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For me it's always flats on a P, but I like both on J basses depending on the gig. I prefer the sound of flats when recording, but when playing with some bands I find I need the extra punch of a roundwound.

Lightweight gear = lightweight tone!

[quote name='Toasted' timestamp='1497446902' post='3318224'] No spray no lay. [/quote] No splash no gash

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[quote name='steantval' timestamp='1497078298' post='3315660'] Totally understand using them if you are a solo artist or duo. If you are a full band i.e. guitar, bass, drums etc, IMO I call it cheating. [/quote] I get your point if you are talking about miming perhaps, but adding sounds that you don't already have isn't cheating surely.

Didn't Woody from Vulfpeck do a tutorial on their FB page on the keys chords? Definitely saw something like that.

Hi All Interested to hear opinions on this topic. Recently I've been really enjoying tweaking my basses and setting them up precisely, I think I'm pretty close to finding what suits my playing best. Most of my basses have a 9.5" radiused fingerboard, and yesterday for the first time I set up my string height to match the radius of the board (e.g. 9.5" at the bridge saddles) Well it may just be my imagination, but the bass just plays so much better! A nice even response across the neck. Does anyone else do this as standard? D

Nu Metal was my first love - Limp Bizkit, RATM, Linkin Park etc, graduated to proper Heavy Rock/Metal afterwards which was when I started to pick up the bass more - Metallica, Sabbath, Purple etc. Still love it!

Pretty sure it's open E yeah.

It'll be hard as most notes won't work with the tritone in the riff. Try sticking to the minor pentatonic (which you already are) and maybe adding a reference to the tritone (b5, or C in your example) to make it interesting. Also, try varying the rhythm a little and it may help come up with new ideas?

Lucky enough to own one of the original Promethean amps as mentioned above, the 1x10 combo with the 1x10 extension cab, and I'll never part with it. I guess we should add Dumble amps to the above list for obvious reasons. I believe the bass variant was called the Winterland.

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Pop has always had great bass, just look at ABBA! It's often how session jazz guys make a living.

Hi All! Just got a Realist copperhead fitted to my upright. It sounds nice, if a bit like an electric fretless! I would like to add a mic and blend the two (possibly using a Headway 2 channel pre) to hopefully achieve a woodier, more natural tone. Looked at options from Schertler and DPA but interested in hearing some opinions! What do you think? Cheers! D

Dandelion wins with 'The Champagne Charlies' who are performing their maiden gig this Thursday! Cheers all for some cracking suggestions

I just use a metal ruler with micro increments in both cm and inches, when setting relief however I don't usually bother. Capo 1st fret, press down string on the last fret on neck, and measure the distance between 8th fret and the bottom of the string. A slight tap is more than enough IMO.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1495655523' post='3305711'] Adolf's New Jazz Army. Three, two, one, let's Jazz! Jazz Joyride Down with this sort of jazz Careful now, there's some jazz on the dance floor. [/quote] Laughed out loud at these!

Lol some good ones so far!

Hi all Appealing to the collective wit of Basschat here! Been asked last minute to put together a jazz trio for an awards dinner run by a large NI-based publication. It's going to be a classy affair and we are doing 2 hours at the welcome drinks reception, all standards. Format is drums, piano and upright with some vocals. Any ideas for a classy, cool, humourous or witty name? I am stumped and terrible at these things! We are pretty young (mid 20s) and fresh so something modern would work too - we don't mind having a bit of fun with it! I should add that part of the payment will be in the form of a full page advert in said publication. Cheers all! Danny

That's something that will have to be addressed, either by way of a dep or some sort of workaround. It's not fair on you to always feel like the one letting them down. Similarly, it may not be fair on them having to turn down gigs.

Cool idea! I guess they would work fine!

Beaut!