AntLockyer

Love it.

Brilliant.

Buy a P bass?

That is brilliant Scott, well done.

I think there is an obligation to warn others properly and that includes a name and an accurate description of the events that you know to be true.

[quote name='grenadilla' timestamp='1429062200' post='2747632'] It is a little strange to change basses, but in a good way. Also to play a "D" pattern at the 10th fret on the E string when you usually play it 5th fret, A string. -the Old Spice of life! [/quote] Well I think this is exactly what this particular exercise is all about. Getting away from patterns, thinking in notes and knowing where those notes are all over the place. Playing an Amaj7 chord, focusing mainly on the A, C#, E and G#, moving around the neck and adding other chromatic notes where needed makes for much more fluidity that learning the shape starting on the 5th fret of the E string or even mixing it up to be the 12th fret of the A string. It's exactly what I needed in my bass playing and it's going to be a long road.

I can switch betweens guitars no problem when playing songs, just when doing exercises like that one I notice. That exercise actually turned out to be awesome, improvised some great basslines today because of it.

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1428994604' post='2746691'] Holy smokes! If my gain goes past about 11 o'clock, walls start coming down! and thats with either of my passive P's. Okay it feeds into a BF compact and goes through a zoom B3, but that kinda gain is unknown territory for me..and I play against 2 Marshall halfstacks! [/quote] Master doesn't go above 9 o'clock, took it round to 3 o'clock during sound check on an outdoor gig and soiled myself

In the late 90s I was a drummer and had a bass guitar in the house that my old bassist and house mate left here. I played a bit and really enjoyed it. Decided I wanted my own bass and decided it had to be a USA made orange Jazz bass. Played a bunch and didn't really like them for one reason or another. Was in Nashville and in World Music, the guy said here try this bass out. Sunset orange P with rosewood fretboard. I loved it and handed over a pile of 100s That was my only bass until 2010 when I wanted to buy myself a wedding present and got an Aria SB1000 (because so many of the people I love used one). Then last year my mum and dad bought me an early 60s P for my 40th. It is very nice indeed.

60s P bass into EBS Reidmar, Gain at 2 o'clock, comp at 12 o'clock, slight mid boost about 750k, bright off, bass tweaked to suit room. Generally have the controls on the guitar wide open unless the DI really has loads of top end in it at which point I'll roll the tone most of the way off. My tuner is in the line out and is really the only part of the rig I'd change going to one in the effects loop.

Something happened this morning. I was doing a chord tone exercise where you play all the chord tones on a single string (so starting on the E string. Cmaj7 E, G, B, C, E etc.) I was doing it on my Aria which I knew would be different to my P basses because it has a 2 octave neck. Anyway, when I did pick up a P bass afterwards and try ot do the same thing it wasn't automatic. The notes were effectively in a different place in space and without that extra note at the top, the run up and down the neck sounded different. I went back to the Aria and it felt right. So you guys who have multiple instruments of different scale lengths, number of frets, number of strings even. How do you get round this? Do you practice everything in all 12 scales on all the basses? Do you do something else? Or have you realised this is an issue and now only have 1 bass or type of bass? cheers

https://youtu.be/ivgKU3fnWzY

You are kind Pete, I really struggled to play with that drummer.

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1428584351' post='2742692'] Don't sell it! [/quote] It does sound nice (shame about the playing) https://youtu.be/6kOoLfGHh3w

Lovely, played my original one for a 3 hour gig yesterday, made me wonder why it was up for sale.

Lovely, even my wife agrees.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1427746506' post='2733878'] Ant - what do Pre CBS Ps go for, and how easy are they to obtain? [/quote] Mine was less than £3k with a refin and non original pots.

Given the choice between a CS P and a pre CBS P for the same money I don't understand not buying the old one.

I think I'm going to get one. Not a fan of Sunburst normally but those ones look great.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1427453963' post='2730517'] Too many blues bands in the UK seem to be playing ideas from the 50's. Based around lead guitar and limited interesting grooves and arrangements. [/quote] We got round that by having a drummer who has no idea about the blues

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1427371624' post='2729430'] I see many comments about Joe Bonamassa being uninspiring and just a generic blues showman with no real talent. It shows that you can`t please people.I think he is great. I know he is no Gary Moore, Alvin Lee, etc, etc, but so what, it doesn`t matter as those two are sadly no longer with us. It is good to have someone still out there selling big venues out.That is the problem with blues, everyone wants to compare everyone. Blue, glad Chantel replied to you. I have only seen her once, and she seems real down to earth. [/quote] Really love some of his records, live was dull I'm afraid. Robert Cray was absolutely riveting though.