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Excellent bass, which I received very quick, despite it being the Xmas period. Great communication throughout and highly recommended. Cheers Derren

Excellent bass, which I received very quick, despite it being the Xmas period. Great communication throughout and highly recommended. Cheers Derren

So String Makers, take note! We don't want those fancy colours on our strings! [b]Just concentrate on making a Great Sounding String![/b]

Following me thread on 'Silk String Wraps - I hate Them!' There appears to be a lot of people out there who agree with me, that coloured silk wraps on strings are a right turn-off. Please list all the the strings that you know that don't have the dreaded coloured wraps. Roundwound, Flatwound, Taperwound, whatever!

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1067572' date='Dec 23 2010, 10:52 AM']Steve Harris RS flats have a different colour on each end (Red and Blue to reflect Steve's West Ham allegiance) Good job I have a bridge cover to hide one end[/quote] Being a 'gooner' I wont be rushing out to buy them!

I put a band together through: [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/"]http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/[/url] and our age ranges are 26, 44, 47, 49, 59 & 61. We all get on well and play what we all like. But while using 'joinmyband', I noticed how many ads are on there from people who just want to get together once a week/fortnight, to jam or rehearse in a relaxed way, with no pressure to start gigging. Give it a go, there are many budding musicians out there in the same boat as you. Good luck

I recently posted a thread on my search for a lightweight bass. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114357"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=114357[/url] I've suffered from back problems since my early 20's, and been in and out of hospital countless times, but I've carried on playing the basses of my choice until now. At 59, it has finally got to the stage where I just can't carry on playing my favourite bass, which is a Warwick Corvette std bubinga (pictured in my avatar). It is a fantastic bass to play, the build is outstanding, the neck is so tight in the body, it could almost be all 'one piece', the wood finish is fantastic, and most importantly, the sound and playabilty is unbelieveable, and I will probably keep it for ever. BUT! Despite all that, it weighs well over 11lbs, and the pain has got so bad that the only way I can carry on, is to get a very lightweight bass, which I did last week when I found myself a second-hand Ibanez SR500, it is only half the weight of the corvette, but it plays and sounds good, and the balance is great, and it means I can hopefully carry on for a little while yet. I've also just sold my fantastic Ashdown rig, and spent a lot of wonga on a lightweight Genz Benz Shuttle rig (very nice indeed). So for me, weight is important, but if I was fit and well, then like most people, I would probably think that 'lightweight' is just the latest fad!

[quote name='spinynorman' post='1067185' date='Dec 22 2010, 08:30 PM']I bet I hate them more than you. The only purpose they serve is to fray when you take the strings off, so you can't re-use them on another bass. I really hate it when they extend over the bridge saddle. Also hate the dust they create as you pull them through the bridge. The hideous colour is just the sh*te on the cake. I don't like Christmas much this year either. [/quote] I've got a plain silver christmas tree with no silly coloured tinsel on it!

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1067164' date='Dec 22 2010, 08:14 PM']I used to hate them but I quite like them now. I like the green on the Fender 9050s stainless steel flats as it happens.[/quote] It's a good job we all have different tastes, but I still preferred them without the green wraps.

[b]Does anyone out there hate silk string wraps as much as I do?[/b] I suppose they are there to add some protection to the tuning pegs, but why do the strings you happen to like, always have the most horrible colour? I have always been a big fan of Fender 9050s stainless steel flats, and fortunately, they had no silk wraps, but now they have decided to put a horrible green wrap on them, which look awful! I know it is only a cosmetic thing, but when you have a nice guitar made from beautiful wood etc, the last thing you want, is to spoil the affect with some brightly coloured silk wraps, and as time goes by they start to fray and look even worse. I tried to take the wraps off once, but it's an impossible task, and I have thought about dyeing them, at least if they were black or silver coloured they would not look so bad. [b]Is it just me?[/b]

I wondered why my Warwick Corvette jack socket has suddenly become very loose fitting inside. Now I know! my Planet Waves cable is the culprit!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1063388' date='Dec 19 2010, 11:44 AM']I went through 3 or 4 Rickenbackers, 2 Warwicks, about a dozen Stingray 4 & 5 strings, Modulus Flea bass and a whole bunch of other relatively expensive stuff before I realised that none of these basses made me any happier or improved my playing. In fact, some were terrible and my 20th and 30th Anniversary Stingrays never left the house as I was too scared of damaging them, careful as I am. I'm loving my Thunderbird and have been happy with it for a long time now. it cost me just over £200 including gig bag, new pickups and Hipshot Supertone bridge. I found it remarkably simple to set it up to my liking and the roto flats were the icing on the cake. I look after my equipment extremely well but the odd bump against my music stand or whatever doesn't phase me in the slightest as I know that it wasn;t expensive and could be replaced cheaply enough if anything were to happen to it. I'm happy in the knowledge that I have 3 different basses that i could confidently take to any gig and their combined cost was just over £400[/quote] You sum up perfectly the point I was trying to make, when I started this thread

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1063311' date='Dec 19 2010, 10:47 AM']2001 called, it wants it's thread back![/quote] Please make allowances for newbies. I'm a newish player too, so I am just seeking some advice from you more experienced people out there.

