jonunders

I play in a covers band and we all have a choice on what music is played, except the drummer who we keep gaged and chained to his seat. We try a song and if it works then we keep it. Seems to work for us

A week or so ago I posted about rack tuners and the majority of responses suggested looking for a Korg Pitchblack Pro or DTR2000 which my bass tutor has. Following a bit of research I found that DTR2000 are selling around the £125 mark. I noticed there was on available to bid on so I did and won, today, for less than £60. Assuming it turns up in the excellent condition which it has been advertised as I would consider myself very lucky indeed. A big thank you to the seller

Shall he stay or should he go now? Phone a friend or ask the audience? This may attract vicious vindictive replies.

Life has a habbit of changing, We grow, priorities change, we move on. Commitment is something we give if we have the time. Good leadership provides a sound platform on which to build. Without change there would be no progress. The more people involved gives us a greater diversity of opinions and thus conflict may ensue. This should be embraced as without conflict there would be fewer dicussions. Basschat is a wonderful site, many poeple give there time to share their experiences and knowledge with the community. They are very much appreciated especially by myself. I do not post as often as some but reading the threads has tought me many things which I would never have thought to ask. Thank you to all of you

Hi, Could you please suggest some Rack mount tuners which are worth looking at with the view to purchasing. Below £150, Many thanks Jonathan

Hi, Just got in from attending a concert last night and driving home it occurred to me that many bass players use Fender's. Is this bass still, or has been, the Industry Standard or was there ever such a thing. What about Amps and Cabs? Jonathan

I use OBBM cables

A good mid range priced 5er is the G&L2500. I can recommend this bass,

I played at one a few months ago with my bass teacher. We practiced 5 songs and had a singer join us. I was informed that there was no drummer in the background to keep things moving it fell to me to keep the tempo. Not a prob;lem I thought. How wrong I was, I felt like a rabbit in headlights, the most scary thing I have done since picking up the bass. Needless to say things didn't go to plan, everybody was really kind and afterwards my teacher said to me that it was good because the experience I gained was invalueble and only a hand full of people notice the mistakes. thats the fun of playing live and being placed out of your comfort zone.

thanks for the info

I think the way foward is to learn how to do it myself. The advise and held is much appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, Can anyone recomend someone who can set up my bass who lives or works in, or within reasonable distance of Kings Lynn, Norfolk I have had it set up twice before but having problems Thanks in advance Jonatrhan

My son and I went on the Saturday and we had a brilliant time, hi light of course was meeting Bluejay. There was certainly less to see but I found that the number of people slapping the hell out of high end basses was vastly reduced. This allowed talking at a reasonable level most of the day. I got a lot out of the master classes, Lee Sklar, MT Stevens, Roger Glover and Frank Bello. Looking forward to 2015 already! Keep supporting so it continues.

Got my ticket for Saturday, (weather permitting)

Hi, How do you define or what constitutes a great bass riff. Jon

Hi, I have been looking to possibly move over to a fretless 5 string bass and I have been looking at the MTD Kingston KZ5 fretless on the Bass Direct website. Has anyone got any comments on these basses or other suggestions for basses in this price range. Jon

I've always stood to the drummers right so now it's habbit

Had same problem with work computers which run on windows but not with a mac.

I have a Thorens TD160 with an SME series 3 arm and a Shure V15 type 4 cartridge up for grabs, Also Quad 44 pre Amp amd 405 power amp. You could always talk to me if intrested. Jon

Is it a real G&L though, or one of those cheap copies by EBMM? It's a G&L2500 Tribute

Hi, My pickup has become loose and I found when freting the 'G' string it was touching the pickup. I will have to adjust the screw , but what bdistance should it be set below the string. Is there a rule of thumb in these cases? Thanks Jon

I didn't start learning the bass untill I was 49, I hope I have many more years left in me and my instrument of pleasure.

Best wishes to all, Whilst your all enjoying you day spare a thought for all who have to work this festive period. I'm on nights Xmas Eve And Day. Love and peace to all BC'ers and their loved ones. Jon