LukeFRC

Also use an iPhone iPad app for church band called onSong You have your music loaded up and can change key and or capo on the fly - what's really cool is that the set of music we are playing gets blue toothed over to me at the start and if the band leader decides to add a song mid set they can magically add it to my set list! While it's always better to just learn the song it's a useful bit of software

Sometimes chord sheets are a bit of a crutch - you've got the chords in front of you and get into the frantic read then move 4 frets game.... I've found if I look at the chords to work out the key and then don't look at the chords at all in the genres of music I'm familiar with I can just play by ear and memory. If I had the chords there I would keep going back to them and keep getting lost.

[quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1467198742' post='3081809'] I'm really unsure what bass to get,Ive got one cheapish jazz,I've had to cut right back to buy PA etc for new band. I'll have £400 maybe upto £500 at a struggle.I've lusted for a pbass but not sure. I play the usual pop rock,funk,blues I've been through alot of basses in last few years.what will I do lol [/quote] What's left on your "want to try" list?

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1467534609' post='3084257'] Are your warwicks both humbucker loaded ?. [/quote] streamer has Bart PJ and thumb active SD jj

You need to tell us more about what you use each one for, how you find it etc

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1467369998' post='3083132'] I have a 2 bass max...works (quite) well! [/quote] what I used to have... Don't know how I ended up with 4! Oh and to clarify - if we had family it wouldn't be them taking my basses off me - more the lack of space - personally I find if its sat hidden in a case somewhere then it doesn't get played. Ild rather make a decision to have 2 great basses than have lots but they are hidden clutter that in reality I'm not so connected too

We've been decorating our house so all the basses have been stashed in cases for months now, still play - but not as much as ild like. So been thinking, I've finally found a "keeper" amp - walkabout is amazing and the scout cab is cool - if I need more cabs for something in the future I can buy more cabs. Currently I own 4 basses - 3 amazing ones and a homemade bitsa. While we've been decorating I've only been grabbing one of them. At some point we may want a family - and in which case space becomes a premium. It just struck me that I could quite happily downsize to two basses and be totally happy. Anyone done similar? And how do you choose? My Dilemma- My two "go to" basses are both different flavour of Warwick - but then loose that trad. Fender "type" sound...

Neither JV or SQ would have had a truss rod access slot. Need more photos to tell more

I did that whole uncoloured thing - hellborg pre into power amp into acme b2 All of the above are good... Glockenklang and barefaced big series also good. I've ended up with a Mesa walkabout - it's just more fun sounding

Phase issue? try switching the wires earth/live round on one of the pickups?

if you go the DIY route (and I recommend you do) I've got a spare PCB for the 2 band pre ernie ball MM preamp you could have. I built one up with tantalum caps and stuff for a MM clone I made - sounds great. (though the bass hardly gets played)

neck relief make it straighter and raise the strings- and or check for a hump in the neck or a shim in the neck raising the heel of the neck a wee bit. ... or if you have got a fair bit of relief and have lowered the bridge to compensate... straighten the neck and raise the bridge...

What Ped said - look after things but don't be precious about them.

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1464731394' post='3062059'] There is something incredibly Anglo-Saxon about the inability to be happy for a "small" company becoming even a little succesful. Buy British in favour of American I say (and I am only half English). Endorsements have several forms, from getting your stuff free to getting a small discount. Nothing wrong here at all. Well done mr Claber! [/quote] I do wonder if BareAssFace Inc. from Pennsylvania or Dortmund's BareGesicht GmbH would get the same kind of response on here.....

Interesting thread - I've been thinking going from 4 basses currently down to two - just cos I don't need that many! The one I wouldn't ever sell - my 1991 streamer stage one. Was a bit of a dog and tried to sell it quite a bit back in the past. But Bartolini pickups, an ACG preamp and a Alpher bass fret job transformed it! [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1461845947' post='3038122'] I can't categorically say "never" but the last to go would be my Veillette Citron. Everybody who's ever tried it has been impressed by it, great weight, balance and tone and most people have never heard of them. [url="http://s1167.photobucket.com/user/FairfaxAikman/media/Veillette%20Citron%20Basses/d587bdc5-d975-47ad-860e-427f70d739a0_zpsionfvvlg.jpg.html"][/url] I foolishly sold the fretless I had, really regret this even though I don't play fretless.. [/quote] that looks ace - and I remember you saying that ACG you've got was on your "keeper" pile too! [quote name='gafbass02' timestamp='1461913034' post='3038612'] My 1990 MiJ '62 reissue jazz bass, had it since about '94 and despite owning around 160 other basses in that time, it's always been my go to. Over the years it's had a graphite neck, east preamp, stickers, pearl pickguard, etc etc But it's current version is my favourite; maple block neck with stripes and wizard GAFfer pickups; it's earned its scars well [url="http://s34.photobucket.com/user/gafbass02/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_2.jpeg.html"][/url] [/quote] Triggers broom/bass!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1461663676' post='3036487'] Regarding the earliest amps being made with germanium transistors, I think the Burns Orbit was though I don't know about the others. The inconsistency of germanium transistors must have been a real issue with those - I've played around with them in fuzz boxes and you have to test the gain and leakage of each individual transistor as they're all different! As a slight aside I was reading about Walter Woods amps yesterday, which would appear to be the first use of class-D and SMPS in musical instrument amps. I find it interesting that those are still revered for their sound today even though the technology was in its infancy at the time. [/quote] and the price they go for is staggering! [quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1461691535' post='3036861'] ICEPower, Pascal, Hypex and Anaview/Abletech as well as some of the Chinese Manufacturers, Connex and[b] BoHoYo[/b] make really good modules. Reading the Connex application notes really gives a good insight into the issues associated with Class D. [/quote] what a great company name!

[quote name='Gibbo9876' timestamp='1460761549' post='3028648'] Hey everyone, I was just wondering what people thought of bitsa basses. I have a couple and l love modifying them every once in a while. Mine are below. Would they be able to sell? or are they just a personal thing. Also wondering if anyone has a cool idea that I could have a go at? [/quote] I've wanted to make a bitsa that looked like a Fender jaguar but wasn't like the stock one - what have you modified to yours?

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1460561245' post='3026837'] We are visually oriented creatures, so looks are paramount, with anything and everything. Years ago when I was in the ski business Nordica introduced a line of ski boots that fit great, but were butt ugly, so even the very few who were convinced to try them on didn't buy them. The following year the exact same boots were reintroduced with a different name, and appealing graphics. It became the #1 best seller, not just within the Nordica line, but of every line. [/quote] did the career go ski boots - alpine horns - other horns - horn loaded speaker cabs ?