[quote name='TimR' post='1062730' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:24 PM']There are things we know about human biology and psyche. We know that people see colours differently, people appreciate different paintings and women can discriminate more colours than men, some people are colour blind. We know people like different foods and have different tastes, some can stand very hot chillies others only like beef and Yorkshire pudding. We also know that people hear differently, some people have different levels of deafness, we all like different tunes, some people have perfect pitch and others are tone deaf. Women listen to the words/singer, men listen to the music. Drummers listen to the drums, bassists listen to the bass, the best musicians can hear the whole band at once. So why the obsession with 'my tone'? You are the only one who hears it that way. You can't describe it in words to a sound-man. No measuring equipment in the world can measure it to reproduce it. The environment plays a huge part in its reproduction so it doesn't matter how much you spend on your gear when you walk into that dodgy pub with the low beams it just won't work. Buy something that sounds good and concentrate on the notes. Or am I alone here.[/quote] Great point!

[quote name='markstuk' post='1062708' date='Dec 18 2010, 06:05 PM']To be more specific the B string on my Ibanez (I've used Elixir 130 and DR Hi Beam 125 so this is not an exhaustive list) although it can sound ok, feels floppy and without great attack... The 37" B string on the Dingwall (using Hi Beam alikes) has the same feel/tension/attack/timbre as the other four strings.. And great sustain.. Given the OP is asking about an SR505 specifcally my SR765 observations are probably relevant... The BTB B string sounds better (35") and the string spacing is better than the SR's 16.5 mm which I find a little tight... Mark[/quote] Thanks for the advice, I have thought about trying a BTB to see whether it would be a better option

I'm thinking of getting a Ibanez SR505 as I like my SR500 so much. But does it have a decent B on it, both tonally and tension? Do I need a 35" scale, and what strings and guage do you recommend to get good definition?

Just had ours cancelled, 6" of snow already, and still falling!

[quote name='lovetheblues' post='1061242' date='Dec 17 2010, 05:51 AM']Well - I'm kinda at the opposite end of the spectrum. Had only played my Squire P bass, but did a lot of research and playing in Guitar Center and local shops- and decided on an SR505. I love it, I have played it every day since I got it about 1.5 years ago. Someday I want to get a Fender P and J bass, to add options, but for now I really really enjoy my Ibanez. I have seen on other forums that others seem to feel the same way about the SR series, the 500 and 505 in particular. Glad to hear you are enjoying yours - I'm surprised sometimes that Ibanez doesn't get more press. Happy Holidays to you![/quote] I'm seriously considering getting the SR505 too, but how do you find the B string, both tonally and for tension. Being a 34" scale bass, is it refined enough? cheers

[quote name='icastle' post='1060039' date='Dec 15 2010, 09:01 PM']What tonally, physically or ergonomically?[/quote] Tonally & tension

[quote name='icastle' post='1060027' date='Dec 15 2010, 08:52 PM']I've owned an SR505 (5 string version of your SR500) from new for some 6 or 7 years now. Definately light and the necks are, reputedly, the fastest around. Tonally it does pretty well but I still have to supplement it with a couple of other basses to cover all the tonal ranges I tend to work in the most. I think I paid somewhere in the region of £500 for mine back then and must have easily paid for itself 100 times over by now. Whilst other basses have appeared for periods and departed, this one has stayed... although the SR5005 has winked at me and whispered "take me big boy" a couple of times... [/quote] I am thinking of adding a SR505 as well, what is the B string like?

Have you ever wondered why it takes so long to find the bass that is right for you? Over the years, I started by buying cheaper basses but none felt or sounded right to me. So I then started buying more expensive ones, but still I was not happy with the feel or the sound. I've had Fenders such as precisions, (american hot-rodded, mexican,), jazzes, (american, japanese & squire), Warwicks, (corvette std bubinga passive & corvette std ash active), Musicman *Black Onyx" Sterling (too scared to gig it, because it is too nice), Home-made Jazz, plus numerous other basses. The only one I truly liked was my Warwick Corvette bubinga, but it weighs well over 11lb. Because of neck and shoulder problems, I have had to look for a lighter bass, and remembered an Ibanez SR500 I picked up in a shop a few years ago, I was amazed at just how light it was, but I must admit that I never bothered to try it, as I thought a bass so light, and at a budget price couldn't possibly deliver the goods. Anyway, many thousands of pounds later, I have just brought a second-hand one for £250 in absolutely mint condition, and I just can't put the thing down! It's as light as a feather, super fast neck, full range of tones, a real joy to hold and play! I really do think that this is [u]the one[/u] for me. Cheap as chips compared to what I've spent in the past, I just wish I got one sooner! I'd be interested to know whether anyone else out there has experienced the same thing.