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[quote name='Dave Tipping' timestamp='1330385943' post='1556794'] I've got the black 'russian' one .. it totally sucks out the bottom end. [/quote] Yeah, I've got mine in a looper because of this.

Lovely. Had one, but reverted to the reissued Russian Muff. Just preferred it; that's a really good fuzz for the money though. LONG LIVE THE DIRTBOX.

I just discovered "Blue Trane" last week. I love Jazz too - that's a superb album.

Just played mine 'in anger' for the first time at rehearsal tonight. Awesome, exactly the sound I've been looking for (anyone who's followed my activities on the 'for sale' section knows that last year was a bit of a quest) for ages. Fretless Jazz bass -- Tech 21 XXL -- Sansamp BDDI -- Ampeg SVP1550 -- Hartke 410 Hydrive cab. Just lovely and dirty, but enough mids to detect pitch. I picked mine up fort £50, and it's brilliant - even though I paid slightly over the odds.

I'll echo the observations about reading on a five, not only do they allow for extended range on gigs (esp. in more modern pop stuff etc...) it also frees me up when I'm playing further up the neck. On a four you've got a bit of a shift to go from C on the E string down to G on the E string, but on a fiver it's all in one position. Simples. Fiver = essential. For me anyway.

My cab's on castors and standing on a small, hollow stage. I went for the alternative option of filling the cavity under the stage with old duvets etc... it worked for my drummer

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1330118966' post='1553162'] You can't beat a nice defined bottom end...... WELL... someone had to do it [/quote] I beg to differ, that's one of the better things to do with said bottom...

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1330043774' post='1552066'] Zappa clearly had his head screwed on [/quote] Amen brother!

Absolution is IMHO the best thing they ever did.

Hey Doddy, when did you get back?

My iPad is crying out for it's own version of this. I really like the idea of being able to watch the videos related to the article.

I hate them all, the filthy salivating dogs!

two things will help here - kindly direct your frontman's attention to the BC 'Bad Jokes' thread (that way they'll NEVER be short of material), and secondly - electric shock therapy for the guitarist. This may include running ample amounts of current through the tuners of his 'axe' - he'll soon stop fiddling with them. Or at least it worked with our old drummer; cured him of his habitual masturbating.

The 421 clips are a complete 'fail' item. They're flimsy and easy to mistakenly unclip, sending your lovely, expensive microphone bouncing off the drum head (or worse, onto the floor). Rubber band or cable ties would do it at a pinch, but I've never had one broken so I wouldn't know

Listing ended without any bids - I'm shocked.

from a theoretical standpoint I'd get all of the chord changes and tones under your fingers. It may not yield the best results but you'll have an unshakeable grasp of the tune. Also this is a transferable skill to every other tune you may want to play.

Punk was/is absolutely necessary. As is Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock etc etc... it's all good.

Help!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329478943' post='1543012'] I think you need at least five years dentistry vocational training and then a couple of years general practice experience. ...I'll get me white coat. [/quote] Or some chloroform and a nice cotton hankie

Looks like his tele has caught some sort of infection, best get some penicillin on that bad boy before it's too late.

another +1 for the Bass Improviser's Method by Chuck Sher - a great book with loads and loads of stuff to go back to time and time again. Looks like I'll be investing in the Levine book too, though I think we have it in the library at work. The Samuel Adler is a brilliant book, my first port of call when arranging for larger ensembles - essential reading.

You pay the bills with the first five frets, anything else is a bonus.

A Blade 5 string Jazz-a-like and a home made Fretless Jazz clone. Both chuffing lovely.