it's a bit like having a really good tone control for each pickup and a volume/blend stack. Still has multiple adjustment if you want them but very intuitive. EQ02 is fine for single pickup basses though. [/quote] I have the two sets of EQ02 in one of my basses, one for each pickup then master volume and pan John East fitted it to one of my basses and it's a great system. I had it in a neck through bass but found it wasn't punchy enough for me so its been moved into a bolt on bass and it seems more at home there. Filters are pretty much an acquired taste and you do have to put in quite a lot of time to get to grips about what they can do for your sound but once you get it, you can get some amazing bass tones in your arsenal from just one bass. I love them and find them easier to use that 3 band eq's etc.

[quote name='Black Coffee' timestamp='1457275463' post='2996923'].............. My biggest gripe with expensive basses was the worry of somebody (or me) putting a ding in it and ruining the perfect finish. Shallow maybe. I dunno. My yamaha bb series is meeting my needs currently and I could replace it a dozen times before out pricing a good fodera. [/quote] I think if mine got dinged to the point it looked rough I'd just have it refinished.

[quote name='magee' timestamp='1457098334' post='2995326'] The singer/guitarist in my pub blues band suffers from tinnitus. It's pretty bad - he says even playing an acoustic guitar can trigger it. He's tried good quality ear plugs before but said while they were fine when playing guitar they didn't work when he started to sing. Moving his jaw had an effect on the shape of his ear canal and sudden bursts of sound rushed in. It was worse than having none. Has anyone had this experience? Does anyone know of any kinds of earplugs which are good for this and combat the change in shape of your face/ear canal when you're singing? Matthew [/quote] I had the same problem out sound leakage, not the tinnitus though, when I had my first set of ACS plugs and when I rang them to discuss the issue they said that it was because he guy who did the ear impression should have done an open mouth moulding. I got another impression done with my gob open at Boots and I now don't get that problem anymore.