Roland Rock

There are two main ways to cut boards - quarter sawn and tangentally sawn. -Quarter sawn is generally regarded as a superior quality. If you looked at cross-section of a trunk, the quarter sawn boards are the radial ones (like the hands of a clock) You can only get so many of these from a tree. The grain is very straight/close together (because it goes right over the rings of the tree from inside to outside), and they will tend to be more stable. -Tangentally cut boards are the ones left over, the ones not radial, but at a tangent (hence the name) to the radius. These have a more open, wavy grain, as there are fewer rings over the length of the board. These are more prone to movement. In terms of quality for necks, I'd guess that the quarter sawn, being more consistent in structure and less prone to movement would be the superior choice. Make of that what you will - if your observations are correct, it's possible that companies are increasingly using tangentally sawn wood because it's cheaper and more plentiful. Possible, but far from definite, in case any of Fender's lawyers are reading this!

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1337212121' post='1657340'] Best way I've found in these situations, (in a practice at least), is to stop the song and just say "we're slowing down", without pointing the finger at anyone in particular. [/quote] This. exactly my approach

Not my thing at all, but then I'm not Tony Montana

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1336995953' post='1653620'] In fairness to the complainant and his spouse, it is possible that the acoustics in this place of worship might have combined with certain notes to produce specific, distressing effects. I recall an occasion many, [i]many[/i] years ago when I was performing before a Royal Personage at St Mary Le Bow London. Her Majesty the Queen Mother was nodding along to our sprightly jazz interpretation of Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring when I misplaced a low C and detonated her colostomy bag. Such was the charm and grace of our (then) dowager Queen that she affected not to notice and discreetly despatched an equerry to her car for 'the back-up'. How wonderful she was. We shall not see her like again. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] Skank, you are a bad man. Funny, but bad.

From the Daptone label: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKJTBmt_D8 Lovely simple feel. Check out the wah vocals! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wxz82-LbU4

[quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1337078135' post='1654902'] The new Squarepusher album Ufabulum [/quote] Looking forward to that - waiting for Amazon to send me the CD (luddite) CDs being heavily played in the car at the moment: -The Cure (the singles) - Stones (Sticky Fingers) - Beastie Boys (Paul's Boutique) - A Torjan rocksteady compilation

Written by Stevie Wonder, lovely bit of vocoder too. Great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsa7w4li98s

My first bass! Just like that, but silver. It survived many gigs and even sounded good on some recording! I won't hear a bad word against it.

Hi Rick, Welcome to BC. Balancing work, family and bass playing is tough, but you've just added BC to the mix, you fool!

I've been a Squarepusher fan ever since I bought an EP in 1999 just because it had an interesting cover! I love the atmospheric soundscapes, and the mental electronica, but can't get on with the busy electric bass stuff. In fact, I think the only album I don't own is "Solo Electric Bass" as the title put me right off.

But he still plays 5 strings? I've seen him with a Fodera NYC Empire 5 and a white Stingray 5

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=hSlnDi8Bn7g"]http://www.youtube.c...p&v=hSlnDi8Bn7g[/url] Not sure why this won't embed - great song though

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejEXr_qczk[/media] Aston FMB plays bass and produced it too

'A Little bit of love' is one of the most subtle yet inventive rock basslines ever - love it.

That's some badass amplification Tanya! Welcome to the forum - there's quite a bit of Matamp love on here

Informative post, thanks Mr Letts. The way I read it, you say that you can use quality wood and fittings to enhance the tone, but it's not an exact science. Is that a fair conclusion? If that's the case, tonewoods=partially bollocks (not sure which part of the bollocks) I was wondering where sustain comes into the equasion? Seems to me that the more resonant a wood, the more it will absorb the vibrations of the string, and therefore less sustain? ie some energy passes to the wood rather than staying in the string. Sorry if this is too off topic

How many people have sold their "keeper" bass since posting in this thread? Come on - 'fess up!

How strange that a manufacturer would use bolts (screws?) that are too long! Despite not affecting the sound/playability, I'd say that some would be put off. If you can find slightly shorter screws, that's the obvious solution. Alternatively, you could use a hacksaw to take a few mil off them. All you need to do is take the point off, it's no longer needed now that the holes have already been 'tapped'. Once that is done, you can flatten the dimples using the face of a hammer, and maybe a very light sanding - but be careful! - remember that there is not much wood there!

Show me a Lee Dorsey song that's not utterly fantastic, and I'll eat my cat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8Mkek6F2E

Eugene McDaniels is an angry revolutionary genius. Maybe a bit more rock than funk, but what the hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kYkNECfgGw

I've often thought it would be great if our band were miraculously signed to a big label - being able to make money doing what I love. However, I'm now a family man with a wife and two young kids. Do you think the band/family things are compatible? How much money could one expect to make? How much time away from home would one expect? 50 weeks a year? 15 weeks a year?

The Cure. I think "The Forest" is one of the coolest, most understated songs of the '80s. Also, listening to the guitar solo on "10:15 on a Saturday Night" made me think that you don't hear real stereo separation like you used to.

Great funk from Skull Snaps. The groove from 1:40 is a superb change of feel too: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0_uMSd4xOM[/media]

From this cracking early Stevie album, I love this bassline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0U2NLg4vY

[quote name='Phantomnin' timestamp='1336209718' post='1642455'] .I actually enjoyed the fact there were some mega basses reviewed... [/quote] Me too. A magazine full of budget basses would be like watching Top Gear with only sensible, practical cars; useful if you're in the market for one, but not really that entertaining.